Abstract: Provided is a gaming machine having a cabinet. Between the back as a back face and the right side face of the sides of the cabinet, the gaming machine has a right end side, which is formed by cutting a plane parallel to the gravitational direction in a manner to join lines spaced at predetermined distances in the individual directions of the back and the right side face from a line of intersection, on which the back and the right side face intersect when extended. The gaming machine also has a left end side between the back and a left side face. Moreover, the right end side and the left end side are symmetric with respect to a plane dividing the cabinet equally to the right and left.

Abstract: A gaming machine having an illuminated object made up of a specific area and a non-specific area different from the specific area, the illuminated object being disposed on a front surface of the gaming machine, the gaming machine includes: a first light source for emitting light caused to enter the specific area from a rear-surface side of the illuminated object; a second light source for emitting light, the second light source being different from the first light source, and a light guide body for causing the light emitted by the second light source to enter the non-specific area through the rear-surface side of the illuminated object, the light guide body being disposed in a position spaced apart from the illuminated object.

Abstract: A detection device is used in a gaming machine that detects numbers of dots on a plurality of dice having wireless tags. The detection device reads the wireless tags which are embedded on each face of the dice by a reader having an antenna. The antenna of the reader includes a first antenna portion disposed substantially in a central portion of a field that supports the dice, and formed in a substantially circular shape, and a plurality of second antenna portions disposed so as to superimpose a detection area of the first antenna portion, and having a detection area larger than the first antenna portion. The first antenna portion and the plurality of the second antenna portions are disposed so as to have a portion of detection areas mutually superimposed on a playing board.

Abstract: A gaming machine is provided, which includes an interface portion, a controller, a memory, a first power supply, and a second power supply. The interface portion is connected with at least one unit used for executing a game. The controller controls the unit connected to the interface portion and detects an occurrence of abnormal operation at the unit. The memory stores identification information for identifying the unit, and further stores historical information that includes information related to the occurrence of abnormal operation detected by the controller in connection with the identification information. The first power supply supplies a voltage required for operation of the controller. The second power supply supplies the voltage required for operation of the controller if a voltage supplied for the controller by the first power supply is less than the voltage required for operation of the controller.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes a first box having inner walls, a second box, a front member, a communicating portion, and an exhausting portion. The front member has side walls, and covers components placed at a front portion of the second box. The front member defines a first space at the front portion. The communicating portion provided at the front portion allows a second space inside the second box to communicate with the first space. The exhausting portion provided in a side wall of the front member allows air sent from the second space to the first space to be discharged. The front member is arranged such that a first distance is smaller than a second distance, where the first distance starts at a first inner wall to finish at a first side wall, and the second distance starts at a second inner wall to finish at a second side wall.

Abstract: A game processing apparatus is provided, which includes a first memory, a second memory, and a controller. The first memory stores gaming information including information related to gaming rules corresponding to an area. The second memory stores a predetermined first area code representing a specific area. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) calculate a second area code corresponding to the area according to the gaming information; (b) compare the second area code with the first area code so as to determine whether the gaming information matches the specific area; and (c) when the controller determines a mismatching, restrict a start of a game.

Abstract: A gaming machine according to one embodiment of the invention has a rotating reel display device that variably displays a plurality of kinds of identification information required for a game, and a transmissive image display device 30 to enable symbol information of the rotating reel display device to be visually recognized. The transmissive image display device 30 has a liquid crystal panel 34 that displays an image, and a light guide plate 37 that is provided on the back side of the display panel 34 and that irradiates the display panel while having display windows 37L, 37C and 37R formed therein to cause the symbol information of the rotating reel display device to be visually recognized, and prism sheets 40, each of which deflects the introduced light introduced to inside the light guide plate 37 toward the vertex area of the rotating reel, are provided in frame portions 37L, 37C and 37R of the display windows.

Abstract: A gaming machine according to one embodiment of the invention has a rotating reel display device that variably displays a plurality of kinds of identification information required for a game, and a transmissive liquid crystal display device 30 that enables symbol information of the rotating reel display device to be visually recognized and that is subjected to non-glare treatment on its surface. Then, a covering member 50 to enhance transmittance is attached to the surface portion of the transmissive liquid crystal display device 30.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises a liquid crystal module (10) having a predetermined shape and having a back side covered with a metal back case (12); a liquid crystal drive circuit board (20) electrically connected at one side of the liquid crystal module (10), extending toward the central portion from the one side by predetermined length, having an electric connector (22) disposed on one side of the circuit board (20), and mounted on the metal back case (12); and a metal cover (30) having a cutout (33) large enough to expose the electric connector (22) and covering the circuit board (20). An earth terminal (36) is provided at one edge of the cutout (33) and is brought into elastic contact with an earth contact (24a) provided on one side of the circuit board (20) when the circuit board (20) is covered with the metal cover (30). With this constitution, a stable ground line is formed in the display by a simple machining to avoid noise interference.

