JP2000317123A - Display for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To positively inform surrounding game players of a game playing condition and improve the circumstances of a whole game parlor. SOLUTION: A prize judgement part 15 of a pachinko controller 12 outputs a display control signal corresponding to a three-digit numeric train for variable display via a liquid crystal display 11 and a message display part 23 outputs a video signal showing a prescribed image in response to the display control signal onto a display screen 21. The video signal which is output by the message display part 23 shows a threedigit numeric train corresponding to the display control signal, means a decoration in response to the judgment of prize winning or instructs a game playing method suitable to a big prize. The display screen 21 is arranged at the upper part of a pachinko machine so that the display of a decoration or the instruction of a game playing method can be visibly recognized from a distance and prize winning balls are visibly recognized by many game players in a hall.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a display device disposed above a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a display device of this kind of pachinko machine, there is known a display device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-20877. In the device disclosed in the publication, a signal indicating a winning is input from a pachinko machine, and the lamp blinks in accordance with the signal.

[0003]

In the above-described display device of the conventional pachinko machine, the degree of blinking of the lamp is adjusted in accordance with the contents of the game. There was little effect of notifying that there was, and it was difficult for the player to know the ball-out situation and the like in the entire game hall. In addition, in recent pachinko machines, there is a game method for increasing the number of payouts according to the game state, but if the player does not know this game method, the clerk individually teaches when a big hit occurs. There is a problem that the game cannot be enjoyed effectively.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and actively informs the surrounding people of the game state.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device of a pachinko machine capable of improving the atmosphere of the entire game arcade.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display device of a pachinko machine for performing a predetermined display by inputting an information signal relating to a game state output by the pachinko machine. A display capable of displaying a pattern by a dot matrix and the information signal are input, and an image that changes with a predetermined winning state on a liquid crystal display arranged in the pachinko machine or a predetermined message is displayed. A display control means for displaying on the display. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the display device of the pachinko machine according to the first aspect, the message is character information. Further, the invention according to claim 3 is:
The display device for a pachinko machine according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the message is stored in a removable ROM.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the display control means inputs an information signal relating to the game state output from the pachinko machine, and can display a pattern by a dot matrix based on the information signal. The display of the appropriate display is linked to either the image that changes according to the predetermined winning state or the predetermined message on the liquid crystal display arranged on the pachinko machine, and actively Announce. Further, in the invention according to claim 2 configured as described above, the display control means may change an image or a predetermined character on the liquid crystal display arranged on the pachinko machine, the image changing with a predetermined winning state. The display on the display is linked to any of the information. Further, in the invention according to claim 3 configured as described above, the display control means can change an image which changes with a predetermined winning state or can be detached on a liquid crystal display disposed on the pachinko machine. The display on the display is linked to any of the messages stored in the ROM.

[0007]

As described above, according to the present invention, the game state and the game method of the pachinko machine are more effectively notified to the surrounding players by actively patterning and displaying the game state and the message of the pachinko machine. It is possible to provide a display device of a pachinko machine that can be operated. According to the second aspect of the present invention, not only messages such as figures and symbols but also messages as character information can be displayed on the display. Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, a different message can be displayed on the display only by replacing the mounted ROM.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine provided with a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the display device.

In the figure, a liquid crystal display 11 is provided at the center of the game board of the pachinko machine 10, and a CRT display 21 of a display device 20 is provided above the pachinko machine 10. On the back of the pachinko machine 10, a pachinko control device 1 for controlling the pachinko machine 10 is provided.
2 are provided. The pachinko control device 12 includes a first winning sensor 13 for detecting a normal winning ball and a second winning sensor 14 for detecting a winning ball for starting variable display. It is connected to the.

The winning determination unit 15 includes a drive system control unit 16 and L
The drive system control unit 16 is connected to a CD display control unit 17 and controls the drive system control unit 16 to release a required amount of lending balls or to drive a movable type gadget based on a control signal output from the winning determination unit 15. At least, the LCD display control unit 17 outputs a video signal to the liquid crystal display 11 based on the display control signal output from the winning determination unit 15.

Here, the display control signal corresponds to a three-digit number string. For example, when the display control signal indicates "1", the LCD display control unit 17 transmits a video signal for displaying "111" to the liquid crystal. The video signal is output to the display 11, and if "2", a video signal for displaying "222" is output. The liquid crystal display 11 receives a video signal output from the LCD display controller 17 and displays an image represented by the video signal.

