16268results about "Indoor games" patented technology

To provide a game machine capable of maintaining interest in a game.SOLUTION: A pachinko machine 1 has a start pocket capable of receiving game balls hit into a game area 5a. When a game ball enters the start pocket, determination processing regarding winning is performed. Thereafter, variable display corresponding to a result of the determination processing is started and, if a winning pattern is displayed in the variable display, a winning game is executed. Accordingly, the pachinko machine 1 can perform a special performance as a performance associated with operation means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 60

To provide a suitable game machine.SOLUTION: In a game in which a counter value regarding a difference between a used game value and an imparted game value restricts progress of a game if an operation value is reached when no control is performed to an advantageous state, and restricts progress of a game after completion of the advantageous state when the operation value is reached during control to the advantageous state, prior notification is performed when the counter value reaches a prior notification value, and operation warning notification is performed if the counter value reaches the operation value when control is performed to the advantageous state, the font of a character used for prior notification is the same as the font of a character used for the operation warning notification, and the font of a character used for the prior notification and the operation warning notification differs from the font of a character used for error notification.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 226

To provide a game machine capable of maintaining interest in a game.SOLUTION: A pachinko machine 1 has a start pocket capable of receiving game balls hit into a game area 5a. When a game ball enters the start pocket, determination processing regarding winning is performed. Thereafter, variable display corresponding to a result of the determination processing is started and, if a winning pattern is displayed in the variable display, a winning game is executed. Accordingly, the pachinko machine 1 can perform a special performance as a performance associated with operation means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 60

To provide a game machine with enhanced marketability.SOLUTION: A game machine includes third light emission means and the like corresponding to performance control means and performance operation means. When switching a background image to a second background image from a first background image, a background fade-out display of the first background image can be executed, and a background fade-in display of the second background image can be executed. An identification information fade-out display can be executed at the start of a variable display of decoration identification information, and an identification information fade-in display can be executed at the end of the variable display of the decoration identification information. The background fade-in display is longer than the identification information fade-in display. During a first period, first light emission means and second light emission means are controlled using a background display table. During a second period, the first light emission means and the second light emission means are controlled using a demonstration display table. During the first period and the second period, the third light emission means is controlled using different tables.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 88

To provide a game machine capable of enhancing interest in a game by improving identification performance of a game state.SOLUTION: In a game hall, a number of Pachinko machines 10 and a hall computer HC for managing them are provided. In the Pachinko machines 10, an external terminal board 240 for outputting various kinds of pieces of information toward the hall computer HC from a main control device is provided. The external terminal board 240 includes a second terminal for outputting predetermined identification information for showing that a current game state is either during a jackpot state or a high-support mode. During a predetermined period after completion of the high-support mode, specific identification information in an output mode differing from an output mode of the predetermined identification information is outputted from the second terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3-41

To provide a game machine capable of maintaining interest in a game.SOLUTION: A pachinko machine 1 has a start pocket capable of receiving game balls hit into a game area 5a. When a game ball enters the start pocket, determination processing regarding winning is performed. Thereafter, variable display corresponding to a result of the determination processing is started and, if a winning pattern is displayed in the variable display, a winning game is executed. Accordingly, the pachinko machine 1 can perform a special performance as a performance associated with operation means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 60

To provide a game machine having an electronic board on which surface-mounted electronic components are mounted, and capable of suppressing decline in reliability.SOLUTION: A game machine includes a main control board related to the progress of a game. Multiple insertion-mounted electronic components and surface-mounted electronic components are mounted on at least the front board surface out of the front board surface and the back board surface of the main control board. Specific surface-mounted electronic components and the insertion-mounted electronic components out of the surface-mounted electronic components mounted on the front board surface of the main control board are arranged adjacent to each other with an electronic component-unmountable area in between.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 129

Various systems and methods are directed to an electro-mechanical dice shaker gaming system designed to enhance fairness, transparency, and security in wager-based gaming environments. The system includes an electro-mechanical random number generator (RNG) assembly that physically isolates the dice shaking mechanism from the player terminal, preventing external interference from affecting game outcomes. The dice shaker mechanism is housed in a transparent enclosure, allowing players and casino operators to visually verify each roll. Integrated sensors, including tilt and vibration detectors, monitor environmental conditions to detect and prevent tampering. A camera-based monitoring system captures images of each dice roll, facilitating automated outcome verification and compliance auditing. The system supports modular configurations for multi-player gaming, real-time streaming for remote participation, and AI-driven fraud detection. Additionally, an adjustable mirror enhances dice visibility, and automated mechanisms allow dynamic control over the number of dice in play, offering a scalable and secure gaming solution.

