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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2006
Peter R. Anderson, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher W. Blackburn, Reno, NV (US);
Robert T. Davis, Carson City, NV (US);
Christopher J. Frattinger, Sparks, NV (US);
Timothy J. Holman, Chicago, IL (US);
Suzanne J. Ruebusch, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Terry D. Warkentin, Carson City, NV (US);
Peter R. Anderson, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher W. Blackburn, Reno, NV (US);
Robert T. Davis, Carson City, NV (US);
Christopher J. Frattinger, Sparks, NV (US);
Timothy J. Holman, Chicago, IL (US);
Suzanne J. Ruebusch, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Terry D. Warkentin, Carson City, NV (US);
WMS Gaming Inc, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A controller of gaming machines includes an input/output module adapted to receive signals that represent a current status of a parameter of the gaming machines. A microprocessing unit generates for each gaming machine(s) an icon having variable visual indicia indicative of a value of the parameter being monitored. The microprocessing unit automatically changes in substantially real-time the visual indicia associated with the icon to reflect a change in the status of the parameter of an associated first gaming machine in accordance with a first received signal.