The present invention will become better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings which are given only by way of illustration, and thus, do not limit the present invention, wherein;
The preferred embodiments of the digital roulette game provision system that has different betting methods according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The digital roulette game system according to the present invention comprises a plurality of terminals 100, a network 200 and a statistic server 300.
The terminals 100 each comprise a display unit 400 formed of a 26-inch LCD screen for providing digital roulette games having different methods implemented with digital signals, and a control unit 500 that controls digital roulette games. The digital roulette game can be played using one terminal 100 in different betting methods, and a maximum of 256 players can play the game using the network 200.
The users, who selectively use a digital roulette game having different betting methods, input bills or coins, and the terminals 100 each display the betting money and chip corresponding to the bills or coins entered by the users and receive statistic information such as betting information, roulette information, probability information, etc. which are previously stored in the statistic server 300 through the network 200 and display the above information on the screen.
The statistic information such as betting information, roulette information, and probability information entered based on the operation of the user, who selectively uses a digital roulette game that has different betting methods, is transmitted to the statistic server 300 through the network 200, and a winning number is selected using a digital wheel and electronic ball which are digitally displayed. A winning state, dividends and process result are displayed on the screen based on the betting amount of each user with respect to a digital roulette game that has different betting methods. The betting money and dividends are summed and provided to the users who won a certain amount of money as a result of the digital roulette game, and the user is provided with cash corresponding to the winning money based on the user's selection.
The digital roulette game that has different betting methods according to the present invention comprises a common roulette game which is formed by simply converting a conventional manual roulette game into digital signals, a hyper roulette game in which a user bets by selecting a certain number from 0 through 36 randomly positioned at different regions, and a double roulette game in which a user bets by selecting double regions which are formed by double numbers from 0 through 14 positioned at axes X and Y.
The common roulette game, the hyper roulette game and the double roulette game will be described in detail in the following descriptions of the operation principles and methods according to the present invention.
Because the network 200 is a conventional network, the description of the same will be omitted. However, in the present invention, a maximum of 255 networks 200 can be connected.
The statistic server 300 provides accumulated betting information, roulette information and probability information to the users who play the digital roulette game that has different betting methods through the terminals 100 and receives statistic information such as betting information, roulette information and probability information of the users who play the digital roulette game that has different betting methods, with the above information being received from the terminals 100. With the above information, a database is constructed and provided to the users.
The terminals 100 each comprise a display unit 400 and a control unit 500.
The display unit 400 is designed to digitally display a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game, and a double roulette game on a touch type 26-inch LCD screen, with each game being provided with different betting methods. The display unit 400 receives digital roulette game menu information of a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game, and a double roulette game which can be selected by a user on the touch type LCD screen and transmits the same to the control unit 500.
The display unit 400 displays the bills or coins entered by the users in the form of betting money and chips as a result of the digital roulette game menu information process of the common roulette game, the hyper roulette game and the double roulette game received from the control unit 500. The display unit 400 displays statistic information such as betting information, roulette information and probability information which are received from the statistic server 300 or which are previously stored in the control unit 500, with the above information being received through the network 200. In addition, the display unit 400 selects a winning number using a digital wheel and an electronic ball and displays a winning state, dividends and a process result on the screen based on the bet placed by each user with respect to a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game, each having different betting methods.
The display unit 400 will be described in more details.
The display unit 400 comprises a monitor controller 410, a power unit 420, a monitor connection unit 430, and a touch control unit 440.
The power unit 420 is designed to supply power to the touch type LCD screen when each user turns on the switch with respect to a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game, and a double roulette game, each having different betting methods.
The monitor control unit 410 transmits digital roulette game menu information of a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game, or a double roulette game selected by a user on the touch type LCD screen to the control unit 500. The monitor control unit 410 receives statistic information such as betting information, roulette information and probability information with respect to a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game processed by the control unit 500, displays the same on the touch type LCD screen and allows a 2D or 3D betting screen, a digital wheel and an electronic ball received from the control unit 500 to be outputted to the LCD screen.
Here, the monitor connection unit 430 is connected with a graphic control unit 520 and outputs a 2D or 3D betting screen, a digital wheel and an electronic ball to the LCD screen, with the 2D or 3D betting screen, a digital wheel and an electronic ball being received from the graphic control unit 520 of the control unit.
The touch control unit 440 is connected with the graphic control unit 520 of the control unit and converts roulette game menu information of a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game selected by a user on the touch type LCD screen into position information for processing by the control unit 500 and transmits to the graphic control unit 520 of the control unit 500.
The control unit 500 executes a program on a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game of a digital roulette game that each have different betting methods as the power of the display unit 400 is turned on and transmits to the display unit 400 through the graphic control unit 520.
The control unit 500 changes the bills or coins entered by the users into betting money and chips based on roulette game menu information of a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game selected by a user. The control unit 500 provides statistic information such as previously stored roulette information, probability information and betting information, controls betting information, a winning state, a payoff rate and dividends based on a user's operation, processes the result of a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods.
The control unit 500 will be described in more details.
The control unit 500 comprises a main control unit 510, a graphic control unit 520, a memory 530, a communication interface 540, and an audio input and output unit 550.
