JP2006181099A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a player, while playing games facing a game machine, to confirm the game state of another player playing games in another game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is the one connected to a network. The game machine comprises a detection means 2 for detecting a figure, an under-play information transmitting means 3 for transmitting the under-play information showing that the game machine is under play to another machine based on the information detected by the detection means, an under-play information receiving means 4 for receiving the under-play information transmitted from the other machine connected to the network, a game information transmitting means 13 for transmitting the game information showing the game state of the game machine to another machine, a game information receiving means 14 for receiving the game information showing the game state in the other game machine transmitted from the other machine, and a picture display means 5 for displaying a picture showing that the other game machine is under play based on the received under-play information of the other game machine, and changing the picture showing the game state of the other game machine under play and showing that the other game machine is under play based on the received game information of the other game machine. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine connected to be communicable.

  A plurality of gaming machines are communicably connected, and a game is played between these gaming machines to compete for a prize or the like.

  For example, when playing a game called jackpot between a plurality of gaming machines, it is possible to set a larger dividend than the bonus set for each gaming machine by accumulating prize money in each gaming machine. The player's gaming feeling is enhanced by distributing a large reserve prize to the winner who has won the winning combination called pot.

  In a plurality of communicably connected gaming machines, in order for the player to more efficiently win a winning combination with a large dividend such as a jackpot, the player is playing in another communicably connected gaming machine. The information regarding whether or not the winning combination is acquired in other gaming machines is important information in the game.

  In a plurality of gaming machines connected to be communicable, other gaming machines that are in play are competitors who want to acquire a common jackpot. The rate of acquisition increases, and conversely, if the number of gaming machines that are competitors is large, the rate of acquiring jackpots will decrease.

  In addition, information on which gaming machine the competitor is playing and information on how much the competitor's skill is are also effective in acquiring the jackpot.

  Furthermore, in a game such as a jackpot where all accumulated prizes are paid to a player who has won the prize, if the winning combination is acquired in any of the gaming machines, the accumulated prize is greatly reduced. However, if the winning combination is acquired in any gaming machine and the accumulated prize is accumulated in the figure, it can be acquired with the jackpot at that time. The prize money is large, and the interest in gaming increases.

  Therefore, knowing not only information related to the number of other gaming machines in the game but also information related to the gaming state of other gaming machines has great significance for the player.

  Multiple gaming machines can be arranged in various patterns, but normally, players perform at a position facing the gaming machine, so to check the presence or absence of players playing in other gaming machines Then, it is necessary to remove the line of sight from the gaming surface of the gaming machine and check whether or not the player is playing a game with another gaming machine. As described above, if a game is played while paying attention to confirm the presence or absence of a player in another gaming machine, the player cannot concentrate on the game itself.

  In addition, in order to know the gaming status such as points and accumulation points acquired by other gaming machines and game results, the display images of other gaming machines must be observed. It is virtually impossible to observe the machine display image.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and to check the gaming state of a player who plays with another gaming machine while playing a game toward the gaming machine.

  The present invention makes it possible to check the gaming state of other gaming machines in the game on the display screen of the gaming machine used by the player, so that the line of sight can be maintained while playing the game toward the gaming machine. It is possible to check the gaming state of a player who plays with another gaming machine without removing the player from the gaming machine or removing the seat from the gaming machine.

  The gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine connected to a network, and includes detection means for detecting a figure, and information indicating that the gaming machine is playing based on detection information of the detection means. In-game information transmitting means for transmitting to other equipment, in-game information receiving means for receiving in-game information transmitted from other equipment connected to the network, and game information indicating the gaming state of the gaming machine Based on game information transmitting means for transmitting to a device, game information receiving means for receiving game information transmitted from another device and representing a gaming state in another gaming machine, and information received during the game of the other gaming machine received Display an image indicating that another gaming machine is playing, and based on the received gaming information of the other gaming machine, the gaming state of the other gaming machine or the other gaming machine is playing Change image to indicate Configured to include an image display unit that.

