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US 2008/0076533 A1Published application
Gaming system, server, gaming terminal and game control method
AssigneeAruze Gaming America, Inc.
InventorKazuo Okada
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Abstract
A game control method according to the present invention comprises: a downloading step conducted by a server of downloading exchange-ratio changing data for use in determining the currency value of a credit in a gaming terminal to the gaming terminal; an exchange ratio determining step conducted by the gaming terminal of determining the exchange ratio between credits and currency values using the exchange-ratio changing data downloaded from the server, and an exchanging step conducted by the gaming terminal of exchanging a monetary value for a credit and/or exchanging a credit for a monetary value, based on the determined exchange ratio.
Claims20
A gaming system comprising:
- a server;
- a plurality of gaming terminals;
- and
- a network which enables communication between said server and said plurality of gaming terminals,
- said server comprising (A) a first network interface for communicating with said plurality of gaming terminals, (B) a first memory which stores exchange-ratio changing data for use in determining the currency value of credits in said gaming terminals, and (C) a processor designed or configured to download said exchange-ratio changing data to said gaming terminals, and
- said gaming terminals each comprising (I) a second network interface for communicating with said server, (II) a controller designed or configured to (i) determine the exchange ratio between credits and currency values using said exchange-ratio changing data downloaded from said server and (ii) exchange a monetary value for a credit and/or exchange a credit for a monetary value based on the determined exchange ratio, and (III) a second memory which stores said exchange-ratio changing data downloaded from said server.
3 more elements
A gaming system comprising:
- a server;
- a plurality of gaming terminals;
- and
- a network which enables communication between said server and said plurality of gaming terminals,
- said server comprising a first network interface for communicating with said plurality of gaming terminals, a first memory which stores denomination changing data for use in determining a denomination in said gaming terminals, and a processor designed or configured to download said denomination changing data to said gaming terminals, and
- said gaming terminals each comprising a second network interface for communicating with said server, a controller designed or configured to determine the denomination using said denomination changing data downloaded from said server and execute a game based on the determined denomination, and a second memory which stores said denomination changing data downloaded from said server.
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A server comprising:
- (A) a first network interface for communicating with a plurality of gaming terminals;
- (B) a first memory which stores exchange-ratio changing data for use in determining the currency value of credits in said gaming terminals;
- and
- (C) a processor designed or configured to download said exchange-ratio changing data to said gaming terminals.
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A server comprising:
- a first network interface for communicating with a plurality of gaming terminals;
- a first memory which stores denomination changing data for use in determining a denomination in said gaming terminals;
- and
- a processor designed or configured to download said denomination changing data to said gaming terminals.
1 more element
A gaming terminal comprising:
- (I) a second network interface for communicating with a server;
- (II) a controller designed or configured to (i) determine the exchange ratio between credits and currency values using said exchange-ratio changing data downloaded from said server and (ii) exchange a monetary value for a credit and/or exchange a credit for a monetary value based on the determined exchange ratio;
- and
- (III) a second memory which stores said exchange-ratio changing data downloaded from said server.
1 more element
A gaming terminal comprising:
- a second network interface for communicating with a server;
- a controller designed or configured to determine a denomination using denomination changing data downloaded from said server and execute a game based on the determined denomination;
- and
- a second memory which stores said denomination changing data downloaded from said server.
1 more element
A game control method comprising:
- a downloading step conducted by a server of downloading exchange-ratio changing data for use in determining the currency value of a credit in a gaming terminal to said gaming terminal;
- an exchange ratio determining step conducted by said gaming terminal of determining the exchange ratio between credits and currency values using said exchange-ratio changing data downloaded from said server, and
- an exchanging step conducted by said gaming terminal of exchanging a monetary value for a credit and/or exchanging a credit for a monetary value, based on the determined exchange ratio.
A game control method comprising:
- a downloading step conducted by a server of downloading denomination changing data for use in determining a denomination in a gaming terminal, to said gaming terminal;
- a denomination determining step conducted by said gaming terminal of determining the denomination using said denomination changing data downloaded from said server;
- and
- a game executing step conducted by said gaming terminal of executing a game based on the determined denomination.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.