Global Patent Index - EP 0443420 B1

EP 0443420 B1 19950111 - Gaming system accumulating progressive jackpot values.

Title (en)

Gaming system accumulating progressive jackpot values.

Title (de)

System von Spielautomaten mit Verarbeitung eines steigenden Jackpots.

Title (fr)

Système de machines à sous avec traitement d'un jack-pot progressif.

Publication

EP 0443420 B1 19950111 (EN)

Application

EP 91101970 A 19910213

Priority

US 48214790 A 19900220

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0443420A2] In order to provide a progressive gaming system with greater speed, flexibility and reliability a communication unit is used to control the information transmitted between a group of gaming machines and a progressive controller. The communication unit collects coin-in information from each of the gaming machines and transmits this information to the progressive controller in response to periodic poll signal signals from the progressive controller. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G07F 17/34; G07F 1/06

IPC 8 full level

G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 17/3234 (2013.01); A63F 2003/0017 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE DK ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0443420 A2 19910828; EP 0443420 A3 19911211; EP 0443420 B1 19950111; AT E117112 T1 19950115; AU 649009 B2 19940512; AU 7119491 A 19910822; CA 2036472 A1 19910821; CA 2036472 C 20010417; DE 69106547 D1 19950223; DE 69106547 T2 19950817; DK 0443420 T3 19950522

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91101970 A 19910213; AT 91101970 T 19910213; AU 7119491 A 19910219; CA 2036472 A 19910215; DE 69106547 T 19910213; DK 91101970 T 19910213