Image display gaming machine and image display control method

An image display gaming machine comprising:

• a game execution section for executing games;
• a game image storage section for storing game image information used in said game execution;
• an image input section for inputting specific image information from an image information source from which image information can be output;
• a specific image storage section for storing the specific image information input through said image input section;
• a display control section for controlling display of the game image information stored in said game image storage section and the specific image information stored in said specific image storage section, in response to the game executed by said game execution section;
• a display section whose display is controlled by said display control section;
• and
• input time detection means for detecting a predetermined input condition for the specific image information being satisfied, wherein
• when said input time detection means detects the condition being satisfied, said image input section inputs the specific image information, and wherein
• said input time detection means determines that the specific image information input condition is satisfied when a player has continued game play for a predetermined time.

An image display gaming machine comprising:

• a game execution section for executing games;
• a game image storage section for storing game image information used in said game execution;
• an image input section for inputting specific image information from an image information source from which image information can be output;
• a specific image storage section for storing the specific image information input through said image input section;
• a display control section for controlling display of the game image information stored in said game image storage section and the specific image information stored in said specific image storage section, in response to the game executed by said game execution section;
• a display section whose display is controlled by said display control section;
• and
• input time detection means for detecting a predetermined input condition for the specific image information being satisfied, wherein
• when said input time detection means detects the condition being satisfied, said image input section inputs the specific image information, wherein
• said game execution section allows a player to play a game when a predetermined number of game play media have been input, and wherein
• said input time detection means counts the number of times a game has been executed by said game execution section after no game has been played for a given time, and when the count reaches a predetermined value, determines that the specific image information input condition is satisfied.

An image display gaming machine comprising:

• a game execution section for executing games;
• a game image storage section for storing game image information used in said game execution;
• an image input section for inputting specific image information from an image information source from which image information can be output;
• a specific image storage section for storing the specific image information input through said image input section;
• a display control section for controlling display of the game image information stored in said game image storage section and the specific image information stored in said specific image storage section, in response to the game executed by said game execution section;
• a display section whose display is controlled by said display control section;
• input time detection means for detecting a predetermined input condition for the specific image information being satisfied;
• and
• a player presence detection section for detecting a player existing in front of said image display gaming machine, wherein
• when said input time detection means detects the condition being satisfied, said image input section inputs the specific image information, and wherein
• when said player presence detection section detects a player existing after no player previously existed for a given time, said input time detection means determines that the specific image information input condition is satisfied.

An image display gaming machine comprising:

• a game execution section for executing games;
• a game image storage section for storing game image information used in said game execution;
• an image input section for inputting specific image information from an image information source from which image information can be output;
• a specific image storage section for storing the specific image information input through said image input section;
• a display control section for controlling display of the game image information stored in said game image storage section and the specific image information stored in said specific image storage section, in response to the game executed by said game execution section;
• a display section whose display is controlled by said display control section;
• and
• input time detection means for detecting a predetermined input condition for the specific image information being satisfied, wherein
• when said input time detection means detects the condition being satisfied, said image input section inputs the specific image information, and wherein
• when a new player starts playing a game at said image display gaming machine, said input time detection means determines that the specific image information input condition satisfied.

An image display gaming machine comprising:

• a game execution section for executing games;
• a game image storage section for storing game image information used in said game execution;
• an image input section for inputting specific image information from an image information source from which image information can be output;
• a specific image storage section for storing the specific image information input through said image input section;
• a display control section for controlling display of the game image information stored in said game image storage section and the specific image information stored in said specific image storage section, in response to the game executed by said game execution section;
• a display section whose display is controlled by said display control section;
• and
• change time detection means for detecting a predetermined image information change condition being satisfied, wherein
• said display control section controls display of a plurality of types of symbol images at a plurality of positions as the game image information and when said change time detection means detects the condition being satisfied, changes predetermined game image information of the game image information to the specific image information and displays it at said display section, wherein
• said game execution section comprises determination means for determining whether or not a combination of the symbols displayed at the plurality of positions matches a predetermined symbol combination;
• and wherein
• when said determination means determines that the combination of the symbols displayed at the plurality of positions matches the predetermined symbol combination, said change time detection means determines that the image information change condition is satisfied.

An image display gaming machine comprising:

• a game execution section for executing games;
• a game image storage section for storing game image information used in said game execution;
• an image input section for inputting specific image information from an image information source from which image information can be output;
• a specific image storage section for storing the specific image information input through said image input section;
• a display control section for controlling display of the game image information stored in said game image storage section and the specific image information stored in said specific image storage section, in response to the game executed by said game execution section;
• a display section whose display is controlled by said display control section;
• change time detection means for detecting a predetermined image information change condition being satisfied;
• and
• input time detection means for detecting a predetermined input condition for the specific image information being satisfied, wherein
• when said change time detection means detects the condition being satisfied, said display control section changes predetermined game image information of the game image information to the specific image information and displays it, wherein
• when said input time detection means detects the condition being satisfied, said image input section inputs the specific image information, and wherein
• when the specific image information is input through said image input section, said change time detection means determines that the image information change condition is satisfied.

