Method and apparatus for payout in a gaming machine
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A63F-013/00
G07F-011/00
A24F-015/04
G06F-017/00
B65H-003/00
출원번호
UP-0244791
(2002-09-16)
등록번호
US-7682238
(2010-04-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Chudd, Russell
Gowin, Scott
Waxman, Thomas D.
Hedrick, Joseph R.
Waller, Daniel J.
Beadell, John L.
출원인 / 주소
IGT
대리인 / 주소
Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
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초록▼
A gaming apparatus includes a value output device. The value output device includes a frame, a hopper mounted to the frame having a hopper opening, an outlet spaced from the hopper opening, a first plate moveable relative to the hopper opening between a first position wherein the plate blocks the ho
A gaming apparatus includes a value output device. The value output device includes a frame, a hopper mounted to the frame having a hopper opening, an outlet spaced from the hopper opening, a first plate moveable relative to the hopper opening between a first position wherein the plate blocks the hopper opening and a second position wherein the plate is spaced from the hopper opening, and a carrier moveable between the outlet and the hopper opening.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A gaming apparatus, comprising: a display unit that is capable of generating video images; a value input device; a value output device comprising: a frame, one or more hoppers mounted to the frame and adapted to hold one or more containers, the one or more hoppers moveable re
What is claimed is: 1. A gaming apparatus, comprising: a display unit that is capable of generating video images; a value input device; a value output device comprising: a frame, one or more hoppers mounted to the frame and adapted to hold one or more containers, the one or more hoppers moveable relative to a hopper opening, an outlet spaced from the hopper opening, a first plate moveable relative to the hopper opening between a first position wherein the first plate blocks the hopper opening and a second position wherein the first plate is spaced from the hopper opening, and a carrier having a receptacle formed to receive one and only one container therein from one of the hoppers and defining a carrier inlet and a spaced carrier outlet to the receptacle, the entire carrier moveable between a first position wherein the carrier outlet is adjacent the outlet and a second position wherein the carrier inlet is adjacent the hopper opening, wherein the entire carrier is moveable relative to the first plate, wherein the one or more hoppers are moveable relative to the carrier and the first plate, the container containing at least one item of value therein; and a controller operatively coupled to said display unit, said value input device, and said value output device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager, said controller being programmed to cause a video image representing a game to be generated on said display unit, said video image representing one of the following games: video poker, video blackjack, video slots, video keno or video bingo, said video image comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said game comprises video poker, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video blackjack, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of keno numbers if said game comprises video keno, said video image comprising an image of a bingo grid if said game comprises video bingo, said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game, said controller being programmed to move the first plate from the first position to the second position with the carrier in the second position to permit one and only one container to enter the receptacle in the carrier, said controller being programmed to move the first plate from the second position to the first position, said controller being programmed to move the entire carrier from the second position to the first position with the first plate in the second position to provide the value payout in the form of the at least one item of value contained in the one and only one container, and said controller being programmed to move the one or more hoppers relative to the hopper opening. 2. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 1, further comprising a housing having an inside and an outside, the display unit, the value input, and the controller disposed in the housing and the value output device attached to the outside of the housing. 3. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 1, further comprising a housing, the display unit, the value input, and the controller disposed in the housing, and the value output device spaced from the housing. 4. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 1, further comprising a platform rotatably mounted to the frame, the one or more hoppers attached to the platform. 5. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 4, further comprising a plurality of hoppers, including the one or more hoppers, attached to the platform. 6. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein each of the hoppers has a plurality of containers disposed therein, each of the plurality of containers disposed in each of the hoppers containing at least one item of a different value. 7. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 5, the platform having a central core and the plurality of hoppers attached to and spaced about the central core. 8. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 1, further comprising first and second motors, the first motor coupled to the first plate and a second motor coupled to the carder. 9. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein the first plate is slideable relative to the hopper opening between the first and second position, and the carrier is slideable between the outlet and the hopper opening. 10. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein the first and second motors comprise first and second linear actuators. 11. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 10, wherein the controller is coupled to the first and second motors: the controller being programmed to move the plate between the first and second positions with the carrier aligned with the hopper opening; and the controller being programmed to move the carrier between the hopper opening and the outlet with the plate in the first position. 12. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the carrier has a first opening disposed on a first side of the carrier, alignable and disposable in communication with the hopper opening, and a second opening on a second, opposite side of the carrier, alignable and disposeable in communication with the outlet, the first opening in communication with the second opening. 13. A gaming apparatus, comprising: a display unit that is capable of generating video images; a value input device; a value output device comprising: a frame, one or more hoppers mounted to the frame and adapted to hold one or more containers, the one or more hoppers moveable relative to a hopper opening, an outlet spaced from the hopper opening, a first plate moveable relative to the hopper opening between a first position wherein the first plate blocks the hopper opening and a second position wherein the first plate is spaced from the hopper opening, and a carrier having a receptacle formed to receive one and only one container therein from one of the hoppers and defining a carrier inlet and a spaced carrier outlet to the receptacle, the entire carrier moveable between a first position wherein the carrier outlet is adjacent the outlet and a second position wherein the carrier inlet is adjacent the hopper opening, wherein the entire carrier is moveable relative to the first plate, wherein the one or more hoppers are moveable relative to the carrier and the first plate, the container containing at least one item of value therein; and a controller operatively coupled to said display unit, said value input device, and said value output device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager, said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display unit, said video image representing a game, said controller being programmed to determine, after said video image has been displayed, a value payout associated with an outcome of said game represented by said video image, said controller being programmed to move the first plate from the first position to the second position with the carrier in the second position to permit one and only one container to enter the receptacle in the carrier, said controller being programmed to move the first plate from the second position to the first position, said controller being programmed to move the entire carrier from the second position to the first position wit the first plate in the second position to provide the value payout in the form of the at least one item of value contained in the one and only one container, and said controller being programmed to move the one or more hoppers relative to the hopper opening. 14. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 13, further comprising a housing having an inside and an outside, the display unit, the value input, and the controller disposed in the housing and the value output device attached to the outside of the housing. 15. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 13, further comprising a housing, the display unit, the value input, and the controller disposed in the housing, and the value output device spaced from the housing. 16. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 13, further comprising a platform rotatably mounted to the frame, the one or more hoppers attached to the platform. 17. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 16, further comprising a plurality of hoppers, including the one or more hoppers, attached to the platform. 18. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 17, wherein each of the hoppers has a plurality of containers disposed therein, each of the plurality of containers disposed in each of the hoppers containing at least one item of a different value. 19. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 17, the platform having a central core and the plurality of hoppers attached to and spaced about the central core. 20. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 13, further comprising first and second motors, the first motor coupled to the first plate and a second motor coupled to the carrier. 21. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 20, wherein the first plate is slideable relative to the hopper opening between the first and second position, and the carrier is slideable between the outlet and the hopper opening. 22. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 21, wherein the first and second motors comprise first and second linear actuators. 23. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 22, wherein the controller is coupled to the first and second motors: the controller being programmed to move the plate between the first and second positions with the carrier aligned with the hopper opening; and the controller being programmed to move the carrier between the hopper opening and the outlet with the plate in the first position. 24. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 13, wherein the carrier has a first opening disposed on a first side of the carrier, alignable and disposable in communication with the hopper opening, and a second opening on a second, opposite side of the carrier, alignable and disposeable in communication with the outlet, the first opening in communication with the second opening. 25. A gaming apparatus, comprising: a display unit that is capable of generating video images; a value input device; a value output device comprising: a frame, one or more hoppers mounted to the frame and adapted to hold one or more containers, the one or more hoppers moveable relative to a hopper opening, an outlet spaced from the hopper opening, a first plate moveable relative to the hopper opening between a first position wherein the first plate blocks the hopper opening and a second position wherein the first plate is spaced from the hopper opening, and a carrier having a receptacle formed to receive one and only one container therein from one of the hoppers and defining a carrier inlet and a spaced carrier outlet to the receptacle, the entire carrier moveable between a first position wherein the carrier outlet is adjacent the outlet and a second position wherein the carrier inlet is adjacent the hopper opening, wherein the entire carrier is moveable relative to the first plate, wherein the one or more hoppers are moveable relative to the carrier and the first plate, the container containing at least one item of value therein; and a controller operatively coupled to said display unit, said value input device, and said value output device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a payline selection, said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display unit, said video image comprising a plurality of simulated slot machine reels of a slots game, each of said slot machine reels having a plurality of slot machine symbols, said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said slots game, said controller being programmed to determine said outcome of said slots game based on a configuration of said slot machine symbols, said controller being programmed to move the first plate from the first position to the second position with the carrier in the second position to permit one and only one container to enter the receptacle in the carrier; said controller being programmed to move the first plate from the second position to the first position, said controller being programmed to move the entire carrier from the second position to the first position with the first plate in the second position to provide the value payout in the form of the at least one item of value contained in the one and only one container, and said controller being programmed to move the one or more hoppers relative to the hopper opening. 26. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 25, further comprising a housing having an inside and an outside, the display unit, the value input, and the controller disposed in the housing and the value output device attached to the outside of the housing. 27. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 25, further comprising a housing, the display unit, the value input, and the controller disposed in the housing, and the value output device spaced from the housing. 28. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 25, further comprising a platform rotatably mounted to the frame, the one or more hoppers attached to the platform. 29. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 28, further comprising a plurality of hoppers, including the one or more hoppers, attached to the platform. 30. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 29, wherein each of the hoppers has a plurality of containers disposed therein, each of the plurality of containers disposed in each of the hoppers containing at least one item of a different value. 31. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 29, the platform having a central core and the plurality of hoppers attached to and spaced about the central core. 32. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 25, further comprising first and second motors, the first motor coupled to the first plate and a second motor coupled to the carrier. 33. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 32, wherein the first plate is slideable relative to the hopper opening between the first and second position, and the carrier is slideable between the outlet and the hopper opening. 34. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 33, wherein the first and second motors comprise first and second linear actuators. 35. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 34, wherein the controller is coupled to the first and second motors: the controller being programmed to move the plate between the first and second positions with the carrier aligned with the hopper opening; and the controller being programmed to move the carrier between the hopper opening and the outlet with the plate in the first position. 36. The gaming apparatus as defined in claim 25, wherein the carrier has a first opening disposed on a first side of the carrier, alignable and disposable in communication with the hopper opening, and a second opening on a second, opposite side of the carrier, alignable and disposeable in communication with the outlet, the first opening in communication with the second opening. 37. A gaming apparatus as defined in claim 25 wherein said controller is programmed to allow a user to select a number of paylines.
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