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EP 1 367 551 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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08.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/50 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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03.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/49 |
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Date of filing: 28.05.2003 |
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Priority: |
29.05.2002 JP 2002156390
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Applicant: Aruze Co., Ltd. |
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Tokyo 135-0063 (JP) |
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Inventor: |
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- Shinoda, Tomohiro
Koutou-ku, Tokyo 135-0063 (JP)
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Representative: TER MEER STEINMEISTER & PARTNER GbR |
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Patentanwälte, Mauerkircherstrasse 45
81679 München
81679 München (DE) |
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Gaming system with input of initial game data |
(57) The present invention provides a medal-operated gaming machine characterized by comprising
a data writing/reading means for executing the writing of at least one kind of initial
data of the game and history data of the game into a medal with a built-in IC chip,
and the reading of at least one kind of initial data of the game and history data
of the game from the bullt-in-IC-chip medal. According to the above means, the gaming
machine gives doubled amusement by having an unprecedented excitement in addition
to the excitement of the game itself by giving various values to the medal.