JP2002301256A - Game data display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game data display system for an amusement place, by which displayable game data are sufficiently utilized regardless of experience in a game player concerning the game. SOLUTION: A CR unit 2 and a display unit 3 provided for each machine are arranged in accordance with the game machine 1. The display unit 3 is provided with a liquid crystal display part 12 and POP-displays specified game data related to a specified game state on a present display screen when the game state of the player becomes the specified one. Thus the game player learns that the display unit 3 has a function for displaying specified game data and, then, the game data is displayed and effectively utilized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is configured to display, on a display means provided for each gaming machine, specific game data selected from a plurality of game data in accordance with a player's operation. The present invention relates to a game data display system.

[0002]

Conventionally, there has been known a system in which various kinds of game data are displayed on a display provided for each game machine in accordance with a player's operation. In this way, the types of game data displayed on the display include numerical data such as the number of special prizes and the number of starts, a slump graph showing a change in the number of difference balls in a line graph, and a bar graph showing a history of the number of consecutive chan. There are various such as the number of times of the chan, and the player displays the game data arbitrarily selected,
The operating status of the gaming machine is determined.

However, in the configuration in which various game data are displayed on the display device by the operation of the player as described above, an advanced user appropriately displays the game data necessary for confirming the current game situation. Although you can,
Beginners do not know which game data to refer to to determine the current game situation, and in the end, they are not able to make full use of the displayable game data, and the actual situation is that players are disadvantaged. It is.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game data display system capable of fully utilizing game data that can be displayed regardless of the gaming experience of a player. Is to do.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a display means is provided for each gaming machine, and the display means is provided with a display selected from a plurality of game data in accordance with a player's operation. In the game data display system configured to display the game data, when the game status of the player becomes a specific game status, the display means specifies the game data related to the game status from the game data. Is selected and displayed.

According to such a configuration, when the game situation of the player becomes a specific game state, the specific game data related to the game state is displayed on the display means. It is noticed that the specific game data related to the game situation can be displayed. This allows
Players will learn that it is desirable to display specific game data when they want to know data related to a specific game state, and to display specific game data as necessary thereafter. become.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the display means displays game data related to the balance when the balance of the player reaches a specific amount. According to such a configuration, when the balance of the player reaches a specific amount, the game data related to the balance is displayed. Therefore, when the player wants to know the balance, the game data related to the balance is displayed. You will learn what to do.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the display means displays game data related to the consecutive chan when a consecutive prize is continuously generated. According to such an invention, when the consecutive prizes are successively generated, the game data related to the consecutive chan is displayed. Therefore, if the player wants to know the consecutive chans, Will be learned that the game data related to the game should be displayed.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko hall management system will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the entire configuration. In FIG. 1, a plurality of pachinko machines and a gaming machine 1 such as a pachislot machine (not shown) are installed in a pachinko hall, and a CR (card reader) machine 2 adjacent to each gaming machine 1 and a CR (card reader) machine 2 of the present invention are provided. A display unit (corresponding to display means) 3 for each unit is provided. When a prepaid card (not shown) is inserted, the CR machine 2 lends a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a medal within a range of the remaining amount stored in the prepaid card. In this case, the rented game media is directly paid out from the gaming machine 1.

An input / output interface 4 is provided for each of the two gaming machines 1 and the CR machine 2, and each of the gaming machines 1 and the CR machine 2 manages a gaming machine installed on each island through the input / output interface 4. It is connected to the device 5. The gaming machine management device 5 collects and manages data of the gaming machines 1 on the entire island and transmits the data to the management device 6. The per-unit display unit 3 is connected to the management device 6 through the display unit management device 7 installed for each island.

The display unit management device 7 constantly samples data transmitted from the input / output interface 4 to the gaming machine management device 5, and supplies the sampled data to the display unit 3 for each unit. Also, when data of another gaming machine 1 is requested from the display unit 3 for each unit, if the gaming machine 1 belongs to its own island, data corresponding to the gaming machine 1 is received from the display unit 3 for each unit. In the case of the gaming machine 1 belonging to another island, the corresponding data is received from the management device 6 and supplied to the request source display unit 3.

