Global Patent Index - EP 1597710 A1

EP 1597710 A1 20051123 - APPARATUS FOR REVEALING A HIDDEN VISUAL ELEMENT IN A GAMING UNIT

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR REVEALING A HIDDEN VISUAL ELEMENT IN A GAMING UNIT

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM ENTHÜLLEN EINES VERBORGENEN VISUELLEN ELEMENTS IN EINER SPIELEINHEIT

Title (fr)

APPAREIL POUR REVELER UN ELEMENT VISUEL CACHE DANS UNE UNITE DE JEU

Publication

EP 1597710 A1 20051123 (EN)

Application

EP 04705319 A 20040126

Priority

  • US 2004002123 W 20040126
  • US 37685203 A 20030228

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2004171423A1] A gaming machine having a second display unit and a light valve coupled to the gaming machine to hide and reveal the second display unit. The gaming machine capable of displaying gaming indicia upon on the second display unit. The gaming machine further capable of controlling the transparency of the light valve so as to hide and reveal the gaming indicia as desired.

IPC 1-7

G07F 17/32

IPC 8 full level

G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07F 17/3211 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/3213 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004079674A1

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)

US 2004171423 A1 20040902; AU 2004216952 A1 20040916; AU 2004216952 B2 20080724; EP 1597710 A1 20051123; JP 2006514862 A 20060518; WO 2004079674 A1 20040916

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 37685203 A 20030228; AU 2004216952 A 20040126; EP 04705319 A 20040126; JP 2005518567 A 20040126; US 2004002123 W 20040126