| UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION Patent applications |
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| 20120136779 | DEPOSIT AMOUNT MANAGING DEVICE, SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM COMPRISING DEPOSIT AMOUNT MANAGING DEVICE, AND DEPOSIT AMOUNT MANAGING SYSTEM COMPRISING PORTABLE TERMINAL - The present invention manages money received from a general user having no bank account, so that the general user is able to make payment, send remittance, receive lottery prize via a network. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120135799 | GAME SYSTEM - A game system that is capable of performing a game by employing an information card in place of a conventional paper-based system is provided. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120115614 | GAMING MACHINE RUNNING COMMON GAME - A plurality of gaming terminals each having a terminal display on which a plurality of symbols are lined up, a plurality of upper displays forming a single common effect image display screen constituted by gaming terminal areas corresponding to the respective gaming terminals, and a center controller are included. The center controller determines whether a common game is being run when an independent special game is started, and produces an effect in the gaming terminal area corresponding to the gaming terminal, only when the common game is not being run. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115612 | GAMING MACHINE RUNNING COMMON GAME - A plurality of gaming terminals each having a terminal display on which a plurality of symbols are provided, a plurality of upper displays forming a single common effect display screen which is constituted by gaming terminal areas corresponding to the respective gaming terminals, and a center controller are provided. When the common game starts, the center controller displays a common game start effect image on a common effect display screen and transmits a common game start effect image display command to the gaming terminals so that the common game start effect image divided for respective gaming terminal areas is displayed on the terminal display of each of the gaming terminals corresponding to the gaming terminal areas. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115611 | GAMING MACHINE RUNNING COMMON GAME - A plurality of gaming terminals provided in a parallel manner, a plurality of upper displays which are provided in a parallel manner independently from the gaming terminals and form a single common effect display screen, a plurality of display controllers controlling image display on the respective upper displays, and a center controller controlling the display controllers are provided. The center controller controls the display controllers so that the upper displays perform image display as one common effect display screen. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115607 | GAMING MACHINE RUNNING COMMON GAME - A plurality of gaming terminals | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115586 | READ/WRITE DEVICE FOR INFORMATION DATA STORAGE MEDIUM - A device for reading information data recording medium, which is capable of reducing failure to take an IC card that is ejected from a gaming machine, is provided. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115575 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF REALISTICALLY INFORMING OF A PAYOUT RATE - The present invention provides a gaming machine that is capable of realistically informing a player of a possibility that a payout rate becomes high, by means of an effective rendering. The gaming machine is capable of increasing a probability of migration to a bonus game and then increasing an opportunity of increasing a prize to a player by performing re-scroll while leaving a bonus symbol. In addition, the gaming machine is capable of increasing a probability of migration to a bonus game by means of an effective rendering called re-scroll to be thereby able to realistically inform a player of a possibility that a payout rate becomes high. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115574 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF REALISTICALLY INFORMING OF A PAYOUT RATE - The present invention provides a gaming machine that is capable of realistically informing a player of a payout rate, via an effective rendering of such a type in which the player is permitted to participate. In this gaming machine, when the routine migrates to a bonus game, a player makes an input operation via a first display panel to thereby advance a game in a second display panel that is provided upward of the first display panel. In this manner, as the bonus game, a game of such a kind in which the player is permitted to participate can be executed at a position that is easily seen from an upward periphery. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115573 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF REALISTICALLY INFORMING OF A PAYOUT RATE - The present invention provides a gaming machine that is capable of realistically informing a player of a payout rate, and that is capable of having a variety of entertainment properties by means of a variety of games. The gaming machine is adapted to display a specific symbol that can be employed in place of another symbol, so as to be substituted for any of symbols to be scrolled, by means of random determination, in a bonus game, to thereby able to cause a possibility that a prize to be awarded to a player increases every time a specific symbol is entered and then visually display a state that is indicative of such possible increase. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115572 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF REALISTICALLY INFORMING OF A PAYOUT RATE - The present invention provides a gaming machine that is capable of causing a player to be realistically informed of a payout rate and that is capable of having a variety of entertaining options by making a variety of games playable. In the gaming machine, a prize according to a rendering time after the routine has migrated to a bonus game is awarded to a player, whereby the player can realize that the amount of the prize increases as the rendering time elapses. In this manner, the player can keep track of whether the amount of prize is large or small by means of an easily recognizable element that is referred to as the rendering time. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115571 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF REALISTICALLY INFORMING OF A PAYOUT RATE - The present invention provides a gaming machine that is capable of realizing an attractive payout rate for a player. The gaming machine is adapted to suggest that a state advantageous to a player be established, by shielding a symbol that is scrolled and then displaying a shade of a specific character. In this manner, the player can play a game with a sense of expectation. After the shading has been released, a specific symbol is displayed, thereby establishing the state advantageous to the player. Therefore, the player can realize that the routine migrates to the state advantageous to the player. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115569 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF BROADCASTING A STATUS OF A GAME BY A REEL ACTION - A gaming machine capable of prompting a player to pay his or her attention to a unit game that is attractive to the player, by performing a rendering caused by WILD symbol display or symbol movement mode. Symbols that are associated with a first scroll line are moved in a first direction, and symbols that are associated with a second scroll line are moved in a direction that is different from the first direction. After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, a WILD symbol that is included in the symbols that are associated with the second scroll line is displayed in a stopped state, and as triggered by the fact that the WILD symbol has been displayed in the stopped state, the symbols that are associated with the first scroll line are displayed so that a movement speed is gradually slowed down. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115568 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF BROADCASTING A STATUS OF A GAME BY A REEL ACTION - The present invention provides a gaming machine that is capable of prompting a player to concentrate his or her consciousness to a unit game that attracts the player's interest by performing rendering when a li-zhi has been established, the gaming machine beings capable of visually recognizing by the player an outcome of symbols without keeping off his or her eye from moving symbols. The gaming machine is configured to display symbols associated with at least one scroll line in a second mode that is different from a first mode from among scroll lines corresponding to the moving symbols as triggered by the fact that a li-zhi has been established by means of symbols displayed in a stopped state. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115566 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The controller of the gaming machine executing processing operations of: (a) determining a magnification of a respective one of plural kinds of colors which are produced in a color displayable manner by means of the multiple color light emitting backlight and then displaying on the display; (b) determining a light emitting color by means of the multiple color light emitting backlight and then controlling light emission in the determined color; and (c) executing a payout of a number which is obtained by multiplying the magnification that corresponds to the color determined in the processing (b), from among the magnifications of the respective colors, the magnifications being determined in the processing (a), for a payment that corresponds to the pattern of the specific symbols. