AU2013204667B2 - Improved multi-game gaming machine - Google Patents
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Abstract
A muli-game gaming machineincludes a gaming console having a firs display means on whiem a simulation of a game can be displayed housed in the console and a second display means also housed in he console. A player inputmeans a control means ae arranged in the console for xntrolling images displayed on the first video display means. The gaming machine is arranged to allow a player to select a game to be played on the gaming machine fmom a plurality of different games. -he second video display unit displays information pertaining to the mult--game themn or advertisements for games playable on the machine displayed ogetelar or in sequence one after another, when the gaming machine is not being played and/or when no Iae bIa ben selected. and when a game is selected, or played on the machine, the second video display unit displays at least send information associated wts the selected game- The present invention provides significant advantages over existing multi gaming machines. It allows individual games accessible within a multi-gam gating machine to be advertised in addition to te multi-game gang machine itself so that the games do not lose their identity within the multi-gamemiaci. At ie sname time, it provides players the aility toview game information whilst playing the gme.
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Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a gaming machine.
Background of the Invention
Players who regularly play gaming machines quickly tire of particular games and therefore it is necessary for manufacturers of these machines to develop innovative game features which add interest to the games. In so doing, it is hoped to keep players amused and therefore willing to continue playing the game as well as to attract new players .
Also, with the growth that has occurred in the gaming machine market, there is intense competition between manufacturers to supply various existing and new venues. When selecting a supplier of gaming machines, the operator of a venue will often pay close attention to the popularity of various games their patrons. Therefore, gaming machine manufacturers are keen to devise games and/or features which are popular with the players as a mechanism for improving sales, retaining customers and attracting new customers . "Multi-game" gaming machines are gaining machines that are capable of playing a number of games and allow a player to select a game they wish to play from a range of available games. When the gaming machine is not being played, the gaming machine's video screen displays a game selection screen offering a range of available games that the player can choose from.
Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles or the like which has been included in the present specification is solely for the purpose of providing a context for the present invention. It is not to be taken as an admission that any or all of these matters form part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the present invention as it existed before the priority date of each claim of this application.
Summary of the Invention
According to the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine including a controller and a touch sensitive electronic display, the controller being arranged to cause a game selection image to be displayed on the electronic display, the game selection image including a plurality of separate image elements, each associated with a game that is available for play on the gaming machine, each image element including a game identifier and a set of bet denominations for the game, the gaming machine being further configured to: detect a player input corresponding to a player touching a bet denomination of an image element displayed in a region of the touch sensitive electronic display; identify the bet denomination displayed in the region and to select the game associated with the image element including the identified bet denomination; and present said selected game configured with said identified bet denomination on the display.
Preferably, in response to the player selecting a different bet denomination to a previously selected bet domination of the plurality of different bet denominations, the gaming machine is arranged to issue a prompt requesting the player to confirm a selected one of the different bet denominations.
Preferably, the controller is arranged, in response to a predefined event, to cause a game image of a game displayed on the touch sensitive electronic display to be replaced with the game selection image displayed on the electronic display.
Preferably, each game includes a spinning reel game of chance on which the player can make a wager.
Preferably, the gaming machine includes two sets of bet denominations having the same denominations.
Preferably, the gaming machine includes a set of bet denominations having different denominations to another set of bet denominations.
Preferably, at least one set of bet denominations has a denomination with a value lower than each denomination of another set of bet denominations.
Preferably, at least one set of bet denominations has a denomination with a value higher than each denomination of another set of bet denominations.
Preferably, the denominations of at least one set of bet denominations are each equal or greater in value to the denominations of another set of bet denominations.
Preferably, the gaming machine includes a set of bet denominations having a different number of denominations to another set of bet denominations.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of selecting a game and a denomination for a gaming machine, including: displaying a game selection image on a touch sensitive electronic display of the gaming machine, the game selection image including a plurality of separate image elements, each associated with a game that is available for play on the gaming machine, a plurality of the image elements including a game identifier and a set of two or more bet denominations for the game; detecting a player input corresponding to a player touching a bet denomination of an image element displayed in a region of the display; identifying the bet denomination displayed in the region of the display and selecting the game associated with the image element including the identified bet denomination; and presenting said selected game configured with said identified bet denomination on the display.
