Abstract: The keno playing machine according to the present invention comprises selecting means for selecting a plurality of the keno balls less than a set number out of keno balls displayed on a display screen in accordance with a player's operation, extracting means for extracting at random a required number of the keno balls out of the keno balls displayed on the display screen, first counting means for comparing the extracted keno balls to the selected keno balls to count hit winning balls, additionally extracting means for additionally extracting a required number of the keno balls out of the rest keno balls except said extracted keno balls when a number of the winning balls counted by the first counting means is above a set number, second counting means for comparing the additionally extracted keno balls to the selected keno balls to count a number of hit winning balls, and paying means for paying odds, based on a total of said number of the winning balls counted by the first counting means and said number of the

Abstract: A game device comprises operational input means 30, 40 for inputting operational signals supplied by operation of game players, game control means 10 for controlling a game, based on the operational signals of the operational input means 30, 40, and game display means 20 for displaying the game controlled by the game control means 10, the operational signals of the operational input means 40 being displayed by the game display means 20. The game player can confirm game operations they made. As a result, the game player can relatively readily see their game operations they made without stress given to them.

Abstract: A picture decoding apparatus has a memory for storing decoded picture data, three line buffers for temporarily storing picture data read from the memory, and a line buffer controller. Two of the three line buffers are selected sequentially and cyclically, and their operation modes are changed over to the writing mode, and decoded picture data read from the memory is stored sequentially in the two line buffers. The two line buffers are changed over from the writing mode to the reading mode sequentially and cyclically in the same order as that in which the two line buffers selected sequentially and cyclically were changed over to the writing mode, and data for one line is read sequentially from the two line buffers.

Abstract: A progressive gaming system pays out a progressively increasing bonus to a player who wins a game with a predetermined winning combination. The progressive gaming system includes a plurality of gaming controllers which detect when a player gets one of a plurality of predetermined winning combinations and pays out a predetermined number of coins or tokens according to the winning combination. Each of the gaming controllers counts coins or tokens bet by the player before the game is started and outputs an indication signal of the amount of the bet coins or tokens.

Abstract: An interactive control unit for determining inquiries to each of participants by images on the basis of inputted personal information of each of the participants, determining a next inquiry to each of the participants on the basis of a response of each of the participants inputted from an input unit and repeating inquiry/response relating to the attraction by an interactive method is provided for a host computer. A sensor for detecting whether or not a portable device placed in a receiving portion is touched is provided for the input unit so that input of a response from each participant is performed by touching/releasing the hand from the portable device.

Abstract: An processing device and method by which a foreground to be combined with a background can be displayed with natural motion and a realistic superimposed image can be displayed. The image processing device, which combines first image data (foreground data) stored in a first memory (23) with second image data (background data) stored in a second memory (24) and outputs a superimposed image, includes a third memory (13) which stores image data of a moving picture, and means (17, 20) for reading the data of the moving picture from the third memory (13) and storing the data of the moving picture in the first memory (23) as the first image data.

Abstract: The electronic device, such as the game device, which can reduce a reading time of reading visually recognizable indication information formed in a CD-ROM, and which can ensure the security and effectively reject or exclude counterfeit products, is provided. The electronic device comprises a CD-ROM mounting unit on which a CD-ROM 12 having visually recognizable indication information is to be mounted; an information detection unit 18 detecting specific information selected out of unit information constituting the indication information; and a comparison unit 19 which stores base data D corresponding to data A to be compared, the comparison unit 19 comparing the specific information with the data A to be compared corresponding to the base data D and generating an output of the compared result.