Electronic gaming apparatus
Patent 5096195 Issued on March 17, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 17, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 17, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesPaging and servicing system Unit particularly for taking stakes and possibly determining the winners in a game such as a national lotto game Mobile self-contained video game system with instantaneously selectable game cartridges Poker machine communication system Slot machine Gaming system with session master and gaming boards Patent #: 4848771 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 242442 filed on 09/09/1988US Classes:463/20, Lot-to-lot combination (e.g., slot machine, etc.)273/143R, Edge indication463/25, Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation (e.g., game entry, betting, prize level, etc.)463/42Network type (e.g., computer network, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Grieb, William H.Assistant: Passaniti, Sebastiano Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesA63F 009/00G06F 015/44 AbstractElectronic slot machine system comprises a central computer unit, and a plurality of portable game units, each including a credit memory for storing a predetermined credit available for playing, a manual operator manipulatable by the player for playing the game according to a predetermined amount, a computer for determining any winnings earned by playing the game and for updating the credit memory by the predetermined amount played and by any such winnings, and a display for displaying the results of the game played, the earnings if any, and the current amount in the credit memory. The central computer unit may be coupled to a selected one of the portable playing units to credit the memory of the coupled portable game unit with the predetermined credit available for playing, and to read out the current amount in the credit memory of the coupled portable game unit.Field of SearchEdge indication | |
