EP 0886250 A1 19981223 - Entertainment machines
Title (en)
Entertainment machines
Title (de)
Unterhaltungsgeräte
Title (fr)
Machines d'amusement
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9712896 A 19970620
- GB 9714599 A 19970712
Abstract (en)
A player-operable entertainment machine, of the 'fruit' or 'poker' machine kind, has a main symbol-selector display, such as a reel display (27) and a supplementary games feature display (23). The latter display (23) has a flexible sheet (18) movable over a bank of lamps (21) so that a number of different games feature displays can be selected. The main display (27) is also changeable for example by electronically changing the display on a VDU, in correspondence with the change in the games feature display. Instead of the flexible sheet (18), a flat screen VDU can be used. The range of different games features can be changed by replacing a part of the machine such as the flexible sheet (18), or an electronic memory device. The different games features may be of different levels of difficulty. Game play data may be retained and carried forward with change of games features. The change of games features may be implemented by the player, for example using push buttons (14). Alternatively, change may occur automatically or by external feed of data to the machine. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
GB 2287567 A 19950920 - BARCREST LTD [GB]
Citation (search report)
- [XAY] EP 0431724 A2 19910612 - SNK CORP [JP]
- [DXAY] GB 2287567 A 19950920 - BARCREST LTD [GB]
- [YA] US 5575717 A 19961119 - HOURIET JR JOHN W [US], et al
- [YA] DE 4426582 A1 19960201 - NSM AG [DE]
- [YA] EP 0253584 A2 19880120 - BELL FRUIT MFG CO LTD [GB]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE ES GB NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 98304882 A 19980622