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Gaming machine

a technology of a gaming machine and a screen is applied in the field of gaming machines to achieve the effect of being effectively visibl

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-02-08
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORP
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[0008] It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine with a main display device and a sub display device, which enables notification information to be effectively visible to a player without disturbing a game played by the player.

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However, displaying such notification information has the following problems depending on where it is displayed: (1) in a case where the game is essentially displayed on a display device, if the notification information is displayed on the display device, it disturbs the ongoing game; (2) in a case where the gaming machine has a plurality of display devices (main display device and sub display device), if the game and / or the effect image related to the game are displayed on the main display device and the notification information are displayed on the sub display device so as not to disturb the ongoing game, the notification information displayed on the sub display device hardly draw player's attention and thus has no effect as notification.

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[0018] Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a gaming machine is described as a slot machine.

[0019] There will be described the structure of a slot machine 1 with reference to FIG. 1. The slot machine 1 comprises a cabinet 2, a reel unit (not shown), three reels 3L, 3C, 3R, three display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, a main display device 5, a sub display device 6, a PAID meter 7, an activated payline 8, a BET meter 9, a CREDIT meter 10, a control panel 11, a coin insertion slot 12, an error button 13, a help button 14, a spin button 15, a cash out button 16, a BET button 17, a maximum BET spin button 18, a repeat BET spin button 19, a payout slot 20, a coin tray 21, sound holes 22, 22, and an error lamp 23.

[0020] The cabinet 2 forms an outer shape of the slot machine 1. The reel unit is provided inside the cabinet 2 to rotatably support the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R ...

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Abstract

A slot machine comprises a main display device, a sub display device and a microcomputer. The microcomputer controls a gaming process, and outputs an image display signal to display image related to a game according to the gaming process on at least one of the main display device and the sub display device. When the microcomputer receives notification information from outside the slot machine, the microcomputer displays the received notification information an one of the main display device and the sub display device and then on the other one of the first display device and the second display device.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is based upon the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-30092, filed on Feb. 6, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a gaming machine installed in various game arcades, such as a hotel, a casino and a game arcade only for a specific gaming machine, and particularly to a gaming machine having two or more display devices. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] There have been various types of gaming machines. For example, a gaming machine with a built-in display device has been known. A card gaming machine employs the built-in display device for displaying a card game, or subsidiarily employs the built-in display device for increasing a quality of the card game. A slot machine employs the built-in display device for displaying effect images during a slot game according to st...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24G07F17/32A63F5/04
CPCG07F17/3227G07F17/32
Inventor NAKAMURAI, MOTOYA
Owner UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORP