Transmissive Lcd Display System for Gaming Machine
First Claim
1. A gaming machine comprising:
- a primary game display operable to display the outcome of a game;
a secondary display overlaying the primary game display; and
the secondary display having a stand alone transmissive LCD display and at least one backlight assembly, the backlight assembly spaced apart from the transmissive LCD display and located between the transmissive LCD display and the primary game display.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a gaming machine has a primary game display operable to display the outcome of a game, and a secondary display overlaying the primary game display. The secondary display may have a stand alone transmissive LCD display and at least one backlight assembly, the backlight assembly spaced apart from the transmissive LCD display and located between the transmissive LCD display and the primary game display. With the backlight assembly spaced apart from the transmissive LCD display, the backlight assembly may be removed from or inserted into the gaming machine. This permits different games to be installed in the gaming machine during manufacture or as a retrofit.
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55 Claims
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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a primary game display operable to display the outcome of a game;
a secondary display overlaying the primary game display; and
the secondary display having a stand alone transmissive LCD display and at least one backlight assembly, the backlight assembly spaced apart from the transmissive LCD display and located between the transmissive LCD display and the primary game display. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A gaming machine comprising:
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a primary game display operable to display the outcome of a wagering game in response to a wager;
a secondary display overlaying the primary game display;
the secondary display having a stand alone transmissive LCD display and a plurality of interchangeable backlight assemblies, an installed backlight assembly of the plurality of backlight assemblies spaced apart from the transmissive LCD display and located between the transmissive LCD display and the primary game display; and
each backlight assembly of the plurality of backlight assemblies associated respectively with at least one of a predetermined display of a plurality of displays and a predetermined game of a plurality of games.
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48. A method for producing a gaming machine, comprising the steps of:
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providing a primary game display that displays an outcome of a wagering game;
overlapping the primary game display with a stand alone transmissive LCD display;
providing a plurality of interchangeable backlight assemblies, each backlight assembly of the plurality of interchangeable backlight assemblies associated respectively with at least one of a predetermined display of a plurality of displays and a predetermined game of a plurality of games;
selecting a backlight assembly from the plurality of backlight assemblies; and
installing the selected backlight assembly of the plurality of backlight assemblies between the transmissive LCD display and the primary game display and spacing the selected backlight assembly of the plurality of backlight assemblies apart from the transmissive LCD display.
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52. A method for retrofitting a gaming machine, comprising the steps of:
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providing a primary game display that displays an outcome of a wagering game;
overlapping the primary game display with a stand alone transmissive LCD display;
providing a plurality of interchangeable backlight assemblies, each backlight assembly of the plurality of interchangeable backlight assemblies associated respectively with at least one of a predetermined display of a plurality of displays and a predetermined game of a plurality of games;
selecting a backlight assembly from the plurality of backlight assemblies;
removing an existing backlight assembly from between the transmissive LCD display and the primary game display; and
installing the selected backlight assembly of the plurality of backlight assemblies between the transmissive LCD display and the primary game display and spacing the selected backlight assembly of the plurality of backlight assemblies apart from the transmissive LCD display. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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Specification