To provide a game machine allowing a player to recognize execution of a movable body performance while preventing disturbance of an operation confirmation of a movable body by performance operation.SOLUTION: When a movable body performance is executed in a variable display started during a predetermined period when conformation movable control is underway on power-on not accompanying initialization, display of an effect display and output of a movable body performance sound are performed while performance movable control is restricted in execution of the movable body performance during the predetermined period, and the performance movable control and display of the effect display and then output of a movable performance sound are performed when the movable body performance is executed after a predetermined period.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 66

To make a control of a game machine favorable.SOLUTION: First control means can produce and output control data to second control means for each specific cycle, and can produce, as the control data, one of multiple control data, including first control data and second control data having the same data amount as the first control data. The first control data is data which may be produced when specific information indicating a satisfaction of a specific condition is stored in a predetermined storage area at a satisfaction of a production condition. The second control data is data which may not be produced when the specific information is stored in the predetermined storage area at the satisfaction of the production condition. When the second control means receives the first control data, a specific display mode which can notify a player of a satisfaction of a specific condition is displayed in a second position of a display screen. When the second control means receives the second control data, the specific display mode is not displayed in the second position. This can make a control of a game machine favorable.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To improve the convenience of a game machine.SOLUTION: A game machine that performs a lottery on the basis of the satisfaction of a predetermined lottery condition and imparts a game profit on the basis of a result of the lottery includes: specific function activation means that activates a specific function that stops the progress of a game including the lottery when a predetermined count value that can be counted on the basis of the satisfaction of a predetermined counting condition reaches a specific value; specific notification execution means that performs a specific notification corresponding to the activation of the specific function; abnormality detection means that detects a predetermined abnormality; and abnormality notification execution means that executes an abnormality notification corresponding to the abnormality. The count value can be updated even during the abnormality notification, and the specific notification takes priority over the abnormality notification.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 657

To provide a game machine equipped with an electronic board mounted with a surface mounting electronic component, capable of suppressing deterioration in reliability.SOLUTION: A front board surface of a first board equipped with main control means for executing processing involved in the progress of a game has formed therein an insulation film and a notation part for specifying each of a plurality of electronic components on the insulation film. The front board surface is mounted with surface mounting type electronic components and insertion mounting type electronic components, and has formed therein a thermal pattern for connecting a specific connection part of a plurality of connection parts where the electronic components are soldered, to a solid ground. A front board surface of a second board arranged ahead of the first main board has formed therein an insulation film, but not a notation part, is mounted only with the surface mounting type electronic components, and has not formed therein a thermal pattern for connecting a specific connection part of a plurality of connection parts where the electronic components are soldered, to a solid ground.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 129

To increase merchantability.SOLUTION: A game machine capable of performing control to an advantageous state performs a switching display for switching a reservation display to a correspondence display following a variation display start, performs a movement display for moving decorative identification information and a prior operation display as variation displays of decorative identification information, performs a prior operation display when a switching display is performed in a normal state, and can perform a common switching display on the basis of a first type of variable display pattern information and a second type of variable display pattern information. The game machine can display a crack sign image in a predetermined display layer, can display a fragment image in a specific display layer having high priority, and can display special information regarding a variable display in a special display layer having high priority. A predetermined performance includes a first predetermined part for displaying a crack sign image and a second predetermined part for displaying multiple fragment images. In a specific performance, multiple fragment images start to be displayed in a short period. Execution timing differs between the predetermined performance and the specific performance.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 100

To provide a game machine capable of maintaining interest in a game.SOLUTION: A pachinko machine 1 has a start pocket capable of receiving game balls hit into a game area 5a. When a game ball enters the start pocket, determination processing regarding winning is performed. Thereafter, variable display corresponding to a result of the determination processing is started and, if a winning pattern is displayed in the variable display, a winning game is executed. Accordingly, the pachinko machine 1 can perform a special performance as a performance associated with operation means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 60

