EP 0330778 A1 19890906 - Slot machine.
Title (en)
Slot machine.
Title (de)
Geldspielgerät.
Title (fr)
Appareil de jeu à sous.
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 5119788 A 19880304
Abstract (en)
A slot machine having a plurality of symbol rows each having a plurality of symbols disposed at equal pitch pays out a predetermined number of coins when the symbol rows under movement stop and a symbol combination on a prize-winning line becomes coincident with a hit game symbol combination. The slot machine includes a lost game determining unit (20, 42, 43), a symbol determining unit (43, 44, 45) and a symbol row stop position control unit (28, 29, 30). The lost game determining unit (20, 42, 43) determines if a present game is to be set as a lost game or a hit game. The symbol determining unit (43, 44, 45) responds to a present lost game and determines symbols of the respective symbol rows so as to obtain a highest probability of occurrence of a symbol combination nearest to a hit game symbol combination. The symbol row stop position control unit (28, 29, 30) controls the respective symbol rows such that the symbols determined by the symbol determining unit (43, 44, 45) stop on the prize-winning line.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A63F 5/04 (2006.01); A63F 9/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07F 17/34 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
EP 0122138 A2 19841017 - UNIVERSAL KK [JP]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT CH DE FR GB LI
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0330778 A1 19890906; EP 0330778 B1 19911016; AT E68619 T1 19911115; AU 2039788 A 19890907; AU 611927 B2 19910627; DE 3865667 D1 19911121; JP H01227781 A 19890911; JP H0630643 B2 19940427; ZA 885692 B 19890426
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 88307280 A 19880805; AT 88307280 T 19880805; AU 2039788 A 19880803; DE 3865667 T 19880805; JP 5119788 A 19880304; ZA 885692 A 19880803