Patent ID: 6315666
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A gaming machine comprising:a gaming machine controller for controlling the outcome of a primary game played on said gaming machine and controlling the outcome of a bonus game also played on said gaming machine, wherein the bonus game is triggered from game play events occurring during primary game plays;a main display capable of presenting the outcome of the primary game play on the gaming machine;a secondary display provided on said gaming machine for displaying video content associated with said bonus game;a slave processing system designed or configured to receive encoded video signals and to receive encoded audio signals and to control display of said encoded video signals on the secondary display and coupled to said gaming machine controller, said slave processing system comprising:a processor, separate from the gaming machine controller, designed or configured to control video output and to control audio output from the slave processing system; anda multimedia board designed or configured: i) to decode the encoded video signals in a manner allowing display of video content from decoded video signals on the secondary display and ii) to decode the encoded audio signals in a manner allowing projection of audio content from decoded audio signals to one or more audio outputs on the gaming machine,said multimedia board comprising a video processor and at least one ofa) a TV tuner,b) a NTSC decoder,c) a decoder,d) a digital video to analog video converter ande) a stereo/SAP decoder.