The main control unit 510 processes the digital roulette game menu information of a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods received from the display unit 400, changes the bills and coins entered by the user into betting money and chips, creates statistic information using betting information, roulette information and probability information received through the display unit 400, accumulates the above information and stores them in the memory 530. In addition, the main control unit 510 transmits the above information to the statistic server 300. The main control unit 510 controls betting information, winning state, a payoff rate and dividends based on a user's operation with respect to a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods and processes a result of a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods.
The graphic control unit 520 is connected with the monitor connection unit 430 of the display unit 400 and the touch control unit 440 and transmits digital roulette game menu information of a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game, which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods received from the display unit 400, to the main control unit 510. The graphic control unit 520 transmits a graphic screen such as a 2D or 3D betting screen, a digital wheel screen and an electronic ball to the display unit 400, with the above graphic screens being differently formed based on a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods in accordance with a control of the main control unit 510.
The memory 530 stores a program concerning a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods and executed in accordance with a control of the main control unit 510 as the display unit 400 is turned on. The memory 530 stores and outputs statistic information created using betting information, roulette information and probability information in accordance with a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods.
The communication interface 540 provides a communication function so that the terminal 100 can efficiently transmit or receive information through the network 200 when it operates together with the statistic server 300.
The audio input and output unit 550 connects various audio signals such as background music, voice, etc. with an external speaker 600, in accordance with a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods, for providing various effect sounds as the roulette game is performed.
According to one of the most important features of the present invention, a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game are digital roulette games that have different betting methods and are designed to be controlled by the control unit 500.
Here, the control unit 500 further comprises a digital roulette game program which is formed of a control module 531, a game selection module 532, a time check module 533, a wheel driving module 534, a betting module 535 and a money exchange module 536.
The control module 531 drives a common roulette game which is implemented in a digital method based on a user's selection, a hyper roulette game in which a certain number from 0 through 36 positioned at different random regions is randomly selected for making bets, and a double roulette game in which double regions created by double numbers from 0 through 14 provided at the axes X and Y are selected for making bets. In addition, the control module 531 changes the bills and coins entered by the users and processes and controls a result of betting information, winning state, a payoff rate and dividends based on a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods.
The game selection module 532 digitally displays a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game on the screen of the user, so that the user can select the game and play the corresponding roulette game based on the selection.
The time check module 533 checks the betting time that is based on a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods selected by the users.
The wheel driving module 534 creates a betting screen, a digital wheel and an electronic ball expressed in a 2D or 3D graphic based on a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods in accordance with a selection by the game selection module 532. In the common roulette game and the hyper roulette game which randomly selects a certain number from 0 through 36 positioned at different random regions, the winning number is determined by rotating one digital wheel and an electronic ball. In the double roulette game in which there are two rotating digital wheels that each have pockets numbered from 0 through 14, the user selects a combination of two numbers, where the y-axis corresponds to one rotating digital wheel and the x-axis corresponds to the other rotating digital wheel; winning numbers are determined when the each electric ball falls into a pocket in its respective digital wheel.
In the betting module 535, if the numbers selected by the user for the bets match with the winning number(s), the payoff rate and dividends are computed based on the bet amount, the type of bet, and the game selected through the selection module 532, whether the game selected by the user on a 2D or 3D graphic processed betting screen is a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game, or a double roulette game.
The money exchange module 536 exchanges the bills and coins entered by the user based on a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods into betting money (credit money) and sums the paid dividends with the betting money based on the computation of the betting module and exchanges the amount back into cash.
The operations and methods of the digital roulette game provision system that has different betting methods according to the present invention will be described.
The detailed operations and methods of the digital roulette game provision system that has different betting methods according to the present invention will be described as follows with reference to
When multiple users who want to play a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods turn on the display unit 400, the control unit 500 executes the digital roulette games that have different betting methods and are stored in the memory 530 in a step S402.
The control unit 500 executes digital roulette games that have different betting methods and displays a 26-inch LCD screen of the display unit 400 for selecting a common roulette game, a hyper roulette game and a double roulette game which are digital roulette games that have different betting methods. When the user enters bills or coins in the amount of money that the user wants to play, the control unit 500 exchanges the entered bills or coins into betting money (credit) and displays the same in a step S404.
When the user selects a digitally expressed common roulette game in a step S406, the betting screen of
When the user selects betting money, chips and betting number and places the bet, the time check module 533 of the control unit 500 counts down the betting time in a step S414. When the betting time becomes 0 in a step S416, betting is stopped. The digital wheels expressed with 2D or 3D graphics as shown in
The digital wheels expressed with 2D or 3D graphics are driven by an algorithm provided therein, and an electronic ball starts rolling in a direction reverse to the direction of the digital wheel. The number corresponding to the point at which the electronic ball drops is determined as the winning number in a step S420.
When the winning number is selected by the digital wheel and electronic ball, the betting module 535 of the control unit 500 compares the betting numbers of the users who played the common roulette game with a winning number in a step S422 and provides each winner with the winning money and payoff rate. The betting module 535 computes the dividends, sums the betting money (credit) and the dividends, and then displays the information on the display unit 400 in a step S424.
