Patent ID: 8235788

Claim:
A display and input system for integrating service and system functions with gaming functions via a display screen of a gaming device, the gaming device utilizing a multiple processor gaming platform, wherein at least one processor is capable of hard real time processing, and an additional processor is capable of supporting a graphic user interface; the display and input system comprising: a gaming interface incorporated within the display screen of the gaming platform, wherein the gaming interface enables a player to view a wagering game through the display screen and participate in the wagering game through the display screen; a systems interface incorporated into the gaming interface display screen of the gaming platform, wherein the systems interface displays non-gaming system information from a system network through the gaming platform to a casino player or employee via the gaming interface display screen of the gaming platform, and wherein the systems interface allows requests to be input into the system network from the systems interface through the gaming platform by a casino player or employee, and wherein the systems interface utilizes the gaming platform to produce enhanced system request capabilities with enhanced graphics and animation for enabling interactions with the system network.