JP2002292027A - Information notifying method of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To heighten the entertainingness of a display in a game machine. SOLUTION: Notification of information is made by a change in displaying a texture image in a 3D image displayed in an LCD panel 110.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of informing an information of a gaming machine for displaying an image for informing information on a display unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game machine called a pachinko machine is provided with a display device disposed at the center of a game board and displaying a special symbol composed of a plurality of numbers and figures while changing the symbol. There is. Then, an image pattern, for example, a combination of a plurality of numbers is “8”, “8”,
When a predetermined combination such as “8” is reached, the variable winning device is opened for a certain period of time, a special prize state is set, and a game value is given to the player. Further, the probability of the combination of the image patterns in the special prize state (hereinafter, referred to as fluctuation probability) is not fixed but is changed according to the game state.

[0003] The value of the variation probability is represented by, for example, a number, and is displayed on a display so that the player is notified of the value of the variation probability.

As a gaming machine for displaying three-dimensional (3D) special symbols, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-70229 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
No. 140881) has been proposed.

[0005]

However, conventionally, the 3D display related to the notification of information is poor in the recreational nature of the player.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for informing a gaming machine of information that can enhance the entertainment in view of the above points.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a method for informing a plurality of types of information on a display device by a 3D display to notify a plurality of types of information. The type of information and the change in the display of the state of attachment of the texture image to the object image are associated in advance, and when notifying information, a 3D image corresponding to the change in the display of the state of attachment is displayed on the display unit. It is characterized by displaying.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information notification method for a gaming machine according to the first aspect, the change in the attached state is 3
It is characterized by a change in the area of the texture image pasted on the object image of the D image.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information notification method for a gaming machine according to the first aspect, the change in the attached state is three times.
It is characterized by a change in the area of the texture image pasted on the object image of the D image.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information notification method for a gaming machine according to the first aspect, the change in the attached state is 3
It is characterized by a change in the amount of the texture image pasted on the object image of the D image.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the information notification method for a gaming machine according to the first aspect, the change in the wearing state is 3D.
It is characterized in that it is a color change of a texture image pasted on an object image of the image.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The mechanical structure of the pachinko machine can be the same as the conventional example shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-319252, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 shows a circuit configuration of a display device for reporting information of a pachinko machine.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a main controller (CP
U) to control the operation of the entire pachinko machine. The main control device 10 instructs the display device 100 to notify the information, such as a combination of special symbols determined as a result of the feature lottery and a variation probability (probability of occurrence of a big hit), for example, as in the conventional display. Information display device 10
Send to 0.

Reference numeral 101 denotes a data receiving circuit for receiving instruction information relating to display from the main controller 10. 103
Is a CPU for controlling the entire display device. 105 is a CP
A program ROM storing a control program to be executed by U103. Reference numeral 106 denotes a RAM for temporarily storing control data in the CPU 103.

Reference numeral 104 denotes an image processing LSI.
An image for information notification to be displayed on the CD panel 110 is created on the video RAM 107. 107 is video R
AM, which temporarily stores an image created by the image processing LSI 104. The image on the video RAM 107 is transferred to the LCD panel 1 at a constant cycle via the image processing LSI 104 and the LCD panel interface circuit 109.
The image is sent to the LCD panel 110, and the image is displayed on the LCD panel 110.

Reference numeral 108 denotes data 120 and 12 for display.
This is a character ROM that stores 2, 130, and stores the following data.

In the present embodiment, in order to perform three-dimensional (3D) display, object data (also called a wire frame) 122 indicating the shape of the virtual object, and image data (called texture data) to be attached to the outer surface of the virtual object ) 121 and image data 130 for two-dimensional (2D) display are prepared. In the present embodiment, an image created based on object data is called an object image, and an image created based on texture data is called a texture image. Therefore, the 3D image has an object image and a texture image.

Reference numeral 109 denotes an LCD panel interface circuit for transferring the image data of the video RAM 107 to the LCD panel 110. Reference numeral 110 denotes an LCD panel for visually displaying the image data.

Although the hardware configuration of the display device has been described with reference to FIG. 1, the hardware configuration can be the same as that of the related art, so that a more detailed description will not be required.

The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the execution program of the image processing LSI 104 is configured to notify the game state based on a change in the attached state of the texture image to be attached to the object image when displaying the 3D image. There are features.

An image display method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 shows an image processing LSI 104.
Indicates the contents of the program to be executed. The image control program is stored in the ROM 105. FIG. 3 schematically shows an image displayed on LCD panel 110.

