EP0492389A3 - Slot machine - Google Patents

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EP0492389A3
EP0492389A3 EP19910121687 EP91121687A EP0492389A3 EP 0492389 A3 EP0492389 A3 EP 0492389A3 EP 19910121687 EP19910121687 EP 19910121687 EP 91121687 A EP91121687 A EP 91121687A EP 0492389 A3 EP0492389 A3 EP 0492389A3
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Peter Eiba
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07FCOIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07FCOIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3202Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3204Player-machine interfaces
    • G07F17/3211Display means
    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07FCOIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3225Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
    • G07F17/3232Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the operator is informed
    • G07F17/3234Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the operator is informed about the performance of a gaming system, e.g. revenue, diagnosis of the gaming system
EP91121687A 1990-12-28 1991-12-18 Geldspielgerät Expired - Lifetime EP0492389B1 (de)

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DE4042094 1990-12-28
DE4042094A DE4042094C2 (de) 1990-12-28 1990-12-28 System zum Betreiben von einem oder mehreren Unterhaltungs-, insbesondere Geld-Spielgerät(-en)

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EP0492389A2 EP0492389A2 (de) 1992-07-01
EP0492389A3 true EP0492389A3 (en) 1992-12-30
EP0492389B1 EP0492389B1 (de) 2003-12-17

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EP91121687A Expired - Lifetime EP0492389B1 (de) 1990-12-28 1991-12-18 Geldspielgerät

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US (1) US5209476A (de)
EP (1) EP0492389B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH06205878A (de)
DE (2) DE4042094C2 (de)
ES (1) ES2213741T3 (de)

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US5209476A (en) 1993-05-11
DE4042094A1 (de) 1992-07-02
JPH06205878A (ja) 1994-07-26
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