EP0892968B1 - Appareil de divertissement a sous - Google Patents

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EP0892968B1
EP0892968B1 EP97920563A EP97920563A EP0892968B1 EP 0892968 B1 EP0892968 B1 EP 0892968B1 EP 97920563 A EP97920563 A EP 97920563A EP 97920563 A EP97920563 A EP 97920563A EP 0892968 B1 EP0892968 B1 EP 0892968B1
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Thomas KÜHL
Horst Niederlein
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • G07F17/3258—Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots

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  • the invention relates to a money-operated entertainment device with an icon game device based on orbits behind the associated reading windows one a profit or symbol combination indicating loss, at least an additional win game device in which one in the symbol game device profit achieved playable or cumulative is, at least one as from outside the entertainment device Visible collecting container trained real money filling jackpot facility, by the appearance of certain Events in the symbol game facility and / or in the additional prize game facility with valuables is refillable, and a computer-controlled control unit for game control.
  • Such entertainment devices are in a wide variety Embodiments known. They include an icon game facility, which usually has three circulating bodies, the as rollers, disks, folding card carousels or the like can be trained. On the outside through the reading window visible surface, the circulation body symbols.
  • the circulating bodies are stopped one after the other; and after the all circulation bodies have come to a standstill, the in symbol combination displayed in the reading windows a profit or loss. Different amounts of money and / or point and / or special game wins or the like provided in promising.
  • known gaming devices often have additional profit play equipment a risk gaming facility on that if a win has already been achieved, press a button can be set.
  • At least one risk manager the different profit values on profit display elements indicates the profit already achieved and the achievable Profit optically highlighted.
  • About one in the game device existing random generator will decide whether the already profit is lost or increased. When increasing of the profit, this becomes the profit achieved again is displayed and the now achievable profit is visual again highlighted.
  • By pressing the risk button the profit made can be risked again.
  • a risk game is usually a decision about an increase or a total loss of the profit used.
  • Another incentive to play with additional opportunities to win provides an additional profit gaming facility in the form of a jackpot gaming facility representing from a different profit display elements comprehensive light bar is formed.
  • a certain profit indicator element is lit, the one related to the profit or loss achieved Symbol carries. If a certain number of profit display elements the light bar is lit, the additional Given profit.
  • the light bar of the jackpot game arrangement can also be made of neutral illuminated display elements exist, each time a profit occurs or a loss in the symbol game device and / or Additional profit play facility are lit in turn and when the light bar is fully illuminated, the additional one Trigger profit.
  • DE 43 29 945 A1 and DE 44 22 369 A1 are money-operated Entertainment devices known in which an externally visible Collection container one as a real money filling jackpot device trained jackpots with valuables up to a predetermined or randomly determined total amount from a value-specific stacking container of a money processing device either directly computer controlled or depending on the occurrence of a particular event in the symbol game facility or the additional win game facility is replenished.
  • These valuables are from the collection container in the presence of a predetermined or randomly determined level or when a certain event occurs in the Symbol game facility or in the additional profit game facility spent as additional profit. there the additional profit spent generally exceeds that fixed total allowable winnings. This will exceeded even further if one scored in the normal game Win at the same time as an extra win in a game is issued.
  • From DE-A-21 04 209 is a coin-operated game device with Winnings withdrawal device and a symbol game device known, where a maximum allowable profit in the Payout of winnings is not exceeded when through the circulation body of the symbol game device within one predetermined game series made profits become.
  • the object is achieved in that the Real money jackpot facility due to certain losses or partial losses in the additional winnings game facility up to a computer-controlled level with Amounts of value or valuables can be refilled and the Amounts of value or the valuables after reaching the Level and if at least one other occurs certain loss or partial loss in the additional win game facility can be output computer-controlled as additional profit are, with a fixed predetermined permissible Total winnings not exceeded within one game becomes.
  • the Storage tanks previously computer controlled up to a certain one Fill level.
  • the additional winnings game facility achieved losses in the collection container of the Real money filling jackpot facility accumulated. Only when one certain fill level in at least one of the collecting containers is reached, there is the possibility of Additional profit by reaching another certain loss or partial loss in the additional win game facility.
  • Icon game device occurring certain losses or Partial losses converted into value amounts under computer control.
