JP2002239215A - Advertizing method, game apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a differentiation of one parlor from others handily without imposing any cost-oriented burden on any parlor where a game apparatus is installed. SOLUTION: When a key hole on the side of a game machine is turned with a key possessed by a clerk at a parlor, the game machine is switched over to a test mode. One of the test modes is an advertizing information input mode. With the selection of this mode, an advertizing information input screen is displayed. In the screen, the name of the parlor or the like is inputted by operating an operation button just as a player does. The name of the parlor inputted is placed into a background part of a game screen as character image. Thus, the name of the parlor involved is displayed on the background of the game screen while the player carries on the game thereby accomplishing the publicizing and advertizing of the parlor.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an advertisement method for using a game device to advertise a store such as a game center where the game device is installed or another company, and to execute the advertisement method. The present invention relates to a simple game device and a program for realizing this advertising method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A large number of various game devices are installed in a store such as a game center. The type and number of game devices installed in each store vary depending on the size of the store and the like, but the game device itself is exactly the same no matter which store it is installed in. Therefore, there is no difference between a player who wants to play on a specific game device and a game device at any store. For this reason, in order for a player to play at his own store, it is necessary to differentiate from other stores.

[0003]

However, as described above, the conventional game devices installed in each store have exactly the same game screen and game content as the game devices themselves. For this reason, each store has differentiated itself from other stores by enriching the types of game devices to be installed and enhancing services. However, there is a problem that the cost burden of each store is large in order to achieve differentiation by such a method.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a store in which a game device is installed at a low cost and to easily differentiate the store from other stores. An object of the present invention is to provide an advertising method, a game device, and a program that can be achieved.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an advertisement method for displaying an advertisement content desired by an advertiser in a game screen displayed on a display unit of a game device. An input step of inputting advertisement information indicating an advertisement content desired by an advertiser using an operation device provided in the game apparatus and operated manually, and the advertisement information input in the input step is A recording step of recording on a predetermined advertisement information recording medium, and synthesizing advertisement image data based on the advertisement information recorded in the recording step with game screen data of a game screen displayed on a display unit of the game device; An image combining step of generating combined screen data, and a display step of displaying a game screen based on the combined screen data generated in the image combining step on a display unit of the game device. It is intended.

[0006] In this advertising method, first, in an input step, an advertiser inputs advertising information indicating an advertising content desired by using an operation device provided in the game device and manually operated. The person who operates this operation device may be the advertiser himself or his agent, or a player or a store clerk. The operation device may be a dedicated device for inputting the contents of the advertisement, or may use another operation device such as a game button used by a player during a game. The advertisement information thus input is recorded on a predetermined advertisement information recording medium in a recording step.
The advertisement image data based on the advertisement information recorded on the advertisement information recording medium is combined with the game screen data of the game screen displayed on the display unit of the game device in the image combining step, and the combined screen data is generated. As the image synthesizing process in the image synthesizing step, an existing image synthesizing process can be used. Then, the game screen based on the combined screen data generated in the image combining step is displayed on the display unit of the game device in the display step.

According to the present advertising method, for example, a store clerk or the like in which a game device is installed inputs a store name or the like (advertisement content) as text information using an operation device, and this text information (advertisement information) is input. After recording on the advertisement information recording medium, character image data (advertisement image data) based on the character information is
By synthesizing the game screen data with the game screen data and displaying the character image, that is, the game screen including the store name or the like on the display unit of the game device, it is possible to advertise the store. Further, for example, when an advertisement request is received from a company or the like (advertiser), in the input step, a store clerk or the like inputs the company name, a product name or a product image related to the business of the company (advertisement content) The name of the company is displayed on a part of the game screen during the game of the player, and the company can be advertised.

[0008] The position, size, display method, and the like of the advertisement image on the game screen are appropriately set in accordance with the contents of the game and the contents of the advertisement. For example, in the synthesizing step, if synthetic screen data is generated such that an advertisement image is displayed on the entire game screen, the game performance of the game device itself may be reduced. It is preferable to generate composite screen data that is displayed in such a way as to fit in.

