US5580055A
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Amusement device and selectively enhanced display for the same
Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corp
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Filing: 1994-03-08
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Granted: 1996-12-03
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Expires: 2014-03-08
Abstract
Abstract The intensity and enjoyment of a gaming device with a rotary body structure containing one or more symbol-carrying rotary reels is enhanced by selectively highlighting special symbols on the rotary reels in unique ways. The selective highlighting of these special symbols is achieved in ways including the use of phosphorescent, fluorescent, or otherwise luminescent symbols, the use of stereoscopically processed symbols to achieve three-dimensional effects, the use of stereoscopic symbols to achieve animation effects, the use of selective backlighting for the special symbols, and the use of special control means for the selective backlighting of the symbols.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Hagiwara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:56
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; G07F17/3202; G07F17/3204; G07F17/3211; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
49 words
An amusement device comprising: one or more rotary reels for displaying on their respective outer peripheral surfaces one or more symbols, at least one symbol being a stereoscopically processed composite picture; and a lenticular sheet positioned over said composite picture for stereoscopic presentation of said stereoscopically processed composite picture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
49 words
An amusement device comprising: one or more rotary reels for displaying on their respective outer peripheral surfaces one or more symbols, at least one symbol being a stereoscopically processed composite picture; and a lenticular sheet positioned over said composite picture for stereoscopic presentation of said stereoscopically processed composite picture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device as recited in claim 1, wherein said lenticular sheet has the same radius of curvature as one of said rotary reels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device as recited in claim 1, wherein said stereoscopically processed composite picture is formed of successive images which together achieve a parallax.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The device as recited in claim 1, wherein said stereoscopically processed composite picture is formed of successive images which together achieve an animation effect as one of said rotary reels is rotated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device as recited in claim 1, wherein said lenticular sheet is affixed to said composite picture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device as recited in claim 1, wherein said lenticular sheet is disposed between a display window and at least one of said rotary reels.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device as recited in claim 1 wherein said device is a gaming machine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
59 words
The device as recited in claim 1, wherein said lenticular sheet is so designed as to have at least such a length that a visual field of said rotary reels through a display window is substantially completely filled by said picture, and a continuous parallax of said stereoscopically processed picture is coincident with a rotational direction of said rotator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
73 words
A rotary structure body equipped with a rotator having characters arranged on an outer peripheral surface thereof, being characterized by comprising: a rotator for displaying on an outer peripheral surface thereof at least one stereoscopically-processed character, said stereoscopically-processed character being formed of a stereoscopic image which is obtained by compositing plural images having continuous parallax; and a lenticular sheet, disposed between a display window and said rotator, for stereoscopically displaying said stereoscopically-processed character.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
73 words
A rotary structure body equipped with a rotator having characters arranged on an outer peripheral surface thereof, being characterized by comprising: a rotator for displaying on an outer peripheral surface thereof at least one stereoscopically-processed character, said stereoscopically-processed character being formed of a stereoscopic image which is obtained by compositing plural images having continuous parallax; and a lenticular sheet, disposed between a display window and said rotator, for stereoscopically displaying said stereoscopically-processed character.
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