Gaming machine with security function

• US 20070123354A1
• Filed: 11/29/2005
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Gaming America Incorporated (Aruze Gaming America, Inc. /Okada/)
• Original Assignee: Aruze Gaming America Incorporated (Aruze Gaming America, Inc. /Okada/)
• Inventors: Okada, Kazuo
• Application Number:
  US11/288,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20070123354A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/47
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3216 Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3251 involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine which prevents a card from being left behind and prevents the player'"'"'s sense of enjoyment from diminishing by preventing theft due to the card being left behind. The game machine reads individual data of a player from a card inserted into the card reception part (A721) and executes a game program, in addition to the game input data input from the input, gives notification by the notification when the card is detected and that the player is not seated in the seat is detected.

Claims

1. A game machine comprising:

a game controller for receiving input from a player;

a monitor for receiving externally or generating internally and showing a game screen, generated according to a game program;

a control for executing the game program;

a seat for seating the player; and

a card reception part for receiving a card for playing a game;

in which said seat part includes a seating detection for detecting that a player is seated and a notification for performing notification when a seated player is not detected and said card is inserted into said card reception part.

2. The game machine according claim 1, wherein:

said card comprises a memory for storing credit data to which subtraction processing is performed when said game program is executed;

wherein said control executes the game program by performing subtraction processing on said credit data read by said card reception part included in said seat part.

3. A game machine comprising:

a main game machine body which comprises a memory part for storing a game program and a main control part for executing said game program stored in said memory part; and

a plurality of terminal devices which comprise an input part and a sub-control part connected to said main game machine body through wireless connection, for transmitting game input data according to input from said input part to said main game machine body;

a display for displaying image based on image data output from said main control

wherein said main control part receives a plurality of game input data from said plurality of terminal devices, generates a single game data corresponding to each terminal device based on the game input data, and generates and outputs to said display part image data which is shared by all terminal devices based on said single game data;

said terminal device comprises a seat for enabling the player to be seated;

said seat part comprises a card reception part to which a card storing individual data of said player is inserted, for reading said individual data, and a seat detection part for detecting that said player is seated;

said card reception part includes a card detection part for detecting that a card is inserted into said card reception part;

said sub-control executes said game program based on the individual data read from said card reception part and/or game input data received by said input; and

said sub-control includes a notification for giving notification when said card detection part detects said card and said seating detection part does not detect seating.

4. The game machine according to claim 3, wherein:

said card comprises a memory for storing credit data to which subtraction processing is performed when the execution of said game program starts;

wherein said sub-control executes said game program by performing subtraction processing on said credit data read by said card reception part.

5. The game machine according to one of claims 3 and 4, wherein:

said sub-control comprises a time measurement for measuring time;

said notification further comprises a lamp part for emitting light,

a sound output part for performing notification by sound, and

a sub-display part for showing image data generated by said sub-control;

wherein, when said seating detection part does not detect seating and said card detection part detects said card, said sub-control transmits a first notification start signal,

said sub-display part shows at least one part of the data read by said card reception part in response to receiving said first notification start signal,

said sound output part outputs at least one part of the data read by said card reception part in response to receiving said first notification start signal,

said time measurement measures the time from said first notification start signal, and

after a predetermined amount of time passes, if said seating detection does not detect seating and said card detection part detects said card, said sub-control transmits a second notification start signal,

said lamp part is illuminated in response to receiving said second notification start signal, and

said sound output part gives second notification by sound in response to receiving said second notification start signal.

6. The game machine according to claim 5, wherein:

said sub-display part comprises a support part, fixed at one end to said seat part and connected at the other end to said sub-display part, for supporting said sub-display part to enable positional changes, and

a fixation driving mechanism for fixing said sub-display part with said support part so as to face the player in a state enabling viewing;

wherein said sub-control transmits a sub-display fixation release signal to said fixation driving mechanism if said card detection part does not detect said card in said card reception part, and

said fixation driving mechanism releases fixation of said sub-display part.

