Image display gaming system and gaming house management system

• US 5,941,774 A
• Filed: 11/06/1997
• Issued: 08/24/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Ace Denken
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Ace Denken
• Inventors: Tsurumi, Masayuki, Takemoto, Takatoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrison, Jessica J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SAGER, MARK ALAN
• Application Number:
  US08/965,627
• Time in Patent Office: 656 Days
• Field of Search: 463/1, 463/11-13, 463/16, 463/20, 463/25, 463/30, 463/31, 463/36, 463/40-43, 364/410.1, 364/412.1, 273/138.1, 273/138.2, 273/139, 273/143 R, 273/121 B, 273/118 R, 382/100, 382/115, 382/116, 382/118, 382/124, 235/380, 235/382
• US Class Current: 463/31
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/63 by the player, e.g. authoring using a level editor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/655 by importing photos, e.g. of the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1087 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. a camera
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6018 where the game content is authored by the player, e.g. level editor or by game device at runtime, e.g. level is created from music data on CD
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/695 Imported photos, e.g. of the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 7/022 Pachinko
• CPC Class Codes: C12Q 1/18 Testing for antimicrobial activity of a material
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/04 Dairy products
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/12 Meat; fish
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/493 urine
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/0002 Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

An image input section 1530 of a storage medium issuing system inputs image information and an image processing unit 420 performs image processing for the image information input through the image input section 1530. The image information processed by the image processing section is stored on a storage medium by an image write section 1500.

When the storage medium on which the image information is stored is inserted into a gaming machine, the image information is read by a read section of the gaming machine. A game execution section of the gaming machine executes a predetermined game in accordance with image information concerning the game stored in a game image storage section. A display control section controls display of the image information read from the storage medium instead of reading a specific symbol among the image information stored in the game image storage section. For example, appearances of a player are input as image information, whereby the input player'"'"'s appearances can be displayed in place of the specific symbol.

Claims

1. A gaming house management system comprising:

a plurality of gaming machines each comprising a game execution section for executing a game, a game image storage section for storing game image information used for the game execution, an image input section for inputting specific image information from an image information source from which image information can be output, and a sending section for sending the specific image information input through said image input section; and

a management system comprising a reception section for receiving specific image information sent from said sending sections of said plurality of gaming machines and a display section for displaying the specific image information received by said reception section.

2. The gaming house management system as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of said plurality of gaming machines is assigned predetermined identification information, and wherein

said display section of said management system displays the specific image information in relation to the identification information of the gaming machine having the sending section sending the specific image information.

3. The gaming house management system as claimed in claim 2 wherein each of said plurality of gaming machines further includes a detection section for detecting an illegal act at said gaming machine, wherein

when said detection section detects an illegal act, said sending section informs said management system that the illegal act has been detected, wherein

said reception section of said management system further receives the information indicating detection of the illegal act from said sending section, and wherein

when said reception section receives the information indicating detection of the illegal act, said display section displays the information together with the identification information of said gaming machine where the illegal act was performed and the specific image information sent from said sending section of said gaming machine.

4. The gaming house management system as claimed in claim 3 further including a print section for printing the specific image information sent from said gaming machine where the illegal act was performed and the identification information of said gaming machine, when said reception section receives the information indicating detection of the illegal act.

5. The gaining house management system as claimed in claim 1 further including a print section for printing out the specific image information received by said reception section.

6. The gaming house management system as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of said plurality of gaming machines further includes a specification section for instructing said image input section to input the specific image information when a new player starts playing a game at said gaining machine, wherein

when new specific image information is input in said image input section, said sending section sends the input specific image information in sequence, wherein

said management system further includes an accumulation section for accumulating the specific image information sent from said gaming machines for each gaming machine in the information transmission order, and wherein

said display section of said management system displays the specific image information sent from said gaming machines for each gaming machine in the information transmission order.