The management device 6 manages the gaming status of each gaming machine 1 and the sales status of the CR machine 2 through the gaming machine management device 5, and communicates with each display unit 3 via the display unit management device 7. Display unit 3
The image to be displayed is controlled. Further, the management device 6 is connected to the gateway 8 and forms a network with another group store 9 via the Internet. With such a configuration, the management device 6 can provide various services including the other group stores 9 by communicating with the management device 6 of the other group stores 9.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the display unit 3 for each stand. In FIG. 2, the display unit 3 includes a status display lamp 10, a liquid crystal display unit 12 having a touch panel 11, a point display unit 13, a card ejection button 14, and a card insertion slot 15. The status display lamp 10 displays an operation status, an error status, and the like. The point display unit 13 displays the points currently acquired by the pachinko hall members as described later. A membership card issued by the pachinko hall is inserted into the card insertion slot 15.

FIG. 3 schematically shows the structure of the display unit 3 for each unit. In this FIG.
Is mainly configured by the control unit 16. The control unit 16 includes a CPU 17, a ROM 18, and a RAM 19.
U17 operates. The operation of the CPU 17 includes display control on the liquid crystal display unit 12 of game data (for example, the number of jackpots, the number of starts, etc.) selected according to a touch operation on the touch panel 11, reading of a membership number from a membership card by the card reader 20, Status display lamp 1
There are lighting control of 0, data display on the point display unit 13, determination of the operation state of the card ejection button 14, and communication control with the display unit management device 7 by the transmission / reception unit 21.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When the power is turned on to the display unit 3, the display unit 3 displays the main menu screen 22 shown in FIG. 18 on the liquid crystal display unit 12. The main menu screen 22 includes a “data navigation” button 23 and a “character”
Button 24, “this stand data” button 25, “pachinko stand MAP” button 26, “ranking” button 27,
"Group" button 28, "Departure battle" button 29,
A "personal" button 30, a "match result" button 31,
The “mail service” button 32 is displayed. The lower screen of the liquid crystal display unit 12 is a fixed display unit,
A “main” button 33, a “previous screen” button 34, a “unit number designation” button 35, a “TV / video” button 36,
"Volume" button 37, "Channel" button 38
Is displayed. Since the liquid crystal display unit 12 is configured to include the touch panel 11, the player performs a touch operation on a desired button to execute the processing content indicated by the button. The liquid crystal display unit 12 can display a television screen or a video screen.
By touching the "TV / video" button 36, the "volume" button 37, and the "channel" button 38, a switching operation to a desired television program or a video screen and a volume adjustment are possible.

When a player wants to receive various services provided from a pachinko hall, it is necessary to receive a membership card in advance. A membership number is stored in the membership card, and various services provided by the pachinko hall can be received by using the membership card. As an example of this service, an information providing service for providing table data to a player, storing the obtained pachinko balls, and when returning to the store, paying out the pachinko balls arbitrarily within the range of the number of stored pachinko balls can be performed. There are a ball storage system, a point service that accumulates points according to a game, evaluates a game experience level according to the accumulated points, and gives a predetermined privilege according to a pointer.

When the management card 6 issues a membership card, the management apparatus 6 creates an information file for each member. The member number, the gaming machine number, and the number of points are set in the member information file, and only the member number is registered in the member information file when the member is registered.

When a player who has been issued a membership card as described above plays a game with the gaming machine 1, the member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 15 of the display unit 3 for each unit. Then, the display unit 3 reads the membership number from the membership card, adds an identification number indicating the gaming machine 1, and transmits the identification number to the management device 6 through the display unit management device 7. The management device 6 stores the gaming machine number in a member information file corresponding to the member number input from the display unit 3 for each machine.