  • the entertainment device will be those that appear in the additional prize game facility certain losses or partial losses during a computer-controlled game series length in value amounts converted and into the real money filling jackpot facility padded, with the beginning of the game series by the Occurrence of one of these events is initiated. Consequently the filling process and the Output process for the Wectaeoenstands by the Game series length determined and limited so that the player Can only achieve additional winnings within this game series.
  • the length of a game series can be fixed or can be set randomly.
  • Real money jackpot facility made up of at least two Containers exist, which alternately with amounts of value are refillable.
  • the advantage of training the real money filling jackpot facility as two separate collection containers is that one of the sumps continues to fill can be while the other collection container is already filled, but not yet fully or partially for payment has come.
  • a targeted regular or irregular replenishment of the multiple, from the outside viewable collection container to give the player the To give the impression that the collection container is very much are filled up and thus a quick triggering of the jackpot can be achieved.
  • the Collection container can be used for both Basic filling after emptying as well as during the actual filling process with different ones Amounts of value to be replenished.
  • the additional profit game device a risk gaming facility and / or Playout.
  • the idea of the invention consists of the respective additional prize game device from a plurality of illuminable profit-specific display fields.
  • Another embodiment of the invention is that the occurrence of a certain loss or partial loss optically in the additional profit play facility is shown. This can be done on the one hand by the fact that as a visual display at least one indicator light on the Front pane of the entertainment device is arranged so that the player permanently about the appearance of a certain Event in the symbol game facility or in the Additional profit gaming facility is informed. on the other hand can also display any panel of the additional prize game facility at least one indicator light can be assigned. I.e., cass when a certain loss or partial loss occurs the corresponding in the additional profit play facility Display field is marked.
  • the valuables are expediently coins, tokens, Receipts or the like.
  • the collecting container of the real money filling jackpot device one of several illuminable Jackpot leaders formed in the display fields, in which the Amounts of value are accumulated and displayed.
  • the Amounts of value are accumulated and displayed.
  • the collection container as an LED display to, in which the amounts of value are accumulated and displayed.
  • the housing 2 of the symbol game device 1 of the coin-operated, computer-controlled entertainment device with 1 to 4 points to his Front of a windscreen 3 with reading windows 4, behind them three disc-shaped arranged side by side (Fig. 1, 3 and 4) or roller-shaped (Fig. 2) circular body 5 of the symbol game device 1 are provided.
  • the circulation body 5 are after starting at the beginning of the game during or at the end of the game by a random number generator the control unit is brought to a standstill.
  • the circulation bodies become a plurality of possible latching positions 5 brought to a standstill.
  • the rest positions are on the circumference of the circulating body 5 symbols 6 assigned to the Display the game result in the reading windows 4. From the displayed symbols 6, the player can determine the game result read, especially whether there is a profit a profit plan explained on the windshield 3 from a Combination of the displayed symbols 6 has resulted.
  • a post-start button in the lower area of the gaming device 7 for the left circulation body 5, with which the in the symbol game device 1 displayed symbols of the circulating body 5 can be held or restarted.
  • a profit distribution in cash i.e. through coin ejection into an output tray 8, or by adding up in one Credit display 9 take place.
  • a coin slot 10 In the upper area of the entertainment device there is a coin slot 10, a token slot 11, a bill entry slot 12 and a user card input slot 13 of a not shown Money processing facility with associated, individual value Stack containers.
  • a return button 14 arranged by the actuation of one shown in the credit display 9 Credit in the output tray 8 is available.
  • Indicators provided below the symbol game device 1 . So that includes Entertainment device on its front window 3 a special games display 15, a free spins display 16 and a points display 17th
  • the one in the symbol game device 1 by achieving one randomly determined combination of symbols achieved profit can be key or computer controlled as an insert in a the risk gaming device 18 or 19 are transferred, the are arranged on both sides of the front screen 3.
  • the right risk gaming facility 18 owns several to one risk manager 20 summarized illuminated display panels 21, which in lower area with increasing cash wins and in the upper area in increasing order with the number of special game winnings are occupied.
  • the left risk gaming facility 19 also has a number of risk conductors 22 illuminated display fields 23, which are similar to Money wins and special games are occupied.
  • Risking the profit shown in the risk ladder 20 or 22 usually in that the next higher display field 21st or 23 in relation to the illuminated one which shows the profit Display fields 22 and 23 alternate with one below the risk ladder 20 or 22 attached total loss display field 24 or 25 with the inscription "0" flashes.
