Patents Assigned to Universal Entertainment Corporation
  • Patent number: 10699519
    Abstract: An information processor includes: a display configured to display a symbol display area on which symbols are displayable; and a controller programmed to execute the processes of: (1a) randomly determining symbols to be displayed outside a symbol display area; (1b) displaying, outside the symbol display area, the symbols determined in the process (1a); (1c) randomly determining a combination of symbols to be displayed in the symbol display area; (1d) displaying, in the symbol display area, the combination of the symbols determined in the process (1c); (1e) when a predetermined condition is satisfied, displaying a predetermined number of symbols out of the symbols displayed outside the symbol display area in the process (1b) in the symbol display area, in accordance with the satisfied predetermined condition; and (1f) after the process (1e), awarding a benefit in accordance with a combination of the symbols displayed in the symbol display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Oyama, Atsushi Kumita, Toshikazu Jinnouchi
  • Patent number: 10685534
    Abstract: A server of an information processing system includes a controller which is configured to calculate points corresponding to a particular prize when a game result received from information processors is the particular prize, and a memory which is configured to accumulatively store the points calculated by the controller. The controller sends a special prize to the information processor when the number of the points stored in the memory for the at least one of the information processors is equal to or larger than a predetermined number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Oyama, Atsushi Kumita, Toshikazu Jinnouchi
  • Patent number: 10679458
    Abstract: An information processor of the present invention comprises a display for displaying a symbol display area in which a plurality of symbols can be displayed, and a controller programmed to execute the following processes (1a) to (1c): (1a) a process of determining a plurality of symbols to be displayed in the symbol display area by random determination, (1b) a process of displaying the plurality of symbols determined by the process of (1a) in the symbol display area, and (1c) a process of displaying a character corresponding to a specific symbol outside the symbol display area in a case where the specific symbol is displayed among the plurality of symbols displayed in the symbol display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Oyama, Atsushi Kumita, Toshikazu Jinnouchi
  • Patent number: 10653954
    Abstract: The present invention is a server that causes a logged-in information processor to run a game among a plurality of information processors, comprising: executing to determine a present information of a content corresponding to a status information of the information processor of a transmission destination when receiving a present giving signal for giving a present to the information processor of the transmission destination identified by an ID information, and transmitting the present information to the information processor of the transmission destination, triggered by a predetermined action of the information processor of the transmission destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Oyama, Atsushi Kumita, Toshikazu Jinnouchi
  • Patent number: 10657240
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information display device which may simply display a defined information to improve the convenience. The information display device is able to read the member card having the member identification code, and access the member management server storing the plurality of information associated with the user, and display the plurality of information associated with the user. In the member management server, the plurality of information associated with the user is distinguished to be information not requiring to be authenticated and information requiring to be authenticated respectively and then is stored. The information display device acquires the information not requiring to be authenticated from the member management server according to the member identification code under the condition of reading the member card, and directly display the acquired information not requiring to be authenticated without being authenticated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Shigehiko Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 10650633
    Abstract: A game controller downloads a chip database at a predetermined timing from a server and stores the chip database as offline data in a storage unit, determines whether communication with the server is possible, when a chip communication unit accesses a game chip, and authenticates the game chip with reference to a offline data table when the communication is impossible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Shinsuke Yamaguchi, Kouichi Matsumoto, Yoshiyuki Kanno, Masaya Kato
  • Patent number: 10650634
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that enables adequately grasping the gaming environment. The information processing apparatus receives environmental information representing a gaming environment at a place where a gaming machine is installed in a gaming hall and performs image processing to create a floor map of the gaming hall in which gaming machines installed in the gaming hall are mapped to corresponding positions by associating the environmental information with the position of the gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Kengo Takeda
  • Publication number: 20200143640
    Abstract: Apparatuses such as an information processor, with which the winning probability of a specific payout at a predetermined timing is easily increased when there are many types of payouts. A server which executes a slot game in which a payout is awarded based on a randomly determined symbol combination includes a controller which is programmed to execute the processes of: a) accepting the use of a GIGA WIN confirmation item with which the probability of rearrangement of a symbol combination corresponding to a payout of “GIGA WIN” among plural symbol combinations is increased; and b) when the GIGA WIN confirmation item is used, displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the payout of “GIGA WIN” and awarding the payout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki OYAMA, Toshikazu JINNOUCHI
  • Patent number: 10636247
    Abstract: Provided is a player tracking device which is operable, even when an IC card is taken into a gaming machine while a player is playing a game, to read or write information from or to another IC card or the like through a simplified touch operation. The player tracking device includes: a card unit for storing information pertinent to a play outcome on the gaming machine in an IC card through wireless communication; and a touch unit for reading information from another IC card through the wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritoshi Kukita, Yuya Konno, Jun Haishima, Shigehiko Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 10613422
    Abstract: There is provided a display device capable of extending the range of its application by enhancing the designability and the diversity of the display manner and by improving visual effects. The display device includes: a projector configured to project light to display information in the form of a projection image; a screen having a display surface through which light projected by the projector passes to form a projection image thereon; and a controller configured to control the projector. The display surface has a non-planar shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sue, Koichi Mori, Yuuichirou Suzuki, Shinji Makisako, Hiroyuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 10614653
