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20110165948 | GAMING MACHINE OF REDUCED INSTALLATION AREA AND IMPROVED VISIBILITY - Provided is a gaming machine having a cabinet. Between the back as a back face and the right side face of the sides of the cabinet, the gaming machine has a right end side, which is formed by cutting a plane parallel to the gravitational direction in a manner to join lines spaced at predetermined distances in the individual directions of the back and the right side face from a line of intersection, on which the back and the right side face intersect when extended. The gaming machine also has a left end side between the back and a left side face. Moreover, the right end side and the left end side are symmetric with respect to a plane dividing the cabinet equally to the right and left. | 07-07-2011 |
20120276975 | GAMING MACHINE AND REEL DEVICE THEREOF - A gaming machine includes: a reel having an outer circumferential surface on which symbols are lined up; a reel driving mechanism which rotates the reel to rearrange the symbols; a magnet which is provided in the reel driving mechanism to change an external magnetic field in accordance with the rotation of the reel; a magnetic force detecting mechanism which detects a magnetic force of the external magnetic field so as to output a magnetic force detection signal; a reel setting unit by which the magnetic force detection signal and arrangement positions of the symbols are associated with one another; and a reel drive control unit which controls the reel driving mechanism so that the symbols are rearranged in a predetermined arrangement based on the magnetic force detection signal and the arrangement positions of the symbols. | 11-01-2012 |
20120302314 | GAMING MACHINE IN WHICH SYMBOL INVOLVING POSSIBILITY OF WINNING PRIZE IS ILLUMINATED - A slot machine | 11-29-2012 |
20130244748 | GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING METHOD - A gaming machine according to an embodiment includes a symbol display and a controller. The symbol display configured to display an arrangement and a rendering movement of a plurality of symbols for a game, and the plurality of symbols including first and second symbols different from each other. The controller is configured to receive an input from a player, to determine whether a time of the input from the player is within a predetermined time duration during the rendering movement when the rendering movement satisfies a first condition, the predetermined time duration starting at a predetermined frame before the first symbol reaches at a predetermined position, and to stop a group of the symbols including the first symbol in response to the input from the player when the time of the input is within the predetermined time duration. | 09-19-2013 |
20130310138 | GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING METHOD - A gaming machine including a plurality of reels, a first driver, a rendering device, a second driver, and a controller is provided. Each of the reels spins and rearranges a plurality of symbols in a game, and the first driver drive the reels. The rendering device renders a visual effect in synchronization with an operation of the reels, and the second driver drives the rendering device. The controller controls the reels and the rendering device and synchronizes the operation of the reels and an operation of the rendering device. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310170 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING MACHINE INCLUDING THE SAME - A display device for a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display images for a game; a shutter assembly configured to cover and uncover the display panel at least in part, the shutter assembly including a first sliding door configured to move along a first guide and a second sliding door configured to move along a second guide; and a driving unit configured to drive the first sliding door, wherein at least one of the first sliding door and the second sliding door includes a catching member configured to catch another of the first sliding door and the second sliding door such that the second sliding door follows movement of the first sliding door. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310171 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING MACHINE INCLUDING THE SAME - A display device for a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display images for a game; a shutter assembly configured to cover and uncover the display panel at least in part, the shutter assembly including a first sliding door configured to move along a first guide and a second sliding door configured to move along a second guide; and a driving unit configured to drive the first sliding door, wherein the shutter assembly is configured to make friction between the second sliding door and the second guide greater than friction between the first sliding door and the first guide. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310172 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING MACHINE INCLUDING THE SAME - A display device includes: a display screen configured to display an image for a game; a first sliding door in front of the display screen, the first sliding door driven by a motor to move along a first guide to open and close the display screen; a rotation axis configured to rotate based on variation of an opening area of the display screen due to movement of the first sliding door; a magnetic sensor configured to detect rotation of the rotation axis; and a controller configured determine position of the first sliding door based on a magnetic sensor signal from the magnetic sensor and to control the movement of the first sliding door based on the selected door control data. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310173 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING MACHINE INCLUDING THE SAME - A display device for a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a shutter assembly configured to cover and uncover the display panel at least in part, the shutter assembly including a first sliding door configured to move along a guide; and a driving unit configured to drive the first sliding door | 11-21-2013 |
