Display Controller Lighting Integration for Casino Game Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming machines with dedicated lighting controllers face inefficiencies such as increased power consumption, electromagnetic interference, and complex programming, which can increase costs and development time.
Innovation Solution
Integrate a display controller that extracts lighting data from graphical data and converts it into lighting control parameters, eliminating the need for a separate lighting controller, thereby reducing power draw and EMI while simplifying programming.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a dedicated lighting controller is used to control lighting assemblies, then lighting control functionality is achieved, but power consumption increases and electromagnetic interference occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lighting control functionality into the existing display controller, eliminating the need for a separate dedicated lighting controller. The display controller now handles both display output and lighting control through integrated circuitry, reducing overall system power consumption while maintaining full lighting control capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The display controller is designed to perform multiple functions: it controls the display device and simultaneously controls the lighting assemblies. This multi-functional approach allows a single controller to handle both tasks, reducing the need for additional dedicated hardware and lowering power consumption.
2Ease of operation
If a dedicated lighting controller is used, then lighting control is achieved, but electromagnetic interference with other electronic components occurs
Solution Approach 1:
By merging lighting control into the display controller, the patent reduces the number of separate electronic components. This consolidation minimizes electromagnetic interference sources while maintaining lighting control functionality through the integrated controller.
3Ease of operation
If a separate lighting controller is used, then lighting control is achieved, but programming complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integration of lighting control into the display controller consolidates the control architecture. The display controller uses existing communication protocols and data structures to manage both display and lighting, simplifying programming compared to coordinating separate controllers with different protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The display controller is designed with universal functionality to handle both display and lighting control through a unified interface. This multi-functional design allows developers to work with a single controller API rather than managing multiple separate controllers, reducing programming complexity.
4Ease of operation
If lighting data is processed separately from display data, then lighting control is achieved, but synchronization between lighting and display becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines lighting data processing with display data processing in the same controller. The display controller receives graphical data containing both display and lighting information, extracts lighting data from the same data stream used for display rendering, and processes both simultaneously. This integration ensures automatic synchronization between lighting effects and display content without requiring separate timing coordination.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach reduces power consumption and electromagnetic interference, simplifies lighting control development, and enhances synchronization between display and lighting effects.
Implementation Method 1
a lighting assembly including at least one light-emitting device
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming machine includes a cabinet, a display device, a lighting assembly including at least one light-emitting device, game-logic circuitry that conducts one or more casino wagering games and generates graphical data, and a display controller communicatively coupled to the display device and the lighting assembly. The graphical data includes display data and lighting data as pixel values. The display controller causes the display device to present display content associated with the one or more casino wagering games. The display controller receives the graphical data from the game-logic circuitry, extracts the lighting data and the display data from the graphical data, converts the lighting data from pixel values to lighting control parameters accepted by the lighting assembly, causes the display device to present the display content based on the display data, and causes the lighting assembly to emit light based on the lighting control parameters of the lighting data.