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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2010
Hiroyuki Masuda, Kobe, JP;
Mitsuhiro Nozaki, Kobe, JP;
Yoshito Fukuda, Kobe, JP;
Masanori Kono, Kobe, JP;
Hiroyuki Masuda, Kobe, JP;
Mitsuhiro Nozaki, Kobe, JP;
Yoshito Fukuda, Kobe, JP;
Masanori Kono, Kobe, JP;
KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A gaming machine is provided which includes: at least one operation means that accepts an input operation performed by a player when pressing down on the at least one operation means; at least one display unit having a display the player is able to see through the surface of the operation means; operation-instruction-mark output means that outputs an operation instruction mark for signaling an input timing the player performs an input operation, to the display unit for each of the operation means; evaluation means that evaluates a game score of the player based on comparison between the input-timing and an operation timing the player performed the input operation, the operation-instruction-mark output means starting to control an output of the operation instruction mark a predetermined period of time ta before the input timing, so as to change a form of the operation instruction mark little by little for the predetermined period of time ta until the input timing.