Gaming machine

• US 20080096651A1
• Filed: 07/28/2006
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Okada, Kazuo
• Application Number:
  US11/494,758
• Publication Number:
  US 20080096651A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/31
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0425 using a single imaging device like a video camera for tracking the absolute position of a single or a plurality of objects with respect to an imaged reference surface, e.g. video camera imaging a display or a projection screen, a table or a wall surface, on which a computer generated image is displayed or projected tracking a projected light spot to determine a position on a display surface G06F3/0386
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0428 by sensing at the edges of the touch surface the interruption of optical paths, e.g. an illumination plane, parallel to the touch surface which may be virtual sensing beam interruptions in a planar beam grid of an optical touch-screen G06F3/0421
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

A gaming machine includes: a projection unit that projects an image; an imaging unit on which the image projected by the projection unit is displayed; a position detection unit that detects a position pointed by a pointer on the imaging unit; a position settlement determination unit that determines whether or not a predetermined position settlement requirement is satisfied based on positional information indicating the position detected by the position detection unit; and a processor that controls progress of a game based on a result of a determination made by the position settlement determination unit.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a projection unit that projects an image;

an imaging unit on which the image projected by the projection unit is displayed;

a position detection unit that detects a position pointed by a pointer on the imaging unit;

a position settlement determination unit that determines whether or not a predetermined position settlement requirement is satisfied based on positional information indicating the position detected by the position detection unit; and

a processor that controls progress of a game based on a result of a determination made by the position settlement determination unit.

2. A gaming machine comprising:

a projection unit that projects an image;

an imaging unit on which the image projected by the projection unit is displayed and a pointer shade image that is a shade of a pointer used by a player for pointing a desired position is formed;

an image-capturing unit that captures the image and the pointer shade image on the imaging unit from an other side of the projecting unit with respect to the imaging unit and outputs image data indicating the image and the pointer shade image;

a position detection unit that detects a position pointed by the pointer based on the pointer shade image included in the image data;

a position settlement determination unit that determines whether or not a predetermined position settlement requirement is satisfied based on positional information indicating the position detected by the position detection unit; and

a processor that controls progress of a game based on a result of a determination made by the position settlement determination unit.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 2,

wherein the position settlement determination unit stores the position detected by the position detection unit, and determines that the predetermined position settlement requirement is satisfied when a position newly detected by the position detection unit is determined to coincide with the stored position;

and

wherein the processor stops the progress of the game until the position settlement determination unit determines that the position settlement requirement is satisfied.

3. A gaming machine comprising:

a projection unit that projects an image for displaying a game table and medals;

an imaging unit on which the image projected by the projection unit is displayed, the imaging unit including a display surface;

a position detection unit that detects a position pointed by a pointer by scanning the display surface of the imaging unit;

a position settlement determination unit that determines whether or not a predetermined position settlement requirement is required based on positional information indicating the position detected by the position detection unit; and

a processor that controls progress of a game based on a result of a determination made by the position settlement determination unit.