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Timestamp: 2017-11-19 06:59:56
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Patent US20050176493 - Gaming machine - Google Patents
The gaming machine comprises: backup means (96) capable of storing information concerning with a game substantially at the same time as the gaming machine is powered off; backup restoration means (97) for restoring the gaming machine in a state that the game control means (91) is able to conduct control...http://www.google.com/patents/US20050176493?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050176493 - Gaming machine
Publication number US20050176493 A1
Application number US 10/697,006
Also published as US7207883
Publication number 10697006, 697006, US 2005/0176493 A1, US 2005/176493 A1, US 20050176493 A1, US 20050176493A1, US 2005176493 A1, US 2005176493A1, US-A1-20050176493, US-A1-2005176493, US2005/0176493A1, US2005/176493A1, US20050176493 A1, US20050176493A1, US2005176493 A1, US2005176493A1
Inventors Takashi Nozaki, Tomokazu Nakata
Original Assignee Takashi Nozaki, Tomokazu Nakata
Patent Citations (32), Referenced by (45), Classifications (7), Legal Events (4)
US 20050176493 A1
game control means for conducting control concerning with a game;
backup means capable of storing information concerning with a game substantially at the same time as the gaming machine is powered off;
backup restoration means for restoring the gaming machine in a state that the game control means is able to conduct control concerning with games based on the information stored in the backup means when the gaming machine is powered on again;
backup restoration notifying means which operates based on operation of the backup restoration means; and
backup restoration notifying control means for controlling the backup restoration notifying means based on the information concerning with games.
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game control means comprises:
internal winning combination determination means for determining an internal winning combination based on an output from game start instruction means for instructing game start; and
game result display control means for controlling game result display means based on a determined result by the internal winning combination determination means;
3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the backup restoration notifying control means does not control the backup restoration notifying means when the information concerning with the internal winning combination indicates that a specific winning combination is the internal winning combination.
4. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the backup restoration notifying control means is constructed so as to be able to control the backup restoration notifying means so that the backup restoration notifying means notifies by a plurality of notifying modes including a specific backup restoration notifying mode, and
symbol display means constructed so as to include a plurality of symbol display parts in which one or more of the symbols are variably displayed and stopped;
wherein the backup restoration notifying control means controls the backup restoration notifying means so that the backup restoration notifying means notifies the information concerning with games in areas corresponding to the symbol display parts.
6. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the backup restoration notifying control means controls the backup restoration notifying means so that the backup restoration notifying means notifies information concerning with a winning combination other than the winning combination indicated by the information of the internal winning combination.
The panel display unit 2 a comprises a bonus game information display part 16, BET lamps 17 a-17 c, a payout display part 18 and a credit display part 19. Here, the bonus display part 16 is constructed from 7-segment LEDs and displays the game information during the bonus game. The 1-BET lamp 17 a, 2-BET lamp 17 b and MAX-BET lamp 17 c are turned on according to the medal number betted to conduct the game. The 1-BET lamp 17 a is turned on when the betted medal number is “1”. The 2-BET lamp 17 b is turned on when the betted medal number is “2”. And the MAX-BET lamp 17 c is turned on when the betted medal number is “3”. The payout display part 18 and the credit display part 19 are constructed from 7-segment LEDs respectively. The payout display part 18 displays the payout medal number when the winning is materialized. The credit display part 19 displays the medal number accumulated (credited).
And the fluorescent lamps 38 a and 38 b are arranged so as to face toward the reels 3L, 3C, 3R at the upper and lower positions on the rear side of the reflection film 36. The light, which is emitted from the fluorescent lamps 38 a and 38 b and reflected on the surface of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, further entered in the non-reflection areas 36BL, 36BC, 36BR, illuminates the liquid crystal panel 34. Therefore, the fluorescent lamps 38 a and 38 b function as the illumination means for illuminating the symbols arranged on the reels 3L, 3C, 3R and one of the illumination means for the areas mainly corresponding to the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R within the area on the liquid crystal panel 34. The fluorescent lamps 38 a and 38 b function as common illumination means for illuminating both the above symbols and areas. Further, the fluorescent lamps 38 a and 38 b also function as the forward illumination means for illuminating the first display means from the front side thereof
(4) backup restoration notifying control means 98 which determines whether any of that the backup restoration means 97 conducts the treatment or that backup restoration means 97 completes such treatment is notified, and has the game information such as the information indicating whether display mode (abbreviated as “restoration pattern” hereinafter) in the liquid crystal display unit 2 b corresponds to any of “power supply at power restoration after power failure” or “usual power supply” when power restoration is done, the information of the internal winning combination, the information of bonus carried over and the information indicating whether the decisive information image is displayed or not, and the backup restoration notifying control means 98 controls the liquid crystal display device 31 (backup restoration notifying means) through the sub-control circuit 71 so that the restoration pattern selected (determined) by restoration pattern select means 99 is displayed in the liquid crystal display unit 2 b.
First, the BET operation and start operation are conducted and the internal winning combination is determined to “BB”. Continuously, the stop operation by the player is done. And as shown in FIG. 11 (1), though stop display of the symbols is finished, “BB” is not materialized. Further, as shown in FIG. 11 (2), the decisive information image 101 is displayed at the right side of the right symbol display area 21R and the letters 102 of “
” are displayed below the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R. The decisive information image 101 indicates the character who crosses both arms. And after the decisive information image 101 and the letters 102 are displayed, power is cut off. Thereafter, power is restored.
FIG. 12 (1) shows a display mode corresponding to the restoration pattern 3. In the display mode, one word of “
” is displayed over the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R and it is notified that the internal winning combination is “BB”. That is to say, the backup restoration notifying means (liquid crystal display device 31) is arranged at a more front side than the display area of the symbol display means (reels) when seeing the front side of the gaming machine, and the backup restoration notifying control means controls the backup restoration notifying means so that the information concerning with games is notified at the area corresponding to the symbol display part (reel sheet). When power is restored, the information concerning with games is notified in the area of the liquid crystal display unit 2 b corresponding to the symbol display part (reel sheet), to which the player's eyes are concentrated. Thereby, interest for games can be raised. Further, FIG. 12 (2) shows the display mode corresponding to the restoration pattern 4. In this display mode, the sentence “backup restoration” is displayed over the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R, which notifies that the treatment of the backup restoration means is completed.
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