JP2000084191A - Multiimage display device for game machine such as pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable various kinds of information to be displayed through a display screen by displaying images selected by an operation means or determined corresponding to monitor information from a monitor means, and images requested by the parlor side received from a supply means on a display screen set in the vicinity of each game machine. SOLUTION: A display device 108 comprising display screen 108a such as a liquid crystal screen and an operation part 108b is set in, for instance, the right side of a Pachinko machine 100. On the operation part 108b, a power source button 108c, an earphone jack 108d, a channel selection button 108e, and a sound volume button 108f are equipped. The selection button 108e is operated to select an image by a video tape recorder, DVD, etc., an image in a image database, and an image edited by an image editor, etc. Images on the display 108 are switched by a monitor device to take in output by a sensor to detect a man touching on a handle, a sensor to detect a man sitting on a seat part, a ball blocking sensor, an unfair use detecting sensor, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-image apparatus for providing an image to a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In pachinko parlors, information is generally transmitted to customers by audio broadcasting. However, there are problems in terms of noise in the store and poor transmission of information. Therefore, with the increase in the size of the pachinko points, it is required to transmit information by video instead of or in parallel with audio.

Various electronic devices have been introduced in large pachinko parlors.
JP-A-9-299593, JP-A-8-19194
There is no. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-108436 aims to visualize and display community information (event information, shopping information) so that customers can use pachinko parlors as community plazas. JP-A-9-299593 expands the original display function of a pachinko machine by displaying a game state (reach state) on a display screen of the pachinko machine itself. JP-A-8-191
No. 940 is an image in which a pachinko original display image and a general video are switched and displayed on the display screen of the pachinko machine itself.

[0004]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In No. 6, the information is community information, and does not deal with images of the gaming status of pachinko machines. JP-A-9-29959
No. 3 and JP-A-8-191940 are examples of extending the display information to the display screen of the pachinko machine itself, but the display screen of the pachinko machine itself has a small size, and a pattern during play or a big hit. Display is the original purpose, and displaying other images may hinder the game. Therefore, there is a need for a screen other than the display screen of the pachinko machine itself, and there is a demand for an extended video display that dynamically informs a game situation and a pachinko machine situation.

An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-image display device for a game console such as a pachinko machine which solves the above problems.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a display screen installed in close proximity to each game console such as a pachinko machine and the like, which can be operated by an operator of the game console, and which is operated on or close to the display screen. Operating means for performing operations such as selection of a display image provided on the display, monitoring means for capturing monitoring information of a game console such as a pachinko machine, image providing means for providing a plurality of images, and an image selected by the operating means And a means for receiving an image determined in accordance with monitoring information from the monitoring means and an image requested from the store from the providing means and displaying the image on a display screen.

[0007] Further, the present invention provides a video providing means, comprising: a plurality of video devices for providing general video in a streaming manner; a video database in which videos are registered in a database; a video editing means for editing and providing videos; A multi-image display device for a game console such as a pachinko machine, which includes a pachinko machine, is disclosed.

Further, the present invention discloses a multi-image display device for a game console such as a pachinko machine, wherein the monitoring information of the monitoring means includes device information of the game console and environmental information including the presence of an operator. .

Further, according to the present invention, the video editing means performs processing including editing of a video of a statistic value obtained by data processing of device information of the game console from the monitoring means, and synthesizing with another video. A multi-image display device for a game console such as a pachinko machine is disclosed.

Further, according to the present invention, the video editing means performs a processing including a required video editing and a synthesizing with another video in accordance with a selection command from the operating means. An image display device is disclosed.

[0011]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a display unit used in a multi-image display system applied to a pachinko machine according to the present invention. An individual display 1 on the right side of the pachinko machine 100
08 was installed. The display 108B is a display installed on the pachinko machine on the left side. Similarly, an individual display is installed on the right side of the pachinko machine 110 on the right side. The location where the display unit 108 is set to the right side is the handle 101.
However, there is a method of installing the display 108A at a position indicated by a dotted line above the table. Since the display is provided for each pachinko machine, it may be annoying for customers on both sides, or it may be uncomfortable if unnecessary information is visualized, so it is necessary to make it difficult to see from both sides as much as possible Becomes For this purpose, a convenient location can be selected and installed. However, if there is not enough space, a directional liquid crystal display (easy to see only for the user of the stand and difficult to see for people on both sides) ) Is preferably used.

