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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182336 | Gaming machine having a plurality of terminals and playing method thereof A gaming machine of the present invention is configured to include: terminal devices each of which executes a base game with a game value being bet and awards a prize according to a predetermined winning; routes each formed by continuously disposing route light emit... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182335 | Gaming machine having a plurality of consoles and playing method thereof In each gaming terminal, the base game is run independently from the other gaming terminals and the payout is awarded according to a predetermined winning. The bonus game is run based on a predetermined condition. When a predetermined winning is met in any of the ga... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180117 | Individual identification data register for storing components and projection matrices The individual identification data register of the present invention includes: a storage device storing projection matrix data showing a projection matrix generated from plural image data showing plural persons' faces and individual identification data showing a com... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177636 | Gaming system having a plurality of gaming machines linked by network and control method thereof According to a gaming system of the present invention, the control device cumulatively counts a part of the number of game media betted in each of the gaming machines as a cumulative value. Further, when the cumulative value reaches a predetermined value, a common g... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177631 | Gaming machine with insurance pay and playing method thereof A gaming machine includes a display for displaying an image relating to a unit game, in which it is determined whether or not an awarding outcome is provided to a player, a counter for accumulating a count-value with successive execution of the unit games and resett... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177629 | Game system A game system includes a server and gaming machines each connected to the server via a network. The server stores therein game programs which are downloaded via the network to any one of the gaming machines so that a game program recorded in the gaming machine is ch... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177626 | Gaming machine When a player starts playing a game by operating a MAXBET button (e.g. when the bet count is 30 bets) and determined that the currently owned credit count is insufficient to the credit count required for the MAX bet, the current game rate set in a slot machine (the ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172674 | Game chip, game chip writer/reader, and game chip monitoring system A game chip writer for writing at least identification information in a game chip used for a game includes an encryption unit for encrypting at least part of recording-information with use of a private key and a writing unit for writing the encrypted information. A ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172673 | Game server, game control method, and game machine A return is reliably executed to a player who has paid a predetermined amount to a game machine. The timing of this return is determined by lottery, and its result is displayed on the game machine. This thrills the player with expectation of the return, thereby keep... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172662 | Gaming machine A gaming machine includes a roulette board where a game is performed continually, a plurality of player terminals that enables bet to be placed on the game performed in the roulette board, a control section that controls a predetermined amount of game value to be ad... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167717 | Gaming machine having a plurality of terminals and playing method thereof A gaming machine of the present invention includes: a plurality of gaming terminals each of which has a first light emitting portion, and which runs a base game and a special game configured to award a special payout; and a shared display. When the special game is r... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167716 | Gaming machine having a plurality of terminals and playing method thereof A gaming machine includes: a plurality of gaming terminals, a shared display, and a plurality of routs. Each of the gaming terminals has first light emitting portions which provide an effect to a game. Further, each of the gaming terminal runs a base game and a spec... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167704 | Slot machine and associated methodology of linking symbols to provide a variable display function having feature in linking display contents of symbols with one another and variable display operations of symbols with one another A slot machine scrolls symbols on a plurality of defined areas provided on a display at a time of executing a slot game, and thereafter rearranges the symbols on the respective defied areas. In a case where a trigger symbol is rearranged on a defined area, the slot ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167700 | Gaming device A gaming device includes a plurality of stations which can be played by respective ones of a plurality of player. A detection section detects a motion of the player at the respective one of the stations. A controller communicates with the plurality of stations. This... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167301 | 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 hous... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162734 | Card gaming machine A card gaming machine including: an extraction unit for extracting at least a card from among a plurality of the cards with a predetermined kinds of symbols drawn thereon; a display unit for displaying an image of the cards extracted by the extraction unit and dealt... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162733 | Slot machine When a free game is finished, a chance game that determines whether or not the free game is executed again is executed. In the chance game, if the number of re-trigger symbols in a symbol display frame 111 of a liquid crystal panel 5B is a predetermine... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157639 | Gaming machine and gaming system accumulating betted game media and method for controlling the gaming machine According to a gaming system of the present invention, the control device cumulatively counts a part of the number of game media betted in each of the slot machines, as a cumulative value, and transmits cumulative-value information based on the cumulative value obta... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152626 | Gaming system having a plurality of gaming machines linked by network and control method thereof A gaming system of the present invention comprises a plurality of gaming machines and a control device including a processor, wherein the processor is programmed to execute processing of (A) counting a part of a number of betted game media as a cumulative value base... