Multi-layer display 3D server based portals
First Claim
1. A gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior region of the gaming machine, the cabinet adapted to house a plurality of gaming machine components within or about the interior region;
a first video display device, disposed within or about the interior region, configured to output a visual image in response to a control signal including a first display screen;
a second video display device arranged inside the interior region relative to the first video display device including a second display screen; and
a communication interface for communicating with a remote host;
a master gaming controller designed or configured to;
a) communicate with the remote host, the first video display and the second video display device,b) control output of video data for multiple video reels on the second video display device,c) control output of video data on the first video display device that includes multiple transparent video windows and a non-transparent video portion that separates each pair of adjacent transparent video windows, where a common line of sight passes through each transparent window on the first video display device to a video reel displayed on the second video display device,d) generate a first process operable to output first video data to the first video display device and to output second video data to the second video display device wherein content of the first video data and content of the second video data over time is controlled by the remote host,e) receive commands, instructions, data or combinations thereof from the remote host that allow the first process to output the first video data, the second video data or combinations thereof,f) generate a second process operable to generate an outcome to a play of a wager-based reel game of chance that uses the multiple video reels output to the second video display device,g) generate a third process operable to control access of the first process to the first video display device and the second video display device and operable to control access of the second process to the first video display device and the second video display device wherein the third process is operable to allow the first process to utilize one of a first portion of the first video display device, a second portion of the second video display device or combinations thereof while the multiple video reels are displayed on the second video display device, andh) monitor at least one gaming machine resource utilized by the first process and to prevent the first process from utilizing more than a limited amount of the at least one gaming machine resource; and
an input mechanism for receiving cash or an indicia of credit for making wagers on the wager-based reel game of chance; and
an output mechanism for outputting cash or an indicia of credit.
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Abstract
A gaming system including a number of host devices each coupled to one or more gaming machines, wherein content provided by the host device is output on the gaming machine. To output the content provided by the remote host, a host-controlled process that is authenticated by the gaming machine and executed in a secure memory location such that it is isolated from other processes executing on the gaming machine may be utilized. The host-controlled processes can be executed on a processor-based gaming machine with layered displays. The layered displays may include a front screen and back screen that provide actual physical separation between visual representations on the front and back screens. The downloaded content from a host to a gaming machine with layered displays may be monitored to ensure that content needed for each of the display layers is received prior to instantiating the display of the downloaded content via the host-controlled process.
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25 Claims
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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a cabinet defining an interior region of the gaming machine, the cabinet adapted to house a plurality of gaming machine components within or about the interior region; a first video display device, disposed within or about the interior region, configured to output a visual image in response to a control signal including a first display screen; a second video display device arranged inside the interior region relative to the first video display device including a second display screen; and a communication interface for communicating with a remote host; a master gaming controller designed or configured to; a) communicate with the remote host, the first video display and the second video display device, b) control output of video data for multiple video reels on the second video display device, c) control output of video data on the first video display device that includes multiple transparent video windows and a non-transparent video portion that separates each pair of adjacent transparent video windows, where a common line of sight passes through each transparent window on the first video display device to a video reel displayed on the second video display device, d) generate a first process operable to output first video data to the first video display device and to output second video data to the second video display device wherein content of the first video data and content of the second video data over time is controlled by the remote host, e) receive commands, instructions, data or combinations thereof from the remote host that allow the first process to output the first video data, the second video data or combinations thereof, f) generate a second process operable to generate an outcome to a play of a wager-based reel game of chance that uses the multiple video reels output to the second video display device, g) generate a third process operable to control access of the first process to the first video display device and the second video display device and operable to control access of the second process to the first video display device and the second video display device wherein the third process is operable to allow the first process to utilize one of a first portion of the first video display device, a second portion of the second video display device or combinations thereof while the multiple video reels are displayed on the second video display device, and h) monitor at least one gaming machine resource utilized by the first process and to prevent the first process from utilizing more than a limited amount of the at least one gaming machine resource; and an input mechanism for receiving cash or an indicia of credit for making wagers on the wager-based reel game of chance; and an output mechanism for outputting cash or an indicia of credit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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