EP0577415A3 - Machines for amusement and playing games. - Google Patents

Machines for amusement and playing games. Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0577415A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: amusement; machines; playing games; games; playing
Prior art date: 1992-07-01
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 Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP19930305140

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0577415A2 (en

Inventor

Neville Dale Chadwick

Terence Howard

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Bell Fruit Manufacturing Co Ltd

Original Assignee

Bell Fruit Manufacturing Co Ltd

Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)

1992-07-01

Filing date

1993-06-30

Publication date

1994-10-26

1992-07-01 Priority claimed from GB929213945A external-priority patent/GB9213945D0/en

1993-03-12 Priority claimed from GB939305095A external-priority patent/GB9305095D0/en

1993-06-30 Application filed by Bell Fruit Manufacturing Co Ltd filed Critical Bell Fruit Manufacturing Co Ltd

1994-01-05 Publication of EP0577415A2 publication Critical patent/EP0577415A2/en

1994-10-26 Publication of EP0577415A3 publication Critical patent/EP0577415A3/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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
- G07F17/3213—Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
- 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
- A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
- A63F9/04—Dice; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices
- 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

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Pinball Game Machines (AREA)

EP19930305140 1992-07-01 1993-06-30 Machines for amusement and playing games. Withdrawn EP0577415A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB929213945A GB9213945D0 (en)	1992-07-01	1992-07-01	Gaming or amusement machines
GB9213945		1992-07-01
GB939303548A GB9303548D0 (en)	1992-07-01	1993-02-22	Machines for amusement and playing games
GB9303548		1993-02-22
GB939305095A GB9305095D0 (en)	1992-07-01	1993-03-12	Machines for amusement and playing games
GB9305095		1993-03-12

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0577415A2 EP0577415A2 (en)	1994-01-05
EP0577415A3 true EP0577415A3 (en)	1994-10-26

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19930305140 Withdrawn EP0577415A3 (en)	1992-07-01	1993-06-30	Machines for amusement and playing games.

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EP (1)	EP0577415A3 (en)

Cited By (4)

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US7278635B2 (en)	1992-10-02	2007-10-09	Bally Gaming, Inc.	Game apparatus with rotary indicator and bonus multiplier
US7775870B2 (en)	2003-11-21	2010-08-17	Sierra Design Group	Arcade game
US7824252B1 (en)	1992-10-02	2010-11-02	Bally Gaming, Inc.	Mechanical wheel indicator with sound effects
US8096554B1 (en)	1992-10-02	2012-01-17	Bally Gaming, Inc	Wheel indicator and ticket dispenser apparatus

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GB9303705D0 (en) *	1993-02-24	1993-04-14	Starpoint Electrics Ltd	Drive assemblies
US6234897B1 (en)	1997-04-23	2001-05-22	Wms Gaming Inc.	Gaming device with variable bonus payout feature
US6190255B1 (en)	1998-03-24	2001-02-20	Wms Gaming Inc.	Bonus game for a gaming machine
US6315660B1 (en)	1998-03-24	2001-11-13	Wms Gaming Inc.	Gaming machines with board game theme
US6159098A (en) *	1998-09-02	2000-12-12	Wms Gaming Inc.	Dual-award bonus game for a gaming machine
US6592457B1 (en)	1999-05-26	2003-07-15	Wms Gaming Inc.	Gaming machine with player selected events
US6443837B1 (en)	1999-05-26	2002-09-03	Wms Gaming Inc.	Bonus games for gaming machines with strategy options
US6358147B1 (en)	1999-06-23	2002-03-19	Wms Gaming Inc.	Gaming machine with multiple payoff modes and award presentation schemes
US6159097A (en) *	1999-06-30	2000-12-12	Wms Gaming Inc.	Gaming machine with variable probability of obtaining bonus game payouts
US8721422B2 (en)	2004-05-19	2014-05-13	Wms Gaming Inc.	Wagering game with award enhancement feature
US20080268942A1 (en) *	2007-04-30	2008-10-30	Deruyter Craig	"Electronic Lighted Die"
US8308545B2 (en)	2007-11-09	2012-11-13	Wms Gaming Inc.	Wagering game with enhanced player-selection bonus feature

