EP0964373A3 - Game system for playing with medals - Google Patents

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EP0964373A3
EP0964373A3 EP99304150A EP99304150A EP0964373A3 EP 0964373 A3 EP0964373 A3 EP 0964373A3 EP 99304150 A EP99304150 A EP 99304150A EP 99304150 A EP99304150 A EP 99304150A EP 0964373 A3 EP0964373 A3 EP 0964373A3
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game
medal
progress
game system
medals
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Takashi Kumabe
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Konami Group Corp
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Konami Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • 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
    • G07F17/3286—Type of games
    • G07F17/3297—Fairground games, e.g. Tivoli, coin pusher machines, cranes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D9/00—Counting coins; Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass

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  • Slot Machines And Peripheral Devices (AREA)
  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
  • Pinball Game Machines (AREA)

Abstract

To give diversity to a game progress, there is provided a medal game system. The game system comprises a pusher mechanism constructed to have a medal fallen from an end of a table utilizing a reciprocating motion of a moving member. Changes are given to a progress of a game when the medal falling from a given position of the end is detected. The system comprises: a plurality of detecting devices which detect a fall of the medal from a plurality of mutually-different positions of the end; and an altering device which alters a combination of the plurality of the detecting devices functioning in an available state depending on the progress of the game.
EP19990304150 1998-06-12 1999-05-27 Game system for playing with medals Expired - Lifetime EP0964373B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP10181421A JP2901968B1 (en) 1998-06-12 1998-06-12 Medal game machine
JP18142198 1998-06-12

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EP0964373A2 EP0964373A2 (en) 1999-12-15
EP0964373A3 true EP0964373A3 (en) 2000-12-20
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JP (1) JP2901968B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1112949C (en)
DE (1) DE69935824D1 (en)
HK (1) HK1023429A1 (en)
TW (1) TW385254B (en)

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JP3234590B2 (en) * 2000-02-24 2001-12-04 コナミ株式会社 Medal game machine
GB2381115B (en) * 2000-05-18 2004-10-20 Brandmakers Inc Pusher amusement machine
US7172197B2 (en) 2001-09-07 2007-02-06 Bell-Fruit Games Limited Entertainment machine
GB2382783A (en) * 2001-12-01 2003-06-11 Colin John Page Coin pusher gaming machine with accurate takings
US7233922B2 (en) 2003-04-02 2007-06-19 Cantor Index Llc System and method for wagering-based transferable financial instruments
US7962400B2 (en) 2003-04-02 2011-06-14 Cfph, Llc System and method for wagering based on the movement of financial markets
US20050197938A1 (en) 2004-03-05 2005-09-08 Cantor Index Llc System and method for determining odds for wagering in a financial market environment
US7711628B2 (en) 2004-03-05 2010-05-04 Cantor Index Llc System and method for offering intraday wagering in a financial market environment
US8128474B2 (en) 2004-03-05 2012-03-06 Cantor Index, Llc Computer graphics processing methods and systems for presentation of graphics objects or text in a wagering environment
US7835961B2 (en) 2004-03-05 2010-11-16 Cantor Index Llc System and method for wagering in a financial market environment
JP2007215720A (en) * 2006-02-16 2007-08-30 Copcom Co Ltd Pusher game apparatus
JP2010233748A (en) * 2009-03-30 2010-10-21 Namco Bandai Games Inc Token game device

Citations (2)

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EP0761264A2 (en) * 1995-09-12 1997-03-12 Konami Co., Ltd. Medal game machine
US5713572A (en) * 1995-08-17 1998-02-03 Sigma, Incorporated Pusher game apparatus

Patent Citations (2)

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US5713572A (en) * 1995-08-17 1998-02-03 Sigma, Incorporated Pusher game apparatus
EP0761264A2 (en) * 1995-09-12 1997-03-12 Konami Co., Ltd. Medal game machine

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DE69935824D1 (en) 2007-05-31
CN1239004A (en) 1999-12-22
EP0964373A2 (en) 1999-12-15
TW385254B (en) 2000-03-21
EP0964373B1 (en) 2007-04-18
JP2000000372A (en) 2000-01-07
JP2901968B1 (en) 1999-06-07
HK1023429A1 (en) 2000-09-08
CN1112949C (en) 2003-07-02

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