When, for example, an instruction (including a value of the variation probability) for notifying the variation probability is sent from main controller 10 to display device 100, this instruction is transmitted to data reception circuit 101, CP
The data is transferred to the image processing LSI 104 via U103. The image processing LSI 104 displays a 3D image for notifying the change probability according to the processing procedure shown in FIG.

More specifically, when the instruction of the variation probability is received (step S10), the image processing LSI 104 stores the cubic object data 122 in the character ROM1.
08, a contour (wire frame) image of a virtual cube (see reference numeral 200 in FIG. 3) viewed obliquely, that is, an object image is created (so-called drawing) on the video RAM 107 based on the object data (step). S20).

Next, the image processing LSI 104 determines the type and number of texture images (reference numeral 201 in FIG. 3) to be attached to the object image in accordance with the value of the variation probability. The correspondence between the variation probability and the number and type of texture images is stored in the form of a character ROM
08 or may be specified in the program in the form of a function.

The image processing LSI 104 reads texture data 121 corresponding to the determined texture image from the character ROM 108, and creates a texture image based on the read texture data. The created texture image is pasted on the video RAM 107 at a predetermined position. Note that, depending on the content of the information notification, the texture image pasted in advance is deleted (step S30). The above processing is repeated a predetermined number of times (loop processing of steps S30 to S40).

When the above processing is performed, the video RAM 107
Since a texture image is sequentially pasted on the object image above, a diamond-shaped texture, a triangle-shaped texture, and a star-shaped texture are sequentially pasted on the LCD panel 110 for the object 200 in FIG. Looks to players.

Various kinds of information can be notified by the above-mentioned (image) processing, but some examples will be introduced. (A) The shape or color of the texture to be pasted or the type or order of the colors is associated with the information to be reported, and the information is reported by a change in the display of the shape or color of the texture image. This method is suitable for notifying a game state, for example, a normal lottery state or a probability fluctuation state. (B) The change in the number of textures to be pasted is associated with the information notification content, and the information is notified by the change in the number of displayed textures. This method is suitable for notifying a numerical value, for example, a degree of expectation of a jackpot. (C) Information is reported by enlarging / reducing the texture area. This method is also suitable for reporting information related to numerical values.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show some of the display modes using the information notification method described above. FIG. 4 shows an example of a display mode in which information is notified by the number of textures 201 to be attached to the object 200. FIG. 5 shows an example of a display mode in which information is notified by changing the size (amount) of the texture attached to the numeral-shaped object 200. The change in the display shown in FIG. 5 is illustrated in FIG. 6 when the 3D object with the third number is variably displayed in the state where the 3D objects with the two numbers are the same, that is, in a so-called reach state, and the display heads for a stop. A change in the display of 5 occurs. As a result, it is possible to notify the player of the degree of expectation (big hit) in which three numbers are aligned by changing the size (amount) of the texture.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, various kinds of information can be notified by the change of the display of the texture image, so that a new and entertaining information can be notified, which has not been available in the past.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a display control procedure according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing display control contents according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing another display control content according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing another display control content of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing another display control content of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 103 CPU 104 Image processing LSI 107 Video RAM 108 Character ROM 110 LCD panel

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kenichi Takano 2-3014-8 Hirosawa-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma Heiwanai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takeaki Sueoka 8-3014 Hirosawa-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma 8 shares Heiwauchi Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hajime Tokushima 2-3014-8 Hirosawa-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma Heiwanai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Naoki Hiragawa 8-3014 Hirosawa-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma 8 72) Inventor Yuki Matsumoto 2-3014, Hirosawa-cho, Kiryu-shi, Gunma 8 Heiwanai F-term (reference) 2C088 AA35 AA36 BC22 CA19 EA10

Claims (5)

[Claims] An information notification method for a gaming machine in which a plurality of types of information are notified on a display by 3D display, wherein a type of information to be notified is associated in advance with a change in display of a state of attachment of a texture image to an object image. In addition, at the time of information notification, a 3D image corresponding to a change in the display of the attached state is displayed on the display unit, and the information notification method for a gaming machine. 2. The information notification method according to claim 1, wherein the change in the attached state is a change in a region of a texture image pasted on a 3D image object image. Method. 3. The information notification method according to claim 1, wherein the change in the attached state is a change in the area of a texture image pasted on an object image of a 3D image. Method. 4. The information notification method according to claim 1, wherein the change in the attached state is a change in the amount of a texture image attached to an object image of a 3D image. Method. 5. The information notification method according to claim 1, wherein the change in the wearing state is a change in the color of a texture image pasted on a 3D object image. Method.