Gaming apparatus incorporating targeted haptic feedback
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1. A gaming apparatus configured to conduct a wagering game comprising:
- a fixed display device including a video display and a touchscreen associated therewith;
a bezel horizontally adjacent to the display device and incorporating one or more haptic feedback devices;
one or more processors; and
one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming apparatus to;
display on the video display a wagering game; and
activate at least one of the one or more haptic feedback devices to impart haptic feedback to the bezel without imparting haptic feedback to the display device, and perform a game action related to the wagering game.
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Abstract
A gaming apparatus includes a processor, a display device with a video display and a touchscreen, and a bezel adjacent to the display device which has regions capable of providing haptic feedback. The haptic feedback can be provided to a specific region of the bezel as well as a transparent overlay which is positioned over a button on the touchscreen. The apparatus may have sensors allowing for haptic feedback to be targeted based on data detected by the sensors. Additionally, virtual input buttons can be displayed and repositioned on the touchscreen in response to sensor data.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming apparatus configured to conduct a wagering game comprising:
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a fixed display device including a video display and a touchscreen associated therewith; a bezel horizontally adjacent to the display device and incorporating one or more haptic feedback devices; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming apparatus to; display on the video display a wagering game; and activate at least one of the one or more haptic feedback devices to impart haptic feedback to the bezel without imparting haptic feedback to the display device, and perform a game action related to the wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method of conducting wagering games on a wagering game system, the wagering game system including a fixed display device and a bezel horizontally adjacent to the display device incorporating one or more haptic feedback devices, the method comprising:
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displaying, via the display device, a wagering game; activating at least one of the one or more haptic feedback devices to impart haptic feedback to at least a portion of the bezel without imparting haptic feedback to the display device; and performing a game action related to the wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A gaming apparatus configured to conduct a wagering game comprising:
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a fixed display device including a video display and a touchscreen associated therewith; a bezel horizontally adjacent to the display device including at least three discrete sections, wherein at least two of the at least three discrete sections are associated with a respective sensor and a respective haptic feedback device; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming apparatus to; display on the video display a wagering game; display on the video display a virtual input button of a wagering game at a position adjacent to a first of the at least three discrete sections; responsive to activation of the virtual input button via the touchscreen combined with activation of the respective sensor associated with the first of the at least three discrete sections, activate the respective haptic feedback device associated with the first discrete section to impart haptic feedback to the first discrete section without imparting haptic feedback to the display device, and perform a game action related to the wagering game.
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