Patent ID: 7972206
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine comprising: a variable display device that displays a plurality of reels each bearing symbols associated with an outcome of a wagering game; a transmissive display device that displays an image relating to a game, the transmissive display device including a liquid crystal display device configured to transition between a transmissive state and a non-transmissive state, at least a portion of each of the reels being visible through the liquid crystal display device when in the transmissive state, and the portion of each of the reels being visibly obstructed by the liquid crystal display device when in the non-transmissive state; a memory device that stores a plurality of images in a form of a plurality of image signals, at least one of the plurality of images being a predetermined image; and an image state control unit that controls the image to be displayed, wherein the image state control unit receives and monitors the plurality of image signals and determines whether synchronizing signals carried with the received plurality of image signals fall in a predetermined specification and, if the image state control unit determines that the received synchronizing signals fall in the predetermined specification, the image state control unit causes respective ones of the plurality of images associated with the received plurality of image signals to be displayed on the transmissive display device and, if the image state control unit determines that the received synchronizing signals do not fall in the predetermined specification, the image state control unit causes the predetermined image to be displayed on at least a first portion of the liquid crystal display device and causes at least a second portion of the liquid crystal display device, the at least a second portion being distinct from the at least a first portion, to transition to the transmissive state such that the portion of each of the reels is visible through the liquid crystal display device and the outcome of the wagering game can be viewed by the player.