Gift acquisition game machine

Abstract

A gift acquisition game machine 1 is provided with gift acquiring machines 34 each operated by a player to acquire a gift and carry the gift to a gift receiver 44 . The gift acquisition game machine 1 has a central unit 2 disposed substantially in a central part of the gift acquisition game machine 1 and including an image display device and such, and plural satellite units 3 arranged in a ring around the central unit 2 . A gift exhibiting space A having a shape resembling a rectangular solid is combined with each satellite unit 3 . The gift receiver 44 is formed in the bottom of the gift receiving space B adjacent to either of the right and the left side of the gift exhibiting space A having a shape resembling a rectangular solid. An overhead traveling crane type gift acquiring machine 30 is disposed in a top part of the gift exhibiting space A. Movable longitudinal guide rails 32 included respectively in the overhead traveling crane type gift acquiring machines of adjacent ones of the satellite units 3 are disposed so as not to interfere with each other.

1 . A gift acquisition game machine having a gift acquiring machine disposed in a gift exhibiting space to be operated by a player and driven for acquiring a gift to carry the gift to a gift outlet, said gift acquisition game machine comprising:
 a gift acquiring condition monitoring camera for providing an image representing a gift acquiring condition;   a player monitoring camera for providing an image of the player;   image recording means for recording images provided by at least one of said cameras; and   an image display device for displaying images provided by said cameras or images recorded by the image recording means.   
   
   
       2 . The gift acquisition game machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising a gift acquisition detecting means for detecting acquisition of a gift, and a controller;
 wherein the controller is operative to cause the player monitoring camera to provide an image of the player upon detection of a gift by the gift acquisition detecting means, to cause the image recording means to record the image of the player, and to cause the display means to display the image of the player recorded by the image recording means.   
   
   
       3 . A gift acquisition game machine having a gift acquiring machine disposed in a gift exhibiting space to be operated by a player and driven for acquiring a gift to carry the gift to a gift outlet, said gift acquisition game machine comprising:
 a first camera combined with the gift acquiring machine;   a second camera for providing an image showing the condition of the gift exhibiting space;   a third camera for providing an image of the player;   image recording means for recording images provided by at least one of said cameras; and   an image display device for displaying images provided by said cameras or the images recorded by the image recording means.   
   
   
       4 . The gift acquisition game machine according to  claim 3 , further comprising: a gift acquisition detecting means for detecting acquisition of a gift; and a controller;
 wherein the controller is operative to cause the third camera to provide an image of the player upon the detection of a gift by the gift acquisition detecting means, to cause the image recording means to record the image of the player, and to cause the display device to display the image of the player recorded by the image recording means.   
   
   
       5 . A gift acquisition game machine having gift acquiring machines disposed respectively in gift exhibiting spaces to be operated respectively by players and driven for acquiring gifts to carry the gifts to gift outlets, said gift acquisition game machine comprising:
 a central unit disposed substantially in a central part of the gift acquisition game machine and including a rotary unit capable of turning in a horizontal plane;   plural satellite units arranged in a ring around the central unit and each having a gift exhibiting space in which gifts are placed;   each of said satellite units having an operating unit disposed such that a player can operate the operating unit to operate the associated gift acquiring machine looking at the gifts placed in the associated gift exhibiting space, a gift receiver for receiving a gift acquired by the gift acquiring machine, a gift acquisition detecting means for detecting a gift acquired by the gift acquiring machine to drop the gift through the gift receiver; and   a controller for turning the rotary unit of the central unit upon detection of successful gift acquisition through detection of a gift dropping through the gift receiver.   
   
