EP0443420A3

Progressive gaming control and communication system

Abstract

In order to provide a progressive gaming system with greater speed, flexibility and reliability a communication unit is used to control the information transmitted between a group of gaming machines and a progressive controller. The communication unit collects coin-in information from each of the gaming machines and transmits this information to the progressive controller in response to periodic poll signal signals from the progressive controller.

EP0443420A3, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 1

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
482147	United States of America	–	1990-02-20
48214790	United States of America	A	1990-02-20
US19900482147	–	–	–

Members12

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Document	Office	Kind
CA2036472A1	Canada	A1	1991-08-21
AU7119491A	Australia	A	1991-08-22
EP0443420A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1991-08-28
EP0443420A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1991-12-11
US5249800A	United States of America	A	1993-10-05
AU649009B2	Australia	B2	1994-05-12
EP0443420B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1995-01-11
AT117112T	Austria	T	1995-01-15
DE69106547D1	Germany	D1	1995-02-23
DK0443420T3	Denmark	T3	1995-05-22
DE69106547T2	Germany	T2	1995-08-17
CA2036472C	Canada	C	2001-04-17

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2013-06-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-07-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-03-09	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2011-02-28	Be: patent expiredExpiredBE20	BE20	EP
2011-02-28	Ep patent expiredExpiredEUP	EUP	DK
2011-02-23	Discontinued because of reaching the maximum lifetime of a patentV4	V4	NL
2011-02-13	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2010-08-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2010-06-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2010-06-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2010-06-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2010-06-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2010-05-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2010-04-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2002-01-01	European patent in force as of 2002-01-01IF02	IF02	GB
1996-01-03	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
1995-11-11	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
1995-11-11	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
1995-05-22	Ep patent with danish claimsT3	T3	DK
1995-04-22	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
1995-03-24	Fr: translation filedET	ET	EP
1995-02-24	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
1995-02-23	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
1995-01-11	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1995-01-11	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
1995-01-11	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
1994-11-25	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
1993-11-03	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
1993-05-26	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1	RAP1	EP
1992-05-20	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
1991-12-11	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1991-10-23	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
1991-08-28	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1991-07-12	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Progressive gaming control and communication system

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