IP Library Granted Patent US 8,062,118
Granted Patent B2
US 8,062,118 · App. 11/735,016 · Granted Nov 22, 2011

Slot machine and control method of game

Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,062,118
App. No.
11/735,016
Granted
Nov 22, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A slot machine of the present invention comprises: a symbol display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols; and a controller, the controller programmed to execute the processing of: (A) executing a game in which the plurality of symbols are variably displayed and then stop-displayed to the symbol display device after game media are BET in number equal to or less than a previously set maximum number of BETs, and game media are paid out in number according to the stop-displayed symbols or a combination thereof; (B) shifting a mode from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode on condition that a predetermined number of game media is inserted; (C) counting the number of games played after shifting to the insurance mode, in the insurance mode; (D) paying out a predetermined number of game media when the number of games counted in the processing (C) reaches a specific number; and (E) clearing the number of games counted in the processing (C), when a game is played in which game media are paid out in number equal to or more than a predetermined number before the number of games counted in the processing (C) reaches the specific number.

Claims (28)

1. A slot machine comprising:

a symbol display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols; and

a controller, programmed to execute the processing of:

(A) executing a game in which the plurality of symbols are variably displayed and then stop-displayed to the symbol display device after game media are BET in number equal to or less than a previously set maximum number of BETs, and game media are paid out in number according to the stop-displayed symbols or a combination thereof;

(B) shifting a mode from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode on condition that a predetermined number of game media is inserted;

(C) counting a number of games played in which game media are BET in number equal to the maximum number of BETs after shifting to the insurance mode, in the insurance mode;

(D) paying out a predetermined number of game media when the number of games counted in the processing (C) reaches a specific number;

(E) clearing the number of games counted in the processing (C), when a game is played in which game media are paid out in number equal to or more than a predetermined number before the number of games counted in the processing (C) reaches the specific number; and

(F) displaying, on the symbol display device, sets of information (I)-(III) regarding the insurance mode, which are:

(I) the specific number in the step (D);

(II) the predetermined number of game media paid out when the number of games counted in the step (C) reaches the specific number; and

(III) a clearing condition in which the number of games counted in the step (C) is cleared before reaching the specific number.

2. The slot machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing (E) further comprises the processing of:

clearing the number of games counted in the processing (C) and also shifting the mode from the insurance mode to the non-insurance mode when a game is played in which game media are paid out in number equal to or more than a predetermined number before the number of games counted in the processing (C) reaches the specific number.

3. A game control method for a gaming device, the method comprising:

(A) executing, by the gaming device, a game in which a plurality of symbols are variably displayed and then stop-displayed to a symbol display device of the gaming device capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols after game media are BET in number equal to or less than a previously set maximum number of BETs, and game media are paid out in number according to the stop-displayed symbols or a combination thereof;

(B) shifting a mode in the gaming device from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode on condition that a predetermined number of game media is inserted;

(C) counting the number of games played by the gaming device in which game media are BET in number equal to the maximum number of BETs after shifting to the insurance mode, in the insurance mode;

(D) paying out a predetermined number of game media from the gaming device when the number of games counted in the step (C) reaches a specific number;

(E) clearing the number of games counted in the step (C) when a game is played by the gaming device in which game media are paid out in number equal to or more than a predetermined number before the number of games counted in the step (C) reaches the specific number; and

(F) displaying, on the symbol display device of the gaming device, sets of information (I)-(III) regarding the insurance mode, which are:

(I) the specific number in the step (D);

(II) the number of game media paid out by the gaming device when the number of games counted in the step (C) reaches the specific number; and

(III) a clearing condition in which the number of games counted in the step (C) is cleared before reaching the specific number.

4. The slot machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the symbol display device has an input button, and

the step (F) is carried out to display the information regarding the insurance mode on the symbol display device in response to the input button being pressed.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 18, 2011
From: ARUZE CORP.
To: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026304/0390 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2007
From: OKADA, KAZUO
To: ARUZE CORP.
Reel/Frame 020129/0848 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2001-306773 · Oct 2, 2001 · national
JP 2001-309825 · Oct 5, 2001 · national
JP 2007-073521 · Mar 20, 2007 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 10263820 · Oct 4, 2002
Continuation In Part 10262106 · Oct 2, 2002
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