Game machine

• US 5,421,576 A
• Filed: 10/29/1993
• Issued: 06/06/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hamatani, Toshiji, Yamazaki, Shunpei, Miyanaga, Akiharu, Seo, Norihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Millin, Vincent
• Assistant Examiner(s): Owens, Kerry
• Application Number:
  US08/143,114
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: 273/121 B, 273/121 A, 273/122 A, 273/123 A, 273/124 A, 273/125 A, 273/138 A, 273/138 R, 273/139, 273/143 R, 364/410-412
• US Class Current: 273/121.00B
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 7/022 Pachinko
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0468 Electronic dice; electronic dice simulators
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3297 Fairground games, e.g. Tivoli, coin pusher machines, cranes

Abstract

A game machine for providing a game, the regularity of which cannot be easily recognized by the player, by making use of a chaotic random number produced by a random number generating means.

Claims

1. A game machine comprising:

random number generating means for generating a chaos random number; and

control means for controlling the operation of a game of said game machine in response to said chaos random number.

2. The machine of claim 1 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a nonlinear equation.

3. The machine of claim 1 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a one dimensional non-linear difference equation.

4. The machine of claim 1 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a Bernoulli shift.

5. The machine of claim 1 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a logistic mapping.

6. The machine of claim 1 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a tent mapping.

7. The machine of claim 1 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a Tshebyscheff mapping.

8. A pachinko machine comprising:

a plurality of rewarding ports for receiving a pachinko ball;

a sensor means for sensing the reception of said pachinko ball, said sensor means being provided to at least one of said rewarding ports;

a random number generation means for generating a chaos random number; and

a computer for sending at least one of said rewarding ports an instruction for controlling an action thereof in accordance with said chaos random number.

9. The machine of claim 8 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a nonlinear equation.

10. The machine of claim 8 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a one dimensional non-linear difference equation.

11. The machine of claim 8 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a Bernoulli shift.

12. The machine of claim 8 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a logistic mapping.

13. The machine of claim 8 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a tent mapping.

14. The machine of claim 8 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a Tshebyscheff mapping.

15. A game machine comprising:

a rotary display for displaying the results of a game of said game machine;

a random number generation means for generating a chaos random number; and

a computer for sending said rotary display an instruction for controlling said rotary display in accordance with said chaos random number.

16. The machine of claim 15 wherein said game machine is a slot machine.

17. The machine of claim 15 wherein said random number generation means is provided in said computer.

18. The machine of claim 15 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a nonlinear equation.

19. The machine of claim 15 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a one dimensional non-linear difference equation.

20. The machine of claim 15 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a Bernoulli shift.

21. The machine of claim 15 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a logistic mapping.

22. The machine of claim 15 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a tent mapping.

23. The machine of claim 15 wherein said random number generation means generates said chaos random number by solving a Tshebyscheff mapping.

24. A game machine comprising:

control signal generating means for generating a control signal representative of a numerical solution obtained by solving a nonlinear difference equation; and

control means connected with said control signal generating means for controlling the operation of a game of said game machine.

25. The machine of claim 24 wherein at least two equations are substantially utilized in said control signal generating means by varying a variable of said nonlinear difference equation.

26. The machine of claim 25 wherein one of said two equations has a solution of a chaos random number, and another of said two equations has a univocal solution.

27. The machine of claim 24 wherein said control signal generating means generates said control signal by solving a Bernoulli shift.

28. The machine of claim 24 wherein said control signal generating means generates said control signal by solving a logistic mapping.

29. The machine of claim 24 wherein said control signal generating means generates said control signal by solving a tent mapping.

30. The machine of claim 29 wherein said control signal generating means generates said control signal by solving a Tshebyscheff mapping.

31. A pachinko game machine comprising:

a variable display device in which display of a symbol is renewed according to entrance of a ball into a specific prize-winning port provided on a board of the pachinko game machine;

means for producing a chaos random number; and

a control means for controlling a renewing period of the display of the variable display device based on the chaos random number.

32. The machine of claim 31 wherein said symbol is numeral, character or design.

33. The machine of claim 31 wherein said means for producing a chaos random number produces said chaos random number by solving a Bernoulli shift.

34. The machine of claim 31 wherein said means for producing a chaos random number produces said chaos random number by solving a logistic mapping.

35. The machine of claim 31 wherein said means for producing a chaos random number produces said chaos random number by solving a tent mapping.

36. The machine of claim 31 wherein said means for producing a chaos random number produces said chaos random number by solving a Tshebyscheff mapping.