  A figure is used to specify a character or the like as an index for indicating that a player is playing a gaming machine. For example, a figure is a three-dimensional representation of a character or a card displaying a character. The image of the character specified by this figure is displayed to indicate that the game is in progress.

  The detection means is a means for detecting a figure used by a player in a gaming machine, and when the figure is a concrete form such as a doll or a card, a doll placed at a predetermined position of the gaming machine It is possible to detect a concrete object such as a card or the like by operating a selection button or the like provided in the gaming machine in the case where a concrete figure is not used. The detection means outputs the detected figure as detection information, identifies the figure used by the player from this detection information, and forms in-game information indicating that the gaming machine is playing a game.

  The in-game information is used as an index indicating that the gaming machine is playing, and based on the in-game information, an image of the character, etc. related to the figure is displayed on the gaming machine to confirm that the gaming machine is playing can do.

  The in-game information can be, for example, figure identification data for specifying the detected figure, and it can be recognized that the game is in progress by transmitting the figure identification data.

  The figure identification data is identification data for specifying a figure, and can be recorded on a recording medium such as an IC tag or a two-dimensional code, and this recording medium can be attached to the surface or inside of the figure. The gaming machine on which the figure is placed can detect the figure identification data by the detecting means.

  The detection means for detecting the figure identification data can be detected wirelessly when the recording medium is an IC tag, and optically detected when the recording medium is a two-dimensional code. In addition, a selection button provided on the gaming machine can be used as the detection means.

  The first display mode that the gaming machine is playing is to display other gaming machines, and by displaying an image of a figure character or the like placed on another gaming machine, You can check other gaming machines that are playing.

  Further, the second display mode that the gaming machine is playing is intended to display its own gaming machine, and an image of a figure character or the like placed on its own gaming machine is displayed on its own gaming machine. By displaying on the screen, the game can be enhanced by producing the image according to the gaming state.

  The in-game information transmitting means is a transmitting means for transmitting in-game information indicating that the gaming machine is playing based on the detection information detected by the detecting means to another device. The in-game information receiving means is a receiving means for receiving in-game information transmitted from other devices connected to the network. For example, figure identification data can be used as in-game information to be transmitted and received.

  The gaming information represents a gaming state in the gaming machine, and can be a cumulative point held by the gaming machine, an acquisition point acquired by the gaming machine for each game, a result for each game in the gaming machine, or the like.

  The image display means displays an image showing the other gaming machine in the game based on the received in-game information of the other gaming machine, thereby allowing the player to keep playing the game with his gaming machine. The other gaming machines in the game can be confirmed.

  The image display means displays at least one gaming state of accumulated points of other gaming machines, acquired points for each game, results for each game based on the gaming information, and based on these gaming information. The image indicating that another gaming machine is playing is changed. The player can change the accumulated points of other gaming machines displayed on the image display means, the acquisition points for each game, the results for each game, or other images by changing the image indicating that the gaming machine is playing. You can know the gaming state on the gaming machine.

  To change the image according to the gaming state, the shape data and the display state data are stored in association with the gaming state, and the shape data and / or the display state data according to the number of gaming states in the game are displayed in the image display means. And display image data is formed using the read image data. As a result, the figure corresponding to the gaming state can be changed and displayed.

  Further, when using the figure identification data as in-game information, image data for displaying the figure as an image is read from the storage means based on the figure identification data, and display image data is formed using the read image data. . Image data used for forming the display image data is stored in a storage means provided in the gaming machine or in the server, and the figure identification data is read as a read key.

  Another device received by the in-game information receiving means may be another gaming machine or server connected to the network. The gaming machine receives in-game information directly from other gaming machines, and also receives in-game information from other gaming machines via a server.

