Gaming machine, method and computer program for controlling the same, and computer-readable storage medium having the program stored therein

• US 7,857,694 B2
• Filed: 07/07/2003
• Issued: 12/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konami Gaming Incorporated (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Gaming Incorporated (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Aida, Eiji
• Primary Examiner(s): SAGER, MARK ALAN
• Application Number:
  US10/499,991
• Publication Number:
  US 20050079907A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,731 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

A display includes a plurality of display areas connected with each other, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural hexagonal indicium. A controller determines a win occurrence, in a case where an identical kind of indicium are stationarily displayed on at least two of the display areas which are adjacently arranged on the display.

Claims

1. A gaming machine, comprising:

a display, including a plurality of first display areas connected with each other, each operable to variably and stationarily display an indicium, and a plurality of second display areas connected with four of the first display areas, each operable to variably and stationarily display an indicium including a mark that defines whether an immediately adjacent display area is connected or isolated in win determination.

2. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein a shape of the first display area is octagonal.

3. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein a line connecting two first display areas situated both ends of the first display areas showing the identical kind of indicium and connected by the mark displayed on the at least one of the second display areas is regarded as a winning line.

4. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein an indicum displayed on the second display area includes a mark isolating the four first display areas.

5. The gaming machine of claims 1, wherein a number of winning line obtained is counted without considering kind of the indicium.

6. The gaming machine as set forth of claims 1, wherein the indicium includes a special indicia which substitutes all kinds of the indicium.