Abstract:
The invention relates to an interactive game machine and its method. The interactive game machine is stored with the interactive game method provided with a main play and a subsidiary play. The main play includes plural patterns composed of plural bet patterns, particular patterns and initiating patterns that are arrayed to become a loop. The bet patterns are to be betted by a player. If the initiating patterns are picked in the main play, a player can extra carry on the subsidiary play free according to diverse playing rules. By the invention, a player is to excitedly expect the subsidiary play during the game. Moreover, prize rules are simplified.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    This invention relates to an interactive game, particularly to one including a machine and a method provided with plural patterns arrayed into a loop so that a player can interactively bet and play with diverse rules. 
         [0003]    2. Description of the Prior Art 
         [0004]    Commonly, a slot machine is a most popular game machine in casinos, mainly composed of plural reels attached with a plurality of patterns. The conventional slot machine is to let a player bet a same pattern that may appear in a line. A player can obtain corresponding awards if an aligned combination of the pattern betted by the player appears on the slot machine. And, more reels or more particular patterns combined with diverse playing rules are gradually added in the slot machine to advance its diversification. So, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,599,193, a particular pattern combined with corresponding rules is increased in it to soar excitement of playing such a conventional slot machine. However, although a lot of diverse playing methods are created by adding more reels or the particular pattern to increase prized combination, the calculation of aligned combination is so complicated that a player cannot clearly understand the condition of combinations. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0005]    The object of this invention is to offer an interactive game machine and its method. 
         [0006]    The interactive game method is provided with a main play and a subsidiary play. The main play includes plural patterns composed of plural bet patterns, particular patterns and initiating patterns that are arrayed into a loop according to odds. The bet patterns are to be betted by a player. Each pattern is given odds to determine the frequency for it to appear in the loop. If the initiating patterns are picked in the main play, the subsidiary play is to be displayed for a player to play. The interactive game machine is stored with the interactive game method, employed for a player to bet the bet patterns and operate it. Therefore, a player can realize not only the processing of the main play but also if he wins or not. Moreover, with the expectation to play the main play free, a player is to be kept excited through the game. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0007]    This invention is better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
           [0008]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an interactive game machine in a preferred embodiment of an interactive game machine and its method in the present invention; 
           [0009]      FIG. 2  is a block diagram of an electric circuit of the interactive game machine in the present invention; 
           [0010]      FIG. 3  is a diagram of a main play of an interactive game method in the preferred embodiment of an interactive game machine and its method in the present invention; 
           [0011]      FIG. 4  is a flowing chart of the interactive game method in the present invention; 
           [0012]      FIG. 5  is a diagram of the main play of the interactive game method in the present invention, showing prize awards obtained; 
           [0013]      FIG. 6A  is an original diagram of a bonus play mode of a subsidiary play of the interactive game method in the present invention; 
           [0014]      FIG. 6B  is the original diagram with processing changes of the bonus play mode of the subsidiary play of the interactive game method in the present invention; 
           [0015]      FIG. 6C  is the original diagram with further proceeding changes of the bonus play mode of a subsidiary play of the interactive game method in the present invention; 
           [0016]      FIG. 6D  is the original diagram with a proceeding result of the bonus play mode of a subsidiary play of the interactive game method in the present invention; 
           [0017]      FIG. 7  is a table of a playing rule of the bonus play mode of the interactive game method in the present invention; 
           [0018]      FIG. 8A  is a diagram of a jackpot play of the interactive game method in the present invention, showing bonus awards obtained; and 
           [0019]      FIG. 8B  is a bonus table of the jackpot play mode of the interactive game method in the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0020]    As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , a preferred embodiment of an interactive game machine  100  in the present invention includes a micro processing unit  10 , a main play unit  20  and an interactive play unit  30 . 
         [0021]    The micro processing unit  10  is utilized to run and process the interactive game machine  100 , connected with a memory device  11  that is provided with a ROM (Read Only Memory)  111  saved with a program of an interactive game method  200 , and a RAM (Random Access Memory)  112  employed to store events data or relevant data while running the interactive game method  200 . By means of a network device  12 , the micro processing unit  10  can be far controlled through internet or connected with plural interactive game machines  100 . 
         [0022]    The main play unit  20  is provided with a payment acceptor  21 , an input device  22 , a displaying device  23  and an audio device  24 , which are respectively connected to the micro processing unit  10 . The payment acceptor  21  is used to receive coins, paper currency, credit cards or pre-paid cards given by players so that an equivalent wagers can be changed for the players after processed by the micro processing unit  10  and displayed on the displaying device  23  as a new credit. The input device  22  is provided with plural bet buttons  221 , a start button  222  and an exit button  223 , operated by a player to run the interactive game machine  100 . The audio device  24  is connected with a speaker  241  for giving corresponding sounds. In stead of a conventional displaying screen, a touch screen monitor is preferably provided in the displaying device  23  in the embodiment so as to enable a player to conveniently operate the interactive game machine  100  by just touch appropriately on the displaying device  23 . 
         [0023]    The interactive play unit  30  is controlled by the micro processing unit  10  to demonstrate the interactive game method  200  on the displaying device  23  for a player to work, provided with a main play region  31  and an interactive play region  32 . 
         [0024]    (1) The main play region  31  includes a plurality of patterns  40  that are so arrayed as to become a loop and respectively given odds to determine a frequency for each pattern  40  to appear in the loop. The patterns  40  are further provided with plural bet patterns  41 , plural particular patterns  42  and two initiating patterns  43 . The initiating patterns  43  include a bonus initiating pattern  431  and a jackpot initiating pattern  432 , with the bonus initiating pattern  431  depicted as “BONUS” and the jackpot initiating pattern  432  depicted as “JACKPOT” in this embodiment. And the particular patterns  42  are symbolized with arrows. 