  The image display means displays not only the gaming state of the game played by the gaming machine but also an image showing other gaming machines in the game. As an image showing another gaming machine in the game, it can be an image of a figure character or the like detected by another gaming machine, and the player can see the figure character image displayed on the display screen. The other players in the game can be confirmed. At this time, if the player can be specified or inferred from the figure, it is possible to identify the competitors to some extent.

  According to the present invention, while playing a game toward a gaming machine, it is possible to check the gaming state of a player who plays with another gaming machine.

  According to the present invention, the detected figure can be used as an index representing in-game information. Further, the game state such as points such as winning prizes and game results in other gaming machines and the game state are displayed. The display state of the figure can be changed according to the game, thereby improving the game playability.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, the configuration and flowchart of each aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, the configuration example of the gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, and the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. A display image example will be described, a configuration example of a plurality of gaming machines will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 20, and a data structure example of figure identification data will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the structure of the 1st-3rd aspect of the game machine of this invention is demonstrated.
In any of the first to third aspects, figure identification data for identifying a figure is acquired, and this figure identification data is transmitted to other gaming machines as in-game information. When in-game information is received from a gaming machine being played, a figure character or the like is displayed on the image display means based on the received gaming information to indicate that there is a gaming machine being played.

  Each gaming machine transmits game information indicating the gaming state of the gaming machine to another gaming machine directly or via a server. Each gaming machine displays the gaming state of another gaming machine based on the transmitted gaming information.

  In a plurality of aspects, the first and second aspects are aspects for detecting a figure placed on a gaming machine, and the first aspect is that image data for displaying an image of a figure character or the like is stored in each gaming machine. The second aspect is an aspect in which image data is provided in the server.

  The third mode is a mode in which a figure is selected by a selection button or the like provided in the gaming machine.

  First, the first aspect will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the first aspect, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the first aspect.

  The gaming machine 1 includes a detection unit 2 that detects the figure 20 and a detection unit 2 as a configuration for displaying that there are other gaming machines in the game, in addition to the game device 9 that performs various gaming operations. In-game information transmitting means 3 for transmitting in-game information such as the detected figure identification data to other devices (other gaming machines 1A, 1B,..., 1N, server 30), and in-game transmitted from other devices In-game information receiving means 4 for receiving information, game information transmitting means 13 for transmitting game information such as acquisition points, accumulation points or game results, game information receiving means 14 for receiving transmitted game information, and detection Data reading means 6 for reading out the figure identification data from the detection information detected by the means 2 and / or the in-game information received by the in-game information receiving means 4, and image data such as a figure character Obtained by the game apparatus 9, the image display means 5 for storing the image data, the image display means 5 for displaying the image using the image data read from the image data recording means 7 based on the figure identification data and the received game information Game point storage means 8 is provided for storing game points such as winning prizes.

  The image display means 5 includes image data read from the image data recording means 7, game points of its own gaming machine (acquisition points and accumulation points for each game), game points of other gaming machines (acquisition points for each game) A display image data forming unit 5a that forms display image data using a storage point), an image display control unit 5b that displays the display image data on the image display device 5c, and an image display device that displays the display image data. 5c. The image display device 5c can also be used as a display device included in the game device 9.

  The figure 20 has a recording medium such as an IC tag 21 and a two-dimensional code 22 at the bottom, side or inside of the figure main body. The recording medium stores figure identification data for identifying the figure 20. Each player places the figure 20 owned by the player on a mounting table (not shown) of the gaming machine and plays a game.

  The detection means 2 is a means for detecting the figure 20 placed on the placement table, and the figure identification data recorded on a recording medium such as the IC tag 21 or the two-dimensional code 22 provided with the figure identification data 20. Is read. When reading the figure identification data from the IC tag 21, the detection means 2 performs detection by wireless communication using an IC tag reader. Further, when reading the figure identification data from the two-dimensional code 22, optical detection is performed using an optical scanner.

  The recording medium is not limited to the IC tag 21 and the two-dimensional code 22 described above, and other configurations can be used. At this time, the detection unit 2 has a configuration corresponding to the recording medium.