The pachinko machine 100 has a handle 10
1. Ball guidance system 105, tulip opener 103, rotating pin 106, display screen 102, jackpot opening window 104
Etc. The display screen 102 displays three-digit numbers and symbols, and updates the ball every time the ball enters the tulip opening device 103, and displays a big hit when a big hit occurs. There are various other configurations of the pachinko machine 100. The display screen 102 also displays various images,
It is an updated video of figures and symbols according to the progress of the game.

The display unit 108 includes a display screen 108a and an operation unit 108b. The display screen 108a is, for example, a liquid crystal screen. The operation unit 108b includes a power button 108c,
It comprises an earphone jack 108d, a channel selection (channel selection) button 108e, and a volume button 108f. In addition, various operation buttons may be added. Power button 10
When the switch 8c is turned on, the channel is turned on. The channel selection button 108e is used to select a screen, the volume button 108f is used to adjust the volume, and the earphone is inserted into the earphone jack 108d to listen to voice. Some video screens display only characters and pictures and do not generate sound, and in this case, no earphone is required.

A selection button 108e is a means for selecting a screen (video) to be displayed. The selection button 108e selects a video of the video devices 3 to 10 shown in FIG. 2 described later, selects an arbitrary video on the video database 1, and edits a video. Used for selecting a video edited by the device 2. The edited video includes, for example, a video of statistical data of a pachinko machine subjected to data processing, or a specific video (mainly text) to an arbitrary video in the video devices 3 to 10.
(So-called composite image).
If such selection is not possible with one button, it is necessary to expand the selection range and functions using, for example, two buttons.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a multi-image display control system. Here, the multi-image is used to mean that a plurality of images can be selectively displayed on one pachinko machine. This system is divided into the equipment on the pachinko machine side shown in the lower part of the figure and the equipment on the management center side of the shop shown in the upper part of the figure. The equipment on the pachinko machine side is a display 108 (10
8-1 to 108-n), monitoring device 12 for pachinko machines
0 (120-1 to 120-n). Monitoring device 12
Numeral 0 is a monitoring and sending means which takes in detection signals of various sensors used for monitoring and controlling the pachinko machine as monitoring information and sends it to the center side. These various sensors include existing or newly installed sensors. These sensors include: a sensor for detecting a ball out / in; a sensor for detecting that a person touches a steering wheel; a sensor for detecting that a person is sitting on a seat; a sensor for detecting a hit (big hit, medium hit)・ Bonding detection sensor ・ Illegal use detection sensor (illegal use of magnet, etc.) ・ There are other various sensors (including surveillance cameras). The types of the monitoring information can be classified into device information (including control information) and environmental information (including management information).

The existing sensor is used as a state quantity acting on the control mechanism of the pachinko machine, or is automatically sent to the management center side and used as various management information. In the present invention, detection signals of these existing and newly installed various sensors are taken into the management center via the monitoring device 120, and are used for video editing and video switching.

On the management center side shown in the upper part of FIG. 2, a video database 1, a video editing device 2, general video devices 3 to
10, having selectors 11-1 to 11-n. The general video devices 3 to 10 indicate the following examples. Still image section 3: means for reproducing a still image such as a recorded picture or photograph. Video image section 4: means for reproducing an image of a video (VHS or the like) tape. DVD video unit 5 ... means for reproducing the video of a DVD (digital video disc).
CD-ROM video section 6 ... means for reproducing the video of the CD-ROM. CATV7: Cable TV receiver. Digital still image section 8 means for imaging various digitized still images. Analog TV8, Digital TV9 ... Receiver for analog video in current TV broadcasting and digital video such as CS broadcasting. These general video equipments 3 to 10 all operate in parallel and transmit the video via the cable 20, so-called parallel running of the video. Therefore, on the customer side, by selecting one of the devices 3 to 10 (using the selection button 108e), the image of the selection object flowing at that time can be displayed on the display unit 108.

The video database 1 is a digitally recorded video peculiar to a pachinko parlor different from the general video and a video peculiar to a pachinko machine. These specific images are of a fixed type and a dynamically changing type. Further, the video is composed of characters and images and / or audio.

There are the following fixed images. -Store PR and guide video (regular holidays, business hours, washrooms, prize exchanges, cash exchanges, redemption rates, time, etc.)-Video of pachinko machine usage-New platform guide video-Premium guide video (prize introduction,・ Introduction to hot-selling prizes, new prizes ・ Various service information videos (popular stand rankings, morning service information, trouble handling guides, nearest traffic guides, female customer service guides) ・ Enlightenment guide videos (calls for fraud prevention, minors) Play prohibition, etc.)

