EP1296293A3
Gaming device having competing awards
Abstract
The present invention provides a gaming device having a game that may be implemented in a primary or bonus game. More specifically, the present invention provides a processor controlled gaming device that enables the player to build a number of awards by selecting choices from one or more sets of choices and further enables the player to select a final award choice that randomly provides one of the awards when the player finishes building the awards.

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Every citation, both ways
| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during | Relevant claims |
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| EP0874337A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | X | Search report | 1-31 |
| EP0984407A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | X | Search report | 1-31 |
| US6089976A | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report | 1-31 |
| US6220959B1 | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report | 1-31 |
9 members in 3 offices
Priority claims4
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 960785 | United States of America | – | |
| 96078501 | United States of America | A | |
| 960785 | – | – | – |
| US20010960785 | – | – | – |
Members9
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA2403034A1 | Canada | A1 | |
| EP1296293A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| US2003060273A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| EP1296293A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US6722983B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| US2004198488A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| US2005143159A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| US6913535B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| US7220180B2 | United States of America | B2 |
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| Application deemed to be withdrawnWithdrawn18D | 18D | |
| Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWNSTAA | STAA | |
| First examination report despatched17Q | 17Q | |
| Designation fees paidAKX | AKX | |
| Request for examination filed17P | 17P | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | |
| Request for extension of the european patentAX | AX | |
| Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL | PUAL | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | |
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| Request for extension of the european patentAX | AX | |
| Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI | PUAI |
Numbers
- Publication
- 1296293
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1296293
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1296293
- Application
- 2020543
- Application, DOCDB
- 02020543
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20020020543
Titles3
- German
- Spielautomat mit auswählbaren Gewinnen
- English
- Gaming device having competing awards
- French
- Machine à sous avec des prix sélectionnables
Classification
- CPC, 2
- G07F17/3244
- G07F17/3262
- IPC, 1
- G07F17 32
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 1
- Slovenia