Further, the invention of claim 2 provides a player operation means operated by the player during the game, a game progression means for proceeding the game in accordance with the operation contents of the player operated by the operation means, and a game screen. And a display means for displaying a game screen based on game screen data recorded on the game screen recording medium in accordance with the progress of the game by the game proceeding means. In the game device including: an advertisement information recording medium for recording advertisement information, operation means manually operated, and advertisement information indicating an advertisement content desired by an advertiser, using the operation means Input means, recording means for recording the advertisement information input by the input means on the advertisement information recording medium, Image synthesizing means for synthesizing the advertisement image data based on the advertisement information with the game screen data recorded on the game screen recording medium to generate synthesized screen data, wherein the display means is the image synthesizing means. A game screen based on the generated composite screen data is displayed.

[0010] In this game apparatus, the same processing as each step in the advertisement method of the first aspect can be executed by each means constituting the game apparatus. Therefore,
The advertisement content desired by the advertiser can be displayed on a part of the game screen during the player's game, and the advertiser and the like can be advertised. The game device may be of a stand-alone type in which a single device performs an independent game, or may be of a network type in which a plurality of game devices play related games.
The game device is not limited to the game content as long as the game device has at least a display unit on which a game screen is displayed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus according to the second aspect, the game apparatus further includes a combined screen recording unit that records combined screen data generated by the image combining unit on the game screen recording medium. The display means displays a game screen based on the composite screen data recorded on the game screen recording medium.

In this game apparatus, the combined screen data generated by the image combining process by the image combining means is temporarily recorded on the game screen recording medium by the combined screen recording means. Then, a game screen based on the composite screen data recorded on the game screen recording medium is displayed by the display means. If the composite screen data is recorded on the game screen recording medium in this manner, for example, even when the game screen based on the composite screen data is intermittently displayed, the image compositing process is not necessary again, The processing load can be reduced. If the combined screen data is not recorded on the game screen recording medium, for example, when the power is turned on again, the image combining processing needs to be performed again. Is no longer necessary.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus according to the second or third aspect, the image combining means is configured to convert an advertisement image based on the advertisement image data into a still image in a game screen based on the composite screen data. The composite screen data is generated so as to be displayed in a portion.

Depending on the content of the game or the like, a moving image such as a character appearing in the game screen moving on the game screen displayed on the display unit may be displayed. When you display an ad image,
The advertisement image becomes difficult for the player to see, and there is a possibility that the effect of the advertisement or advertisement is not sufficiently obtained. Thus, in the game device according to the present invention, the composite screen data is generated by the image compositing means so that the advertisement image based on the advertisement image data is displayed on a still image portion in the game screen based on the composite screen data. Accordingly, the advertisement image is displayed on a still image portion such as a background image in the game screen, and the advertisement image is easily seen by the player.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the display means is configured to superimpose another game screen on a game screen based on the composite screen data, and to display the other game screen. It is characterized in that a predetermined image on the screen is variably displayed at a high speed according to a predetermined condition.

In this game device, the display means displays another game screen in a state of being superimposed on the game screen based on the composite screen data. The number of other game screens may be two or more. When displaying multiple game screens in a superimposed state, the image displayed on the upper game screen will hide the image displayed on the lower game screen, and the player will not be able to see it There is. Therefore, when displaying an advertisement image on the lower game screen, it is necessary to display the advertisement image at a position that is not hidden by the image on the upper game screen. When the image of the upper game screen is large, it is necessary to display an advertisement image in a gap between the images, but in this case, the advertisement image becomes small and the advertisement effect is reduced.

Therefore, in the game device according to the present invention, a predetermined image which is variably displayed at high speed by the display means according to a predetermined condition is displayed on another game screen superimposed on the game screen on which the advertisement image is displayed. I do. As such a game device, for example, a symbol matching game machine such as a slot machine is exemplified. While the predetermined image of the other game screen is variably displayed at a high speed, the player visually recognizes the predetermined image in a translucent state. For this reason, even if the predetermined image is an advertisement image that is hidden and cannot be seen in the stationary state, the player can visually recognize the advertisement image when the predetermined image is variably displayed at a high speed. Therefore, according to the game device of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the size and the position of the advertisement image from being restricted by the image on another game screen superimposed thereon.

Further, the invention of claim 6 is the invention of claims 2, 3,
In the game device of the fourth or fifth aspect, as the operation means,
It is characterized by utilizing the player operation means.