7. The game machine according to claim 6, wherein:

said card reception part further comprises a card holding part for holding said card and a card transfer part for transferring said card to said card holding part;

wherein said time measurement measures the amount of time from said second notification, and

said card transfer part transfers said card to said card holding part, when the time measured by said time measurement reaches a predetermined amount of time and said card detection part detects the card.

8. The game machine according to claim 7, wherein:

said card holding part comprises a holding detection part for detecting that said card transfer part has transferred said card to said card holding part and transmitting a holding completion signal;

wherein said sub-control gives notification through said notification in response to receiving said holding completion signal.

9. The game machine according to claim 5, wherein:

said card reception part further comprises a card holding part for holding said card and a card transfer part for transferring said card to said card holding part;

wherein said time measurement measures the amount of time from said second notification, and

said card transfer part transfers said card to said card holding part, when the time measured by said time measurement reaches a predetermined amount of time and said card detection part detects said card.

10. The game machine according to claim 9, wherein:

said card holding part comprises a holding detection part for detecting that said card transfer part has transferred said card to said card holding part and transmitting a holding completion signal;

wherein said sub-control gives notification through said notification in response to receiving said holding completion signal.

11. A game machine comprising:

a game controller for receiving input from a player;

a display part for receiving externally or generating internally and showing a game image, generated according to a game program;

a seat for seating the player;

a control for executing said game program; and

a lock which has an anti-theft mechanism for hanging or holding the player'"'"'s belongings, which is normally in an unlocked state and enters a locked state in response to the start of a game.

12. The game machine according to claim 11, wherein:

said lock comprises a U-shaped hook part having an upper aperture and connected to said seat part,

a stopper for closing said upper aperture and preventing the object-to-be-hung hooked to said hook part from being removed,

a lock control part for switch-controlling said upper aperture to both closed and open state by engaging said stopper to said upper aperture or releasing the engagement, and

a load detection part for detecting that said object-to-be-hung is hung on said hook part;

wherein said lock control part changes said upper aperture from an open-state to a closed-state by said stopper, in response to said load detection part detecting that said object-to-be-hung is hung on said hook part and a predetermined excessive load is applied.

13. The game machine according to claim 11, wherein:

said lock comprises a U-shaped hook part having an upper aperture and connected to the seat part,

a stopper for closing said upper aperture and preventing the object-to-be-hung hooked to the hook part from being removed,

a lock control part for switch-controlling said upper aperture to both closed and open state by engaging said stopper to said upper aperture or releasing the engagement;

wherein said game machine comprises a game medium insertion part for inserting a predetermined game medium;

said game medium insertion part includes a game medium insertion detection part for detecting that said predetermined game medium has been inserted;

said seat part includes a seating detection part for detecting that said player is seated; and

said lock control part changes said upper aperture from an open-state to a closed-state by said stopper, in response to said game medium insertion detection part detecting the insertion of said predetermined game medium or said seating detection part detecting that said player is seated.

14. The game machine according to claim 13, wherein:

said seating detection part which transmits a lock release signal when the seating of said player is not detected; and

said lock control part which changes said upper aperture from an open-state to a closed-state by the stopper, in response to receiving said lock release signal.

15. The game machine according to claim 14, comprising:

a time measurement part for measuring time;

wherein said time measurement part measures time in response to the transmission of said lock release signal from said seating detection part, and

said lock control part receives said lock release signal and changes said upper aperture from an open-state to a closed-state by said stopper, in response to the passage of a predetermined amount of time measured by said time measurement part.

16. The game machine according to any one of claims 12 to 15 wherein:

said seat part comprises a seat shell for covering the surrounding area of said seat part,

wherein said hook part is attached to the outside of said seat shell.

17. The game machine according to claim 15 comprising:

a photographing for photographing an image of the object-to-be-hung when said hook part is in a closed-state;

wherein said display part shows the image of the object-to-be-hung taken by said photographing.

18. The game machine according to claim 15, wherein;

said seat part comprises a movement which is provided on the lower part of said seat part, for moving said seat part; and

said control comprises a movement control for driving said movement.

