Global Patent Index - EP 1434179 B1

EP 1434179 B1 20070905 - Gaming machine and gaming system

Title (en)

Gaming machine and gaming system

Title (de)

Spielautomat und Spielsystem

Title (fr)

Machine à sous et système de jeu

Publication

EP 1434179 B1 20070905 (EN)

Application

EP 03029678 A 20031223

Priority

JP 2002372603 A 20021224

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1434179A2] A gaming system according to the invention comprises a plurality of gaming machines, each of which utilizes a storage medium capable of being inserted to the gaming machines. Types and minimum bets of the gaming machines differ between at least two of the gaming machines. The storage mediums are commonly used with the gaming machines. For this reason, a player can play games over the gaming machines on a consecutive basis without exchanging of game medium (chips, coins or the like). And the player can continue to have interest in games and be excited by games, and enjoy games for a long time. <IMAGE>

IPC 8 full level

A63F 5/04 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 5/02 (2006.01); A63F 7/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07F 17/32 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/3251 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1434179 A2 20040630; EP 1434179 A3 20041201; EP 1434179 B1 20070905; AT E372567 T1 20070915; AU 2003271380 A1 20040715; CN 1514412 A 20040721; DE 60316100 D1 20071018; DE 60316100 T2 20080529; ES 2292898 T3 20080316; JP 2004201791 A 20040722; US 2004147311 A1 20040729; ZA 200309981 B 20040816

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03029678 A 20031223; AT 03029678 T 20031223; AU 2003271380 A 20031224; CN 200310123094 A 20031224; DE 60316100 T 20031223; ES 03029678 T 20031223; JP 2002372603 A 20021224; US 74333803 A 20031223; ZA 200309981 A 20031223