Movable Stretchable OLED Display for Gaming Machines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic gaming machines (EGMs) lack an effective way to dynamically change display configurations to enhance player interaction and immersion between primary and secondary games, limiting the flexibility and engagement of the gaming experience.
Innovation Solution
An EGM with a movable stretchable OLED display device that can transition between a flat and curved position, supported by a display actuator and a processor-driven system to display different game sets, allowing for enhanced player interaction and immersion by changing the display configuration based on game type.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed display configuration is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to different game types is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display device transitions from a static fixed configuration to a dynamic reconfigurable system. The display panel can change its curvature state between flat and curved configurations through an actuation mechanism, allowing the same physical display to adapt to different game types and player preferences without adding multiple separate display devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The display configuration is changed by modifying physical parameters of the display panel, specifically its curvature. The system alters the shape parameter of the display from flat to curved state through controlled actuation, enabling different visual experiences for different game scenarios while using the same hardware components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a stretchable OLED display is used to enable curvature changes, then the adaptability is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a stretchable OLED display panel that can physically deform into curved configurations. This flexible display technology allows the screen to be stretched and bent into different shapes without breaking, enabling the transition between flat and curved states through controlled mechanical actuation of the underlying structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display transitions between flat and curved positions, then player immersion is enhanced, but the reliability of consistent image quality may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates image processing functionality that detects the current display configuration state (flat or curved) and automatically adjusts the rendered image accordingly. This feedback mechanism ensures that images are consistently displayed with correct geometry and distortion correction regardless of whether the display is in flat or curved configuration, maintaining visual quality across different states.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The movable display device enhances player engagement by providing a dynamic and immersive experience, allowing for seamless transitions between primary and secondary games, and correcting for distortion during curvature, thus improving the overall gaming interaction and immersion.
Implementation Method 1
a stretchable organic light-emitting diode ("OLED") display configured to move to a first position wherein the stretchable OLED display is in a substantially flat position, and to a different second position wherein the stretchable OLED display is curved
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AI summary
An electronic gaming machine including a housing that supports a movable display device that is movable to a first position and to a second position. The electronic gaming machine may be configured to cause the movable display device to display a play of a first game in the first position and cause the display device to display a play of a second game in the second position.