GAMING MACHINE

• US 20130288797A1
• Filed: 04/25/2013
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interblock DOO
• Original Assignee: Aruze Gaming America Incorporated (Aruze Gaming America, Inc. /Okada/), Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Inventors: KITAMURA, Kenta, ENOKIDO, Kenji, KOBAYASHI, Kou
• Granted Patent: US 9,424,709 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/39
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics

Abstract

A gaming machine with more gaming excitement is provided. The gaming machine includes: a lamp body provided with LEDs so that the lighting state thereof is viewable from the outside; a sensor configured to detect a player'"'"'s gesture with respect to the lamp body 132; and a controller used to start a game, the controller starting the detection of the player'"'"'s gesture by the sensor at a timing corresponding to the state of the game, and causing the LEDs to emit light in a light emission mode in sync with the detected player'"'"'s gesture while the player'"'"'s gesture is being detected.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a formed object provided with a light emitting portion so that the lighting state of the light emitting portion is viewable from the outside;

a sensor configured to detect a player'"'"'s gesture with respect to the formed object; and

a controller used to start a game,

the controller being programmed to execute the steps of;

(A) starting the detection of the player'"'"'s gesture by the sensor at a timing corresponding to the state of the game; and

(B) while in the step (A) the player'"'"'s gesture is being detected, causing the light emitting portion to emit light in a light emission mode in sync with the detected player'"'"'s gesture.

2. A gaming machine comprising:

a formed object provided with a light emitting portion so that the lighting state of the light emitting portion is viewable from the outside;

a sensor configured to detect a player'"'"'s gesture with respect to the formed object; and

a controller used to start a game,

the controller being programmed to execute the steps of;

(A) in the game, at a timing of the end of a particular state, starting to detect the player'"'"'s gesture by the plurality of sensors, (B) during a predetermined time in which the player'"'"'s gesture is detected in the step (A), causing the light emitting portion to emit light in a first light emission mode in sync with the detected player'"'"'s gesture; and

(C) after the predetermined time, causing the light emitting portion to emit light in a second light emission mode which is different from the first light emission mode.

3. A gaming machine comprising:

a formed object provided with a first light emitting portion and a second light emitting portion so that the lighting states of the first light emitting portion and the second light emitting portion are viewable from the outside;

a sensor configured to detect a player'"'"'s gesture with respect to the formed object; and

a controller used to start a game,

the controller being programmed to execute the steps of;

(A) starting the detection of the player'"'"'s gesture by the sensor at a timing corresponding to the state of the game;

(B) during a predetermined time in which the player'"'"'s gesture is detected in the step (A), causing the first light emitting portion and the second light emitting portion to emit light in a first light emission mode in sync with the detected player'"'"'s gesture; and

(C) after the predetermined time, causing the first light emitting portion to emit light in a second light emission mode which is different from the first light emission mode, while keeping the second light emitting portion to emit light in the first light emission mode.