Gaming console having movable screen

摘要

A gaming machine has a flat panel display screen that is pivotable over a range of angles to allow the player to tilt the screen to directly face the player. The screen also can be pulled toward the player for maximum comfort. The screen has user interface controls, such as part of a touch screen. The screen contains one or more accelerometers for detecting movement of the screen. The player grips the screen with both hands to control the game via movement of the screen (e.g., shaking, tilting, pushing in, or pulling out) and the touching of the user interface controls. The screen may include a vibrator for providing tactile sensations to the player. The screen allows a player to completely control a game, including wagering and carrying out the game, without releasing the screen from the player's two-handed grip.

主权项

1. A gaming machine comprising:
a housing; a movable video screen; and a support mechanism for the screen connected to the housing, the support mechanism allowing the screen to at least be tilted up and down by a player as well as moved forward and backward by the player, wherein a center portion of the screen is located below the player's head, requiring the player to look down on the screen, wherein the screen is adapted to be gripped on its lateral sides by the player during active play of the gaming machine, wherein the screen is a touch screen, the screen displaying a touch screen user interface operable by a player's thumb when gripping the screen, the user interface comprising at least one control icon being located proximate a lateral side of the screen, the at least one control icon being positioned to coincide with a position of the player's thumb when gripping the screen during play of the gaming machine, wherein the at least one control icon is fixed in position irrespective of a position of the player's hand over the screen while playing a game, wherein the at least one control icon includes at least a game start control icon, wherein the at least one control icon is located to enable the player to play a plurality of games by touching at least the game start control icon with the player's thumb without the player having to reposition the player's grip while gripping the screen, wherein the at least one control icon is positioned so as not to interfere with the game.