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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Karl Wudtke, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bryan Kelly, Alamo, CA (US);
Micheal Shackelford, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Vernon Bernard, Henderson, NV (US);
Michael Stacey, Las Vegas, NV (US);
John Garofalo, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Karl Wudtke, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bryan Kelly, Alamo, CA (US);
Micheal Shackelford, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Vernon Bernard, Henderson, NV (US);
Michael Stacey, Las Vegas, NV (US);
John Garofalo, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
The claimed embodiments contemplate methods, systems and apparatuses directed to an active display button. In various embodiments, an active display button may generally be a button containing one or more elements that move when the button is engaged. By example, and not limitation, these elements may include one or more reels, be they mechanical or video, or perhaps a rotating indicator. The active display button may also include lights, vibratory motors and other experience-enhancing implements. The active display button may be installed on a gaming machine and operated in conjunction with the gaming device, separate from the gaming machine on which it is installed or perhaps as part of the operation of the gaming machine.