When the player inserts the prepaid card into the CR machine 2 and rents a pachinko ball to start the game, a sales signal is transmitted from the CR machine 2 to the management device 6 and the outgoing ball and the safe An out ball signal and a safe ball signal are transmitted to the gaming machine management device 5 according to the occurrence of a ball, and a special prize signal is transmitted to the gaming machine management device 5 according to the occurrence of a special prize. The gaming machine management device 5 aggregates the sales of each gaming machine 1 based on the sales signal from the CR machine 2 and also aggregates the operating state of each gaming machine 1 based on various signals from the gaming machine 1 to a predetermined value. The information is transmitted to the management device 6 every time.
Thereby, the management device 6 can total the sales status and the operating status of each gaming machine 1.

Now, the menu screen 2 shown in FIG.
When the "data of this stand" button 25 displayed on the display unit 2 is touched, the liquid crystal display unit 12 of the display unit 3 for each stand shows a continuous change state of the gaming machine 1 as shown in FIG. A history screen 39 is displayed. Therefore, the player can determine the consecutive chan state of the gaming machine 1 in which he or she is playing based on the consecutive chan history screen 39. The number of displayed ball storage boxes (maximum 5
), A three-time consecutive chan history display section 40 indicating the number of consecutive chan times in the past three times is displayed. It is possible to grasp at a glance the number of consecutive chan for three times. When the number of consecutive chan is six or more, the ball storage box positioned at the top is blinked, and the number of consecutive chan (shown by Z9 in the figure) is superimposed on the ball storage box. I have. The number of starts (indicated by ZZZ9 in the figure) indicates the number of starts between special prizes.

When the player touches the three consecutive-chan history display section 40 for three times, as shown in FIG.
An eight-time consecutive-chan history display unit 41 is displayed, which indicates the number of consecutive-chan for the day by the number of displayed ball storage boxes. In this case, when the player touches the eight consecutive chan history display sections 41 for eight times, the display state of the three consecutive chan history display sections 40 is restored. In addition, when an unoperated state by the player continues for 10 seconds in the display state of the eight consecutive chan history display sections 41, the display state of the three consecutive chan history display section 40 is automatically returned.

However, even though the unit-by-unit display unit 3 has the function of displaying the consecutive-channel history, some of the beginners who are not used to operating the unit-by-unit display unit 3 do so. In some cases, a game may be played without knowing that the display unit 3 for each unit has a display function of the history of consecutive chan of the gaming machine 1, and how long the continuous chan continues when the game is in the continuous chan state. Since it is not clear, the player may play the game in the continuous chan state with anxiety or interrupt the game even in the continuous chan state. For this reason, such a player cannot take full advantage of the consecutive Chang state, and suffers a disadvantage.

On the other hand, when the player touches the “Graph” button 42 displayed on the consecutive chan history screen 39 shown in FIG.
, A payout graph screen 43 is displayed as shown in FIG. On the payout graph screen 43, the number of jackpots for three days including today is displayed, and the payout graph for three days is displayed, for example, with the start of business two days before the previous day as zero. In this case, since the payout graph in the state where the member card is inserted is displayed in a different display form, the player can plan a future game strategy by confirming his payout history.

However, despite the fact that the display unit 3 for each unit has a function of displaying a payout graph as described above, some of the beginners who do not know this show the display of the gaming machine 1. There are cases where a player plays a game without knowing the ball history. For this reason, such a player will continue playing without knowing his or her game history,
The game will be played at random without planning future game strategies.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the display function of the display unit 3 is displayed to the player by executing the automatic display switching process by the display unit 3 as follows.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the automatic display switching process of the display unit 3 for each unit. In FIG.
The display unit 3 for each unit executes the balance calculation processing in accordance with the input of the sales signal, the out signal, and the safe signal output from the gaming machine 1 (S101 to S104).

