EP1031951B1 - Procédé d'exploitation d'un groupe d'au moins deux machines de jeu déclenché par des pièces de monnaie - Google Patents

Procédé d'exploitation d'un groupe d'au moins deux machines de jeu déclenché par des pièces de monnaie

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EP1031951B1
EP1031951B1 EP00102820A EP00102820A EP1031951B1 EP 1031951 B1 EP1031951 B1 EP 1031951B1 EP 00102820 A EP00102820 A EP 00102820A EP 00102820 A EP00102820 A EP 00102820A EP 1031951 B1 EP1031951 B1 EP 1031951B1
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money
banknote
game
processing device
output
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Uwe Christiansen
Hans Joachim Pickhardt
Horst Niederlein
Dirk Schwerdling
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Loewen Entertainment GmbH
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NSM Loewen Entertainment GmbH
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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
    • 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
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3272—Games involving multiple players
    • G07F17/3281—Games involving multiple players wherein game attributes are transferred between players, e.g. points, weapons, avatars

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  • the invention relates to a method for operating a group of at least two money-operated game devices with coin value individual stacking tubes and with a common banknote processing device, which is either integrated in one of the game devices or spatially separated from the game devices and bidirectional with computer-controlled control units of the game devices in Connection is, with the playability of one of the game devices is selected by the key-controlled.
  • Money-operated game devices are known in various embodiments. These usually comprise a symbol game device, which usually has three rotating body, which can be designed as rollers, discs, folding card carousels or the like. On the externally visible by reading window surface, the rotating body symbols. After entering coins or bills as a game use a game is started and the rotating body are stopped one after the other. After all of the rotating bodies have come to a standstill, the symbol combination displayed in the reading windows indicates a gain or loss. In different amounts are usually points and / or special game winnings with an increased chance of winning compared to the normal game or achieved monetary gains that can be paid as coinage.
  • known gaming devices often have a risk play device as additional win game device.
  • a decision is usually made about increasing or losing the total profit.
  • a further game incentive with additional profit opportunity is an additional win game device in the form of a jackpot game device, in which monetary values and / or special games achieved in the symbol gaming device or additional win gaming device are accumulated up to a triggering event.
  • a device for changing money in a venue in which a plurality of amusement machines are placed, which are connected to a central control unit, with which the present in the control units of the amusement machines fireworksaufconces- and administrative units are changeable.
  • the central control unit housed in a housed in a separate housing control device, the central control unit and at least one banknote reader with associated collecting container for Acceptance, examination and monetary value determination arranged, wherein the determined monetary value is transmitted from the central control unit to a predeterminable in the controller entertainment machines computer-controlled, the control unit releases coins according to the transmitted monetary value of coin value individual stacking tubes.
  • the set up at a central location in the gaming area control device is operated by the supervisor of the venue, ie a bill to be changed is entered by the supervisor in the banknote reader of the controller and the monetary value is transmitted to a previously determined entertainment machine. From the coin value individual Münzstapelröhren this amusement machine is then paid automatically by this change, from which then a certain amount for performing a game can be thrown into the Münzprüf coupled. By entering a banknote so no playability of an amusement machine is to achieve directly, but only a pure money exchange process.
  • DE 38 02 124 C2 discloses a slot machine with a Münzprüf probe which is connected to a housed in a separate housing control unit with a collecting container comprehensive test facility for paper money for several slot machines.
  • the control unit has keys for selecting a slot machine.
  • the housing receiving the test device is arranged next to the slot machine.
  • the playability of the slot machine and / or one or more additional slot machines arranged next to the housing is determined via the keys.
  • a banknote issue for the payment of monetary profits is not provided here.
  • the object is achieved in that at the end of a game a remaining amount of money or computer-controlled either in coin to the respective game device and / or issued in bills on a bill dispenser of the bill processing device.
  • Claim 1 discloses the invention.
  • Claims 1-12 disclose preferred embodiments of the invention.
  • the amount of money to be dispensed is thus output in a corresponding number of bills and coins or only in coins. If there are not enough banknotes available, the amount of money will only be paid in coins to the corresponding gaming machine. If not enough coins are available for payment in a corresponding gaming device, then its willingness to play is blocked.