19. The game machine according to claim 16, comprising:

a photographing for photographing an image of said object-to-be-hung when said hook part is in a closed-state;

wherein said display part shows the image of said object-to-be-hung taken by said photographing.

20. The game machine according to claim 16, wherein:

said seat part comprises a movement, which is provided on the lower part of said seat part, for moving said seat part; and

a control comprises a movement control for driving said movement.

21. The game machine according to claim 19, wherein:

said seat part comprises a movement, which is provided on the lower part of said seat part, for moving said seat part; and

a control comprises a movement control for driving said movement.

22. A game machine comprising:

a game controller for receiving input from a player;

a flat display for receiving externally or generating internally and showing a game image, generated according to a game program; and

a seat for seating the player;

wherein said flat display is provided separately from said game machine, is normally stored within a storage part for storing said flat display, and includes a driving mechanism for moving said flat display to a predetermined position and into a state enabling play when the game is started, and on the other hand, automatically stores said flat display into said storage part when the game is completed.

23. A game machine comprising:

a main game machine body comprising a memory for storing a game program,

a control for executing said game program stored in said memory,

an input for receiving input from the player, and

a game medium storage, having a game medium insertion part and a game medium payout part, for storing game media inserted from said game medium insertion part;

a flat display for showing said game image generated by said control according to input from said input; and

a transmitting part for transmitting said game image to said flat display;

wherein said flat display part is provided separately from said main game machine body via a connection device.

24. The game machine according to claim 23, wherein:

a seat for enabling the player to play in a seated state is provided integrally in said main game machine body,

said main game machine body comprises a storage part for storing said flat display part; and

said connection device comprises, at the least, a connection rod of which one end is fixed to said main game machine body and the other end is connected to said flat display;

wherein said connection device moves said flat display part to a predetermined position and into a state enabling play from a state of storage within said storage part during a normal state, with the reception of a game start signal from said control as a trigger, and on the other hand, is connected to a driving mechanism for automatically storing said flat display into said storage part, with the reception of a game completion signal from said control as a trigger.

25. The game machine according to one of claims 23 and 24, wherein:

said game medium storage comprises a level sensor for transmitting an empty signal, in response to detecting that the storage level of said game media stored within said game medium storage is below a predetermined level.

26. A game machine comprising:

a main game machine body comprising a memory for storing a game program, and

a main control for executing said game program stored in said memory;

a main terminal device body comprising an input for receiving input from the player,

a game medium storage, having a game medium insertion part and a game medium payout part, for storing inserted game media, and

a sub-control for transmitting game input data according to input from said input, connected by wireless connection to said main game machine body, to said main control of said main game machine body;

a flat display for showing game image generated by said main control according to input from said input and said game program and

a transmitting part for transmitting said game image to said flat display; and

a main display for showing images based on image data output from said main control;

wherein said main control receives a plurality of game input data from said plurality of terminal devices, generates a single game data according to said game program, based on said plural game input data, generates image data which is shared with all of said terminal devices, based on said generated single game data, and outputs this data to said main display; and

said flat display part is provided separately from said main terminal device body via a connection device.

27. The game machine according to claim 26, wherein:

a game machine comprising;

a seat for enabling the player to play in a seated state is provided integrally in said main game machine body

said main game machine body comprising a storage part for storing said flat display;

a connection device comprising, a connection rod of which one end is fixed to said main terminal device body and the other end is connected to said flat display;

wherein said connection device moves said flat display part to a predetermined position and into a state enabling play from a state of storage within said storage part during a normal state, with the reception of a game start signal from said main control as a trigger, and on the other hand, is connected to a driving mechanism for automatically storing the flat display into said storage part, with the reception of a game completion signal from said main control by said sub-control as a trigger.

28. The game machine according to one of claims 26 and 27, wherein:

said game medium storage comprises a level sensor for transmitting an empty signal, in response to detecting that the storage level of the game media stored within said game medium storage is below a predetermined level.