IP Library Granted Patent US 10,275,982
Granted Patent B2
US 10,275,982 · App. 15/276,707 · Granted Apr 30, 2019

Attendant device, gaming machine, and dealer-alternate device

Inventors: Junpei Sato (Tokyo, JP); Yoshihiro Nagasaki (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Joko (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION; ARUZE GAMING (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,275,982
App. No.
15/276,707
Granted
Apr 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a reception device, which comprises an operation device performing a variety of operations, an obstacle checking device checking the obstacle in the monitoring area which includes the motion range of the operation device, and a control device simulating the operation path of the operation device in advance before the operation device performs an action and during the process of performing the action, and if there is an obstacle in the simulated operation path, a control is performed to cause the operation device to perform the operation corresponding to the abnormal state.

Claims (36)

1. A gaming machine, comprising:

a dealer replacement device which is used to perform a variety of operations including a handling operation for a gaming equipment used in a game;

an obstacle checking device which is used to check whether an obstacle exists in a monitoring area, and the monitoring area includes an operation range of the dealer replacement device; and

a control device which simulates an operation path of the dealer replacement device in advance before the dealer replacement device performs an operation and during a process of performing the operation, and if there is the obstacle in the operation path which is simulated, performs a control to cause the dealer replacement device to perform an operation corresponding to an abnormal state,

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to simultaneously perform a plurality of operations corresponding to the abnormal state of a first type when the abnormal state is the first type, and

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to simultaneously perform a plurality of operations corresponding to the abnormal state of a second type when the abnormal state is the second type different from the first type.

2. A reception device, comprising:

an operation device which is used to operate a variety of operations;

an obstacle checking device which is used to check whether an obstacle exists in a monitoring area, and the monitoring area includes an operation range of the operation device; and

a control device which simulates an operation path of the operation device in advance before the operation device performs an operation and during a process of performing the operation, and if there is the obstacle in the operation path which is simulated, performs a control to cause the operation device to perform an operation corresponding to an abnormal state,

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to sequentially perform different operations corresponding to the abnormal state as time of the abnormal state goes by,

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to simultaneously perform a plurality of operations corresponding to the abnormal state of a first type when the abnormal state is the first type, and

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to simultaneously perform a plurality of operations corresponding to the abnormal state of a second type when the abnormal state is the second type different from the first type.

3. A reception device, comprising:

an operation device which is used to operate a variety of operations;

an obstacle checking device which is used to check whether an obstacle exists in a monitoring area, and the monitoring area includes an operation range of the operation device; and

a control device which simulates an operation path of the operation device in advance before the operation device performs an operation and during a process of performing the operation, and if there is the obstacle in the operation path which is simulated, performs a control to cause the operation device to perform an operation corresponding to an abnormal state,

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to sequentially perform different operations corresponding to the abnormal state as time of the abnormal state goes by,

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to stop an ongoing operation when the obstacle is a human.

4. The reception device according to claim 3 , wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to further output an alarm when the obstacle is the human.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to sequentially perform different operations corresponding to the abnormal state as time of the abnormal state goes by.

6. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to stop an ongoing operation when the obstacle is a human.

7. The gaming machine according to claim 6 , wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to further output an alarm when the obstacle is the human.

8. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the dealer replacement device simulates a human dealer, and comprises an arm which is used to perform the variety of operations and a body which supports the arm.

9. The gaming machine according to claim 8 , wherein the arm has a multiple degree of freedom in a state that the arm is connected to the body, and

wherein the operation path includes the operation path of the arm.

10. A gaming machine, comprising:

a dealer replacement device which is used to perform a variety of operations including a handling operation for a gaming equipment used in a game;

an obstacle checking device which is used to check whether an obstacle exists in a monitoring area, and the monitoring area includes an operation range of the dealer replacement device; and

a control device which simulates an operation path of the dealer replacement device in advance before the dealer replacement device performs an operation and during a process of performing the operation, and if there is the obstacle in the operation path which is simulated, performs a control to cause the dealer replacement device to perform an operation corresponding to an abnormal state,

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to stop an ongoing operation when the obstacle is a human.

11. The gaming machine according to claim 10 , wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to further output an alarm when the obstacle is the human.

12. A reception device, comprising:

an operation device which is used to move in a 3D space and locate at any position of the 3D space;

an obstacle checking device which is used to check whether an obstacle exists in a monitoring area, and the monitoring area includes an operation range of the operation device; and

a control device which simulates an operation path of the operation device in advance before the operation device performs an operation and during a process of performing the operation, and if there is the obstacle in the operation path which is simulated, performs a control to cause the operation device to perform an operation corresponding to an abnormal state.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2023
From: INTERBLOCK USA L.C.
To: ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 065430/0971 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2023
From: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
To: ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 065254/0238 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2023
From: INTERBLOCK USA L.C.
To: INTERBLOCK D.O.O.
Reel/Frame 065101/0673 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2023
From: ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
To: INTERBLOCK USA L.C.
Reel/Frame 064719/0441 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2016
From: SATO, JUNPEI; NAGASAKI, YOSHIHIRO; JOKO, SATOSHI
To: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION; ARUZE GAMING (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 040182/0767 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62335766 · May 13, 2016
Related Publication 20170330406A1 · Nov 16, 2017