Method of modifying electronics contained in a controller box of a
pinball machine
    1.
    发明授权
    Method of modifying electronics contained in a controller box of a pinball machine 失效
    修改弹球机的控制箱内的电子装置的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06164644A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-26

    申请号:US232251

    申请日:1999-01-14

    IPC分类号: A63F7/02 A63F7/36

    摘要: A pinball machine has been designed with several novel mechanical and electrical features such that it is easily retrofittable or convertible between a first pinball game and a second pinball game. The pinball machine includes a cabinet, a playfield mounted to the cabinet, and a backbox extending upwardly from a rear portion of the cabinet. To facilitate modification of electronics controlling the operation of the pinball machine, a controller box assembly is installed in the backbox. The controller box assembly comprises a rail structure mounted within the backbox and a controller box movably mounted relative to the rail structure to open and close the controller box. The controller box containing the electronics may be pivoted downwardly while remaining in engagement with the rail structure to provide easy access into the controller box. To limit the movement of the controller box during shipping, a locking mechanism mounted to the backbox includes a locking arm rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking arm maintains the controller box in the closed position when the locking arm is disposed in the locked position.

    摘要翻译: 弹球机被设计有几种新的机械和电气特征,使得它可以在第一弹珠游戏和第二弹球游戏之间容易地改装或转换。 弹球机包括机壳,安装在机柜上的游戏场,以及从机柜后部向上延伸的后箱。 为了便于对控制弹球机的操作的电子装置进行修改,控制箱组件安装在后箱中。 所述控制器箱组件包括安装在所述箱体内的导轨结构和相对于所述导轨结构可移动地安装以便打开和关闭所述控制箱的控制箱。 包含电子装置的控制器盒可以向下枢转,同时保持与轨道结构接合,以便容易地进入控制箱。 为了限制运输期间控制箱的移动,安装到后箱的锁定机构包括可在锁定位置和解锁位置之间旋转的锁定臂。 当锁定臂设置在锁定位置时,锁定臂将控制器盒保持在关闭位置。

    Playfield assembly for a pinball-machine
    2.
    发明授权
    Playfield assembly for a pinball-machine 失效
    Playfield组装为弹球机

    公开(公告)号:US6158737A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-12

    申请号:US232249

    申请日:1999-01-14

    IPC分类号: A63F7/02 A63F7/36 A47B88/00

    摘要: A pinball machine has been designed with several novel mechanical and electrical features such that it is easily retrofittable or convertible between a first pinball game and a second pinball game. One of these features is a novel playfield assembly for the pinball machine. For ease of movement of the playfield into and from a cabinet of the pinball machine, the playfield has skid rails which extend substantially along the length of the playfield. The skid rails are spaced from the lower side of the playfield by a distance that is greater than the distance by which components protrude from the lower side of the playfield. Thus, the playfield can be placed on the ground without any chance for damage of its components. The playfield may also include a slide stop at one or both of its ends. The slide stops engage the front molding of the cabinet to ensure the playfield does not fall into the cabinet or fall from the cabinet as the skid rails are being slid across the front molding.

    摘要翻译: 弹球机被设计有几种新的机械和电气特征,使得它可以在第一弹球游戏和第二弹球游戏之间容易地改装或转换。 这些功能之一是弹球机的新颖的游戏机组合。 为了便于弹球场与弹球机的机柜的移动,游戏场具有基本上沿着游戏场的长度延伸的滑轨。 滑板导轨与游戏场的下侧隔开距离大于从游戏区的下侧突出的距离的距离。 因此,游戏场可以放置在地面上,没有任何损坏其组件的机会。 游戏场还可以包括在其一端或两端的滑动停止。 滑动件停止接合机柜的前部模具,以确保当滑轨横过前模具滑动时,游隙不会落入机柜或从机柜中掉落。

    Mounting mechanism for a playfield of a pinball machine
    3.
    发明授权
    Mounting mechanism for a playfield of a pinball machine 失效
    弹珠球场的安装机构

    公开(公告)号:US06135449A

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-24

    申请号:US231404

    申请日:1999-01-14

    IPC分类号: A63D13/00 A63F7/02 A63F7/36

    摘要: A pinball machine has been designed with several novel mechanical and electrical features such that it is easily serviceable and is easily retrofittable or convertible between a first pinball game and a second pinball game. One of these features is a novel mounting mechanism for a playfield of the pinball machine. The pinball machine includes a cabinet to which the playfield is mounted. The cabinet includes slides rails having notches for mating with corresponding pieces of the playfield thereby permitting easy rotation of the playfield within the cabinet during servicing or game conversion. Thus, the electronics and mechanical components below the playfield can be readily accessed.