         [0025]    (2) The interactive play region  32  is encompassed in the loop of the main play region  31 , employed to display a frame corresponding to a main play  210  of the interactive game method  200  and a frame corresponding to a subsidiary play  220  of the interactive game method  200  while conditioning the interactive game method  200 . 
         [0026]    Next, as shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , a preferred embodiment of the interactive game method  200  in the present invention has processing steps as described below. 
         [0027]    (Step A) Based on the main play  210 , the patterns  40  are arrayed as a loop in the main play region  31 , including the bet patterns  41 , the particular patterns  42 , the bonus initiating pattern  431  and the jackpot initiating pattern  432 . Each pattern  40  is given odds to determine a frequency for it to appear in the loop. A bet region  50  is provided for a player to bet wagers to various corresponding bet patterns  41 . However, the particular patterns  42 , the bonus initiating pattern  431  and the jackpot initiating pattern  432  are not to be betted by a player. 
         [0028]    (Step B) According to the frequency rule designed in the main play  210 , the main play  210  is to pick at least one of the patterns  40  in the loop of the main play region  31  as a prize pattern when a player has finished betting in conformation with conditions of starting the main play  210 . 
         [0029]    (Step C) As shown in  FIG. 5 , if the pattern  40  picked by the main play  210  is equivalent to the one betted by a player, awards calculated in accordance with the odds and the bet wagers betted by the player is given and summed up as a new credit. On the contrary, in case that the pattern  40  picked by the main play  210  is different from that betted by a player, the player is to lose the wagers based on the pattern  40  chosen by him. And, if a particular pattern  42  is picked by the main play  210 , the player is also to lose all the wagers betted. Next, as shown in  FIGS. 6A˜6D , when the bonus initiating pattern  431  of the initiating pattern  43  is selected by the main play  210 , the interactive play region  32  is to display a bonus play mode of the subsidiary play  220  with plural bonus play patterns  44  of diverse playing rules, and 16 bonus play patterns  44  are designed in the embodiment.  FIG. 7  is a table describing the rules for corresponding bonus play patterns  44 . Three bonus play patterns  44  are to be randomly chosen by the player or the micro processing unit  10  so that the player can carry on the main play  210  free according to the playing rules picked in the bonus play mode. The bonus awards obtained at the end of the bonus play of the subsidiary play  220  is to be added with the wagers left while initiating the subsidiary play  220 , and the new credit is shown on the displaying device  23 . And, as shown in  FIGS. 8A and 8B , when the jackpot initiating pattern  432  of the initiating pattern  43  is selected by the main play  210 , the interactive play region  32  is to display a jackpot play mode of the subsidiary play  220  with plural reels respectively provided with a plurality of jackpot patterns  45 . According to the number of the same jackpot patterns  45  appearing on the reels, diverse jackpot awards are given to the player. And the jackpot awards obtained at the end of the jackpot play of the subsidiary play  220  is to be added with the wagers left while initiating the subsidiary play  220 , and a new credit is obtained. 
         [0030]    (Step D) The main play  210  is to balance the credits, the bonus awards, the jackpot awards and the lost wagers for each game. The awards obtained or lost in the game are then merged with the wagers left at the last game to become a new credit. By repeating (Step A) through (Step C), a player can keep playing until stopping betting the bet patterns  41 . Then the main play  210  is stopped completely. 
         [0031]    Again, as shown in  FIGS. 1 and 3 , a player can press the bet buttons  221  on the interactive game machine  100  to select the bet pattern  41  for betting and the bet region  50  is to display the bet wagers corresponding to the bet pattern  41  selected. Next, the start button  222  can be pressed to begin the main play  210  of the interactive game method  200 . Then, as shown in  FIG. 5 , the main play  210  is to pick one of the patterns  40  in the main play region  31 . If the pattern  40  picked by the main play  210  is “F” which is also betted by a player, awards based on the odds and the bet wagers betted by the player is given to the player. 
         [0032]    Furthermore, as shown in  FIGS. 6A˜6D , if the bonus initiating pattern  431  of the initiating pattern  43  is selected by the main play  210 , the interactive play region  32  is to display a bonus play mode of the subsidiary play  220  with plural bonus play patterns  44  of diverse playing rules. Three bonus play patterns  44  are to be randomly chosen by the player so that the player can extra play the main play  210  free. The playing rules of the bonus play patterns  44  further include a gain of times of playing the main play  210  free, an increase of bonus awards based on a multiplying rule selected, increasing the amount of the patterns  40  to be picked by the main play  210 , and bonus awards doubled in case of picking the particular patterns  42 . For example, as shown in  FIGS. 6A and 7 , the player selects three bonus patterns  44  that are respectively an increase of the frequency of playing the main play  210  free (III), a multiplying of bonus awards (IV), and an amount increase of the patterns  40  to be picked by the main play  210 . The data will be displayed in the interactive play region  32  by the subsidiary play  220 . Then, as shown in  FIGS. 6B˜6D , the subsidiary play  220  is to carry out the main play  210  in the main play region  31  accordingly. When the bonus mode of the subsidiary play  220  is finished by the player, the main play  210  is to add the bonus awards to the wagers left while the player started the subsidiary play  220  to become new credit. 
         [0033]    While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.