  • a risk button 26 or 27 When actuated a risk button 26 or 27 will either be the next higher Earned profit or lost profit. This The process can continue until the maximum win of special games be continued. The special game winnings are in the special games display 15 and the money winnings in the credit display 9 added up.
  • each transparent windshield 3 of the housing 2 in the center a real money filling jackpot device 28 is arranged.
  • This is designed in the form of a collecting container 29.
  • the collecting container 29 is a transparent stacking tube 30 are in this stacking tube 30 overlapping valuables 31 in the form of Coins accumulated in the collecting container 29 and as an additional profit from this collecting container 29 into the output tray 8 can be transferred.
  • the coin-specific display fields 21 and 23 of the risk managers 20 and 22 of the risk gaming facilities 18 and 19 each assigned an indicator light 32, the occurrence of a certain loss or partial loss optically through in the risk game device 18 or 19 Show lighting up.
  • the embodiment of the entertainment device according to the invention 2 comprises in the center of the windshield 3 from two collecting containers 29 existing real money filling jackpot facility 28. These collecting containers 29 are also as transparent stacking tubes 30 holding valuables 31 trained, which can be filled alternately at different heights are. Above the real money jackpot facility 28 there is a separate optical display 33 in the form an indicator light 32 which indicates the occurrence of a profit or Partial winning combination in the symbol game facility and one Loss or partial loss in the additional winnings game facility represents optically.
  • Fig. 3 shows an entertainment device in which the real money filling jackpot device 28 collecting containers 29 has a drum-like shape.
  • the collecting container 29 is in two receiving chambers 34 and 35 for receiving the valuables 31 shared from outside the entertainment device are visible.
  • the collection container 29 rotatable about its central axis 36, the receiving chambers 34 and 35 by not shown, in the peripheral wall of the drum-like collecting container 29 and dispensing openings for the valuables 31 can be filled or can be emptied.
  • the valuables 31 will here by a likewise not shown, in the entertainment device housed transport device from the stacking containers the money processing device into the receiving chambers 34 or 35 filled, and when emptying the receiving chambers 34 and 35, the valuables 31 in the Transfer tray 8 transferred.
  • the collection container 29 of a jackpot facility 28 one of several illuminated display fields 37 existing jackpot ladder 38. 35 takes place in this jackpot ladder the filling by means of value amounts in the individual display fields 37 progressively from the bottom up, the upper display field 37 represents the maximum fill level.

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  1. Machine de jeu actionnée au moyen de monnaie, comportant
    un dispositif de jeu à symboles (1) qui affiche une combinaison de symboles indiquant un gain ou une perte, sur des corps en rotation (5) derrière des fenêtres de lecture (4) correspondantes,
    au moins un dispositif de jeu à gain supplémentaire (18, 19) dans lequel on peut remettre en jeu ou cumuler un gain obtenu dans le dispositif de jeu à symboles (1),
    au moins un dispositif de jackpot (28) à argent réel, qui est formé d'un récipient de collecte (29) visible à l'extérieur de la machine de jeu et qui peut être rempli avec des objets de valeur (31), à l'apparition d'événements déterminés dans le dispositif de jeu à symboles (1) et/ou dans le dispositif de jeu à gain supplémentaire (18, 19), et
    une unité de commande commandée par un calculateur pour la commande du déroulement du jeu,
    caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de jackpot (28) à argent réel peut être rempli de montants de valeur ou d'objets de valeur (31) jusqu'à un niveau défini commandé par calculateur, par des pertes déterminées ou des pertes partielles dans le dispositif de jeu à gain supplémentaire (18, 19), et les montants de valeur ou les objets de valeur (31) peuvent être distribués de manière commandée par calculateur, en tant que gain supplémentaire, après que le niveau a été atteint et lorsque survient au moins une autre perte déterminée ou perte partielle dans le dispositif de jeu à gain supplémentaire (18, 19), un montant de gain total admissible à l'intérieur d'un jeu, imposé de manière fixe, ne devant pas être dépassé.
  2. Machine de jeu selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les pertes déterminées ou pertes partielles, qui se produisent dans le dispositif de jeu à gain supplémentaire (18, 19), sont converties de manière commandée par calculateur, en montants de valeur.
  3. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que les pertes ou pertes partielles déterminées, se produisant dans le dispositif de jeu à gain supplémentaire (18, 19), pendant la durée d'une série de jeux sont définies de manière commandée par calculateur, et sont chargées dans le dispositif de jackpot (28) à argent réel, le début de la série de jeux étant déclenché par l'apparition de l'un de ces événements.
