JPH09266971A - Remote operation pachinko system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To actually actuate a Pachinko machine by remote operation from a terminal, by connecting a terminal device in a home to multiple Pachinko machines equipped at the center. SOLUTION: A terminal device 4 equipped in a home is connected to multiple Pachinko machines 2 by communication lines 3 to flip a ball by actually actuating a Pachinko machine by remote operation at the terminal device. After the motion of the flipped ball is photographed by a TV camera and image- processed, the position coordinates data of a ball is transmitted to the terminal device side to display the images of balls overlapped on the Pachinko game board in the TV screen of the terminal device 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko system, and more particularly to a remote-controlled pachinko system incorporating communication means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, hundreds of pachinko machines are arranged in a pachinko center, and the pachinko machine is used as a customer by visiting the pachinko center. In addition, systems that play pachinko games using communication lines have also been attempted, but they use images of pachinko devices drawn by game software, and not systems that actually use pachinko devices. However, there were drawbacks such as lack of realism.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned pachinko system at the above-mentioned pachinko center, people in small towns, fishing villages and mountain villages without pachinko shops can not use it unless they go to the city, or small children who cannot go out. It is difficult for housewives and elderly people to use, and it was difficult to use for women who have a resistance to entering a pachinko parlor.

Most of the pachinko machines used in the game corners of hotels and leisure facilities in tourist spots are old machines that are not updated and do not excite.

In addition, the above-mentioned system using game software is a video game and has little realism, which is far inferior to the excitement of actually operating a pachinko machine at a pachinko center.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to enable a player to play with a genuine latest pachinko machine anytime and anywhere with a telephone and a terminal device. Yes, it makes it possible to play with a sense of reality that is substantially the same as playing at a pachinko center in the city. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko system that solves the problems that have been difficult in the past, such as being able to immediately play from the living room of each household.

[0007]

Therefore, in a pachinko system according to the present invention, a large number of pachinko machines are provided in the center, and the pachinko machine of the center is selected from a user terminal group connected through a communication line. The device is remotely controlled from the terminal side to perform pachinko play. Before playing, the images on the board surface of the pachinko device group are transmitted one by one to the image memory of the terminal device to be stored and stored in the terminal device. The images on the board are played back in sequence on the TV screen of the connected TV. In this way, by sequentially displaying the image of the board surface of the vacant pachinko device in the pachinko device group installed at the pachinko center, the terminal side can see the nail condition and After considering the ease with which balls can enter, after applying to the center for the pachinko machine usage application that the terminal side wants to use, and when the center side accepts it, the pachinko play on the terminal side can be executed.

The pachinko play is executed by operating a pachinko machine remote control lever or a mouse provided on the terminal side to remotely operate a ball throwing lever of the pachinko machine located in the center.

Here, on the center side, the board surface of the pachinko machine in operation is photographed by a television camera, signal processing is performed as a change component of the image, and the position coordinates of all moving balls on the pachinko machine board surface are momentarily. Detecting and transmitting the momentarily changing position coordinate data group of the detected ball to the user's terminal device via the communication line, and moving to the corresponding position of the image on the board surface on the terminal device's TV screen. The image is reproduced and displayed as a video. In this way, by transmitting only the position coordinate data of the pachinko balls without transmitting the full screen of the image on the board of the pachinko machine, it is possible to greatly reduce the amount of data to be transmitted, and it is possible to reduce the transmission capacity normally. Even a home telephone line can be used. In this way, each home is connected to the pachinko center online, and the user can remotely control the pachinko machine's ball while watching the image of the pachinko machine operating in the center displayed on the TV screen. It controls the delivery lever.

Of the change components of the image on the pachinko board surface photographed by the above-mentioned television camera, unnecessary image transmission such as a rotation obstacle is deleted as necessary.

Further, the sound accompanying the pachinko play is also sent from the center to the user who is playing. The voice and background music of the pachinko machine in operation are detected by the microphone, and the sound signal is transmitted to the user terminal in real time together with the ball position data via the communication line, and the pachinko machine operating sound is output from the TV speaker on the terminal device side. Also, the pachinko system according to the present invention is configured by means for outputting back music.

