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US4335809:
Entertainment machines
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Wain, John L.; Cheadle Hulme, United Kingdom
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| Assignee: |
Barcrest Limited, Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom
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| Published / Filed: |
1982-06-22
/ 1980-01-29
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| Application Number: |
US1980000116627
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B27M 1/02;
G07F 17/32;
G07F 17/34;
IPC-7:
G07F 13/34;
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| ECLA Code: |
G07F17/32E4; G07F17/32; G07F17/32E6B;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
463/020;
463/041;
463/042;
Original:
194/001.R;
194/DIG.11;
273/138.A;
364/200;
364/900;
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| Field of Search: |
194/1 R,1 N,DIG. 11
364/200 MS File,900 MS File
273/138 A
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| Priority Number: |
| 1979-02-13 |
GB1979000005068 |
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| Abstract: |
A coin-freed player-operable entertainment machine is connected via a transmission link, such as a telephone line, to a remote control device. The link may be used to tramsmit program information to a control system of the machine so that the game to be played with the machine can be changed as desired from the remote control location. Alternatively or additionally, the transmission link may be used to transmit information concerning machine operation from the machine to the remote control location.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Rolla, Joseph J.;
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. An entertainment machine system comprising at least one entertainment machine and a main control device remote from said machine and connectable thereto via a remote transmission link;
- said entertainment machine being of the kind which is operable by a player, after actuation of a coin or token mechanism of the machine, so as to perform a number of operations as initiated by the player and to perform further operations determined by the first said operations in accordance with a predetermined game to be played with the machine;
- said entertainment machine having a control system which is arranged to respond to and effect control of said machine operations and which incorporates a processing device, and a program device containing stored program data determining the said game and operable to supply said data to the processing device;
- said main control device being operable on occasions to transmit data signals via said link to said control system corresponding to different said stored program data for different said predetermined games;
- the said control system further incorporating interface means connected to said program device and operable to receive said transmitted data signals, said control system being adapted to change the stored program data of said program device to different stored program data corresponding to said received data signals thereby to reprogram the machine for the playing of a different said game therewith.
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