Casino Machine Having Emotive Lighting Structures

摘要

A gaming machine includes a gaming cabinet, an electronic display device, and a front diffuser. The display device is positioned within the cabinet and includes an active area for displaying images of a casino wagering game and an inactive area lacking image display capability. The inactive area is immediately adjacent to the active area. The front diffuser receives light from a light source and diffuses at least a portion of the received light as indirect light viewable from a player position in front of the gaming machine. The diffuser overlaps the inactive area, is adjacent to the active area, and faces the player position.

主权项

1. A gaming machine primarily dedicated to playing at least one casino wagering game, the gaming machine comprising:
a gaming cabinet; an electronic display device within the cabinet and configured to display the casino wagering game, the electronic display device being defined by a plurality of display edges and having
an active area with an image surface defined by a plurality of active edges and in which images of the casino wagering game are displayed, andan inactive area adjacent to the active area and which lacks any display of images; and a light source concealed from view relative to a player position in front of the gaming cabinet and emitting an initial light; a lighting area within the cabinet and including
a diffused lighting area having a front diffused surface adjacent to the image surface of the active area, the diffused lighting area receiving at least some of the initial light and transmitting it through the front diffused surface towards the player as indirect light at an oblique angle relative to the image surface of the active area, anda bright lighting area having a front bright surface adjacent to and generally co-planar with the front diffused surface and transmitting it through the front bright surface towards the diffused surface, the bright lighting area receiving at least some of the initial light and transmitting it through the front bright surface towards the player as direct light at an angle generally perpendicular to the image surface of the active area.