EP 1804221 A1 20070704 - Gaming machine
Title (en)
Gaming machine
Title (de)
Spielautomat
Title (fr)
Machine de jeu
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2005340858 A 20051125
Abstract (en)
To guide a player showing an interest in a gaming machine, and encourage a use of the gaming machine, thereby increasing a customer gathering capability and increasing an operating rate of the gaming machine. A gaming machine enabling a plurality of players to play an identical game simultaneously includes: a plurality of player terminals at which a player carries out an input for a game; a front display and/or a speaker which executes an effect accompanying a game; a seating condition detector which detects whether or not a player terminal has an empty seat; an observer detector which detects whether or not an observer, who is a person other than a player playing the game, exists; and a guiding effect selection section which, in the event that an existence of an empty seat is detected by the seating condition detector, and an existence of an observer is detected by the observer detector, selects an effect for guiding the observer to one of the empty seats, and causes the front display and/ or the speaker to execute the selected effect.
IPC 8 full level
A63F 13/45 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01); A63F 13/215 (2014.01); A63F 13/424 (2014.01); A63F 13/52 (2014.01); A63F 13/54 (2014.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G07F 17/32 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 2004072609 A1 20040415 - UNGARO MARK CURRAN [US], et al
- [X] US 2003070178 A1 20030410 - BOYD ROBERT A [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1804221 A1 20070704; AU 2006241370 A1 20070614; CN 1970124 A 20070530; JP 2007143754 A 20070614; US 2007155497 A1 20070705; ZA 200609835 B 20071128
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 06024342 A 20061123; AU 2006241370 A 20061124; CN 200610146833 A 20061123; JP 2005340858 A 20051125; US 60333106 A 20061122; ZA 200609835 A 20061124