An image display gaming machine comprising:

• a game execution section for executing games;
• a game image storage section for storing game image information used in game execution;
• an image input section for inputting specific image information from an image information source from which image information can be output;
• a specific image storage section for storing the specific image information input through said image input section;
• a display control section for controlling display of the game image information stored in said game image storage section and the specific image information stored in said specific image storage section, in response to the game executed by said game execution section;
• and
• a display section whose display is controlled by said display control section, wherein
• said game image storage section stores a plurality of types of symbol images as the game image information, wherein
• said game execution section defines a plurality of gaming lines as symbol combinations at said plurality of positions, selects at least one or more of the gaming lines, and instructs said display control section to indicate that the gaming line is selected, and wherein
• said display control section performs control so as to display the symbol images at a plurality of positions and uses the specific image information to indicate selection of the gaming line.

An image display gaming machine comprising:

• a game execution section for executing games;
• a game image storage section for storing game image information used in game execution;
• an image input section for inputting specific image information from an image information source from which image information can be output;
• a specific image storage section for storing the specific image information input through said image input section;
• a display control section for controlling display of the game image information stored in said game image storage section and the specific image information stored in said specific image storage section in response to the game executed by said game execution section;
• and
• a display section whose display is controlled by said display control section, wherein
• said display section has a display area previously divided into subareas, and wherein
• said display control section changes predetermined image information of the game image information displayed in a specified subarea to the specific image information and displays it.

An image display gaming machine comprising:

• a game execution section for executing games;
• a game image storage section for storing game image information used in game execution;
• an image input section for inputting specific image information from an image information source from which image information can be output;
• a specific image storage section for storing the specific image information input through said image input section;
• a display control section for controlling display of the game image information stored in said game image storage section and the specific image information stored in said specific image storage section in response to the game executed by said game execution section;
• a display section whose display is controlled by said display control section;
• and
• an image processing section for performing at least one of an enlargement process for enlarging the specific image information to a specific size, a reduction process for reducing the specific image information to a specific size, a compression process for compressing the specific image information to a specific size, and a trimming process for trimming the specific image information to a specific size, wherein
• said image processing section converts the specific image information into a plurality of different specific sizes of specific image information, and wherein
• said specific image storage section stores the plurality of different specific sizes of specific image information into which the specific image information is converted by said input image processing section.

In an image display gaming machine for performing display control for a plurality of symbol images for executing a game, an image display control method comprising the steps of:

• picking up an image of an object;
• inputting specific image information about the object whose image is picked up;
• converting the input specific image information into a plurality of different specific sizes of specific image information;
• displaying the plurality of different specific sizes of specific image information that can be selected;
• accepting from the outside a selection command to read any of the
• plurality of different specific sizes of specific image information;
• and
• performing display control of the specific size of image information selected in the command instead of a predetermined symbol of said plurality of symbols.

An image display gaming machine for displaying a plurality of types of symbol images at a plurality of positions on display windows for a player to play a game, said system comprising:

• a game execution section for executing the game;
• a game image storage section for storing game image information used in said game execution;
• an insertion section into which a storage medium for storing specific image information for displaying a specific image is inserted;
• a read section for reading the specific image information stored on the storage medium inserted into said insertion section;
• a display control section for reading the image information stored in said game image storage section and the specific image information read by said read section and performing display control;
• a display section whose display is controlled by said display control section;
• and
• change time detection means for detecting a predetermined image change condition being satisfied, wherein
• said game execution section comprises determination means for determining whether or not a combination of the symbols displayed at the plurality of positions matches a predetermined symbol combination;
• wherein
• when a permission command is accepted through change specification means or when said determination means determines that the combination of the symbols displayed at the plurality of positions matches the predetermined symbol combination, said change time detection means determines that the image change condition is satisfied, and wherein
• when said change time detection means detects the condition being satisfied, said display control section changes predetermined game image information of the game image information to the specific image information read by said read section and displays it.

An image display gaming machine comprising a first display section for displaying game image information used in game execution and a first display control section for performing display control of said first display section for causing said first display section to display game image information for a player to play a game, wherein the improvement comprises:

• an image pickup section for picking up an image of an object;
• a second display section for displaying specific image information about the object whose image is picked up by said image pickup section;
• and
• a second display control section for causing said second display section to display the specific image information.

An image display gaming machine comprising:

• a game execution section for executing games;
• a game image storage section for storing game image information used in game execution;
• an image input section for inputting specific image information from an image information source from which image information can be output;
• a specific image storage section for storing the specific image information input through said image input section;
• a display control section for controlling display of the game image information stored in said game image storage section and the specific image information stored in said specific image storage section, in response to the game executed by said execution section;
• a display section whose display is controlled by said display control section;
• and
• detection means for detecting a player winning a game after execution of the game by said game execution section, wherein
• when said detection means detects the player winning the game, said display control section causes said display section to display the specific image information stored in said specific image storage section.