Gaming system controlling termination of playing and degree of playing difficulty
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- a centralized controller having a controller and a storage; and
at least one gaming machine connected to the centralized controller by a line,said gaming machine comprising a controller for controlling said gaming machine, a game image display unit for outputting a game image, an operation section for accepting various operation commands inputted by a player for playing a game, and a storage comprising a storage area for game programs,said controller of said gaming machine comprising;
a game controller for controlling a game;
an image display controller for outputting information, as instructed from said game controller, to said game image display unit; and
a game interface for sending commands inputted to said operation section to said game controller,said operation section having means for accepting selection of a game type and informing said game controller of the selected game type,said game controller comprising;
means for determining a degree of difficulty in playing a game;
means for executing a game at the degree of difficulty;
means for informing said centralized controller of game conditions;
means for reading a game program previously stored in said storage corresponding to the game of the type selected through said operation section and executing it;
means for requesting said centralized controller to send the game program of the game of the type selected if the game program is not stored in the storage area for game programs in said gaming machine; and
means for executing the transmitted game program,said storage of said centralized controller having a central game program storage area,said controller of said centralized controller comprising;
means for accepting input of a game condition;
means responsive to the accepted game condition for determining a degree-of-difficulty change value used to determine the degree of difficulty;
means for informing said game controller of the determined degree-of-difficulty change value; and
means responsive to the request received from said game controller for reading the game program previously stored in the game program storage area of said centralized controller and transmitting the game program to said game controller.
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Abstract
In a gaming system comprising a plurality of gaming machines according to the invention, to raise diversity, pleasure, convenience, etc., of game plays, each gaming machine is provided with a game memory which stores various game programs and a game controller for executing a program read from the game memory in response to a game selection command, and a centralized controller is provided with a degree-of-difficulty adjustment section responsive to a game condition signal from each game controller for adjusting the degree of difficulty in playing a game executed by the game controller and a gaming machine termination controller for determining whether or not each gaming machine is to be terminated.
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8 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a centralized controller having a controller and a storage; and at least one gaming machine connected to the centralized controller by a line, said gaming machine comprising a controller for controlling said gaming machine, a game image display unit for outputting a game image, an operation section for accepting various operation commands inputted by a player for playing a game, and a storage comprising a storage area for game programs, said controller of said gaming machine comprising; a game controller for controlling a game; an image display controller for outputting information, as instructed from said game controller, to said game image display unit; and a game interface for sending commands inputted to said operation section to said game controller, said operation section having means for accepting selection of a game type and informing said game controller of the selected game type, said game controller comprising; means for determining a degree of difficulty in playing a game; means for executing a game at the degree of difficulty; means for informing said centralized controller of game conditions; means for reading a game program previously stored in said storage corresponding to the game of the type selected through said operation section and executing it; means for requesting said centralized controller to send the game program of the game of the type selected if the game program is not stored in the storage area for game programs in said gaming machine; and means for executing the transmitted game program, said storage of said centralized controller having a central game program storage area, said controller of said centralized controller comprising; means for accepting input of a game condition; means responsive to the accepted game condition for determining a degree-of-difficulty change value used to determine the degree of difficulty; means for informing said game controller of the determined degree-of-difficulty change value; and means responsive to the request received from said game controller for reading the game program previously stored in the game program storage area of said centralized controller and transmitting the game program to said game controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A gaming system comprising:
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a centralized controller having a controller and a storage; and at least one gaming machine connected to the centralized controller by a line, said gaming machine comprising a controller for controlling said gaming machine, a game image display unit for outputting a game image, and an operation section for accepting various operation commands inputted by a player for playing a game, said controller of said gaming machine comprising; a game controller for controlling a game; an image display controller for outputting information, as instructed from said game controller, to said game image display unit; and a game interface for sending commands inputted to said operation section to said game controller, said game controller comprising; means for determining a degree of difficulty in playing a game; means for executing a game at the degree of difficulty; means for informing said centralized controller of game conditions; and means for terminating said gaming machine upon receipt of the termination instruction from said centralized controller, said means for informing said centralized controller of game conditions being means for informing said centralized controller of a game condition containing at least one of a score gained by a player playing a game, game playing time, and the degree of difficulty of the played game, said controller of said centralized controller comprising; means for accepting input of a game condition; means responsive to the accepted game condition for determining a degree-of-difficulty change value used to determine the degree of difficulty; means for informing said game controller of the determined degree-of-difficulty change value; means responsive to the accepted game condition for determining whether or not the gaming machine is to be terminated; and means for sending a termination instruction to said game controller in response to the determination of termination, said means for determining whether or not the gaming machine is to be terminated being means for determining whether or not the gaming machine informing said centralized controller of the game condition is to be terminated by comparing either the score or the game playing time with a predetermined termination limit value if the degree of difficulty matches a predetermined maximum value. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A gaming system comprising:
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a centralized controller having a controller and a storage, and at least one gaming machine connected to the centralized controller by a line, said gaming machine comprises a controller for controlling said gaming machine, a game image display unit for outputting a game image, an operation section for accepting various operation commands inputted by a player for playing a game, and a storage comprising a game registration area, said game registration area being an area for holding at least one predetermined game name and play charges and play scores predetermined corresponding to the game names, said controller of said gaming machine comprising; a game controller for controlling a game; an image display controller for outputting information, as instructed from said game controller, to said game image display unit; and a game interface for sending commands inputted to said operation section to said game controller, said operation section having means for accepting selection of the type of game to be played from among the games to said game image display unit by said image display controller and informing said game controller of the selected game type, said game controller comprising; means for determining a degree of difficulty in playing a game; means for executing a game at the degree of difficulty; means for informing said centralized controller of game conditions; means for instructing said image display controller to output game names with a predetermined game amount of money to be spent equal to or greater than the play charge and those with a predetermined total score equal to or greater than the play score, among the game names registered in said game registration area; and means for executing the game of the type selected through said operation section, said controller of said centralized controller comprising; means for accepting input of a game condition; means responsive to the accepted game condition for determining a degree-of-difficulty change value used to determine the degree of difficulty; and means for informing said game controller of the determined degree-of-difficulty change value.
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