Universal Entertainment Corporation

Aruze Gaming America, Inc.

A · T Communications Co., Ltd.

Aruze Corporation

Hideaki Kishi

Takashi Abe

Akira Shimizu

Kenta Kitamura

Katsuhiro Kido

Hiroatsu Ike

Yoshitomo Sasaki

Youichi Azuma

Tomoko Shinotani

Kengo Takeda

Tatsuhiko Tanimura

Yuya Konno

Shigehiko Kitagawa

Ken-Ichi Sakina

Provided is a gaming machine having a cabinet. Between the back as a back face and the right side face of the sides of the cabinet, the gaming machine has a right end side, which is formed by cutting a plane parallel to the gravitational direction in a manner to join lines spaced at predetermined distances in the individual directions of the back and the right side face from a line of intersection, on which the back and the right side face intersect when extended. The gaming machine also has a left end side between the back and a left side face. Moreover, the right end side and the left end side are symmetric with respect to a plane dividing the cabinet equally to the right and left.

Gaming machine with dice shaking unit performing dice shaking motions with varying amplitudes

A logo-added two-dimensional code creation device determines the color of a two-dimensional code to be superimposed on a logo image by adjusting the L value indicating the color lightness, whereby a logo-added two-dimensional code readable regardless of influence of post-printing processing and/or ambient light can be created. The logo-added two-dimensional code has smaller cells superimposed on the tiger character that can easily lose the design integrity than the cells superimposed on the background part, ensuring the design integrity of the logo image without impairing the readability of information.

Apparatuses and methods generating a two-dimensional code with a logo

A performance apparatus includes an accepting unit, a memory, an output unit and a performance unit. The accepting unit accepts first performance information from a source outside of the performance apparatus, and the memory stores second performance information. The output unit outputs one of a performance signal based on the first performance information accepted by the accepting unit and a performance signal based on the second performance information stored in the memory on the basis of a predetermined performance condition. The performance unit executes a performance according to the performance signal output from the output unit.

Performance apparatus as top box with external input for gaming machine

A detection device is used in a gaming machine that detects numbers of dots on a plurality of dice having wireless tags. The detection device reads the wireless tags which are embedded on each face of the dice by a reader having an antenna. The antenna of the reader includes a first antenna portion disposed substantially in a central portion of a field that supports the dice, and formed in a substantially circular shape, and a plurality of second antenna portions disposed so as to superimpose a detection area of the first antenna portion, and having a detection area larger than the first antenna portion. The first antenna portion and the plurality of the second antenna portions are disposed so as to have a portion of detection areas mutually superimposed on a playing board.

Detection device capable of accurately reading dots on dice

A gaming machine is provided, which includes an interface portion, a controller, a memory, a first power supply, and a second power supply. The interface portion is connected with at least one unit used for executing a game. The controller controls the unit connected to the interface portion and detects an occurrence of abnormal operation at the unit. The memory stores identification information for identifying the unit, and further stores historical information that includes information related to the occurrence of abnormal operation detected by the controller in connection with the identification information. The first power supply supplies a voltage required for operation of the controller. The second power supply supplies the voltage required for operation of the controller if a voltage supplied for the controller by the first power supply is less than the voltage required for operation of the controller.

Gaming machine

A game processing apparatus is provided, which includes a first memory, a second memory, and a controller. The first memory stores gaming information including information related to gaming rules corresponding to an area. The second memory stores a predetermined first area code representing a specific area. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) calculate a second area code corresponding to the area according to the gaming information; (b) compare the second area code with the first area code so as to determine whether the gaming information matches the specific area; and (c) when the controller determines a mismatching, restrict a start of a game.

Game processing apparatus for performing area authentication of gaming information

A gaming machine according to one embodiment of the invention has a rotating reel display device that variably displays a plurality of kinds of identification information required for a game, and a transmissive liquid crystal display devicethat enables symbol information of the rotating reel display device to be visually recognized and that is subjected to non-glare treatment on its surface. Then, a covering memberto enhance transmittance is attached to the surface portion of the transmissive liquid crystal display device

A gaming machine includes a first box having inner walls, a second box, a front member, a communicating portion, and an exhausting portion. The front member has side walls, and covers components placed at a front portion of the second box. The front member defines a first space at the front portion. The communicating portion provided at the front portion allows a second space inside the second box to communicate with the first space. The exhausting portion provided in a side wall of the front member allows air sent from the second space to the first space to be discharged. The front member is arranged such that a first distance is smaller than a second distance, where the first distance starts at a first inner wall to finish at a first side wall, and the second distance starts at a second inner wall to finish at a second side wall.

A gaming machine according to one embodiment of the invention has a rotating reel display device that variably displays a plurality of kinds of identification information required for a game, and a transmissive image display deviceto enable symbol information of the rotating reel display device to be visually recognized. The transmissive image display devicehas a liquid crystal panelthat displays an image, and a light guide platethat is provided on the back side of the display paneland that irradiates the display panel while having display windowsL,C andR formed therein to cause the symbol information of the rotating reel display device to be visually recognized, and prism sheets, each of which deflects the introduced light introduced to inside the light guide platetoward the vertex area of the rotating reel, are provided in frame portionsL,C andR of the display windows.

When an alternating-current power is supplied to an ATX power supply, sub power is supplied to a PC board from the ATX power supply. When the sub power is supplied to the PC board, a PWOK signal is output to the ATX power supply by processing performed by a CPU according to BIOS, and main power is supplied to the PC board from the ATX power supply. Accordingly, the supply of the main power to the PC board and the starting processing of a gaming processing program are performed automatically, without any need for the conventional manual operation of a power supply switch, so that no effort is required for the starting of a slot machine.

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Tokyo, Japan

Hideaki Kishi