  • the input of bills is made via a bill input of the bill processing device and the corresponding amount of money key-controlled transfer in one or the other game device. If the player has inserted a note of a certain value into the note entry and has selected one of the play instruments for playing, he presses a certain key, whereby the monetary value corresponding to the note is transferred to the selected note Game device is transferred. As a result, the game device is set in game readiness and the game can begin.
  • the player then wants to end the game, he can have a remaining amount of money and / or accumulated amounts of winnings either in the form of coin money at the respective gaming device or in the form of banknotes issued by the money issuer of the banknote processing device. As a result, the player no longer necessarily take over large amounts of coins, which is often perceived as disturbing.
  • the transfer of the amount of money entered the bill and / or the selection of the playability of one of the game devices and / or the issue of a remaining amount of money at the end of the game by arranged on the banknote processing device keys.
  • These buttons can each be assigned to a function or a game device or designed as multifunction buttons. In any case, the player always has influence on the aforementioned functions and thus largely determines the course of the game.
  • the transfer of the amount of money entered the bill and / or the selection of the playability of one of the game devices and / or the issue of a remaining amount of money at the end of the game by arranged on this game device keys. This enables the player to execute or trigger the respective function directly on the game device selected by him.
  • buttons keys may be, for example, the re-start or stop buttons for the reels of the symbol game device or the risk buttons for the risk game device.
  • the amount of money to be transferred to a gaming device and / or the game device selected for playing and / or the amount of money to be dispensed at the end of the game are optically displayed in a display device on the banknote processing device and / or at least one of the gaming devices.
  • the banknote processing device can be used as a pure currency exchange device.
  • the bill processing device used on the one hand may change money but on the other hand, not only to the tick of the bill change is used.
  • the return of bills of lower value and coins takes place only after a certain time and / or a specific number of games has been entered after entering a bill into the bill processing device.
  • the player enters a bill in the bill processing device and the authenticity of the bill is detected in the bill validator, then the possibility is given only after a certain time, such as 15 minutes, to exchange the entered bill in bills of lower value or coins.
  • the player will generally be reluctant to wait a relatively long period of time, with the intention of changing a bank note, until the currency exchange is possible and can take place. In this respect, a faster pure money exchange is prevented.
  • the return of bills lower value or coins can also be done depending on a certain number of games to be completed by the player after entering the bill into the bill processing device must first complete a number of games, such as 20 games. Of course, in these games to be completed the respective stake is deducted from the value of the entered bill. Only after the expiry of the specific number of games, the remaining residual value, possibly with the addition of the profit achieved within this specific number of games, as rest money in the form of bills and / or coins issued.
  • the coin money is first issued after a first variant with separate return of coin and bills and subsequently optically and / or acoustically indicated that the bills are issued either on the gaming device or the money issuer of the central banknote processing device.
  • the bills are first issued and subsequently visually and / or acoustically displayed that the coin money is issued either on the gaming machine or on the money issuer of the central banknote processing device.
  • the method of issuing payment methods may vary and depends on the structure of the respective game device or group of gaming device. Accordingly, the issuing of bills on the recorded game machine with a bill dispenser is automatically performed after or before the issuing of coin money. On the other hand, the issue of bills takes place on the recorded game device without money issuer on another game device, the output is optically and / or acoustically signaled to both game devices.
  • a group 1 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 of three game devices 2, 3 and 4, which are each configured differently.
  • the game device 2 comprises a symbol game device 5 with disk-shaped rotating bodies 6, which have symbols 7.
  • a symbol combination is displayed in reading windows 8.
  • By means of Nachstart- or stop buttons 9 each of these associated rotating body 6 can be restarted or stopped prematurely, a game can be triggered by inserting coin into a coin slot 10 of a coin processing device 1.
  • Coin dispensing 11 associated with a coin-value-specific stacking tube is used to issue monetary gains and residual money in the form of coins.
  • the symbol game device 5 consists of three juxtaposed roller-shaped circulating bodies 6.
