EP1842171A1 - Spielautomat - Google Patents
SpielautomatInfo
- Publication number
- EP1842171A1 EP1842171A1 EP06706358A EP06706358A EP1842171A1 EP 1842171 A1 EP1842171 A1 EP 1842171A1 EP 06706358 A EP06706358 A EP 06706358A EP 06706358 A EP06706358 A EP 06706358A EP 1842171 A1 EP1842171 A1 EP 1842171A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- control panel
- game
- control unit
- operator
- control
- Prior art date
- 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.)
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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
- G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
- G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
- G07F17/3209—Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
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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
- G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
- G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
- G07F17/3211—Display means
Definitions
- the invention relates to a gaming machine with a display unit for displaying a course of the game and for displaying game results, an operating unit for influencing the course of the game, and an electronic control unit connected to the display unit and the operating unit for controlling the course of the game and determining the game results.
- Such slot machines are usually operated commercially in so-called arcades.
- gambling machines are operated in gaming halls, with which randomly smaller or larger amounts of money can be won.
- Gambling machines for example, are particularly popular, simulating card games such as poker or blackjack.
- the player's course of the game as well as the cards in play are displayed by means of the display unit of the gaming machine.
- the player influences his game by playing certain playing cards and making certain money bets.
- the gameplay d. H.
- the operating units of the known gaming machines usually include electromechanical switches or buttons. These usually have a comparatively large surface and possibly provided with an interior lighting push button on plastic. This push button is usually guided movably in a base 5, wherein the base is inserted into a corresponding mounting opening of the operating unit.
- the buttons or switches that are used in commercial gaming machines although usually performed extremely robust. Nevertheless, there is the problem that the mechanically moving parts of the control units of conventional gaming machines wear out quickly. lo The switches or buttons are regularly destroyed, either by vandalism or by excessive zeal in the game. The wear or destruction of the control units makes expensive and expensive maintenance required. The high costs for maintenance and spare parts are borne by the arcade operators.
- control unit comprises a control panel made of dielectric, impact-resistant material, the front of the
- control panel has a control panel or is divided into a plurality of panels and wherein each panel a arranged on the back of the control panel capacitive sensor element
- the main advantage of the game machine according to the invention is that the control unit completely manages without mechanically moving parts.
- the front of the control panel forms the control surface of the control unit of the game machine according to the invention, which touches the operator of the game machine 30 game.
- the control panels respond to each associated capacitive sensor elements and solve corresponding Control signals, which are supplied to the electronic control unit of the gaming machine, so that they can control the game play accordingly.
- the capacitive sensor elements are arranged according to the invention on the back of the control panel. The capacitive sensor elements react to the approach of the finger or the hand of the operator.
- Essential for the functioning of the operating unit of the gaming machine according to the invention is that an approximation can be reliably detected by means of a change in capacitance through the consisting of electrically insulating material control panel.
- the control panel is made of impact-resistant material lo, so that no damage to the control unit is to be expected even under extreme force.
- the operating unit of the gaming machine according to the invention is characterized by a high degree of wear and vandalism. The maintenance and repair costs are significantly reduced compared to the conventional electromechanical keys-operated slot machines i5.
- control panel is at least partially transparent, wherein between the control panel and the sensor surfaces of the sensor elements a marking film is arranged, which corresponds to the subdivision of the control panel in
- electromechanical buttons are equipped with a control unit according to the invention easily retrofitted. In this case, if necessary, individual probes can also be replaced by an operating unit according to the invention.
- the sensor surfaces of the sensor elements in the game machine according to the invention via a digital evaluation electronics 30 are connected to the electronic control unit.
- the digital evaluation electronics can be present as an integrated circuit, which represents as it were the interface between the control unit and the control unit of the gaming machine.
- the evaluation electronics evaluates the surface of the sensor elements tapped capacitance values and generates the corresponding control signals.
- the evaluation electronics can advantageously be multi-channel, so that a plurality of sensor elements can be evaluated by means of a single integrated circuit and the operating unit of the gaming machine according to the invention altogether manages with only one integrated component for the evaluation electronics.
- the digital evaluation electronics are arranged spatially remote from the control panel in the game machine according to the invention.
- the possibly sensitive evaluation electronics are thus protected against shocks that can occur on the control panel when operating the gaming machine, especially when acted upon the control unit with great force.
- the digital evaluation electronics are arranged spatially remote from the control panel, it should be noted that the evaluation of the capacitive sensor elements must be such that parasitic capacitances in the region of the electrical connection lines between the evaluation electronics and the sensor surfaces do not interfere. This can be achieved by designing the evaluation electronics to detect dynamic capacitance changes.
