EP1533762B1 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

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EP1533762B1
EP1533762B1 EP20040003873 EP04003873A EP1533762B1 EP 1533762 B1 EP1533762 B1 EP 1533762B1 EP 20040003873 EP20040003873 EP 20040003873 EP 04003873 A EP04003873 A EP 04003873A EP 1533762 B1 EP1533762 B1 EP 1533762B1
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display
stop
player
gaming machine
game
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EP1533762A1 (en
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Kazuo Okada
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Universal Entertainment Corp
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Universal Entertainment Corp
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Priority claimed from US10/697,942 external-priority patent/US7479061B2/en
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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
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
    • G07F17/3211—Display means
    • 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
    • G07F17/34—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines
EP20040003873 2003-10-31 2004-02-20 Gaming machine Expired - Lifetime EP1533762B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
2001-06-11
US10/697,942 US7479061B2 (en) 2002-08-21 2003-10-31 Gaming machine

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EP1533762A1 EP1533762A1 (en) 2005-05-25
EP1533762B1 true EP1533762B1 (en) 2012-08-29

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EP (1) EP1533762B1 (zh)
CN (1) CN100421752C (zh)
ZA (1) ZA200401421B (zh)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US8371926B2 (en) 2001-10-02 2013-02-12 Universal Entertainment Corporation Slot machine and control method of game
CN103942987B (zh) * 2014-05-09 2016-09-07 山东建筑大学 立体图形空间视觉记忆训练方法

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GB9224402D0 (en) * 1992-11-20 1993-01-13 Ag Patents Ltd Coin freed gaming amusement apparatus
DE4436171A1 (de) * 1994-10-10 1996-04-11 Nsm Ag Geldbetätigtes Unterhaltungsgerät
JP2865595B2 (ja) * 1995-09-12 1999-03-08 株式会社三共 遊戯機用シンボル表示装置及びこれを用いたスロットマシン並びにパチンコ機
US6135884A (en) * 1997-08-08 2000-10-24 International Game Technology Gaming machine having secondary display for providing video content
US6517433B2 (en) * 2001-05-22 2003-02-11 Wms Gaming Inc. Reel spinning slot machine with superimposed video image

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EP1533762A1 (en) 2005-05-25
CN1611284A (zh) 2005-05-04
CN100421752C (zh) 2008-10-01
ZA200401421B (en) 2004-08-27

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