EP 1919584 A4 20101208 - MULTI-USE GAMING MACHINE
Title (en)
MULTI-USE GAMING MACHINE
Title (de)
SPIELAUTOMAT ZUR MEHRFACHEN VERWENDUNG
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE JEU POLYVALENT
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2006028677 W 20060721
- US 19177405 A 20050728
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2007026922A1] A multi-use gaming machine is switchable between playing a game native to the machine and for interactive play of a game taking place at a remote location has a common video display for displaying the results of the game being played by a player at the machine. The machine includes a touch screen corresponding to a betting grid of the game taking place at the remote location by which wagers can be placed on the remote game and a computer that determines winning and losing wagers and maintains a running account balance for the machine. The machine also can be used for tournament play with a number of machines where there is a data processor manager, a counter that sets a predetermined number of games for the tournament, a communication link by which the data processor obtains and stores the running account balances of all of the machines after completion of a game, the data processor determining the tournament winner based on only one machine having a running account with a positive balance prior to the completion of the predetermined number of games or the machine having the highest balance after completion of the predetermined number of games. Data of the machine having the highest account balance is also provided to all of the machines after each game.
IPC 8 full level
A63F 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G07F 17/32 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/3276 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 2003073499 A1 20030417 - REECE KENNETH [US]
- [YA] WO 0213932 A1 20020221 - KENILWORTH SYSTEMS CORP [US], et al
- [YA] WO 03083796 A1 20031009 - IGT RENO NEV [US]
- [A] US 5762552 A 19980609 - VUONG SON THANH [CA], et al
- [A] WO 02055163 A2 20020718 - STATION CASINOS INC [US]
- See references of WO 2007016035A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2007026922 A1 20070201; EP 1919584 A2 20080514; EP 1919584 A4 20101208; WO 2007016035 A2 20070208; WO 2007016035 A3 20070426
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 19177405 A 20050728; EP 06788311 A 20060721; US 2006028677 W 20060721