  4. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée ne ce que le dispositif de jackpot (28) à argent réel est constitué d'au moins deux récipients de collecte (29) qui peuvent être remplis alternativement avec des montants de valeur.
  5. Machine de jeu selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce qu'après que l'un des récipients de collecte (29) a été vidé, il est affecté à celui-ci, de manière commandée par calculateur, un montant de valeur minimale déterminée, tandis que l'autre récipient de collecte peut continuer d'être rempli avec des montants de valeur.
  6. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de jeu à gain supplémentaire est un dispositif de jeu à risque (18, 19) et/ou un dispositif de remise en jeu.
  7. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de jeu à gain supplémentaire (18, 19) est constitué d'une pluralité de zones d'affichage (21, 23) lumineuses, pour chaque gain.
  8. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée en ce que des pertes obtenues dans le dispositif de jeu à risque (18, 19) peuvent être transférées, en totalité ou en partie, dans le ou les récipients de collecte (29), en tant que montants de valeur, ou par conversion en monnaie, en tant qu'objets de valeur (31).
  9. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisée en ce que les pertes obtenues dans le dispositif de remise en jeu peuvent être transférées, en totalité ou en partie, dans le ou les récipients de collecte (29), en tant que montants de valeur, ou par conversion en monnaie, en tant qu'objets de valeur (31).
  10. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisée en ce que l'apparition d'une perte ou perte partielle déterminée dans le dispositif de jeu à gain supplémentaire (18, 19) peut être affichée chaque fois optiquement.
  11. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu comme affichage optique (33), au moins une lampe d'affichage (32) sur la vitre avant (3) de la machine de jeu.
  12. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisée en ce qu'au moins une lampe d'affichage (32) est affectée à chaque zone d'affichage (21, 23) du dispositif de jeu à gain supplémentaire (18, 19).
  13. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12, caractérisée en ce que le paiement des montants de valeur, respectivement des objets de valeur (31), accumulés dans les récipients de collecte (29), s'effectue indépendamment du niveau maximal qui peut être atteint du dispositif de jackpot (28) à argent réel.
  14. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12, caractérisée en ce que le paiement des montants de valeur, respectivement des objets de valeur (31), accumulés dans les récipients de collecte (29), s'effectue en totalité ou en partie jusqu'à un montant de gain total donné par jeu, après qu'a été atteint le niveau qui peut être atteint au maximum dans le dispositif de jackpot (28) à argent réel.
  15. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 14, caractérisée en ce que la durée d'une série de jeux est définie de manière imposée fixement ou de manière commandée par le hasard.
  16. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 15, caractérisée en ce que les montants de valeur, respectivement les objets de valeur (31), non distribués par les récipients de collecte (29) du dispositif de jackpot (28) à argent réel, à l'intérieur d'une série de jeux, sont conservés pour au moins une autre série de jeux.
  17. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 16, caractérisée en ce que chaque récipient de collecte (29) du dispositif de jackpot (28) à argent réel est formé d'un tube d'empilage (30) pour des objets de valeur (31).
  18. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 16, caractérisée en ce que chaque récipient de collecte (29) est réalisé en forme de disque, de boite, de tambour ou de sébile pour recevoir les objets de valeur (31).
  19. Machine de jeu selon la revendication 18, caractérisée en ce que chaque récipient de collecte (29) est partagé en au moins deux chambres de réception (34, 35) pour les objets de valeur (31).
  20. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 18 ou 19, caractérisée en ce que chacun des récipients de collecte (29) est réalisé de manière à pouvoir tourner autour de son axe centré (36).
  21. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 2à, caractérisée en ce que les objets de valeur (31) sont des pièces de monnaie, des jetons, des bons ou analogues.
  22. Machine de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 21, caractérisée en ce que le récipient de collecte (29) du dispositif de jackpot (28) à argent réel est constitué d'une échelle de jackpot (38) formée de plusieurs zones d'affichage (37) lumineuses, dans laquelle les montants de valeur sont accumulés et affichés.
  23. Machine de jeu selon la revendication 22, caractérisée en ce que chaque récipient de collecte (29) du dispositif de jackpot (28) est formé d'un affichage à LED dans lequel les montants de valeur sont accumulés et affichés.
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