In this game apparatus, a player operates during a game as operating means operated by a store clerk, a player, or the like, in order to input advertising information indicating an advertising content desired by an advertiser to an input means. Use player operation means. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated operation unit as an operation unit for inputting the advertisement information to the input unit.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the game device of the sixth aspect, a game mode in which the function of the input means is stopped and a game is advanced by the game advancing means, and a function of the game advancing means is provided. A mode switching unit that switches the mode to an advertisement information input mode in which the advertisement information is input by the input unit; and the display unit switches the advertisement when the mode is switched to the advertisement information input mode by the mode switching unit. An input screen for inputting information is displayed.

In this game apparatus, the mode switching means can switch between the game mode and the advertisement information input mode. In the game device operating in the game mode, the function of the input means is stopped and the game is advanced by the game progression means, so that the player can operate the operation means to play a normal game. On the other hand, in the game device operating in the advertisement information input mode, the function of the game progression unit is stopped, and the advertisement information can be input by the input unit. Therefore, the player operates the operation unit to play a normal game. I can't play. In the advertisement information input mode, the operation means can be operated to input the advertisement information by the input means. According to this configuration, the operation of inputting the advertisement information can be performed separately from the game played by the player. Thus, for example, even when the player operation means is used as an operation means for inputting the advertisement information to the input means, it is possible to restrict the player from inputting the advertisement information.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus of the seventh aspect, there is provided a key operating means operated by a predetermined key, and the mode switching means is provided in accordance with a key operation of the key operating means. Switching between the game mode and the advertisement information input mode.

In this game apparatus, the key operation means is operated with a predetermined key, whereby the mode switching means can switch between the game mode and the advertisement information input mode. Therefore, if the store clerk manages the key, it is possible to sufficiently prevent the advertisement of the store or the company on the game screen and the player from changing the advertisement without permission. Regardless of its shape or function, this key operation means may be mechanical, electronic, such as an electronic lock, as long as it can be operated only by a specific member provided separately from the game device. Or it may be magnetic. The key operating means may be operated by being directly inserted by a key, or may be operated wirelessly from a remote place using a remote controller or the like as a key.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer provided in a game device to function in order to display an advertisement desired by an advertiser in a game screen displayed on a display section of the game device. And using an operation device provided on the game device and manually operated,
Input means for inputting advertisement information indicating the content of an advertisement desired by the advertiser, recording means for recording the advertisement information input by the input means on a predetermined advertisement information recording medium, and advertisement information recorded by the recording means Based on the composite image data generated by the image compositing unit that combines the composite image data with the game screen data of the game screen displayed on the display unit of the game device and generates the composite screen data. The computer is caused to function as display means for displaying a game screen on a display unit of the game device.

By causing the computer provided in the game device to execute this program, the game device can execute the same processing as each step in the advertisement method of the first aspect. Therefore, the content of the advertisement desired by the advertiser can be displayed on a part of the game screen during the game of the player, and the advertiser or the like can be advertised. This program is on CD-
It can be distributed or obtained while being recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. The distribution and acquisition can also be performed by loading the program and distributing or receiving the signal transmitted by the predetermined transmitting device via a transmission medium such as a public telephone line, a dedicated line, or another communication network. Is possible. In this distribution, at least a part of the computer program may be transmitted in the transmission medium.
That is, it is not necessary that all data constituting the computer program exist on the transmission medium at one time. The signal carrying the program is a computer data signal embodied on a predetermined carrier including the computer program. The transmission method for transmitting a computer program from a predetermined transmission device includes a case where data constituting the program is transmitted continuously and a case where the data is transmitted intermittently.

[0026]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a medal game machine which is a game device installed in a store such as a game center will be described below. In the medal game machine according to the present embodiment, when a plurality of symbols variably displayed in a plurality of stages are stopped and displayed, when the display result is a predetermined symbol combination, the symbol combination is A slot game in which medals can be paid out in accordance with such a prize mode (hereinafter referred to as "role") is performed.

