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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Video Gaming Technologies, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventor:
John Fredrick Dawson, III, Spring Hill, TN (US);
Assignee:
Video Gaming Technologies, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); A63F 13/98 (2014.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/025 (2013.01); A63F 13/98 (2014.09); G07F 17/3202 (2013.01); G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3216 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3246 (2013.01); G07F 17/3251 (2013.01); H04B 5/0037 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02);
Abstract
A wireless charging apparatus for use with an electronic gaming machine includes a button deck having a touchscreen video display, where the touchscreen video display is configured to display a touchscreen button at a first location. The wireless charging apparatus also includes a wireless charging device mounted within the button deck below the first location. The wireless charging device is configured to wirelessly charge a mobile communications device when the mobile communications device is positioned over the first location.