Gaming machine

• US 20040166913A1
• Filed: 12/12/2003
• Published: 08/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Shinoda, Tomohiro
• Application Number:
  US10/733,310
• Publication Number:
  US 20040166913A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/206 Game information storage, e.g. cartridges, CD ROM's, DVD's, smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/65 for computing the condition of a game character
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Abstract

A gaming machine provided with data reading means for reading character data from at least one inserted trading card; and payout means for paying out at least one reward trading card, wherein the at least one reward trading card stores updated character data on a basis of both a status of a game and the character data read by the data reading means. A game player has a sense of attachment to the trading cards, and a desire for collection of trading cards is brought in playing games.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

data reading means for reading character data from at least one inserted trading card; and

payout means for paying out at least one reward trading card,

wherein the at least one reward trading card stores updated character data on a basis of both a status of a game and the character data read by the data reading means.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the payout means pays out the at least one inserted trading card as the at least one reward trading card.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the payout means includes writing means for writing the updated character data in the at least one reward trading card.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

selecting means for selecting the at least one reward trading card among a plurality of trading cards stocked in the gaming machine.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the character data includes capability and attribute values.

6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the payout means includes printing means for printing an image on a surface of the at least one reward trading card.

7. A gaming machine comprising:

a card reader which reads character data from at least one inserted trading card;

a card writer which writes updated character data on at least one reward trading card; and

a controller which executes a predetermined computer program, the controller being connected to the card reader and the card writer,

wherein the controller causes the card reader to read the character data from the at least one inserted trading card, causes a game to advance on a basis of the character data read by the card reader, and causes the card writer to write the updated character data on a basis of both a status of the game and the character data read by the card reader.

8. A method for controlling a gaming machine including a card reader and a card writer, comprising:

reading character data from at least one inserted trading card;

advancing a game based on the character data; and

writing updated character data to at least one reward trading card, the updated character data being on a basis of both a status of the game and the read character data.