IP Library Granted Patent US 8,016,655
Granted Patent B2
US 8,016,655 · App. 12/047,114 · Granted Sep 13, 2011

Card gaming machine comprising a plurality of terminals at which single player can execute card game and card game playing method

Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,016,655
App. No.
12/047,114
Granted
Sep 13, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a liquid crystal display 201 , when a sub player touches a select button area 1206 arranged under a main game display area 2001 through a transparent touch panel 202 covering the liquid crystal display 201 , the sub player can select the play of a main game. In addition, when the sub player touches a select button area 1206 arranged under the sub game display area 2002 , the sub player can select a back bet game serving as a sub game. Selection by the sub player is made prior to starting the main game and the sub game.

Claims (23)

1. A card gaming machine comprising:

a plurality of main terminals at which each player can play a card game respectively;

a plurality of extended terminals at which each player can play a card game respectively, and each of the extended terminals including an input device for receiving a selecting operation from the player; and

a processor programmed so as to control each of the main terminals and each of the extended terminals by executing processes of:

(a) progressing an identical card game at each of the main terminals; and

(b) selecting, based on the player's selecting operation by the input device at the extended terminal, any one of a back bet game for betting amount of bets on any of players who play a card game at each of the main terminals and the identical card game which progressed at each of the main terminals, and progressing the selected game at the extended terminal.

2. The card gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the processor starts progress of the card game in each of main terminals and each of extended terminals on condition that the selection at each of extended terminals has completed respectively.

3. A card gaming machine comprising:

a plurality of main terminals at which each player can play a card game respectively;

a plurality of extended terminals at which each player can play a card game respectively, and each of the extended terminals including an input device for receiving a selecting operation from the player;

a plurality of card decks consisting one group of a plurality of cards required for a card game, respectively; and

a processor programmed so as to control each of the main terminals and each of the extended terminals by executing processes of:

(a) progressing an identical card game at each of the main terminals by sharing a first predetermined number of the card decks allocated to all of the main terminals;

(b) selecting, based on the player's selecting operation by the input device at the extended terminal, any one of a back bet game for betting amount of bets on any of players who play a card game at each of the main terminals and the identical card game which progressed at each of the main terminals, and progressing the selected game at the extended terminal; and

(c) individually using a second predetermined number of the card decks allocated to each of the extended terminals at which the card game has been selected, and respectively progressing the card game at each of the extended terminals at which the card game has been selected.

4. The card gaming machine according to claim 3 , wherein the processor starts progress of the card game in each of main terminals and each of extended terminals on condition that the selection at each of extended terminals has completed respectively.

5. The card gaming machine according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is programmed to execute processes of:

(a) starting progress of the card game in each of main terminals and each of extended terminals on condition that the selection at each of extended terminals has completed respectively; and

(b) equalizing the first predetermined number and each of the second predetermined numbers.

6. A control method of a card gaming machine in which each player can play a card game respectively at a plurality of main terminals and each player can play a card game respectively at a plurality of extended terminals, each of the extended terminals including an input device for receiving a selecting operation from a given player,

wherein, so as to control each of the main terminals and each of the extended terminals, the control method of the card gaming machine comprises steps of:

(a) progressing an identical card game at each of the main terminals; and

(b) selecting, based on the given player's selection by the input device at a respective extended terminal, any one of a back bet game for betting amount of bets on any of players who play a card game at each of the main terminals and the identical card game which progressed at each of the main terminals, and progressing the selected game at the respective extended terminal.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 2, 2011
From: ARUZE CORP.
To: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026684/0711 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2008
From: SATO, JUNPEI
To: ARUZE CORP.
Reel/Frame 021042/0893 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-065827 · Mar 14, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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