WO2004024249A3 - Board game apparatus and method of use - Google Patents

Board game apparatus and method of use Download PDF

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WO2004024249A3
WO2004024249A3 PCT/US2003/021797 US0321797W WO2004024249A3 WO 2004024249 A3 WO2004024249 A3 WO 2004024249A3 US 0321797 W US0321797 W US 0321797W WO 2004024249 A3 WO2004024249 A3 WO 2004024249A3
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display
display device
ball
balls
game apparatus
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PCT/US2003/021797
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Jerald C Seelig
Lawrence M Henshaw
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Atlantic City Coin & Slot Serv
Jerald C Seelig
Lawrence M Henshaw
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Priority claimed from US10/245,531 external-priority patent/US6817945B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/245,532 external-priority patent/US6860809B2/en
Application filed by Atlantic City Coin & Slot Serv, Jerald C Seelig, Lawrence M Henshaw filed Critical Atlantic City Coin & Slot Serv
Priority to AU2003256507A priority Critical patent/AU2003256507A1/en
Priority to CA002494582A priority patent/CA2494582A1/en
Publication of WO2004024249A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004024249A2/en
Publication of WO2004024249A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004024249A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
    • G07F17/3211—Display means
    • G07F17/3213—Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
    • G07F17/3211—Display means

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Abstract

A display device (700) comprising a plurality of prize balls (92), a ball holder (58) adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller (76) adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism (29) adapted to display the selected prize ball to the player; and a positioning mechanism (77) in communication with the controller adapted to position the selected prize ball relative to the display mechanism. The display device may be combined with a jumbled ball display (714), wherein the balls displayed by the display device appear to originate from the jumbled ball display. The display device may also be combined with a game apparatus that is adapted to allow players to play a game. In this embodiment, the display device may, preferably in conjunction with a board game (712) provide a bonus award for the player.
PCT/US2003/021797 2002-09-16 2003-07-10 Board game apparatus and method of use WO2004024249A2 (en)

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AU2003256507A AU2003256507A1 (en) 2002-09-16 2003-07-10 Board game apparatus and method of use
CA002494582A CA2494582A1 (en) 2002-09-16 2003-07-10 Board game apparatus and method of use

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US10/245,531 US6817945B2 (en) 1999-08-23 2002-09-16 Board game apparatus and method of use
US10/245,532 US6860809B2 (en) 1999-08-23 2002-09-16 Gaming machine with action unit container
US10/245,531 2002-09-16
US10/245,532 2002-09-16

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WO2004024249A2 WO2004024249A2 (en) 2004-03-25
WO2004024249A3 true WO2004024249A3 (en) 2004-07-01

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US8845427B2 (en) 2008-07-14 2014-09-30 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited Gaming system and method of gaming

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US4871171A (en) * 1987-03-30 1989-10-03 Recreativus Franco, S.A. Game device including means simulating release of a ball
GB2222712A (en) * 1988-06-08 1990-03-14 Barcrest Ltd Entertainment machines
US5088737A (en) * 1990-09-12 1992-02-18 Alan Frank Player operable lottery machine with system for automatically identifying spheres
JPH06327806A (en) * 1993-05-18 1994-11-29 Eagle:Kk Roulette game machine

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US4871171A (en) * 1987-03-30 1989-10-03 Recreativus Franco, S.A. Game device including means simulating release of a ball
GB2222712A (en) * 1988-06-08 1990-03-14 Barcrest Ltd Entertainment machines
US5088737A (en) * 1990-09-12 1992-02-18 Alan Frank Player operable lottery machine with system for automatically identifying spheres
JPH06327806A (en) * 1993-05-18 1994-11-29 Eagle:Kk Roulette game machine

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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"Phantom Haus", WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC., July 1996 (1996-07-01), XP002974858 *

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