Aruze Corporation Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100191626 | FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SYSTEM - A financial transaction system includes: an ATM process substituting server connected to a backbone server that executes a user accounting process through a communication mechanism capable of concealing content of communication; and a transaction screen WEB server connected to the ATM process substituting server and capable of connecting to a user communication terminal. The transaction screen WEB server transmits, to the communication terminal, transaction screen data for the user to input transaction necessary information, receives, from the communication terminal, transaction necessary information data inputted in accordance with the transaction screen data, and transmits the transaction necessary information data to the ATM process substituting server. The ATM process substituting server transmits the transaction necessary information data to the backbone server and transmits a message requesting the user for a specified transaction process. The system provides quick, easy transactions without needing to input a second personal identification number or one time password. | 07-29-2010 |
20080318657 | GAMING MACHINE - When a predetermined amount of credits has been inserted into a slot machine, a game mode is switched from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode according to the user's input operation via a touch panel. After the switching to the insurance mode, determination is made whether or not the amount of bet credits matches the maximum bet amount. In a case where determination has been made that the amount of bet credits matches the maximum bet amount, the number of games is counted after the switching of the game mode to the insurance mode. When the counted number of games has reached a predetermined number, a predetermined amount of credits is paid out. | 12-25-2008 |
20080311982 | GAME SERVER, GAME MACHINE, GAME CONTROL SERVER, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD - The cumulative credit consumptions of game machines are controlled per player. When the cumulative credit consumption of a player reaches an upper limit, a return is executed to the player based on a predetermined return rate. In addition, the return rate can be changed to produce high game characteristics. Therefore, the player can perform a game without anxiety, while enjoying amusement of the game. At the result, the problem of missing customers can be eliminated. | 12-18-2008 |
20080311977 | GAMING MACHINE - In a gaming machine provided with a function called “super time (ST),” which may change the amount of payout coins, a player moves his sight from a displayed stopping order to a displayed reel during such Super Time (ST) game. In order to prevent fatigue by the sight movement, an image display device is provided with a transparent liquid crystal for image attractions and a liquid crystal film for an electronic shutter. They are laminated and disposed in front of the main reel. The electronic shutter can shield an area partially with a software in reference to a gaming status. For example, the electronic shutter does not shield the area and an image attraction is executed since the player may not make an observation push. For the image attraction after the complete reel stop, the electronic shutter shields the area so as to show a clear attraction image. | 12-18-2008 |
20080300057 | GAMING SYSTEM AND GAMING MACHINE THEREFOR - A gaming system and a gaming machine, in which a player of a first game can participate in a second game having different game contents without moving between gaming machines. In the gaming system and the gaming machine, a first gaming machine is provided with a second display different from for the first game and connected communicatively with a second gaming machine, and has functions: to transmit/receive information on the second game controlled by the second gaming machine; and to allow the player to perform the second game in the second display on the basis of the information of the second game. | 12-04-2008 |
20080300043 | SLOT MACHINE FOR ACCEPTING A BET OF A GAMING VALUE ON ONE-BY-ONE REEL DISPLAY PART BASIS AND VARIABLY DISPLAYING SYMBOLS AT BETTED REEL DISPLAY PARTS - A slot machine is provided with first to third reel display areas | 12-04-2008 |
20080293489 | GAMING APPARATUS - A gaming apparatus control part is provided with an external output control circuit, configured in such a manner that gaming information can be output and gaming data sent from each gaming machine is collected in a management server in order to solve the issue that internal winning attraction is limited to each gaming apparatus and a player concentrates only on the gaming apparatus to which he is playing. The management server comprises a link attraction lottery table to determine attraction mode based on sent gaming information and link attraction transmission unit lottery table to determine a destination gaming apparatus of link attraction, determines a link attraction and attraction transmission destination, and sends an attraction data with a predetermined timing on the condition that internal winning data is sent from a gaming apparatus. | 11-27-2008 |
20080287186 | GAMING MACHINE DETERMINING ONE PROGRESSIVE AWARD AMONG A PLURALITY OF TYPES OF PROGRESSIVE AWARDS - A gaming machine is provided, which includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores a plurality of progressive awards. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) start a game; (b) cause the game to be switched to a predetermined game state when a result of the game satisfies a predetermined condition; (c) when the game is switched to the predetermined game state, randomly select a progressive award from the plurality of progressive awards stored in the memory; and (d) pay a player in accordance with the selected progressive award. | 11-20-2008 |
20080254855 | Gaming Machine and Gaming Method Thereof - A gaming environment is described. Plural video reels are spin and stopped on plural window displays. If the number of scatter symbols repositioned on the plural window displays is a predetermined number, new video reel will be spin and stopped on new display window. After that, an award corresponding to a symbol repositioned on a payline on the new display window. | 10-16-2008 |
20080227535 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD - A gaming machine of the present invention has: a roulette unit 3 for executing a roulette game; an image display device 10 for executing a slot game in parallel with the roulette game; an operating section displayed on the image display device 10, the operating section being capable of making BET operation while predicting a result of a game executed at least one of the roulette unit and the image display device; and a controller for controlling gaming operations in the roulette game and the slot game and controlling payout processing of a gaming value responsive to a payment. This controller performs control so that a result of the slot game is established by applying the result of the roulette game to the slot game. | 09-18-2008 |
20080220836 | GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING GAMES - A game system | 09-11-2008 |
20080214278 | GAMING MACHINE - A slot machine is provided with a ROM for storing: a first symbol arrangement table in which plural types of symbols are arranged; a second symbol arrangement table in which an expectation value of giving a payout to a player is high; and a third symbol arrangement table in which an expectation value winning a bonus game to a player is high. This slot machine has, as game modes, a base game, a bonus game, and a special game to be performed after the end of the bonus game. In the base game, gaming is performed using symbols arranged in the first symbol arrangement table. In the bonus game, gaming is performed using symbols arranged in the second symbol arrangement table. In the special game, gaming is performed using symbols arranged in the third symbol arrangement table. In addition, the slot machine | 09-04-2008 |
20080207309 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD - A gaming machine of the present invention has: a common station for executing a roulette game; a player terminal | 08-28-2008 |
20080200234 | SLOT MACHINE EXECUTING FREE GAME ACCORDING TO GAME OUTCOME OF SUB GAME - A slot machine executes a sub game during a base game, and executes a free game in response to a game outcome of the executed sub game. Specifically, the slot machine is configured to execute the sub game different from the base game during the base game when symbols arranged on a main liquid crystal panel during the base game forms a combination in which three “CHANCE” symbols are arranged on a payline. Moreover, the slot machine is configured to execute the free game by switching from the base game to the free game when the player satisfies a winning condition a predetermined number of times or more in the sub game. | 08-21-2008 |