The control unit 500 transmits betting information, roulette information, probability information, etc. concerning a digitally processed common roulette game to the statistic server 300 through the memory 530 or the network 200, and a database of the above information is constructed in a step S426.
When a user, who played the above game, wants to continue playing the game in a step S428, it go back and perform the step S404. When the user stops the game, the betting money summed with the current betting money (credit) and the dividends are changed into cash and are given to the user in a step S430.
When the user selects a digitally processed hyper roulette game in a step S408, a certain number and a random region are randomly selected among game betting regions H1 through H6 and 0 through 36 using the previously stored betting information, probability information, etc. The betting screen of
The above process will be described in more detail.
The digitally processed hyper roulette game comprises a betting screen in which numbers 0 through 36 are randomly arranged on a betting layout of
For example, when the user expects that a winning number will be selected from the front numbers with reference to the previous winning numbers and bets 10 dollars for each of betting regions H1, H3, H5, H6, H5˜H6, and the winning number turns out to be between 17 through 36, and therefore, in the betting regions H2, H4 the user will lose all five bets placed in that game. But if the winning number turns out to be between 1 through 16, since it belongs to at least one betting region among the betting regions H1, H3, H5, H6, H5˜H6, the user will win and receive the dividends based on the corresponding payoff rate.
When the user bets betting money and chips by selecting at least one betting number and betting region in the betting regions shown on the betting screen, the time check module 533 of the control unit 500 starts counting down the betting time in a step S414; and when the betting time becomes 0 in a step S416, the betting stops. The digital wheel processed with 2D or 3D graphic of
The digital wheel processed with 2D or 3D graphics is driven by an algorithm provided therein, and the electronic ball rolls in a direction reverse to the direction of the digital wheel. The number positioned at the point in which the electronic ball drops is determined as a winning number in a step S420.
When the winning number is determined by the digital wheel and the electronic ball, the betting module 535 of the control unit 500 compares at least one betting number, selected region and winning number of the users who played the hyper roulette game in a step S422, provides the winners with the winning and payoff rate and computes the dividends. The betting module 535 sums the betting money (credit) and the dividends and displays on the display unit 400 in a step S424.
The control unit 500 transmits betting information, roulette information, probability information, etc. concerning the digitally processed hyper roulette game to the statistic server 300 through the memory 530 or the network 200. A database of the above information is constructed in a step S426.
When the user who played the digitally processed hyper roulette game wants to continue playing the game in a step S428, it it will go back and perform the step S404. When the game is stopped, the betting money, summed with the current betting money (credit) and dividends, is changed into cash and provided to the user in a step S430.
When the user selects a digitally processed double roulette game in a step S410, the betting screen of
The above process will be described in more detail.
As shown in
For example, when the user selects the numbers 1, 3 on the line X and the numbers 2, 4 on the line Y with reference to the winning numbers, the bets are placed at the crosses (1, 2), (1, 4), (3, 2) and (3, 4) which are crossed by each line, and the betting money is identically adapted. As shown in
When the user selects numbers on the lines X and Y shown on the betting screen and bets with betting money and chips, the time check module 533 of the control unit 500 starts counting down the betting time in a step S414. When the betting time becomes 0 in a step S416, the betting stops. Two digital wheels processed with 2D or 3D graphics of
Two digital wheels processed with 2D or 3D graphics are driven by an algorithm provided therein, and two electronic balls start rolling in a direction reverse to the direction of each digital wheel. The number combination corresponding to the buckets in which the balls drop is determined as the winning number combination in a step S420.
When the winning number combination is determined by two digital wheels and two electronic balls, the betting module 535 of the control unit 500 compares at least one betting number and winning number selected on the lines X and Y by the users who played the double roulette game in a step S422. The betting module 535 provides the winning and payoff rate to the winners, computes the dividends, sums the betting money (credit) and dividends and displays this information on the display unit 400 in a step S424.
The control unit 500 transmits betting information, roulette information, probability information, etc. concerning a digitally processed double roulette game to the statistic server 300 through the memory 530 or the network 200. A database of the above information is constructed in a step S426.
When the user who played the digitally processed double roulette game wants to continue playing the game in a step S428, it will go back and perform the step S404. When the betting stops, the betting money summed with the current betting money (credit) and the dividends is changed into cash and is provided to the user in a step S430.
As described above, the digital roulette game provision system that has different betting methods is designed to randomly adapt the payoff rate based on the digital method and to provide a reliable probability. Dealers are not needed in the present invention, so there is no cost for dealers. It is possible to prevent any conflicts between the users and the dealers because the game is performed between the user and the program in the present invention.
In addition, the present invention provides a digital roulette game that has different betting methods by combining a conventional roulette game with a new game method, so that it is possible to satisfy a user's high expectation with respect to higher and various winning probabilities. With various strategies and tactics, the user can play the game of the present invention with more interest and enough expectations.
In the present invention, a maximum of 255 users can concurrently play the digital roulette game through the network.
As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above-described examples are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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10-2006-53481 | Jun 2006 | KR | national |