20140066164 | DATA GENERATING METHOD, GAMING METHOD, AND GAMING MACHINE - A method of generating data for controlling an operation of a gaming machine is provided. The gaming machine includes a reel, a first driver for driving the reel, a rendering device, and a second driver for driving the rendering device. A data sheet including a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns is provided. Columns include a trigger field, a reel field being predefined to be associated with the first driver, and an effect field being predefined to be associated with the second driver. When a first command for controlling the first driver is input to in the reel field of the first set of rows, and at least one second command for controlling the second driver is input to the effect field of the first set of rows, the second command is executed in synchronization with the first command. | 03-06-2014 |
20140287813 | GAMING MACHINE AND REEL DEVICE THEREOF - A gaming machine includes: a reel having an outer circumferential surface on which symbols are lined up; a reel driving mechanism which rotates the reel to rearrange the symbols; a magnet which is provided in the reel driving mechanism to change an external magnetic field in accordance with the rotation of the reel; a magnetic force detecting mechanism which detects a magnetic force of the external magnetic field so as to output a magnetic force detection signal; a reel setting unit by which the magnetic force detection signal and arrangement positions of the symbols are associated with one another; and a reel drive control unit which controls the reel driving mechanism so that the symbols are rearranged in a predetermined arrangement based on the magnetic force detection signal and the arrangement positions of the symbols. | 09-25-2014 |
20150317867 | GAMING MACHINE AND REEL DEVICE THEREOF - A gaming machine includes: a reel having an outer circumferential surface on which symbols are lined up; a reel driving mechanism which rotates the reel to rearrange the symbols; a magnet which is provided in the reel driving mechanism to change an external magnetic field in accordance with the rotation of the reel; a magnetic force detecting mechanism which detects a magnetic force of the external magnetic field so as to output a magnetic force detection signal; a reel setting unit by which the magnetic force detection signal and arrangement positions of the symbols are associated with one another; and a reel drive control unit which controls the reel driving mechanism so that the symbols are rearranged in a predetermined arrangement based on the magnetic force detection signal and the arrangement positions of the symbols. | 11-05-2015 |
20150317868 | GAMING MACHINE AND REEL DEVICE THEREOF - A gaming machine includes: a reel having an outer circumferential surface on which symbols are lined up; a reel driving mechanism which rotates the reel to rearrange the symbols; a magnet which is provided in the reel driving mechanism to change an external magnetic field in accordance with the rotation of the reel; a magnetic force detecting mechanism which detects a magnetic force of the external magnetic field so as to output a magnetic force detection signal; a reel setting unit by which the magnetic force detection signal and arrangement positions of the symbols are associated with one another; and a reel drive control unit which controls the reel driving mechanism so that the symbols are rearranged in a predetermined arrangement based on the magnetic force detection signal and the arrangement positions of the symbols. | 11-05-2015 |
20150317869 | GAMING MACHINE AND REEL DEVICE THEREOF - A gaming machine includes: a reel having an outer circumferential surface on which symbols are lined up; a reel driving mechanism which rotates the reel to rearrange the symbols; a magnet which is provided in the reel driving mechanism to change an external magnetic field in accordance with the rotation of the reel; a magnetic force detecting mechanism which detects a magnetic force of the external magnetic field so as to output a magnetic force detection signal; a reel setting unit by which the magnetic force detection signal and arrangement positions of the symbols are associated with one another; and a reel drive control unit which controls the reel driving mechanism so that the symbols are rearranged in a predetermined arrangement based on the magnetic force detection signal and the arrangement positions of the symbols. | 11-05-2015 |
20160001188 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine includes a casing accommodating therein one or more display devices and a control board configured to control a game, wherein on the control board, one or more display port terminals each used for connecting the one or more display devices is mounted. | 01-07-2016 |
20160004370 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine includes a motherboard unit having a substrate on which a semiconductor device is mounted, the semiconductor device being a single package sealing therein a main processor having a CPU function for executing a game processing and sub processor capable of executing video processing, wherein the motherboard unit is connected to a power supply unit, the main processor and the sub processor are connected to each other via a bus of a certain communication protocol, and the main processor, at a time of powering on by the power supply unit, preferentially activates the sub processor as a GPU for executing graphics processing which is a part of the game processing, before a connection destination of a bus of a communication protocol other than the certain communication protocol. | 01-07-2016 |
