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| 7445210 | Gaming machine To provide a gaming machine wherein a glass plate holding frame is attached so as to be capable of rotating around one side of a frame of a main body of the gaming machine as a rotating axis and the glass plate holding frame holds a glass plate detachably via a hold... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7422523 | Handheld pinball game having a changeable display A hand-held pinball game has a changeable display. The pinball game has a housing having a front face. A display screen is formed in the front face of the housing. A first opening is formed in the housing. A display card is visible through the display screen. The di... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7367882 | Game system and computer program for permitting user selection of game difficulty and setting of control character ability parameter The preset invention provides a game system wherein data is prepared for each stage to execute plural stages separately. When a user has made a predetermined result in one stage, the user progresses to the next stage. The game executes each stage in a predetermined ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361085 | Device and method for providing payouts based on activity and ranks of other gaming sessions One embodiment of the present invention provides for determining a first gaming session; determining a rank of the first gaming session; determining at least one gaming session, each at least one gaming session of the first set having a respective rank that is not h... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7331864 | Gaming device having offer/acceptance advance threshold and limit bonus scheme An offer acceptance game for a gaming or wagering device. One embodiment comprises: (i) an offer provided to a player; (ii) an input device by which the player accepts the offer; (ii) an input device by which the player rejects the offer; (iii) an advance threshold ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326059 | Child reward center A motivational apparatus contains a supply of tokens. The apparatus includes a release mechanism for releasing one of the tokens, which may be actuated by a child as a reward for good behavior. After being released, the token is collected in a reservoir. The apparat... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326114 | Gaming device having an offer and acceptance selection bonus scheme with a terminator and an anti-terminator A gaming device having an offer/acceptance type bonus game. One embodiment provides a plurality player selectable selections wherein each selection has an associated offer, anti-terminator or terminator. The gaming device enables the player to pick the selections. I... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306228 | Game machine A pachinko machine board includes a game board on which nails, a start chucker, a big prize winning port and prize winning ports are fixed and a projection mechanism formed for projecting projection light from the rear surface of the game board to display images for... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7284756 | Method for operating mechanical casino bonus game in the presence of mechanical bias A method for operating a mechanical casino bonus game to provide a constant player expected value for play of a mechanical casino bonus game in the presence of mechanical bias. When play of the bonus game commences, a bonus payoff is randomly assigned from a set of ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281976 | Gaming machine A gaming machine comprises a game board 3 formed from a light-transparent member; a projecting device 42 for projecting a game medium onto the game board; a plurality of entrances 10 adapted to receive the game medium projected onto the game boa... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278916 | Gaming machine having multi-ended pointer for quasi-deterministic play (“pick-a-prize”) When a special symbol appears during play of the gaming machine game, the secondary game is initiated. At initiation, a bonus prize is determined by the secondary game microcontroller by consulting a bonus game paytable stored therein where each bonus prize correspo... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267615 | Video game A coin-operated video game machine has a VDU (4) and player controls, such as push buttons (9). In play of a game the screen shows a representation of coins rolling down a run (22) to fall through a fall zone (24), in which the trajectory... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258612 | Game facility monitoring system and game facility A system providing greatly improved monitoring against wrong or fraudulent acts. A game facility monitoring system includes game machines or game-related devices provided with detectors that detect the state of a device and the operation of the device resulting from... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247094 | Game machine and game system A game machine is provided that comprises a main controller to record reserved number data readably in an external device and a data communication unit. A lending management unit selectively performs either settlement lending processing to lend game balls correspond... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238109 | Gaming device having an unveiling award mechanical secondary display A gaming device, which awards an initial award to a player, discloses to a player that a higher valued enticement award is available and selectable, and enables the player to selectively swap the initial award for an opportunity to select the enticement award. The g... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232127 | Lighting system for gaming devices A reel device for a gaming machine comprising a chassis configured to support the reel device and a reel structure attached to the chassis. The reel structure has a hub, a frame, and a spoke attached to the hub and the frame. The frame preferably defines the periphe... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7192352 | System and method for facilitating play of a video game via a web site A method and system for operating a video game or video game tournament (e.g., via a Web site) is disclosed. In accordance with the method and system a bonus is provided to a player playing the video game or participating in the video game tournament. In some embodi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7169044 | Gaming device having outcomes which replicate the laws of physics A processor controlled gaming device that randomly generates and displays a pachinko-type game and outcome on a screen connected to the processor. The gaming device initially provides a preliminary game that yields the number of attempts or objects that the player h... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156735 | Parallel games on a gaming device A gaming machine displays multiple game outcome presentations to one or more players playing the gaming machine. A player may initiate a new game on the gaming machine while the outcome of a previous game is being presented to the player. For a number of different g... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131647 | Casino pinball game A gaming unit having a pinball game and a casino game. Once a predetermined score is reached by playing the pinball game, the casino game is initiated. During the casino game, the player has the opportunity to win a monetary bonus. The pinball game continues, during... