IP Library Granted Patent US 6,866,582
Granted Patent B2
US 6,866,582 · App. 09/927,259 · Granted Mar 15, 2005

Display device, and game machine

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,866,582
App. No.
09/927,259
Granted
Mar 15, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a slot machine, when a player actuates a start lever, three reels spin, thereby effecting internal drawing operation and determining a winning combination. When the player actuates stop buttons, predetermined stop control operations are performed. A combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination are achieved along anyone of winning lines. A plurality of image data sets which can be displayed on a liquid-crystal display ( 21 ) are recorded in an image data ROM ( 44 ) provided in a liquid-crystal display unit ( 20 ) of the slot machine. When the player actuates a changeover switch ( 23 ), switch setting information is sent to a CPU ( 41 ). An image display LSI ( 45 ) reads out from the image data ROM image data corresponding to the setting information, thereby using the thus-read image data for display contents of the liquid-crystal display.

Claims (8)

1. A game machine, comprising:

a main body;

a display device, operable to display a plurality kinds of images including a first game image;

a first switch, provided on an outer face of the main body; and

a second switch, disposed within the main body to select one of a plurality modes including:

a first mode, in which at least one of a plurality kinds of first images, which are selectable by the first switch, is displayed in the display device; and

a second mode, in which at least one kind of second image which is not controllable by the first switch is displayed in the display device.

2. The game machine as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the modes includes a third mode in which a second game image is displayed in the display device instead of the first game image.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2007
From: KONAMI CORPORATION
To: KONAMI GAMING INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 019529/0827 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2001
From: WATANABE, KAORU; UCHIYAMA, TAKASHI; FUJIMORI, KEIJI
To: KONAMI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 012067/0646 →