US 11,682,258 B2
Gaming machine including separate first and second user interfaces
Johan Törnqvist, Sliema (MT)
Assigned to Play'n Go Marks Ltd, Sliema (MT)
Filed by Play'n Go Marks Ltd, Sliema (MT)
Filed on Jan. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/160,625.
Claims priority of application No. 2050098-9 (SE), filed on Jan. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0241573 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3213 (2013.01) [G07F 17/34 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming machine, comprising:
a display screen adapted to display a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein at least a portion of the display screen comprises a touch screen,
a housing,
a mounting structure configured to receive the housing,
a first user interface to be operated by a user of the gaming machine for operating a first portion of the GUI, and
a control unit, the control unit connected to the display and the first user interface, wherein:
the mounting structure is arranged to allow for a change in a tilt angle of the housing in relation to the user of the gaming machine,
the touch screen is adapted to provide a second user interface for operating a second portion of the GUI,
the housing comprises a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, a left side and a right side, the housing arranged to receive the display at the front side,
the first user interface is separate from the display screen and comprises a first and a second game control,
the first and the second game controls are arranged at the left and the right side of the housing, respectively,
the GUI presents gaming information to the user within the first portion of the GUI,
the control unit is adapted to control the first portion of the GUI only based on user interaction with the first and the second game control, and
the second portion of the GUI is separate from the first portion of the GUI.