First, the basic configuration of the medal game machine according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the medal game machine according to the present embodiment. This medal game machine 1 has a display 2 as a display section for displaying a game screen according to the progress of the game, and five operation buttons 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e as player operation means operated by the player during the game. And two BET buttons 4a and 4b, a star and button 5 for starting variable display of slots, a payout button 6 for paying out medals, and the like. Also, the medal game machine 1 has a medal slot 7 for receiving a medal to be paid by the player, a medal payout B for paying out a medal to the player 8, and a key operation operated by a key possessed by a store clerk. A lock member 9 as a means, an internal speaker (not shown) that outputs sounds such as sound effects and back music according to the progress of the game, and the like are also provided.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside the medal game machine 1. The medal game machine 1 includes a main control board 10 as a game progression unit that controls each unit in the medal game machine 1, and an image display control unit 1 that functions as a display unit for controlling image display on the display 2.
1. Acoustic control unit 12 for controlling the sound played by the internal speaker, operation buttons 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e
And an operation control unit 13 that receives signals from the BET buttons 4a and 4b, the start button 5, and the payout button 6 and converts the signals into predetermined control signals, and a medal for controlling payout of medals and the like according to the operation of the payout button 6. It has a payout control unit 14 and the like. In addition, the medal game machine 1
Is provided with a RAM 15 for temporarily recording various data such as credit data, which is a game value obtained by converting the number of medals possessed by the player into electronic data, and a ROM 16 as an advertisement information recording medium and a game screen recording medium. ing. The main control board 10 includes an arithmetic unit such as a CPU, and includes an image display control unit 11, an acoustic control unit 1, and the like.
2, operation control unit 13, medal payout control unit 14, RAM1
5 and the ROM 16. R above
The OM 16 stores a game execution program necessary for a slot game and various event games, game screen data of a game screen displayed on the display 2, and the like.

Next, the flow of the game in the medal game machine 1 will be described. When playing a game with the medal game machine 1, the player first borrows a medal from a clerk at a game center or the like where the medal game machine 1 is installed or a medal lending machine. Then, the borrowed medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 7 of the medal game machine 1. The medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 7 are detected by a medal detector (not shown), and the detection signal is sent to the main control board 10. Then, the main control board 10 that has received the detection signal responds to the
A process of adding the number of inserted medals to the credit data recorded in the AM is performed.

When a medal is inserted in this way, the main control board 10
The buttons 4a and 4b are activated. As a result, the player can operate the BET buttons 4a and 4b. Two BET buttons 4a, 4 in this embodiment
b is a 1 BET button 4a and a MAX BET
Button 4b. The 1-bet button 4a allows a bet to be placed one by one each time the button is pressed.
The BET button 4b can bet five BETs at a time. When one bet is placed on a medal, the first pay line A is activated as shown in FIG. In this case, when the combination of the symbols related to the combination stops on the first winning line,
The payout of medals according to the role can be received.
When two medals are bet, the first pay line A and the second pay line B become valid. Similarly, if three medals are bet, the first to third winning lines A, B, C
Becomes valid, and if 4 medals are bet, the first to fourth
The winning lines A, B, C and D become valid and the medal is MA
When 5 X bets are placed, the first to fifth winning lines A, B,
C, D, and E are valid.

When the player has placed at least one BET, the main control board 10 activates the start button 5 via the operation control unit 13. As a result, the player can operate the start button 5. When the player completes the medal bet and presses the start button 5, the operation signal is sent to the main control board 10
The main control board 10 starts the variable display of the slot displayed on the display 2 by the image display control unit 11. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, a game screen is displayed on the display 2 in which the three variable display portions displayed in three rows vertically are variably displayed in the horizontal direction at high speed. Here, the game screen displayed on the display 2 is configured by overlapping image layers, which are three game screens stored in the ROM 16 respectively. In the present embodiment, a first layer having images of _two frames F ₁ and F ₂ displayed at an upper portion and a lower portion of a game screen, and another game screen having three variable display portions which variably display at high speed. The second layer and the third layer having a background image are displayed in such an order that they are superimposed from the near side of the screen.

The three variable display sections automatically stop a while after the start button 5 is operated. When the three variable display portions are stopped in this way, the player places a pay line on the winning line which is valid as a bet.
When the combination of symbols related to a predetermined combination is stopped and displayed, medals corresponding to the combination are paid out to the player. Specifically, at the timing when the start button 5 is operated, the main control board 10 executes a lottery program stored in the ROM 16 and performs an internal lottery of a winning combination. When this internal lottery is won, the main control board 10
Controls the image display control unit 11 so that the symbol combination related to the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the predetermined winning line. Thereby, the combination of the symbols related to the winning combination determined by the internal lottery is stopped and displayed on the predetermined winning line, and when the winning line is activated, the main control board 1
0 performs a process of adding the number corresponding to the winning combination to the credit data in the RAM 15.