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115563 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine of the present invention stores a bet area on which a bet is placed and a game value placed as the bet in each gaming terminal, rotates and stops the wheel to determine a resulting symbol from the plurality of symbols, awards a payout based on the resulting symbol and the odds set for the bet area on which the bet is placed in the gaming terminal, and then adjusts the payout rate by changing the odds set for the bet areas in the gaming terminals. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115562 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine of the present invention stores a bet area on which a bet is placed through a gaming terminal and a game value placed as the bet, determines a resulting symbol from a plurality of symbols, rotates the wheel based on an operation of the lever in one of the plurality of gaming terminals, whose lever has been activated, stops the rotation of the wheel so that the pointer points a symbol arrangement area with the resulting symbol, and awards a payout based on the resulting symbol and the odds set for the bet area in which the bet is placed through the gaming terminal. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120108315 | GAMING MACHINE HAVING TWO IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICES - A gaming machine is provided which is capable of causing a player's eye to smoothly move from a main game to a rendering when the rendering is started. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120104691 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper sheet processing apparatus capable of preventing paper sheet clogging in a traveling route in which a paper sheet is conveyed is provided. The paper sheet processing apparatus comprises an open/close member 2B which is opened or closed with respect to a frame 2A and a traveling route through which the paper sheet (a bill, a card, a coupon ticket, and the like are collectively referred to as “paper sheet”) is conveyed is formed between the open/close member 2B and the frame 2A when the open/close member 2B is closed with respect to the frame 2A. The open/close member 2B is provided with a sensor 31 for detecting that the open/close member 2B is opened from the frame 2A. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120080845 | GAMING TABLE DEVICE HAVING A GAME TABLE ON WHICH THE GAME MEDIUM IS DISPOSED - A gaming table device which can determine frauds precisely and human errors is provided. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120064962 | GAMING MACHINE PRODUCING EFFECT WHEN AWARDING BENEFIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When a wild symbol | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120039521 | CARD IDENTIFYING APPARATUS - A card identifying apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a light-receiving portion that reads a card on a pixel basis of a predetermined area as a unit including color information having brightness, RAM that stores image data comprised of a plurality of pixels read by the light-receiving portion, a pixel data increasing/decreasing processing section that increases/decreases the number of pixels of the image data, and card identifying means for identifying authentication of the card based on the image data increased/decreased by the pixel data increasing/decreasing processing section. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20110313551 | GAMING MACHINE HAVING A FUNCTION OF THE NUMBER OF FREE GAMES ACCORDING TO THE RESULT OF A GAME IN WHICH A PLAYER SELECTS A CHOICE FROM AMONG MULTIPLE CHOICES - A controller is provided which includes: a function whereby, in a case that the game mode has been switched to the free game mode, a mini game is executed; a function whereby, each time the mini game is executed, selection data is received from a first input device, and determination is made based upon the received selection data as to whether accumulated points are to be updated; a function whereby, in a case that determination has been made that the accumulated points are to be updated, the points that correspond to the received selection data are added to the accumulated points, thereby updating the accumulated points; and a function whereby, after the mini game has been executed a predetermined number of times, the number of extra free games, which are extra games provided in addition to the free game, is determined according to the updated accumulated points. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110312405 | GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING METHOD THEREOF - A gaming environment is described. If the predetermined condition is met and the free game is shifted, reels are changed to other reels to be used in the free game. Also, in the free game, reel display portion on which the WILD symbols are displayed on all of the symbol display portions, the reel display portion is held in following games. The WILD symbols are consecutively displayed with the predetermined number (which is greater or equal to the number of symbol display portions of one reel display portion) on the reels used in the free game. Therefore, the probability where WILD symbols fill on the all of the can be enhanced, one or more aspects of the invention can provide higher interest to the player. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110312404 | Gaming Machine - A method for playing a game with a gaming machine is provided, which includes the steps of: (a) receiving a signal indicating an instruction of starting a game; (b) starting the game; (c) executing the game; (d) displaying a plurality of symbols on a display device; (e) each time a predetermined symbol or a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on the display device as a result of the game, adding a predetermined point; (f) increasing a winning probability for a specific combination of symbols according to the point cumulatively added in step (e); and (g) if the specific combination of symbols is displayed on the display device, paying an award corresponding to the specific combination of symbols. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110312403 | Gaming Machine - A method for playing a game with a gaming machine is provided, which includes the steps of: (a) receiving a signal indicating an instruction of starting a game; (b) starting the game; (c) executing the game; (d) displaying a plurality of symbols on a display device; (e) each time a predetermined symbol or a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on the display device as a result of the game, adding a predetermined point; (f) if the point cumulatively added in step (e) has reached a threshold, performing a lottery to determine a payout rate for a specific combination of symbols prior to the step (d); and (g) if the specific combination of symbols is displayed on the display device, multiplying an award entitled to the specific combination of symbols by the payout rate determined in the step (f) and paying the resulting amount. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110312402 | Gaming Machine - A method for playing a game with a gaming machine includes the steps of: (a) receiving a signal indicating an instruction of starting a game; (b) starting the game; (c) executing the game; (d) displaying a plurality of symbols on a display device; (e) each time a predetermined symbol or a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on the display device as a result of the game, adding a predetermined point; (f) if the point cumulatively added in step (e) has reached a threshold, performing a lottery to determine a specific combination of symbols; (g) setting an award for the specific combination of symbols that is larger than a normal award; and (h) if the specific combination of symbols is displayed on the display device, paying the larger award. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110306404 | Gaming Machine - A method for playing a game with a gaming machine includes the steps of: (a) receiving a signal indicating an instruction of starting a game; (b) starting the game; (c) executing the game; (d) displaying symbols on a display device; (e) each time a predetermined symbol or a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on the display device, adding a predetermined point; (f) if the point cumulatively added in step (e) has reached a threshold, performing a lottery to determine a specific combination of symbols; (g) setting an award for the specific combination of symbols that is larger than a normal award; (h) if the specific combination of symbols is displayed on the display device, paying the larger award; and (i) if a combination of symbols different from the specific combination of symbols is displayed on the display device, switching the larger award back to the normal award. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110300950 | GAMING MACHINE - The present invention provides a gaming machine which is capable of remarkably improving an effect given to a player. The gaming machine according to the present invention is provided with: a cabinet having a display portion for making a display according to the contents of a game played; a plurality of speakers | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110300919 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF REPEATEDLY EXECUTE A UNITARY GAME - The present invention provides a gaming machine which is capable of realizing an appropriate balance between players' profits and slot machine providers' profits. When a first number of bets have been selected, a control device executes a first basic unitary game which completes when a first time interval has elapsed after starting the game. When a second number of bets have been selected, the control device executes a second basic unitary game which completes when a second time interval shorter than the first time interval has elapsed after starting the game. On the basis of the fact that the first basic unitary game has been executed, the control device executes a first progressive game in which a first payout rate can be realized. On the basis of the fact that the second basic unitary game has been executed, the control device executes a second progressive game in which a second payout rate higher than the first payout rate can be realized. When a second number of bets have been selected, information relating to the second payout rate is displayed. