EP1513116A3 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

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EP1513116A3
EP1513116A3 EP04021383A EP04021383A EP1513116A3 EP 1513116 A3 EP1513116 A3 EP 1513116A3 EP 04021383 A EP04021383 A EP 04021383A EP 04021383 A EP04021383 A EP 04021383A EP 1513116 A3 EP1513116 A3 EP 1513116A3
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bingo
gaming machine
player
specific
boxes
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EP1513116B1 (en
EP1513116A2 (en
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Hirobumi Toyoda
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Universal Entertainment Corp
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Aruze Corp
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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
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
    • G07F17/3211—Display means
    • G07F17/3213—Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
    • G07F17/3209—Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen

Abstract

A gaming machine 310 of the invention displays a bingo card formed as a matrix of bingo boxes with which bingo card indicia is associated on a display 370A of a gaming terminal 314A for a player to play a bingo game. The gaming machine includes means for notifying the player of the possibility that a specific bingo box will be activated as specific indicia is drawn at the next lottery in a lottery machine 312 and the game play result desired by the player may be gained in a display manner in which the specific bingo boxes are displayed individually so that they can be distinguished.
EP04021383A 2003-09-08 2004-09-08 Gaming machine Not-in-force EP1513116B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP2003316021A JP2005080862A (en) 2003-09-08 2003-09-08 Game machine
JP2003316021 2003-09-08

Publications (3)

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EP1513116A2 EP1513116A2 (en) 2005-03-09
EP1513116A3 true EP1513116A3 (en) 2005-08-10
EP1513116B1 EP1513116B1 (en) 2008-12-24

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EP04021383A Not-in-force EP1513116B1 (en) 2003-09-08 2004-09-08 Gaming machine

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US (1) US20050054427A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1513116B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2005080862A (en)
CN (1) CN100345603C (en)
AT (1) ATE418772T1 (en)
DE (1) DE602004018586D1 (en)

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US20050054427A1 (en) 2005-03-10
DE602004018586D1 (en) 2009-02-05
ATE418772T1 (en) 2009-01-15
EP1513116B1 (en) 2008-12-24
JP2005080862A (en) 2005-03-31
EP1513116A2 (en) 2005-03-09
CN100345603C (en) 2007-10-31

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