Patents
US 11983986 B2: Method and system for a gaming system user interface
- Granted
- 2024-05-14
- Filed
- 2023-01-17 application 18155619
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A gaming machine includes a base, a columnar pedestal extending vertically from the base, and a button deck adjustably coupled to the pedestal. The button deck includes an upper surface including a transparent touchscreen element, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and a button deck body extending therebetween. At least one of the lower surface and the body include one or more transparent display elements, the one or more transparent display elements are configured to generate images of gaming machine control actuators viewable on the upper surface. The transparent touchscreen element is configured to receive touches and gestures indicating control inputs. The gaming machine also includes a player tracking card reader positioned within the button deck and accessible through a slot in a front edge of the button deck, the player tracking card reader communicatively coupled to a player tracking display area of the gaming machine.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240514.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Gaming Technologies, Inc. 117 patents | US company or organization | Franklin, TN | VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lamb | Eagleville, TN | 26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel Rice | Thompson's Station, TN | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Victor Brent McClearen | Cookeville, TN | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Charles Curbbun | Encinitas, CA | 28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Arvin Grande Abadilla | Encinitas, CA | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Kranz | Encinitas, CA | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Julian Groeli | San Diego, CA | 34 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Blake Chuanlun Wang | San Diego, CA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jin Chen | Carlsbad, CA | 19 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William John Leach | San Diego, CA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3213 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LAMB, WILLIAM DOUGLAS signed 2014-10-08 MCCLEAREN, VICTOR BRENT signed 2014-10-08 RICE, DANIEL WILLIAM signed 2014-10-08 ABADILLA, ARVIN GRANDE signed 2014-12-17 CHEN, JIN signed 2014-12-17 CURBBUN, CHARLES STANLEY signed 2014-12-17 GROELI, JULIAN signed 2014-12-17 KRANZ, MATTHEW signed 2014-12-17 WANG, BLAKE CHUANLUN signed 2014-12-17 LEACH, WILLIAM JOHN signed 2015-01-07 | VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FRANKLIN, TN | 62399/702 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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