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152614 | Gaming machine capable of operating to indicate the number of bets, and game playing method Baccarat is executed by placing a bet using a bet screen 70 displayed on a liquid crystal display 10. On the bet screen 70 is provided a bet-with-a-bonus button 201 in addition to an ordinary bet button 75. When the amount of bets ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152170 | Roulette apparatus and roulette gaming machine A roulette apparatus includes: a roulette wheel having a rolling region where a ball rolls; and a ball reception member provided contiguously to the rolling region to receive the ball. The ball reception member includes: a plurality of reception portions that receiv... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142278 | Gaming machine with locking function and insurance feature A slot machine of the present invention comprises: a removable key provided so as to correspond to the gaming machine; and a controller, the controller programmed to execute the processing of (A) determining whether or not the key has been removed, and (B) controlli... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142269 | Gaming machine for racing game and playing method thereof A gaming machine displays on a display a horse racing game in which racehorses race against each other, and receives, via a gaming terminal, a bet made by a player regarding an order of arrival of the racehorses in the horse racing game. Thereafter, the gaming machi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137184 | Gaming system having a plurality of gaming machines linked by network and control method thereof A gaming system of the present invention comprises a plurality of gaming machines and a control device including a processor, wherein the processor is programmed to execute processing of (A) cumulatively counting a part of a number of betted game media as a cumulati... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133109 | Game system and controlling method thereof A game system of the present invention has a plurality of gaming machines capable of communicating with each other via a communication line. The plurality of gaming machines each have an input device operable to input an insurance BET. The plurality of gaming machin... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133108 | Gaming machine and game control method To provide a gaming machine which can carry out a lizhi effect rich in impact without giving a feeling of boredom. A gaming machine being provided with a display device, which can display an image and can be switched to a transmissive condition or a non-trans... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129610 | Thermoelectric transducer A thermoelectric transducer is provided, where a decrease in conversion efficiency due to uneven characteristics of semiconductors is resolved and a decrease in adhesion strength between each element unit and an electrode due to a heat expansion coefficient between ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128482 | Gaming machine including multi-choice game and battle effect images In a slot machine, once a player indicates the bet amount with respect to a “continuous game”, one or a plurality of “continuous games” including unit games that are executed by the number of times which can be indicated by the player is specified through th... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128481 | Gaming machine and control method of gaming machine A gaming machine includes: a plurality of first video reels 31, 31, . . . on which partial pictures of one entire sheet are arranged, respectively; and a plurality of second video reels 32, 32, . . . on which plural types of symbols are arranged, respe... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128471 | Gaming system, gaming machine and game control method with compensation processing based on lower limit of odds In a racing game, a main controller 20 accepts bet from each of a plurality of terminal devices 30, during a bet accepting period. In a case where final odds, calculated after the expiration of the bet accepting period, is not greater than a predetermi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123617 | Game system and controlling method thereof A game system of the present invention has a plurality of gaming machines capable of communicating with each other via a communication line. The plurality of gaming machines each have an input device operable to input an insurance BET. The plurality of gaming machin... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123612 | Game system A game system according to the present invention includes a plurality of slot machines and a common game machine. The plurality of slot machines each includes: a display having a symbol display region for displaying plural types of symbols in a matrix form; a memory... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123611 | Gaming machine determining payout symbol in second game The present invention provides a gaming machine which: displays a moving symbol on a main display in a case where a plurality of specific symbols are displayed; displays a plurality of score symbols associated with scores on a second display from one side edge to an... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123609 | Gaming machine A gaming machine and associated methodology are provided, including a slot machine having a variable display device providing a plurality of variable displays, and a liquid crystal display device having transmission areas for a surface reflection light reflected at ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123603 | Gaming machine allowing player to select dealer and control method thereof A gaming machine of the present invention displays a dealer image selected from a plurality of types of dealer images to a display, and offers a profit (e.g. a game support advantageous for the player) in accordance with the dealer image to a station where an additi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118661 | Gaming machine A gaming machine includes plural stations and a processor. Each station can determine a game result and execute a game independently. The processor obtains an operation status of each station when a predetermined condition is satisfied. There is selected an event ga... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115601 | Control device, RFID tag reading system and RFID tag reader It is an object of the present invention to avoid communication congestion and collision by effectively assigning a unit radio channel for transmission and reception to RFID tag readers using the same unit radio channel group. Herein disclosed is an RFID tag reading... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113949 | Gaming machine and game play method In a game conducted in this invention, a player makes bets with respect to numbers which will appear on 3 dice. If the player wins the bet, he/she can earn a payout in accordance with the bet. Once the player makes a bet with respect to the numbers which will appear... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113945 | Playing method of card game and game machine A method of playing card games, according to the present invention, includes the steps of: (a) accepting participation of players; (b) determining banker's cards and players' cards, the players' cards being dealt to the players having accepted participation, from a ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112670 | Gaming apparatus having memory fault detection In the information process device 1, the fault inspection program is stored in the fault inspection program area 13b of the ROM 13 provided on the mother board 11 which is independently arranged from the hard disk 24, thereb... | 02/07/2012 |