There are the following types of dynamic change type images.・ Pachinko machine information for all machines (the number of jackpots and the number of jackpots by time-for example, statistics such as the total number of jackpots on the day or the day before divided into morning, afternoon, and evening. From the same viewpoint, Statistical values such as the total number of jackpots, etc. for each model.・ Individual pachinko machine information (similarly, total value and statistical value such as the number of jackpots for each pachinko machine, total number of start times, total number of balls, total number of balls in).

In addition, there is an emergency image.・ Image of fire occurrence ・ Image of earthquake occurrence ・ Emergency evacuation map guidance image

Of the three types of video, the fixed video is a video that is not updated, but also includes a video that is updated in seasonal units or at intervals of several months. What is dynamic change video?
The video is updated every second, minute, hour, day, and week. In particular, the appearance of balls and the like are constantly changing, and capturing and visualizing such data leads to an increase in the openness of data and an increase in awareness of participation in games. Emergency videos are of high public interest and take precedence over all other information.

The images to be displayed include: images determined by the convenience of the store, images determined by the customer's request, images determined by the customer's current playing situation, and the like. Hereinafter, these three types of images will be described. (1) An image determined by the convenience of the store. The image from the still image image unit 3 is displayed as an image when the pachinko machine is not used. At the time of the day (at the time of opening the store, at the time of lunch, at the time of the evening, at the time of closing the store), a video to that effect and a guide video (for example, from the DVD 5) are displayed uniformly. -The display time of the shop guidance service and the like is determined, and the display is performed when the display time comes. (2) An image determined according to a customer's request. The video (i.e., general video) of the video device selected by the tuning button 108e among the video devices 3 to 10 corresponds to the video device. -In addition to this, there is an example in which a video edited from the video editing device 2 is selected. For example, pachinko machine information corresponds to this. (3) An image determined according to the customer's playing situation at that time. This image is an image that is automatically determined not by a customer's will but by a playing situation and mainly refers to an image obtained from the image editing device 2. For example, there is an image of a jackpot and an image of the delight related thereto, and an image of the number of balls to be used for the image.

The video editing device 2 will be described. The video editing device 2 performs the following functions. · Input video selection data processing and video editing, video output, an external signal of (C ₁ -C _n, D ₁ to D _n) of the input and control processing by which (1) the selection of the input image. Selection of one image from the images of the video devices 3 to 10,
Alternatively, the user selects a video to be read from the video database 1 and inputs the selected video. (2), data processing. Processing such as counting the number of jackpots, counting the number of in balls, and creating trend data of jackpots on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis is performed.
These processing results are used as video data. (3) Video editing. Although the video selected in (1) may be dripped and output as it is in a broad sense, it may be edited in a narrow sense. That is, the image data obtained by the data processing of (2) is synthesized with the image of the selected and input video by overwriting or the like; (2)
And generating a corresponding video from the video data obtained by the data processing. When the latter video is reused, it is stored and registered in the video database 1. (4) Output of video. When displaying the same image on all display 108-1 to 108-n outputs a single image B _0. Otherwise, to output a plurality video B ₁ .about.B _n of concurrently display corresponding. The simultaneous and parallel output is performed in a time-division manner, so that it is possible to make it appear as if a plurality of images are being sent in parallel. When outputting such a plurality of videos, the editing of the plurality of videos is performed simultaneously and simultaneously in the editing of the video of (3) in order to create the videos. (5), the external signal (C ₁ -C _n), inputs and control based on that of (D ₁ to D _n). The video editing apparatus 2 outputs the external signal to the display 108-1.
Output C ₁ -C _n of the selection buttons 108e of -108-n,
Inputting the output D ₁ to D _n of the monitoring device 120-1 to 120-n (where output D ₁ is not limited to one. In order to sum a plurality of sensor output is called an output D ₁ D _n
The same applies to These input signals correspond to the above (1) to
In the processing of (4), it is used in a form according to the nature and purpose of the input signal. For example, when the customer display unit 108-1 has jackpot receives jackpot detection signal D ₁ of the monitoring device 120-1 to the editing apparatus 2, automatically read from the database 1 a video for jackpot indicator 108-1 To display the jackpot video independently of the customer's will.
Also, if the customer of the display 108-2 requests a jackpot trend graph for all pachinko machine store screen selecting button, and enter the output C ₂ is the editing apparatus 2, if registered in the image database 1 it Is read and sent to the display unit 108-2 to be displayed. If there is no registration, a trend graph is created by data processing and video editing and the display unit 1 is displayed.
08-2 to be displayed. In addition to these, various processing controls are performed. (6) Display schedule control. In (5), it is assumed that various controls are performed by external signals (C _{1 to} C _n ) and (D _{1 to} D _n ). However, the type of video to be displayed in the editing device 2 and the display schedule are provided by software. There are also examples. According to this display schedule,
The editing device operates to output a predetermined image according to a required time schedule. The competitive relationship between the display schedule and the external signal of (5) can be adjusted by giving high priority to one of them.