On the other hand, the display device 20 has a message display unit 23 for inputting the display control signal from the pachinko control device 12, and the message display unit 23 receives the display control signal and is associated with the display control signal in advance. A video signal for displaying a predetermined message is output. The video signal output by the message display unit 23 and the video signal output by the pachinko control device 12 are input to a selection unit 24, and the selection unit 24 selects one of them according to the control signal output by the selection control unit 25. The video signal is output to the display 21.

The selection control unit 25 receives the display control signal and outputs the control signal corresponding to the display control signal to the selection unit 24. Here, when the display control signal indicates a big hit, the message display unit 23 determines “winning!” As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
! ", Or to indicate a game method such as" Please hit right! ". Based on the determination of the winning represented by the display control signal, the selection control unit 25 Only when it is necessary to input the video signal output from the message display unit 23 to the display 21, the message display unit 23
Let me choose the side.

The message display unit 23 has a removable ROM 26, and displays various messages corresponding to display control signals in accordance with data and programs stored in the ROM 26. And this ROM2
6, the message display unit 23 displays an appropriate message according to the type of the pachinko control device 12.

On the other hand, the display 21 is constituted by a color CRT for inputting a video signal, and performs the same display when the same video signal as that of the liquid crystal display 11 is input. Note that the display 21 may include a number of LEDs arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions. At this time, the dot arrangement is configured so as to correspond to the liquid crystal display 11 so that a pattern can be displayed by a dot matrix corresponding to a video signal.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described. It is assumed that a game ball enters a normal winning hole when a player is playing a game. In this case, the first prize sensor 13 detects the prize ball, and the prize determination unit 15 determines that the prize is a normal prize based on the output signal of the first prize sensor 13 and outputs a control signal to the drive system controller 16. Then, a lending ball corresponding to the winning is released. In addition, if the movable type is to be moved as required, a predetermined control signal is output to the drive system control unit 16.

On the other hand, if the game ball enters a prize hole for starting the variable display, the second prize sensor 14 detects the prize ball, and the prize judging section 15 sets the second prize sensor 1.
Then, a random display control signal is output to the LCD display control unit 17 for a fixed time based on the detection result of No. 4. The LCD display control unit 17 receives a random display control signal and outputs a video signal to the liquid crystal display 11 in order to display a three-digit number sequence corresponding to each of the display control signals. As a result, the liquid crystal display 11 displays a state in which the three-digit number sequence changes randomly.

On the other hand, the selection control unit 2 in the display device 20
5 selects the video signal output from the LCD display control unit 17 to the selection unit 24 while the random display control signal is being input, and the display 21 is input via the selection unit 24. The display corresponding to the video signal from the LCD display controller 17 is performed. That is, at the center of the game board located in front of the player, a three-digit number that randomly changes is displayed on the liquid crystal display 11, and the same is true on the display 21 disposed above the pachinko machine 10. The screen is displayed.

Accordingly, a person other than the player can visually recognize the display 21 from a distance, and can recognize that the game ball has entered the winning hole for starting the variable display. On the other hand, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of random display, the winning determination unit 15 determines one display control signal and continuously outputs the display control signal. If the display control signal is "7" indicating a jackpot, the LCD display control unit 17 outputs a video signal for displaying "777" to the liquid crystal display 11, and the liquid crystal display 11 "7 in front of the person
77 ". The display 21 also displays" 777 "as shown in FIG.

When the display control signal becomes constant at "7", the message display section 23 analyzes the display control signal based on the program stored in the ROM 26 and determines that the signal is a big hit. Then, the message display unit 23 displays the RO
A video signal for displaying a jackpot decoration based on the data stored in M26 is output to the selection unit 24. The display control signal is also input to the selection control unit 25, and when the display control signal becomes constant at “7”, a control signal is output to the selection unit 24 and the video signal output from the message display unit 23 is output. Let me choose.

As a result, the jackpot decoration output by the message display unit 23 is displayed on the display 21. Subsequently, the message display unit 23 performs a display for instructing “right-handed” suitable for a big hit, for example, as shown in FIG. When the jackpot ends after a certain period of time, a display indicating that the jackpot has ended is displayed.

The display on the display 21 can be visually recognized from a distance in the game hall, and many players can recognize that a big hit has occurred in the pachinko machine 10. It is also possible to change the display as appropriate by rewriting the data in the ROM 26, and by changing the ROM 26 every predetermined period, the atmosphere in the hall can be changed.

During this time, the selection control unit 25 causes the selection unit 24 to select the video signal output from the message display unit 23. The LCD display is again performed in response to the message display unit 23 displaying the end of the jackpot. The video signal output from the control unit 17 is selected. Therefore, the same display as the liquid crystal display 11 on the front of the player is made on the display 21.

