Casino gambling machine with bonus round award redemption
Abstract
An electronic gambling unit for allowing a user to play main gambling game and a bonus round game, and a bonus round game, and for dispensing value to the user at the conclusion of the bonus round game, may generally include a display unit capable of generating color images or other display mechanisms capable of displaying symbols associated with the main gambling game and the bonus round game. The electronic gambling unit may further include an input device that allows the user to make a plurality of input selections, a currency-accepting mechanism capable of allowing the user to deposit a medium of currency, a value-dispensing mechanism capable of dispensing value to the user, and a controller operatively coupled to the display unit, the input device, the currency-accepting mechanism, and the value-dispensing mechanism. The controller may include a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor.
Term
No projected expiry on record.
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Every citation, both ways
| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during | Relevant claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP1063622A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | XY | International search | 1-3,5,7-11,13,15-19,21,23-27,29,31-35,37,39-42,44,46-48 |
| US6012832A | Cites | United States of America | A | International search | 6 |
| US6048269A | Cites | United States of America | YA | International search | 6,14,22,30,38,45 |
| US6089975A | Cites | United States of America | Y | International search | 49 |
| US6089976A | Cites | United States of America | X | International search | 1,9,17,25,33 |
| US6162122A | Cites | United States of America | YA | International search | 4,12,20,28,36,43 |
| US6231442B1 | Cites | United States of America | PX | International search | 1 |
| WO9847113A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A | International search | 2,3,8,10,11,16,18,19,24,26,32,34,40,47 |
9 members in 6 offices
Priority claims4
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76103101 | United States of America | A | |
| 76103101 | United States of America | A | |
| 09761031 | – | – | – |
| US20010761031 | – | – | – |
Members9
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US2002107065A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| CA2434656A1 | Canada | A1 | |
| WO02069288A2 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A2 | |
| NO20033180D0 | Norway | D0 | |
| WO02069288A3This record | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A3 | |
| NO20033180L | Norway | L | |
| EP1380018A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| US7156738B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| AU2002242074B2 | Australia | B2 |
11 legal events, as 3 offices reported them to INPADOC
Over the term
Point at a mark for the eventEvents
| Event | Code | Office | |
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| Wipo information: withdrawn in national officeWithdrawnWWW | WWW | WO | |
| Non-entry into the national phaseNENP | NENP | JP | |
| Wipo information: withdrawn in national officeWithdrawnWWW | WWW | WO | |
| Wipo information: refused in national officeWWR | WWR | WO | |
| Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application121 | 121 | WO | |
| Wipo information: published in national officeWWP | WWP | WO | |
| Procedure relating to pct application: ceased to have effect for deCeased8642 | 8642 | DE | |
| Wipo information: entry into national phaseWWE | WWE | WO | |
| Wipo information: entry into national phaseWWE | WWE | WO | |
| Wipo information: entry into national phaseWWE | WWE | WO | |
| Request for preliminary examination filed prior to expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed before 20040101)DFPE | DFPE | WO |
Numbers
- Publication
- 02/069288
- Publication, DOCDB
- 02069288
- Publication, EPODOC
- WO02069288
- Application
- 203083
- Application, DOCDB
- 0203083
- Application, EPODOC
- WO2002US03083
Titles2
- English
- CASINO GAMBLING MACHINE WITH BONUS ROUND AWARD REDEMPTION
- French
- MACHINE DE JEUX DE CASINO AVEC RACHAT PAR L'ALLOCATION D'UN TOUR EN PRIME
Classification
- CPC, 4
- G07F17/3248
- A63F3/065
- G07F17/32
- Y10S283/903
- IPC, 2
- A63F3 06
- G07F17 32
Designated states4
- Regional, 4
- Zimbabwe
- Turkmenistan
- Türkiye
- Togo