# US 2017/0287274 A1 · Game system, server, and donation control method

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- Number: US 2017/0287274 A1
- Document ID: US20170287274A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/470,847
- Filed: 2017-03-27
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-30
- Assignees: Universal Entertainment Corporation
- Applicants: Universal Entertainment Corporation
- Inventors: Kengo TAKEDA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170287274A1

## CPC

- G07F 17/3255: {Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements}
- G07F 17/3213: {Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members}
- G07F 17/3223: {Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication}
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})

## Abstract

Provided is a game system which performs control so as to allow a predetermined profit to be provided for a user by a game facility or the like in accordance with an amount of a donation made by said user. A donation management server 40 performs controls so as to provide points in accordance with the donation amount for the user when the donation is made by a user operation.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A game system for controlling a donation made by a user using gaming machine, the gaming machine enabling execution of a game played by the user in accordance with a value of game media, the gaming machine providing a value of game media for the user in accordance with an outcome of the game, the game system comprising:
a storage part for storing a value of game media associated with the user and points; and
a server for updating the storage part, when the user makes a donation from a value of the game media associated with the user in accordance with an operation performed by the user, so as to provide points for the user, said points being usable by the user.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The game system according to claim 1, wherein a number of the points is determined in accordance of a donation amount of the donation.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The game system according to claim 1, wherein the server updates the storage part so as to subtract the donation amount from a value of the game media associated with the user in order to make the donation based on a setting made by the user.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The game system according to claim 1, wherein the server updates the storage part, when the donation is made from points associated with the user in accordance with an operation of the user, so as to subtract points in accordance with a donation amount of the donation from the points associated with the user.

### Claim 5

A server for controlling a donation made by a user using a gaming machine, the gaming machine enabling execution of a game played by the user in accordance with a value of game media, the gaming machine providing a value of game media for the user in accordance with an outcome of the game,
the server operable to:
access a storage part for storing a value of game media associated with the user; and
update the storage part, when the user makes the donation from the value of the game media associated with the user in accordance with an operation of the user, so as to provide points in accordance with a donation amount of said donation for the user.

### Claim 6

A donation control method for controlling a donation made by a user using a gaming machine, the donation control method being executed on a server, the gaming machine enabling execution of a game played by the user in accordance with a value of game media, the gaming machine providing a value of game media for the user in accordance with an outcome of the game, the donation control method comprising the steps of: on the server,
accessing a storage part for storing a value of game media associated with the user; and
updating the storage part, when the user makes the donation from the value of the game media associated with the user in accordance with an operation of the user, so as to provide points in accordance with a donation amount of said donation for the user.