Patents by Inventor Kazuki Emori
Kazuki Emori 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).
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Patent number: 9378615Abstract: A gaming table device which can determine frauds precisely and human errors is provided. A plurality of antennas for reading medium identification information of the game medium disposed on a game table through a wireless communication are disposed at locations spaced away from each other, and when a first antenna of the plurality of antennas is selected, a second antenna spaced at a predetermined distance from the first antenna of the plurality of antennas is selected.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Kazuki Emori, Toru Sugawara, Kouichi Matsumoto, Shinsuke Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20150206375Abstract: The present invention is to provide a casino table capable of adequately determining whether a dishonest act is committed on a card arranged on a casino table while reducing a maintenance cost, a personnel cost, etc., by using a normal card not containing the tag, etc. A game surface is imaged by an imaging device, the presence of the card placed on the game surface is detected from image data produced by an imaging signal issued from the imaging device, and trajectory data of the card placed on the game surface is produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Kazuki EMORI, Hiroyuki WATANABE
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Publication number: 20150199642Abstract: The present application provides a system which includes a registration unit which reads data from the chip located within the communication range at a first timing via the antenna, and registers the data in the database, an updating unit which reads data from the chip located within the communication range at a second timing which occurs later than the first timing via the antenna, and updates the database based on the data read, a determination unit which reads data from the chip located within the communication range at a third timing occurring later than the first timing via the antenna, and determines whether or not data of a chip other than the chip read is registered in the database, and a communication unit which, when it is determined by the determination unit that data of a chip other than the chip read is registered in the database, communicates individually with each chip other than the chip read.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Kazuki EMORI, Shinsuke YAMAGUCHI, Toru SUGAWARA, Kouichi MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20150194017Abstract: The present application provides a system which determines, when the same data is read for a predetermined consecutive number of times from the chip placed in the bet area, that reading of the bet area is successful, while determines, when the same data is not read for a predetermined consecutive number of times, that reading of the bet area is unsuccessful, and terminates a reading process for the bet area when it is determined by the determination unit that reading of the bet area is successful, or performs a reading process for the bet area when it is determined by the determination unit that reading of the bet area is unsuccessfulType: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Kazuki EMORI, Shinsuke Yamaguchi, Toru Sugawara, Kouichi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20150157930Abstract: The present application provides a game peripheral device including an auxiliary light device available for long-time use. An emission brightness determination device for determining emission brightness of illumination light determines the emission brightness at first emission brightness under the condition where a brightness determination signal has been detected and determines the emission brightness at second emission brightness under the condition where an imaging device has taken an image of a player's face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicants: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventor: Kazuki Emori
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Patent number: 8986114Abstract: The present invention is to provide a casino table capable of adequately determining whether a dishonest act is committed on a card arranged on a casino table while reducing a maintenance cost, a personnel cost, etc., by using a normal card not containing the tag, etc. A game surface is imaged by an imaging device, the presence of the card placed on the game surface is detected from image data produced by an imaging signal issued from the imaging device, and trajectory data of the card placed on the game surface is produced.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignees: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Kazuki Emori, Hiroyuki Watanabe
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Patent number: 8979638Abstract: The present application provides a system which transmits a request signal to a plurality of chips located within a communication range of an antenna, receives from a chip which has received the request signal an answer back including identification information and a plurality of error detection codes of the chip, generates a plurality of error detection codes from the identification information of the chip, detects match or mismatch of a plurality of error detection codes received and a plurality of error detection codes generated, and when, among a plurality of pairs of the error detection codes, match of a pair of error detection codes is detected and mismatch of another pair of error detection codes is detected, determines that the match of the pair of the error detection codes of the chip is misrecognition resulting from collision of a response signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Kazuki Emori, Shinsuke Yamaguchi, Toru Sugawara, Kouichi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20130296041Abstract: A gaming table device which can determine frauds precisely and human errors is provided. A plurality of antennas for reading medium identification information of the game medium disposed on a game table through a wireless communication are disposed at locations spaced away from each other, and when a first antenna of the plurality of antennas is selected, a second antenna spaced at a predetermined distance from the first antenna of the plurality of antennas is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Kazuki EMORI, Toru Sugawara, Kouichi Matsumoto, Shinsuke Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 8544847Abstract: The following members are included: a storage unit 2 which stores a card 50; a guide path 10 which guides the card 50 drawn out from the storage unit 2 to a card discharging edge 18 while keeping one surface of the card 50 to contact the guide path 10; an opening 13 which is formed in the guide path 10; an inspection light applicator 31 which applies inspection light to the drawn card via the opening 13; a photo acceptance portion 32 which receives the inspection light reflected from the drawn card 50; a control unit 151 which identifies card information based on the inspection light received by the photo acceptance portion 32; and a filter 34 which is provided between the opening 13 and the photo acceptance portion 32 to block the disturbance light.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignees: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventor: Kazuki Emori
