Gaming machine

• US 20050192094A1
• Filed: 02/23/2005
• Published: 09/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Okada, Kazuo, Takeda, Kengo
• Application Number:
  US11/062,734
• Publication Number:
  US 20050192094A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/34
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1075 using a touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1087 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

The present invention provides a gaming machine which allows a plurality of players to advance a game by indicating positions on a table screen which constitutes a game table using their hands. The gaming machine includes a game table display unit which displays an image corresponding to a game table, a position detecting unit which detects positions of indicators on the game table display unit, a player specifying unit which specifies players corresponding to the indicators based on the positional relationship between the positions of the indicators detected by the position detecting unit and the game table display units, and a control unit which performs a control of the game based on information on the positions detected by the position detecting unit and information on the players specified based on the player specifying unit.

Claims

1. A gaming machine which allows a plurality of players to perform a game using the same game table simultaneously, the gaming machine comprising:

a game table display which displays an image corresponding to a game table;

a position detector which detects positions of indicators on the game table display;

a player specifying unit which specifies players corresponding to the indicators based on the positional relationship between the positions of the indicators detected by the position detector and the game table display units; and

a controller which performs a control of the game based on information on the positions detected by the position detector and information on the players specified based on the player specifying unit.

2. A gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine further includes player terminals which are provided for designating the players'"'"' positions.

3. A gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the controller performs the control of the game based on input of the players using the player terminals in addition to the information on the positions detected by the position detector and the information on the players specified based on the player specifying unit.

4. A gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control images displayed by the game table display in response to game results of respective players.