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Gaming machineGaming machine description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070197277, Gaming machine. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001]This application claims benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-042397, filed on Feb. 20, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002]1. Field of the Invention [0003]The present invention relates to a gaming machine configured to execute a game in which the gaming machine gives to a player an award corresponding to an option selected by the player. [0004]2. Description of the Related Art [0005]In a conventional gaming machine such as a slot machine, when a player selects one option among a plurality of options displayed on the gaming machine, the player can get a chance to play a bonus game in which the gaming machine gives to the player an award corresponding to the selected one option. [0006]The gaming machine is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,190,255 or 6,322,309. In the gaming machine, when a game stage transfers to a bonus game, the gaming machine displays twenty-five panels forming a 5*5 matrix on a screen thereof. Each panel is associated with any one of symbols each which indicates an award to be given to a player and a close symbol which indicates the close of the bonus game. The player continues to select one panel among one or more non-selected panels displayed on the screen in the bonus game until he/she selects the close symbol. Therefore, the player can obtain one or more awards until he/she selects the close symbol. [0007]However, the bonus game proceeds in a manner that only selects one panel in series. This monotonizes the bonus game as the player selects one panel a number of times. Especially, when the player selects one panel in series for a long time, he/she continues to select one panel until the close symbol remains. This reduces immediacy for selecting one panel, which loses player's interest for the bonus game. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008]It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine configured to give to a player an award corresponding to an option selected by the player, with increasing immediacy for selecting the option to bring a fresh sense to the player. [0009]In order to achieve the object, the present invention provides a gaming machine comprising: a display that displays a plurality of options; an input device that accepts input selecting at least one of the plurality of options by a player; a memory that memorizes award information which is associated with each of the plurality of options and award giving condition information which includes the number of selection times by which the player has to select at least one option; and a processor in communication with the display, the input device and the memory, the processor operable to: display the plurality of options on the display; associate the award giving condition information with each of the plurality of options; select an option based on the input from the input device; and give an award based on the award information and the award giving condition information which are associated with the selected option. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0010]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [0011]FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of nine valiable display portions of the slot machine according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [0012]FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of eight paylines of the slot machine according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [0013]FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control system of the slot machine according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [0014]FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a liquid crystal driving circuit of the slot machine according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [0015]FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a symbol row to be variably displayed on each valiable display portion according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [0016]FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a lottery table for symbols to be statically displayed on each valiable display portion according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [0017]FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of winning combinations and an award table for each winning combination according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [0018]FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a main process program according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [0019]FIG. 10 is a flowchart of another game process program according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [0020]FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing three scatters statically displayed on three variable display portions according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Continue reading about Gaming machine... 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