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US 7,479,061 B2Granted
Gaming machine
AssigneeAruze Corp.
InventorKazuo Okada
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Abstract
A gaming machine includes: a variable display means for producing variable display of a plurality of symbols; a front display means being provided in front of the variable display means for enabling a player to see symbols on the variable display means through the front display means, the front display means being capable of displaying various images; and a display scaling means for making it possible to scale up or down display on the front display means and/or the variable display means.
Claims18
A gaming machine comprising:
- a first display device that variably displays a plurality of symbols having a normal size;
- a second display device that electrically displays various images, the second display device being provided in front of the first display device and configured to enable the player to see the symbols displayed by the first display device therethrough;
- an input device that allows a player to input a command to bet;
- a controller that controls the first display device and the second display device in accordance with the command to provide a game to the player;
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- a display scaling unit that is disposed between the first display device and the second display device and moves between the first display device and the second display device to either enlarge the normal size of the plurality of the symbols displayed on the first display device when moved in a first direction or reduced the normal size of the plurality of the symbols displayed on the first display device when moved in a second direction being opposite of the first direction.
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A gaming machine comprising:
- a first display device that variably displays a plurality of symbols having a normal size;
- a second display device that electrically displays various images having standard sizes, the second display device being provided in front of the first display device and configured to enable the player to see the symbols displayed by the first display device therethrough;
- an input device that allows a player to input a command to bet;
- a controller that controls the first display device and the second display device in accordance with the command to provide a game to the player;
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- a display scaling unit that includes a lens that is disposed between the first display device and the second display device and moves between the first display device and the second display device to either enlarge the normal size of the plurality of the symbols displayed on the first display device when moved in a first direction or reduce the normal size of the plurality of the symbols displayed on the first display device when moved in a second direction being opposite of the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.