Controlling apparatus for games machines
Abstract
In a control system where a master control unit (2) controls a game machine, the master control unit is provided with two calculating means and a microprocessor. The two calculating means accumulate, at different rates, values each corresponding to the number of coins inserted into each of the game machines for every game. The two accumulated values are used alternately as an amount of money to be paid out for a particular hit and one of the values is indicated by an indicator (13). For every occurrence of the hit, the microprocessor orders that coins are to be paid out according to the indicated value and that the indicated value is alternately changed from one of the two accumulated values to the other.

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Numbers
- Publication
- 0342797
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0342797
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0342797
- Application
- 303904
- Application, DOCDB
- 89303904
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19890303904
Titles3
- English
- Controlling apparatus for games machines
- German
- Kontrollvorrichtung für Spielgeräte
- French
- Dispositif de contrôle pour machines à sous
Classification
- CPC, 3
- G07F17/3258
- G07F9/08
- G07F17/3244
- IPC, 7
- A63F9 00
- A63F5 04
- G06F19 00
- G06Q50 00
- G06Q50 10
- G07F9 08
- G07F17 32
Designated states6
- Contracting states, 6
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Liechtenstein