Method and apparatus for graphically portraying gaming environment and information regarding components thereof
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a graphical user interface for use in a casino gaming environment comprising:
- generating a graphical representation of a gaming system which exists in the casino gaming environment, said graphical representation including elements graphically representing one or more components of said gaming system;
displaying at least a portion of said graphical representation in a window of said graphical user interface on a display device for allowing a user viewing the display device to understand a performance of one or more of the components of the gaming system within a context of the casino gaming environment in which it resides, said at least a portion of said graphical representation including one or more displayed elements, wherein a least a portion of said elements are displayed in positions relative to one another by scaling from actual positions of said components of said gaming system relative to one another in an actual casino which said elements represent and wherein at least the portion of said elements are displayed in sizes relative to one another by scaling from actual sizes of said components of said gaming system relative to one another in an actual casino which said elements represent;
accepting selection of one or more of said displayed elements;
generating information regarding the one or more components of said gaming system represented by said selected displayed elements of said graphical representation; and
displaying at least a portion of said generated information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a graphical representation of a gaming environment and for providing information regarding individual components located in the environment is provided. A graphical user interface displays a graphical representation of at least a portion of a gaming environment, such as a graphical representation of individual components of a gaming system and their surrounding physical environment. The components are graphically portrayed in positions corresponding to the relative positions of the actual components of the gaming system. By selecting a graphically represented component, information regarding the actual gaming system component which is represented is provided, such as by display in a window associated with the graphical user interface. Gaming system component or other information may be obtained via a communication link from those components.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a graphical user interface for use in a casino gaming environment comprising:
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generating a graphical representation of a gaming system which exists in the casino gaming environment, said graphical representation including elements graphically representing one or more components of said gaming system;
displaying at least a portion of said graphical representation in a window of said graphical user interface on a display device for allowing a user viewing the display device to understand a performance of one or more of the components of the gaming system within a context of the casino gaming environment in which it resides, said at least a portion of said graphical representation including one or more displayed elements, wherein a least a portion of said elements are displayed in positions relative to one another by scaling from actual positions of said components of said gaming system relative to one another in an actual casino which said elements represent and wherein at least the portion of said elements are displayed in sizes relative to one another by scaling from actual sizes of said components of said gaming system relative to one another in an actual casino which said elements represent;
accepting selection of one or more of said displayed elements;
generating information regarding the one or more components of said gaming system represented by said selected displayed elements of said graphical representation; and
displaying at least a portion of said generated information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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13. A system for displaying information regarding a gaming system, said gaming system including gaming system devices, comprising:
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an information host, said host including a display adapted to display graphical information;
a communication link permitting information to be transmitted between said information host and at least one gaming system device of said gaming system which exists in a casino gaming environment; and
a graphical user interface for allowing a user of the graphical interface to understand a performance of at least one component of the gaming system within a context of the casino gaming environment in which it resides, said graphical user interface displayable on said display and comprising a main window and a display area in which a graphical representation of at least a portion of the casino gaming environment may be displayed in a virtual gaming system format wherein the casino gaming environment comprises at least components of said gaming system, components of the casino gaming environment in which the gaming system resides or combinations thereof and wherein the virtual gaming system format comprises a graphical representation of the components in the gaming environment including one or more displayed elements, wherein at least a portion of said elements are displayed in positions relative to one another by scaling from actual positions of said components relative to one another in an actual casino which said elements represent and said portion of elements displayed in sizes relative to one another by scaling from actual sizes of said components relative to one another in an actual casino which said elements represent;
means for accepting selection of at least one element displayed in said display area corresponding to a physical gaming system device of said gaming system; and
means for displaying information regarding said physical gaming system device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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