LOTTERY GAME APPARATUS

• US 20130341862A1
• Filed: 03/22/2013
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. (BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Namco Bandai Games Inc. (BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc.)
• Inventors: TOKUE, Akihiko, TOKITOU, Tetsuo, SATO, Yoshinori
• Granted Patent: US 8,899,585 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/138.1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2007/346 Gutter
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0605 Lottery games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3216 Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/38 Ball games; Shooting apparatus

Abstract

A lottery game apparatus includes a distribution section (discharge section) that discharges a ball that has been discharged in response to an operation input performed using an operation section, a plurality of open areas that receive the ball that has fallen from the distribution section, a plurality of lottery sections that implement a lottery using the ball, a moving path that guides the ball that has fallen into a first open area to a first lottery section, a moving path that guides the ball that has fallen into a second open area to a second lottery section, and a moving path that guides the ball that has fallen into a third open area to a third lottery section. The distribution section changes the discharge position or the discharge direction of the ball.

Claims

1. A lottery game apparatus that includes a first lottery section and a second lottery section that implement a lottery using a game medium, the lottery game apparatus comprising:

a discharge section that discharges the game medium based on an operation input performed by a player;

a first open area and a second open area that are provided under the discharge section, and receive the game medium that has fallen from the discharge section;

a first moving path that guides the game medium from the first open area to the first lottery section; and

a second moving path that guides the game medium from the second open area to the second lottery section,

the discharge section changing a discharge position or a discharge direction of the game medium.

2. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 1,

wherein the discharge section includes:

a discharge path section, the game medium to be discharged passing through the discharge path section;

a driver section that periodically swings the discharge path section; and

an ejection section that discharges the game medium toward the discharge path section,

the ejection section discharging the game medium in response to an operation input performed by the player.

3. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 1,

wherein the discharge section includes:

a discharge path section, the game medium to be discharged passing through the discharge path section;

a driver section that periodically swings the discharge path section; and

an ejection section that discharges the game medium toward the discharge path section,

the driver section stopping the swing of the discharge path section, and the ejection section discharging the game medium in response to an operation input performed by the player.

4. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 1,

wherein the discharge section includes:

a discharge path section, the game medium to be discharged passing through the discharge path section;

a driver section that operates the discharge path section so that the game medium that moves along the discharge path section falls from the discharge path section; and

an ejection section that discharges the game medium toward the discharge path section,

the driver section operating the discharge path section in response to an operation input performed by the player to drop the game medium from the discharge path section.

5. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

a third moving path that guides the game medium that has entered at least one lottery hole among a plurality of lottery holes formed in the first lottery section to the second lottery section.

6. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 2, further comprising:

a third moving path that guides the game medium that has entered at least one lottery hole among a plurality of lottery holes formed in the first lottery section to the second lottery section.

7. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 3, further comprising:

a third moving path that guides the game medium that has entered at least one lottery hole among a plurality of lottery holes formed in the first lottery section to the second lottery section.

8. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 4, further comprising:

a third moving path that guides the game medium that has entered at least one lottery hole among a plurality of lottery holes formed in the first lottery section to the second lottery section.

9. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 1,

wherein the first open area and the second open area differ in area.

10. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 2,

wherein the first open area and the second open area differ in area.

11. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 3,

wherein the first open area and the second open area differ in area.

12. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 4,

wherein the first open area and the second open area differ in area.

13. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 1,

wherein an area, a position, or a shape of at least one of the first open area and the second open area can be changed.

14. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 2,

wherein an area, a position, or a shape of at least one of the first open area and the second open area can be changed.

15. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 3,

wherein an area, a position, or a shape of at least one of the first open area and the second open area can be changed.

16. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 4,

wherein an area, a position, or a shape of at least one of the first open area and the second open area can be changed.

17. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 2,

wherein at least one of a speed and a moving amount of an operation of the discharge path section that periodically swings can be changed.

18. The lottery game apparatus as defined in claim 3,

wherein at least one of a speed and a moving amount of an operation of the discharge path section that periodically swings can be changed.