Gaming machine, service providing system and server

Abstract

A gaming machine of the present invention comprises: display means capable of displaying an image; reach deciding means for deciding whether or not a reach state is generated based upon the results of a lottery as to whether or not a special gaming state that is advantageous for the player is generated; reach state generation means for generating the reach state in accordance with the contents of the decision of the reach deciding means; counting means for counting the number of generation of reach states by the reach state generation means until a special gaming state is generated as the number of reaches; and display control means for conducting a control of displaying an output information image including predetermined output information to the display means, on the occasion that the number of reaches counted by the counting means has become a number no less than a predetermined number.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application relates to Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2004-373955 and 2004-374626, filed on Dec. 24, 2004. The contents of these applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to, for example, a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a service providing system provided with such a gaming machine and a server, as well as such a server, and with respect to the gaming machine, the present invention more particularly concerns a gaming machine capable of displaying an output information image. [0004] 2. Discussion of the Background [0005] In a pachinko gaming machine, gaming balls are launched onto a gaming board by a player's operation of a launching handle and, gaming balls launched onto the gaming board are then flowed downwardly on the gaming board while colliding against nails and the like to c...

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Benefits of technology

[0032] a server capable of transmitting and receiving data through a communication line to and from a portable terminal device provided with the image pickup means,

[0035] information storage means for storing a plurality of types of information to be transmitted to the portable terminal device in a manner so as to correspond to respective pieces of output information;

[0055] the gaming machine according to the configuration (5); and

[0062] According to the invention of the configuration (7), during normal games, when the detection means has detected that the number of games has exceeded a predetermined number, an output information image (for example, an image of a two-dimensional code and the like) including predetermined information, such as a service point and gaming information, is displayed on the display means in a manner so as to be captured from the outside by the image pickup means. In the second aspect of the present invention, in the case where no special gaming state has been executed even after playing games many times in the course of normal games, in order to compensate for the increased dissatisfaction that the player bears, an output information image is displayed on the display means, and the player is allowed to capture the displayed output information image by using the image pickup means of the portable terminal device, and by transmitting the output information generated from the output information image by the portable terminal device, the player is allowed to acquire various pieces of information corresponding to the output information. In the second aspect of the present invention, under circumstances in which the player tends to feel dissatisfaction and irritation on the fact that no special gaming state is generate...

Problems solved by technology

However, such internal lottery is independently performed by a computer in each game and, previous results are not reflected on the probability of the occurrence of a big hit.

In such cases, even when various reach effect images are displayed and ingenious effects are performed, the player can not enjoy himself and has complaints.

Moreover, for example, in the case where, although only reaches frequently occur, no winning of a big-hit is given for a long time without an occurrence of a special gaming state, the two-dimensional code is not displayed, making it difficult to solve the dissatisfaction and displeasure that the player bears.

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