Game machine, control method of controlling computer used in game machine, and computer program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9619971-B2
Application number	US-201214394235-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2012
Priority date	May 23, 2012
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

A game machine includes a roulette game unit that selects at least one of pockets each of which is associated with a predetermined privilege by a lottery using motion of a ball, and uses a lottery result of the roulette game unit for provision of the predetermined privilege so that a predetermined privilege associated with a pocket selected by the roulette game unit is provided. And, the game machine stops the provision of the predetermined privilege using the lottery result of the roulette game unit when the roulette game unit satisfies a predetermined stop condition, selects at least one of ball images each of which is associated with the predetermined privilege by an electronic lottery using a video lottery screen, and provides a predetermined privilege associated with a ball image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A game machine including a physical lottery mechanism that selects at least one of first choices each of which is associated with a predetermined privilege by a lottery using motion of a physical lottery medium, and using a lottery result of the physical lottery mechanism for a provision of the predetermined privilege so that a predetermined privilege associated with a first choice selected by the physical lottery mechanism is provided, the game machine comprising:
a center display device that displays information related to the lottery result of the physical lottery mechanism;
a provision stopping device that stops the provision of the predetermined privilege using the lottery result of the physical lottery mechanism when the physical lottery mechanism satisfies at least a predetermined stop condition;
a center control device communicating with the center display device and including a game providing device to execute a fail-safe mode when the provision stopping device stops the provision of the predetermined privilege and executes an electronic lottery in the fail-safe mode by displaying on the center display device an electronic lottery screen including an image of the lottery result and an information notification area that a current state is the fail-safe mode;
a choice lottery device that selects at least one of second choices each of which is associated with the predetermined privilege by the electronic lottery when the provision stopping device stops the provision of the predetermined privilege; and
a privilege providing device that provides a predetermined privilege associated with a second choice selected by the choice lottery device based on a lottery result of the choice lottery device.

2. The game machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein an abnormality condition which is satisfied when a predetermined physical phenomenon occurs in the physical lottery mechanism is employed as one of the predetermined stop conditions, and
the provision stopping device determines that the predetermined stop condition has been satisfied when at least the abnormality condition has been satisfied.

3. The game machine according to claim 2 ,
wherein vibration of a predetermined value or more generated in the physical lottery mechanism is employed as the predetermined physical phenomenon.

4. The game machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein an error condition which is satisfied when predetermined error information representing a malfunction of the physical lottery mechanism occurs is employed as one of the predetermined stop conditions, and
the provision stopping device determines that the predetermined stop condition has been satisfied when at least the error condition has been satisfied.

5. The game machine according to claim 4 ,
wherein at least one of input error information representing an input failure of information to the physical lottery mechanism and output error information representing an output failure of information from the physical lottery mechanism is employed as the predetermined error information.

6. The game machine according to claim 1 , further comprising
a result notice display device that displays the electronic lottery screen including a display of the lottery result of the choice lottery device when the privilege providing device provides the predetermined privilege.

7. The game machine according to claim 6 ,
wherein the electronic lottery screen includes a display related to an interim progress of the electronic lottery by the choice lottery device.

8. The game machine according to claim 7 , further comprising:
at least one station unit including a station display device that displays a game screen, being arranged around the center display device, and providing an opportunity of a lottery using the physical lottery mechanism through the game screen,
wherein the center display device or the station display device corresponding to a station unit that has provided an opportunity of the lottery is used as the result notice display device.

9. The game machine according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a display destination control device that controls a display destination of the electronic lottery screen such that the station display device is selected as the result notice display device when the center display device satisfies a predetermined failure condition representing a malfunction of the center display device.

10. The game machine according to claim 1 ,
wherein the provision stopping device stops the provision of the predetermined privilege using the lottery result of the physical lottery mechanism until a predetermined recovery condition is satisfied.

11. The game machine according to claim 10 ,
wherein an operation condition which is satisfied when a predetermined operation is executed is used as the predetermined recovery condition.

12. A control method of controlling a computer which is incorporated in a game machine including a physical lottery mechanism that selects at least one of first choices each of which is associated with a predetermined privilege by a lottery using motion of a physical lottery medium, and using a lottery result of the physical lottery mechanism for provision of the predetermined privilege so that a predetermined privilege associated with a first choice selected by the physical lottery mechanism is provided, wherein the control method of controlling the computer comprises the steps:
a center display step that displays information related to the lottery result of the physical lottery mechanism;
a provision stopping step that stops the provision of the predetermined privilege using the lottery result of the physical lottery mechanism when the physical lottery mechanism satisfies at least a predetermined stop condition;
a center control step that communicates with a center display device and includes a game providing step that executes a fail-safe mode when the provision stopping step stops the provision of the predetermined privilege and executes an electronic lottery in the fail-safe mode by displaying on the center display device an electronic lottery screen including an image of the lottery result and an information notification area that a current state is the fail-safe mode;
a choice lottery step that selects at least one of second choices each of which is associated with the predetermined privilege by the electronic lottery when the provision of the predetermined privilege is stopped in the provision stopping step; and
a privilege providing step that provides a predetermined privilege associated with a second choice selected in the choice lottery step based on a lottery result of the choice lottery step.

13. A computer program for a game machine being configured to cause a computer, which is incorporated into a game machine including a physical lottery mechanism that selects at least one of first choices each of which is associated with a predetermined privilege by a lottery using motion of a physical lottery medium, and using a lottery result of the physical lottery mechanism for provision of the predetermined privilege so that a predetermined privilege associated with a first choice selected by the physical lottery mechanism is provided, to function as:
a center display device that displays information related to the lottery result of the physical lottery mechanism;
a provision stopping device that stops the provision of the predetermined privilege using the lottery result of the physical lottery mechanism when the physical lottery mechanism satisfies at least a predetermined stop condition;
a center control device that communicates with the center display

Assignees

• Okuaki Masato
• Mizoguchi Masao
• Hirai Tomoaki
• Konami Gaming Inc

Inventors

• Okuaki Masato
• Mizoguchi Masao
• Hirai Tomoaki

Classifications

• G07F17/3225

  Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users · CPC title

• G07F17/329 Primary

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