- a particularly expedient embodiment of the gaming machine according to the invention results from the fact that the digital evaluation electronics are designed such that they evaluate the temporal change of the capacitance detected at the respective sensor surface for each sensor element and generate a control signal depending on the result of the evaluation electronic control unit is supplied. Accordingly, the digital evaluation electronics respond only to changes in the capacity and not to its absolute value. The absolute value of the capacity would be an unreliable criterion for triggering switching functions, as it is heavily dependent on difficult to control environmental influences. In particular, the digital evaluation electronics can be designed to evaluate the rate of change of the capacitance on the sensor surface.
- a control signal is generated for the control unit of the gaming machine, in addition to the requirement that the rate of change of the capacity during a predetermined time period be increased. interval does not fall below this limit again.
- the control signal is generated very late, ie when the finger or the hand touches the control panel of the control unit. Too slow approach, no control signal is generated at all, which is advantageous so that, for example, a random approach to the control unit does not lead to unintentional operation of the gaming machine.
- motion sequences (approach, persistence, removal) of the finger or the hand can advantageously be correlated and evaluated with respect to each other over time.
- a novel type of operation of gaming machines can be realized by which the fun can be increased over conventional slot machines.
- control unit of the game machine according to the invention does not require any moving parts, the usual operating noise associated with conventional gaming machines that normally occurs during the operation of the electromechanical push buttons is missing. It is therefore expedient to provide in the game machine according to the invention one of the control unit associated sound generating circuit, the electronic
- Fig. 2 is a sectional side view of the operating unit of the invention
- the gaming machine comprises a display unit 1, which may be a conventional picture tube, a flat screen or even an LED matrix display.
- the display unit 1 is connected to an electronic control unit (2) of the gaming machine.
- the electronic control unit (2) is microprocessor controlled and constructed substantially like a conventional microcomputer. By suitable programming, the electronic control unit (2) is able to control the course of the game and to determine the game results.
- the slot machine is connected to a control unit (3), which allows the user of the slot machine, lo affect the gameplay.
- the operating unit (3) according to the invention comprises a control panel (4) which is subdivided into a plurality of control panels (5).
- the control panel (4) consists of electrically insulating, ie dielectric and impact resistant material. Particularly useful is the use of a several millimeters thick solid sheet of polystyrene (PS) has been found. Polystyrene is known to be a particularly hard and dimensionally stable plastic material.
- PS polystyrene
- Each control panel (5) of the control unit (3) is associated with a capacitive sensor element (8) arranged on the rear side of the control panel (4). This has a sensor surface (9), which is equipped on its back with SMD components (10).
- a marking film (13) is provided between the operating plate (4) and the sensor surface (9) of the sensor element (8).
- the digital Evaluation electronics (12) represents the interface of the operating unit (3) between the sensor elements (8) and the electronic control unit (2) of the gaming machine.
- the digital evaluation electronics (12) are designed such that they change the time of each sensor element (8) the capacitance detected on the sensor surfaces (9) and generates a control signal depending on the result of the evaluation, which is supplied to the electronic control unit (2) via the cable connections (7).
- FIG. 2 illustrates that the value of the capacitance tapped on the sensor surface (9) is determined by the network of the three capacitances Ci, C 2 and C 3 .
- Ci is the capacitance between the sensor surface (9) and the finger (6).
- C 2 represents the capacity between the sensor surface (9) and the rest of the gaming machine environment.
- C 3 is the capacity value of the body of the operator of the slot machine.
- Ci the capacitance value of the network consisting of Ci, C 2 and C 3
- the evaluation electronics (12) are set up in such a way that they output a control signal to the electronic control unit (2) if the rate of change of the total capacity exceeds a predetermined limit value during a certain evaluation period of approx
- the operating unit (3) is associated with a sound generating circuit (15) which outputs operating noise via a loudspeaker (16) when the touch of a control panel (5) is registered by means of the evaluation electronics (12).
- the operating noise is modeled on the noise that occurs when operating an electromechanical button, as used in conventional gaming machines for operation.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DE200520001032 DE202005001032U1 (de) | 2005-01-22 | 2005-01-22 | Spielautomat |
PCT/EP2006/000553 WO2006077150A1 (de) | 2005-01-22 | 2006-01-23 | Spielautomat |
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EP1842171A1 true EP1842171A1 (de) | 2007-10-10 |
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US (1) | US8070602B2 (de) |
EP (1) | EP1842171A1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE202005001032U1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO2006077150A1 (de) |
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- 2006-01-23 WO PCT/EP2006/000553 patent/WO2006077150A1/de active Application Filing
- 2006-01-23 EP EP06706358A patent/EP1842171A1/de not_active Withdrawn
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