Patent ID: 7712045
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying content for a plurality of aspect ratios associated with a plurality of displays, said method comprising: (a) determining content for displaying a wager-based game on a gaming machine; (b) determining base data to be used as a basis for displaying said content for a plurality of aspect ratios associated with a plurality of displays, wherein said plurality of aspect ratios include a first and a second aspect ratio respectively associated with a first and a second display; (c) determining whether said base data is sufficient to display said content for said first aspect ratio; (d) determining at least a first aspect-ratio-specific data that can complement or replace at least a portion of said base data in order to display said content on said first display when said (c) determining determines that said base data is not sufficient to display said content for said first aspect ratio, thereby allowing said first aspect-ratio-specific data or a combination of said base data and said first aspect-ratio-specific data to be used to display said content on said first display; (e) displaying said content on said first display; (f) determining whether said base data is sufficient to display said content for said second aspect ratio; and (g) determining a second aspect-ratio-specific data that can complement said base data in order to display said content on said second display when said (f) determining determines that said base data is not sufficient to display said content for said second aspect ratio, thereby allowing said second aspect-ratio-specific data or a combination of said base data and said second aspect-ratio-specific data to be used to display said content on said second display, wherein said first aspect-ratio-specific data, said second aspect-ratio-specific data, and said base data are packaged together as an Aspect Ratio Adaptable Data Set (ARADS).