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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2012
Masumi Fujisawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takehisa Itagaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kensaku Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Daisyun Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Munakata, Tokyo, JP;
Masumi Fujisawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takehisa Itagaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kensaku Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Daisyun Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Munakata, Tokyo, JP;
Universal Entertainment Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Aruze Gaming America, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
By rotating a lever, the upper limit of the angle of inclination and the lower limit of the angle of inclination of a movable range are detected by an inclination detection mechanism, and the upper limit of the angle of inclination and the lower limit of the angle of inclination are stored in a storage unit as the upper limit and the lower limit of the movable range. While a game is being run, the angle of inclination of the lever is detected when the lever is rotated. Whether the angle of inclination falls within the movable range is determined. When the angle is larger than the movable range, the upper limit of the angle of inclination is updated with the angle of inclination. When the angle is smaller than the movable range, the lower limit of the angle of inclination is updated with the angle of inclination.