    Abstract: There is provided a gaming machine capable of providing diverse type of image representation. The gaming machine 1 includes: a screen unit 10040 whose surface at least partially includes curved portions 10042; and a projector 10020 accommodated inside a casing 2, which is configured to project light to the screen unit 10040. Light projected by the projector 10020 is incident on a back surface side of the screen unit 10040 from the inside of the casing 2. The screen unit 10040 lets the light incident on the back surface side of the screen unit 10040 pass the screen unit 10040, thereby enabling displaying of an image on the front surface side of the screen unit 10040 positioned on the surface of the casing 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Tatsunori Yukimura
  • Patent number: 10610789
    Abstract: A possibility of providing motives to continue a game is improved. A game system 100 stores a relation between user identification information corresponding to a user who plays a game and user identification information corresponding to another user who is a friend of the user, stores ranking determined based on the game history of plural users in association with the user identification information, when transiting to a rank screen 22 in which a predetermined number of sets of the user identification information of the users ranked at or above a predetermined rank is displayed, constructs and displays the rank screen 22 in which each set of user identification information is associated with each friend-request button 241b, and when a friend request is made by the friend-request button 241b, shifts to a state that allows these users to become friends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Oyama, Atsushi Kumita, Toshikazu Jinnouchi
  • Patent number: 10593150
    Abstract: [Object] To provide avoidance of a situation in which a player becomes addicted to a game. [Solution] An information providing system includes: an input device that receives an input of game value consumption plan information based on a setting operation performed by a player; a gaming machine enabling a game to be played; and an information processing device communicable with the gaming machine. The information processing device receives game value consumption information about a game value consumed by the player from the gaming machine, and upon determination that the player's consumption information reaches the consumption plan information, transmits predetermined instruction information to the gaming machine. The gaming machine announces information that encourages the player not to play the game based on the predetermined instruction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Kengo Takeda
  • Patent number: 10580249
    Abstract: A gaming apparatus includes a display, a touch panel, and a controller. The touch panel is disposed so as to cover a display screen of the display, and outputs a position signal corresponding to a position touched by a player. The controller displays an image on the display, and moves the image based on the position signal on either one of conditions that the position signal is continuously received from the touch panel for a predetermined period of time and that the position signal is received from the touch panel a predetermined number of times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Kogo
  • Patent number: 10573124
    Abstract: Provided is a game information analysis system which is operable to conduct member management by grasping a degree of satisfaction of a customer for each member and to categorize members, each of the members being categorized in accordance with a degree of satisfaction of each of the members. An analysis server 2012 of the game information analysis system 2001 receives game information from each slot machine 2014; determines a psychological state of a player based on transition of IN/OUT included in the game information in each game; and calculates a customer satisfaction degree score. The customer satisfaction degree score is managed for each of the members, and the members are classified, each of the members being classified in accordance with a customer satisfaction degree of each of the members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Kengo Takeda
  • Patent number: 10573132
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processor, a game program, and a game control method capable of performing various presentations for the result display of the rearrangement of the symbols. The information processor 1 displays the symbol display area 21 having the scroll areas 211 to 216 in which the win determination line 400 is set on the slot game screen 20. In the winning determination, the information processor 1 determines whether to employ either the winning determination based on the “LEFT TO RIGHT” or the winning determination based on the “RIGHT TO LEFT” for the symbols 500 to be rearranged in the winning determination line 400 according to the type of the symbols 500 to be rearranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Oyama, Atsushi Kumita, Toshikazu Jinnouchi
  • Patent number: 10573126
    Abstract: Provided is a game information analysis system which is operable to conduct member management by grasping a degree of satisfaction of a customer for each member and to categorize members, each of the members being categorized in accordance with a degree of satisfaction of each of the members. An analysis server 2012 of the game information analysis system 2001 receives game information from each slot machine 2014; determines a psychological state of a player based on transition of IN/OUT included in the game information in each game; and calculates a customer satisfaction degree score. The customer satisfaction degree score is managed for each of the members, and the members are classified, each of the members being classified in accordance with a customer satisfaction degree of each of the members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Kengo Takeda
  • Patent number: 10573125
    Abstract: Provided is a game information analysis system which is operable to conduct member management by grasping a degree of satisfaction of a customer for each member and to categorize members, each of the members being categorized in accordance with a degree of satisfaction of each of the members. An analysis server 2012 of the game information analysis system 2001 receives game information from each slot machine 2014; determines a psychological state of a player based on transition of IN/OUT included in the game information in each game; and calculates a customer satisfaction degree score. The customer satisfaction degree score is managed for each of the members, and the members are classified, each of the members being classified in accordance with a customer satisfaction degree of each of the members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Kengo Takeda
  • Patent number: 10565820
    Abstract: Provided is a game information analysis system which is operable to determine whether or not each game played on a gaming machine is a bonus game in order to evaluate a psychological state of a player. An analysis server 2012 of the game information analysis system 2001 receives game information from each slot machine 2014 and previously calculates a normal-time PO from transition of IN/OUT included in the game information in a predetermined period. Thereafter, from the transition of IN/OUT included in game information targeted for an analysis, a game whose PO has a large discrepancy with respect to the normal-time PO is extracted, and it is determined whether or not said game is a bonus game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Universal Entertainment Corporation
    Inventor: Kengo Takeda
  • Publication number: 20200051418
    Abstract: An immersive head-mounted display (IHMD) can present primary present primary content on one or more displays; receive first alert content from a first electronic appliance; determine, based on a first alert level of the first alert content, whether to pause rendering of the primary content and present the first alert content within a period of time the rendering of the primary content is paused, or to continue the rendering of the primary content and present the first alert content overlaying the primary content within a period of time the rendering of the primary content continues; and in response to a determination that the alert level is high, pause the rendering of the primary content and present the first alert content within the period of time the rendering of the primary content is paused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki KUWANA