Game system

• US 20060068890A1
• Filed: 09/28/2005
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Inventors: Okada, Kazuo
• Application Number:
  US11/236,580
• Publication Number:
  US 20060068890A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements

Abstract

A game system which can feed a game item to a player in various feed forms is provided. In a game system according to the invention, a communication processing part of a game machine sends an ejection instruction to a communication processing part of a figure feeder. Thus, a figure can be fed in various feed forms not only in the case where a figure purchase instruction is accepted from a player to sell the figure but also in the case where a predetermined condition is held on a labyrinth combat game.

Claims

1. A game system comprising:

a game item feeder having;

a housing unit which houses a game item storing identification information; and

an ejection unit which discharges the game item, and

a game machine which reads identification information from the game item and plays an image game using a game image corresponding to the game item,

wherein the game machine includes;

a sending portion which sends an ejection instruction of the game item to the game item feeder, and

the game item feeder includes;

a receiving portion which receives the ejection instruction from the game machine; and

an ejection control portion which allows the ejection unit to discharge the game item when the receiving portion receives the ejection instruction.

2. The game system according to claim 1,

wherein the housing unit of the game item feeder has multiple housing parts which house the game item,

the ejection instruction sent by the sending portion of the game machine includes housing part identification information that identifies a specific housing part among the multiple housing parts, and

the ejection control module allows the ejection unit to discharge the game item housed in the housing part specified by housing part identification information when the receiving module receives the ejection instruction.

3. The game system according to claim 1,

wherein the game machine further comprises an accepting portion which accepts a feed instruction of the game item from a player, and

the sending portion of the game machine sends the ejection instruction to the game item feeder based on acceptance of the feed instruction by the accepting portion.

4. The game system according to claim 2,

wherein the game machine further comprises an accepting module which accepts a feed instruction of the game item including the housing part identification information from a player, and

the sending module of the game machine sends the ejection instruction of the game item including the housing part identification information to the game item feeder based on acceptance of the feed instruction by the accepting module.

5. The game system according to claim 1,

wherein the game machine further comprises a game progress control module which controls progress of the image game,

the game progress control module inputs instruction information indicating a feed instruction of the game item to the sending module based on establishment of a predetermined condition in game progress, and

the sending module sends the ejection instruction to the game item feeder based on input of the instruction information from the game progress control module.

6. The game system claim 3,

wherein the game machine further comprises a game progress control module which controls progress of the image game,

the game progress control module inputs instruction information indicating a feed instruction of the game item to the sending module based on establishment of a predetermined condition in game progress, and

the sending module sends the ejection instruction to the game item feeder based on input of the instruction information from the game progress control module.

7. The game system according to claim 2,

wherein the game machine further comprises a game progress control module which controls progress of the image game,

the game progress control module inputs instruction information including the housing part identification information and indicating a feed instruction of the game item to the sending module based on establishment of a predetermined condition in game progress, and

the sending module sends the ejection instruction of the game item including the housing part identification information to the game item feeder based on input of the instruction information from the game progress control module.

8. The game system according to claim 4,

wherein the game machine further comprises a game progress control module which controls progress of the image game,

the game progress control module inputs instruction information including the housing part identification information and indicating a feed instruction of the game item to the sending module based on establishment of a predetermined condition in game progress, and

the sending module sends the ejection instruction of the game item including the housing part identification information to the game item feeder based on input of the instruction information from the game progress control module.

9. The game system according to claim 7,

wherein the instruction information includes the housing part identification information of the housing part which houses the game item corresponding to a predetermined condition among the multiple housing parts.

10. The game system according to claim 8,

wherein the instruction information includes the housing part identification information of the housing part which houses the game item corresponding to a predetermined condition among the multiple housing parts.