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110250950 | SETTLEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention is provides a novel electronic settlement technique which is capable of supplying a deposit so as to continue the play of a game after a deposit available in a game facility has been consumed. A negotiable-value providing device is transmits to a user terminal device a deposit supply demand message demanding supply of a premises deposit upon receipt of a transfer demand message. A user terminal device is transmits a transfer demand message to a management server upon receipt of the deposit supply demand message. Upon receipt of the deposit supply demand message, the management server is transmits to a financial institute system a transfer request message requesting a predetermined transfer of a predetermined amount of money from a user bank account. Upon receipt of a transfer completion message, a premises server is transmits a provision instructing message instructing provision of a negotiable-value to the negotiable-value providing device. The negotiable-value providing device having received the provision instructing message executes provision of the negotiable-value. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110250947 | GAMING MACHINE - One of values 0 to 9 is associated with each of ten turnips | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110241287 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper sheet processing device is provided in which no load is imposed on a primary drive which drives a pressing part for pressing the paper sheets stacked and accommodated and a shutter for opening and closing an insertion slot. The paper sheet processing device of the present invention has an insertion slot through which a paper sheet is inserted, a shutter | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110241283 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper sheet processing device is provided which can more simply detect the attachment/detachment of the magazine accommodating paper sheets and that the amount of paper sheets has reached a predetermined level and can reduce costs. The paper sheet processing device of the present invention has a magazine | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110210503 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper sheet or bill processing apparatus capable of reliably detecting a paper sheet or bill present in a traveling route. The paper sheet or bill processing apparatus includes: a motor for a paper sheet or bill conveyance mechanism which can be driven to convey a paper sheet or bill along a traveling route; a discharge sensor which detects whether or not the paper sheet or bill is present in the traveling route; and control means which carries out a redetection process to detect whether or not the paper sheet or bill is present in the traveling route again by the discharge sensor after the motor is driven if the paper sheet or bill is not detected by the discharge detection sensor in a detection process in a condition that driving of the conveyance mechanism is stopped. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110201424 | GAMING MACHINE - A slot machine has a frontward projecting portion which is projected frontward of the slot machine from a lower end of a main display provided in a cabinet. The frontward projecting portion has an armrest, a control panel, etc., each of which serves as a human contact portion which comes in contact with a part of a player's body. The lower end of a display surface of the main display is positioned lower than the human contact portions (armrest and control panel). | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110201400 | GAMING SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING ADVANCEMENT OF GAME FOR DEALER - A gaming system comprises a control unit quipped with a controller. The control starts the reception of bets from a plurality of stations, displays, on a dealer display, termination order images from the plurality of the stations in accordance with a lapse of a predetermined period of time from the start of the bet reception, and advances the game on the condition that a bet termination order signal is received from an operation input button. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110198191 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A bill processing apparatus which is capable of reliably supplying information on a bill to the bill housing body side. The paper sheet processing apparatus has a bill housing part ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110177861 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine according to the present invention variably displays a plurality of symbols wherein a speed of the variable display of the plurality of symbols while executing a free game is different from a speed of variable display of the plurality of symbols while executing a basic game. In this manner, it is possible to impart a sense of expectation for free game to a player without separately preparing any effect video image such as a video image showing a process of adding WILD symbols. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110159950 | GAMING MACHINE COMPRISING SWITCH TO SWITCH PAYOUT RATES AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A gaming machine comprising a switch to be operated to switch the payout rates of the gaming machine that repeatedly executes a unit game, and a controller that executes processing to make the duration time required for the unit game from start to end, which is started when the payout rate is switched from a first payout rate to a second payout rate higher than the first payout rate by the operation of the switch, shorter than that when the payout rate is switched to the first payout rate. When the payout rate of the gaming machine is switched from the first payout rate to the second payout rate higher than the former by the operation of the switch, the duration time required for the unit game from start to end which is started after the switching becomes shorter than that required for the unit game that is started at the time of the first payout rate. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110159947 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine is provided so as to comprise: a display device for displaying symbols variably and statically; a starting device for an operation to start a variable display of the symbols; a storage device for storing a plurality of predictive effect images corresponding to respective payout levels; and a processor being operable to: conduct an internal lottery to determine a combination of symbols to be displayed statically; select one of the predictive effect images corresponding to a predetermined winning combination when it is determined that the determined combination to be displayed statically matches the predetermined winning combination; and cause the selected one predictive effect image to be displayed as well as the variable display of symbols, wherein the plurality of predictive effect images indicate a degree of the payout levels such that a payout level to be awarded can be expected before an operation to stop the variable display. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110140843 | SHEET-OF-PAPER PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper sheet processing apparatus which can accurately determine whether the paper sheet is legitimate or not even if a conveyor member has a manufacturing error. The apparatus includes: a conveyor roller to convey the paper sheet inserted into an insertion slot; a paper sheet reader to read the paper sheet; a detector to detect an actual measurement value in the predetermined area along a traveling direction of the paper sheet; a storage to store a reference value of length; and an authenticity judgment part to judge the authenticity of the paper sheet based on a comparison of the actual measurement value and the reference value. The reference value is determined based on length calculated by reading a legitimate paper sheet, a theoretical value of the length in the predetermined area, and a predetermined tolerant value for a legitimate paper sheet. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110137765 | ELECTRONIC SETTLEMENT SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC SETTLEMENT SERVER, MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL, AND ELECTRONIC SETTLEMENT METHOD - An electronic settlement system which is similar to cash settlement and which is usable in a gaming parlor is provided. In the electronic settlement system, a mobile phone communicates with a ball lending machine using a contactless IC card to acquire a device ID from the ball lending machine, and transmits a payment request message including the device ID and a user ID to an electronic settlement server. The electronic settlement server notifies an in-store server of a transfer amount from a user account to a settlement provider account, and the in-store server stores the transfer amount as a deposit. In response to a payment request message from the mobile phone, the in-store server instructs the ball lending machine to provide gaming media corresponding to a gaming medium cost, adds an amount corresponding to the gaming medium cost to a consumed amount, and issues a transfer request to a receiving network so as to transfer the consumed amount from the settlement provider account to a gaming parlor operator account. Upon receiving a provision instruction message from the in-store server, the ball lending machine provides gaming media corresponding to the gaming medium cost. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110128526 | BANK NOTES HANDLING APPARATUS - A paper sheet processing apparatus includes: an insertion slot through which a paper sheet is inserted; a sensor which detects insertion of the paper sheet; a traveling route through which the paper sheet is conveyed; a light emitting part which irradiates the traveling route with light; a light receiving part which receives light from the traveling route; a black calibration part which sets a reference value for the lowest brightness in a state that the emission of the light emitting part is ineffective; and an authenticity judgment processing part which judges an authenticity. The black calibration part can set the reference value before the authenticity judgment processing part judges the authenticity after the sensor detects the insertion of the paper sheet at every time when the paper sheet is inserted. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110128122 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A paper sheet processing apparatus capable of preventing authentication accuracy from degrading even when a state change occurs due to attachment of water or the like. The paper sheet processing apparatus includes: a light receiving unit which receives transmitted and reflected lights from the paper sheet radiated by light emitting parts; a converter which converts the transmitted and reflected lights received by the light receiving part per pixel into data including color information having brightness; a RAM which stores transmitted and reflected light images received by the light receiving unit; an authenticity judgment processing part which determines the authenticity of the paper sheet based on the images stored in the RAM; and a determining part which excludes, based on a comparison result between brightness of the transmitted and reflected images in the predetermined area. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110127722 | CASINO TABLE CAPABLE OF TRACKING GAMING CARDS - The present invention is to provide a casino table capable of adequately determining whether a dishonest act is committed on a card arranged on a casino table while reducing a maintenance cost, a personnel cost, etc., by using a normal card not containing the tag, etc. A game surface is imaged by an imaging device, the presence of the card placed on the game surface is detected from image data produced by an imaging signal issued from the imaging device, and trajectory data of the card placed on the game surface is produced. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110124411 | Gaming machine with a light guiding plate subjected to a light scattering process and having a light deflection pattern - A gaming machine includes a liquid crystal display | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110124405 | GAME SYSTEM - A game system is provided which is capable of continuing a game without a player feeling inconvenience even in a case where a basic currency at hand is lost. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110118003 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - To provide a gaming machine and a control method therefor, having a new entertainment characteristics, a slot machine | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117998 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF MOVING AT LEAST ONE VISUAL RECOGNITION TARGET IN A TOP BOX - A gaming machine includes a symbol display device, a top box, and a controller. The symbol display device is capable of variably displaying and then rearranging a plurality of symbols. The top box is disposed at an upper part of the symbol display device and has an illumination target disposed on a front face and a plurality of visual recognition targets disposed therein. The controller is programmed to: variably display and then rearrange symbols on the symbol display device to thereby execute a normal game; execute an animation character acquisition game for acquiring a specific animation character from among a plurality of animation characters in accordance with specific symbols being rearranged in the normal game; and move at least one visual recognition target from among the plurality of visual recognition targets, based on a result of the animation character acquisition game. This configuration enables a player to be given notice in a mode of moving a visual recognition target in the top box. Thus, it is possible to impart a sense of expectation or a sense of tension to a player and to pay the player's attention exclusively to a game. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110111832 | GAMING MACHINE - When a predetermined amount of credits have been inserted into a slot machine, the game mode is switched from the non-insurance mode to the insurance mode according to the player's input operation via a touch panel. In the insurance mode, determination is made whether or not the amount of bet credits matches the maximum bet amount. When determination has been made that the amount of bet credits matches the maximum bet amount, the number of games is counted after switching of the game mode to the insurance mode. When the counted number of games reaches a predetermined number, a predetermined amount of credits is paid out. Furthermore, in this case, only in a case where determination has been made that the amount of credits bet on the game matches the maximum bet amount, the difference between the counted number of games and the predetermined number is displayed. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110108403 | PUSH BUTTON - With respect to a push button, a part of a depressing portion is detected by a photo sensor when the depressing portion urged upward by a spring is depressed and stroke of the depressed depressing portion reaches a predetermined distance. Thereby, switch between OFF and ON is carried out. Also, the push button includes a metal dome. Load of the spring works on the depressing portion when depressed. Further, when the stroke of the depressed depressing portion reaches a predetermined distance so as to switch between OFF and ON, the load of the spring and that of the metal dome integrally work on the depressing portion. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110100410 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERTER ELEMENT AND CONDUCTIVE MEMBER FOR THERMOELECTRIC CONVERTER ELEMENT - A low-cost thermoelectric converter element which is not decreased in electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity even under high temperature conditions. The thermoelectric converter element includes a single element including a sintered cell and a pair of electrodes respectively attached to a heating surface that is one surface of the sintered cell and a cooling surface that is a surface opposite to the heating surface, a conductive member for electrical connection with an electrode other than the electrodes, and a metal layer including at least one of gold and platinum. An electrode of the single element is electrically connected with the conductive member through the metal layer. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110098103 | GAMING MACHINE AND GAME CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, CAPABLE OF EXECUTING COMMON GAME CORRESPONDING TO THE NUMBER OF EXECUTED BASE GAMES - A function of a common game which is capable of achieving high entertainability is provided. In a case where the number of times of base game executed at any of a plurality of game terminals reaches a predetermined number of trigger games, a craps game is executed at a game terminal meeting a game running condition with a predetermined timing. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110092269 | GAMING MACHINE AND GAME CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IN WHICH COMMON GAME USES SYMBOL COLUMNS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE USED IN UNIT GAME - A gaming machine of the present invention includes slot machines each of which repeatably runs, independently of the other slot machines, a unit game which scroll displays a base game symbol column image and stops the scroll-display to rearrange base game symbols. In response to a common game start command from a center controller, each slot machine runs, in sync with other slot machines, a common game which executes a common scrolling process in which a common game symbol column image which is different from the base game symbol column image is scroll displayed, and then stopped to rearrange common game symbols. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110092266 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING A DESCRIPTION OF BET TYPES - A game function which is capable of achieving high entertainability is provided. In a case where an instruction for selecting any of a plurality of bet types is inputted via an input device, information for description of the bet type is displayed based upon information data according to the bet type selected by the instruction. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110079956 | CARD SHOE APPARATUS ACCURATELY IDENTIFYING CARD INFORMATION OF CARD - The following members are included: a storage unit | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110065514 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine having an illuminated object made up of a specific area and a non-specific area different from the specific area, the illuminated object being disposed on a front surface of the gaming machine, the gaming machine includes: a first light source for emitting light caused to enter the specific area from a rear-surface side of the illuminated object; a second light source for emitting light, the second light source being different from the first light source, and a light guide body for causing the light emitted by the second light source to enter the non-specific area through the rear-surface side of the illuminated object, the light guide body being disposed in a position spaced apart from the illuminated object. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110065512 | SERVER, GAMING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SERVER - An object of the present invention is to provide a server, a gaming system, and a control method of the server capable of adding a new feature to a payout related to a jackpot to produce a new entertainment property. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110059788 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a gaming machine with new entertainability, which executes processing of: (A) executing a normal game; (B) accepting an input of selecting any of the plurality of the specific symbols stop-displayed, in response to a fact that a plurality of the specific symbols are stop-displayed, in the normal game executed in the processing (A); (C) awarding a benefit according to the specific symbols selected in the processing (B); (D) determining whether or not to generate a specific game state, in response to the specific symbols selected in the processing (B); (E) accepting an input of selecting a specific symbol other than the specific symbol selected in the processing (B), from among the plurality of specific symbols stop-displayed, in response to a fact that it is determined that the specific game state is generated in the processing (D); and (F) awarding a benefit according to the specific symbol selected in the processing (E). | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110049796 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper sheet processing apparatus that can detect in an inexpensive way that a bill housing part is full with bills. The paper sheet processing apparatus includes: a bill housing part that houses a bill in a stacked manner; a placing plate arranged in the bill housing part and moves as a bill is stacked and housed; a magnetic body magnetized and disposed on the placing plate; a magnetic sensor that detects an amount of magnetism from the magnetic body; and a control part that determines whether the amount of magnetism detected by the magnetic sensor is greater than or equal to a threshold value. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110045887 | GAMING MACHINE FOR BETTING CARD GAME INCLUDING MAIN CARD GAME AND AUXILIARY CARD GAME, AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A gaming machine for a betting card game including a main card game and an auxiliary card game and a method of controlling the same, including: by a controller, accepting a bet of a first wager for participation in the main card game; accepting a bet of a second wager as an option for participation in the auxiliary card game; determining an outcome of the main card game in accordance with a game rule for the main card game on a basis of at least two cards being displayed and disclosed for the main card game after termination of acceptance of a bet of the first wager; and determining an outcome of the auxiliary card game in accordance with a game rule for the auxiliary card game on a basis of first and second cards being displayed for the main card game after termination of acceptance of a bet of the second wager. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110041887 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION APPARATUS - A thermoelectric generation apparatus, which is provided with a thermoelectric conversion element, can be used even when exposed to a high-temperature environment such as being heated on an open fire, and is inexpensive. Onto the bottom surface or the like of a container ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110034235 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE WITH FREE GAME PLAY - A gaming machine comprises: a display device for displaying symbols variably and statically on a display screen; a contact input device to be operated; a storage device for storing winning combinations of symbols; and a processor being operable to: conduct another internal lottery to determine a combination of symbols to be displayed statically; determine whether the determined combination matches one of the predetermined winning combinations; provide a payout corresponding thereto when the statically displayed combination is determined to match the one; shift a game to a feature game when the statically displayed combination is determined to include a trigger symbol; urge a game player to operate the contact input device to trigger the internal lottery in the feature game; and provide a point to one of a plurality of feature levels in the feature game such that an accumulated points may reach a predetermined number of points. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110031684 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper sheet processing apparatus capable of preventing a paper sheet from being drawn out by an unauthorized action. The bill processing device includes: an insertion slot into which a bill is inserted; a bill conveyance mechanism capable of conveying the bill having been inserted from the insertion slot; a bill reader reading the bill conveyed by the bill conveyance mechanism; an authenticity judging mechanism judging an authenticity of the bill read by the bill reader; and a pulse output part driving a motor for controlling conveyance speed of the bill by a motor of the bill conveyance mechanism. The pulse output part controls the conveyance speed by the bill conveyance mechanism after the completion of reading by the bill reader. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110021261 | GAMING MACHINE PRODUCING EFFECT WHEN AWARDING BENEFIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When a wild symbol | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110019900 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PAPER SHEETS OR THE LIKE - A paper sheet processing apparatus capable of preventing conveyance failure of a paper sheet. The apparatus includes a bill insertion slot, a bill conveyance mechanism capable of conveying a bill inserted from the bill insertion slot, a bill reader reading the bill conveyed by the bill conveyance mechanism, an authenticity determination mechanism determining the authentication of the bill read by the bill reader, a bill determination processing part for determining, before the reading of the banknote by the banknote reader is completed, damage to the bill based on a shape of a portion of the bill which is read and on a shape of a reference bill, and a controller controlling conveyance of the bill by the bill conveyance mechanism based on a result of the determination by the bill determination processing part. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110019872 | PAPER IDENTIFYING APPARATUS AND PAPER IDENTIFYING METHOD - A bill identification apparatus which accurately identifies an authenticity of a watermarked area formed on a bill is provided. The bill identification apparatus has light receiving parts ( | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110014973 | GAME BETTING DEVICE - The present application provides a game betting device, wherein each of antennas | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110014970 | GAMING MACHINE HAVING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A gaming machine of the present invention includes a light emitting portion | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110014967 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine of the present invention determines random determination odds based on a character setting selected by a player and a stage setting randomly determined; and randomly determines an amount of increase in the number of bonus symbols | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110014966 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a gaming machine and method of playing the gaming machine that allows a player to enjoy a plurality of games with their completely different characteristics in a feature game, with a basically same theme being kept unchanged. The control method includes processing of: determining plural kinds of symbols to be rearranged on a display, and thereafter, rearranging the plural kinds of symbols on the display; in a case where the plural kinds of symbols rearranged on the display form a combination configuring a feature game, selecting at least any of first to third symbols stored in a memory; selectively adding at least selected any of the first to third symbols in arrangement of the plural kinds of symbols; displaying, on the display, a course of adding such at least any of the first to third symbols in arrangement of the plural kinds of symbols or a result obtained by adding such any thereof; and executing a feature game, based on the arrangement of the plural kinds of symbols to which such at least any of the first to third symbols is added. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110014965 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a gaming machine allowing a player to make more BET operations spontaneously is provided. This gaming machine includes processing of: in a case where the input number of BETs is a first number of BETs, display the specific symbol combination on the display more frequently than when a second number of BETs is placed; and disabling awarding of a payment of a prize even if a specific symbol combination is rearranged on a display; in a case where the input number of BETs is a second number of BETs, displaying the specific symbol combination on the display less frequently than when the first number of BETs is placed; and awarding the payment of the prize in a case where the specific symbol combination is rearranged on the display. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110009185 | GAMING MACHINE - In the gaming machine according to the present invention, when symbols are displayed within display regions of a display means, a determination means determines, from a combination of symbols displayed, establishment/non-establishment of the shift condition. More specifically, the determination means determines that the shift condition is established when a predetermined number or more first symbols are displayed within the at least one display regions. Further, a condition control means for controlling, when the first symbols displayed within the at least one display regions are less than the predetermined number and when a second symbols are displayed within the display regions, to establish the shift condition by the first symbols and the second symbols. Accordingly, even when the first symbols displayed within the display regions are less than predetermined number, the player can look forward to the shift to the bonus game and therefore feel interest more than in a conventional gaming machine. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110007960 | BANK NOTE PROCESSING DEVICE AND AUTHENTICATING METHOD - A bill processing apparatus capable of conducting accurately an authenticity judgment of a bill, which is caused to expand or contract, and an authenticity judgment process method employed therein. The bill processing apparatus includes a bill reader reading a bill, a reference data storage part storing an allowable range acceptable from a reference value as a standard length of a printed area on each surface thereof; and a comparison judgment part executing an authenticity judgment process by comparing the corrected data with an allowable ranged for the other surface stored in the storage part, the actual measurement data on the other surface being corrected based on a correction value calculated with respect to the actual measurement data for the one surface, when the actual measurement data of the length of the printed area of the one surface is out of the allowable range. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110006475 | PAPER TREATING APPARATUS - A paper sheet processing apparatus capable of preventing conveyance failure. A bill processing apparatus includes a bill insertion slot, a bill conveyance mechanism capable of conveying the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot, a bill reader reading the conveyed bill, a converter which converts an image read by the bill reader into data for each pixel as a unit of a predetermined size including color information having brightness, an authenticity judging mechanism determining an authenticity based on a density value for each pixel converted by the converter and a density value for each pixel of a reference bill, a bill determination processing part for determining a damage of the bill, before the bill reader completes reading, and a controller controlling the conveyance of the bill based on a determination result by the bill determination processing part. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110006471 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING DEVICE - A paper sheet processing apparatus including a housing part capable of stacking a paper sheet in a stable condition. A bill processing apparatus includes: a bill housing part capable of stacking the bill having been inserted into a bill insertion slot. The bill housing part includes a regulatory member having an opening through which a bill to be received; and a contact face which regulates a movement of the bill by contacting. The regulatory member is configured to make a coefficient of friction on the contact face contacting the bill greater than a coefficient of friction caused between stacked and housed bills. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110001286 | Roulette board and method for controlling the same - A roulette board, including a roulette wheel on which a plurality of symbols are arranged in a circumferential direction of the roulette wheel, a plurality of ball reception portions that are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of symbols, the plurality of ball reception portions being configured to receive a ball that rolls on the roulette wheel, a banked passage that is endlessly provided along an outer circumference of the roulette wheel, and allows the ball to roll in a circumferential orbit, and a ball discharging mechanism that is provided with a ball discharging member and discharges the ball received in one of the plurality of ball reception portions from the one of the plurality of ball reception portions toward the banked passage by bringing the ball discharging member into contact with the ball. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100331085 | GAMING SYSTEM THAT NAVIGATES DEALER IN GAME ADVANCEMENT AND PREVENTS FRAUD - The present invention provides a gaming system that can allow a game to be appropriately advanced even by an inexperienced dealer by way of navigating the dealer in game advancement, thereby allowing fraud to be avoided and cost to be reduced. An image input device, which captures images for displaying to players playing the game at a plurality of stations, captures an image of a side of a game portion on which the dealer is positioned to include card placement areas. Then, a controller performs image recognition processing of comparing image data of the card placement areas captured by the image input device with comparative image data stored in memory. Thereafter, in a case in which image recognition processing results in an image showing a card being included, the score of the card game is calculated based on recognition results of the images showing cards. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100331073 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A slot machine | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100329507 | PAPER SHEET IDENTIFYING DEVICE AND PAPER SHEET IDENTIFYING METHOD - A paper sheet identification apparatus capable of identifying an authenticity of a watermark area formed on a paper sheet is provided without increasing the cost. The paper sheet identification apparatus includes: a light receiving part | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100327166 | INFRARED SENSOR - An infrared sensor includes a substrate including an insulating layer formed thereon, a thermoelectric conversion element mounted on the substrate through the insulating layer, and an infrared absorbing layer mounted on the thermoelectric conversion element. The thermoelectric conversion element includes at least one single element having a heating surface defined as one side face and a cooling surface defined as the opposite face of the heating surface, for generating an electric power from the temperature difference made between the heating surface and the cooling surface. The single element includes a sintered cell including a composite metallic oxide, a pair of electrodes formed on the heating surface and the cooling surface of the sintered cell, and lead wires connecting the electrode on the heating surface and the electrode on the cooling surface electrically in series. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100322503 | PAPER SHEET IDENTIFYING DEVICE AND PAPER SHEET IDENTIFYING METHOD - A bill identification apparatus accurately identifying an authenticity with a folding line formed in a watermark. The bill identification apparatus includes: bill reading means | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100317428 | SERVER, GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING MACHINE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SERVER CAPABLE OF CHANGING MINIMUM BET UNIT IN GAMING MACHINE - A server is provided with an input device with which an input for selecting a minimum bet unit out of a plurality of minimum bet units can be made. Minimum bet unit information indicative of the selected minimum bet information is transmitted to a gaming machine. On receiving the minimum bet unit information, the minimum bet unit in the gaming machine having received the minimum bet unit information is changed to the minimum bet unit selected in the server. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100304853 | PLAYER TRACKING APPARATUS AND GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A configuration is provided to execute the processing of: causing a light emitting portion to emit light in a first mode in a case where the number of cards stored in a memory is a preset first reference number or less; and causing the light emitting portion to emit light in a second mode in a case where the number of cards stored in the memory is a preset second reference number or more. In this manner, a gaming machine is provided in such a manner that a variety of information can be provided to a player and replenishment of IC cards or removal of redundant IC cards can be performed timely. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304851 | GAMING MACHINE ACCEPTING SIDE BET AND PLAYING METHOD THEREOF - A gaming machine executing the processing of (A) accepting an input for placing a normal bet; (B) accepting an input for placing a side bet different from the normal bet, (C) starting a card game and displaying a player initial card on a display; (D) determining a result of a side game based on the player initial card, when a side bet has been placed; and (E) offering a first payout based on the result of the side game, advancing the card game to determine a result of the card game, and offering a second payout based on the result of the card game. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304846 | GAMING MACHINE WHICH RUNS COMMON GAME AT PLURALITY OF GAMING TERMINALS AND A PLAYING METHOD THEREOF - A gaming machine allows a common game to be run at a plurality of gaming terminals with a common game bet amount, when it is determined that a common game start condition is met, based on a cumulative amount of pieces of bet amount information each transmitted from a gaming terminal for each unit game. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304845 | GAMING MACHINE WHICH DETERMINES WHETHER COMMON GAME START CONDITION IS MET FOR EACH GAMING TERMINAL, AND GAMING METHOD THEREOF - A gaming machine: determines, for each slot machine | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304844 | GAMING MACHINE PROVIDING BET REGION WITH NEW PAYOUT RATE IN ROULETTE GAME - The range of game strategies for a player in a roulette game is broadened by providing a bet region corresponding to a new bet rate. A CPU displays a plurality of bet regions, as well as displays a third bet region corresponding to a third numerical range that is smaller than a first numerical range corresponding to a first bet range among a plurality of bet regions, and that is larger than a second numerical range corresponding to a second bet region among the plurality of bet regions. Next, a bet is accepted for a bet region thus displayed, and in a case where it is determined that an award is to be granted for the bet region thus accepted, payout data corresponding to the bet region is extracted from ROM, and the award according to the payout data thus extracted is granted. