Patents by Inventor Akira TSURUMACHI

Akira TSURUMACHI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Video slot machine, server system, and computer system
    Patent number: 10546450
    Abstract: A video slot machine starts spinning display of video reels upon detecting a spin operation, and performs a lottery to determine a special position in symbol stop positions in a reel display area. A character appears behind the video reel in such a manner that a displayed range of the character includes the symbol stop position determined to be the special position. When the video reels stop with a chance symbol stopped in front of the character, a replacement target is selected from the change symbol and other symbols in its periphery in accordance with a section of the character stopped by the chance symbol. Then, outcome of the reels is determined with the replacement target symbols replaced with a reward symbol, and payout is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Shogo Ito, Satoshi Tagiri, Akira Tsurumachi
  • VIDEO SLOT MACHINE, SERVER SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180165913
    Abstract: A video slot machine starts spinning display of video reels upon detecting a spin operation, and performs a lottery to determine a special position in symbol stop positions in a reel display area. A character appears behind the video reel in such a manner that a displayed range of the character includes the symbol stop position determined to be the special position. When the video reels stop with a chance symbol stopped in front of the character, a replacement target is selected from the change symbol and other symbols in its periphery in accordance with a section of the character stopped by the chance symbol. Then, outcome of the reels is determined with the replacement target symbols replaced with a reward symbol, and payout is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Shogo ITO, Satoshi TAGIRI, Akira TSURUMACHI