20160089607 | GAMING MACHINE - To enable prevention of reading and running of a game program in an illegitimate storage medium, the disclosed slot machine includes: an SSD device including a flash memory configured to store a game program for running a game and an authentication program including an authentication key, which authenticates the game program; and a memory controller SD | 03-31-2016 |
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20090153655 | GESTURE RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A gesture recognition apparatus including a detector, a controller and a gesture recognizer, and is able to detect a portion to be detected using an image captured at a first resolution without reducing the number of images to be entered per unit of time to an object detector by detecting an auxiliary portion instead when the portion to be detected is not detected at a second resolution, estimating the position of the auxiliary portion based on the position of the auxiliary portion, and extracting the periphery thereof from the image captured at the first resolution. | 06-18-2009 |
20090262981 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus estimates an estimated object region including an object on an input image on the basis of a stored object data, obtains a similarity distribution of the estimated object region and peripheral regions thereof by at least one classifier, and obtains an object region coordinate and a template image on the basis of the similarity distribution. | 10-22-2009 |
20090295927 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an image-capturing module configured to captures an image, a module configured to detect a first object region from the image, a module configured to extract color information of an image of the first object region, a module configured to detect candidates of a second object region, which is an object of recognition, from the image, a module configured to extract color information of an image of the second object region, and sets reference color data, a module configured to select the candidates of the second object region on the basis of the reference color data and the color information of the image of the first object region with respect to each of the candidates of the second object region, and a module configured to output, as an object of recognition, any one of the candidates of the second object region. | 12-03-2009 |
20100034464 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRACKING IMAGE - An image processing apparatus includes a classification unit configured to extract N features from an input image using pre-generated N feature extraction units and calculate confidence value which represents object-likelihood based on the extracted N features, an object detection unit configured to detect an object included in the input image based on the confidence value, a feature selection unit configured to select M feature extraction units from the N feature extraction units such that separability between the confidence value of the object and that of background thereof becomes greater than a case where the N feature extraction units are used, the M being a positive integer smaller than N, and an object tracking unit configured to extract M features from the input image and tracks the object using the M features selected by the feature selection unit. | 02-11-2010 |
20100183221 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an image-capturing module configured to captures an image, a module configured to detect a first object region from the image, a module configured to extract color information of an image of the first object region, a module configured to detect candidates of a second object region, which is an object of recognition, from the image, a module configured to extract color information of an image of the second object region, and sets reference color data, a module configured to select the candidates of the second object region on the basis of the reference color data and the color information of the image of the first object region with respect to each of the candidates of the second object region, and a module configured to output, as an object of recognition, any one of the candidates of the second object region. | 07-22-2010 |
20100245266 | HANDWRITING PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHOD - A handwriting processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire coordinate information of handwriting input by an input unit and attribute information, the attribute information indicating a type of input of the handwriting; a determining unit configured to determined a kind of the handwriting using the attribute information; a handwriting processing unit configured to perform handwriting processing corresponding to the kind of the handwriting using the coordinate information; and a display control unit configured to control a display unit to display a result of the handwriting processing. | 09-30-2010 |
20110013805 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INTERFACE APPARATUS - In order to detect a specific detection object from an input image, a color serving as a reference is calculated in a reference image region. The difference for each color component between each pixel in the detection window and the reference color is calculated. Whether or not the detection object is included in the detection window is discriminated by a feature vector indicating how the difference is distributed in the detection window. | 01-20-2011 |