Further, in the medal game machine 1, when the character game 20 is stopped on the specific cells G ₁ , G ₂ , G ₃ on the computer game screen displayed on the frame F ₁ , the computer game is performed. Then, an event corresponding to the specific cell is started. Specifically, each time the player operates the start button 5, the main control board 10 determines the number of squares in which the character 20 advances, and controls the image display control unit 11 so that the character 20 advances by that amount. I do.
Then, the character 20, for example, a predetermined event is initiated when stopping the specific mass G _1. In this event, five operation buttons 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e
The game using is executed.

Hereinafter, an advertisement method which is a feature of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, a case will be described where the store name where the medal game machine 1 is installed is displayed on the game screen in order to advertise the store.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing when an advertisement image is displayed in a game screen displayed on the display 2 of the medal game machine 1. First,
For example, before opening the store, the store clerk turns on the power and turns the key for the test mode including the advertisement information input mode into the lock member 9 provided on the side surface of the medal game machine 1 shown in FIG. (S1). When receiving the key operation signal by the key operation, the main control board 10 functioning as the mode switching means switches the medal game machine 1 from the game mode in which the player can play the game to the test mode (S2). Specifically, the main control board 10 receiving the key operation signal
Suspends the game execution program and executes the test mode execution program stored in the ROM 16. Then, it controls the image display control unit 11 to control the display 2.
To display the test mode menu screen.

The clerk looks at the menu screen of the display and operates the left operation button 3a, the second operation button 3b from the left and the second operation button 3d from the right among the five operation buttons. Then, the advertisement information input mode is selected from the menu (S3). At this time, the left operation button 3a functions as a downward movement button for moving the cursor displayed on the menu screen downward, and the second operation button 3b from the left moves the cursor upward. It functions as an up button to make it move. Further, the second operation button 3d from the right functions as a determination button for determining the selection of the menu specified by the cursor.

When the advertisement information input mode is selected by the operation of the clerk, the main control board 10
1 to control the display 2 to display an advertisement information input screen as shown in FIG. 6 (S4). This advertisement information input screen is composed of a character selection screen portion and an input character display screen portion located below the character selection screen portion. The clerk looks at the advertising information input screen displayed on the display,
By operating the leftmost operation button 3a, the middle operation button 3c, the rightmost operation button 3e, the two BET buttons 4a, 4b, and the start button 5 among the five operation buttons functioning as the operation device as the operation means. Then, the store name as the advertisement content is input (S5). At this time, the leftmost operation button 3a functions as a left movement button for moving the cursor 21 displayed on the character selection screen portion to the left, and the middle operation button 3c moves the cursor 21 upward. Acts as an up button for
The rightmost operation button 3e functions as a right movement button for moving the cursor 21 rightward, and the 1BET button 4a functions as a cursor movement button for moving the cursor downward. Also, MAXBET
The button 4b functions as a determination button for determining the selection of the menu specified by the cursor, and the start button 5 functions as a determination button for determining the input character and ending the advertisement information input mode.

When the store clerk inputs the store name,
When the start button 5 is pressed, the character information that is the input advertisement information is determined, and the character information is input to the main control board 10 functioning as an input unit. Then, the character information is stored in the ROM 16 by the main control board 10 functioning as a recording unit (S6).
Thereafter, the main control board 10 functions as an image synthesizing unit, executes an image synthesizing program, and performs an image synthesizing process (S7).

In this image synthesizing process, first, the main control board 10 reads out the background image data (game screen data) of the third layer image stored in the ROM 16, that is, the background image which is a still image.
The character image data which is the advertisement image data based on the character information stored in No. 6 is read. Then, a process of synthesizing the image data is performed so that the character image based on the read character image data is embedded in a predetermined location in the background image based on the background image data. The combined screen data generated by combining in this manner is recorded in the ROM 16 again as an image of the third layer (S8).

