Patent ID: 7267612
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A slot machine, comprising: a cabinet; a video display unit coupled to said cabinet, said video display unit including 1) only a single video display screen forming an outer bounding surface of the video display unit for displaying video images including video images of a game of chance wherein the single video display screen is substantially rectangular and wherein a ratio of a width of the single video display screen divided by a height of the single video display screen is proximately 16 by 9 and 2) an integrated touch screen overlaying the single video display screen; a value-receiving mechanism associated with said cabinet; a processor disposed in said cabinet and operatively coupled to said value-receiving mechanism and said video display unit and operable to control the game of chance played on the slot machine; a nonvolatile memory capable of storing critical system data; critical data storage software that causes said critical system data to be stored in said nonvolatile memory; a program memory disposed in said cabinet and operatively coupled to said processor; system software stored in said program memory, said system software comprising software for generating the game of chance that may be played by a player, said single video display screen being electronically subdivided into a plurality of different display regions including a first of said display regions for displaying the game of chance played on said slot machine and, a second of said display regions for displaying a plurality of user-input buttons disposed below the first of said display regions, wherein the plurality of user-input buttons are activated in conjunction with to integrated touch screen; and a plurality of mechanical user-input buttons coupled to the cabinet and disposed below a bottom edge of the video display unit.