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Patent number: 8506401Abstract: A gaming table device which can determine frauds precisely and human errors is provided. A plurality of antennas for reading medium identification information of the game medium disposed on a game table through a wireless communication are disposed at locations spaced away from each other, and when a first antenna of the plurality of antennas is selected, a second antenna spaced at a predetermined distance from the first antenna of the plurality of antennas is selected.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignees: Universal Entertainment Corporation, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Kazuki Emori, Toru Sugawara, Kouichi Matsumoto, Shinsuke Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20120282998Abstract: The present application provides a system which transmits a request signal to a plurality of chips located within a communication range of an antenna, receives from a chip which has received the request signal an answer back including identification information and a plurality of error detection codes of the chip, generates a plurality of error detection codes from the identification information of the chip, detects match or mismatch of a plurality of error detection codes received and a plurality of error detection codes generated, and when, among a plurality of pairs of the error detection codes, match of a pair of error detection codes is detected and mismatch of another pair of error detection codes is detected, determines that the match of the pair of the error detection codes of the chip is misrecognition resulting from collision of a response signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: Universal Entertainment Corporation ofInventors: Kazuki Emori, Shinsuke Yamaguchi, Toru Sugawara, Kouichi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20120080845Abstract: A gaming table device which can determine frauds precisely and human errors is provided. A plurality of antennas for reading medium identification information of the game medium disposed on a game table through a wireless communication are disposed at locations spaced away from each other, and when a first antenna of the plurality of antennas is selected, a second antenna spaced at a predetermined distance from the first antenna of the plurality of antennas is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicants: Aruze Gaming America, Inc., UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki EMORI, Toru Sugawara, Kouichi Matsumoto, Shinsuke Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20110127722Abstract: The present invention is to provide a casino table capable of adequately determining whether a dishonest act is committed on a card arranged on a casino table while reducing a maintenance cost, a personnel cost, etc., by using a normal card not containing the tag, etc. A game surface is imaged by an imaging device, the presence of the card placed on the game surface is detected from image data produced by an imaging signal issued from the imaging device, and trajectory data of the card placed on the game surface is produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicants: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventors: Kazuki EMORI, Hiroyuki WATANABE
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Publication number: 20110079956Abstract: The following members are included: a storage unit 2 which stores a card 50; a guide path 10 which guides the card 50 drawn out from the storage unit 2 to a card discharging edge 18 while keeping one surface of the card 50 to contact the guide path 10; an opening 13 which is formed in the guide path 10; an inspection light applicator 31 which applies inspection light to the drawn card via the opening 13; a photo acceptance portion 32 which receives the inspection light reflected from the drawn card 50; a control unit 151 which identifies card information based on the inspection light received by the photo acceptance portion 32; and a filter 34 which is provided between the opening 13 and the photo acceptance portion 32 to block the disturbance light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicants: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, Aruze Gaming America, Inc.Inventor: Kazuki EMORI
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Patent number: 7479066Abstract: A pinball slot machine includes a board on which a main control circuit for determining an internal lottery of a game with a random number at a predetermined timing is placed, a liquid crystal display for displaying an effect image pertinent to the game, a liquid crystal display control board 720a, and hooks 223a and 223b and projections 724a and 724b having attachment holes for hooking the liquid crystal display control board 720a on a cabinet section 200b of the gaming machine. To attach the liquid crystal display control board 720a to the cabinet section 200b of the gaming machine, the hooks 223a and 223b are inserted into the attachment holes for temporarily tacking the liquid crystal display control board 720a. In this state, the liquid crystal display control board 720a is screwed at upper left and right ends into a door 200a.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: Aruze Corp.Inventor: Kazuki Emori
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Patent number: 7445210Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Aruze CorporationInventors: Kazuki Emori, Shinsuke Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 7322884Abstract: The gaming machine has the game result display means including the reels (3L, 3C, 3R) and the liquid crystal display device (31) arranged at a more front side than a display area of the reels (3L, 3C, 3R), and the liquid crystal display device (31) displays the specific image (91) over the substantially whole liquid crystal display area (2b) including the symbols display areas (21L, 21C, 21R) through which the reels (3L, 3C, 3R) can be seen and recognized.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Aruze CorporationInventors: Kazuki Emori, Hideaki Imura
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Publication number: 20070007723Abstract: A coin selection device includes a coin path portion and a photo sensor. The coin path portion is formed so as to allow a passage of a coin due to its own weight. The photo sensor includes a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion to detect a coin passing through the coin path portion. The light emitting portion emits light while modulating an oscillation of the light. The light receiving portion receives and demodulates the light emitted from the light emitting portion in sync with an emission of the light emitting portion. In this way, the coin selection device detects a coin passing through the coin path portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2006Publication date: January 11, 2007Applicant: Aruze Corp.Inventors: Kazuo Okada, Jun Fujimoto, Kazuki Emori
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Publication number: 20060211492Abstract: A gaming machine according to the invention includes a base frame, a base door which is openably and closably supported on and attached to the base frame, a circuit board case which is arranged on a back side of the base door and holds predetermined circuit boards, a circuit board case cover which is arranged to cover the circuit board case, a first detecting switch which detects opening of the base door, a second detecting switch which detects opening of the circuit board case cover, and a sub-CPU which determines, when opening of the circuit board case cover is detected by the second detecting switch, whether the opening is illegal on the basis of detection results of the first detecting switch and the second detecting switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2006Publication date: September 21, 2006Inventor: Kazuki Emori
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Publication number: 20060199640Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2006Publication date: September 7, 2006Inventors: Kazuki Emori, Shinsuke Yamaguchi