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131908 | Gaming device having a weighted probability for selecting a bonus game The present invention provides a bonus scheme that has more than one and preferably at least three bonus games contained in one bonus scheme. Each bonus game provides excitement and enjoyment to the player via creative visual and audio displays. Each bonus game also... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125333 | Video pachinko on a video platform as a gaming device A disclosed gaming machine presents pachinko games to a player playing the gaming machine. In some embodiments, a player may initiate a new pachinko game on the gaming machine while the outcome of a previous pachinko game is being presented to the player. The wagers... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125334 | Game machine A game machine for providing a game, the regularity of which cannot be easily recognized by the player, by making use of a chaotic random number produced by a random number generating means. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118105 | Miniature golf game A miniature golf game involving a miniature golf hole having a playing surface including a tee-off area and a ball-receiving cup. The hole includes a pachinko game or other game of chance, which may be positioned within the playing surface or otherwise adjacent the ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097559 | Game system and method for assigning titles to players based on history of playing characteristics The CPU 161 of the video game apparatus comprises a performance determination unit 161b that determines the order of finish of the players each time a game is completed, a parameter calculation unit 161g that calculates parameters ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086948 | Multi-participant game method using network, game server executing the game method, and storage medium storing game program executing the game method When performing a battle game through network such as internet, a game server obtains its battle circumstances so as to watched by other terminal. It is therefore possible to provide such a game-watch circumstances that one watches a high-skill player's play at an a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073793 | System and method for survey-based bonus game A method for a survey-based casino game. A first embodiment provides the survey-based casino game as a bonus game for an underlying casino game. A second embodiment provides a stand-alone survey-based casino game and a third embodiment provides back-and-forth play b... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073790 | Gaming device A gaming apparatus that can be operated by a player in a slot mode and a pinball mode. The apparatus includes a slot machine that can be activated by the player in the slot mode to display different combinations of symbols. The apparatus also includes a pinball mach... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070183 | Gaming device A combination of a slot machine and a pinball machine. The top section of the invention replicates a conventional reel-type slot machine, whereas the bottom section of the device is a conventional pinball machine. The slot machine is designed with solid sides and a ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052011 | Casino game having lanes with displayed targets A bonus game for an underlying base casino machine played by a player wherein the bonus game provides a Pachinko playing field, a ball propelled onto the Pachinko playing field when a bonus condition occurs during play of an underlying casino game. The Pachinko play... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040619 | Game machine A game machine comprises a display section that displays a gaming image thereon, and a game board that is formed to be capable of having gaming parts fixed thereto, and is disposed on a front side of the display section, such that game balls are movable on a front s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017904 | Token-operated game machine A token-operated game machine enabling continuous insertion of tokens without stop of a game such that a player can enjoy the game without troublesome motions such as crouching or reaching out. A game is played by inserting a token into a token entrance, and a token... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008324 | Gaming device video display system A wagering device video display system for displaying a presentation on a plurality of display devices. A plurality of gaming devices and video displays are provided. Each video display may be controlled by a video display controller that is adapted to communicate w... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6923723 | Game device and image processing device To provide an image processing device, image processing method, and data processing method for a game device providing novel game features. In a multiple-player game device 1 comprising mutually coupled input mechanisms 31, it is possible for a game to... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6914427 | Eddy current probe having sensing elements defined by first and second elongated coils and an associated inspection method An eddy current probe and associated method of inspecting a structure are provided that are capable of generating a two-dimensional image of the structure, generally in real time. The eddy current probe includes an eddy current probe array having a plurality of firs... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913536 | Game machine and program therefor Game machines automatically change the difficulty level of the game operation in the middle of the game based on an evaluation made on a player's game operation. A game machine determines, at least in terms of timing and type, whether the player's inputted button op... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908084 | Gaming apparatus with new symbol determinant system A gaming apparatus provides symbols to determine winning outcomes. An object-element passes in a path through displayed pathways on a display. As the object-element passes over symbol collecting positions on the display in the pathways, symbols on collecting positio... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6896259 | Slot-type gaming machine with variable drop zone symbols A game machine (2, 200) which includes a playing field (6, 301) traversed by objects, such as balls (320). The playing field can have plural drop zones (381-383) which can be selected by the player using deflectors (108-110) that c... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6889977 | Game machine and game parlor A game machine enabled to make various responses by adding the psychosomatic state and emotion of the player as one of conditions for determining the responding manner. The psychosomatic state of the player is grasped to change the responses in accordance with the p... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6861962 | Electronic pinball A unit for converting a keypad operated electronic pinball game to a mechanically operated pinball machine includes a housing configured and dimensioned to enclose a keypad. The keypad has keys specific to functions of starting and stopping an electronic pinball gam... | 03/01/2005 |