Preferably, the method includes issuing a prompt on said touch sensitive electronic display requesting the player to confirm a selected one of the different bet denominations in response to the said identified bet denomination being different to a previously selected bet domination of the plurality of different bet denominations .
Preferably, the method includes causing a game image of a game displayed on the touch sensitive electronic display to be replaced on the touch sensitive electronic display with the game selection image in response to a predefined event.
Preferably, each game includes a spinning reel game of chance on which the player can make a wager.
Preferably, the method includes at least two sets of bet denominations having the same denominations.
Preferably, the method includes a set of bet denominations having different denominations to another set of bet denominations.
Preferably, at least one set of bet denominations has a denomination with a value lower than each denomination of another set of bet denominations.
Preferably, at least one set of bet denominations has a denomination with a value higher than each denomination of another set of bet denominations.
Preferably, the denominations of at least one set of bet denominations are each equal or greater in value to the denominations of another set of bet denominations.
Preferably, the method includes a set of bet denominations having a different number of denominations to another set of bet denominations .
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The invention will now be described, by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a multi-game gaming machine incorporating a secondary display screen in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention;
Figure 2 shows a schematic, block diagram of a control circuit of the gaming machine of Figure 1;
Figure 3 shows generic artwork for a gaming machine in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 4 shows a game display appearing on a main video screen of the gaming machine of Figure 1;
Figures 5 to 7 are exemplary advertisements for different games offered on the machine which may appear on secondary screen of the gaming machine of Figure 1;
Figure 8 shows an example of a main display which may appear on the main display of the gaming machine;
Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of a mid-trim of the gaming machine shown in Figure 1;
Figure 10 illustrates a display of a pay table for a game being played on the gaming machine;
Figure 11 and Figure 12 show displays of rules for a game being played on the gaming machine;
Figure 13 shows a exemplary display which appears on the main screen of the gaming machine following the selection of a different bet option to that selected for Figure 8;
Figure 14 shows the associated dynamic associated pay table which appears when the different bet option is selected; and
Figure 15 is a flow chart setting out the operation of the gaming machine.
Detailed Description of a Preferred Embodiment
Referring to the drawings, in Figure 1, reference number 10 generally designates a gaming machine, embodying the invention. The machine 10 includes a console 12 having a first or main display means in the form of a video display unit 14 on which a game 16 is played, in use. The video display unit 14 may be implemented as a cathode ray screen device, a liquid crystal display, a plasma screen, or the like. The video display unit 14 is a touch sensitive electronic display. The game 16 is a spinning reel game which simulates the rotation of a number of spinning reels 18. A mid-trim 20 of the machine 10 houses a bank 22 of buttons for enabling a player to play the game 16. The mid-trim 20 also houses a credit input mechanism 24 including a coin input chute 24.1 and a bill collector 24.2.
In an embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, the machine 10 includes a top box 26 on which a second or secondary display means in the form of a video display unit, most preferably an LCD display 28 is carried. The display may, for example, show advertisements, pay tables, or details of bonus awards .
The belly 29 of the gaming machine displays artwork which is shown in more detail in Figure 3. A coin tray 30 is mounted beneath the console 12 for cash payouts from the machine 10.
Referring to Figure 2 of the drawings, a control means or control circuit 32 is illustrated. A program which implements the game and user interface is run on a processor 34 of the control circuit 32. The processor 34 forms part of a controller 36 that drives the screen of the video display unit 14 and that receives input signals from sensors 38. The sensors 38 include sensors associated with the bank 22 of buttons and touch sensors mounted in the screen of the video display unit 14. The controller 36 also receives input pulses from the mechanism 24 to determine whether or not a player has provided sufficient credit to commence playing. The mechanism 24 may, instead of the coin input chute 24.1 or the bill collector 24.2, or in addition thereto, be a credit card reader (not shown) or any other type of validation device.