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304840 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF RUNNING COMMON GAME, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A slot machine | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304837 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine according to the present invention variably displays a plurality of symbols wherein a speed of the variable display of the plurality of symbols while executing a free game is different from a speed of variable display of the plurality of symbols while executing a basic game. In this manner, it is possible to impart a sense of expectation for free game to a player without separately preparing any effect video image such as a video image showing a process of adding WILD symbols. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304836 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - N symbol arrays are scrolled in M rows and N columns of display regions. In each of the symbol arrays, a normal symbol same as a certain normal symbol does not exist within (M−1) rows above and below the certain normal symbol. Therefore, two or more of the same normal symbols are not displayed in each column of display regions, and a maximum of N of the same normal symbols are displayed in all the display regions. Further, the same normal symbols as those present within (M−1) rows above and below the special symbol included in one symbol array do not exist within (M−1) rows above and below the special symbols included in the other symbol arrays. Therefore, when N of the same normal symbols are displayed, a maximum of one special symbol is displayed. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304835 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A gaming machine according to the present invention comprises a display on which plural types of symbols are to be arranged; a memory for storing an accumulative value, which is accumulated by unit game to activate a plurality of insurance pays and has a first threshold value and a second threshold value, and a plurality of payout value of the insurance pays, which is stored in associated with the first threshold value and the second threshold value of the accumulative value; and a controller. Where the accumulative value accumulated by unit game in which the plural types of symbols are rearranged on the display has reached the first threshold value, a first insurance pay is activated in accordance with a payout value associated with the first threshold value. The accumulative value is further counted in such each unit game. Where the counted accumulative value has reached the second threshold value, processing is performed as to activating a second insurance pay in accordance with a payout value associated with the second threshold value. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304834 | GAMING MACHINE WHICH IS EXECUTABLE RESCUE PROCESS IN RESPONSE TO INSURANCE BET AND GAMING METHOD THEREOF - A gaming machine runs a base game in which symbols | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304829 | GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a gaming machine and a method for controlling the same, whether to start insurance is determined on a basis of a count value cumulatively incremented along with execution of unit games and counted by a counter, and an insurance start condition table defining a correspondence relationship between the count value and start of the insurance; and a first feature game and a second feature game are executed when it is determined to start the insurance. When it is determined to start the insurance, a first feature game may be executed; a condition of a second feature game may be determined on a basis of an outcome of the executed first feature game and a second feature game condition determination table defining a correspondence relationship between an outcome of the first feature game and a condition of the second feature game; and the second feature game may be executed under the determined condition. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304827 | GAMING MACHINE THAT NAVIGATES DEALER IN A GAME OPERATION INPUT IN ROULETTE GAME - The present invention has an object of providing a gaming system that can allow a game to be advanced even by an inexperienced dealer. CPU counts a time by a timer as upon triggering at a predetermined timing, on a time axis on which the roulette game is advanced based on control of the roulette game control unit and displays on dealer-used display an instructional image stored to be associated with a timing data, in response to a time counted by the timer matching a time indicated by timing data stored in ROM. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304823 | GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF AWARDING PAYOUT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF GAMES PLAYED AND PLAYING METHOD THEREOF - The gaming machine: counts the number of base games having been run; causes shifting to a second state which is more advantageous for a player than the base game, when a first predetermined number of base games is counted without shifting to the first state which is more advantageous for the player than the base game; runs a skill-requiring game after the second state, which game outputs a result according to an operation from outside, and increases or decreases a second predetermined number according to a result of the skill-requiring game; runs the base game after the skill-requiring game; and causes shifting to a third state which is more advantageous for the player than the base game, when the increased or decreased second predetermined number of base games having run are counted after the skill-requiring game. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304822 | GAMING MACHINE DISPLAYING PAYOUT RATE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A gaming machine includes a selection device for accepting a selection operation of one of playing states for a basic game, and a controller. The controller is operable to (a) set a playing state for the basic game according to the selection operation accepted by the selection device, (b) start the basic game with the playing state, (c) display payout rates for the basic game in areas on a display [the areas are allocated to the playing states one by one], respectively, and (d) set, during the basic game, a background color in one of the areas corresponding to the playing state set in (a) to a different color from another color of backgrounds in others of the areas. According to the gaming machine, a player can be informed of the payout rate along with the playing state. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304821 | GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING METHOD THEREOF, WHICH SIMULTANEOUSLY RUN COMMON GAME IN ALL TERMINALS - The gaming machine performs the following functions: running a base game at gaming terminals in response to a start operation input through an input device; running a crap game simultaneously at all the gaming terminals in response to a game start command from the center controller; determining which gaming terminal is designated to be a shooter of a crap game; allowing the gaming terminal designated to be the shooter to receive a roll operation input through an input device, and output a roll operation command to the center controller; determining a win or loss which causes the crap game to end; and (i) when no win or loss is resulted, running a crap game again; and when a win is resulted, awarding a payout according to the win. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304820 | GAMING MACHINE AND PLAYING METHOD THEREOF, IN WHICH GAMING MACHINE BET AMOUNT FOR SPECIAL PAYOUT IS ADDED TO BET AMOUNT PLACED AT GAMING TERMINAL DESIGNATED TO BE SHOOTER OF COMMON GAME - A gaming machine enables a common game with a common game bet amount when a common game start condition has been met based on an accumulated value of bet amount information transmitted from each gaming terminal for each unit base game. The gaming machine also enables a common game with a bet amount to which a special bet amount is added, at a specific gaming terminal selected to be a shooter. A gaming terminal having won the common game is awarded a payout corresponding to a common game bet amount, and the specific gaming terminal having been selected to be the shooter is awarded a payout of an amount corresponding to a bet amount where the special bet amount is added to the common game bet amount. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304816 | GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a gaming machine executing the processing of (A) displaying on the display at least one playing card in a display mode that displays each playing card face down; and (B) changing the display mode of one of the at least one playing card displayed in the processing (A) to a display mode enabling a part of the front of the playing card to be viewable, upon contact on any position within an area of the touch panel corresponding to an area of the display where the one of the at least one playing card is displayed. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100304815 | GAMING MACHINE ACCEPTING SIDE BET AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The gaming machine of the present invention provides a gaming machine that executes the processing of: determining, for each station, a normal game result based on a player card for the station; accepting via each input device an input for a side bet on a normal game in a station other than the station having this input device; determining, when a side bet is placed, a side game result according to the determined normal game result of the station as the side bet target; and offering a first payout based on the normal game result, and a second payout based on the side game result. