Drawing Machine and Game Apparatus Using the Same

Abstract

The present invention provides a drawing machine and a game apparatus using the same by which participants of drawing can intervene in a process of drawing. A drawing machine for determining a winning-object from a plurality of drawing-objects includes: a winning-probability data storage unit for storing winning-probability data showing respective winning-probabilities of the plurality of drawing-objects; a drawing unit for carrying out drawings in accordance with the winning-probabilities of the respective drawing-objects determined by the winning-probability data stored in the winning-probability data storage unit and determining the winning-object from the plurality of drawing-objects; an operation unit operated by a participant of the drawing; a desired drawing-object determination unit for determining a desired drawing-object which the participant of drawing desires to win or not win, from the plurality of drawing-objects based on an operation of the operation unit; and a winning-probability data changing unit for changing the winning-probability data stored in the winning-probability data storage unit so that a winning-probability of the desired drawing-object determined by the desired drawing-object determination unit is changed.

1 . A drawing machine for determining a winning-object from a plurality of drawing-objects, comprising:
 a winning-probability data storage unit for storing winning-probability data showing respective winning-probabilities of the plurality of drawing-objects;   a drawing unit for carrying out drawings in accordance with the winning-probabilities of the respective drawing-objects determined by the winning-probability data stored in the winning-probability data storage unit and determining the winning-object from the plurality of drawing-objects;   an operation unit operated by a participant of the drawing;   a desired drawing-object determination unit for determining a desired drawing-object which the participant of drawing desires to win or not win, from the plurality of drawing-objects based on an operation of the operation unit; and   a winning-probability data changing unit for changing the winning-probability data stored in the winning-probability data storage unit so that a winning-probability of the desired drawing-object determined by the desired drawing-object determination unit is changed.   
   
   
       2 . The drawing machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a winning-probability image displaying unit for displaying a winning-probability image showing the winning-probabilities of the respective drawing-objects determined by the winning-probability data stored in the winning-probability data storage unit; and   a winning-probability displaying control unit for changing the winning-probability image displayed on the winning-probability image displaying unit, when the winning-probability data changing unit changes the winning-probability data, so as to correspond to the changed winning-probability data.   
   
   
       3 . The drawing machine according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the winning-probability image has image areas corresponding to the respective drawing-objects, and a difference of sizes of the respective image areas corresponds to a difference of the winning-probabilities of the respective drawing-objects.   
   
   
       4 . The drawing machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a communication unit for communicating data with a communication terminal having a data communicating function via a network; and   a transmission unit for transmitting data for displaying, on a displaying unit of the communication terminal, a winning-probability image showing winning-probabilities of the respective drawing-objects determined by the winning-probability data stored in the winning-probability data storage unit, via the communication unit to the communication terminal,   wherein the transmission unit transmits data for changing the winning-probability image displayed on the displaying unit of the communication terminal, when the winning-probability data changing unit changes the winning-probability data, so as to correspond to the changed winning-probability data.   
   
   
       5 . The drawing machine according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the winning-probability image has image areas corresponding to the respective drawing-objects, and a difference of sizes of the respective image areas corresponds to a difference of the winning-probabilities of the respective drawing-objects.   
   
   
       6 . The drawing machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a communication unit for communicating data with a communication terminal having a data communicating function via a network,   wherein the desired drawing-object determination unit determines the desired drawing-object which the participant of the drawing desires to win or not win, from the plurality of drawing-objects, based on an operation content of the operation unit of the communication terminal, which is received by the communication unit in place of an operation content of the operation unit of the drawing machine.   
   
   
       7 . The drawing machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a fluctuation amount determination unit for determining a fluctuation amount of the winning-probability of the desired drawing-object determined by the desired drawing-object determination unit in accordance with a predetermined fluctuation amount determining condition,   wherein the winning-probability data changing unit changes the winning-probability data stored in the winning-probability data storage unit so that the winning-probability of the desired drawing-object determined by the desired drawing-object determination unit is changed by the fluctuation amount determined by the fluctuation amount determination unit.   
   
   
       8 . A game apparatus, comprising:
 the drawing machine according to any one of  claims 1  through  7 ; and   a game control unit for controlling progression of a game using a result of the drawing executed by the drawing machine.   
   
   
       9 . The game apparatus according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a bet accepting unit for accepting a bet for a bet-object; and   an allotment payout unit for paying out allotment,   wherein the game control unit decides whether a predetermined payout condition is met or not, based on the result of the drawing by the drawing machine, and when the game control unit decides that the predetermined payout condition is met, the game control unit controls the allotment payout unit to pay out a quantity of allotment corresponding to a quantity of the bet-object accepted by the bet accepting unit.   
   
