Methods and regulated gaming machines configured for service oriented smart display buttons
First Claim
1. A regulated gaming system including a plurality of computer nodes communicating over a network, at least one of the plurality of computer nodes including a gaming machine, the gaming machine comprising:
- a game controller and an interactivity apparatus to accept wagers from a player and to provide random outcomes while playing a game, the interactivity apparatus including at least one video display;
a menu of available player-selectable games;
at least one option button, a function of each option button changing depending upon which of the player-selectable games is selected by the player;
a non-video display associated with each option button, the non-video display being configured to indicate at least one of a status and a function of the associated option button, anda non-video services subscriber configured to receive, over the network, selected non-video display services to which the non-video services subscriber has subscribed from a non-video display services provider executing in at least one of the plurality of nodes, the non-video display services provider being configured to provide and consume the non-video display services to and from the non-video services subscriber independently of the game controller of the gaming machine.
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Abstract
A regulated gaming system includes a plurality of computer nodes communicating over a network. At least one of the computer nodes includes a gaming machine, which may include a game controller and an interactivity apparatus to accept wagers from a player and to provide random outcomes while playing a game. The interactivity apparatus may include one or more video displays; a menu of available player-selectable games and one or more option buttons, the function of which changes depending upon which of the player-selectable games is selected by the player. A non-video display is associated with each option button, and is configured to indicate the status and/or the function thereof. The gaming machine includes a non-video services subscriber configured to receive, over the network, selected non-video display services to which the non-video services subscriber has subscribed from a non-video display services provider executing in one or more of the computer nodes.
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34 Claims
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1. A regulated gaming system including a plurality of computer nodes communicating over a network, at least one of the plurality of computer nodes including a gaming machine, the gaming machine comprising:
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a game controller and an interactivity apparatus to accept wagers from a player and to provide random outcomes while playing a game, the interactivity apparatus including at least one video display; a menu of available player-selectable games; at least one option button, a function of each option button changing depending upon which of the player-selectable games is selected by the player; a non-video display associated with each option button, the non-video display being configured to indicate at least one of a status and a function of the associated option button, and a non-video services subscriber configured to receive, over the network, selected non-video display services to which the non-video services subscriber has subscribed from a non-video display services provider executing in at least one of the plurality of nodes, the non-video display services provider being configured to provide and consume the non-video display services to and from the non-video services subscriber independently of the game controller of the gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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providing a gaming machine in a regulated gaming system including a plurality of computer nodes communicating over a network, the gaming machine comprising; a game controller and interactivity apparatus to accept wagers from a player and to provide random outcomes while playing a game, the interactivity apparatus including at least one video display; a menu of available player-selectable games; at least one option button, and an interactive control service provider configured to control the at least one option button and to provide interactive control services over the network to an interactive control services subscriber executing in one of the plurality of computer nodes, the interactive control services provider being configured to provide and consume the interactive control services to and from the interactive control services subscriber independently of the game controller and interactivity apparatus; a non-video display associated with each option button, the non-video display being configured to indicate at least one of a status and a function of the associated option button; receiving a selection, from the menu of available player-selectable games, of a game from the player; setting the function of each option button depending upon the game selected by the player; providing non-video display services over the network to a non-video display services subscriber executing in one of the plurality of computer nodes; subscribing to non-video display services provided by a non-video display services provider executing in one of the plurality of computer nodes; consuming non-video display services provided by the non-video services provider over the network, and controlling the non-video display to display at least one of a status and the set function according to the consumed non-video display services provided by the non-video services provider. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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