EP1098272A3 - An entertainment machine - Google Patents

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EP1098272A3
EP1098272A3 EP00309810A EP00309810A EP1098272A3 EP 1098272 A3 EP1098272 A3 EP 1098272A3 EP 00309810 A EP00309810 A EP 00309810A EP 00309810 A EP00309810 A EP 00309810A EP 1098272 A3 EP1098272 A3 EP 1098272A3
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identity
machine
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player
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EP1098272A2 (en
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Neville Dale Chadwick
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Games Network Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • G07F17/3248—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/50—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by details of game servers
    • A63F2300/55—Details of game data or player data management
    • A63F2300/5546—Details of game data or player data management using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history
    • A63F2300/558—Details of game data or player data management using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history by assessing the players' skills or ranking

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Abstract

An entertainment machine having associated therewith an input means adapted to allow a first identity, associated with a winning machine result, and a second identity to be input, a control means adapted to control the apparatus, a memory means adapted to store the identities and a pay-out apparatus the control means being adapted to cause the apparatus to require the second identity to be input on a subsequent occasion allowing the identity of the player who entered the first identity to be confirmed and when said first identity has been confirmed said machine being adapted to enter a pay out mode wherein the pay out apparatus is adapted to make an award from the machine. The machine is particularly suitable for playing tournament games in which a prize is paid out a time period after a player has performed his/her prize winning performance.
To be accompanied, when published, by Figure 1 of the drawings.
EP00309810A 1999-11-06 2000-11-06 An entertainment machine Withdrawn EP1098272A3 (en)

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GB9926205 1999-11-06
GB9926205A GB2356079B (en) 1999-11-06 1999-11-06 An entertainment machine

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EP1098272A3 true EP1098272A3 (en) 2002-07-03

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Citations (4)

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EP0307925A2 (en) * 1987-09-18 1989-03-22 GTECH Corporation On-line wagering system with programmable game entry cards
US5265874A (en) * 1992-01-31 1993-11-30 International Game Technology (Igt) Cashless gaming apparatus and method
US5711715A (en) * 1995-10-11 1998-01-27 Ringo; Dock E. Method and apparatus for tournament play of coin operated games
US5800269A (en) * 1995-02-21 1998-09-01 Oneida Indian Nation Cashless computerized video game system and method

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US5779549A (en) * 1996-04-22 1998-07-14 Walker Assest Management Limited Parnership Database driven online distributed tournament system

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0307925A2 (en) * 1987-09-18 1989-03-22 GTECH Corporation On-line wagering system with programmable game entry cards
US5265874A (en) * 1992-01-31 1993-11-30 International Game Technology (Igt) Cashless gaming apparatus and method
US5800269A (en) * 1995-02-21 1998-09-01 Oneida Indian Nation Cashless computerized video game system and method
US5711715A (en) * 1995-10-11 1998-01-27 Ringo; Dock E. Method and apparatus for tournament play of coin operated games

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EP1098272A2 (en) 2001-05-09
GB2356079A (en) 2001-05-09
GB9926205D0 (en) 2000-01-12

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