Finally, the controller 36 drives a payout mechanism 40 which, for example, may be a coin hopper for feeding coins to the coin tray 30 to make a payout to a player when the player wishes to redeem his or her credits.
Figure 3 shows the artwork 48 which is displayed on the belly of the gaining machine which is static generic multigame artwork as is generally required in order to identify the gaming machine in most jurisdictions.
The gaming machine 10 is configured to be able to play a plurality of games, typically, at least ten. A flow chart setting out the operation of the game is set out in Figure 15.
The player chooses the game (box 102) that they wish to play on the gaming machine from a menu, displayed on a game selection screen on the main display 14.
One example of a game selection screen 49 is shown in Figure 4. Here, the game selection screen has four image elements, each associated with one of four games, i.e. "Queen of the Nile 11", "Fortuna", Wild Panther" and "Indian Dreaming II". As can be seen, each image element includes the name of its associated game.
Each image element also includes a series of denominations (each shown as a button icon 50), each bet denomination button icon indicating the value of a single credit for the applicable game. By touching one of the button icons, the player will be able to select the desired bet denomination of the game applicable to the associated game image.
In an embodiment, when the machine has zero credits registered on its credit meter, it automatically reverts to the game selection screen 49 on the main display if it is not already being displayed (box 100 - Fig 15). The machine will then seek to attract potential players by commencing an animated sequence on the secondary display 28, referred to as an "attract mode". The animated sequence commences with generic multi-game artwork shown in Figure 3 and then cycles through a series of advertisements for the different games that are offered on the machine. Examples of how some of those advertisements might look are shown in Figures 5 to 7.
Returning to Figure 4, when the player touches one of the bet denomination button icons 50 on the game selection image, the main display will change to the game screen applicable to the selected game. Thus, by touching a particular bet denomination button icon 50, the player selects both the game that they intend to play and the bet denomination with which they want to play it.
By way of example, if the player touches the one "lc" button in the Indian Dreaming Section of the game selection screen shown in Figure 4, the main display changes to that shown in Figure 8 (i.e. the main display presents the game "Indian Dreaming"). Note that the game displayed shows the outcome of the last game of Indian Dreaming that was played on the machine except that the credit meter will display the currently available credit. Hence, in Figure 8, the credit meter shows $2.10 i.e. 210 credits, which is the same number of credits shown on the game selection screen in Figure 4. The bet of ten credits represents a bet of one credit per reel cost on three reels at a cost of ten credits (standard reel power bet). The win meter reads zero since there was no winning combination in the last game played.
The gaming machine is arranged so that when the player selects a game denomination e.g. "5c" that differs from the last denomination that was played on the machine he will be asked to confirm his selection. For example if a "5c" game is selected after a "lc" game was last played the machine will display "5c game, are you sure? Y/N".
The bet buttons 56 are displayed as touch screen icons on the display screen 14. Since the gaming machine is a multi-game machine, the available buttons may differ for different games and therefore cannot be easily provided using mechanical buttons. In order to prevent the game screen becoming too cluttered, functions that remain consistent in the different games such as PLAY, GAMBLE, TAKE WIN, COLLECT, RESERVE, GAME RULES and GAME MENU, are provided on mechanical buttons 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, and 74 on the mid-trim 20 of the machine as shown in Figure 9.
In an embodiment, at the same time as the game screen of Figure 8 is shown on the main display, the secondary display 28 shows a pay table for the Indian Dreaming game being played along with all essential game information. Whilst this could be all the game information, it is most preferably a subset of the game information that a player is most likely to want, or need to refer to whilst playing the game. A typical secondary display is shown in Figure 10.
The present invention provides advantages over existing multi-gaming machines. It allows for a player to select both a game to play from a plurality of games available and the denomination in which to play it in one action (i.e. by a single touch of the touch screen). The invention advantageously provides a reduction in the number of steps required for a player to begin playing a game, which can increase player engagement.
