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Gaming machine

a technology of a gaming machine and a gamer, which is applied in the field of gaming machines, can solve problems such as difficulty in providing a situation in which the plurality of players enjoys the gam

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-09-01
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORP
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[0013] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine which can overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks and allows a plurality of players to advance a game by giving indications on a table screen which constitutes a game table using their hands.
[0014] Further, it is another object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine which allows players who advance a game by giving indications with their hands, wherein a result of the game or the like is reflected on a display relevant to the players.
[0018] According to the present invention, in the gaming machine which allows the plurality of players to advance the game by simultaneously indicating the betting positions or the like on the table screen which constitutes one game table, it is possible to specify which players perform the betting and which positions the players bet, and an amount (the number of bets) which the players bet.
[0019] According to the present invention, it is possible for players to advance a game while actually performing the indication on the game table with their hands.
[0021] According to another mode of the present invention, compared to a case in which the number of bets is determined using the change of the positions of the indicators (for example, when the number that the player taps the table screen is treated as the number of bets, the vertical movement of the indicator is detected), it is possible to obtain the number of bets more accurately based on the inputting from the player terminal units and can be reflected on the advancement of the game.

Problems solved by technology

However, in such a method, it is difficult to provide a situation in which the plurality of players enjoys the game by extending their hands on one game table.

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[0041] First of all, the first embodiment of the present invention according to the present invention is explained in conjunction with FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a view showing a basic constitutional example of an image display system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0042] The image display system 1 includes a focusing unit 10, a image control unit 30 which supplies image data, a projecting unit 20 which projects images to a front surface of the focusing unit 10, an image taking unit 40 which photographs the focusing unit 10 on which a shade PS of an indicator P is formed from a back surface of the screen unit 10, a position detecting unit 50 which receives image data of the back surface of the screen unit 10 outputted from the image taking unit 40, determines a position of the shade PS of the indicator P based on the image data, and outputs positional information. A player specifying unit 70 which specifies a player corresponding to the shade PS based on the imag...

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Modification of First Specific Embodiment

[0092]FIG. 14 shows the modification of the gaming machine 300. In this modification, the video camera 403 does not photograph the shade PS of the indicator P from above the table screen 305, but photographs the image containing the real image, and the position detecting part 503 determines the position indicated by the indicator P based on the real image. The gaming machine 300 of this modification is substantially equal to the gaming machine shown in FIG. 5 with respect to other constitutional elements and manner of operation.

second specific embodiment

[0093] Next, the second embodiment according to the present invention is explained. In the first embodiment, corresponding to the players, the piles of chips 706 displayed on the table screen 305 are displayed in a mode (for example, color, pattern, shape or the like of the chips) which differs from a mode of the piles of chips 706 of other player. However, the present invention also includes the constitution which displays an object to be displayed other than the piles of chips in modes different from each other corresponding to the results of the game of respective players.

[0094] In this embodiment, the regions 701, 702, 703 are displayed in different display modes in response to game results of respective players.

[0095] The gaming machine 300 according to this embodiment is similar to the gaming machine 300 of the first embodiment and performs the operation shown in FIG. 9 due to the constitution shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14. The gaming machine 300 according to the second embodi...

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Abstract

The present invention provides a gaming machine which allows a plurality of players to advance a game by indicating positions on a table screen which constitutes a game table using their hands. The gaming machine includes a game table display unit which displays an image corresponding to a game table, a position detecting unit which detects positions of indicators on the game table display unit, a player specifying unit which specifies players corresponding to the indicators based on the positional relationship between the positions of the indicators detected by the position detecting unit and the game table display units, and a control unit which performs a control of the game based on information on the positions detected by the position detecting unit and information on the players specified based on the player specifying unit.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO THE RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is based upon and claims the priorities from a prior Japanese patent application No. 2004-047114, filed on Feb. 23, 2004, in Japan, a prior Japanese patent application No. 2004-204651, filed on Jul. 12, 2004, and a prior Japanese patent application No. 2004-244124, filed on Aug. 24, 2004, in Japan, entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. [0002] This application is related to a co-pending U.S. patent application referred to as a prior Japanese patent application No. 2004-042697 filed in Japan on Feb. 19, 2004 and a co-pending U.S. patent application referred to as a prior Japanese patent application No. 2004-047166 filed in Japan on Feb. 24, 2004 and a prior Japanese patent application No. 2004-111401 filed in Japan on Apr. 5, 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] 1. Field of the Invention [0004] The present invention mainly relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming mac...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F3/00A63F13/213A63F13/52A63F13/79A63F13/843G07F17/32
CPCA63F13/00A63F2300/1075G07F17/3211G07F17/32A63F2300/1087A63F13/213
Inventor OKADA, KAZUOTAKEDA, KENGO
Owner UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORP