EP0953930A3 - "Control apparatus for game machine" - Google Patents

"Control apparatus for game machine" Download PDF

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EP0953930A3
EP0953930A3 EP99301382A EP99301382A EP0953930A3 EP 0953930 A3 EP0953930 A3 EP 0953930A3 EP 99301382 A EP99301382 A EP 99301382A EP 99301382 A EP99301382 A EP 99301382A EP 0953930 A3 EP0953930 A3 EP 0953930A3
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game machine
control apparatus
sub
control unit
main control
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EP0953930A2 (en
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Masaki Yoshizawa
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Universal Entertainment Corp
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Aruze Corp
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    • 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
    • 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
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof

Abstract

A control apparatus for a game machine (10), which comprises at least a main control unit (12) and a plurality of sub-control units (22, 25, 32, 35, 42 and 45), comprises a serial communication line (51) for linking the main control unit (12) and the sub-control units (22, 25, 32, 35, 42 and 45) with each other therethrough. The control apparatus allows the game machine (10) to be easily manufactured, tested and maintained at a low cost and improved in its reliability even when the game machine (10) is required to perform a highly enhanced function and have a complicated configuration.
EP99301382A 1998-04-27 1999-02-25 "Control apparatus for game machine" Withdrawn EP0953930A3 (en)

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JP13442098 1998-04-27
JP10134420A JPH11309264A (en) 1998-04-27 1998-04-27 Signal transmission system between units in game machine

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EP0953930A2 EP0953930A2 (en) 1999-11-03
EP0953930A3 true EP0953930A3 (en) 2000-12-06

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