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US 2003/0078089 A1Published application
Gaming device having a mechanical award indicator
AssigneeIgt
InventorsJames M. Gray, Michael S. Hoy, Daniel J. Waller
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a gaming device which includes an award indicator which includes rotating objects. At least one award value and preferably other symbols are displayed on the faces of the objects. The gaming device provides players with certain award values displayed by the objects after the objects have stopped rotating. This type of gaming device provides players with increased entertainment and enjoyment when playing gaming devices.
Claims50
A gaming device comprising:
- a cabinet;
- at least one actuator supported by the cabinet;
- a drive shaft coupled to the actuator;
- at least one support member operatively coupled to the drive shaft;
- at least one position tracking device having at least one movable member directly secured to the drive shaft;
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- a multi-sided object supported by the support member, the multi-sided object having a plurality of axes of rotation and at least one symbol.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a cabinet;
- an object rotator supported by the cabinet, the object rotator including a plurality of position tracking devices;
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- a multi-sided object supported by the object rotator, the multi-sided object having a plurality of axes of rotation and at least one symbol.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a cabinet;
- at least one object rotator connected to the cabinet, the object rotator including means for rotating a multi-sided object about a plurality of axes, a motor operatively coupled to the rotating means and at least one position tracking device operatively coupled to the motor, the position tracking device producing a plurality of light beam pulses as the multi-sided object rotates;
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- at least one processor, in communication with the motor, which produces a machine-readable code based on the light beam pulses in order to determine when each side of the object has a predetermined position.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a display device connected to the cabinet;
- a processor in communication with the display device;
- at least one support member connected to the cabinet, the support member adapted to support an object having a first side and a plurality of other sides, each of the sides having a visible position;
- means coupled to the object for rotating the object about a plurality of different axes;
- a motor coupled to said rotating means;
- a drive shaft coupled to the motor;
- a gear set operatively coupled to the drive shaft;
- a first position sensing device coupled to the gear set which produces home data when the first side of the object has the visible position;
- a second position sensing device connected to the drive shaft which produces count data as each of the other sides of the object moves through a visible position;
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- a processor in communication with the first position sensing device, the second position sensing device and the motor, which processes the home data and the count data to control the rotating means.
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An object rotator for a gaming device having a cabinet, the object rotator comprising:
- at least one support member connectable to the cabinet, the support member adapted to support the object in rotation about a plurality of axes, the object having a first side and a plurality of other sides, each of the sides having a visible position;
- a motor coupled to the support member;
- a drive shaft coupled to the motor;
- a gear set operatively coupled to the drive shaft;
- a first sensing device coupled to the gear set which produces home data when the first side of the object has the visible position;
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- a second sensing device connected to the drive shaft which produces count data as each of the other sides of the object moves through a visible position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.