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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Ryo Hine, Osaka, JP;
Masakatsu Watanabe, Hyogo, JP;
Hiroshi Hayasaka, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/20 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/06 (2013.01); A63F 2300/303 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1043 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1075 (2013.01); A63F 2300/301 (2013.01);
Abstract
An interface unitfor a game machineincludes a monitorhaving a single display surface, and an input moduleserving as an input device overlaid on the display surface, wherein a plurality of push button panels, each of which has a panel main body with enough transparency to allow a screen image on the display surfaceto be visually seen, partitions the unitinto input display parts, which are arranged on partial regions of the display surfacein a push-down operable manner, and a multi purpose display partfor displaying a screen image with a different purpose from that of the input display parts