Game apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable medium for providing a unique game feature for each player in a common lottery game

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10504322-B2
Application number	US-201815947916-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 9, 2018
Priority date	Oct 8, 2015
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

A game apparatus is configured to acquire a movement image of an operation result generation device that generates a physical operation result of selecting one or more physical regions from among a plurality of physical regions; display a moving image based on the acquired movement image; receive an operation input, from a player, of assigning one or more symbols on one or more physical regions among the plurality of physical regions; set a symbol in accordance with the operation input by the player, in one or more of the physical regions that are displayed in the acquired movement image; acquire information indicative of the operation result of selecting the physical region; and generate a game result for the player based on the acquired information and setting content.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A game apparatus comprising:
a memory configured to store one or more instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
acquire a movement image of an operation result generation device that generates a physical operation result of selecting one or more physical regions from among a plurality of physical regions;
control a display device of each player station to display a moving image based on the acquired movement image such that the display device is caused to display a superimposed moving image in which an image showing a sign assigned to each of the plurality of physical regions is superimposed on top of the movement image of the operation result generation device,
receive an operation input, from a player, of assigning one or more symbols on one or more physical regions among the plurality of physical regions;
set the one or more symbols in accordance with the operation input by the player, in the one or more of the physical regions displayed in the moving image;
acquire information indicative of the operation result of selecting the physical region; and
generate a game result for the player based on the acquired information and setting content based on the symbol set in accordance with the operation input by the player.

2. The game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one processor is further configured to control the display to display the movement image acquired by the moving image acquirer in association with information of the a symbol set in accordance with the player operation, as the moving image based on the movement image.

3. The game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one processor is further configured to change a symbol set in the one or more of the physical regions displayed in the movement image in accordance with the operation input by the player.

4. The game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one processor is further configured to add a symbol to the one or more of the physical regions displayed in the movement image in accordance with the operation input by the player.

5. The game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one processor is further configured to change an extent of the physical region in which to set a same symbol in the movement image, in accordance with the player operation.

6. The game apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one processor is further configured to set a symbol in accordance with the operation input by the player in a case in which a predetermined game condition is satisfied.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for causing one or more computers to perform a method comprising:
acquiring a movement image of an operation result generation device that generates a physical operation result of selecting one or more physical regions from among a plurality of physical regions;
controlling a display device of each player station to display a moving image based on the acquired movement image such that the display device is caused to display a superimposed moving image in which an image showing a sign assigned to each of the plurality of physical regions is superimposed on top of the movement image of the operation result generation device;
receiving an operation input, from a player, of assigning one or more symbols on one or more physical regions among the plurality of physical regions;
setting the one or more symbols in accordance with the operation input by the player, in the one or more of the physical regions displayed in the moving image;
acquiring information indicative of the operation result of selecting the physical region; and
generating a game result for the player based on the acquired information and setting content based on the symbol set in accordance with the operation input by the player.

8. A method for operating a game apparatus comprising:
acquiring a movement image of an operation result generation device that generates a physical operation result of selecting one or more physical regions from among a plurality of physical regions;
controlling a display device of each player station to display a moving image based on the acquired movement image such that the display device is caused to display a superimposed moving image in which an image showing a sign assigned to each of the plurality of physical regions is superimposed on top of the movement image of the operation result generation device;
receiving an operation input, from a player, of assigning one or more symbols on one or more physical regions among the plurality of physical regions;
setting the one or more symbols in accordance with the operation input by the player, in the one or more of the physical regions displayed in the moving image;
acquiring information indicative of the operation result of selecting the physical region; and
generating a game result for the player based on the acquired information and setting content based on the symbol set in accordance with the operation input by the player.

Assignees

• Konami Digital Entertainment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kawai Norifumi
• Takeyama Fumitaka
• Suga Shinya

Classifications

• A63F5/045

  using a rotating wheel and a fixed indicator, e.g. fortune wheels · CPC title

• G07F17/329

  Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards · CPC title

• A63F5/0094

  with a plurality of roulette wheels (A63F5/043 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G07F17/3213

  Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members · CPC title

• G07F17/3209

  Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen · CPC title