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Gaming machineRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Including Means For Processing Electronic Data (e.g., Computer/video Game, Etc.), In A Chance ApplicationGaming machine description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070021180, Gaming machine. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is based upon the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-159193, filed on May 31, 2005, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine, and particularly, to a gaming machine which executes a feature game as well as a base game. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Heretofore, for example, there has been a slot machine as a gaming machine. A game of the slot machine is started in such a manner that coins are inserted into the slot machine or the coins are bet on the slot machine within a range of the credited number of coins, and that a player operates a start lever, a spin button, and the like. When the game is started in the slot machine, a plurality of reels in each of which a plurality of symbols are drawn on a surface start to be rotated, and thereafter, the reels are stopped in a predetermined order. A slot machine has been known, which, if feature games are acquired at this time, subsequently makes a shift to the feature games, and executes the variety of feature games (Patent document: Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2005-081015). [0006] However, even if a trigger symbol of such a feature game appears on the reel of which rotation is stopped, when other reels are under varying and displaying, the related gaming machine described above cannot shift to the feature game concerned. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0007] An aspect of the present invention is summarized to be a gaming machine which includes: a plurality of variable display units (for example, a first reel 22-1, a second reel 22-2, a third reel 22-3); a stopping symbol decision unit (for example, a CPU 50, S53); a stopping control unit (for example, the CPU 50, S4, S5, S6); and a second game generating unit (for example, the CPU 50, S21, S31, S41). The above-described plurality of variable display units variably display a plurality of types of symbols when a first game (for example, a base game) is started. The above-described stopping symbol decision unit decides the symbols to be stopped in the first game, and decides for each of the variable display units whether or not a second game (for example, a feature game) is to be generated. The above-described stopping control unit stops varying and displaying of the above-described respective variable display units based on a result of the decision by the above-described stopping symbol decision unit. The above-described second game generating unit starts the second game for the variable display unit while continuing the varying and displaying of the other variable display units, when determining that the second game is decided to be generated, by the stopping symbol decision unit, for the variable display unit of which varying and displaying are stopped. [0008] Moreover, the gaming machine may further include: a selection object display unit (for example, the CPU 50, S22, s33, S34, S43, S45, S46) which, when the second game is started, displays a plurality of selection objects (for example, invasion ports) to be selected by the player on a region that is not overlapped with the above-described variable display units under the varying and displaying. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0010] FIG. 2 is longitudinal cross sectional views of a lower liquid crystal display and a reel according to the embodiment of the present invention. [0011] FIGS. 3(a) to (j) are exploded perspective views of the lower liquid crystal display according to the embodiment of the present invention. [0012] FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. [0013] FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing a liquid crystal driving circuit of the lower liquid crystal display of the slot machine shown in FIG. 4. [0014] FIG. 6 is explanatory views schematically showing background images displayed on an upper liquid crystal display and the lower liquid crystal display in a case of playing a first mission game according to the embodiment of the present invention. [0015] FIG. 7 is explanatory views schematically showing background images displayed on the upper liquid crystal display and the lower liquid crystal display in a case of playing a second mission game according to the embodiment of the present invention. [0016] FIG. 8 is explanatory views schematically showing background images displayed on the upper liquid crystal display and the lower liquid crystal display in a case of playing a final mission game according to the embodiment of the present invention. [0017] FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a game control performed in the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. [0018] FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a sortition process according to the embodiment of the present invention. [0019] FIG. 11 is a flowchart regarding determination of a feature game of a first reel according to the embodiment of the present invention. [0020] FIG. 12 is a flowchart regarding determination of a feature game of a second reel according to the embodiment of the present invention. Continue reading about Gaming machine... Full patent description for Gaming machine Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Gaming machine patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Gaming machine or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Gaming machine Next Patent Application: Method and system for providing a feature game using a comparison parameter Industry Class: Amusement devices: games ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Gaming machine patent info. 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