When the image synthesizing process is completed as described above, the main control board 10 controls the image display control unit 11 to display the test mode menu screen on the display 2. Then, the clerk looks at the menu screen of the display and operates the left operation button 3a, the second operation button 3b from the left, and the second operation button 3d from the right among the five operation buttons. Then, from the menu, select the menu "Return to game". Accordingly, the main control board 10 switches the medal game machine 1 from the test mode to the game mode in accordance with the operation content (S9). Specifically, the main control board 10
Terminates the test mode execution program, restarts the interrupted game execution program,
To display the game screen on the display 2.

At this time, the third layer, which is the background image in the game screen data of the game screen, has been rewritten to the synthesized screen data by the image synthesizing process.
Therefore, on the display 2, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a character image of "Welcome to XX Land" input by the clerk is displayed on the side wall portion of the course in the background image indicating the circuit of the bicycle race. Will be. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion of the game screen shown in FIGS.

Here, when the variable display portion of the second layer is in the stop state, as shown in FIG. 4, the image variably displayed on the variable display portion displays the character image of "Welcome to OO land". Some are hidden. But,
When the player presses the start button 5 and the variable display section of the second layer starts variable display, as shown in FIG. 5, the variable display section is visually recognized by the player as being in a semi-transparent state. It becomes visible. That is, even if the ratio of the variable display portion of the second layer, which is superimposed on the third layer on which the character image is displayed, occupies a large portion in the game screen, the character image is displayed in such a size that the advertising and advertising effects are exhibited. Now, it can be displayed at the position and made visible to the player. Therefore, even when the variable display unit that can hide the above-described advertisement image such as the character image occupies a large proportion in the game screen as in a slot machine, the advertisement using the advertisement image and the advertisement effect can be sufficiently exhibited. Can be.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by simply inputting the store name of the store where the medal game machine 1 is installed in the test mode, the store name can be displayed on the background image portion of the game screen. In addition to being able to advertise and advertise its own store, the present medal game machine 1 can be easily differentiated from other stores in which the same game machine is installed. Further, in the present embodiment, the game mode cannot be switched to the test mode without the key possessed by the clerk, so that the player cannot input the advertisement information without permission.

In the present embodiment, the position, size, and the like in the game screen on which the advertisement image is displayed are determined in advance, but the position, size, and the like are determined by a clerk who inputs the advertisement information. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which Further, in the present embodiment, a case has been described where character information is used as the advertisement information and a character image based on the character information is displayed even in the game screen. However, the advertisement information input by the clerk or the like is not character information. Alternatively, for example, image information of a product or the like sold by an advertiser may be used. In this case, for example, a floppy disk or CD-
It is desirable to provide an information reading device for reading the image information from a recording medium such as a ROM inside the device.

In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the player inputs the advertisement information using the operation buttons 3 and the like operated during the game has been described. However, a dedicated input device for inputting the advertisement information is provided. Is also good. For example, a touch panel device may be arranged inside the device, and a clerk may operate the touch panel device to input advertising information.

In this embodiment, the medal game machine 1
Has been described in the case of advertising their own stores and advertising using, for example, advertising of new games by game makers and advertisements of companies that provide music distribution services on the Internet May be performed on the game screen of the medal game machine 1 in a store such as a game center.

[0047]

According to the first to ninth aspects of the present invention, by operating the operation means and inputting the advertisement information indicating the advertisement content desired by the advertiser, the game screen including the advertisement image is displayed on the game device. Because it can be displayed on the display device, without putting a cost burden on the store where the game device is installed,
Since the advertisement of the store or the like can be performed, there is an excellent effect that differentiation from other stores can be easily achieved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is not necessary to regenerate the once generated composite screen data, so that the composite image data can be displayed when the advertisement image is displayed intermittently or when the power is turned on again. There is an excellent effect that the burden of screen processing can be reduced.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the advertisement image is displayed on a still image portion such as a background image in the game screen, the advertisement image is easily seen by the player, and the effect of the advertisement and the advertisement is obtained. Has an excellent effect of being able to obtain a sufficient amount.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the size and position of the advertisement image can be suppressed from being limited by the image on another game screen superimposed on the advertisement image. There is an excellent effect that advertisement and advertising effects can be sufficiently exhibited.

