Universal Entertainment Corporation

Aruze Gaming America, Inc.

Aruze Corporation

Noritoshi Kukita

Tatsuhiko Tanimura

Hiroatsu Ike

Yoshitomo Sasaki

Kazuo Okada

Jun Fujimoto

Takao Nireki

Kunihiro Manabe

Jun Haishima

Yuya Konno

Shigehiko Kitagawa

Jun Hirato

Objects of the present invention are to provide a player tracking device main body which can be stably located in various postures inside of a housing of a gaming machine; and a player tracking device which includes said player tracking device main body. A PTS main bodyincludes a magnet coverformed as a protruding portion on a central upper side of a base panel. Inside of the magnet cover, magnets (, and) which are sandwiched between the magnet coverand a base stopperare located.

Player tracking device main body and player tracking device

Provided is a player tracking device which is operable to separate voice of a player from surrounding sound including presentation sound outputted from speakers of gaming machines and to effectively and clearly input the voice of a player with microphones. The player tracking device has two directional microphones which are arranged so as to be spaced apart; analyzes difference between sounds from relative positions of said microphones and sound data inputted from said microphones; and executes sound data processing.

Player tracking device, gaming machine, and information terminal

Provided is a player tracking device which is operable, even when an IC card is taken into a gaming machine while a player is playing a game, to read or write information from or to another IC card or the like through a simplified touch operation. The player tracking device includes: a card unit for storing information pertinent to a play outcome on the gaming machine in an IC card through wireless communication; and a touch unit for reading information from another IC card through the wireless communication.

Player tracking device and gaming machine

Provided is a game system in which when a bonus game or the like is conducted, linkage presentation using player tracking devices (PTS terminals) is performed over a plurality of gaming machines. Upon the occurrence of winning in the bonus game, a bonus servertransmits a bonus winning notification to a gaming machine in a bank in which a gaming machine having won therein is included. A PTS terminal of the gaming machine which has received the bonus winning notification transmits a linkage presentation start request to a gaming machine which operates as a presentation control server in the bank. The PTS terminal of the gaming machine which has received the linkage presentation start request broadcasts a linkage presentation execution request to a network segment of the bank. When respectively receiving the linkage presentation execution request, in response to the request, PTS terminals of gaming machines which operate as presentation execution clients perform presentation such as light emitting and sound outputting in a manner linked with one another in said bank.

Game system, player tracking device, gaming machine, and program

An information terminal which allows an increase in a manufacturing cost to be suppressed is disclosed. A ticket printer is held above a paper sheet processing device. A guide by which a ticket or the like ejected from a ticket ejection slot of the ticket printer is guided and an insertion slot of a paper sheet processing device are held in a state in which the guide and the insertion slot have a predetermined angle. A ticket or the like which is printed by the ticket printer is supplied from the ticket ejection slot of the ticket printer via the guide to an opening part of a bezel. On the other hand, a paper sheet which is inserted into the paper sheet processing device is supplied from the opening part of the bezel to the insertion slot of the paper sheet processing device.

Information terminal

The present invention provides a card which may be issued smoothly. The member cardcomprises the base material layerhaving the light transmittable base material and the printing layer, and wherein the first informationto be confirmed from the first surfaceof the base material layerand the second informationto be confirmed from the second surfaceof the base material layerare only printed on one surface of the base material layer. In the base material layer, the region which is printed with the second informationis light transmittable region, and the second informationmay be visually recognized from the second surfaceof the base material layer

Card and card printing control device

An object of the present invention is to provide an information terminal which allows an increase in a manufacturing cost to be suppressed. A ticket printeris held above a paper sheet processing device. A guideby which a ticket or the like ejected from a ticket ejection slotof the ticket printeris guided and an insertion slotof a paper sheet processing device are held in a state in which the guideand the insertion slothave a predetermined angle. A ticket or the like which is printed by the ticket printeris supplied from the ticket ejection slotof the ticket printervia the guideto an opening partof a bezel. On the other hand, a paper sheet which is inserted into the paper sheet processing deviceis supplied from the opening partof the bezelto the insertion slotof the paper sheet processing device.

A gaming machine includes: a reel having an outer circumferential surface on which symbols are lined up; a reel driving mechanism which rotates the reel to rearrange the symbols; a magnet which is provided in the reel driving mechanism to change an external magnetic field in accordance with the rotation of the reel; a magnetic force detecting mechanism which detects a magnetic force of the external magnetic field so as to output a magnetic force detection signal; a reel setting unit by which the magnetic force detection signal and arrangement positions of the symbols are associated with one another; and a reel drive control unit which controls the reel driving mechanism so that the symbols are rearranged in a predetermined arrangement based on the magnetic force detection signal and the arrangement positions of the symbols.

Reel device for a gaming machine

Gaming machine and backlit reel device thereof

A game system includes: a bill identifying apparatus for identifying bills of different currencies and an amount of the bills and then outputting data representing the identified result; a player tracking device which is integrated with each of gaming machines, for converting data outputted from the bill identifying apparatus to credit data for executing a game, based on an exchange rate; and an information card device which is integrated with the player tracking device, the information card device causing an information card to store data equivalent to an amount awarded to a player in accordance with a game result of the gaming machines and sending out the credit data for executing the game to the gaming machines, based on the data equivalent to the amount read from the information card.

Game system

A game system that is capable of performing a game by employing an information card in place of a conventional paper-based system is provided. This game system includes: a plurality of gaming machines; a bill identifying device that is associated with each of the gaming machines, for identifying bills of different currencies and an amount of the bills, and outputting data representative of an identified result; a player tracking device that is integrated with each of the gaming machine, for converting data output from the bill identifying device to credit data for executing a game, based on a money exchange rate stored therein, and sending out the converted credit data to the gaming machine; a control device for inputting a money exchange rate from an outside, providing the input money exchange rate to the player tracking device, and updating the money exchange rate stored in the player tracking device; and an information card device that is integrated with the player tracking device, for causing an information card to store data equivalent to an amount of money to be awarded to a player according to a game result of the gaming machine, and sending out credit data for executing a game to the gaming machine.

A game system is provided which is capable of continuing a game without a player feeling inconvenience even in a case where a basic currency at hand is lost. This game system includes: a bill identifying apparatus for identifying bills of different currencies and an amount of the bills and then outputting data representing the identified result; a player tracking device which is integrated with each of gaming machines, for converting data outputted from the bill identifying apparatus to credit data for executing a game, based on an exchange rate; and an information card device which is integrated with the player tracking device, the information card device causing an information card to store data equivalent to an amount awarded to a player in accordance with a game result of the gaming machines and sending out the credit data for executing the game to the gaming machines, based on the data equivalent to the amount read from the information card.

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Tokyo, Japan

Noritoshi Kukita