IP Library Patent Application 12206168
Patent Application
App. No. 12/206,168

Slot Machine

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App. No.
12/206,168
Abstract

A slot machine of the present invention has a controller for controlling a display device, an input device, and a display unit. The controller is operable to: (a) store in the memory a predetermined combination of the input numbers via the input device; (b) execute a process of displaying the combination of the numbers stored in the memory on the display unit; (c) execute a basic game; (d) rearrange in the display region the plurality of symbols with a plurality of numbers assigned thereto during the basic game; (e) pay out a payment in a case where a combination of the rearranged symbols is a predetermined combination; and (f) pay out a payment, in a case where a combination of numbers assigned to the symbols rearranged on a winning line of the display region coincides with the combination of numbers stored in the memory.

Claims (67)

1 . A slot machine, comprising:

a display device having a display region for displaying plural types of symbols with plural types of numbers assigned thereto;

an input device for inputting numbers that correspond to the plural types of numbers assigned to the symbols;

a memory which stores a combination of the numbers inputted via the input device;

a display unit for displaying a combination of the numbers input by the input device;

a controller for controlling the display device, the input device, and the display unit;

the controller being programmed to:

(a) store in the memory a predetermined combination of the numbers inputted via the input device;

(b) execute a process of displaying the combination of the numbers stored in the memory on the display unit;

(c) execute a basic game;

(d) rearrange in the display region the plurality of symbols with plural types of numbers assigned thereto during the basic game;

(e) pay out a payment in a case where a combination of the rearranged symbols is a predetermined combination;

(f) pay out a payment, in a case where a combination of numbers assigned to the symbols rearranged on a winning line of the display region coincides with the combination of numbers stored in the memory.

2 . The slot machine according to claim 1 , comprising a BET button, which accepts input of a side BET, wherein:

the controller executes a process of displaying the numbers input by the input device on the display unit in a state in which the input numbers are writable in the memory on condition that the side BET is inputted from the BET button in the processes (a) and (b).

3 . The slot machine according to claim 2 , wherein:

the controller judges coincidence of combinations of the numbers in the process (f) while the symbols are rearranged for a plurality of times preset for a plurality of times preset as to input of a side BET of a predetermined credit by the BET button.

4 . A slot machine according to claim 1 , wherein:

the controller validates input of the BET button for randomly accepting the side BET during the basic game.

5 . A slot machine according to claim 1 , wherein:

the controller is programmed to:

(g) execute a free game during the basic game; and

(h) rearrange plural types of symbols to which the plural types of numbers are assigned, in the display region during the free game; and wherein the controller executes the process (f) during the basic game.

6 . A slot machine, comprising:

a display device having a display region for displaying plural types of symbols with a plurality of numbers assigned thereto;

an input device for inputting numbers that correspond to the plural types of numbers assigned to the symbols;

a memory which stores a combination of the numbers inputted via the input device;

a BET button which accepts input of a side BET;

a display unit for displaying a combination of the numbers input by the input device;

a BET button which accepts input of a side BET;

a controller for controlling the display device, the input device, and the display unit and the BET button;

the controller being programmed to:

(a) store a predetermined combination of the numbers inputted via the input device in the memory on condition that the side BET is inputted from the BET button;

(b) execute a process of displaying the combination of the numbers stored in the memory on the display unit on condition that the side BET is inputted from the BET button;

(c) execute a basic game;

(d) rearrange in the display region the plurality of symbols with a plural types of numbers assigned thereto during the basic game;

(e) pay out a payment in a case where a combination of the rearranged symbols is a predetermined combination;

(f) pay out a payment, in a case where a combination of numbers assigned to the symbols rearranged on a winning line of the display region coincides with the combination of numbers stored in the memory.

7 . The slot machine according to claim 6 , wherein:

the controller judges coincidence of combinations of the numbers in the process (f) while the symbols are rearranged for a plurality of times preset as to input of a side BET of a predetermined credit by the BET button.

8 . The slot machine according to claim 6 , wherein:

the controller validates input of the BET button for randomly accepting the side BET during the basic game.

9 . The slot machine according to claim 6 , wherein:

the controller is programmed to:

(g) execute a free game during the basic game; and

(h) rearrange plural types of symbols to which the plural types of numbers are assigned, in the display region during the free game; and wherein the controller executes the process (f) during the basic game.

10 . A slot machine, comprising:

a display device having a display region for displaying plural types of symbols with a plurality of numbers assigned thereto;

an input device for inputting numbers that correspond to the plural types of numbers assigned to the symbols;

a memory which stores a combination of the numbers inputted via the input device;

a display unit for displaying a combination of the numbers input by the input device;

a BET button which accepts input of a side BET;

a controller for controlling the display device, the input device, the display unit and the BET button.

the controller being programmed to:

(a) store a predetermined combination of the numbers inputted via the input device;

(b) execute a process of displaying the combination of the numbers stored in the memory on the display unit on condition that the side BET is imputted from the BET button;

(c) execute a basic game;

(d) rearrange in the display region the plurality of symbols with a plural types of numbers assigned thereto during the basic game;

(e) pay out a payment in a case where a combination of the rearranged symbols is a predetermined combination; and

(f) pay out a payment, in a case where a combination of numbers assigned to symbols rearranged on a winning line of the display region coincides with the combination of the numbers stored in the memory while a predetermined number of symbols are rearranged as to input of a side BET of a predetermined credit by the BET button.

11 . The slot machine according to claim 10 , wherein:

the controller validates input of the BET button for randomly accepting the side BET during the basic game.

12 . The slot machine according to claim 10 , wherein:

the controller is programmed to:

(g) execute a free game during the basic game; and

(h) rearrange plural types of symbols to which the plural types of numbers are assigned, in the display region during the free game; and wherein

the controller executes the process (f) during the basic game.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 6, 2012
From: ARUZE KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027495/0398 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2008
From: HOSOKAWA, NORIO
To: ARUZE CORP.
Reel/Frame 021496/0466 →