In the above-described embodiment, the pachinko machine 10 is provided with the liquid crystal display 11 capable of displaying a pattern. However, as shown in FIG. Is input to the LED controller 18, and the LED controller 18 can also use the pachinko machine 10 to display the three-digit number string corresponding to the display control signal on the 7-segment LED display 19.

In such a case, the selection unit 24 and the selection control unit 25 provided in the display device 20 become unnecessary, and the message display unit 23 keeps outputting the video signal corresponding to the display control signal. That is, the message display unit 2
Numeral 3 always outputs a video signal representing a three-digit number sequence or the like corresponding to the display control signal, and the display 21 receives the video signal and displays the three-digit number sequence, or responds according to the determination of the winning. Display a message indicating the decoration to be performed and the game method.

In the embodiments described above, the pachinko machine 10 and the display device 20 correspond one to one.
As shown in (1), a single display device 20 may be provided for a plurality of pachinko machines 10. In the figure,
A video signal and a display control signal are output from the plurality of pachinko controllers 12, and the video signal is output to the first switch 2.
7 and the display control signal is input to the second switch 28. The first switch 27 and the second switch 28 select and output one of the input signals, and the selection is determined according to, for example, a control signal output from the hall computer 30. Have been. The hall computer 30 outputs a display control signal for displaying a message from the hall to the second switch 28. Accordingly, data for displaying a special message corresponding to the display control signal is written in the ROM 26.

In such a configuration, in each of the pachinko machines 10, a display according to a game state is performed on the liquid crystal display 11, and each of the pachinko control devices 12 outputs a video signal and a display control signal. On the other hand, the hall computer 30 outputs a control signal to the first switch 27 and the second switch 28 to select a predetermined rule, for example, a signal to be output at regular intervals. In this case, basically, the video signal and the display control signal are separated into separate pachinko control devices 1.
2 instead of inputting from the same pachinko controller 12
When inputting from the, the process of changing from the variable display to the display of the message is displayed.

The hall computer 30 outputs a specific display control signal in order to advertise or inform the hall at regular intervals, and transmits the display control signal output by the hall computer 30 to the second switch 28. Let me choose. When the display control signal is output from the second switch 28 to the selection control unit 25, the selection control unit 25 causes the selection unit 24 to select the video signal output from the message display unit 23. Therefore, the message from the hall is preferentially displayed on the display 21.

In this embodiment, only one display 21 is installed in the hall. However, one display 21 may be installed for several pachinko machines 10 or one display may be installed for one island. One display 21 may be provided. In the above-described embodiment,
Although the message display unit 23 outputs a video signal to the display 21 in response to the display control signal, the message display unit 23 may display various messages when the display control signal continues to be constant. Good. The fact that the display control signal is constant means that there is no prize ball that triggers the variable display, so instructing how to hit the variable display or displaying guidance from the hall Is also good.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the liquid crystal display 11 performs the display by inputting the video signal, but there is also a case where the display is performed by inputting the RGB signal. FIG. 7 shows an embodiment in the case of displaying an RGB signal on a liquid crystal display. In the figure, in the pachinko control device 12, instead of the LCD display control unit 17, RGB
The liquid crystal display 1 includes a driving LCD display control unit 17a.
An RGB drive LCD 11a is provided in place of 1.

On the other hand, in the display device 20, the RG
An RGB / VIDEO converter 29 for inputting RGB signals output from the B drive LCD display control unit 17a and converting the RGB signals into video signals is provided, and outputs the converted video signals to the display 21. In such a configuration, RG
Only with the B / VIDEO converter 29, RGB
Exactly the same display as that of the driving LCD 11a can be displayed on the display 21, and a commercially available television can be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine provided with a display device of the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a display device of the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of a three-digit number string on a display.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a message on a display.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a display device of a pachinko machine according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a display device of a pachinko machine according to another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a display device of a pachinko machine according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine 20 ... Display device 21 ... Display 23 ... Message display unit 24 ... Selection unit 25 ... Selection control unit 26 ... ROM 27 ... First switching unit 28 ... Second switching unit 29 ... RGB / VIDEO converter

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A display device of a pachinko machine for inputting an information signal relating to a game state output from a pachinko machine and performing a predetermined display, comprising: a display capable of displaying a pattern by a dot matrix; A pachinko machine comprising: a liquid crystal display disposed on the pachinko machine; and a display control unit for displaying either an image that changes with a predetermined winning state or a predetermined message on the display. Display device. 2. The display device of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the message is character information. 3. The display device of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the message is stored in a removable ROM.