In this balance calculation processing, the display unit 3 for each unit uses the calculation formula of {(the number of difference balls + the number of sales balls) × the lending amount of one pachinko ball × the exchange rate−the usage amount of the player}. The balance of the player is calculated, and the amount of the balance is the set amount (+ N000 yen, -N000 yen, where N = 1, 2, 3, ...).
…) (S105: YES), the payout graph screen 43 of the gaming machine 1 in which the player is playing (see FIG. 8).
For 10 seconds on the current display screen.

As a result of such a payout graph being automatically displayed as a POP on the current display screen, the player can know his payout history and, at the same time, display the payout history by the display unit 3 for each unit. It becomes noticed that it has a function, and the "data of this stand" displayed on the menu screen 22 shown in FIG.
The meaning of the button 25 is understood. Therefore, if the player wants to check his or her balance in the future, the “data of this stand” button 25 on the menu screen 22
Is touch-operated, so that a learning effect can be exhibited for the player.

On the other hand, when a special prize signal is inputted as shown in FIG. 4 (S108: YE
S), it is determined whether the channel is a continuous channel (S109). That is, when the special prize signal is output from the gaming machine 1 having the certainty changing function in the output state of the certainty changing signal, it is determined that the game is in the consecutive chan state. When the consecutive-changing state occurs, the consecutive-changing history screen 39 (see FIG. 6) is displayed as a POP on the current display screen for 10 seconds (S110).

As a result of displaying the consecutive chan history screen 39, the player can know how many consecutive contins are to be continued based on the consecutive chan history, and at the same time, the display unit 3 displays the consecutive chan history. The user becomes aware of the display function, and understands the meaning of the “graph” button 42 displayed on the consecutive channel screen 39 shown in FIG.
Therefore, when the player wants to check the consecutive chan history in the future, the player touches the “graph” button 42 displayed on the consecutive chan history screen 39, so that the learning effect for the player can be exhibited. Can be.

According to such an embodiment, when the balance of the player reaches a specific amount, the display unit 3 displays the payout graph screen 43 in the POP display on the current display screen and sets the probability change state. When a special prize is generated, the consecutive chan history screen 39 is displayed as a POP on the current display screen, so that when a particular gaming situation is reached, a screen related to the gaming situation is displayed on the display unit 3 for each unit. By being displayed, it becomes noticed that the display unit for each unit 3 has a display function of a screen related to a specific game situation. Therefore, it is possible to exert a learning effect for the player,
Thereafter, the player effectively uses the display unit 3 for each unit, plans a game strategy based on his or her payout history,
It is possible to make use of one's consecutive chan state effectively by using the past consecutive chan history.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may display an operation method for displaying the game data in addition to automatically displaying the specific game data on the display unit for each unit. It may be.

[0033]

As is clear from the above description, according to the game data display system of the present invention, when the game situation of the player becomes a specific game situation, the game data is displayed from the displayable game data. Since specific game data related to the situation is selected and displayed, even if the player is a beginner, the displayable game data can be fully utilized, and the player is disadvantaged. Can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a display unit for each stand.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a display unit for each unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an automatic display switching process of a display unit for each unit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a main menu screen displayed on a display unit for each unit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a history of consecutive Chang for three days displayed on a display unit for each unit.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a history of consecutive Chang for eight days displayed on a display unit for each unit.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a payout graph displayed on a display unit for each unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a CR machine, 3 is a display unit (display means), 6 is a management device, and 12 is a liquid crystal display.

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Naoki Ogawa 1-47-1, Naguno, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya Furuya Kokusai Center Building 2F Daikok Electric Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 2C088 CA26 CA31 EA49

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A display device provided for each gaming machine, wherein the display device displays specific game data selected from a plurality of game data in accordance with an operation of a player. In the configured game data display system, the display means selects and displays specific game data related to the game situation from the game data when the game situation of the player becomes a specific game situation. A game data display system, characterized in that: 2. The game data display system according to claim 1, wherein said display means displays game data related to the balance when the balance of the player reaches a specific amount. 3. The game data display system according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays game data related to the consecutive chan when a special prize continuously occurs. .