Returning to the description of FIG. Each display unit 108-1
Selectors 11-1 to 11-n are provided on the input side of 108-n. Selector 11-1, the common effluence video from the video A or editing apparatus 2 (or common video B _0, whereas Kano any individual image B ₁₎ a Kano selection is performed by the output signal C ₁ of the selection buttons 108e . For example, if the output signal C ₁ is a general video A
If an arbitrary video A _i (one output from 3 to 10) is designated, the video A _i is selected and displayed. On the other hand, the output signal C ₁ is by selecting an image from the editing apparatus 2 video and its corresponding the from the image database 1, and displays selected image. The above is an example of the display 108-1, but the same applies to the other displays 108-2 to 108-n. The selectors 108-1 to 108-n include monitoring devices 120-1 to 120-1.
Thereby enabling finer selection when so as to enter a portion of the signal in the output signal D ₁ to D _n of 120-n (signal associated with the selected). Next, various video examples are shown.

FIG. 3 shows a main menu screen. The time is displayed on the upper right. One is selected from the main menu screen by the selection button 108e. FIG. 4 shows an example of video image selection. FIG. 5 shows the image of the jackpot, followed by various images of delight. FIG. 6 shows an image when the clerk call is selected. FIG. 7 shows the pachinko machine information of the day, and FIG. 8 shows the pachinko machine information of the past three days. 9 is an image during a meal, FIG. 10 is a display example of a computer (editing device or the like) failure due to a lightning strike, and FIG. 11 is a display example of a fear of a mechanical failure (this includes detection of unauthorized use. Is simply displayed as a mechanical failure without notifying the user, in order to prevent unauthorized use or escape of an unauthorized user).

The above is an example of application in a pachinko machine store, but the present invention can also be applied to other game machines (playing machines).

Further, the channel selection button 108e may be of a type such as a touch panel type, a cursor type, a menu type, or the like, which can correspond to hardware or software. The same applies to other buttons.

Although the devices 3 to 10 are installed in the management center, they may be provided by an external company and distributed via the cable 20 in some cases. The same applies to the video database 1 and the video editing device 2. In addition, the video editing apparatus 2 is configured with a computer system regardless of whether it is installed in a store or not, thereby improving versatility and processing.

Further, the display unit 108 is installed for each unit.
It is also possible to assign a single display to two units and display in a multi-window format in which each unit is displayed in a separate dedicated display area.

[0031]

According to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately display an image according to a customer's request or a store's request in a pachinko parlor or the like, and an image according to a game situation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an application example of the present invention to a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a display screen diagram.

FIG. 4 is a display screen diagram.

FIG. 5 is a display screen diagram.

FIG. 6 is a display screen diagram.

FIG. 7 is a display screen diagram.

FIG. 8 is a display screen diagram.

FIG. 9 is a display screen diagram.

FIG. 10 is a display screen diagram.

FIG. 11 is a display screen diagram.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 video database 2 video editing device 3-10 video equipment 11-1 to 11-n selector 100 pachinko machine 101 handle 102 display screen 108, 108-1 to 108-n display 120, 120-1 to 120-n monitoring apparatus

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A display screen installed near each game console such as a pachinko machine, and a display screen operable by an operator of the game console. Operating means for performing operations such as pachinko machines, monitoring means for capturing monitoring information of a game console such as a pachinko machine, video providing means for providing a plurality of videos, and monitoring information from the video selected by the operating means or the monitoring means. And a means for receiving an image determined according to the image and an image requested by the store from the providing means and displaying the image on the display screen. 2. The video means includes: a plurality of video devices that provide general video in a flowing manner; a video database in which videos are registered as a database; and a video editing device that edits and provides videos. A multi-image display device for a game console such as a pachinko machine according to claim 1. 3. The multi-image display apparatus for a game console such as a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring information by said monitoring means includes device information of the game console and environmental information including presence of an operator. 4. The video editing means performs processing including editing of a video of a statistical value obtained by data processing of device information of an amusement board from a monitoring means, and synthesizing with another video. 3. A multi-image display device for a game console such as a pachinko machine. 5. The pachinko machine according to claim 3, wherein said video editing means performs processing including editing of a required video and synthesizing with another video according to a selection command from an operation means. Multi-image display device for game console.