Games machine with mechanical counters as laid down by regulations, and with electronic payment mechanism
Patent 5580310 Issued on December 3, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 15, 2015. 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 15, 2015. 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 ReferencesSlot machine Gaming machine with a plateaued pay schedule Game machine Audit and pricing system for coin-operated games Patent #: 5257179 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 404249 filed on 03/15/1995US Classes:463/16, In a chance application377/4, Betting on the outcome of an event; Totalizers377/5, Game or sport463/25Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation (e.g., game entry, betting, prize level, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Layno, Benjamin H.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG07F 017/34Foreign Application Priority Data1994-03-16 FRAbstractGaming machines provided with mechanical counters according to the regulations, to which there is grafted an electronic payment mechanism working on the basis of a chip card. It consists in diverting a certain number of links of the units of the machine by the electronic payment mechanism to enable wagers to be placed and payments to be made through the chip card, without the receiving or issuing of tokens and, preferably, without the modifying of the contents of the TOTAL IN and TOTAL OUT counters. A downgraded version modifies the contents of these counters and the balance of the feeder box containing the coins is obtained by modifying the formula used to compute this balance. It enables the efficiency of gaming machines to be raised.Field of SearchEdge indicationCredit/debit monitoring or manipulation (e.g., game entry, betting, prize level, etc.) Lot-to-lot combination (e.g., slot machine, etc.) In a chance application Lot match or lot combination (e.g., roulette, lottery, etc.) Plural lots (e.g., keno, etc.) Plural matches create pattern (e.g., bingo, etc.) Having means to alter combination probability Lot generator (e.g., card distribution, simulated dice, random number generator, etc.) Skill level adjustment (e.g., speed change, complexity, etc.) Suspension or restoration (e.g., power failure resumption, etc.) Pool amount (e.g., jackpot, etc.) Pool carryover (e.g., progressive jackpot, etc.) Parimutuel pool Betting on the outcome of an event; Totalizers Game or sport | |
