Gaming machine with multilayered liquid crystal display for displaying images based on a priority order

• US 7,329,181 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2003
• Issued: 02/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Hoshino, Yoichi, Terui, Yoichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Laneau; Ronald
• Assistant Examiner(s): HARPER, TRAMAR YONG
• Application Number:
  US10/697,254
• Publication Number:
  US 20040229680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,565 Days
• Field of Search: 463 16- 32, 348/694
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements

Abstract

The gaming machine has the game result display means including the reels (3L, 3C, 3R), the liquid crystal display device (31) arranged at a more front side than a display area of the reels (3L, 3C, 3R) when seen from a front side of the gaming machine, and the image displayed on the liquid crystal display device (31) is generated by synthesizing a plurality of images based on the priority order, and the symbols display areas (21L, 21C, 21R), through which the reels (3L, 3C, 3R) is seen and recognized, is realized by displaying the splite image (100) with higher priority order among the plural images.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a game result display device for displaying a game result thereon, the game result display device including a first display device including a plurality of reels on each of which plural symbols are formed and a second display device in arranged in front of the first display 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 an image displayed on the second display device is generated by synthesizing a plurality of images based on a priority order,

wherein plural symbol display areas of the second display device through which the first display device is seen and recognized, are realized by displaying a predetermined image with higher priority order among the plural images,

wherein the second display device is constructed from a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel, a light guide device arranged at a rear side of the liquid crystal panel, an illumination device for generating light which is guided to the light guide device and a reflection device for reflecting light guided to the light guide device toward the liquid crystal panel arranged in front of the light guide device, and

wherein the reflection device is constructed from a reflection film having a reflection area for reflecting light from the light guide device toward the liquid crystal panel and plural non-reflection areas, each of which corresponds to each reel, the non-reflection areas being made light transmittable.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first display device includes a plurality of symbol display parts in each of which one or more symbols can be variably displayed and stopped, and a game result leading device operable by the player to stop the symbols variably displayed is provided, and

wherein the predetermined image is displayed under a condition that variable display of the symbols is able to be stopped by operation of the game result leading device.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined image is changed within the non-reflection area which is made light transmittable.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein non-transparent color is determined to the predetermined image.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal panel is set to normally white.