According to the invention of claim 6, there is no need to provide a dedicated operation means as an operation means for inputting the advertisement information to the input means, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. There is an excellent effect that it can be done.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, there is an excellent effect that it is possible to prevent the advertisement of a store or a company in the game screen from being changed by the player without permission.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, there are provided excellent effects such as the promotion of shops and companies on the game screen, and the ability to sufficiently prevent the player from arbitrarily changing the advertisement. There is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exemplary flowchart showing the flow of processing when an advertisement image is displayed in a game screen displayed on a display of a medal game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the medal game machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside the medal game machine.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a game screen displayed on a display of the medal game machine.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a game screen when slots are variably displayed.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an advertisement information input screen displayed on the display.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a line indicated by reference numeral H in FIGS. 4 and 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medal game machine 2 Display 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e Operation button 4a, 4b BET button 5 Start button 6 Payout button 7 Medal slot 8 Medal payout 9 Lock member 10 Main control board 11 Image display control unit 13 Operation Control unit 15 RAM 16 ROM

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An advertisement method for displaying an advertisement content desired by an advertiser in a game screen displayed on a display unit of a game device, comprising an operation device provided in the game device and operated by a human. An input step of inputting advertisement information indicating an advertisement content desired by the advertiser, a recording step of recording the advertisement information input in the input step on a predetermined advertisement information recording medium, and a recording step of recording in the recording step. The advertisement image data based on the obtained advertisement information is combined with the game screen data of the game screen displayed on the display unit of the game device, and an image combining step of generating combined screen data; Displaying a game screen based on the synthesized screen data on a display unit of the game device. 2. A game operating means operated by a player during a game, a game progressing means for proceeding a game in accordance with an operation of the player operated by the operating means, and a game screen for displaying a game screen A game device comprising: a game screen recording medium for recording data; and display means for displaying a game screen based on game screen data recorded on the game screen recording medium in accordance with the progress of the game by the game proceeding means. An advertisement information recording medium for recording advertisement information, an operation means manually operated, an input means for inputting advertisement information indicating an advertisement content desired by an advertiser using the operation means, and the input means Recording means for recording the advertisement information input in step (a) on the advertisement information recording medium, and an advertisement image based on the advertisement information recorded by the recording means. Image synthesizing means for synthesizing the data with the game screen data recorded on the game screen recording medium, and generating synthesized screen data. The display means includes a synthetic screen data generated by the image synthesizing means. A game device displaying a game screen based on a game. 3. The game device according to claim 2, further comprising: synthetic screen recording means for recording the synthetic screen data generated by said image synthesizing means on said game screen recording medium, wherein said display means comprises: A game device displaying a game screen based on composite screen data recorded on a recording medium. 4. The game device according to claim 2, wherein said image synthesizing means is configured to display an advertisement image based on said advertisement image data in a still image portion in a game screen based on said composite screen data. A game device for generating the composite screen data. 5. The game device according to claim 4, wherein the display means displays a predetermined image in the other game screen in a state where another game screen is superimposed on the game screen based on the composite screen data. A game device characterized in that variable display is performed at a high speed according to a predetermined condition. 6. The game device according to claim 2, wherein said player operation means is used as said operation means. 7. The game device according to claim 6, wherein a function of said input means is stopped and a game mode in which the game is advanced by said game progress means, and a function of said game progress means is stopped and said input means is stopped. And a mode switching means for switching between the advertisement information input mode for inputting the advertisement information and the display means for inputting the advertisement information when the mode is switched to the advertisement information input mode by the mode switching means. A game device displaying a screen. 8. The game device according to claim 7, further comprising key operation means operated by a predetermined key, wherein said mode switching means operates the game mode and the advertisement in response to a key operation of the key operation means. A game device characterized by switching between an information input mode and an information input mode. 9. In order to display an advertisement content desired by an advertiser in a game screen displayed on a display unit of a game device,
An input unit for inputting advertisement information indicating an advertisement content desired by an advertiser using an operation device provided in the game device and operated by a human being, which is a program for causing a computer provided in the game device to function; Recording means for recording the advertisement information input by the input means on a predetermined advertisement information recording medium; and a game for displaying advertisement image data based on the advertisement information recorded by the recording means on a display section of the game device. As image display means for displaying on the display unit of the game device, an image synthesizing means for synthesizing the screen with game screen data and generating synthetic screen data, and a game screen based on the synthetic screen data generated by the image synthesizing means. A program that causes the computer to function.