IP Library Granted Patent US 7,169,048
Granted Patent B2
US 7,169,048 · App. 10/697,005 · Granted Jan 30, 2007

Gaming machine capable of conducting demonstration display

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,169,048
App. No.
10/697,005
Granted
Jan 30, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The gaming machine comprises: game result display means for displaying a game result thereon; the main control circuit 41 for generating a beneficial state for a player when a specific game result is displayed on the game result display means; and the sub-control circuit 71 for controlling the game result display means so as to conduct demonstration display for collecting players based on information concerning with a game.

Claims (37)

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a game result display device for displaying a game result thereon;

a beneficial state generating device for generating a beneficial state for a player when a specific game result is displayed on the game result display device; and

a demonstration display control device for controlling the game result display device so as to conduct demonstration display for collecting players based on information concerning with a game;

the gaming machine further comprising;

an internal winning combination determination device for determining an internal winning combination;

a game result display control device for controlling the game result display device based on a determined result by the internal winning combination determination device; and

a determination device for determining whether or not the internal winning combination becomes a specific internal winning combination;

wherein the demonstration display control device controls the game result display device based the specific internal winning combination when the determination device determines that the internal winning combination becomes the specific winning combination,

wherein the demonstration display control device controls the game result display device to display information concerning with the internal winning combination for decisively notified that the specific internal winning combination is permitted to materialize when the specific internal winning combination is not materialized in the game; and

wherein the demonstration display control device does not control the game result display device so that the demonstration display is not conducted.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the demonstration display control means device controls the game result display device to conduct the demonstration display by a plurality of display modes including a specific demonstration display mode, and

wherein the game result display device is controlled to display by the specific demonstration display mode when the determination device determines that the internal winning combination becomes the specific internal winning combination.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the game result display device includes first display device including a plurality of symbol display parts in which variable display and stop display of one or more of the symbols can be done and second display device arranged in front of a display area of the first display device, and

wherein the demonstration display control device controls the second display device so as to display the information concerning with the game in an area corresponding to the symbol display parts.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the demonstration display control device controls the game result display device based on information concerning with a winning combination other than the winning combination indicated by information concerning with the internal winning combination.

5. A gaming machine comprising:

a game result display device for displaying a game result thereon

a beneficial state generating device for generating a beneficial state for a player when a specific game result is displayed on the game result display device; and

a demonstration display control device for controlling the game result display device so as to conduct demonstration display for collecting players based on information concerning with a game;

the gaming machine further comprising;

an internal winning combination determination device for determining an internal winning combination;

a game result display control device for controlling the game result display device based on a determined result by the internal winning combination determination device;

a determination device for determining whether or not the internal winning combination becomes a specific internal winning combination; and

a carry over device for carrying over the specific internal winning combination when the specific internal winning combination determining by the determination device is not materialized in the game;

wherein the demonstration display control device controls the game result display device based on the specific internal winning combination when the determination device determines that the internal winning combination becomes the specific internal wining combination; and

wherein the demonstration display control device does not control the game result display device so that the demonstration display is not conducted when the carry over device carried over the specific internal winning combination.

6. The gaming machine according to claim 5 , wherein the demonstration display control device control the game result display device to conduct the demonstration display by a plurality of display modes including a specific demonstration display mode, and

wherein the result display device is controlled to display by the specific demonstration display mode when the determination device determines that the internal winning combination becomes the specific internal winning combination.

7. The gaming machine according to claim 5 , wherein the game result display device includes first display device including a plurality of symbol display parts in which variable display and stop display of one or more of the symbols can be done and second display device arranged in front of a display area of the display device, and

wherein the demonstration display control device controls the second display device so as to display the information concerning with the game in an area corresponding to the symbol display parts.

8. The gaming machine according to claim 5 , wherein the demonstration display control device controls the game result display device based on information concerning with a winning combination other than the winning combination indicated by information concerning with the internal winning combination.

9. A gaming machine comprising:

a first display device for displaying plural symbols thereon;

a second display device arranged in front of the first display device, the second display device displaying a demonstration image thereon;

a processor programmed to operate with the first display device and the second display device to determine a symbol combination including plural symbols variably display and stopped on the first display device and display the demonstration image on the second display device when a game is not conducted during a predetermined time after the game is terminated;

wherein the processor controls the second display device so as to display the demonstration image so that the symbols display on the first display device are not from outside of the gaming machine, the demonstration image representing information concerning with the determined symbol combination.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 23, 2009
From: ARUZE CORPORATION (ARUZE KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
To: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
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