EP0436258A3 - Alarm-system for coin-actuated gaming machine - Google Patents

Alarm-system for coin-actuated gaming machine Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0436258A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: coin; alarm; gaming machine; actuated gaming; actuated
Prior art date: 1990-01-04
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19900250325

Other languages

German (de)

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EP0436258A2 (en

EP0436258B1 (en

Inventor

Lutz Bernhard Albrecht

Alexander Fiedler

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Bally Wulff Automaten GmbH

Original Assignee

Bally Wulff Automaten GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1990-01-04

Filing date

1990-12-20

Publication date

1991-11-21

1990-12-20 Application filed by Bally Wulff Automaten GmbH filed Critical Bally Wulff Automaten GmbH

1991-07-10 Publication of EP0436258A2 publication Critical patent/EP0436258A2/en

1991-11-21 Publication of EP0436258A3 publication Critical patent/EP0436258A3/en

1994-09-14 Application granted granted Critical

1994-09-14 Publication of EP0436258B1 publication Critical patent/EP0436258B1/en

2010-12-20 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- 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
- G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
- G07F9/02—Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus

EP90250325A 1990-01-04 1990-12-20 Alarm-system for coin-actuated gaming machine Expired - Lifetime EP0436258B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE4000254A DE4000254A1 (en)	1990-01-04	1990-01-04	ALARM SYSTEM FOR A MONEY PLAYER
DE4000254		1990-01-04

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0436258A2 EP0436258A2 (en)	1991-07-10
EP0436258A3 true EP0436258A3 (en)	1991-11-21
EP0436258B1 EP0436258B1 (en)	1994-09-14

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ID=6397687

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP90250325A Expired - Lifetime EP0436258B1 (en)	1990-01-04	1990-12-20	Alarm-system for coin-actuated gaming machine

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0436258B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE4000254A1 (en)
ES (1)	ES2058772T3 (en)

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US6575833B1 (en)	2000-01-04	2003-06-10	Igt	Battery powered gaming machine security Monitoring system
US6749052B2 (en)	2000-10-19	2004-06-15	Igames Entertainment, Inc.	Anti-cheating device for a gaming machine
DE20321687U1 (en) *	2003-05-17	2008-12-04	National Rejectors, Inc. Gmbh	Money changer for coin machines
US7892098B2 (en)	2004-03-26	2011-02-22	Igt	Universal gaming engine
DE102004037729B4 (en) *	2004-08-04	2007-09-06	National Rejectors, Inc. Gmbh	Method for operating a coin validator / money changer
DE102005015211B4 (en) *	2005-04-02	2015-03-19	Bally Wulff Games & Entertainment Gmbh	Method for controlling a coin-operated gaming machine
US8057302B2 (en)	2006-01-04	2011-11-15	Igt	Modular gaming machine and security system
DE102006008928B4 (en)	2006-02-23	2023-12-14	Bally Wulff Games & Entertainment Gmbh	Arrangement to protect against manipulation for cash-paying machines

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US3813500A (en) *	1969-04-11	1974-05-28	Superior Continental Corp	Alarm system utilizing telephone talking pairs
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US3980996A (en) *	1973-09-12	1976-09-14	Myron Greenspan	Self-sustaining alarm transmitter device
DE2641970A1 (en) *	1976-09-15	1978-03-16	Wulff Apparatebau	Coin operated gaming machine - has counter, operated by electromagnets shunted by NTC resistor in series with diode to accumulate value of inserted coins
US4178542A (en) *	1978-01-30	1979-12-11	Westinghouse Electric Corp.	Monitoring the operation status of an electrical component on the basis of an inherent pull up or pull down characteristic
US4835412A (en) *	1988-07-28	1989-05-30	Mars Incorporated	Motor home/soldout detection apparatus

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DE2636253B2 (en) *	1976-08-12	1979-02-15	Nsm-Apparatebau Gmbh Kg, 6530 Bingen	Coin operated gaming machine
DE3327531A1 (en) *	1983-07-30	1985-02-07	Erich 8070 Ingolstadt Wolter	Alarm system for gambling machines

1990
- 1990-01-04 DE DE4000254A patent/DE4000254A1/en active Granted
- 1990-12-20 EP EP90250325A patent/EP0436258B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-12-20 ES ES90250325T patent/ES2058772T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-12-20 DE DE59007140T patent/DE59007140D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3813500A (en) *	1969-04-11	1974-05-28	Superior Continental Corp	Alarm system utilizing telephone talking pairs
US3980996A (en) *	1973-09-12	1976-09-14	Myron Greenspan	Self-sustaining alarm transmitter device
US3871502A (en) *	1974-02-28	1975-03-18	Robert E Critchfield	Coin-operated clock alarm
DE2641970A1 (en) *	1976-09-15	1978-03-16	Wulff Apparatebau	Coin operated gaming machine - has counter, operated by electromagnets shunted by NTC resistor in series with diode to accumulate value of inserted coins
US4178542A (en) *	1978-01-30	1979-12-11	Westinghouse Electric Corp.	Monitoring the operation status of an electrical component on the basis of an inherent pull up or pull down characteristic
US4835412A (en) *	1988-07-28	1989-05-30	Mars Incorporated	Motor home/soldout detection apparatus

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Publication number	Publication date
DE4000254A1 (en)	1991-07-11
DE59007140D1 (en)	1994-10-20
DE4000254C2 (en)	1991-11-07
ES2058772T3 (en)	1994-11-01
EP0436258A2 (en)	1991-07-10
EP0436258B1 (en)	1994-09-14

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