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100303333 | BANKNOTE PROCESSING DEVICE AND AUTHENTICATION DETERMINING AND PROCESSING METHOD - A bill processing apparatus capable of inexpensively performing an authenticity judgment of a bill and a paper sheet on which a bar code is printed is provided. The bill processing apparatus has light emitting parts ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100301557 | ROULETTE GAME DEVICE - It is possible to arrange a plurality of wheel pins | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100301556 | ROULETTE GAME DEVICE - A roulette game device is provided that allows a ball revolving on the roulette wheel to be easily observed from players and spectators around the roulette game device, and can facilitate betting for a player. An outer circumferential wall | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100301542 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper sheet processing device having a simplified and low cost structure capable of detecting whether or not a paper currency receiving section is attached to the device and also detecting the position of a pressing plate. The paper sheet processing device has the paper currency receiving section which can be attached to and detached from a frame and can receive a paper currency, the pressing plate ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100295242 | PAPER HANDLING APPARATUS - When individual light emitting diodes of respectively-juxtaposed optical sensors are simultaneously caused to emit light, individual light receiving transistors therefor may be subjected to influences of the light from other light emitting diodes. Therefore, a paper sheet processing apparatus which can read an identification object accurately is provided. The bill processing apparatus ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100291987 | GAMING MACHINE THAT NAVIGATES DEALER IN GAME ADVANCEMENT - The present invention provides a gaming system that can allow a game to be appropriately advanced even by an inexperienced dealer by way of navigating the dealer in game advancement, thereby allowing fraud to be avoided and cost to be reduced. A gaming system | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100289212 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PAPER SHEETS OR THE LIKE - A paper sheet processing apparatus allowing easy insertion of a paper sheet such as a bill into an insertion slot is provided although it is difficult to push the paper sheet for insertion because it is easily bent. The bill processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: an open/close member ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100289211 | PAPER SHEET TREATING APPARATUS - A paper sheet processing apparatus capable of correcting an inclination to a traveling direction when a paper sheet is inserted into an insertion slot. The paper sheet processing apparatus includes a pair of movable pieces capable of being moved toward a center direction of the traveling route through which the paper sheet is conveyed by a motor. The pair of movable pieces are moved toward the center direction of the traveling route by a driving source such that the distance between one movable piece and the other movable piece becomes shorter than a width of the bill and corrects the inclination of the bill to the traveling direction by regulating side edges of the bill to be conveyed before the bill reaches the movable pieces. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100288325 | THERMOELECRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND CONNECTOR FOR THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - Provided is a thermoelectric conversion module which can be flexibly applied to element size difference and thermal expansion of an element and has high electrical reliability with no conduction failure. A connector for a thermoelectric conversion element is also provided. A connector (C | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100276866 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper sheet processing apparatus capable of preventing paper sheet clogging in a traveling route in which a paper sheet is conveyed is provided. The paper sheet processing apparatus comprises an open/close member | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100270120 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper sheet processing apparatus capable of preventing an action of drawing out a paper sheet such as a bill is provided. A bill processing apparatus of the present invention has an insertion slot into which a bill is inserted and a traveling route through which the bill inserted into the insertion slot is conveyed. The traveling route has a first traveling route ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100263983 | PAPER CURRENCY HANDLING DEVICE - Provided is a bill processing apparatus capable of preventing a bill contained in a bill housing part from being drawn out. The bill processing apparatus comprises: an insertion slot ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100240446 | GAMING SYSTEM - A gaming system includes: an IC chip reader configured to read chip identification information which uniquely identifies a specific casino chip; journal data generation unit configured to generate journal data corresponding to a transaction of the chip operated during the reading, based on the chip identification information; a journal data DB configured to accumulate the journal data and capable of generating, based on accrual accounting, balance sheet data to be reflected onto a balance sheet in real time by using data indicating a financial condition and a profit-or-loss condition of a casino, based on the accumulated journal data; and a controller configured to control a process of a game and issue an instruction to a dealer based on the data read by the IC chip reader. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100210355 | GAMING SYSTEM - A gaming system is provided enabling real-time cash management to be performed, even while in the play of a game to be performed by employing game media rendering their items of recorded information readable. Having received a result of detection of game chips on a game betting board from a game betting device, a server device accumulates the result of the detection, and judges whether or not movement of game chips has occurred between a dealer and each player, in comparison with a past result. When movement of game chips has occurred between the dealer and such each player, data relevant to a game chip table, a player table, and a dealer table is updated so as to reflect a result of the movement. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100207075 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL COMPLEX OXIDE POWDER - Disclosed is a low-cost metal complex oxide material which has excellent stability at high temperatures and good crystallinity, while placing only a little burden on the environment. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a metal complex oxide powder represented by the following general formula: ABO | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100190550 | GAMING MACHINE THAT CAN MOVE CHIP BET TO ANOTHER REGION - A gaming machine is configured so as to have a function of allowing a bet raise operation to be input by a simple operation in a case where a player bets different bet amounts on a plurality of bet regions within a bet time that is time limited. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100184511 | GAMING DEVICE - To provide a gaming machine which achieves a reduction in a player's fatigue. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100151939 | Gaming machine, gaming information authentication and acquisition device, and gaming information acquisition device - A gaming machine includes a gaming operation execution device, a loading device and a processing device. The gaming operation execution device executes gaming operations. The loading device includes a connector for connecting a storage medium, a first program memory part for storing a first authentication program, a second program memory part for storing a second authentication program, and a first processor for authenticating the first authentication program with the second authentication program. The processing device includes a memory, a reading unit for reading out the gaming information from the storage medium and for reading out the first authentication program authenticated by the first processor, a second processor for authenticating the gaming information with the authenticated first authentication program, a writing unit for writing the authenticated gaming information to the memory, and an operation control unit for controlling the gaming operation execution device. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100147351 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE - A thermoelectric conversion module including a double angular cylinder including an inner tube and an outer tube disposed on an axis common to the inner tube and at a predetermined spacing. Electrodes are individually arranged on the opposing faces of the inner tube and the outer tube. A thermoelectric conversion element is connected with the electrodes of the faces of the thermoelectric conversion element arranged in opposing directions, one face is defined as a heating face, and the other face is defined as a cooling face. One of the inside of the inner tube and the outside of the outer tube is defined as a first fluid passage for passing a high-temperature fluid therethrough, and the other is defined as a second fluid passage for passing a low-temperature fluid therethrough. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100083051 | GAMING APPARATUS HAVING MEMORY FAULT DETECTION - In the information process device | 04-01-2010 |
