Patent · US Expired

Slot machine

US6227970A · kind A · utility

300Cited by
6References
15Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 1998
Grant dateMay 8, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 2, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F17/3209
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A slot machine includes a housing having a front side with an operation panel disposed thereon, a main display device having a screen disposed on the front side of the housing above the operation panel, and a sub-display device disposed on the operation panel. A main input device accepts manual operation of a player and issues information corresponding to the manual operation of the player. The main input device includes a first input device provided on the operation panel and a second input device provided on the screen of the main display device. A game controller controls a process of a game performed on a screen of the main display device based on the information issued from the main input device.

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