Player tracking apparatus and gaming machine and control method thereof
AssigneesUniversal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.
InventorNoritoshi KUKITA
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Abstract
A configuration is provided to execute the processing of: causing a light emitting portion to emit light in a first mode in a case where the number of cards stored in a memory is a preset first reference number or less; and causing the light emitting portion to emit light in a second mode in a case where the number of cards stored in the memory is a preset second reference number or more. In this manner, a gaming machine is provided in such a manner that a variety of information can be provided to a player and replenishment of IC cards or removal of redundant IC cards can be performed timely.
Claims6
A player tracking apparatus, comprising:
- a display panel which displays information to be provided to a player playing at a gaming machine;
- a camera which picks up the player as an image;
- a card slot which is provided lateral of the display panel, inserting and ejecting an information card storing information related to a played result in the gaming machine;
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- a cabinet which has the display panel, the camera, and the card slot integrally provided therein.
A control method of a player tracking apparatus, the player tracking apparatus comprising:
- a display panel which displays information provided to a player playing at a gaming machine;
- a camera which picks up the player as an image;
- a card slot which is provided lateral of the display panel, inserting and ejecting an information card storing information related to a played result in the gaming machine;
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- a cabinet which has the display panel, the camera, and the card slot integrally provided therein;
- a card writer which stores the information related to the played result in the gaming machine to an information card;
- a card stacker which stacks the information card in plurality;
- a detecting portion which detects the number of cards stacked on the card stacker;
- a memory which stores the detected number of cards;
- a light emitting portion which emits light in accordance with the number of cards;
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- a controller, the control method including the steps of:
- (A) the controller causing the light emitting portion to emit light in a first mode in a case where the number of cards stored in the memory is a preset first reference number or less;
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- (B) the controller causing the light emitting portion to emit light in a second mode in a case where the number of cards stored in the memory is a preset second reference number or more.
A gaming machine, comprising:
- a display which displays a game;
- an operating portion which is provided downward of the display, providing an input for playing the game;
- a display panel which displays information to be provided to a player playing the game;
- a camera which picks up the player as an image;
- a card slot which is provided lateral of the display panel, inserting and ejecting an information card storing the information related to the played result in the gaming machine;
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- a cabinet which has the display panel, the camera, and the card slot integrally provided in an area between the display and the operating portion.
A control method of a gaming machine, the gaming machine comprising:
- a display which displays a game;
- an operating portion which is provided downward of the display, providing an input for playing the game;
- a display panel which displays information provided to a player playing the game;
- a camera which picks up the player as an image;
- a card slot which is provided lateral of the display panel, inserting and ejecting an information card storing the information related to the played result in the gaming machine;
- a cabinet which has the display panel, the camera, and the card slot integrally provided in an area between the display and the operating portion;
- a card writer which stores the information related to the played result of the game to an information card;
- a card stacker which stacks the information card in plurality;
- a detecting portion which detects the number of cards stacked on the card stacker;
- a memory which stores the detected number of cards;
- a light emitting portion which emits light in accordance with the number of cards;
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- a controller,
- the control method including the steps of:
- (A) the controller causing the light emitting portion to emit light in a first mode in a case where the number of cards stored in the memory is a preset first reference number or less;
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- (B) the controller causing the light emitting portion to emit light in a second mode in a case where the number of cards stored in the memory is a preset second reference number or more.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.