GAMING MACHINE FOR CHANGING GAME SOUND IN FREE GAME AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100093425A1
• Filed: 09/24/2009
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Empire Technological Group Limited
• Original Assignee: Aruze Gaming America Incorporated (Aruze Gaming America, Inc. /Okada/)
• Inventors: Hashimoto, Kohei, TSUCHIYA, Naoki, Abe, Hiroki, Sakata, Takanori
• Granted Patent: US 9,965,917 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3267 Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games

Abstract

A slot machine displays on a display a unit game in which arranged symbols are rearranged. When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the slot machine displays on the display a free game that is a special game. The slot machine also changes a game sound that has been emitted into a different game sound when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the free game.

Claims

1. A slot machine comprising:

a display configured to display a unit game rearranging a plurality of arranged symbols in partitioned regions, and to display a predetermined number of free games upon satisfaction of a predetermined condition;

a speaker configured to emit a game sound to an outside of the slot machine;

a storage device configured to store sound data on the game sound to be emitted in the free games;

a speaker drive circuit configured to transmit the sound data to the speaker; and

a controller configured to

(a) determine whether a rearrangement pattern of symbols rearranged in the predetermined number of free games satisfies the predetermined condition, and

(b) when determining that the rearrangement pattern satisfies the predetermined condition, read out the sound data stored in the storage device and transmit the read out sound data to the speaker drive circuit to change a current game sound into a game sound corresponding to the read out sound data.

2. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to change songs from one to another for changing the game sound.

3. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to change a tempo for changing the game sound.

4. A slot machine comprising:

a display configured to display a unit game rearranging a plurality of arranged symbols in partitioned regions, and to display a predetermined number of free games upon satisfaction of a predetermined condition;

a speaker configured to emit a game sound to an outside of the slot machine;

a storage device configured to store sound data on the game sound to be emitted in the free games;

a speaker drive circuit configured to transmit the sound data to the speaker; and

a controller configured to

(a) determine whether a rearrangement pattern of symbols rearranged in the predetermined number of the free games satisfies the predetermined condition, and

(b) when determining that the rearrangement pattern satisfies the predetermined condition, read out the sound data stored in the storage device and transmit the read out sound data to the speaker drive circuit to change the game sound being currently emitted into a game sound corresponding to the read out sound data, and

(c) when determining that the rearrangement pattern satisfies the predetermined condition, increase a current number of remaining free games.

5. The slot machine according to claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to change songs from one to another for changing the game sound.

6. The slot machine according to claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to change a tempo for changing the game sound.

7. A slot machine comprising:

a display configured to display a unit game rearranging a plurality of arranged symbols in partitioned regions, and to display a predetermined number of free games upon satisfaction of a predetermined condition;

a speaker configured to emit a game sound to an outside of the slot machine;

a storage device configured to store sound data on the game sound to be emitted in the free games;

a speaker drive circuit configured to transmit the sound data to the speaker; and

a controller configured to

(a) determine whether a rearrangement pattern of symbols rearranged in the predetermined number of the free games satisfies the predetermined condition, and

(b) every time when determining that the rearrangement pattern satisfies the predetermined condition, read out the sound data stored in the storage device and transmit the read out sound data to the speaker drive circuit to change the game sound being currently emitted into a game sound corresponding to the read out sound data, and

(c) every time when determining that the rearrangement pattern satisfies the predetermined condition, increase a current number of remaining free games.

8. The slot machine according to claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to change songs from one to another for changing the game sound.

9. The slot machine according to claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to change a tempo for changing the game sound.

10. A method for controlling a slot machine including a display configured to display a unit game rearranging a plurality of arranged symbols in partitioned regions and to display a predetermined number of free games upon satisfaction of a predetermined condition, a speaker configured to emit a game sound to an outside of the slot machine, a storage device configured to store sound data on the game sound to be emitted in the free games, and a speaker drive circuit configured to transmit the sound data to the speaker, the method comprising:

determining whether a rearrangement pattern of symbols rearranged in the predetermined number of the free games satisfies the predetermined condition; and

when determining that the rearrangement pattern satisfies the predetermined condition, reading out the sound data stored in the storage device and transmitting the read out sound data to the speaker drive circuit to change the game sound being currently emitted into a game sound corresponding to the read out sound data.

11. The method for controlling a slot machine according to claim 10, wherein changing the game sound is performed by changing songs from one to another.

12. The method for controlling a slot machine according to claim 10, wherein changing the game sound is performed by changing a tempo.

13. A method for controlling a slot machine including a display configured to display a unit game rearranging a plurality of arranged symbols in partitioned regions and to display a predetermined number of free games upon satisfaction of a predetermined condition, a speaker configured to emit a game sound to an outside of the slot machine, a storage device configured to store sound data on the game sound to be emitted in the free games, and a speaker drive circuit configured to transmit the sound data to the speaker, the method comprising:

determining whether a rearrangement pattern of symbols rearranged in the predetermined number of the free games satisfies the predetermined condition;

when determining that the rearrangement pattern satisfies the predetermined condition, reading out the sound data stored in the storage device and transmitting the read out sound data to the speaker drive circuit to change the game sound being currently emitted into a game sound corresponding to the read sound data; and

when determining that the rearrangement pattern satisfies the predetermined condition, increasing a current number of remaining free games.

14. The method for controlling a slot machine according to claim 13, wherein changing the game sound is performed by changing songs from one to another.

15. The method for controlling a slot machine according to claim 13, wherein changing the game sound is performed by changing a tempo.

16. A method for controlling a slot machine including a display configured to display a unit game rearranging a plurality of arranged symbols in partitioned regions and to display a predetermined number of free games upon satisfaction of a predetermined condition, a speaker configured to emit a game sound to an outside of the slot machine, a storage device configured to store sound data on the game sound to be emitted in the free games, and a speaker drive circuit configured to transmit the sound data to the speaker, the method comprising:

determining whether a rearrangement pattern of symbols rearranged in the predetermined number of the free games satisfies the predetermined condition;

every time when determining that the rearrangement pattern satisfies the predetermined condition, reading out the sound data stored in the storage device and transmitting the read out sound data to the speaker drive circuit to change the game sound being currently emitted into a game sound corresponding to the read out sound data; and

every time when determining that the rearrangement pattern satisfies the predetermined condition, increasing a current number of remaining free games.

17. The method for controlling a slot machine according to claim 16, wherein changing the game sound is performed by changing songs from one to another.

18. The method for controlling a slot machine according to claim 16, wherein changing the game sound is performed by changing a tempo.