    摘要翻译: 弹珠机被设计有几种新颖的机械和电气特征,使得它可以容易地使用并且在第一弹球游戏和第二弹球游戏之间容易地可改装或可转换。 这些特征之一是弹球机的游戏场的新型安装机构。 弹球机包括安装有游戏场的机壳。 机柜包括具有凹槽的滑轨,用于与相应的游戏区段相配合,从而允许在维修或游戏转换期间容易地在机柜内旋转机箱。 因此,可以容易地访问游戏场下方的电子和机械部件。

    Method and kit retrofitting a pinball machine
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and kit retrofitting a pinball machine 失效
    方法和套件改装弹球机

    公开(公告)号:US6155565A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-05

    申请号:US231400

    申请日:1999-01-14

    摘要: A pinball machine has been designed with several novel mechanical and electrical features such that it is easily retrofittable or convertible between a first pinball game and a second pinball game. The pinball machine includes a cabinet, a playfield, a panel, an electronics system, and a video display. The playfield is mounted in the cabinet with the panel mounted to the cabinet and overlaying at least a portion of the playfield. The video display is mounted generally above the cabinet and is disposed to project video images onto the panel for viewing by the player. The electronics system includes a control unit and a plurality of input/output elements which are mounted to the playfield. The control unit, which includes a controller and memory for storing game instructions and video images, is coupled to the plurality of input/output elements. The controller executes the game instructions to cause the video images to be displayed upon the video display. A retrofitting kit for the pinball machine provides a replacement memory that stores second game instructions and second game video images therein for operation in is the pinball machine. Thus, the types of video images of displayed by the pinball machine, the times the video images are displayed, and the manner in which they are displayed can be entirely modified. The kit may also include a new playfield to alter the physical environment which the rolling ball of the machine interacts to complement the new video images.

    摘要翻译: 弹球机被设计有几种新的机械和电气特征,使得它可以在第一弹球游戏和第二弹球游戏之间容易地改装或转换。 弹球机包括机柜,游戏场,面板,电子系统和视频显示器。 该场地安装在机柜中,面板安装在机柜上,并覆盖至少一部分播放区域。 视频显示器通常安装在机柜的上方,并被设置成将视频图像投影到面板上以供玩家观看。 电子系统包括安装到播放区的控制单元和多个输入/输出元件。 包括用于存储游戏指令和视频图像的控制器和存储器的控制单元耦合到多个输入/输出元件。 控制器执行游戏指令以在视频显示时显示视频图像。 用于弹球机的改装套件提供了存储第二游戏指令的替换存储器和其中用于操作的第二游戏视频图像是弹球机。 因此,可以完全修改由弹球机显示的视频图像的类型,显示视频图像的时间以及它们的显示方式。 该套件还可以包括一个新的游戏场,以改变机器的滚球相互作用的物理环境,以补充新的视频图像。

    Gaming machine with enhanced RF-shielding enclosure
    5.
    发明授权
    Gaming machine with enhanced RF-shielding enclosure 有权
    具有增强射频屏蔽外壳的游戏机

    公开(公告)号:US08840480B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-23

    申请号:US13197410

    申请日:2011-08-03

    IPC分类号: G07F17/32 A63F13/70 A63F13/00

    摘要: A gaming terminal includes a housing defining an exterior of the gaming terminal. The gaming terminal includes one or more displays disposed along the housing. The one or more displays are adapted to display, in response to a wager, a wagering game. The gaming terminal also includes a substantially closed interior enclosure disposed within the housing. The interior enclosure includes walls formed from electrically conductive material. The interior enclosure can be substantially closed. The gaming terminal further includes one or more signal-emitting components disposed within the interior enclosure and emitting a level of electromagnetic signals. A transmission of electromagnetic signals from the substantially closed interior enclosure is less than the level of electromagnetic signals emitted from the one or more signal-emitting components.

    摘要翻译: 游戏终端包括限定游戏终端的外部的壳体。 游戏终端包括沿壳体布置的一个或多个显示器。 一个或多个显示器适于显示响应于下注的投注游戏。 游戏终端还包括设置在壳体内的基本封闭的内部空间。 内部外壳包括由导电材料形成的壁。 内部外壳可以基本上封闭。 游戏终端还包括设置在内部机壳内并发射电磁信号的一个或多个信号发射部件。 来自基本封闭的内部外壳的电磁信号的传输小于从一个或多个信号发射部件发射的电磁信号的电平。

    Aircraft control system
    6.
    发明授权
    Aircraft control system 有权
    飞机控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US08744650B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-03

    申请号:US13050234

    申请日:2011-03-17

    IPC分类号: G05D1/10 G01C23/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus comprising a bus system and a plurality of control units connected to the bus system. The plurality of control units are each configured to control a same number of hardware systems in a vehicle, store a number of parameters used to control the number of hardware systems, and synchronize the number of parameter stored using the bus system in response to a change in the number of parameters at a selected control unit in the plurality of control units.

