Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Capacitive switch
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-26
2008-12-09
Friedhofer, Michael A (Department: 2832)
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Capacitive switch
C200S0050EA
Reexamination Certificate
active
07462798
ABSTRACT:
A gaming machine having a display that displays a determined screen including a character, during execution of a game, a touch panel sensor, disposed above the display, that is capable of detecting the contact position, the position of the character contacted by a player, and a CPU that determines the contact position of the character as well as the contact mode, and that displays an image on the display, that is changed based on the result of this determination.
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Okada Kazuo
Toyoda Hirobumi
Aruze Corp.
Friedhofer Michael A
Klaus Lisa N
McGinn IP Law Group PLLC
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