Gaming machine

• US 20050079913A1
• Filed: 10/07/2004
• Published: 04/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Inventors: Inamura, Yukinori
• Application Number:
  US10/959,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20050079913A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/30
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

In the slot machine 1, when the player touches the touch panel 5k corresponding to the periphery of the bet number display part 32, the numerical keypad image is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 5d and input operation of the numerical value through the numerical keypad device 30 is activated. After the numerical value is input by the numerical keypad device 30, if the player operates the start lever 9 or the spin switch 13 or the MAX BET switch 17, the numerical keypad image disappears. Thereafter, the bet number is recognized by the main CPU 42. If the bet number is recognized by the main CPU 42, the sum calculated by multiplying the unit sum corresponding to one bet with the bet number is set as the betted money by the main CPU 42. And based on the operation of the start lever 9 or the spin switch 13 or the MAX BET switch 17 by the player, rotation of the reels 2 to 4 is conducted and the slot machine game is started.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising a game medium storing device for storing game media, wherein a game is conducted by betting at least one of the game media,

the gaming machine further comprising:

an input device for inputting a numerical value; and

a recognition device for recognizing the numerical value input from the input device as a bet number of the game media.

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

a cabinet;

a liquid crystal display panel for displaying at least a numerical keypad image, the liquid crystal display panel being arranged at a front side of the cabinet; and

a transparent touch panel arranged in front of the liquid crystal panel;

wherein the input device is constructed from the numerical keypad image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel and a predetermined area of the touch panel corresponding to the numerical keypad image.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein a gaming image plane including a bet number display part is displayed on the liquid crystal panel, and

wherein the numerical keypad image is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel when the touch panel corresponding to a periphery of the bet number display part is touched.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the numerical keypad image includes a plurality of numerical keys and a numerical value display part, and

wherein a numerical value input by touching the touch panel corresponding to the numerical keys is displayed in the numerical value display part.

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

a calculation device for calculating a betted money;

wherein the calculation device calculates the betted money by multiplying a unit sum corresponding to one bet with the bet number.