Game System

• US 20090325680A1
• Filed: 06/26/2009
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: TSUKABE, Shinji
• Application Number:
  US12/492,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20090325680A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3232 wherein the operator is informed
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3269 Timing aspects of game play, e.g. blocking/halting the operation of a gaming machine
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3283 wherein the number of active machines is limited

Abstract

A new gaming environment is provided. A server determines a first predetermined time and a second predetermined time, determines display content based on the second predetermined time which is determined, displays the determined display content on the display, determines a gaming machine to which a bonus is provided from the plural gaming machines when current time becomes the second predetermined time, and sends winning information to the determined gaming machine, and the gaming machine sends the determined information to the server each time there is start operation of a game, and payouts a predetermined number of gaming medium when the winning information is received.

Claims

1. A game system comprising:

gaming machines;

a server connected to the gaming machines; and

a display;

wherein

the server is programmed to;

(a) determine a second predetermined time at a first predetermined time,

(b) determine display content based the determined second predetermined time,

(c) display the determined display content on the display,

(d) determine a specific gaming machine of the gaming machines when a current time becomes the second predetermined time, the specific gaming machine realizing a bonus, and

(e) send winning information to the determined specific gaming machine, each of the gaming machine is programmed to;

(A) send predetermined information to the server when a start operation of a game is accepted, and

(B) provide a predetermined number of gaming medium when the winning information is received.

2. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the bonus is won inside the server at the first predetermined time.

3. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the specific gaming machine provided with the bonus corresponding to a gaming machine in which an earliest start operation is made after the current time becomes the second predetermined time.

4. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the server determines the specific gaming machine based on a table, the table storing winning probabilities each corresponding to each of the gaming machine.

5. The game system according to claim 4, wherein each of the winning probabilities is determined based on a number of executed games on the corresponded the gaming machine during a time period from the first predetermined time to the second predetermined time.

6. The game system according to claim 5, wherein as the number of executed games is larger, the winning probability is higher.

7. The game system according to claim 4, wherein each of the winning probabilities is determined based on a difference value between a bet amount and a payout amount on the corresponded the gaming machine during a time period from the first predetermined time to the second predetermined time.

8. The game system according to claim 7, wherein as the difference value is larger, as the winning probability is higher.

9. A game system comprising:

gaming machines;

a server connected to the gaming machines; and

a display;

wherein

the server is programmed to;

(a) determine a trigger number at a predetermined time,

(b) clear an accumulated number at the predetermined time,

(c) determine display content based the determined trigger number,

(d) display the determined display content on the display,

(e) increment the accumulated number when a start operation of a game is made on any of the gaming machines,

(f) determine a specific gaming machine of the gaming machines when the accumulated number reaches the trigger number, the specific gaming machine realizing a bonus, and

(g) send winning information to the determined specific gaming machine, each of the gaming machine is programmed to;

(A) send predetermined information to the server when a start operation of a game is accepted, and

(B) provide a predetermined number of gaming medium when the winning information is received.

10. The game system according to claim 9, wherein the bonus is won inside the server at the predetermined time.

11. The game system according to claim 9, wherein the specific gaming machine provided with the bonus corresponding to a gaming machine in which an earliest start operation is made after the current time becomes the second predetermined time.

12. The game system according to claim 9, wherein the server determines the specific gaming machine based on a table, the table storing winning probabilities each corresponding to each of the gaming machine.

13. The game system according to claim 12, wherein each of the winning probabilities is determined based on a number of executed games on the corresponded the gaming machine during a time period from the predetermined time to a time when the accumulated number reaches the predetermined trigger number.

14. The game system according to claim 13, wherein as the number of executed games is larger, the winning probability is higher.

15. The game system according to claim 12, wherein each of the winning probabilities is determined based on a difference value between a bet amount and a payout amount on the corresponded the gaming machine during a time period from the predetermined time to a time when the accumulated number reaches the predetermined trigger number.

16. The game system according to claim 15, wherein as the difference value is larger, as the winning probability is higher.