Gaming Machine Emotive Lighting via Integrated Pixel Data

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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, leading to higher maintenance costs and development challenges.

Innovation Solution

Integrate a display controller that extracts lighting data from graphical data, converting pixel values to lighting control parameters, eliminating the need for a separate lighting controller and coordinating lighting control with display elements within the gaming machine's game-logic circuitry.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Use of energy by moving object

If a dedicated lighting controller is used to control lighting assemblies, then lighting control functionality is achieved, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepower consumptionVSAvoidlighting controller

Core Design Contradiction:

Use of energy by moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the lighting controller functionality with the game-logic circuitry into a single integrated controller. The game-logic circuitry now performs both game management and lighting control functions, eliminating the need for a separate dedicated lighting controller and thereby reducing overall power consumption while maintaining lighting control capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The game-logic circuitry is designed to serve multiple functions: it manages the wagering game operations and simultaneously controls the lighting assemblies. This multi-functional approach allows the system to eliminate dedicated lighting control hardware, reducing power consumption while maintaining full lighting control functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a dedicated lighting controller is used, then lighting control is achieved, but electromagnetic interference increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveelectromagnetic interferenceVSAvoidlighting controller

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

By merging the lighting controller with the game-logic circuitry, the patent reduces the number of separate electronic components in the gaming machine. This consolidation decreases the overall electromagnetic interference generated by multiple independent controllers, while the integrated system maintains full lighting control capabilities through the unified controller.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If a dedicated lighting controller with separate programming protocol is used, then lighting control functionality is achieved, but programming complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveprogrammingVSAvoidlighting controller

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The integrated controller uses a single, unified programming protocol for both game-logic operations and lighting control. This eliminates the need for developers to learn and implement separate lighting-specific protocols, simplifying the programming process while maintaining comprehensive control over both game logic and lighting effects through the same interface.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Ease of repair

If a dedicated lighting controller is used, then lighting control is achieved, but maintenance costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemaintenance costVSAvoidlighting controller

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of repairVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent integrates lighting control functionality into the existing game-logic circuitry, reducing the total number of separate components that require maintenance. This consolidation means fewer independent controllers to troubleshoot and repair, thereby reducing maintenance costs while preserving full lighting control capabilities through the unified system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12424051B2Gaming systems and methods for emotive lighting control

Publication Date: 2025.09.23 LNW GAMING INC

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.