Gaming machine and gaming system
First Claim
1. A gaming machine comprising:
- a storage interface unit configured to communicate with an external storage device to exchange individual information of a player;
an individual information manager unit configured to use an item of the individual information as an identification of the player or as monetary information relating to game play;
a game control unit configured to execute a game program, control game functions depending on data entered by the player, and change the monetary information depending on a game result; and
an alarm unit configured to output a warning message or signal indicating that the external storage device is positioned where it is able to communicate with the storage interface unit in response to a game status or in response to a specific signal that the game control unit has received from the player.
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Abstract
A storage interface unit can exchange player'"'"'s individual information with an external storage device placed on a gaming machine. An individual information manager unit uses the individual information in player identification or as credits. A game control unit executes a game program and thereby conducts a game. An alarm unit monitors the connection between the storage interface unit and the storage device, or the presence or absence of the storage device on the gaming machine. The alarm unit outputs a warning message or signal indicating that the storage device is still positioned where it can communicate with the storage interface unit. The warning message or signal is outputted, for example, when the game control unit has received from the player the instruction to convert his/her credits into cash or monetary information to be stored in the storage device, or when the player'"'"'s credits have been reduced to zero.
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27 Claims
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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a storage interface unit configured to communicate with an external storage device to exchange individual information of a player; an individual information manager unit configured to use an item of the individual information as an identification of the player or as monetary information relating to game play; a game control unit configured to execute a game program, control game functions depending on data entered by the player, and change the monetary information depending on a game result; and an alarm unit configured to output a warning message or signal indicating that the external storage device is positioned where it is able to communicate with the storage interface unit in response to a game status or in response to a specific signal that the game control unit has received from the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A gaming system comprising:
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a server including a memory unit configured to store a game program; and a gaming machine configured to communicate with the server, the gaming machine including a storage interface unit configured to communicate with an external storage device to exchange individual information of a player, an individual information manager unit configured to use an item of the individual information as an identification of the player or as monetary information relating to game play, a game control unit configured to download the game program from the memory unit, execute the game program, control game functions depending on data entered by the player, and change the monetary information depending on a game result, and an alarm unit configured to output a warning message or signal indicating that the external storage device is positioned where it is able to communicate with the storage interface unit in response to a game status or in response to a specific signal that the game control unit has received from the player. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A gaming system comprising:
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a server; and a gaming machine configured to communicate with the server the server including an individual information manager unit configured to use individual information of a player who plays a game on the gaming machine in identification of the player, or as monetary information relating to game play, and a game control unit configured to execute a game program, receive instructions and input data from the gaming machine entered by the player, provide the gaming machine with commands and output data to control game functions depending on the instructions and input data, and change the monetary information depending on a game result, and the gaming machine including a storage interface unit configured to communicate with an external storage device to exchange the individual information of the player, a server interface unit configured to transmit the individual information and the instructions and input data to the game control unit, and receive the commands and output data from the game control unit to cause the gaming machine to perform game functions depending on the commands and output data, and an alarm unit configured to output a warning message or signal indicating that the external storage device is positioned where it is able to communicate with the storage interface unit in response to a game status or in response to a specific signal that the game control unit has received from the player. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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