Abstract: A gaming machine having a display that displays a determined screen including a character, during execution of a game, a touch panel sensor, disposed above the display, that is capable of detecting the contact position, the position of the character contacted by a player, and a CPU that determines the contact position of the character as well as the contact mode, and that displays an image on the display, that is changed based on the result of this determination.

Abstract: A financial transaction system includes: an ATM process substituting server connected to a backbone server that executes a user accounting process through a communication mechanism capable of concealing content of communication; and a transaction screen WEB server connected to the ATM process substituting server and capable of connecting to a user communication terminal. The transaction screen WEB server transmits, to the communication terminal, transaction screen data for the user to input transaction necessary information, receives, from the communication terminal, transaction necessary information data inputted in accordance with the transaction screen data, and transmits the transaction necessary information data to the ATM process substituting server. The ATM process substituting server transmits the transaction necessary information data to the backbone server and transmits a message requesting the user for a specified transaction process.

Abstract: To provide a technique of allowing a terminal device to operate by downloading not only an application program but also an OS from a network without providing any special unit or equipment. A system includes: an OS delivery server that has OS data previously stored therein; an application delivery server that has application data previously stored therein; an intra-LAN server that receives the OS data from the OS delivery server and stores the OS data, activates the OS data as the OS of its own, and receives the application data from the application delivery server and stores the application data; and a network terminal device that is capable of receiving the OS data and the application data from the intra-LAN delivery server, activating the OS data as the OS of its own, and activating an application contained in the application data on the OS.

Abstract: There is provided a media communication apparatus including an automatic selection unit which automatically selects a telecommunications carrier by preset criteria on the address of a speech terminal serving as a communication destination input at the time of call origination and a communication system which identifies the communication conventions of a server of the selected telecommunications carrier and communicates media in accordance with the communication conventions, wherein the communication system has an automatic identification unit which automatically identifies the communication protocol of the server of the selected telecommunications carrier, a session establishment unit which establishes a session according to the identified communication protocol, and a packet communication unit which communicates media in packets on the basis of the established session.

Abstract: A stepping motor controller includes: a pulse frequency adjustment circuit that receives a command pulse having a first frequency from an external controller that outputs the command pulse in accordance with an interrupt process performed periodically by the external controller, and generates an alternative command pulse having a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency; and a motor driving circuit that receives the command pulse through the pulse frequency adjustment circuit, and controls a stepping motor to rotate on the basis of the command pulse. The pulse frequency adjustment circuit outputs the alternative command pulse to the motor driving circuit instead of the command pulse received from the external controller, when the first frequency exceeds a predetermined level.

Abstract: During a slot machine game, game effects are also displayed on a liquid crystal panel 39d provided in a reel display window unit 39, and thus the liquid crystal panel 39d serves as a new machine component for performing game effects. Therefore, new effects for the game can be performed on the liquid crystal panel 39d, which facilitates maintaining the novelty of game effects. Furthermore, since the reel glass base 39b is black-colored, any light incident on the reel glass base 39b is not easy to be reflected on the liquid crystal panel 39d. Consequently no light incident on the reel glass base 39b is mirrored into the liquid crystal panel 39d.

Abstract: In a mahjong game system constituted by a mahjong game machine and an information processing device, the information processing device comprises: game data reception means for receiving game data; game data storage means; ranking criterion setting means for setting a ranking criterion during the creation of a ranking list at predetermined time intervals based on the game data; ranking means for creating, on the basis of the ranking criterion, a ranking list based on the stored game data; and ranking data transmitting means for transmitting the ranked ranking data to the mahjong game machine.

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.

Abstract: When a predetermined amount of credits has been inserted into a slot machine, a game mode is switched from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode according to the user's input operation via a touch panel. After the switching to the insurance mode, determination is made whether or not the amount of bet credits matches the maximum bet amount. In a case where determination has been made that the amount of bet credits matches the maximum bet amount, the number of games is counted after the switching of the game mode to the insurance mode. When the counted number of games has reached a predetermined number, a predetermined amount of credits is paid out.

Abstract: The cumulative credit consumptions of game machines are controlled per player. When the cumulative credit consumption of a player reaches an upper limit, a return is executed to the player based on a predetermined return rate. In addition, the return rate can be changed to produce high game characteristics. Therefore, the player can perform a game without anxiety, while enjoying amusement of the game. At the result, the problem of missing customers can be eliminated.

