Appeal No. 2002-1022
Application 09/326,934
peripheral surface thereof in the play of the wagering game. As
noted on page 7 of the specification, it is an objective of
appellants’ invention to provide both physical reel slot games
and virtual reel slot games with enhanced playing features by the
use of novel formatting or display aspects on the physical reels
or virtual reels and to enhance play by providing a sound system
for the wagering apparatus that produces special sound effects.
One aspect of visual enhancement of the physical or virtual reels
involves the use of a border on the physical or virtual reels
that simulates a thematic border around each frame or the
majority of the frames, particularly a border that emulates or
duplicates the appearance of a motion picture film strip.
Attention is directed to pages 11-14 of the specification for
insights into this aspect of appellants’ invention. As for the
special sound effects, appellants note (specification, page 15)
that many visually impaired persons would appreciate the ability
to play reel gaming apparatus independently and therefore the
invention provides novel audio features or sound effects targeted
at such potential players. This aspect of appellants’ invention
is set forth on pages 15-18 of the specification. Claims 1, 9,
2
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