In this way, the video and audio generated by the pachinko machine are output to the display screen and the speaker of the video and audio reproducing device on the terminal side respectively, and the video and audio are confirmed while the video and audio are provided on the terminal side. By operating the control means for controlling the pachinko machine, the pachinko machine provided in the center is remotely controlled in real time. Thus, according to the pachinko system of the present invention, the pachinko machine is supplied to the majority of households. Due to the low transmission capacity of the telephone line, it becomes possible to play the pachinko remotely while watching the video.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a pachinko system that is a first embodiment of the present invention.
1 is a more detailed system configuration diagram of the system configuration diagram shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a circuit configuration diagram of the control device 8 provided in the pachinko center, and FIG. 4 is a control device 11 provided in the user terminal.
2 is a circuit configuration diagram of FIG. The pachinko system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
The pachinko center 1 is equipped with a large number of pachinko machines 2 groups,
After selecting an arbitrary pachinko machine 5 in the center 1 from the user terminal devices 4 connected via the communication line 3,
The pachinko machine 5 is remotely controlled from the terminal side to perform a pachinko play, and the board 6 of the pachinko machine 2 group is provided with a dedicated television camera 7 prior to the play.
Images are taken by the group and the images on the board 6 are sequentially transmitted to the user's terminal side one by one through the control device 8, the modem 9 and the communication line 3. On the terminal side of the user, the terminal device 4
The data is input to the control device 11 via the modem 10 therein and stored in the image memory in the control device 11. Further, the video signal reproduced from the image memory causes the screen of the monitor TV 12 of the terminal device 4 to sequentially reproduce and display the video of the board 6 of the group of pachinko machines 2 arranged in the pachinko center 1. In this way, on the terminal side, after examining the state of the nails, the ease of inserting balls, etc. from the image of the board 6 of the pachinko machine group 2, the pachinko machine 5 to be used is selected from the terminal side, and the application for use is made. Is performed in the center, and when the center side accepts, pachinko play on the terminal side can be executed.
The pachinko play is performed by remotely operating the pachinko machine 5 of the pachinko center 1 selected above from the terminal device 4 side, and as shown in FIG. By operating the operation lever 13 or the mouse 14, the ball projecting operation lever 15 of the pachinko machine 5 arranged in the pachinko center 1 is remotely operated, or the ball projecting operation lever signal 17 is sent to the control circuit 16 of the pachinko machine 5. Is input directly and is operated remotely.

Here, on the pachinko center 1 side, the board surface 6 of the pachinko machine 5 connected to the user and in operation is photographed by the television camera 7, and the control device 8 performs signal processing as a change component of the video, The position coordinates on the pachinko machine board surface 6 of all the balls moving around the device board surface 6 are detected momentarily, and the detected position coordinate data of each ball that is changing momentarily is sent to the user's terminal device 4 via the communication line 3. By transmitting and performing signal processing in the control device 11 on the terminal device 4 side, it is incorporated into the image on the board 6 as a ball image and input as a video signal 19 to the television 12, and the corresponding position of the image on the board 6 is entered. It is reproduced and displayed as an image of a ball that moves every second. The user remotely controls the ball projecting operation lever 15 of the pachinko machine 5 in the pachinko center 1 while remotely watching the image of the board 6 of the pachinko machine 5 operating in the pachinko center displayed on the screen of the television 12. It is to play pachinko. The user side terminal device 4 uses, as a TV moving image, an image of a part of the image of the pachinko machine board surface 6 taken by the TV camera 7.
It is also implemented to be displayed on the pachinko machine board 6 displayed on the television 12 after being transmitted to the.
Further, among the change components of the image of the pachinko base 6 captured by the television camera 7, unnecessary image transmission such as a rotation obstacle is deleted as necessary. Also,
The sound accompanying the pachinko play is also sent from the pachinko center 1 to the user who is playing on the terminal device 4 side. That is, the voice and background music of the pachinko machine 5 in operation are detected by the microphone 18, and the sound signal is transmitted to the user terminal device 4 in real time together with the ball position coordinate data by the communication line 3, and the terminal device 4 It is reproduced by the control device 11 and is input to the television 12 as the audio signal 20, and the operation sound of the pachinko machine 5 and the back music are output from the speaker.

Next, FIG. 3 is a circuit configuration diagram of the control device 8 arranged in the pachinko center 1. 301 is a video signal from the television camera 7, which is converted into a binary signal by the A / D converter 302, and 2 The binarized video signal 303 is input to the video signal storage unit 304 and the change component extraction unit 305. The board image signal storage unit 304 stores one frame of still image data and is updated for each frame. The real-time board image signal 303 and the board image signal 306 one frame before are input to the change component extraction unit 305, and the change components of both are calculated (subtracted) to obtain a change component video signal 307 as a ball position coordinate detection unit. It is input to 308. The ball position coordinate detection unit 308 detects the position coordinates on the board 6 of each ball group from the input video signal of the change component,
Position coordinate data signal 309 of the ball group changing every moment
Is output. Reference numeral 310 denotes a signal removal unit for the transmission unnecessary image portion, which removes the signal of the transmission unnecessary portion such as the image of the rotary feather portion. Reference numeral 311 denotes a board surface video signal generation unit which outputs a board surface video signal 312 of the pachinko board surface 6 at the start of pachinko play. Reference numeral 313 is an audio signal output from the microphone 18, and the play operation sound of the pachinko machine 5 and back music are transmitted. A transmission / reception circuit unit 314 transmits the position coordinate data signal 309 of the ball group and the board image signal 312 as a transmission / reception signal 315 to the user side terminal device 4, and
The remote ball output lever operation signal 17 is transmitted to the user side terminal device 4
And receives it from the pachinko machine 5 arranged in the center. Here, during the pachinko play, only the position coordinate data of the ball group and the image data of the partial area that changes in the board 6 are compressed and transmitted, and the other images of the board 6 are not transmitted, so there are few lines. Pachinko play can be executed on the capacity communication line.

