US2006189383A1PendingUtilityA1

Gaming machine system and method with buttons equipped with modulating lights

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Assignee: BIRD JOHN MPriority: Feb 18, 2005Filed: Feb 16, 2006Published: Aug 24, 2006
Est. expiryFeb 18, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:John M. Bird
G07F 17/3211
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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.

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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.

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