公开(公告)号：US06899626B1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-31

申请号：US10600244

申请日：2003-06-20

申请人： Robert A. Luciano ,  Robert W. Crowder ,  Michael Souza

发明人： Robert A. Luciano ,  Robert W. Crowder ,  Michael Souza

IPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F9/24 ,  G07F11/00 ,  A07F1/04

CPC分类号： G07F17/3253 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3216 ,  G07F17/3262

摘要： A device for dispensing prizes includes a housing having a plurality of compartments, a door attached to the housing for coving the compartments, and a lock for limiting access to the compartments. The contents of the compartments are visible from the outside. Each compartment contains a prize, such as a diamond. The housing may be part of, or linked to, a gaming device. When a player wins a game, which entitles the player to select a tangible award, the device signals this fact to the player. The player then selects a compartment by pressing an input device located on the housing. An attendant opens an external door, and inserts an electronic key into a receptacle associated with the selected compartment, and enters a required code into the key. The compartment then opens, and the player obtains the prize. The device may also include an inventory control system which preferably uses an RFID apparatus for monitoring the contents of each compartment, and for keeping records of an inventory of prizes.