Slot machine hybrid pin and ball game
US7534168B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2007/0064
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic gaming console is illustrated having a console cabinet 10 including a prize display 12, a coin entry slot 13, a payout tray 14 and internally mounted game control processor circuits. A video game is provided for play on the console in which images of spinning reels spin and objects (balls) are dropped through a series of obstacles (pins) and eventually land in one or more of a set of containers. Prizes are paid according to either the state of the reels after spinning or the number of balls which are in each container at the end of the ball drop and/or the manner in which the pins are hit.
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