Abstract: When an alternating-current power is supplied to an ATX power supply, sub power is supplied to a PC board from the ATX power supply. When the sub power is supplied to the PC board, a PWOK signal is output to the ATX power supply by processing performed by a CPU according to BIOS, and main power is supplied to the PC board from the ATX power supply. Accordingly, the supply of the main power to the PC board and the starting processing of a gaming processing program are performed automatically, without any need for the conventional manual operation of a power supply switch, so that no effort is required for the starting of a slot machine.

Abstract: A performance apparatus includes an accepting unit, a memory, an output unit and a performance unit. The accepting unit accepts first performance information from an outside of the performance apparatus, and the memory stores second performance information. The output unit outputs one of a performance signal based on the first performance information accepted by the accepting unit and a performance signal based on the second performance information stored in the memory on the basis of a predetermined performance condition. The performance unit executes a performance according to the performance signal output from the output unit.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises a liquid crystal module (10) having a predetermined shape and having a back side covered with a metal back case (12); a liquid crystal drive circuit board (20) electrically connected at one side of the liquid crystal module (10), extending toward the central portion from the one side by predetermined length, having an electric connector (22) disposed on one side of the circuit board (20), and mounted on the metal back case (12); and a metal cover (30) having a cutout (33) large enough to expose the electric connector (22) and covering the circuit board (20). An earth terminal (36) is provided at one edge of the cutout (33) and is brought into elastic contact with an earth contact (24a) provided on one side of the circuit board (20) when the circuit board (20) is covered with the metal cover (30). With this constitution, a stable ground line is formed in the display by a simple machining to avoid noise interference.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 where a first liquid crystal display panel 15 is disposed on one side of a light guiding plate 11 that leads out light severally to both of the front and rear sides of the light guiding plate, a smaller second liquid crystal display panel 30 disposed on the other side of the light guiding plate, and the panels and the light guiding plate are stacked, in which a reinforcing frame 25 comprising a thin plate, which is substantially of the same size as the light guiding plate 11 and has an opening 26 substantially as large as the display surface of the second liquid crystal display panel 30, is laid between the light guiding plate 11 and the second liquid crystal display panel 30, the frame being covered by a cover 40 having an opening 42 corresponding to the display surface of the second liquid crystal display panel 30, such that the reinforcing frame 25 and the cover 40 sandwich and fix the second liquid crystal display panel 30.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 having a stacked body where a first liquid crystal display panel 15 is disposed on one side of a light guiding plate 11 that leads out light to both of the front and rear sides thereof, a smaller second liquid crystal display panel 30 is disposed on the other side of the light guiding plate 11, and the panels and the light guiding plate are stacked, and the side in which the second liquid crystal display panel 30 is installed is covered by a metallic main body cover 40 having a flat surface that supports the display surface 30b of the second liquid crystal display panel 30 at substantially the same level, and the main body cover 40 covers a circuit board 20 arranged around the second liquid crystal display panel 30, and is provided with an opening 42 to expose the display surface 30b of the second liquid crystal display panel 30. Consequently, the crystal display device, easily housed in various devices, is provided.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device 10 and the mobile information terminal using the liquid crystal display device 10, comprises a first liquid crystal display panel 15 disposed on one side of a light guiding plate 11 that leads out light severally to both of the front and rear sides of the light guiding plate, a second smaller liquid crystal display panel 30 disposed on the other side of the plate, and the panels and the light guiding plate are stacked, in which a circuit board 18, which controls the first and second liquid crystal display panels 15, 30 and has earth contact portions 22a, 22b at least on either one of the front face or the rear face of the circuit board 18 is laid between the light guiding plate 11 and the second liquid crystal display panel 30, and the earth contact portions 22a, 22b are in contact with a metal member (25, 40) that is provided on at least either one of the front face or the rear face of the circuit board 18.

Abstract: There is provided a gaming machine comprising: image display means for showing an image of an acting body to act in responsive to an operation by a player; game control means for advancing a game utilizing the image of the acting body; reading means for reading identification information of the acting body having been stored in an object to be read; detection means for outputting a detection signal indicating that the object to be read is put in a position where the reading means reads the identification information; and directive means for directing the reading means to read the identification information based on the detection signal.

Abstract: A medal acceptance device includes a gaming medal detecting means detecting a gaming medal inserted through a medal insertion slot and a value data storage means storing first value data representing a gaming value of the gaming medal. The medal acceptance device further detects a setting medal inserted through the medal insertion slot and having a data storage part capable of storing second value data different from the first value data; detects the second value data stored in the data storage part of the setting medal; and changes the first value data stored in the value data storage means to the detected second value data. Further, the medal acceptance device erases the second value data stored in the data storage part of the detected setting medal.

Abstract: When an alternating-current power is supplied to the ATX power supply 70, a sub power is supplied to the PC board 41 from the ATX power supply 70. When a sub power is supplied to the PC board 41, a PWOK signal is output to the ATX power supply 70 by processing performed by the CPU according to the BIOS, and the main power is supplied to the PC board 41 from the ATX power supply 70. Accordingly, the supply of the main power to the PC board 41 and the starting processing of the gaming processing program are performed automatically without any need for the conventional manual operation of a power supply switch, so that no effort is required for the starting of the slot machine.