Next, FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the control device 11 of the user terminal device 4. In the figure, 10 is a modem,
The transmission / reception signal 315 is transmitted / received, and the board image signal 312 is input to the image synthesis storage unit 403 at the start of the pachinko play to store the image on the board 6. Further, during the pachinko play, the position coordinate data signal 309 of the ball group is input to the image playback unit 401 of the ball, and the image signal 402 of the ball group is generated and input to the image synthesis storage unit 403, and the image synthesis storage unit 4 is generated.
At 03, the image of the board surface 6 and the image of the balls are combined to generate a composite video signal 404, which is input to the pachinko board surface video output unit 405. The pachinko board surface image output unit 405 generates a moving picture video signal 19 that reproduces an image of a ball group that moves around in the pachinko board surface 6 every moment, inputs it to the television 12, and is arranged at the center 1 on the television screen. The moving image of the board surface 6 of the pachinko machine 5 is reproduced and displayed. The modem 10 further receives the audio signal 313 shown in FIG. 3, reproduces the audio in the audio reproduction unit 406, and outputs the audio output signal 20. A remote control lever signal output unit 407 transmits the remote control lever signal 17 output from the remote control lever 13 shown in FIG. 2 to the center side via the modem 10. Above, FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG.
The pachinko system according to the present invention is configured by the constituent means shown in the figure.

According to the present invention, the user who plays on the side of the terminal device 4 can reproduce the image and the device sound of the board surface 6 of the pachinko machine 5 arranged at the remote center 1 which is reproduced and displayed and outputted from the television 12. While checking back music,
The pachinko machine 5 provided in the center is remotely operated in real time by operating the remote operation lever 13 and the mouse 14.

Incidentally, it is obvious that a similar system can be constructed by a communication means such as CATV or satellite communication in addition to the telephone line as the means for transmitting the position data, which will not be described in detail here.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a pachinko system that is a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a more detailed system configuration diagram of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a circuit configuration diagram of a control device 8 provided in a pachinko center.

FIG. 4 is a circuit configuration diagram of a control device 11 provided in a user terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Pachinko center 301 Video signal 2 Pachinko device 302 A / D converter 3 Communication line 303 Binarized board surface video signal 4 User terminal device 304 Board video signal storage unit 5 Pachinko device 305 Change component extraction unit 6 Board surface 306 1 frame before Board video signal 7 TV camera 307 Change component video signal 8 Control device 308 Ball position coordinate detection unit 9 Modem 309 Ball group position coordinate data signal 10 Modem 310 Signal removal unit for video part not required to be transmitted 11 Control device 311 Board video signal generation unit 12 Television 312 Board video signal 13 Remote control lever 313 Audio signal 14 Mouse 314 Transmission / reception circuit section 15 Operation lever 315 Transmission / reception signal 16 Control circuit 401 Ball video playback section 17 Lever operation signal 402 Ball video signal 18 Microphone 403 Video composition storage section 19 projection Image signal 404 Composite video signal 20 Audio signal 405 Video output unit 406 Audio signal reproduction unit 407 Remote operation lever signal output unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A center is provided with a plurality of pachinko machines, and after selecting a pachinko machine of the center from a user terminal group connected via a communication line, the pachinko machine is remotely operated from the terminal side to perform pachinko play. A remote-operated pachinko system, means for transmitting and storing the image of the board surface of the pachinko device to the image memory of the user side terminal device prior to playing, and reproducing and displaying the image of the board surface on the screen of the television connected to the terminal device. And shoot the board surface of the pachinko machine in operation at the center with a TV camera,
Signal processing as a change component of the image, means for momentarily detecting the position coordinates on the board surface of each of a plurality of moving balls,
A moving image of the ball that moves momentarily to the corresponding position of the image on the board on the TV screen of the terminal device by transmitting the position coordinate data group that changes momentarily to each of the detected balls to the user's terminal device via the communication line. A means for reproducing and displaying as a video, and a terminal device equipped with a remote control signal generating means for remotely controlling the pachinko machine at the center from the user side,
A transmission means for inputting the remote control signal to a pachinko machine arranged in the center through the transmission means, and while operating the remote control means provided on the terminal side while observing the image, the pachinko machine in the center is operated. A remote-controlled pachinko system characterized by remotely controlling the device in real time. 2. The television of the terminal device side detects voice and background music of a pachinko machine operating at the center with a microphone and transmits the sound signal to the user terminal in real time together with the ball position data through a transmission line. The remote-operated pachinko system according to claim 1, wherein the operation sound of the pachinko machine and the background music are output from the speaker. 3. An image of a part of the image of the pachinko machine board surface taken by the TV camera is transmitted to the user side terminal device as a TV moving picture image and is incorporated into the image of the pachinko machine board surface displayed on the TV. The remote-controlled pachinko system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the remote-controlled pachinko system is displayed.