Patent ID: 9076286
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A63F,G06T,G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine comprising: a plurality of reels, each configured to spin and rearrange a plurality of symbols in a game; a first driver configured to drive the reels; a rendering device configured to render a visual effect in synchronization with an operation of the reels; a second driver configured to drive the rendering device; a controller configured to control the reels and the rendering device and synchronize the operation of the reels and an operation of the rendering device; and a memory configured to store a program corresponding a plurality of data sheets, each of the data sheets including a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, wherein the plurality of columns include a reel field being predefined to be associated with the reels and to which commands for controlling the reels are input, and an effect field being predefined to be associated with the rendering device and to which commands for controlling the rendering device are input, wherein the rendering device includes a display panel configured to display images for the visual effect, the display being panel disposed on top of the reels, and the second driver includes a driver configured to drive the display panel, wherein the controller is configured to synchronize the operation of the reels and an operation of the display panel by controlling the reels and/or the display panel, and to execute the program to control the reels and the rendering device, and wherein the commands are input to the data sheet based on an order of execution, the order of execution is defined by a priority for each of the commands and a triggering condition for each of the commands, and the controller is further configured to execute the commands in the order of execution.