20120139859 | INFORMATION SEARCH APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an information search apparatus includes a generation unit, a selection unit, a search unit and a display unit. The generation unit generates recognition candidate character strings based on shapes of strokes and combinations of the shapes. The selection unit calculates reliability values for the recognition candidate character strings and selects search keys from the recognition candidate character strings. The search unit searches a database for second character strings including the search keys, and obtains one or more result character strings indicating search results of each of the search keys. The display displays the one or more result character strings corresponding to each of the search keys distinctively. | 06-07-2012 |
20130027300 | RECOGNITION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - In an embodiment, a recognition apparatus includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain positions of a specific part in a coordinate system having a first axis to an n-th axis (n≧2); a calculating unit configured to calculate a movement vector of the specific part; a principal axis selecting unit configured to select a principal axis; a turning point setting unit configured to set a position at which there is a change in the principal axis, and set a position at which there is a change; a section setting unit configured to set a determination target section, and set a previous section; a determining unit configured to calculate an evaluation value of the determination target section and an evaluation value of the immediately previous section and, determine which of the first axis to the n-th axis is advantageous; and a presenting unit configured to perform the determined result. | 01-31-2013 |
20130034265 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING GESTURE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a time series information acquisition unit acquires time series information of a position or a size of a specific part of a user's body. An operation segment detection unit detects a movement direction of the specific part from the time series information, and detects a plurality of operation segments each segmented by two of a start point, a turning point and an end point of the movement direction. A recognition unit specifies a first operation segment to be recognized and a second operation segment following the first operation segment among the plurality of operation segments, and recognizes a motion of the specific part in the first operation segment by using a first feature extracted from the time series information of the first operation segment and a second feature extracted from the time series information of the second operation segment. | 02-07-2013 |
20130036389 | COMMAND ISSUING APPARATUS, COMMAND ISSUING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a command issuing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire an image obtained by capturing a subject; a detector configured to detect a specific region of the subject from the image; a first setting unit configured to set a specific position indicating a position of the specific region; a second setting unit configured to set a reference position indicating a position that is to be a reference in the image; a first calculator configured to calculate a position vector directing toward the specific position from the reference position; a second calculator configured to calculate, for each of a plurality of command vectors respectively corresponding to predetermined commands, a first parameter indicating a degree of coincidence between the command vector and the position vector; and an issuing unit configured to issue the command based on the first parameter. | 02-07-2013 |
20130070105 | TRACKING DEVICE, TRACKING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a tracking device includes an acquiring unit, a first calculator, a second calculator, and a setting unit. The acquiring unit images a tracking target object to time-sequentially acquire an image. The first calculator calculates a first likelihood representing a degree of coincidence between a pixel value of each pixel included in a search region within the image and a reference value. The second calculator calculates a difference value between the pixel value of each pixel in the search region and the pixel value of a corresponding pixel in an image in a past frame. The setting unit sets weights of the first likelihood and the difference value so that as a distance between each pixel in the search region and a position of the tracking target object in the past increases, the weight of the first likelihood decreases and the weight of the difference value increases. | 03-21-2013 |
20130321261 | RECOGNITION APPARATUS - The acquiring unit is configured to acquire positions of a particular part of a user in time series. The calculator is configured to calculate a feature value of a motion of the particular part from the positions acquired in time series. The comparing unit configured to compare the feature value and a first threshold. The recognizing unit is configured to recognize the motion of the particular part using a first recognition method and a second recognition method which is different from the first recognition method. The control unit configured to control the recognizing unit to select the first recognition method for recognizing a position or a motion of the particular part when the feature value is smaller than the first threshold, and select the second recognition method when the feature value is equal to or larger than the first threshold. | 12-05-2013 |
