Action Button Apparatus
First Claim
1. An active display button comprising:
- a housing portion;
an engagement portion attached to the housing portion;
an active display disposed within the housing portion and visible through the engagement portion; and
a switch mechanism coupled to the engagement portion.
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Abstract
The claimed embodiments contemplate methods, systems and apparatuses directed to an active display button. In various embodiments, an active display button may generally be a button containing one or more elements that move when the button is engaged. By example, and not limitation, these elements may include one or more reels, be they mechanical or video, or perhaps a rotating indicator. The active display button may also include lights, vibratory motors and other experience-enhancing implements. The active display button may be installed on a gaming machine and operated in conjunction with the gaming device, separate from the gaming machine on which it is installed or perhaps as part of the operation of the gaming machine.
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Citations
39 Claims
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1. An active display button comprising:
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a housing portion; an engagement portion attached to the housing portion; an active display disposed within the housing portion and visible through the engagement portion; and a switch mechanism coupled to the engagement portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. The active display button as recited in 1 further comprising a vibratory motor activated when the engagement portion is engaged.
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9. An active display button comprising:
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a housing portion; an engagement portion attached to the housing portion; an active display disposed within the housing portion and visible through the engagement portion wherein the active display includes a rotating indicator; and a switch mechanism coupled to the engagement portion. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An active display button comprising:
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a housing portion; an engagement portion attached to the housing portion; an active display disposed within the housing portion and visible through the engagement portion wherein the active display includes one or more lights; and a switch mechanism coupled to the engagement portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An active display button comprising:
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a housing portion; an engagement portion attached to the housing portion; an active display disposed within the housing portion and visible through the engagement portion; a switch mechanism coupled to the engagement portion; and wherein engaging the engagement portion comprises; detect activation of the active display button; conditionally modify a display of the active display button based on an outcome of a random number generator. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An active display button comprising:
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a housing portion; an engagement portion attached to the housing portion; an active display disposed within the housing portion and visible through the engagement portion; a switch mechanism coupled to the engagement portion; and wherein engaging the engagement portion comprises; initiate a game of a gaming device associated with the active display button; trigger the active display button; and modify an element of the gaming device based on an outcome of the triggering of the active display button. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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Specification