Abstract: In a gaming machine provided with a function called “super time (ST),” which may change the amount of payout coins, a player moves his sight from a displayed stopping order to a displayed reel during such Super Time (ST) game. In order to prevent fatigue by the sight movement, an image display device is provided with a transparent liquid crystal for image attractions and a liquid crystal film for an electronic shutter. They are laminated and disposed in front of the main reel. The electronic shutter can shield an area partially with a software in reference to a gaming status. For example, the electronic shutter does not shield the area and an image attraction is executed since the player may not make an observation push. For the image attraction after the complete reel stop, the electronic shutter shields the area so as to show a clear attraction image.

Abstract: A gaming system and a gaming machine, in which a player of a first game can participate in a second game having different game contents without moving between gaming machines. In the gaming system and the gaming machine, a first gaming machine is provided with a second display different from for the first game and connected communicatively with a second gaming machine, and has functions: to transmit/receive information on the second game controlled by the second gaming machine; and to allow the player to perform the second game in the second display on the basis of the information of the second game.

Abstract: A slot machine is provided with first to third reel display areas 10 to 12 at a lower image display panel 6. In a start accepting process (S11), a main CPU41 accepts a bet of a gaming value on a one-by-one reel display area basis. At this time, the number of bets relative to each reel display area is limited to be equal to or smaller than a predetermined bet limit (S27). The main CPU41 performs a symbol determining process (S12) and a symbol display process (S13) for only a target reel display area in which a gaming value is betted. After that, the main CPU41 determines the content of a first prize, based upon a symbol displayed in a stopped state in the target reel display area. The main CPU41 determines the content of a second prize in addition to that of the first prize if it is predetermined.

Abstract: A gaming apparatus control part is provided with an external output control circuit, configured in such a manner that gaming information can be output and gaming data sent from each gaming machine is collected in a management server in order to solve the issue that internal winning attraction is limited to each gaming apparatus and a player concentrates only on the gaming apparatus to which he is playing. The management server comprises a link attraction lottery table to determine attraction mode based on sent gaming information and link attraction transmission unit lottery table to determine a destination gaming apparatus of link attraction, determines a link attraction and attraction transmission destination, and sends an attraction data with a predetermined timing on the condition that internal winning data is sent from a gaming apparatus.

Abstract: A gaming machine is provided, which includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores a plurality of progressive awards. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) start a game; (b) cause the game to be switched to a predetermined game state when a result of the game satisfies a predetermined condition; (c) when the game is switched to the predetermined game state, randomly select a progressive award from the plurality of progressive awards stored in the memory; and (d) pay a player in accordance with the selected progressive award.

Abstract: To provide a gaming machine wherein a glass plate holding frame is attached so as to be capable of rotating around one side of a frame of a main body of the gaming machine as a rotating axis and the glass plate holding frame holds a glass plate detachably via a holding member disposed at a rear side thereof; and the holding members are provided at the side of the rotating axis, the release side, and the lower part at the rear side of the glass plate holding frame and a glass plate fitting enable part is configured by releasing the upper part; wherein the intervals of the holding members provided at the side of the rotating axis and the release side are configured by securing a moving space for attaching the glass plate fitted from the release side of the glass plate holding frame of the glass plate fitting enable part to a glass plate attached position by moving this glass plate to the side of the rotating axis of the glass plate holding frame.

Abstract: A slot machine 10 comprises a display 20 having 3 rows by X columns (X being an integer of 5 or greater) of display regions, and a controller 50. Controller 50, in the event that bonus symbols 70, 71, and 72 are displayed in the (X?2) display regions in the center row of the 3 rows, excepting both side columns, starts a bonus game on the display. In the bonus game, the controller causes a prescribed character 66 to move on the display regions surrounding the (X?2) bonus symbols, and thereafter, selects a symbol by causing character 66 to perform a prescribed action on one of the display regions. Based on the type of the selected symbol, the content of the bonus awarded to the player is determined.

Abstract: A gaming environment is described. Plural video reels are spin and stopped on plural window displays. If the number of scatter symbols repositioned on the plural window displays is a predetermined number, new video reel will be spin and stopped on new display window. After that, an award corresponding to a symbol repositioned on a payline on the new display window.