   
       10 . A game apparatus comprising:
 the drawing machine according to  claim 7 ,   a game control unit for controlling progression of a game using a result of the drawing executed by the drawing machine;   a bet accepting unit for accepting a bet for a bet-object; and   an allotment payout unit for paying out allotment,   wherein the game control unit decides whether a predetermined payout condition is met or not based on the result of the drawing by the drawing machine, and when the game control unit decides that the predetermined payout condition is met, the game control unit controls the allotment payout unit to pay out a quantity of allotment corresponding to a quantity of the bet-object accepted by the bet accepting unit, and   wherein the predetermined fluctuation amount determining condition is a condition in that the larger the number of the bet-object accepted by the bet accepting unit is, the greater the fluctuation amount of the winning-probability of the desired drawing-object with respect to the participant of the drawing who bets the bet-object becomes.   
   
   
       11 . The game apparatus according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a winning-object storage unit for storing the winning-objects already determined by the drawing unit of the drawing machine within a term in which a plurality of times of the drawings are carried out by using the drawing machine; and   a notifying unit for providing a notification of the winning-object to the participant of the drawing every time the drawing unit determines the winning-object,   wherein the game control unit controls the allotment payout unit to pay out the allotment when the winning-objects stored in the winning-object storage unit form a predetermined combination, and   the bet-objects accepted by the bet accepting unit regarding the predetermined fluctuation amount determining condition are bet-objects accepted by the bet accepting unit after at least one winning-object is notified by the notifying unit.   
   
   
       12 . A game apparatus comprising:
 the drawing machine according to  claim 7 ;   a game control unit for controlling progression of a game using a result of the drawing executed by the drawing machine;   a bet accepting unit for accepting a bet for a bet-object; and   an allotment payout unit for paying out allotment,   wherein the game control unit decides whether a predetermined payout condition is met or not, based on the result of the drawing by the drawing machine, and when the game control unit decides that the predetermined payout condition is met, the game control unit controls the allotment payout unit to pay out a quantity of allotment corresponding to a quantity of the bet-object accepted by the bet accepting unit,   wherein a winning-object storage unit for storing the winning-objects already determined by the drawing unit of the drawing machine within a term in which a plurality of times of the drawings are carried out by using the drawing machine,   wherein the game control unit controls the allotment payout unit to pay out the allotment when the winning-objects stored in the winning-object storage unit form a predetermined combination, and   wherein the predetermined fluctuation amount determining condition is a condition in that a fluctuation amount in a state, in which the winning-objects stored in the winning-object storage unit form a predetermined combination if a specified winning-object is hit, is larger or lesser than a fluctuation amount in not the state.   
   
   
       13 . The game apparatus according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the game control unit controls so that a quantity of allotment paid out by the allotment payout unit decreases when the winning-probability data is increased by the winning-probability data changing unit of the drawing machine, and the quantity of allotment paid out by the allotment payout unit increases when the winning-probability data is decreased by the winning-probability data changing unit.   
   
   
       14 . The game apparatus according to  claim 13 , comprising:
 a winning-object storage unit for storing the winning-objects already determined by the drawing unit of the drawing machine within a term in which a plurality of times of the drawings are carried out by using the drawing machine;   an allotment quantity determination data storage unit for storing, for each of the plurality of drawing-objects, an allotment quantity determination data for determining the quantity of allotment paid out by the allotment payout unit under the predetermined payout condition if the corresponding drawing-object is a winning-object determined next by the drawing unit; and   an allotment quantity image displaying unit for displaying allotment quantity image showing allotment quantities of the respective drawing-objects, the allotment quantities being determined based on the allotment quantity determination data stored in the allotment quantity determination data storage unit,   wherein the game control unit controls the allotment payout unit to pay out the allotment when the plurality of winning-objects stored in the winning-object storage unit form a predetermined combination,   the game control unit executes a control so that the payout ratio becomes almost fixed before and after the winning-probability data changing unit changes the winning-probability data by changing allotment quantity determination data stored in the allotment quantity determination data storage unit, and   when the allotment quantity determination data is changed, the game control unit executes a display control in order to change the allotment quantity image displayed on the allotment quantity image displaying unit to that in accordance with allotment quantity determination data after the change.   
   
   
       15 . The game apparatus according to  claim 14 ,
 wherein the allotment quantity image has image areas corresponding to the respective drawing-objects; and a difference of colors of the respective image areas corresponds to a difference of the allotment quantities of the respective drawing-objects.   
   
   
       16 . The game apparatus according to  claim 9 , comprising:
 an array image displaying unit for displaying an array image in which a plurality of drawing-object-images corresponding to part or all of the plurality of drawing-objects are arrayed; and   a winning-object storage unit for storing the winning-objects already determined by the drawing unit of the drawing machine within a term in which a plurality of times of the drawings are carried out by using the drawing machine,   wherein the game control unit controls the allotment payout unit to pay out the allotment when the plurality of winning-objects stored in the winning-object storage unit form a predetermined combination; and   the predetermined combination is a combination of winning-objects when an array of the drawing-object-images in the array image corresponding to a plurality of winning-objects stored in the winning-object storage unit becomes a predetermined array.