Patent ID: 6908387
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A player tracking unit comprising: a front panel; a display coupled to the front panel for dynamically displaying at least player tracking information; one or more of illumination devices coupled to the front panel and adjacent to said display for conveying information related to functions of the player tracking unit wherein the one or more illumination devices are operable to convey information for a game player on a gaming machine and wherein the one or more illumination devices surround a portion of a perimeter of the display; one or more of the following player tracking interface devices coupled to the front panel: a card reader, a keypad, a bonus button, a function button, a microphone, a sound projection device, a camera, a wireless interface device, a proximity sensor and a finger print reader; and a logic device designed or configured 1) to communicate with the display, the one or more player tracking interface devices, a master gaming controller that controls a game played on a gaming machine and a player tracking server and 2) to control illumination of said illumination devices in a manner visually communicating gaming information.