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US 7,727,066 B2Granted
Game machine, game machine system, and method of controlling a game machine reel spin time
AssigneeKonami Gaming, Inc.
InventorsTomonobu Ikeya, Keiri Yoshioka
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Abstract
A game machine includes a monitor, a comparator and an adjuster. The monitor monitors a difference between the amount of game value inserted and the amount of game value paid. The comparator compares the difference with a preset reference value. The adjuster extends a game time of a game performed on the monitor when a result of the comparison that the difference is greater than the reference value is determined by the comparator.
Claims11
A game machine comprising:
- a monitor for monitoring an updated loss coefficient calculated by factors at least including a difference between an amount of game value inserted into the game machine and an amount of game value paid by the game machine, a game interval time from an end of a preceding game to a following game and a number-of-tokens-bet coefficient determined by dividing a number of bets in a plurality of predetermined periods with an average number of tokens bet on the same model of the gaming machine in a predetermined area, the gaming machine and the same model of the gaming machine being connected to a management device which monitors a difference between a number of tokens inserted and a number of tokens paid of each gaming machine;
- a comparator for comparing the updated loss coefficient with a preset reference value;
- and
- an adjuster for extending a spinning time of a reel spin during a game performed on the gaming machine;
- wherein the adjuster extends the spinning time when the updated loss coefficient is greater than the reference value.
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A system for managing at least one of a plurality of game machines coupled to a communications network, comprising:
- (1) at least one game machine, having
- a monitor for monitoring an updated loss coefficient calculated by factors at least including
- a difference between an amount of game value inserted into the game machine and an amount of game value paid by the game machine, a game interval time from an end of a preceding game to a following game, and a number-of-tokens-bet coefficient determined by dividing a number of bets in a plurality of predetermined periods with an average number of tokens bet on the same model of the gaming machine in a predetermined area, the gaming machine and the same model of the gaming machine being connected to the system, which monitors a difference between a number of tokens inserted and a number of tokens paid of each gaming machine;
- a comparator for comparing the updated loss coefficient with a preset reference value;
- an adjuster for extending a spinning time of a reel spin during a game performed on the monitor,
- wherein the spinning time of a reel spin is adjusted by the adjuster based on the updated loss coefficient;
- a reader, which reads personal data of a player from a data storage;
- and
- a communicator, which transmits and receives data concerning the amount of game value inserted into the game machine and the amount of game value paid by the game machine for the player specified by the personal data via the communication network, and
- (2) a game machine manager, which manages data concerning the amount of game value inserted into the game machine and the amount of game value paid by the game machine for a player specified by the personal data, the data including a weighting factor for reducing the past loss coefficient as time goes back to past, and the data being received from the at least one of game machines via the communication network.
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A method of controlling a game machine, comprising the steps of:
- monitoring an updated loss coefficient calculated by factors at least including a difference between an amount of game value inserted into the game machine and an amount of game value paid by the game machine, a game interval time from an end of a preceding game to a following game, and a number-of-tokens-bet coefficient determined by dividing a number of bets in a plurality of predetermined periods with an average number of tokens bet on the same model of the gaming machine in a predetermined area, the gaming machine and the same model of the gaming machine being connected to a management device which monitors a difference between a number of tokens inserted and a number of tokens paid of each gaming machine;
- comparing the updated loss coefficient with a preset reference value;
- and
- extending a spinning time of a reel spin during a game performed on the monitor,
- wherein the spinning time of a reel spin is adjusted by the adjuster based on the updated loss coefficient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.