Programmable computer controlled external visual candle and bezel indicators for a gaming machine
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
- a user input panel;
a processor coupled to the input panel and adapted to be programmed in response to an input operation by a user;
a candle mounted to the gaming machine configured to emit a plurality of different colors of light according to instructions from the processor;
a player tracking panel having an illuminated bezel, the bezel configured to emit a plurality of different colors of light according to instructions from the processor,wherein the processor is configured to cause the candle and the bezel to simultaneously emit the same plurality of different colors of light.
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Abstract
An improved external visual indicator, such as a candle or a visual display panel provided for a gaming machine having lights such as LEDs which are programmable via a processor of the gaming machine. The reprogrammability of the illumination sequence and colors of the candle or visual display panel may provide for the promotion of bonusing and to aid in the servicing of gaming machines. Any assortment of colors of LEDs and combinations thereof may be provided and programmed via the processor of the gaming machine.
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52 Claims
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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a user input panel; a processor coupled to the input panel and adapted to be programmed in response to an input operation by a user; a candle mounted to the gaming machine configured to emit a plurality of different colors of light according to instructions from the processor; a player tracking panel having an illuminated bezel, the bezel configured to emit a plurality of different colors of light according to instructions from the processor, wherein the processor is configured to cause the candle and the bezel to simultaneously emit the same plurality of different colors of light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of promoting the use of gaming machines via the use of computer programmed external visual indicators, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a gaming machine having a programmable external visual indicator and a player tracking panel having a display panel each connected to a processor of the gaming machine; coordinating the external visual indicator and the display panel with a first special event of the gaming machine, the external visual indicator including at least one light source mounted in the visual indicator and adapted to emit a plurality of colors of light; programming the processor so that a first customized illumination pattern, including at least one of the colors of light, is provided by the external visual indicator and the display panel in order to designate the first special event; and automatically triggering the first customized illumination pattern of the external visual indicator and the display panel simultaneously upon the occurrence of the first special event. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An improved electronic candle mounted on a gaming machine is provided comprising:
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a gaming machine having a signal processor coupled to a modulator, a current driver coupled to the modulator and the candle, the candle including a light source adapted to emit a plurality of colors of light; a player tracking panel having a display panel coupled to the modulator, the display panel configured to illuminate a plurality of colors of light; and a user input panel provided by the gaming machine connected to the processor by which a first illumination pattern, including at least one of the plurality of colors of light, may be selected, wherein the user may indicate a first special event to trigger the first illumination pattern to simultaneously appear on the display panel and the candle. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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