COMPOSITING DEVICE FOR COMBINING VISUAL CONTENT

摘要

A compositing apparatus is provided that has, in certain implementations, electronic circuitry for combining visual content for an electronic game of chance. The compositing apparatus may receive wagering display information from a wagering engine that controls wagering aspects of the game and entertainment display information from an entertainment engine that controls non-wagering aspects of the game. The compositing apparatus may combine the wagering and entertainment display information for presentation to a player on a display. In certain implementations, the compositing apparatus also enables the wagering engine to control the output of display information on the display.

主权项

1. A compositing apparatus having electronic circuitry for combining images of an electronic game of chance, the compositing apparatus comprising:
a masking module comprising electronic circuitry operative to:
receive wagering display information from a wagering engine, the wagering display information being related at least partly to wagering aspects of an electronic game of chance;receiving entertainment display information from an entertainment engine, the entertainment display information being related to non-wagering aspects of the electronic game of chance; andreceive masking information from the wagering engine; a combining module comprising electronic circuitry operative to:
receive at least a portion of the entertainment display information and the masking information; andcombine the masking information with at least a portion of the entertainment display information to produce masked display information; and a display module comprising electronic circuitry operative to:
receive the wagering display information and the masked display information;combine the wagering display information and the masked display information to produce combined display information; andcause the combined display information to be made available for presentation to a player.