It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that numerous variations and/or modifications may be made to the invention as shown in the specific embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as broadly described. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive.
In the claims which follow and in the preceding description of the invention, except where the context requires otherwise due to express language or necessary implication, the word "comprise" or variations such as "comprises" or "comprising" is used in an inclusive sense, i.e. to specify the presence of the stated features but not to preclude the presence or addition of further features in various embodiments of the invention.
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- The claims defining the invention are as follows:1. A gaming machine including a controller and a touch sensitive electronic display, the controller being arranged to cause a game selection image to be displayed on the electronic display, the game selection image including a plurality of separate image elements, each associated with a game that is available for play on the gaming machine, each image element including a game identifier and a set of bet denominations for the game, the gaming machine being further configured to: detect a player input corresponding to a player touching a bet denomination of an image element displayed in a region of the touch sensitive electronic display; identify the bet denomination displayed in the region and to select the game associated with the image element including the identified bet denomination; and present said selected game configured with said identified bet denomination on the display.
- 2. The gaming machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein in response to the player selecting a different bet denomination to a previously selected bet domination of the plurality of different bet denominations, the gaming machine is arranged to issue a prompt requesting the player to confirm a selected one of the different bet denominations .
- 3. The gaming machine as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the controller is arranged, in response to a predefined event, to cause a game image of a game displayed on the touch sensitive electronic display to be replaced with the game selection image displayed on the electronic display.
- 4. The gaming machine as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein each game includes a spinning reel game of chance on which the player can make a wager.
- 5. The gaming machine as claimed in any one of the previous claims, including two sets of bet denominations having the same denominations.
- 6. The gaming machine as claimed in any one of the previous claims, including a set of bet denominations having different denominations to another set of bet denominations .
- 7. The gaming machine as claimed in any one of the previous clams, wherein at least one set of bet denominations has a denomination with a value lower than each denomination of another set of bet denominations.
- 8. The gaming machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein at least one set of bet denominations has a denomination with a value higher than each denomination of another set of bet denominations.
- 9. The gaming machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the denominations of at least one set of bet denominations are each equal or greater in value to the denominations of another set of bet denominations.
- 10. The gaming machine as claimed in any one of the previous claims, including a set of bet denominations having a different number of denominations to another set of bet denominations .
- 11. A method of selecting a game and a denomination on a gaming machine , including: displaying a game selection image on a touch sensitive electronic display of the gaming machine, the game selection image including a plurality of separate image elements, each associated with a game that is available for play on the gaming machine, a plurality of the image elements including a game identifier and a set of two or more bet denominations for the game; detecting a player input corresponding to a player touching a bet denomination of an image element displayed in a region of the display; identifying the bet denomination displayed in the region and selecting the game associated with the image element including the identified bet denomination; and presenting said selected game configured with said identified bet denomination on the display.
- 12. The method as claimed in claim 11, including issuing a prompt on said touch sensitive electronic display requesting the player to confirm a selected one of the different bet denominations in response to the said identified bet denomination being different to a previously selected bet domination of the plurality of different bet denominations.
- 13. The method as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 12, including causing a game image of a game displayed on the touch sensitive electronic display to be replaced on the touch sensitive electronic display with the game selection image in response to a predefined event.
- 14. The method as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein each game includes a spinning reel game of chance on which the player can make a wager.
- 15. The method as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 14, including at least two sets of bet denominations having the same denominations.
- 16. The method as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 15, including a set of bet denominations having different denominations to another set of bet denominations.
- 17. The method as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 16, wherein at least one set of bet denominations has a denomination with a value lower than each denomination of another set of bet denominations.
- 18. The method as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 16, wherein at least one set of bet denominations has a denomination with a value higher than each denomination of another set of bet denominations.
- 19. The method as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 16, wherein the denominations of at least one set of bet denominations are each equal or greater in value to the denominations of another set of bet denominations.
- 20. The method as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 19, including a set of bet denominations having a different number of denominations to another set of bet denominations.
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