公开(公告)号：US5839957A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-24

申请号：US723851

申请日：1996-09-30

申请人： Richard Schneider ,  Jay Stone ,  Thomas Miner

发明人： Richard Schneider ,  Jay Stone ,  Thomas Miner

IPC分类号： G07F17/34

CPC分类号： G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/34

摘要： A reel mechanism for use in a gaming machine including an integrally formed stepping motor/encoder assembly operatively coupled to a rotatable reel having an annular row of various symbols which are to be sequentially displayed in a visual field. The stepping motor/encoder assembly includes an integrally formed encoder wheel and sensing means. A processor/controller is operatively coupled to the stepping motor/encoder assembly for controlling the stepping motor drive signals, reading signals from the sensing means and storing in an associated memory a plurality of encoded reel stop positions which are a representation of physical stop positions on the reel. The processor/controller signals the stepping motor to spin the reel and while the reel is spinning, a random number generator means associated with the processor/controller determines a reel stop which corresponds to a specific position of a the reel. Simultaneously, the processor/controller cooperates with the integrally formed encoder means to provide a precise and fast response time in determining reel spin direction and absolute reel position to precisely control the stepping motor drive signals to stop the reel such that a portion of the annular row of various symbols which is associated with the reel stop determined by the random number generator means properly appears in the visible field.

摘要翻译： 一种用于游戏机的卷轴机构，包括一体式形成的步进电动机/编码器组件，其可操作地联接到具有要在视场中顺序显示的各种符号的环形行的可旋转卷轴。 步进电机/编码器组件包括一体形成的编码轮和传感装置。 处理器/控制器可操作地耦合到步进电动机/编码器组件，用于控制步进电机驱动信号，从感测装置读取信号，并在相关联的存储器中存储多个编码的卷轴停止位置，这些位置是物理停止位置的表示 卷轴。 处理器/控制器用信号通知步进电机旋转卷轴，并且当卷轴旋转时，与处理器/控制器相关联的随机数发生器装置确定对应于卷轴的特定位置的卷轴停止。 同时，处理器/控制器与整体形成的编码器装置协作，以在确定卷轴旋转方向和绝对卷轴位置时提供精确和快速的响应时间，以精确地控制步进电机驱动信号以停止卷轴，使得环形行的一部分 与由随机数发生器装置确定的卷盘停止相关联的各种符号适当地出现在可见场中。

公开(公告)号：US5429361A

公开(公告)日：1995-07-04

申请号：US763924

申请日：1991-09-23

申请人： Richard Raven ,  Thomas Miner ,  Jay Stone

发明人： Richard Raven ,  Thomas Miner ,  Jay Stone

IPC分类号： A63F5/04 ,  A63F7/02 ,  A63F13/12 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G07F9/08 ,  G07F17/32 ,  A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3281 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/3248 ,  G07F17/3251 ,  G07F9/08

摘要： An information and communication system permits communication between gaming machines and a central control system and between a player or operator and a central control system. The system includes a central data processor, a control unit for each gaming machine within the system which is in communication with the central data processor and a user interface which includes a keypad, a card reader and a display. A user interface is secured to each gaming machine and operatively connected to the control unit. The keypad can be used by a player or operator to transmit information to the central data processor. The control unit can be used to identify special players and transmits messages, including promotional messages, for display. The control unit includes memory which contains personality data for the gaming machine and can be used to transmit the personality data from the user interface to its memory. The control unit can accept personality data from a card inserted into the card reader and can be enabled by a personal identification number entered on the keypad. The system provides multiple features including automated maintenance, game accounting, security, player tracking, event tracking, employee/player interaction from the game to the central data processor, cashless operation of gaming machines, reserving gaming machines and other functions.

摘要翻译： 信息和通信系统允许游戏机与中央控制系统之间以及玩家或操作者与中央控制系统之间的通信。 该系统包括中央数据处理器，用于与中央数据处理器通信的系统内的每个游戏机的控制单元和包括小键盘，读卡器和显示器的用户界面。 用户接口被固定到每个游戏机并可操作地连接到控制单元。 键盘可以由播放器或操作者用于向中央数据处理器发送信息。 控制单元可用于识别特定玩家并发送消息，包括促销消息以供显示。 控制单元包括包含用于游戏机的人格数据并且可以用于将个性数据从用户界面传送到其存储器的存储器。 控制单元可以从插入读卡器的卡中接收个性数据，并且可以通过键盘上输入的个人识别号来启用。 该系统提供多种功能，包括自动维护，游戏会计，安全性，玩家跟踪，事件跟踪，从游戏到中央数据处理器的员工/玩家互动，游戏机无偿运营，预订游戏机等功能。