GAME MACHINE

• US 20100160043A1
• Filed: 12/22/2006
• Published: 06/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Inventors: Nonaka, Nobuyuki, Fujimoto, Jun
• Application Number:
  US12/160,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20100160043A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/35
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• 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

The gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine provided with a speaker capable of outputting a sound that is inputted into an external device having a microphone and that enables the device to execute a specific effect when it is determined in the device that the sound includes a specific sound based upon specific data, the gaming machine comprising: a first memory that stores effect pattern data including first sound data; and a controller, the controller programmed to execute the processing of (a) extracting the effect pattern data from the first memory, (b) performing control to execute an effect, based upon the extracted effect pattern data, (c) converting, as triggered by satisfaction of a prescribed condition, the first sound data included in the extracted effect pattern data into second sound data including the specific data that triggers the external device to execute the specific effect, and (d) outputting from the speaker the sound based upon the processed second sound data.

Claims

1. A gaming machine provided with a speaker capable of outputting a sound that is inputted into an external device having a microphone and that enables said device to execute a specific effect when it is determined in said device that the sound includes a specific sound based upon specific data, said gaming machine comprising:

a first memory that stores effect pattern data including first sound data; and

a controller,

said controller programmed to execute the processing of

(a) extracting the effect pattern data from said first memory,

(b) performing control to execute an effect, based upon the extracted effect pattern data,

(c) converting, as triggered by satisfaction of a prescribed condition, the first sound data included in the extracted effect pattern data into second sound data including the specific data that triggers said external device to execute the specific effect, and

(d) outputting from said speaker the sound based upon the processed second sound data.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1,

wherein

said controller performs, in said processing (c), processing of converting the first sound data included in the extracted effect pattern data into second sound data including the specific data that shows a specific waveform.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 2,

wherein

said controller performs, in said processing (c), processing of converting the first sound data included in the extracted effect pattern data into second sound data including the specific data that shows a waveform obtained by amplifying by a prescribed amount an amplitude in a specific frequency band of a waveform shown by the first sound data.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 2,

wherein

said controller performs, in said processing (c), processing of converting the first sound data included in the extracted effect pattern data into second sound data including the specific data that shows a waveform of a specific inaudible sound.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising a second memory that stores identification data identifying a gaming machine installed in a game parlor,

wherein

said controller performs, in said processing (c), processing of converting the first sound data included in the extracted effect pattern data into second sound data including the specific data that shows a specific waveform corresponding to said identification data.

6. The gaming machine according to claim 3,

wherein

said controller performs, in said processing (c), processing of converting the first sound data included in the extracted effect pattern data into second sound data including the specific data that shows a waveform of a specific inaudible sound.

7. The gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising a second memory that stores identification data identifying a gaming machine installed in a game parlor,

wherein

said controller performs, in said processing (c), processing of converting the first sound data included in the extracted effect pattern data into second sound data including the specific data that shows a specific waveform corresponding to said identification data.

8. The gaming machine according to claim 4, further comprising a second memory that stores identification data identifying a gaming machine installed in a game parlor,

wherein

said controller performs, in said processing (c), processing of converting the first sound data included in the extracted effect pattern data into second sound data including the specific data that shows a specific waveform corresponding to said identification data.

9. The gaming machine according to claim 5, further comprising

an interface for inputting the identification data.

10. The gaming machine according to claim 7, further comprising

an interface for inputting the identification data.

11. The gaming machine according to claim 8, further comprising

an interface for inputting the identification data.

12. A gaming machine comprising:

a microphone that converts an input sound from the outside into a sound signal and outputs the signal;

a third memory that stores normal effect pattern data and specific effect pattern data, as effect pattern data; and

a controller,

said controller programmed to execute the processing of

(a) determining whether or not a sound indicated by the sound signal outputted from said microphone includes a specific sound based upon specific data, and

(b) controlling execution of an effect based upon said normal effect pattern data when it is determined that the sound indicated by the sound signal outputted from said microphone does not include the specific sound based upon the specific data, and controlling execution of an effect based upon said specific effect pattern data when it is determined that the sound indicated by the sound signal outputted from said microphone includes the specific sound based upon the specific data.

13. The gaming machine according to claim 12,

wherein

said controller determines, in said processing (a), whether or not part of a waveform of the sound indicated by the sound signal outputted from said microphone includes a waveform identical or similar to a specific waveform based upon the specific data, and

controls, in said processing (b), execution of an effect based upon said normal effect pattern data when it is determined that part of a waveform of the sound indicated by the sound signal outputted from said microphone does not include a waveform identical or similar to the specific waveform based upon the specific data, and controls execution of an effect based upon said specific effect pattern data when it is determined that part of the waveform of the sound indicated by the sound signal outputted from said microphone includes a waveform identical or similar to the specific waveform based upon the specific data.

14. The gaming machine according to claim 13,

wherein

said specific waveform is a waveform with an amplitude in a specific frequency band different by a prescribed amount from a reference amplitude.

15. The gaming machine according to claim 13,

wherein

said specific waveform is a waveform showing a specific inaudible sound.

16. The gaming machine according to claim 14,

wherein

said specific waveform is a waveform showing a specific inaudible sound.

17. A gaming machine provided with a speaker capable of outputting a sound that is inputted into an external device having a microphone and that enables said device to execute a specific effect when it is determined in said device that the sound includes a specific voice based upon specific data, said gaming machine comprising:

a first memory that stores effect pattern data including first sound data;

a fourth memory that stores voice data; and

a controller,

said controller programmed to execute the processing of

(a) extracting the effect pattern data from said first memory,

(b) performing control to execute an effect, based upon the extracted effect pattern data,

(c) extracting voice data from said fourth memory,

(d) converting, as triggered by satisfaction of a prescribed condition, first sound data included in the effect pattern data extracted in said processing (a) into second sound data including the voice data extracted in said processing (c), and

(e) outputting from said speaker the based upon the processed second sound data.

18. A gaming machine comprising:

a microphone that converts an input sound from the outside into a sound signal and outputs the signal;

a voice recognition device that determines whether or not a sound indicated by the sound signal outputted from said microphone includes a specific voice based upon specific data;

a third memory that stores normal effect pattern data and specific effect pattern data, as effect pattern data; and

a controller,

said controller programmed to execute the processing of

(a) controlling execution of an effect based upon said normal effect pattern data when said voice recognition device does not recognize the specific voice, and controlling execution of an effect based upon said specific effect pattern data when said voice recognition device recognizes the specific voice.