To provide a game machine capable of enhancing interest in a game.SOLUTION: A game machine includes: game control means (a game control microcomputer 100) for controlling progress of a game; performance control means (a performance control CPU 120) for controlling a performance; and a liquid crystal indicator (an image display device 5). The performance control means displays a glass plate image on the liquid crystal indicator and executes a cracking performance for cracking the glass plate image according to a performance control command transmitted from the game control means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To improve game properties in a game machine capable of shifting to a b-time-shortening game state.SOLUTION: A game machine 10 executes a V winning jackpot game for opening or closing a special electric large winning hole 381 by entry of game balls into a V winning hole 383 of a special electric big winning device 38 that is opened by entry of game balls into a special electric start pocket 37 by soft rightward shooting, and sets the number of times of special pattern games required for generating a b-time-shortening game state after completion of a V winning jackpot game to the maximum value. In a special pattern jackpot game executed when a result of a jackpot lottery executed with entry of game balls into a first winning hole 314 or a second winning hole 315 as an opportunity is a jackpot, a jackpot signal is outputted to the outside of the game machine 10. In the meantime, when a V winning jackpot game is executed, a jackpot signal is not outputted to the outside of the game machine 10 but a V winning jackpot game signal differing from a jackpot signal capable of identifying a V winning jackpot game is outputted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 294

To improve the convenience of a game machine.SOLUTION: A game machine that performs a lottery on the basis of the satisfaction of a predetermined lottery condition and imparts a game profit on the basis of a result of the lottery includes: specific function activation means that activates a specific function that stops the progress of a game including the lottery when a predetermined count value that can be counted on the basis of the satisfaction of a predetermined counting condition reaches a specific value; specific notification execution means that performs a specific notification corresponding to the activation of the specific function; abnormality detection means that detects a predetermined abnormality; and abnormality notification execution means that executes an abnormality notification corresponding to the abnormality. The count value can be updated even during the abnormality notification, and the specific notification takes priority over the abnormality notification.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 657

To improve the convenience of a game machine.SOLUTION: A game machine that performs a lottery on the basis of the satisfaction of a predetermined lottery condition and imparts a game profit on the basis of a result of the lottery includes: specific function activation means that activates a specific function that stops the progress of a game including the lottery when a predetermined count value that can be counted on the basis of the satisfaction of a predetermined counting condition reaches a specific value; specific notification execution means that performs a specific notification corresponding to the activation of the specific function; abnormality detection means that detects a predetermined abnormality; and abnormality notification execution means that executes an abnormality notification corresponding to the abnormality. The count value can be updated even during the abnormality notification, and the specific notification takes priority over the abnormality notification.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 657

To provide a game machine capable of enhancing interest in a game.SOLUTION: A game machine includes: game control means (a game control microcomputer 100) for controlling progress of a game; performance control means (a performance control CPU 120) for controlling a performance; and a liquid crystal indicator (an image display device 5). The performance control means displays a glass plate image on the liquid crystal indicator and executes a cracking performance for cracking the glass plate image according to a performance control command transmitted from the game control means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 125

To provide a game machine capable of advancing a game smoothly.SOLUTION: A game machine includes a main game unit that controls the progress of a game, a performance display unit that can display a performance, an operation member that can be operated by a player, a speaker that can output sound, and a sub-game unit that can be connected to earphones that can output sound. Connection to the earphones can be performed by operating the operation member by the player, and connection to the earphones can be disconnected by operating the operation member by the player. Connection to the earphones cannot be executed during symbol variation, but disconnection to the earphones can be executed during symbol variation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 802

To provide a game machine including main control-frame control means which improves the amusement of a game.SOLUTION: In a game machine according to the invention, main control means counts the number of winnings of game balls in an opening state of a normal electric accessory; when the number of winnings reaches a predetermined number, can control the normal electric accessory to bring it into a closed state; can send winning information based on the winnings of game balls into the normal electric accessory to frame control means; counts the number of winnings of game balls in an opening state of a big winning port in a jackpot game state; when the number of winnings reaches a predetermined number, can control the big winning port to bring it into a closed state; can send winning information based on the winnings of game balls into the big winning port to the frame control means; and can send pieces of the winning information corresponding to the number of times of winnings during a predetermined period different from each opening time. The frame control means can execute a count process independent from that of the main control means on the basis of the winning information and can display a resultant count number.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 78

