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EP 1510982 A2 20050302 - Gaming machine

Title (en)

Gaming machine

Title (de)

Spielautomat

Title (fr)

Machine de jeu

Publication

EP 1510982 A2 20050302 (EN)

Application

EP 04020428 A 20040827

Priority

JP 2003306090 A 20030829
JP 2003306091 A 20030829
JP 2003306092 A 20030829
JP 2003306093 A 20030829

Abstract (en)

In the gaming machine with the variable display device, the specific symbol combination among symbol combinations displayed on the variable display device completes one picture and at least one symbol among the symbols constructing the specific symbol combination is commonly used with the symbols of the symbol combination which completes anther picture. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G07F 17/34

IPC 8 full level

G07F 17/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07F 17/34 (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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1510982 A2 20050302; EP 1510982 A3 20050810; AU 2004205207 A1 20050317; CN 100400131 C 20080709; CN 1589939 A 20050309; US 2005049034 A1 20050303

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04020428 A 20040827; AU 2004205207 A 20040824; CN 200410057300 A 20040827; US 92723104 A 20040827