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EP 0855074 A1 19980729 - PROCESS FOR DETERMINING A PROPORTIONAL JACKPOT WIN

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR DETERMINING A PROPORTIONAL JACKPOT WIN

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR ERMITTLUNG EINES ANTEILIGEN JACKPOTGEWINNS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE DETERMINATION D'UN GAIN DE JACKPOT PROPORTIONNEL

Publication

EP 0855074 A1 19980729 (DE)

Application

EP 97928232 A 19970618

Priority

  • DE 19624321 A 19960618
  • EP 9703175 W 19970618

Abstract (en)

[origin: US6089980A] A method of a shared jackpot system of a gambling apparatus unit is provided, where the gambling apparatus unit comprises a plurality of coin-operated gambling machines. The gambling machines are linked to each other and jointly fill a jackpot. A predetermined part of the gambling bet of each gambling machine is employed to fill the jackpot. The filling level of the jackpot is displayed on each gambling machine and with a large display. A communication board is coordinated to each gambling apparatus in addition to a control unit. Upon actuation of the gambling machines, it is automatically determined which one of the gambling machines assumes the control in the form of a master. The master gambling machine monitors whether a jackpot trigger value is present. In case a jackpot trigger value is present, a command sequence is sent to all linked gambling machines. At the same time there occurs a final game in the gambling machines based on the command sequence. A rank sequence and a winning quota, respectively, is determined based on the predicted game result and the actual game result, wherein the rank sequence and the winning quota, respectively, represents a distribution key for the jackpot.

IPC 1-7

G07F 17/32

IPC 8 full level

G07F 17/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07F 17/32 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE ES FR GB GR IT NL PT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 6089980 A 20000718; AT E212746 T1 20020215; AU 2493897 A 19980108; AU 716299 B2 20000224; CA 2208188 A1 19971218; CA 2208188 C 20050614; DE 19624321 A1 19980102; DE 59706231 D1 20020314; EP 0855074 A1 19980729; EP 0855074 B1 20020130; ES 2171264 T3 20020901; PT 855074 E 20020628; WO 9749073 A1 19971224; ZA 975307 B 19980105

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 87753497 A 19970617; AT 97928232 T 19970618; AU 2493897 A 19970616; CA 2208188 A 19970618; DE 19624321 A 19960618; DE 59706231 T 19970618; EP 9703175 W 19970618; EP 97928232 A 19970618; ES 97928232 T 19970618; PT 97928232 T 19970618; ZA 975307 A 19970617