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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Timothy J. Durham, Oak Park, IL (US);
Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);
James M. Rasmussen, Chicago, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Vladimir I. Arezina, Chicago, IL (US);
Stephen A. Canterbury, Antioch, IL (US);
Victor Mercado, Berwyn, IL (US);
Samuel D. Ralston, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew R. Fitzsimons, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Timothy J. Durham, Oak Park, IL (US);
Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);
James M. Rasmussen, Chicago, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Vladimir I. Arezina, Chicago, IL (US);
Stephen A. Canterbury, Antioch, IL (US);
Victor Mercado, Berwyn, IL (US);
Samuel D. Ralston, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew R. Fitzsimons, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
WMS Gaming, Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A gaming machine for playing a wagering game includes a housing having a display region, a curved transparent layer located in the display region, and a video display. The video display is located behind the transparent layer for projecting moving images onto the transparent layer. The images including a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game. The curved transparent layer can be moving as well. Environmental mapping may be used to sense the location of the player and/or the ambient lighting surrounding the gaming machine and alter the images based on the sensing. The altering may include spectral highlights, shading, and the parallax effect. The video images may further include imperfections normally found in mechanical reel strips. The gaming machine provides video images that more closely simulate the look of traditional mechanical reels.