Gaming machine with improved lighting arrangement
First Claim
1. A gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet;
a display mounted to the cabinet and configured to display a randomly selected outcome from a wagering game, the randomly selected outcome being selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving a wager input; and
at least one emotive lighting area integrated with the cabinet and positioned alongside the display, the emotive lighting area including a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, a lens, and an external reflective diffusing surface, the lens being positioned between the LED light source and the external reflective diffusing surface, the LED light source being concealed within the cabinet, the external reflective diffusing surface being adjacent to the lens and being visible from a player position in front of the cabinet and being concave relative to the player position, the LED light source being configured to emit light that is directed through the lens and onto the external reflective diffusing surface which, in turn, reflects the light back off of the external reflective diffusing surface toward the player position in front of the gaming cabinet.
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Abstract
A gaming machine includes a cabinet frame, a display, and an emotive lighting area. The cabinet frame has a cabinet surface visible to and facing a player position in front of the gaming machine. The display is mounted to the cabinet frame and is configured to display a randomly selected outcome from a wagering game. The emotive lighting area is integrated with the cabinet frame on the cabinet surface, proximate the display, and is separate from the display. The emotive lighting area includes a light source and a reflective surface, each of the light source and the reflective surface being concealed within the cabinet frame such that they are not viewable from the player position, the reflective surface configured to receive light directly from the light source and to reflect the light to a viewable area.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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a cabinet; a display mounted to the cabinet and configured to display a randomly selected outcome from a wagering game, the randomly selected outcome being selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving a wager input; and at least one emotive lighting area integrated with the cabinet and positioned alongside the display, the emotive lighting area including a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, a lens, and an external reflective diffusing surface, the lens being positioned between the LED light source and the external reflective diffusing surface, the LED light source being concealed within the cabinet, the external reflective diffusing surface being adjacent to the lens and being visible from a player position in front of the cabinet and being concave relative to the player position, the LED light source being configured to emit light that is directed through the lens and onto the external reflective diffusing surface which, in turn, reflects the light back off of the external reflective diffusing surface toward the player position in front of the gaming cabinet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A gaming system for playing a wagering game, the gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of interconnected gaming machines, each of the gaming machines including a cabinet, a display mounted to the cabinet and configured to display a randomly selected outcome from a wagering game, the randomly selected outcome being selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving a wager input, and at least one emotive lighting area integrated with the cabinet and positioned alongside the display, the emotive lighting area including a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, a lens, and an external reflective diffusing surface, the lens being positioned between the LED light source and the external reflective diffusing surface, the LED light source being concealed within the cabinet, the external reflective diffusing surface being adjacent to the lens and being visible from a player position in front of the cabinet and being concave relative to the player position, the LED light source being configured to emit light that is directed through the lens and onto the external reflective diffusing surface which, in turn, reflects the light back off of the external reflective diffusing surface toward the player position in front of the gaming cabinet; and a controller operative to synchronize colors and light shows displayed by the emotive lighting areas of the gaming machines based on the randomly selected outcome of the wagering game at at least one of the gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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