IP Library Patent Application 11356714
Patent Application
App. No. 11/356,714

Gaming machine system and method with buttons equipped with modulating lights

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Patent No.
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App. No.
11/356,714
Abstract

A gaming machine system is provided including a gaming machine and a plurality of mechanical buttons coupled to the gaming machine capable of being depressed by a user. Also included is a plurality of lights each associated with at least one of the buttons. Further, at least one aspect of the lights is modulated.

Claims (23)

1 . A gaming machine system, comprising:

a gaming machine;

a plurality of mechanical buttons coupled to the gaming machine and capable of being depressed by a user; and

a plurality of lights each associated with at least one of the buttons;

wherein at least one aspect of the lights is modulated.

2 . The gaming machine system of claim 1 , wherein the aspect includes color.

3 . The gaming machine system of claim 1 , wherein the aspect includes intensity.

4 . The gaming machine system of claim 1 , wherein the aspect includes brightness.

5 . The gaming machine system of claim 1 , wherein the modulation includes pulse-width modulation.

6 . A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:

computer code for modulating at least one aspect of a plurality of lights each associated with at least one of a plurality of buttons coupled to a gaming machine and capable of being depressed by a user.

7 . The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the aspect includes color.

8 . The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the aspect includes intensity.

9 . The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the aspect includes brightness.

10 . The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the modulation includes pulse-width modulation.

11 . The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the modulation includes at least one of continuous and cyclical modulation.

12 . A method, comprising:

modulating at least one aspect of a plurality of lights each associated with at least one of a plurality of buttons coupled to a gaming machine and capable of being depressed by a user.

13 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the aspect includes color.

14 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the aspect includes intensity.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the aspect includes brightness.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the modulation includes pulse-width modulation.

17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the modulation includes at least one of continuous and cyclical modulation.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2009
From: STRAGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: STRAGENT, LLC
Reel/Frame 022206/0975 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2006
From: BIRD, JOHN M.
To: STRAGENT, LLC
Reel/Frame 017577/0689 →