Gaming system for providing game

• US 20040147298A1
• Filed: 12/23/2003
• Published: 07/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Inventors: Shinoda, Tomohiro
• Application Number:
  US10/743,326
• Publication Number:
  US 20040147298A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3232 wherein the operator is informed

Abstract

A gaming system (S) comprising a gaming server (10) and one or more gaming terminals (40A, 40B, etc.) is provided for providing a game, which may shift to a special mode. The one or more gaming terminals (40A, 40B, etc.) optionally constitute a gaming machine group (30). The gaming server (10) and the gaming terminals (40A, 40B, etc.) may be connected with each other via a communications network. In this gaming system, a special event may be generated on the basis of features of personal attribute information of players participating in the game. The special event may have a title relating to the features so that the title may be awarded to a winner of the game.

Claims

1. A gaming system for providing a game, comprising:

personal attribute information storing means for storing personal attribute information corresponding to each of a plurality of players; and

special game shift means for causing the game to shift from a normal mode to a special mode based on the personal attribute information of at least one of the plurality of players.

2. The gaming system according to claim 1, further comprising:

player group generating means for generating a player group being composed of at least the plurality of players based on the personal attribute information of each of the plurality of players,

wherein the game is caused to shift from the normal mode to the special mode based on the personal attribute information of each of the players of the player group.

3. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the personal attribute information is composed of basic information originating from each of the plurality of the players.

4. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the players playing the game in the special mode has a greater advantage than in the normal mode.

5. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein game credits which serve as virtual currencies transferable among the players during the game and which are utilized for determining respective ranking positions of the players are awarded in a larger amount to a winner of the game in the special mode than in the normal mode.

6. A gaming system for providing a game, comprising:

(1) a gaming machine connected to a communications network; and

(2) a gaming server connected to the communications network,

wherein the gaming server comprising;

a storage device for storing personal attribute information corresponding to each of a plurality of players; and

a control device for determining whether the game is caused to shift from a normal mode to a special mode, and

wherein the control device determines whether the game is caused to shift to another special mode being entitled with a game name based on features of the personal attribute information so that a title after the game name is awarded to a winner of the game.

7. The gaming system according to claim 6, wherein the personal attribute information is composed of basic information originating from each of the plurality of players.

8. The gaming system according to claim 6, wherein at least one of the players with the game in the special mode has a greater advantage than in the normal mode.

9. The gaming system according to claim 6, wherein game credits which serve as virtual currencies transferable among the players during the game and which are utilized for determining ranking positions of the players are awarded by the control device in a larger amount to a winner of the game in the special mode than in the normal mode.

10. A gaming method utilizing a gaming machine connected to a communications network;

and a gaming server provided with a personal attribute information storing region for storing personal attribute information corresponding to each of a plurality of players participating in a game, the gaming method comprising;

determining whether an event for causing the game to shift to a special mode entitled a game name based on features of the personal attribute information is to be generated;

transmitting a signal for causing the game to shift to the special mode to the gaming machine through the communications network in response to the generated event; and

awarding a title after the game name to a winner of the game according to the generated event

11. The gaming method according to claim 10, further comprising:

generating a player group based on the features of the personal attribute information; and

determining whether an event for causing the game to shift to the special mode is to be generated based on the features of the personal attribute information of each of the players of the player group.

12. The gaming method according to claim 10, wherein the personal attribute information comprises basic information originating from each of the players.

13. The gaming method according to claim 10, wherein at least one of the players with the game in the special mode has a greater advantage than before shifting.

14. The gaming method according to claim 10, wherein game credits which serve as virtual currencies transferable among the players during the game and which are utilized for determining ranking positions of the players are awarded in a larger amount to a winner of the game in the special mode than before shifting.