Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080214302 | BOARD, SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR BOARD, AND GAMING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR BOARD - To provide a supporting structure which can prevent electric contact failures of memories and a CPU caused by warping of a board. In a supporting structure for a board including a CPU, memories, and a connector for removably attaching the CPU and memories, provided on a plate-like main body, a warping preventive body | 09-04-2008 |
20080220836 | GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING GAMES - A game system | 09-11-2008 |
20080268932 | GAMING MACHINE WITH A PLURALITY OF TOUCH PANELS AS AN INPUT DEVICE - A gaming machine includes a display device, a plurality of input devices, and a controller. Each input device that is made of transparent material allows an image of a card displayed on the screen of the display device to be externally observable. The plurality of input devices is configured to output independently of one another data related to a position in a coordinate system. The controller is configured to: (a) start a card game; (b) cause the display device to display a plurality of images of cards at specified positions in the coordinate system on a screen; and (c) cause the display device to display an image of a card corresponding to each of the plurality of input devices in a specified manner in response to reception of a signal indicating data related to a position in the coordinate system from each of the plurality of input devices. | 10-30-2008 |
20080300047 | Gaming Machine And Gaming System Allowing Purchase Of Credits By Means Of Card - A system for settling accounts at a casino includes a card issuing terminal, a credit writing device, a gaming machine, a card checkout terminal, and a card data management server. The card issuing terminal, the credit writing device, the gaming machine and the card checkout management server are communicatively connected with the card data management server, respectively. The card checkout terminal is configured to: perform a comparison between a first set of player identification and credit amount data included in card data received from the card data management server and a second set of player identification and credit amount data stored in a card; and when matching between the first set and the second set is confirmed, settle accounts. | 12-04-2008 |
20090029761 | Topper Device Of Gaming Machine - When any of slot machines comprising a link system (e.g., the slot machine) has won, the winning slot machine transmits a win signal to an installed topper device. A processor of the topper device that received the win signal transmits to other linked topper devices (e.g., the topper devices) an effect signal informing that the slot machine has won, and performs effect showing that the installed slot machine has won. In contrast, the processors of the topper devices that received the effect signal specifies the sending topper device, and executes the effect showing a position of the winning slot machine, by using a topper liquid crystal panel or the LED. | 01-29-2009 |
20090029770 | Indicator, Gaming Machine, Game System - A gaming environment is described. An indicator is provided at top of a cabinet of a gaming machine. Also, a light emitting pattern of the indicator is controlled based on an accumulated number of executed games. Also, light-emitting part of the indicator lengthens with an increase in the accumulated number of the executed games. | 01-29-2009 |
20090191952 | Gaming Machine - A gaming machine performs an effect using a Morse code. | 07-30-2009 |
20090214238 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and image forming program product - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming an image; a status conversion unit for converting the multi-value pixel data into status values; plural reference look-up tables each indicating an association between an arrangement of the status values of a target pixel and adjacent pixels in a pixel window and an output data value of the multi-value pixel data to be output; a determining unit for determining a target reference look-up table based on the arrangement; and a generating unit configured to change an input data value of the multi-value pixel data, into the output data value of the determined target reference look-up table, and for outputting the multi-value pixel data to the image forming unit. | 08-27-2009 |
20090253485 | Gaming System Having Large Display and Plural Gaming Machines - The gaming system of the present invention comprises: a plurality of gaming machines; a single pedestal having an installation surface for installing the gaming machines; a supporting member provided such that a first end thereof is supported by the pedestal and the second end thereof is oriented upwardly; a common image display having an internal space inside thereof, having openings communicated with external air respectively at an upper portion and a bottom portion thereof, and being supported by the second end side of the supporting member. | 10-08-2009 |
20090253486 | Gaming system having large display and plural gaming machines - The gaming system of the present invention comprises: a common image display having a common-image-display cabinet provided with an opening over substantially the entire front surface thereof, and a common flat display panel portion that is provided in the opening, and allowing the common flat display panel portion to rotate upwardly and downwardly with respect to the floor surface with a hinge as a shaft by having an upper end of the common flat display panel portion mounted on an upper end of a front surface of the common-image-display cabinet via the hinge. | 10-08-2009 |
20090253499 | Gaming System Having Large Display and Plural Gaming Machines - The gaming system of the present invention comprises: a plurality of gaming machines; a control device; a single pedestal having an installation surface for installing the gaming machines, and having a hollow space communicated with external air; a supporting member provided such that a first end thereof is supported by the pedestal and the second end thereof is oriented upwardly; a common image display being supported by the second end side of the supporting member, and communication cables for communication between the plurality of gaming machines and the control device. | 10-08-2009 |
20090253500 | Gaming System Having Large Display and Plural Gaming Machines - The gaming system of the present invention comprises: a plurality of gaming machines; a single pedestal having an installation surface for installing the plurality of gaming machines; a common image display supported by a supporting member provided such that a first end thereof is supported by the pedestal and the second end thereof is oriented upwardly; a secondary supporting member that is provided in the common image display and formed so as to extend toward the side of the common image display; and a display board that is secured by a holding member provided in the secondary supporting member. | 10-08-2009 |
20090253514 | Gaming system having large display and plural gaming machines - The gaming system of the present invention comprises: a plurality of gaming machines; a control device; a single pedestal having an installation surface for installing the gaming machines; a supporting member provided such that a first end thereof is supported by the pedestal and the second end thereof is oriented upwardly; a common image display supported at a position above the upper surfaces of the gaming machines by the supporting member, and communication cables for communication between the plurality of gaming machines and the control device. | 10-08-2009 |
20100189452 | Apparatus and method of controlling light level of a light source, and recording medium storing program of controlling light level of a light source - An apparatus and a method of controlling a light level of a light beam irradiated by a light source are provided. The light source is caused to irradiate the light beam having a light level determined based on a light level correction value for a specific main scanning position. The light level correction value is calculated based on light level change information indicating the change in the light level correction value for the specific main scanning position changes with respect to an initial light level correction value or a preceding light level correction value. | 07-29-2010 |
20120044542 | TRANSFER OF IMAGE DATA USING POWER SAVING STATE - An image processing apparatus includes a data output control unit to output image data on a line-by-line basis in response to a line synchronizing signal, and a data output interface circuit to transfer via a bus the image data that is output from the data output control unit on a line-by-line basis in response to the line synchronizing signal, wherein the data output interface circuit makes a transition, together with the bus, from a normal state to a power saving state when a predetermined check period next following completion of transfer, by the data output interface circuit, of image data for one line output from the data output control unit passes before transfer of image data for a next one line, and returns, together with the bus, from the power saving state to the normal state for transfer of image data for the next one line. | 02-23-2012 |