   
       6 . A gift acquisition game machine having gift gripping machines disposed respectively in gift exhibiting spaces to be operated respectively by players and driven for gripping gifts to carry the gifts to gift outlets, said gift acquisition game machine comprising:
 a central unit disposed substantially in a central part of the gift acquisition game machine and including a rotary unit capable of turning in a horizontal plane, an image display device placed in the rotary unit, and a player monitoring camera for providing an image of a player;   plural satellite units arranged in a ring around the central unit; and   a controller;   wherein the player monitoring camera is disposed to photograph a player confronting one of the satellite units, each of the satellite units has a gift exhibiting space for exhibiting gifts and includes an operating unit disposed such that the player can operate the operating unit looking at gifts placed in the gift exhibiting space, a gift acquiring machine driven by the operating unit, a gift receiver for receiving a gift acquired by the gift acquiring machine, and a gift acquisition detecting means for detecting a gift acquired by the gift acquiring machine and passing through the gift receiver, and   wherein the controller is operative to turn the rotary unit of the central unit upon detection of successful gift acquisition through detection of a gift dropping through the gift receiver, and the controller is operative to locate the image display device of the central unit so as to face the satellite unit where a player succeeded in acquiring a gift, to cause the player monitoring camera to photograph the player who succeeded in acquiring a gift at the same satellite unit, and to cause the image display device to display an image of the player who succeeded in acquiring the gift.   
   
   
       7 . A gift acquisition game machine having gift gripping machines disposed respectively in gift exhibiting spaces to be operated respectively by players and driven for gripping gifts to carry the gifts to gift outlets, said gift acquisition game machine comprising:
 a central unit disposed substantially in a central part of the gift acquisition game machine and including a gift support unit and an image display device; and   plural satellite units arranged in a ring around the central unit;   wherein each of the satellite units has a box-shaped gift exhibiting space, a gift receiving space is provided adjacent to one of a right and a left side of the associated gift exhibiting space, a gift receiver is formed in the gift receiving space, an overhead traveling crane type gift acquisition machine is disposed in a top part of the associated gift exhibiting space, and the overhead traveling crane type gift acquisition machine includes a fixed transverse guide rail extended substantially parallel to an outer wall defining the gift exhibiting space, a movable longitudinal guide rail supported on the fixed transverse guide rail so as to be transversely movable, a lifting device held on the movable longitudinal guide rail so as to be longitudinally movable, and a gift gripping device held on the lifting device to grip a gift.   
   
   
       8 . The gift acquisition game machine according to  claim 7 , further comprising: a door provided with a transparent plate and disposed on an outer surface of each of the gift exhibiting spaces so as to be transversely movable, and a locking device for locking the door so as to seal up an outer side of the gift exhibiting space. 
   
   
       9 . The gift acquisition game machine according to  claim 7  or  8 , wherein the door is movable not only to the gift receiver attached to each of the satellite units, but also to a gift receiver attached to the satellite unit adjacent to the associated satellite unit. 
   
   
       10 . A gift acquisition game machine having a gift acquiring machine disposed in a gift exhibiting space to be operated by a player and driven for acquiring a gift to carry the gift to a gift outlet, said gift acquisition game machine comprising:
 a first camera combined with the gift acquiring machine;   a second camera for monitoring a condition of the gift exhibiting space;   an image recording means for recording images provided by the first and the second camera;   an image display device for displaying an image; and   a controller for controlling the first camera, the second camera and the image recording means to make the image display device display an image;   wherein the controller is operative to make the image display device display a live image of a scenery viewed from the gift acquiring machine provided by the first camera, a live image of the gift exhibiting space provided by the second camera, or an image recorded by the image recording means selectively according the progress of a game.   
   
   
       11 . A gift acquisition game machine comprising:
 a central unit;   plural satellite units arranged around the central unit, each having a gift exhibiting space; and   gift acquiring machines disposed respectively in the gift exhibiting spaces to be operated respectively by players and driven for acquiring gifts to carry the gifts to gift outlets;   wherein the central unit is provided with an image display device turnable by a moving device so as to face each of the satellite units, each satellite unit is provided with at least one camera for photographing the gift exhibiting space; and   wherein a controller is provided to control the moving device, the image display device and each camera so as to turn the image display device according to progress of a game in each satellite unit to locate the image display device to face desired one of the satellite units and to make the image display device display an image provided by the camera of the same satellite unit.   
   
   
       12 . The gift acquisition game machine according to  claim 11 , wherein the controller is operative to choose a satellite unit in which the game is at a most advanced stage, and to turn the image display device to locate the same to face the same satellite unit. 
   
   
       13 . The gift acquisition game machine according to  claim 11  or  12 , wherein each satellite unit is provided with an image recording means for recording an image provided by the camera, and the controller is operative to make the image display device display a live image provided by the camera or an image recorded by the image recording means.