Gaming machine and method of controlling the same

• US 6,893,343 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2003
• Issued: 05/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Konami Gaming Incorporated (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Corporation (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Suda, Satoshi, Suzuki, Takayuki, Kazaoka, Koji
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US10/401,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20030232645A1
• Time in Patent Office: 778 Days
• Field of Search: 463/20, 463/16, 463/22, 463/35, 273/143.R, 273/138.2
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters

Abstract

A random number selector selects a random number. A symbol selector selects a symbol associated with the random number. A symbol display displays the symbol. A sound data selector selects at least one of a plurality of sound data based on the random number. A sound reproducer reproduces the at least one sound data as an audible sound, at a predetermined timing while the symbol is displayed.

Claims

1. A gaming machine, comprising:

a display, which displays a plurality of reels, each of which is provided with a plurality of symbols;

a random number selector, which selects a random number for selecting one of a plurality of positions on each of the reels which is to be statically placed at a reference position in the display, each of the positions being associated with one of the symbols; and

a sound reproducer, which reproduces sound data as an audible sound, at a predetermined timing while a symbol provided in the selected one of the positions is displayed in the display, the sound data being associated with the random number;

wherein an arrangement pattern of the symbols in one of the reels is different from that in another one of the reels.

3. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 1 or 2, wherein the predetermined timing is a timing at which the symbol is statically displayed.

4. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of sound data comprises data corresponding to musical tones constituting broken chords.

5. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of sound data comprises data corresponding a rest, a monotone, a set of monotones.

6. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of sound data comprises data corresponding sound effects.

7. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 1 or 2, wherein the sound data selector changes the sound data to be selected in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied.

2. A gaming machine, comprising:

a display, which displays a plurality of reels, each of which is provided with a plurality of symbols;

a random number selector, which selects a first random number for selecting one of positions on each of the reels which is to be statically placed at a reference position in the display, and a second random number for selecting at least one of a plurality of sound data; and

a sound reproducer, which reproduces the at least one sound data as an audible sound, at a predetermined timing while a symbol provided in the selected one of the positions is displayed in the display, the sound reproducer reproduces the at least one sound data for each of the reels.

8. A method of controlling a gaming machine, comprising steps of:

providing a display, which displays a plurality of reels, each of which is provided with a plurality of symbols;

selecting a random number for selecting one of a plurality of positions on each of the reels which is to be statically placed at a reference position in the display, each of the positions being associated with one of the symbols; and

reproducing sound data as an audible sound, at a predetermined timing while a symbol provided in the selected one of the positions is displayed in the display, the sound data being associated with the random number;

wherein an arrangement pattern of the symbols in one of the reels is different from that in another one of the reels.

10. The method as set forth in claim 8 or 9, wherein the predetermined timing is a timing at which the symbol is statically displayed.

11. The method as set forth in claim 8 or 9, further comprising a step of changing the sound data to be selected in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied.

9. A method of controlling a gaming machine, comprising steps of:

providing a display, which displays a plurality of reels, each of which is provided with a plurality of symbols;

selecting a first random number for selecting one of a plurality of positions on each of the reels which is to be statically placed at a reference position in the display;

selecting a second random number for selecting at least one of a plurality of sound data; and

reproducing the selected at least one sound data as an audible sound, at a predetermined timing while a symbol provided in the selected one of the positions is displayed in the display;

wherein the reproducing step is performed for each of the reels.