  • the game device 4 in turn comprises a symbol game device 5 with disc-shaped rotating bodies 6 and further has two risk game devices 12 and 13, in which one in the symbolic Spiel responded 5 profit can be risked at the risk of loss.
  • the game sequence control of each game device 2, 3, and 4 takes place in each case by a control unit 14 in the corresponding game device 2, 3, and 4.
  • a central banknote processing device 15 which can accept bills of different significance, is integrated in the gaming device 2. This consists of a note entry
  • the central banknote processing device 15 is connected in bidirection to the control unit 14 of the gaming device 2 and in turn to the control unit 14 of the gaming device 3.
  • the game device 4 shown in dashed lines - or other game devices, not shown - be connected bidirectionally with the control unit 14 of the game device 3.
  • the bill is authenticated by the bill validator 17. If the bill is recognized as genuine, the player can determine by pressing one of the circulating bodies 6 of the symbol game device 5 of the game device 2, trained as multifunction buttons Nachstart- or stop buttons 9, if he wants to play the game device 2, 3 or 4. In this case, in a display device 20 of the thrown bill corresponding amount of money is displayed, which is transmitted to the selected by the player game device 2, 3 or 4. In a further display device 21, the respective amount of remaining money or amount of profit is displayed during the course of the game and at the end of the game.
  • a specific multi-function button 9 on the selected game device 2, 3 or 4 where he can select by selecting the specific multi-function button 9, whether the displayed in the display device 21 of the respective game device 2, 3 or 4 amount to be paid in Form of coin to be issued in the coin dispenser 11 and / or in the form of bills from the money issuer 17 on the bill dispenser tray 18.
  • the embodiment of the group 1 of game devices 2, 3, 4 of FIG. 2 differs from that of FIG. 1 in that the central banknote processing device 15 is arranged next to one of the game devices 2 or 3.
  • the banknote processing device 15 and the control units 14 of the game devices 2 and 3 - possibly also the game device 4 and other game devices not shown - are connected bidirectionally.
  • the display device 20 for the amount of money to be transferred to a game machine 2, 3 or 4 and the display device 21 for a cash amount to be paid out are arranged only on the central banknote processing device 15.
  • the bill processing unit 15 has function keys 22 for transferring the amount of money of the entered bill, selecting the playability of one of the game machines 2, 3, 4, and issuing a remaining amount of money at the completion of the game, respectively.
  • the group of game devices 2, 3, 4 are used as a money changer, so checks the central banknote processing device 15 when entering and accepting the authenticity checked bill, whether the player wants to make a pure change process by determining whether the player has a wait a certain time or completed a certain predetermined number of games. If he does not do so, the return of lower value banknotes or coins will be blocked and the customer will receive back his banknote.
  • a separate return of coins and bills can be provided. Accordingly, e.g. first the coin money spent. Subsequently, an optical and / or acoustic indication in a display device 23 that the bills are issued either on the game device 2, 3, 4 or on the money issuer 18 of the central banknote processing device 15.
  • the display device 23 consists for example of a plurality of luminous elements, which are arranged on the central banknote processing device 15, wherein a respective lighting element is assigned to a specific game device 2, 3, 4.
  • the player can easily see on which device the payment is made.
  • the issue of coins and bills can be made differently depending on the design of the group of game machines 2, 3, 4, the issue of coins and bills can be made differently. If the recorded game device 2, 3 or 4 has a banknote issuer 18, the issuing of banknotes on the recorded gaming device 2, 3 or 4 takes place automatically after or before the issue of coinage. However, if a bill dispenser 18 is missing on the recorded game machine 2, 3 or 4, the issue of bills takes place on another game machine 2, 3 or 4, wherein the output is optically and / or acoustically signaled on both game devices 2, 3, 4.

