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EP 1365367 A2 20031126 - Entertainment machines

Title (en)

Entertainment machines

Title (de)

Unterhaltungsautomaten

Title (fr)

Machines d'amusement

Publication

EP 1365367 A2 20031126 (EN)

Application

EP 03253127 A 20030519

Priority

GB 0211501 A 20020520

Abstract (en)

Coin operated game machines (1-3) having rotatable reels (12) which display symbols (16) at a win zone are linked to a common control device (20). The control device (20) causes the reels (12) to rotate through the same numbers of steps for all machines. Each machine may have three reels which are 'offset' from their starting positions respectively by three different numbers of steps, the same combination of the three different numbers being used for all machines. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G07F 17/32

IPC 8 full level

G07F 17/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3202 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1365367 A2 20031126; EP 1365367 A3 20040811; EP 1365367 B1 20070103; GB 0211501 D0 20020626

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03253127 A 20030519; GB 0211501 A 20020520