Gaming device display with simulated halftones
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G09F-013/08
G09F-013/04
출원번호
US-0243898
(2002-09-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Baker, Curtis L.
Callahan, Michael D.
Jo, Jeffery J.
Spoor, Gene A.
출원인 / 주소
IGT
대리인 / 주소
Bell, Boyd &
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
55인용 특허 :
18
초록▼
A panel or reel strip of a gaming device that includes halftones. The panel or reel strip includes a medium and a photographically created multicolor image on one side of the medium. A silkscreen ink layer is provided on the other side of the medium. The ink defining at least one halftone producing
A panel or reel strip of a gaming device that includes halftones. The panel or reel strip includes a medium and a photographically created multicolor image on one side of the medium. A silkscreen ink layer is provided on the other side of the medium. The ink defining at least one halftone producing hole array. The multicolor image and the hole array are both computer created and downloaded to a photo imager. The photo image of the hole array is used to create a screen that produces a wash layer of ink on the back of the colored image. The wash layer defines selectively made hole arrays that enable a desired amount of light to shine through the colored image, providing a glow effect.
대표청구항▼
1. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:a housing;at least one game supported by the housing, controlled by the processor, and operable upon a wager by a player;an input device supported by the housing and in communication with said processor, and
1. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:a housing;at least one game supported by the housing, controlled by the processor, and operable upon a wager by a player;an input device supported by the housing and in communication with said processor, and which enables the player to make the wager to play said game; anda displayed image supported by the housing, said displayed image including a medium having two opposing sides, a digital image attached to one side of the medium, and a silk-screened layer that includes a halftone producing ink pattern attached to the opposing side of the medium from the digital image.2. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the digital image forms a shape and the halftone producing ink pattern is formed around at least a portion of a border of the shape on the opposing side.3. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes white ink.4. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of non-inked areas that oppose directly at least parts of the digital image.5. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of inked dots.6. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of inked dots having different dot frequencies.7. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of inked dots having different amplitudes.8. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of inked dots spaced apart differently.9. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of inked dots spaced apart randomly.10. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of inked dots forming lines at approximately forty-five degrees.11. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the silk-screened layer includes a plurality of halftone producing ink patterns.12. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the medium includes a polymeric material and a layer of emulsion.13. The gaming device of claim 12, wherein the polymeric material is transparent or translucent.14. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the silk-screened layer is covered by a protective laminate.15. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the digital image is covered by a substrate selected from the group consisting of: glass and clear plastic.16. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the silk-screened layer is a first silk-screened layer and which includes a second silk-screened layer, said second silk-screened layer attached to the opposing side of the medium from the digital image and the first silk-screened layer attached to the second silk-screened layer.17. The gaming device of claim 16, wherein the digital image forms a shape, the second silk-screened layer is disposed behind the shape and the halftone producing ink pattern is formed around at least a portion of the border of the shape.18. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the medium is a first medium, the digital image attached to the first medium, and which includes a second medium, the silk-screened layer attached to the second medium, the second medium and the silk-screened layer attached to the opposing side of the first medium from the digital image.19. The gaming device of claim 1, which includes at least one adhesive layer between the digital image and the medium.20. The gaming device of claim 1, which includes at least one adhesive layer between the silk-screened layer and the medium.21. A gaming device comprising:a housing;a displayed image supported by the housing, said displayed image including a medium, and a digital image disposed on one side of the medium;a first silk-screened layer disposed on the opposing side of the medium from the digital image and a second silk-screened layer disposed at least partially on the first silk-screened layer; andsaid first silk-screened layer including a halftone producing ink pattern disposed between the medium and the second silk-screened layer, wherein the first silk-screened layer makes at least a portion of the medium translucent, and the second silk-screened layer makes at least a portion of the medium substantially opaque.22. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:a housing;at least one game supported by the housing, controlled by the processor, and operable upon a wager by a player;an input device supported by the housing and in communication with said processor, and which enables the player to make the wager to play said game;a displayed image supported by the housing, said displayed image including a medium having two opposing sides and a digital image attached to one side of the medium; anda silk screened layer including a halftone producing ink pattern attached to the opposing side of the medium from the digital image, wherein at least a portion of said silk-screened layer is in registry with at least a portion of said digital image.23. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the digital image forms a shape and the halftone producing ink pattern is in registry with at least a portion of a border of the shape.24. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of non-inked areas that are in registry with at least a portion of the digital image.25. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of inked dots.26. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of inked dots having different dot frequencies.27. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of inked dots having different amplitudes.28. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes and array of inked dots spaced apart differently.29. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of inked dots spaced apart randomly.30. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the halftone producing ink pattern includes an array of inked dots forming lines at approximately forty-five degrees.31. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the silk-screened layer includes a plurality of halftone producing ink patterns.32. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the medium includes a polymeric material and a layer of emulsion.33. The gaming device of claim 32, wherein the polymeric material is transparent or translucent.34. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the silk-screened layer is covered by a protective laminate.35. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the digital image is covered by a substrate selected from the group consisting of: glass and clear plastic.36. The gaming device of claim 22, wherein the medium is a first medium, the digital image attached to the first medium, and which includes a second medium, the silk-screened layer attached to the second medium, the second medium and the silk-screened layer attached to the opposing side of the first medium from the digital image.
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