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  1. Procédé pour le fonctionnement d'un groupe d'au moins deux automates de jeu actionnés par du numéraire (2, 3, 4) avec des tubes d'empilage individuels par valeur faciale et avec un dispositif commun de traitement de billets de banque (15) qui est soit intégré à un des automates de jeu (2, 3, 4), soit disposé de manière spatialement séparée des automates de jeu (2, 3, 4) et est en liaison bidirectionnelle avec des modules de commande commandés par ordinateur (14) des automates de jeu (2, 3, 4), la possibilité de jouer avec un des automates de jeu (2, 3, 4) étant sélectionnée au moyen de touches de commande, caractérisé en ce que, au terme d'un jeu, un montant restant est remis, de manière commandée par ordinateur ou par touches, au choix en monnaie sur l'automate de jeu concerné (2, 3, 4) et/ou en billets de banque par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen de remise de billets de banque (18) du dispositif de traitement de billets de banque (15).
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'introduction de billets de banque s'effectue par l'intermédiaire d'un moyen d'introduction de billets de banque (16) du dispositif de traitement de billets de banque (15), et le montant correspondant est transféré à l'un ou l'autre automate de jeu (2, 3, 4) au moyen de touches de commande.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le transfert du montant du billet de banque introduit et/ou le choix de la possibilité de jouer avec un des automates de jeu (2, 3, 4) et/ou la remise d'un montant restant au terme du jeu s'effectuent à l'aide de touches (22) disposées sur le dispositif de traitement de billets de banque (15).
  4. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le transfert du montant d'un billet de banque introduit et/ou le choix de la possibilité de jouer avec un des automates de jeu (2, 3, 4) et/ou la remise d'un montant restant au terme du jeu s'effectuent à l'aide de touches disposées sur l'automate de jeu (2, 3, 4).
  5. Procédé selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le transfert du montant d'un billet de banque introduit et/ou le choix de la possibilité de jouer avec un des automates de jeu et/ou la remise d'un montant restant au terme du jeu s'effectuent à l'aide de touches (9) associées aux dispositifs de jeu (5, 12, 13) de l'automate de jeu (2, 3, 4), conformées en touches multifonction.
  6. Procédé selon une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le montant à transférer à un automate de jeu (2, 3, 4) et/ou l'automate de jeu (2, 3, 4) choisi pour jouer et/ou le montant à remettre au terme du jeu sont affichés optiquement par un dispositif d'affichage (20, 21) sur le dispositif de traitement de billets de banque (15) et/ou au moins sur un des automates de jeu (2, 3, 4).
  7. Procédé selon une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que, après introduction d'un billet de banque dans le dispositif de traitement de billets de banque (15), une opération de change en billets de banque de valeur inférieure et/ou en monnaie est déclenchée au moyen de touches de commande.
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que, après introduction d'un billet de banque dans le dispositif de traitement de billets de banque (15), une restitution de billets de banque de valeur inférieure et de monnaie ne s'effectue qu'après écoulement d'une durée déterminée et/ou qu'après un nombre de jeux déterminé.
  9. Procédé selon une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que, en cas de restitution séparée de monnaie et de billets de banque, la monnaie est remise en premier et il est indiqué ensuite par voie optique et/ou acoustique que les billets de banque seront remis soit sur l'automate de jeu (2, 3, 4), soit sur le moyen de remise de billets de banque (18) du dispositif central de traitement de billets de banque (15).
  10. Procédé selon une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que, en cas de restitution séparée de monnaie et de billets de banque, les billets de banque sont remis en premier et il est indiqué ensuite par voie optique et/ou acoustique que la monnaie sera remise soit sur l'automate de jeu (2, 3, 4), soit sur le moyen de remise de billets de banque (18) du dispositif central de traitement de billets de banque (15).
  11. Procédé selon une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que, sur l'automate de jeu joué (2, 3, 4) pourvu d'un moyen de remise de billets de banque (18), la remise de billets s'effectue automatiquement après ou avant la remise de monnaie.
  12. Procédé selon une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que, sur l'automate de jeu joué (2, 3, 4) dépourvu de moyen de remise de billets de banque (18), la remise de billets s'effectue sur un autre automate de jeu (2, 3, 4), la remise étant signalée optiquement et/ou acoustiquement sur les deux automates de jeu (2, 3, 4).
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DE19925805A DE19925805C2 (de) 1999-02-23 1999-06-07 Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Gruppe aus mindestens zwei geldbetätigten Spielgeräten
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