IP Library Granted Patent US 7,404,767
Granted Patent B2
US 7,404,767 · App. 10/981,454 · Granted Jul 29, 2008

Gaming machine having a main display and a magnified sub display

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Patent No.
US 7,404,767
App. No.
10/981,454
Granted
Jul 29, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The gaming machine is constituted of a main body including a main display on which a game image is displayed and a sub display on which a portion of the game image is displayed in an enlarged manner, an aiming controller being configured to be movable over the main display and indicating an aiming position on the game image displayed on the main display, first display control means performing a display control of the game image on the main display, aiming position detection means detecting the aiming position on the game image indicated by the aiming controller, and second display control means performing an enlarged display control of a portion of the game image on the sub display such that the portion of the game image includes the aiming position detected by the aiming position detection means.

Claims (11)

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a main body including a main display on which a game image is displayed which is arranged in a substantially horizontal posture and a sub display on which a portion of the game image is displayed in an enlarged manner and which is arranged contiguously with the main body;

an aiming controller being configured to be movable over the main display and indicating an aiming position on the game image displayed on the main display;

first display control device performing a display control of the game image on the main display;

aiming position detection device detecting the aiming position on the game image indicated by the aiming controller; and

second display control device performing an enlarged display control of a portion of the game image on the sub display such that the portion of the game image includes the aiming position detected by the aiming position detection device.

2. A gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the aiming controller is constituted as a magnifying glass.

3. A gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the second display control device performs the enlarged display control of the portion of the game image on the sub display such that the portion of the game image includes an image which is not included in the game image displayed on the main display.

4. A gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the aiming position detection device detects the aiming position on the game image indicated by the aiming controller based on the measured result obtained by the sensor for measuring direction and/or position of the aiming controller.

5. A gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the sub display is arranged in a vertical posture.

6. A gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the sub display is mounted on a deep end of the main display in an upright manner.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 23, 2009
From: ARUZE CORPORATION (ARUZE KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
To: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023691/0877 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2004
From: HATTORI, TAKANORI
To: ARUZE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015966/0233 →