Advertisement distribution system and server

• US 20020155891A1
• Filed: 04/03/2002
• Published: 10/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Okada, Kazuo, Nonaka, Nobuyuki, Fujimoto, Jun, Nakagawa, Koji
• Granted Patent: US 6,790,142 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3232 wherein the operator is informed

Abstract

An advertisement distribution system includes servers and a terminal. The servers prepare distribution information containing game information and advertisement information and transmits the prepared distribution information to the terminal. The terminal displays a game screen using the game information included in the distribution information, and also displays the advertisement information included in the distribution information on the game screen.

Claims

1. An advertisement distribution system, comprising:

a server preparing distribution information comprising game information and advertisement information for transmission; and

at least one terminal receiving said distribution information from said server, said terminal displaying a game screen using said game information included in said distribution information, and displaying said advertisement information included in said distribution information on said game screen.

2. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said advertisement information comprises image information, sound information, or a combination thereof.

3. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said advertisement information comprises an advertiser'"'"'s name, a product name, a service name, the substance of a product, the substance of a service, or any combination thereof.

4. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 2, wherein

said game information comprises a plurality of game display elements constituting said game screen;

and

said server changes at least one of said game display elements included in said game information into said advertisement information, thereby preparing said distribution information.

5. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 4, wherein said server prepares said distribution information comprising said game display elements and/or said advertisement information which have been selected by said terminal.

6. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 5, wherein said server stores a winning history when said terminal selects predetermined advertisement information or a predetermined combination of said advertisement information.

7. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 4, wherein said server prepares said distribution information based on a result of a game executed by said terminal using said game information.

8. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 7, wherein said server stores a winning history when having prepared predetermined distribution information.

9. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 7, wherein

said game is a slot machine game with a plurality of rotatable drums on which said game display elements and/or said advertisement information are disposed;

and

said server stores a winning history when said advertisement information on the drums constitutes a predetermined combination in at least one of a vertical, lateral or slanting direction.

10. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 1, wherein

said server comprises a game server storing said game information and an advertisement server storing said advertisement information;

and

said game server imports said advertisement information from said advertisement server, and prepares said distribution information comprising said advertisement information imported and said game information stored therein.

11. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 1, wherein

said server comprises a game server storing said game information and said advertisement information, and a broadcast station;

and

said broadcast station imports said game information and said advertisement information from said game server, prepares said distribution information comprising said imported advertisement and game information, and transmits said prepared distribution information to said terminal by means of broadcasting.

12. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 1, wherein

said server comprises an advertisement server storing said advertisement information, a game server storing said game information, and a broadcast station;

and

said broadcast station imports said advertisement information from said advertisement server, imports said game information from said game server, prepares said distribution information comprising said imported advertisement and game information, and transmits said prepared distribution information to said terminal by means of broadcasting.

13. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 1, wherein

said server comprises an advertisement server storing said advertisement information, a game server storing said game information, and a broadcast station;

said game server imports said advertisement information from said advertisement server and prepares said distribution information comprising said imported advertisement information and said game information stored therein; and

said broadcast station imports said distribution information from said game server and transmits said imported distribution information to said terminal by means of broadcasting.

14. The advertisement distribution system as set forth in claim 13, wherein

said game information comprises a plurality of game display elements constituting said game screen;

and

said game server changes at least one of said game display elements included in said game information into said advertisement information, thereby preparing said distribution information.

16. The server as set forth in claim 15, wherein said advertisement information comprises image information, sound information, or a combination thereof.

17. The server as set forth in claim 16, wherein said advertisement information comprises an advertiser'"'"'s name, a product name, a service name, the substance of a product, the substance of a service, or any combination thereof.

18. The server as set forth in claim 16, wherein

said game information comprises a plurality of game display elements constituting said game screen;

and

at least one of said game display elements included in said game information is changed into said advertisement information for the preparation of said distribution information.

19. The server as set forth in claim 18, further comprising means for preparing said distribution information comprising said game display elements and/or said advertisement information which have been selected by said terminal.

20. The server as set forth in claim 19, further comprising means for storing a winning history when said terminal selects predetermined advertisement information or a predetermined combination of said advertisement information.

21. The server as set forth in claim 18, further comprising means for preparing said distribution information based on a result of a game executed by said terminal using said game information.

22. The server as set forth in claim 21, further comprising means for storing a winning history when having prepared predetermined distribution information.

23. The server as set forth in claim 21, wherein

said game is a slot machine game with a plurality of rotatable drums on which said game display elements and/or said advertisement information are disposed;

and

a winning history is stored when said advertisement information on said drums constitutes a predetermined combination in at least one of a vertical, lateral, or slanting direction.

15. A server comprising:

means for preparing distribution information comprising game information and advertisement information; and

means for transmitting said prepared distribution information to a terminal, the terminal displaying a game screen using said game information and displaying said advertisement information on said game screen.