Electronic timepiece capable of simulating and displaying a game of chance
AssigneeEbauches Electroniques S.A.
InventorJean-Claude Fatton
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Abstract
Electronic timepiece with a device for indicating the time, which is electronically controlled and is used to display elements which simulate a game of chance. Additional circuits are provided for the control of the display of the elements of the game and at least part of the circuits of the timepiece, normally intended for the measure of the time are used in order to perform the choice at random of the elements.
Claims16
An electronic timepiece capable of displaying the time and of simulating and displaying a game of chance, said timepiece comprising an oscillator and a display device for indicating the time, at least part of said display device being used to display game elements which simulate a game of chance, wherein at least part of the time measuring circuits of said timepiece are utilized for the game of chance, said timepiece further comprising:
- a counter at least indirectly connected to said oscillator for counting the signals delivered at the input of said counter by said oscillator, said oscillator also being used continuously by the time measuring circuits for keeping time;
- decoder means connected to the output of said counter for controlling the display of said game elements;
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- actuator means connected in the circuit of said timepiece after said oscillator for interrupting and storing the continuously changing information counted in said counter, so that the stored information is capable of controlling the display of said game elements.
An electronic timepiece capable of displaying the time and of simulating and displaying a game of chance, said timepiece comprising an oscillator and a display device for indicating the time, at least part of said display device being used to display game elements which simulate a game of chance, wherein at least part of the time measuring circuits of said timepiece are used for the game of chance, said timepiece further comprising:
- a counter connected to said oscillator for counting the signals delivered at the input of said counter by said oscillator, said counter and said oscillator also being continuously used for the keeping of time;
- a decoder connected at the output of said counter for controlling the display of said game elements, said decoder continuously functioning in the circuit;
- control means connected between said decoder and said display device for storing when actuated a representation of one of the instantaneous states of the continuously changing information at the output of said decoder;
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- actuator means connected to said control means for actuating said control means whereupon said stored signals are capable of controlling the display of said game elements.
An electronic timepiece capable of displaying the time and of simulating and displaying a game of chance, said timepiece comprising an oscillator and a display device for indicating the time, at least part of said display device being used to display game elements which simulate a game of chance, wherein at least part of the time measuring circuits of said timepiece are utilized for the game of chance, said timepiece further comprising:
- a counter at least indirectly connected to said oscillator for counting the signals delivered at the input of said counter by said oscillator, said oscillator also being used continuously by the time measuring circuits for the keeping of time;
- a decoder connected between said counter and said display device for controlling the display of said game elements;
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- actuator means connected at least indirectly between the output of said oscillator and the input of said counter which when actuated produces the counting and the storage in said counter of the signal for said oscillator, the stored information in said counter being used through said decoder to control the display of said game elements when said actuator means is released, said game elements including means for displaying the data of a game of roulette
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