Patent ID: 7841947

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a housing; a programmable top light on a top of the housing for conveying information about the gaming device, the top light comprising a plurality of segments, each segment comprising a combination of red, green, and blue light emitting diodes (LEDs); a programmable controller electrically connected to each of the red, green, and blue LEDs in each segment, the controller comprising variable current sources connected to supply a controllable current to each of the red, green, and blue LEDs in each segment to control intensities of light emitted by each of the red, green, and blue LEDs in each segment; and the controller also comprising a programmable control portion that is programmable for controlling the variable current sources to supply selected currents to the red, green, and blue LEDs in each segment to cause any of a variety of colors to be emitted from each segment for conveying information about the gaming device, such that the programmable top light may be used in any of a variety of jurisdictions that have different specifications for the color of light emitted by each segment of a top light, the controller being programmed to cause each of the segments to emit one or more selected colors from the variety of colors that can be emitted from each segment.