Gaming device video display system

• US 7,008,324 B1
• Filed: 09/17/1999
• Issued: 03/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Incorporated (Aristocrat Leisure Limited)
• Original Assignee: Paltronics Incorporated (Aristocrat Leisure Limited)
• Inventors: Johnson, Brad W., Place, Vaughn
• Primary Examiner(s): Thai, Xuan M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, BINH AN DUC
• Application Number:
  US09/397,910
• Time in Patent Office: 2,363 Days
• Field of Search: 463/1, 463 10- 13, 463 16- 22, 463 25- 30, 463/37, 463 40- 43, 463/46, 463/47, 700 90- 92, 273/236, 273/237, 273/269, 273/274, 273/128.1, 273/139, 273/140, 273/142.B, 273/148.B, 273/121.B, 273/453, 273/460, 345/156, 345/173, 345/204, 345/205, 345/4
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8023 the game being played by multiple players at a common site, e.g. in an arena, theatre, shopping mall using a large public display
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

A wagering device video display system for displaying a presentation on a plurality of display devices. A plurality of gaming devices and video displays are provided. Each video display may be controlled by a video display controller that is adapted to communicate with other video display controllers. When a multi-screen presentation is requested by a gaming device or a game device controller, the video display controllers coordinate among themselves to determine when the presentation will be displayed. Various bonus presentations or attractive presentations may be displayed on a plurality of video screens.

Claims

1. A gaming device video display system for displaying multi-screen presentations, the system comprising:

(A) a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device being adapted to allow a player to play a wagering game, each gaming device being further adapted to select a multi-screen presentation and transmit a request for a multi-screen presentation;

(B) a plurality of video displays, each video display being adapted to display a video presentation, the video displays being positioned in close relative proximity to allow a video presentation to be displayed using the plurality of video displays, a portion of the video presentation being displayed on each of the video displays, wherein the video presentation appears to be an integrated, multi-screen presentation; and

(C) a plurality of video display controllers, each video display controller being in communication with a gaming device, a video display, and other video display controllers, each video display being adapted to receive requests for multi-screen presentations from the gaming device with which it is in communication, the plurality of video display controllers being adapted to coordinate multi-screen presentations among the video display controllers, each video display controller being adapted to operate the video display with which it is in communication to present a portion of a multi-screen presentation.

2. The gaming device video display system of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of video display controllers is a master video display controller, the master video display controller being adapted to receive requests for multi-screen video presentations, determine the availability of video displays, and grant multi-screen privileges.

3. The gaming device video display system of claim 1 wherein each gaming device comprises a game device controller, the game device controller being adapted to monitor the gaming device and transmit a request to a video display controller for a multi-screen presentation.

4. The gaming device video display system of claim 3 wherein the game device controller is adapted to select a multi-screen video presentation from a plurality of different presentations.

5. The gaming device video display system of claim 3 wherein the game device controller is adapted to select a bonus award and a multi-screen video presentation based on the output of a random number generator.

6. The gaming device video display system of claim 1 wherein each video display controller comprises memory, the memory being adapted to store video presentation data.

7. The gaming device video display system of claim 6 wherein each video display controller is adapted to store video presentation data for one segment of a multi-screen presentation.

8. The gaming device video display system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the gaming devices comprises a game display, the game display being adapted to display information, wherein the gaming device is adapted to display a presentation using both its video display and its game display.