EP 0984408 A3 20020206 - Slot machine with pattern-driven award feature
Title (en)
Slot machine with pattern-driven award feature
Title (de)
Spielautomat mit Bonusgewinn im Falle der Bildung eines Musters
Title (fr)
Machine de jeu avec bonus pour la formation d'un motif
Publication
Application
Priority
US 14559998 A 19980902
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0984408A2] A pattern-based award system for a slot machine. In one embodiment, a basic payoff is made if a symbol group displayed on the slot machine includes a basic winning combination and a supplemental payoff is made if the basic winning combination matches a target pattern. In another embodiment, an enhanced payoff is made if the symbol group displayed on the slot machine includes a basic winning combination which matches a target pattern; otherwise, a basic payoff is made if the symbol group includes a basic winning combination which does not match the target pattern. The basic payoff in each embodiment comprises a predefined amount of coin(s) or credit(s) or a randomly selected mystery amount. The supplemental or enhanced payoff is the product of the basic payoff amount and a randomly selected mystery multiplier. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07F 17/3244 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] DE 19614114 A1 19971016 - ADP GAUSELMANN GMBH [DE]
- [A] GB 2316214 A 19980218 - SHOWA YUEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA [JP]
- [A] DE 3638099 A1 19880511 - NSM APPARATEBAU GMBH KG [DE]
- [A] DE 3628745 A1 19880225 - GAUSELMANN PAUL [DE]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0984408 A2 20000308; EP 0984408 A3 20020206; AU 4586299 A 20000316; CA 2277547 A1 20000302; ZA 995670 B 20001003
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99402158 A 19990831; AU 4586299 A 19990901; CA 2277547 A 19990714; ZA 995670 A 19990902