# US 2019/0378371 A1 · Game device and game method

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- Number: US 2019/0378371 A1
- Document ID: US20190378371A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/341,580
- Filed: 2016-10-13
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2016-10-13
- Assignees: Sega Sammy Creation Inc.
- Applicants: Sega Sammy Creation Inc.
- Inventors: Taiji Sugai
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190378371A1

## CPC

- G07F 17/3211: {Display means}
- A63F 5/00: Roulette games
- A63F 13/80: Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
- G07F 17/323: {wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions}
- G07F 17/3244: {Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes}
- G07F 17/3288: {Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking}
- 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})
- A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A game device comprises a control unit, a storage unit, and a display unit. The control unit is configured to execute a program stored in the storage unit to implement a function of displaying a roulette and a bet area on the display unit, a function of acquiring information on a bet position in the bet area in accordance with an instruction of a player, and a function of highlighting a position on the roulette corresponding to the bet position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A game device, comprising a control unit, a storage unit, and a display unit, wherein the control unit is configured to execute a program stored in the storage unit to implement:
a function of displaying a roulette and a bet area on the display unit;
a function of specifying a bet position in the bet area in accordance with an instruction of a player; and
a function of highlighting a position on the roulette corresponding to the bet position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The game device according to claim 1, wherein highlighting the position on the roulette includes performing different highlight depending on a payout rate previously associated with the specified bet position.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The game device according to claim 1, wherein highlighting the position on the roulette includes performing different highlight depending on an amount of a bet for the specified bet position.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The game device according to claim 1, wherein highlighting the position on the roulette includes highlighting a pocket on the roulette corresponding to the specified bet position.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The game device according to claim 1, wherein highlighting the position on the roulette includes at least using different display color or performing flashing display.

### Claim 6

A game device, comprising:
a control unit;
a storage unit from which data is read and to which data is written by the control unit; and
a display unit,
wherein the control unit is programmed to:
cause the display unit to display images of a roulette and a bet area on the basis of the data read from the storage unit;
specify a bet position in the bet area on the basis of the data read from the storage unit in accordance with a command; and
highlight an image at a position on the roulette corresponding to the specified bet position on the basis of the data read from the storage unit.

### Claim 7

A game method performed by a device including a control unit, a storage unit, and a display unit, wherein the control unit executes a program stored in the storage unit to perform:
displaying a roulette and a bet area on the display unit;
acquiring information of a bet position in the bet area in accordance with an instruction of a player; and
highlighting a position on the roulette corresponding to the bet position.