Gaming machine having interchangeable display content

• US 8,876,599 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2008
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LNW Gaming Incorporated (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Inventors: Larsen, Joshua D., Patel, Pravinkumar, Reddy, Mettu R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Liddle, Jay Trent
• Application Number:
  US12/103,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20090176572A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,394 Days
• Field of Search: 463/30, 463/31, 463/37, 345/1.1
• US Class Current: 463/31
• CPC Class Codes: A63D 13/00 Bagatelles or similar games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/90 Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring, connections or cabinets
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3213 Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Abstract

Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to methods, gaming machines, and gaming systems with multiple displays having interchangeable display content. According to one embodiment, a gaming machine includes a first display for presenting a primary game, a second display for presenting secondary display content to a player, and a player input device for receiving player input to configure content displayed on the first display and the second display such that the first display presents the secondary display content and the second display presents the primary game.

Claims

1. A gaming system, comprising:

a plurality of networked gameing machines having a first display for presenting a primary game, a second display for presenting secondary display content to a player, and a player input device for receiving player input, wherein the first display is reconfigurable to present the secondary display content and the second display is reconfigurable to present the primary game;

a network server in communication with the plurality of networked gaming machines, wherein the network server stores default display settings for the plurality of networked gaming machines;

a player tracking system in communication with the network server, wherein the player tracking system includes a database of player accounts, and the player tracking system stores a player'"'"'s display configuration with the player account; and

a wireless receiver associated with one or more of the gaming machines for receiving data transmitted from a wireless peripheral device having a display for presenting content, wherein display content of the first or second display of one of the gaming machines is swappable with the display content of the wireless peripheral device at the same time, enabling the first or second display of the gaming machine to present the display content of the wireless peripheral device and the display of the wireless peripheral device to present the display content of the first or second display of the gaming machine.

2. The gaming system of claim 1, further comprising a progressive game server for managing a progressive game, wherein the progressive game server is in communication with the plurality of networked gaming machines.

3. The gaming system of claim 1, further comprising a tournament server for managing a tournament game to one or more gaming machines, wherein the tournament server is in communication with the plurality of networked gaming machines.

4. The gaming system of claim 1,wherein the player input device is a mechanical button, electromechanical button, momentary contact button, toggle switch, rocker switch, rotary dial switch, or a virtual button.

5. The gaming system of claim 4, wherein the virtual button is a touch-screen or touch-glass button that is located on the first display or the second display.

6. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the secondary display content is a secondary game, game options, non-gaming information, hospitality services, promotional information, concierge services, tournament game information, tournament game, progressive information, or a progressive game.

7. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the wireless receiver is an IR sensor or an RF sensor.

8. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the wireless peripheral device is a cellular phone.