IP Library Granted Patent US 9,373,217
Granted Patent B2
US 9,373,217 · App. 14/326,763 · Granted Jun 21, 2016

Gaming machine and control method thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,373,217
App. No.
14/326,763
Granted
Jun 21, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gaming machine 10 has: a display device 12 configured to display a plurality of symbols to be continuously arranged; and a controller 30 . The controller 30 executes the processing operations of: (a1) executing game processing and then according to a result of the game processing, determining whether or not to scroll at least one array of the symbols; (a2) scrolling the symbol array according to a result of the determination; and (a3) carrying out processing according to a result of the scroll.

Claims (40)

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a display device configured to display a traveling route including arrays of a plurality of symbols that are continuously arranged, the traveling route serving as a route in which a piece advances according to game processing;

a value-addition mechanism configured to receive a first physical item associated with a monetary value by which a player is able to add to the gaming machine credits to be bet;

an award payout mechanism by which a second physical item associated with a monetary value can be paid out to the player or credited to current credits of the player as an outcome of a game; and

a controller programmed to, as a result of the player having bet credits, execute the processing operations of:

(a1) executing game processing and then determining whether or not to scroll the traveling route according to a result of the game processing;

(a2) scrolling the traveling route according to a result of the determination; and

(a3) carrying out processing according to the result of the scroll,

wherein the controller is configured to execute a game in which a participation cost paid by a plurality of gaming terminals provided together is scrambled between the plurality of gaming terminals and then is awarded to at least of the plurality of gaming terminals, in a case where the piece has stopped at a trigger portion provided in the traveling route as the result of the scroll in the processing operation (a3),

wherein the display device includes a first display device and a second display device disposed upward of the first display device, and

wherein the controller is configured to:

movably display an image of a die that is displayed on the first display device so that the image of the die moves to the second display device and then determine a number assigned to any one face of the die is determined as a result of the game processing in the processing operation (a1); and

scroll the traveling route that is displayed on the display device, according to the determined number of the die in the processing operation (a2).

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the participation cost in the processing operation (a3) is a participation cost paid by the plurality of gaming terminals provided together when the piece has stopped at the trigger portion provided in the traveling route as the result of the scroll.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the display device displays a part of the traveling route, and

in the processing operation (a2), the traveling route is scrolled in downward direction according to the result of the determination, and according to the scroll, the piece advances along the traveling route.

4. A gaming machine comprising:

a display device configured to display a part of symbol arrays including arrays of a plurality of symbols that are continuously arranged, the symbol arrays serving as a route in which a piece corresponding to the gaming machine advances and the piece advancing in upward direction along the symbol arrays;

an additional display device, the display device being disposed upward of the additional display device;

a value-addition mechanism configured to receive a first physical item associated with a monetary value by which a player is able to add to the gaming machine credits to be bet;

an award payout mechanism by which a second physical item associated with a monetary value can be paid out to the player or credited to current credits of the player as an outcome of a game; and

a controller programmed to, as a result of the player having bet credits, execute the processing operations of:

(a1) executing game processing and then determining whether or not to scroll the symbol arrays according to a result of the game processing;

(a2) scrolling the symbol arrays in downward direction according to a result of the determination, a displayed part of the symbol arrays is changed as a result of the scroll; and

(a3) carrying out processing according to the result of the scroll,

wherein the controller is configured to:

movably display an image of a die that is displayed on the additional display device, so that the image of the die moves to the display device and then determine a number that is assigned to any one face of the die as a result of the game processing in the processing operation (a1); and

scroll the symbol arrays that are displayed on the display device, according to the determined number of the die in the processing operation (a2).

5. A gaming machine comprising:

a display device configured to display a traveling route including arrays of a plurality of symbols that are continuously arranged, the traveling route serving as a route in which a piece advances according to game processing;

a value-addition mechanism configured to receive a first physical item associated with a monetary value by which a player is able to add to the gaming machine credits to be bet;

an award payout mechanism by which a second physical item associated with a monetary value can be paid out to the player or credited to current credits of the player as an outcome of a game; and

a controller programmed to, as a result of the player having bet credits, execute the processing operations of:

(a1) executing game processing and then determining whether or not to scroll the traveling route according to a result of the game processing;

(a2) scrolling the traveling route according to a result of the determination; and

(a3) carrying out processing according to the result of the scroll,

wherein the controller is configured to execute a game in which a participation cost paid by a plurality of gaming terminals provided together is scrambled between the plurality of gaming terminals and then is awarded to at least of the plurality of gaming terminals, in a case where the piece has stopped at a trigger portion provided in the traveling route as the result of the scroll in the processing operation (a3), and

wherein the participation cost in the processing operation (a3) is a participation cost paid by the plurality of gaming terminals provided together when the piece has stopped at the trigger portion provided in the traveling route as the result of the scroll.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2025
From: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGICAL GROUP LIMITED
To: FIFTH THIRD BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 070179/0634 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2024
From: KITAMURA, KENTA; KATO, YOICHI; MIYAWAKI, MAKOTO; YAMAUCHI, HIROMOTO
To: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION; ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 069112/0357 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2024
From: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
To: ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 069290/0683 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2023
From: ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
To: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGICAL GROUP LIMITED
Reel/Frame 065516/0064 →