GB2412475B - Gaming systems - Google Patents

Gaming systems

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Publication number
GB2412475B
GB2412475B GB0514832A GB0514832A GB2412475B GB 2412475 B GB2412475 B GB 2412475B GB 0514832 A GB0514832 A GB 0514832A GB 0514832 A GB0514832 A GB 0514832A GB 2412475 B GB2412475 B GB 2412475B
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Prior art keywords
gaming systems
gaming
systems
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
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GB0514832A
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GB0514832D0 (en
GB2412475A (en
Inventor
Darryl Green
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Unitab Ltd
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Unitab Ltd
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Priority claimed from AU2003900318A external-priority patent/AU2003900318A0/en
Priority claimed from AU2003901740A external-priority patent/AU2003901740A0/en
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Publication of GB0514832D0 publication Critical patent/GB0514832D0/en
Publication of GB2412475A publication Critical patent/GB2412475A/en
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Classifications

    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • 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
    • G07F17/3225—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
    • G07F17/3232—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the operator is informed
    • G07F17/3234—Data 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
    • 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
    • G07F17/3244—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
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Pinball Game Machines (AREA)
GB0514832A 2003-01-24 2004-01-13 Gaming systems Expired - Fee Related GB2412475B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2003900318A AU2003900318A0 (en) 2003-01-24 2003-01-24 A method for multiple devices
AU2003901740A AU2003901740A0 (en) 2003-04-11 2003-04-11 A method of awarding a prize in a gaming system
PCT/AU2004/000042 WO2004064959A1 (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-13 Gaming systems

Publications (3)

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GB0514832D0 GB0514832D0 (en) 2005-08-24
GB2412475A GB2412475A (en) 2005-09-28
GB2412475B true GB2412475B (en) 2006-08-30

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Country Status (5)

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US (1) US20060258424A1 (en)
AU (1) AU2004206762B2 (en)
GB (1) GB2412475B (en)
NZ (1) NZ541349A (en)
WO (1) WO2004064959A1 (en)

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GB0514832D0 (en) 2005-08-24
GB2412475A (en) 2005-09-28
AU2004206762B2 (en) 2009-09-17
WO2004064959A1 (en) 2004-08-05
US20060258424A1 (en) 2006-11-16
NZ541349A (en) 2007-04-27
AU2004206762A1 (en) 2004-08-05

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Effective date: 20110113