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US3411223A (en) *	1967-02-01	1968-11-19	Markus Campbell Company	Tachistoscopic device
GB2137514A (en) *	1983-04-09	1984-10-10	Elizabeth Shona Coppin	Device for random presentation of indicia
GB2147510A (en) *	1983-10-07	1985-05-15	Cirsa Comp Inversiones Sa	Indicating module for gaming apparatus
EP0501727A2 (en) *	1991-02-27	1992-09-02	Bell-Fruit Manufacturing Company Limited	Gaming or amusement machines

1993
- 1993-06-30 EP EP19930305140 patent/EP0577415A3/en not_active Withdrawn

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3411223A (en) *	1967-02-01	1968-11-19	Markus Campbell Company	Tachistoscopic device
GB2137514A (en) *	1983-04-09	1984-10-10	Elizabeth Shona Coppin	Device for random presentation of indicia
GB2147510A (en) *	1983-10-07	1985-05-15	Cirsa Comp Inversiones Sa	Indicating module for gaming apparatus
EP0501727A2 (en) *	1991-02-27	1992-09-02	Bell-Fruit Manufacturing Company Limited	Gaming or amusement machines

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US7278635B2 (en)	1992-10-02	2007-10-09	Bally Gaming, Inc.	Game apparatus with rotary indicator and bonus multiplier
US7824252B1 (en)	1992-10-02	2010-11-02	Bally Gaming, Inc.	Mechanical wheel indicator with sound effects
US7832727B1 (en)	1992-10-02	2010-11-16	Bally Gaming Inc.	Illuminated wheel indicators
US7878506B1 (en)	1992-10-02	2011-02-01	Bally Gaming, Inc.	Wheel indicators
US7922175B1 (en)	1992-10-02	2011-04-12	Bally Gaming, Inc.	Multi-mode wheel and pointer indicators
US8006977B1 (en)	1992-10-02	2011-08-30	Bally Gaming, Inc.	Wheel indicator and progressive bonus apparatus
US8096554B1 (en)	1992-10-02	2012-01-17	Bally Gaming, Inc	Wheel indicator and ticket dispenser apparatus
US8100401B1 (en)	1992-10-02	2012-01-24	Bally Gaming, Inc	Multi-mode wheel and pointer indicators
US7775870B2 (en)	2003-11-21	2010-08-17	Sierra Design Group	Arcade game

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0577415A2 (en)	1994-01-05

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB9303548D0 (en)	1993-04-07	Machines for amusement and playing games
GB2242300B (en)	1994-06-22	Gaming and amusement machines
GB9126815D0 (en)	1992-02-19	Gaming and amusement machines
GB9104110D0 (en)	1991-04-17	Gaming and amusement machines
EP0558307A3 (en)	1995-12-27	Gaming or amusement machine
GB9104099D0 (en)	1991-04-17	Gaming or amusement machines
GB9313456D0 (en)	1993-08-11	Machines for amusement and playing games
GB2282078B (en)	1996-04-10	Puzzle game
EP0577415A3 (en)	1994-10-26	Machines for amusement and playing games.
GB2253154B (en)	1995-02-01	Gaming or amusement machines
GB2251329B (en)	1994-06-01	Coin-released amusement or gaming machines
GB9206951D0 (en)	1992-05-13	Amusement game cabinet
GB9112758D0 (en)	1991-07-31	Gaming and amusement machines
GB2242365B (en)	1994-03-16	Game puzzle
GB9019106D0 (en)	1990-10-17	Amusement and gaming machines
EP0647913A3 (en)	1996-07-31	Apparatus for playing lottery games.
GB9305095D0 (en)	1993-04-28	Machines for amusement and playing games
KR940006004Y1 (en)	1994-09-01	Puzzle game
GB2283923B (en)	1997-11-05	Puzzle game
GB9216189D0 (en)	1992-09-09	Gaming or amusement machine
CA71386S (en)	1992-08-28	Puzzle game
GB9311375D0 (en)	1993-07-21	Games playing apparatus
GB9402740D0 (en)	1994-04-06	Gaming and amusement machines
GB2287892B (en)	1996-03-06	Playing game
GB9220348D0 (en)	1992-11-11	Puzzle game

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1993-11-19	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1994-01-05	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AT BE DE ES FR GB NL
1994-09-05	PUAL	Search report despatched	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013
1994-10-26	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A3 Designated state(s): AT BE DE ES FR GB NL
1996-01-03	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
1996-01-24	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 19950427