    摘要翻译: 一种方法和装置,包括总线系统和连接到总线系统的多个控制单元。 多个控制单元各自被配置为控制车辆中相同数量的硬件系统,存储用于控制硬件系统数量的多个参数,以及响应于改变来同步使用总线系统存储的参数的数量 在多个控制单元中的所选择的控制单元处的参数的数量。

    Gaming machine having auxiliary lighting feature
    7.
    发明授权
    Gaming machine having auxiliary lighting feature 失效
    具有辅助照明功能的游戏机

    公开(公告)号:US08235813B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-07

    申请号:US11498512

    申请日:2006-08-03

    CPC分类号: G07F17/32

    摘要: A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game comprises a pendant lighting assembly coupled to the gaming machine cabinet. The pendant lighting assembly includes a light source mounted to the gaming machine cabinet and at least one light conduit mounted to the gaming machine cabinet. The at least one light conduit is adjustable to direct and redirect light from the light source to one or more locations external to the gaming machine cabinet. The color and/or timing of the light directed at each location may be synchronized with events occurring in the wagering game.

    摘要翻译: 用于进行投注游戏的游戏机包括耦合到游戏机柜的吊灯照明组件。 吊灯照明组件包括安装到游戏机柜的光源和安装到游戏机柜的至少一个光导管。 所述至少一个光导管是可调节的,以将来自光源的光引导并重定向到游戏机柜外部的一个或多个位置。 指向每个位置的光的颜色和/或时间可以与在投注游戏中发生的事件同步。

    Gaming machine with common top box substructure
    8.
    发明授权
    Gaming machine with common top box substructure 有权
    具有通用顶盒子结构的游戏机

    公开(公告)号:US07452280B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-18

    申请号:US10658921

    申请日:2003-09-10

    IPC分类号: A63F13/00

    CPC分类号: G07F17/3216 G07F17/32

    摘要: A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a game display and a top box display. The game display is for displaying the wagering game. The top box display includes a standard substructure for attaching subassemblies. The substructure contains fixed connection points allowing subassemblies to be developed in a fashion consistent with the substructure, thus simplifying the ability to swap components and reducing the dependence on unique internal part designs.

    摘要翻译: 用于进行投注游戏的游戏机包括游戏显示器和顶盒显示器。 游戏显示用于显示投注游戏。 机顶盒显示器包括用于连接子组件的标准子结构。 子结构包含固定的连接点,允许以与子结构一致的方式开发子组件,从而简化了组件交换的能力,并减少对独特内部零件设计的依赖。

    System and method for cruise monitoring and alerting
    9.
    发明授权
    System and method for cruise monitoring and alerting 有权
    巡航监控和警报的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08957790B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-17

    申请号:US12349049

    申请日:2009-01-06

    摘要: A monitoring system is disclosed for use with a mobile platform being operated by an operator. The system may make use of a database for containing operational information and procedures relating to the operation of the mobile platform by the operator. A processor may also be used that communicates with the database and with at least one subsystem of the mobile platform for monitoring operational information concerning operation of the mobile platform against stored information contained in the database. The processor may determine if the operation of the mobile platform is proceeding in accordance with predetermined standards.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于由操作员操作的移动平台的监视系统。 该系统可以利用数据库来包含操作人员与移动平台的操作相关的操作信息和程序。 还可以使用与数据库和移动平台的至少一个子系统进行通信的处理器,用于针对包含在数据库中的存储信息监视关于移动平台的操作的操作信息。 处理器可以根据预定标准确定移动平台的操作是否正在进行。

    Gaming Terminal With Improved Latching For A Cabinet
    10.
    发明申请
    Gaming Terminal With Improved Latching For A Cabinet 失效
    游戏终端改进了机柜锁定

    公开(公告)号:US20130023346A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-24

    申请号:US13187225

    申请日:2011-07-20

    IPC分类号: A63F9/24

    摘要: A gaming terminal for conducting a wagering game includes a main body having a cabinet door and a top box positioned above the main body. The cabinet door has a closed position and an open position. The top box includes a crown that is moveable from a first position that prohibits access to the top box to a second position that provides access to the top box. The gaming terminal further includes a latching assembly for securing and releasing the crown. The latching assembly is configured to release the crown in response to the cabinet door being in the open position so as to permit movement of the crown from the first position to the second position. The latching assembly is further configured to secure the crown in response to the crown being moved from the second position to the first position when the cabinet door is in the closed position.

    摘要翻译: 用于进行投注游戏的游戏终端包括具有柜门和位于主体上方的顶盒的主体。 柜门具有关闭位置和打开位置。 顶盒包括可以从禁止访问顶盒的第一位置移动到提供对顶盒的访问的第二位置的表冠。 游戏终端还包括用于固定和释放表冠的闩锁组件。 闩锁组件构造成响应于柜门处于打开位置而释放表冠,以允许表冠从第一位置移动到第二位置。 闩锁组件进一步构造成当机柜门处于关闭位置时响应于冠部从第二位置移动到第一位置来固定冠部。