Granted Patent B2

US 9,171,418 · App. 13/683,353 · Granted Oct 27, 2015

Abstract

Claims (48)

1. A gaming system for conducting a wagering game, the gaming system comprising:

at least one input device;

at least one processor;

first and second electronic display devices mounted in side-by-side non-coplanar relationship and spaced a gap apart from each other, the first and second display devices including respective first and second video display screens, the first and second electronic display devices each being configured to dynamically display aspects of the wagering game; and

an electronic display-transition device extending across the gap from the first video display screen to the second video display screen, the electronic display-transition device being configured to dynamically display aspects of the wagering game.

2. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic display-transition device has a curvilinear cross-sectional profile.

3. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic display-transition device includes a flexible display screen.

4. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic display-transition device covers at least a portion of each of the first and second video display screens.

5. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the electronic display-transition device is substantially flush with an outer surface of each of the first and second video display screens.

6. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the first video display screen has a first length and the second video display screen has a second length, the electronic display-transition device having a third length at least approximately equal to the first and second lengths of the first and second video display screens.

7. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic display-transition device includes a third video display screen, the first, second and third video display screens all having approximately the same display resolution.

8. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic display-transition device includes an elongated sheet of optical fibers extending between the first and second electronic display devices.

9. The gaming system of claim 8 , wherein the elongated sheet of optical fibers includes a plurality of individual optical fibers with a first end thereof being bundled together to form a tail in optical communication with a light source, and a second end thereof being juxtaposed and connected together to form a curvilinear sheet.

10. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic display-transition device includes a plurality of individual optical fibers each being in optical communication with a respective one of a plurality of light sources.

11. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second electronic display devices are movably mounted with respect to each other, and wherein the electronic display-transition device is sufficiently flexible to bend with the first and second electronic display devices when moved.

12. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor includes a display controller operatively connected with and configured to control the first and second electronic display devices and the electronic display-transition device.

13. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic display-transition device has a thickness of approximately ⅛ inch or less.

14. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second electronic display devices and the electronic display-transition device are cooperatively configured to appear to a player as a single, elongated display screen.

15. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the dynamically displayed aspects are received from an adjacent portion of at least one of the first or second display devices.

16. A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, the gaming terminal comprising:

a cabinet;

a wager input device configured to receive an indication of a wager to play the wagering game;

a player input device configured to receive a player input related to play of the wagering game;

a first electronic display device mounted to the cabinet at a first location, the first electronic display device having a first video display screen configured to dynamically display aspects of the wagering game;

a second electronic display device mounted to the cabinet at a second location and at an oblique angle to and spaced a gap apart from the first electronic display device, the second electronic display device having a second video display screen configured to dynamically display aspects of the wagering game; and

an electronic display-transition device covering and extending across the gap from the first electronic display device to the second electronic display device, the electronic display-transition device having a curvilinear third video display screen configured to dynamically display aspects of the wagering game.

17. The gaming terminal of claim 16 , wherein the electronic display-transition device covers at least a portion of each of the first and second video display screens.

18. The gaming terminal of claim 16 , wherein an outer surface of the third video display screen of the electronic display-transition device is substantially flush with an outer surface of each of the first and second video display screens.

19. The gaming terminal of claim 16 , wherein the first and second electronic display devices are movably mounted with respect to each other, and wherein the electronic display-transition device is sufficiently flexible to bend with the first and second electronic display devices when moved.

20. The gaming terminal of claim 16 , wherein the dynamically displayed aspects are received from an adjacent portion of at least one of the first or second display devices.

21. A multi-display arrangement for a wagering game terminal with a cabinet, the multi-display arrangement comprising:

a first electronic display device configured to mount to the cabinet at a first location, the first electronic display device having a first video display screen configured to dynamically display aspects of a wagering game;

a second electronic display device configured to mount to the cabinet in a generally vertical orientation at a second location and at an oblique angle to and vertically spaced a gap apart from the first electronic display device, the second electronic display device having a second video display screen configured to dynamically display aspects of the wagering game; and

an electronic display-transition device covering and extending across the gap between the first and second electronic display devices, the electronic display-transition device having a curvilinear display screen configured to dynamically display aspects of the wagering game.

22. The multi-display arrangement of claim 21 , wherein the dynamically displayed aspects are received from an adjacent portion of at least one of the first or second display devices.

23. A gaming system comprising:

at least one input device configured to receive an indication of a wager to play a wagering game;

at least one processor;

at least one memory device storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the gaming system to execute a wagering game;

a primary electronic display device with a first video display screen configured to dynamically display aspects of the executed wagering game;

a secondary electronic display device with a second video display screen configured to dynamically display aspects of the executed wagering game, the first and second electronic display devices being mounted in side-by-side non-coplanar relationship and spaced a gap apart from each other; and

a tertiary electronic display device extending across the gap from the primary electronic display device to the secondary electronic display device, the tertiary electronic display device being configured to dynamically display aspects of the wagering game and visually connect the first and second video display screens,

wherein the primary electronic display device, the secondary electronic display device, and the tertiary electronic display device are cooperatively configured to appear to a player as a single, elongated display screen.

24. The gaming system of claim 23 , wherein the tertiary electronic display device has a curvilinear display screen.

25. The gaming system of claim 23 , wherein the tertiary electronic display includes a third video display screen, an outer surface of the third video display screen being substantially flush with respective outer surfaces of the first and second video display screens.

26. The gaming system of claim 23 , wherein the tertiary electronic display device covers at least a portion of each of the first and second video display screens.

27. The gaming system of claim 23 , wherein the at least one processor includes a display controller operatively connected with and configured to control the primary, secondary, and tertiary electronic display devices.

28. The gaming system of claim 23 , wherein the dynamically displayed aspects are received from an adjacent portion of at least one of the first or second display devices.

Assignments (10)