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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Igt Canada Solutions Ulc, Moncton, CA;
Inventor:
David Froy, Lakeville, CA;
Assignee:
IGT CANADA SOLUTIONS ULC, Moncton, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/285 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/285 (2014.09); G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic gaming machine (EGM) for providing haptic feedback to a player is provided. The EGM includes a touchscreen having a touchscreen surface and an ultrasonic actuator coupled to the touchscreen surface to vibrate the touchscreen surface. The EGM also includes a processor coupled to the touchscreen and the ultrasonic actuator. The processor is configured to identify a location of a player feature on the touchscreen surface and control the ultrasonic actuator based on at least one of the identified location and a game state associated with the game to provide a friction feedback effect to the player.