20150040004 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a display control device includes a selector and a controller. The selector is configured to acquire display condition information in which combinations of pieces of position-time information of a user and pieces of activity-time information are associated with pieces of display information to be displayed on a display device, respectively, specify a combination of a piece of position information and a piece of activity information associated with the time corresponding to the piece of position information, from among the combinations of the pieces of position information and the pieces of activity information in the display condition information, and select the piece of display information corresponding to the specified combination. The controller is configured to control to display the selected piece of display information on the display device. | 02-05-2015 |
20150125038 | RECOGNITION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - In an embodiment, a recognition apparatus includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain positions of a specific part in a coordinate system having a first axis to an n-th axis (n≧2); a calculating unit configured to calculate a movement vector of the specific part; a principal axis selecting unit configured to select a principal axis; a turning point setting unit configured to set a position at which there is a change in the principal axis, and set a position at which there is a change; a section setting unit configured to set a determination target section, and set a previous section; a determining unit configured to calculate an evaluation value of the determination target section and an evaluation value of the immediately previous section and, determine which of the first axis to the n-th axis is advantageous; and a presenting unit configured to perform the determined result. | 05-07-2015 |
20150138075 | RECOGNITION DEVICE, RECOGNITION METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a recognition device includes an obtaining unit, a selection action recognizing unit, and an output unit. The obtaining unit is configured to obtain a measured value according to an action of a target for measurement. The measured value is measured by a measuring device attached to a specific body part of the target for measurement. The selection action recognizing unit is configured to, based on an acceleration of the specific body part as obtained from the measured value, recognize that a selection action has been performed for selecting any one target for operations included in a screen area. The output unit is configured to, in a state in which the selection action has been performed, output information about an operation state of the target for operations based on an amount of change in a tilt of the specific body part as obtained from the measured value. | 05-21-2015 |
20150177836 | WEARABLE INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE, INFORMATION INPUT SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION INPUT METHOD - A wearable information input device according to an embodiment is worn on an upper limb of a user. The wearable information input device includes a contact detecting unit, a position detecting unit, and a trajectory generating unit. The contact detecting unit detects contact with the upper limb by an input unit. The input unit is used by the user to input information. The position detecting unit detects a position of the input unit while the input unit is in contact with the upper limb. The trajectory generating unit generates a trajectory of motion of the input unit based on information about the position detected by the position detecting unit. | 06-25-2015 |
20160077608 | RECOGNITION DEVICE, RECOGNITION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A recognition device includes an acquisition unit and a processor. The acquisition unit acquires first and second informations. The first information relates to a first signal corresponding to a state of a first portion of a body performing an action. The first signal is generated by a first element mounted to the first portion. The second information relates to a second signal corresponding to a state of a second portion. The second signal is generated by a second element mounted to the second portion. A relative positional relationship between the first portion and the second portion changes according to the action. The processor calculates a first feature based on the first information and a second feature based on the second information. The processor recognizes a type of the action based on a change of the first feature and a change of the second feature. | 03-17-2016 |
20160086348 | RECOGNITION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - In an embodiment, a recognition apparatus includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain positions of a specific part in a coordinate system having a first axis to an n-th axis (n≧2); a calculating unit configured to calculate a movement vector of the specific part; a principal axis selecting unit configured to select a principal axis; a turning point setting unit configured to set a position at which there is a change in the principal axis, and set a position at which there is a change; a section setting unit configured to set a determination target section, and set a previous section; a determining unit configured to calculate an evaluation value of the determination target section and an evaluation value of the immediately previous section and, determine which of the first axis to the n-th axis is advantageous; and a presenting unit configured to perform the determined result. | 03-24-2016 |