Slot machines and playing method thereof

Abstract

A slot machine has an external connecting unit connectable to a cellular phone. A controller of the slot machine is connected to the cellular phone via the external connecting unit, to receive an operation signal from an operating part of the cellular phone and perform control of a game based on the received operation signal.

1 . A slot machine comprising: 
 a connecting terminal connectable to a cellular phone of a player; and    a game controller receiving an operation signal from an operating part of the cellular phone by a connection with the cellular phone via the connecting terminal, and performing control of a game based on the operating signal received.    
   
   
       2 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the game controller can perform a game identical with a game performable on a display of the cellular phone, by using the cellular phone, when the cellular phone and the slot machine are not connected to each other via the connecting terminal.  
   
   
       3 . The slot machine according to  claim 2 , wherein the game controller reads credit data and performs control of a game with the read credit data by establishing a connection between the cellular phone and the slot machine via the connecting terminal, the credit data being provided by a game, performed with the cellular phone not connected to the slot machine, and identical to a game performed with the slot machine, and the credit data being stored in a memory of the cellular phone.  
   
   
       4 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the game controller reads credit data and performs control of a game with the read credit data by establishing a connection between the cellular phone and the slot machine via the connecting terminal, the credit data being provided by a game performed with the cellular phone connected to the slot machine and being stored in a memory of the cellular phone.  
   
   
       5 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the slot machine is connected so as to establish communication with a management server storing data of a plurality of games; and    the game is one game received from the management server from among the plurality of games stored in the management server.    
   
   
       6 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising a memory storing data of the plurality of games, wherein 
 the game is one game read from the memory, from among the plurality of games stored in the memory.    
   
   
       7 . A slot machine comprising: 
 a connecting terminal connectable to a cellular phone capable of performing a game identical to a game of the slot machine; and    a game controller, by being connected to the cellular phone via the connecting terminal, receiving:    (a) an operation signal from an operating part of the cellular phone;    (b) credit data provided by the identical game performed with the cellular phone and then stored in a memory of the cellular phone; and    (c) credit data provided by a game on the slot machine via the connecting terminal and then stored in a memory of the cellular phone, new line and the game controller performing control of the game based on the operating signal received and the credit data received.    
   
   
       8 . The slot machine connected so as to establish communication with a management server storing data of a plurality of games, the slot machine comprising: 
 a connecting terminal connectable to a cellular phone capable of performing games identical to the plurality of games; and    a game controller receiving one game from among the plurality of games, from the management server, the game controller, by being connected to the cellular phone via the connecting terminal, receiving:    (a) an operation signal from an operating part of the cellular phone;    (b) credit data provided by the identical games performed with the cellular phone and then stored in a memory of the cellular phone; and    (c) credit data provided by one game on the slot machine via the connecting terminal and then stored in a memory of the cellular phone, new line and the game controller performing control of the one game based on the operating signal received and the credit data received.    
   
   
       9 . A slot machine comprising: 
 a memory storing data of a plurality of games;    a connecting terminal connectable to a cellular phone capable of performing games identical to the plurality of games; and    a game controller reading one game from among the plurality of games from the memory, the game controller, by being connected to the cellular phone via the connecting terminal, receiving:    (a) an operation signal from an operating part of the cellular phone;    (b) credit data provided by the identical games performed with the cellular phone and then stored in a memory of the cellular phone; and    (c) credit data provided by one game on the slot machine via the connecting terminal and then stored in a memory of the cellular phone, new line and the game controller performing control of the one game based on the operating signal received and the credit data received.    
   
   
       10 . A game control method in which a game controller advances a game in a slot machine having a connecting terminal connectable to a cellular phone of a player, the method comprising the steps of: 
 establishing a connection with the cellular phone via the connecting terminal;    receiving an operation signal from an operating part of the cellular phone connected; and    performing control of a game based on the operation signal received.    
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the step of controlling the game performs control of a game identical with a game performable on a display of the cellular phone, by using the cellular phone, when the cellular phone is not connected to the slot machine via the connecting terminal.  
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising the steps of: 
 reading, from a memory of the cellular phone that is connected, credit data provided by a game identical to a game performed with the slot machine, the identical game being performed by the cellular phone in a state not connected to the slot machine.    
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising the steps of: 
 reading, from the cellular phone that is connected, credit data provided by a game performed with the cellular phone connected to the slot machine; and    performing a control of a game by using the read credit data.    
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein 
 the slot machine is connected so as to establish communication with a management server storing data of a plurality of games; and    the game controller includes the steps of:    receiving one game of the plurality of games from the management server; and    performing control of the one game received.    
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein 
 the slot machine has a memory storing data of a plurality of games; and    the game controller includes the steps of:    reading one game of the plurality of games stored in the memory; and    performing control of the one game read.    
   
   
       16 . A game control method of a slot machine in which the slot machine has a connecting terminal connectable to a cellular phone capable of performing a game identical to a game of the slot machine, and a game controller advances a game, the method comprising the steps of: 
 establishing a connection with the cellular phone via the connecting terminal;    receiving (i) credit data provided by the identical game performed with the cellular phone and stored in a memory of the cellular phone; (ii) credit data provided by a game on the slot machine via the connecting terminal and stored in a memory of the cellular phone; and (iii) an operation signal from an operating part of the cellular phone; and    performing control of a game based on the operation signal received and the credit data received.    
   
   
       17 . A game control method of a slot machine in which a game controller advances a game, the slot machine being connected so as to establish communication with a management server storing data of a plurality of games, and having a connecting terminal connectable to a cellular phone capable of performing games identical to the plurality of games, the method comprising the steps of: 
 receiving one game of the plurality of games from the management server;    establishing a connection with the cellular phone via the connecting terminal;    receiving (i) credit data provided by the identical game performed with the cellular phone and stored in a memory of the cellular phone; (ii) credit data provided by a game on the slot machine via the connecting terminal and stored in a memory of the cellular phone; and (iii) an operation signal from an operating part of the cellular phone; and    performing control of a game based on the operation signal received and the credit data received.    
   
   
       18 . A game control method of a slot machine in which a game controller advances a game, the slot machine having a memory storing data of a plurality of games, and a connecting terminal connectable to a cellular phone capable of performing games identical to the plurality of games, the method comprising the steps of: 
 reading one game of the plurality of games from the memory;    establishing a connection with the cellular phone via the connecting terminal;    receiving (i) credit data provided by the identical game performed with the cellular phone and stored in a memory of the cellular phone; (ii) credit data provided by a game on the slot machine via the connecting terminal and stored in a memory of the cellular phone; and (iii) an operation signal from an operating part of the cellular phone; and    performing control of a game based on the operation signal received and the credit data received.