Gaming system, game server and gaming machine

• US 20060111186A1
• Filed: 08/10/2005
• Published: 05/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Hattori, Takanori
• Granted Patent: US 9,925,463 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/323 between game devices with different hardware characteristics, e.g. hand-held game devices connectable to game consoles or arcade machines
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/493 Resuming a game, e.g. after pausing, malfunction or power failure
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/206 Game information storage, e.g. cartridges, CD ROM's, DVD's, smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/554 by saving game or status data
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/636 involving process of starting or resuming a game

Abstract

The present invention provides a gaming system which can eliminate obstacles and drawbacks which may arise at the time of purchasing or using plural kinds of gaming machines which have different platforms thus reducing a risk and a development cost at the time of developing game software. The gaming machine includes a first unit for transmitting game result information on a game result when a game is paused or finished to the portable terminal, and the server includes a second unit for receiving the game result information transmitted from the portable terminal and identification information which the portable terminal possesses, and a third unit which allows a storage unit provided to the server to store the game result information which the server receives from the portable terminal corresponding to the identification information of the portable terminal.

Claims

1. A gaming system comprising:

a gaming machine which is intercommunicable with a portable terminal manipulated by a player; and

a server which is intercommunicable with the portable terminal, wherein

the gaming machine includes a first unit for transmitting game result information on a game result when a game is paused or finished to the portable terminal, and

the server includes a second unit for receiving the game result information transmitted from the portable terminal and identification information which the portable terminal possesses, and a third unit which allows a storage unit provided to the server to store the game result information which the server receives from the portable terminal corresponding to the identification information of the portable terminal.

2. A gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine includes a unit which performs a control to proceed the game based on the game result information when the second unit receives the game result information from the portable terminal, and

the server includes a unit which, when the unit receives a request signal requesting the transmission of the game result information from the portable terminal, samples the game result information corresponding to the identification information which the portable terminal which constitutes a transmission source of the request signal posses from a storing unit provided to the server, and transmits the game result information to the portable terminal which constitutes the transmission source of the request signal.

3. A gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the server includes a unit which converts the game result information on a game result in one gaming machine into game result information which another gaming machine having a platform different from a platform of one gaming machine can recognize.

4. A game server which is communicable with a portable terminal which is mutually communicable with a gaming machine, the gaming server comprising:

a second unit for receiving game result information relevant to a game result when a game is paused or finished which is transmitted to the portable terminal from the gaming machine together with identification information which the portable terminal possesses from the portable terminal, and

a unit which stores the received game result information corresponding to identification information of the portable terminal.

5. A game server according to claim 4, wherein the game server further includes a unit which, when the game server receives a request signal requesting the transmission of the game result information from the portable terminal, samples the game result information which corresponds to the identification information which the portable terminal constituting a transmission source of the request signal possesses from the storing unit, and transmits the game result information to the portable terminal which constitutes the transmission source of the request signal.

6. A game server according to claim 4, wherein the gaming server includes a unit which converts the game result information relevant to a game result of one gaming machine into the game result information which is recognizable by other gaming machine having a platform different from a platform of one gaming machine.

8. A game server according to claim 5, wherein the gaming server includes a unit which converts the game result information relevant to a game result of one gaming machine into the game result information which is recognizable by other gaming machine having a platform different from a platform of one gaming machine.

7. A gaming machine which is mutually communicable with a portable terminal, the gaming machine comprising:

a unit which transmits game result information relevant to a game result when a game is paused or finished to the portable terminal; and

a unit which performs a control to proceed the game based on the game result information when the unit receives the game result information from the portable terminal.