Patents
US 12657991 B2: Gaming machine, control method for machine, and program for gaming machine
- Granted
- 2026-06-16
- Filed
- 2024-02-27 application 18589100
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A gaming machine that provides an operation unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The operation unit receives an operation of a player. The display unit displays a rotating selector device including a plurality of cells arranged in a grid. The grid has a column and a plurality of rows. A reel strip having a plurality of segments is associated with the column. Each segment has a plurality of segment symbol positions. Each segment symbol position having an associated symbol. During a game, the control unit displays and rotates the selector device and establishes a stop segment based on the timing of player input. The control unit select a symbol position of the stop segment to establish an outcome of the game.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 (ipgb20260616.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konami Gaming, Inc. 299 patents | US company or organization | Las Vegas, NV | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomoaki Hirai | Las Vegas, NV | 27 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 | |
| Yuji Taniguchi | Las Vegas, NV | 17 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3213 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-16 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HIRAI, TOMOAKI signed 2016-09-09 TANIGUCHI, YUJI signed 2016-09-08 | KONAMI GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 66579/605 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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