WO2004032069A8 - Apparatus and method for player interaction - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for player interaction

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Publication number
WO2004032069A8
WO2004032069A8 PCT/US2003/028464 US0328464W WO2004032069A8 WO 2004032069 A8 WO2004032069 A8 WO 2004032069A8 US 0328464 W US0328464 W US 0328464W WO 2004032069 A8 WO2004032069 A8 WO 2004032069A8
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player interaction
player
interaction
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PCT/US2003/028464
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French (fr)
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WO2004032069A2 (en
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Randy Mead
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Igt Reno Nev
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Priority to EP03752236A priority Critical patent/EP1573687A2/en
Priority to CA002497962A priority patent/CA2497962A1/en
Priority to AU2003270538A priority patent/AU2003270538B2/en
Publication of WO2004032069A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004032069A2/en
Publication of WO2004032069A8 publication Critical patent/WO2004032069A8/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
    • 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
    • G07F17/3225—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
    • G07F17/3227—Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
    • 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
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • 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
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3262—Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
PCT/US2003/028464 2002-09-30 2003-09-11 Apparatus and method for player interaction WO2004032069A2 (en)

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AU2003270538A AU2003270538B2 (en) 2002-09-30 2003-09-11 Apparatus and method for player interaction

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AU (1) AU2003270538B2 (en)
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