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US 2004/0166913 A1Published application
Gaming machine
OwnerTomohiro Shinodainventor
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Abstract
A gaming machine provided with data reading means for reading character data from at least one inserted trading card; and payout means for paying out at least one reward trading card, wherein the at least one reward trading card stores updated character data on a basis of both a status of a game and the character data read by the data reading means. A game player has a sense of attachment to the trading cards, and a desire for collection of trading cards is brought in playing games.
Claims8
A gaming machine comprising:
- data reading means for reading character data from at least one inserted trading card;
- and
- payout means for paying out at least one reward trading card,
- wherein the at least one reward trading card stores updated character data on a basis of both a status of a game and the character data read by the data reading means.
1 more element
A gaming machine comprising:
- a card reader which reads character data from at least one inserted trading card;
- a card writer which writes updated character data on at least one reward trading card;
- and
- a controller which executes a predetermined computer program, the controller being connected to the card reader and the card writer,
- wherein the controller causes the card reader to read the character data from the at least one inserted trading card, causes a game to advance on a basis of the character data read by the card reader, and causes the card writer to write the updated character data on a basis of both a status of the game and the character data read by the card reader.
2 more elements
A method for controlling a gaming machine including a card reader and a card writer, comprising:
- reading character data from at least one inserted trading card;
- advancing a game based on the character data;
- and
- writing updated character data to at least one reward trading card, the updated character data being on a basis of both a status of the game and the read character data.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.