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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2009
Sonia L. Prins, Reno, NV (US);
Chauncey Warner Griswold, Reno, NV (US);
Joseph Daniel Stoddard, Reno, NV (US);
Samuel Rey Abeyta, Reno, NV (US);
Jean Pierre Legras, Carson City, NV (US);
Kehl Tomas Lesourd, Reno, NV (US);
Sonia L. Prins, Reno, NV (US);
Chauncey Warner Griswold, Reno, NV (US);
Joseph Daniel Stoddard, Reno, NV (US);
Samuel Rey Abeyta, Reno, NV (US);
Jean Pierre Legras, Carson City, NV (US);
Kehl Tomas LeSourd, Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming machine includes a button panel having a front surface, wherein at least a portion of the front surface is an optically restrictive material, and a plurality of light devices aligned relative to the optically restrictive material. The gaming machine also includes a controller coupled to the plurality of light devices, wherein the controller is configured to control at least one of an order of illumination for at least a portion of the plurality of light devices and a duration of illumination for at least a portion of the plurality of light devices.