To provide a game machine equipped with main control-frame control means for improving amusement properties of a game.SOLUTION: In a game machine of the present invention, main control means can count the number of winning game balls in an open state of a normal electric accessory, can control the normal electric accessory to a closed state when the number of winning game balls reaches a predetermined number, and can transmit winning information based on the winning of the game balls in the normal electric accessory to frame control means. The frame control means can execute counting processing independent of counting in the main control means on the basis of the winning information, and can display the counting value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 78

To provide a game machine including main control-frame control means which improves the amusement of a game.SOLUTION: In a game machine according to the invention, main control means: counts the number of winnings of game balls in an opening state of a big winning port in a jackpot game state; when the number of winnings reaches a predetermined number, can control the big winning port to bring it into a closed state; and can send winning information based on the winnings of game balls into the big winning port to frame control means. The frame control means can execute a count process independent from that of the main control means on the basis of the winning information and can display a resultant count number.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 78

To provide a game machine allowing a player to recognize execution of a movable body performance while preventing disturbance of an operation confirmation of a movable body by performance operation.SOLUTION: When a movable body performance is executed in a variable display started during a predetermined period when conformation movable control is underway on power-on not accompanying initialization, display of an effect display and output of a movable body performance sound are performed while performance movable control is restricted in execution of the movable body performance during the predetermined period, and the performance movable control and display of the effect display and then output of a movable performance sound are performed when the movable body performance is executed after a predetermined period.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 66

To provide a game machine including main control-frame control means which improves the amusement of a game.SOLUTION: In a game machine according to the invention, main control means counts the number of winnings of game balls in an opening state of a normal electric accessory; when the number of winnings reaches a predetermined number, can control the normal electric accessory to bring it into a closed state; can send winning information based on the winnings of game balls into the normal electric accessory to frame control means; counts the number of winnings of game balls in an opening state of a big winning port in a jackpot game state; when the number of winnings reaches a predetermined number, can control the big winning port to bring it into a closed state; and can send winning information based on the winnings of game balls into the big winning port to the frame control means. The frame control means can execute a count process independent from that of the main control means on the basis of the winning information and can display a resultant count number.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 78

To provide a suitable game machine.SOLUTION: In a game in which a counter value regarding a difference between a used game value and an imparted game value restricts progress of a game if an operation value is reached when no control is performed to an advantageous state, and restricts progress of a game after completion of the advantageous state when the operation value is reached during control to the advantageous state, prior notification is performed when the counter value reaches a prior notification value, and operation warning notification is performed if the counter value reaches the operation value when control is performed to the advantageous state, the font of a character used for prior notification is the same as the font of a character used for the operation warning notification, and the font of a character used for the prior notification and the operation warning notification differs from the font of a character used for error notification.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 226

To provide a game machine for improving merchantability.SOLUTION: A game machine has a normal state, and a special state more advantageous than the normal state, can display a predetermined display regarding an advantageous state in a predetermined display area and can display a special display in which a form can be transformed during the special state in a special display area, the form of the predetermined display regarding an advantageous state in the predetermined display area is not changed during the special state, movable body control means can perform confirmation operation control for operating a movable body by operation for confirming normal operation of the movable body when power is turned on, and the confirmation operation control is used to operate the movable body such that the movable body does not overlap with the special display area much more than the predetermined display area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 304

To provide a game machine allowing a player to recognize execution of a movable body performance while preventing disturbance of an operation confirmation of a movable body by performance operation.SOLUTION: When a movable body performance is executed in a variable display started during a predetermined period when conformation movable control is underway on power-on not accompanying initialization, display of an effect display and output of a movable body performance sound are performed while performance movable control is restricted in execution of the movable body performance during the predetermined period, and the performance movable control and display of the effect display and then output of a movable performance sound are performed when the movable body performance is executed after a predetermined period.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 66

To provide a game machine allowing a player to recognize execution of a movable body performance while preventing disturbance of an operation confirmation of a movable body by performance operation.SOLUTION: When a movable body performance is executed in a variable display started during a predetermined period when conformation movable control is underway on power-on not accompanying initialization, display of an effect display and output of a movable body performance sound are performed while performance movable control is restricted in execution of the movable body performance during the predetermined period, and performance movable control and display of an effect display and then output of a movable performance sound are performed when a movable body performance is executed after a predetermined period. A first random number value and a second random number value are composed of the same two bytes, and the first random number value is used for determining whether control is performed to an advantageous state and is managed by increasing an update speed as compared with the second random number value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 66