Gaming machine having a variable display

• US 7,322,884 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2003
• Issued: 01/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Imura, Hideaki, Emori, Kazuki
• Primary Examiner(s): PEZZUTO, ROBERT ERIC
• Application Number:
  US10/697,007
• Publication Number:
  US 20040209681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,551 Days
• Field of Search: 463/30, 463/25, 463/16, 345/4, 345/1.2, 273/274
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

The gaming machine has the game result display means including the reels (3L, 3C, 3R) and the liquid crystal display device (31) arranged at a more front side than a display area of the reels (3L, 3C, 3R), and the liquid crystal display device (31) displays the specific image (91) over the substantially whole liquid crystal display area (2b) including the symbols display areas (21L, 21C, 21R) through which the reels (3L, 3C, 3R) can be seen and recognized.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a game result display device for displaying a game result; and

a beneficial state generating device for generating a beneficial state for a player when a specific game result is displayed on the game result display device;

wherein the game result display device includes a first display device and a second display device arranged at a more front side than a display area of the first display device when seen from a front side of the gaming machine; and

wherein the second display device defines a liguid crystal display area having an effect display area and a plurality of symbol display areas, the plurality of symbol display areas being provided to selectively display the game result, the second display device operative to display a specific image simultaneously on at least partially the effect display area and on at least partially one of the plurality of symbol display areas such that the liquid crystal display area prevents a user from seeing the game result in the plurality of symbol display areas or on at least partially the effect display area but not on any of the plurality of symbol display areas such that the liquid crystal display area permits the user to see the game result on the plurality of symbol display areas along with at least a portion of the specific image displayed only on the effect display area.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the specific image is displayed based on information concerning with a game.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising:

an internal winning combination determination device for determining an internal winning combination based on an output from a game start instruction device for starting the game; and

a game result display control device for conducting display control of the game result display device based on a determined result by the internal winning combination determination device;

wherein the specific image is displayed based on information concerning with the internal winning combination included in the information concerning with the game.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein a probability with which the specific image is displayed in a case that the internal winning combination determination device determines a specific winning combinations as the internal winning combination, is set higher, comparing with a probability with which the specific image is displayed in a case that the internal winning combination determination device determines a winning combination other than the specific winning combination as the internal winning combination.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the specific image is displayed based on that a winning combination, which is materialized, included in the information concerning with the game, is the specific winning combination.

6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

another display device other than the first display device and the second display device;

wherein the second display device and the another display device display images which have relevance with each other.

7. A gaming machine comprising:

a game result display device for displaying a game result, the game result display device including a first display device and a second display device with symbol display areas through which the first display device is seen and recognized, the second display device being arranged in front of a display area of the first display device when seen from a front side of the gaming machine;

an internal winning combination determination device for determining at least one of a first internal winning combination and a second internal winning combination based on an output from a game start instruction device for starting the game;

a game result display control device for conducting display control of the game result display device based on a determined result by the internal winning combination determination device; and

a beneficial state generating device for generating a beneficial state for a player when a specific game result is displayed on the game result display device;

wherein the first internal winning combination corresponds to a first specific winning combination relating to a first specific image displayed on the second display device,

wherein the second internal winning symbol combination corresponds to a second specific winning combination relating to a second specific image displayed on the second display device,

wherein the second specific winning combination is more beneficial for the player than the first specific winning combination and the second specific image is set larger than the first specific image,

wherein the game result display control device controls the second display device so as to display the first specific image over a substantially whole display area of the second display device when the internal winning combination determination device determines the first specific winning combination as the first internal winning combination, and

wherein the game result display control device controls the second display device so as to display the second specific image over the substantially whole display area of the second display device when the internal winning combination determination device determines the second specific winning combination as the second internal winning combination.

8. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein a probability with which the second specific image is displayed in a case that the internal winning combination determination device determines the second specific winning combination as the second internal winning combination, is set higher, comparing with a probability with which the first specific image is displayed in a case that the internal winning combination determination device determines the first winning combination other than the second specific winning combination as the first internal winning combination.

9. The gaming machine according to claim 7, further comprising:

a third display device other than the first display device and the second display device;

wherein the second display device and the third display device display one of the first specific image and the second specific image so that the one specific image constructs one continuous image over the second display device and the third display device.