GAMING MACHINE WITH LAYERED DISPLAYS

• US 20080020839A1
• Filed: 07/27/2007
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Wells, William, Griswold, Chauncey
• Application Number:
  US11/829,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20080020839A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/31
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3216 Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

The present invention provides a gaming machine that includes multiple display devices arranged in a common line of sight. An intermediate display device or light filter may be included between the exterior display device and the interior display device. A touchscreen may also be added outside the exterior display device to facilitate player input and gaming machine interaction. The common line of sight arrangement permits a person to view video output on all the display devices simultaneously or without substantially changing their position or line of sight. The interior display device may include a digital display device that includes a curved surface.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

an external cabinet defining an interior region of the gaming machine, the external cabinet adapted to house a plurality of gaming machine components within or about the interior region;

a processor configured to execute instructions from memory that permit game play on the gaming machine;

a first display device disposed within or about the interior region;

a second display device disposed within or about the interior region and interior to the external cabinet relative to the first display device,

wherein the first display device and the second surface of the digital display device are disposed such that a common line of sight passes through a portion of the first display device and to a portion of the second surface of the digital display device; and

a light valve disposed along the common line of sight between the first display device and the second display device, wherein the light valve is configured to block at least a portion of the second display device in response to a control signal.