Appeal 2007-1436
Application 10/390,318
SUMMARY OF DECISION
We REVERSE and REMAND.
THE INVENTION
Appellant’s claimed invention is directed to gaming machines and, in
particular, player control devices in gaming machines (Specification 1:10-11).
Claim 1, reproduced below, is representative of the subject matter on appeal.
1 A gaming device comprising:
at least one processor, the at least one processor comprising a
processor programmed to carry out a game on a main display;
a main display for displaying the game;
a display screen, separate from the main display, for electronically
displaying one or more player input icons for controlling the game, one or
more of the icons being electronically changeable pursuant to commands
from the at least one processor; and
an actuator having displayed within the boundaries of the actuator by
the display screen a player input icon to control the game,
the actuator being associated with only a single selection option
presented to a player, represented by the icon,
the actuator having a top surface displaying the icon that is moved in a
direction normal to the top surface, by the player’s own power, when the
actuator is pressed by the player when actuating the actuator,
wherein the actuator is resiliently urged upward and provides tactile
feedback to a player’s finger when pressed by the player, the physical
movement of the actuator when pressed by the player providing the only
tactile feedback to the player from pressing the actuator,
the actuator, when pressed by a player, causing control signals to be
generated for carrying out a function associated with the player input icon
displayed within the boundaries of the actuator.
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