  The in-game information transmission means 3 receives the figure identification data detected by the detection means 2, and uses this figure identification data as in-game information as another device (other game machines 1A to 1A to 1A) via a network (not shown). 1N or server 30).

  The other gaming machines 1A to 1N receive in-game information (figure identification data) transmitted from the in-game information transmitting means 3. In addition, the server 30 receives the in-game information transmitted from the in-game information transmitting means 3, and transmits the received in-game information to the gaming machines 1A to 1N connected to the network. When the other gaming machines 1A to 1N receive the in-game information transmitted directly from the gaming machine 1 or via the server 30, the gaming machine that is the transmission source of the in-game information is currently playing a game. It can be displayed and confirmed on the image display device 5c.

  The in-game information receiving means 4 receives the in-game information (figure identification data) transmitted from the other gaming machines 1A to 1N or the server 30 via the network.

  The game information transmitting means 13 uses the game results obtained from the game device 9, the acquired points at that time, the accumulated points stored in the game point storage unit 8, and the like as game information representing the gaming state of the gaming machine. It transmits to other gaming machines 1A to 1N or the server 30.

  The game information receiving means 14 receives the game information from the other gaming machines 1A to 1N or the server 30. The received game information is read by the data reading means 6.

  The data reading means 6 inputs figure identification data for identifying the figure 20 of its own gaming machine 1 from the detecting means 2 and inputs in-game information of the other gaming machines 1A to 1N from the in-game information receiving means 4. The figure identification data is read out and sent to the image data storage means 7. Further, the game information received by the game information receiving means 14 is sent to the image data storage unit 7, and the image data of the character corresponding to the seven gaming states is read out from the image data storage unit and sent to the display image data forming unit 5a. Note that numerical data such as acquisition points and accumulation points can be directly sent to the display image data forming unit 5a to form numerical display image data.

  As for the points of the own game machine, when accumulated points such as accumulated prize money are stored in the game point storage means 8, the accumulated points are read from the game point storage means 8 and stored in the image data storage means 7. send. Further, the acquisition points obtained for each data can be acquired from the game device 9.

  The image data storage unit 7 outputs image data such as a figure character to the display image data forming unit 5a using the figure identification data from the data reading unit 6 as a search key. It is also possible to input accumulation points and acquisition points and output image data set in advance with different shapes, colors, textiles, etc. according to the points.

  According to this, it is possible to display the gaming state of the other gaming machine by changing the image display of the figure of the other gaming machine according to the accumulation point of the gaming machine, the acquisition point for each game, or the game result. In addition, it is possible to perform a game effect such as changing the image display of the figure of its own gaming machine according to its own accumulation points or acquisition points for each game.

  In the image display means 5, the display image data forming section 5a includes image data input from the image data storage means 7, point values input from the data reading section 6, acquired point values input from the game device 9, game data Display image data to be displayed on the image display device 5 c is formed using the accumulated point value input from the point storage unit 8. Note that the display image data forming unit 5a may form display image data by combining other data in addition to the image data, thereby enhancing the performance of the game.

  The image display control unit 5b performs control when displaying the display image data formed by the display image data forming unit 5a on the image display device 5c.

  Next, an operation example of the configuration of FIG. 1 will be described according to the flowchart of FIG. Here, an example will be described in which images are displayed for items in addition to figures.

  When the figure 20 is placed on a placing table (not shown in FIG. 1) of the gaming machine 1, the detection means 2 records from a recording medium such as an IC tag 21 or a two-dimensional code 22 provided on the figure 20. The identified figure identification data is detected (S1).

  In order to determine whether or not image data corresponding to the detected figure identification data is stored in the image data storage means 7, for example, list data of figure identification data is searched (S2). When the figure identification data is not searched in the list data, it is displayed on the image display device 5c that there is no corresponding figure, assuming that the corresponding image data is not registered (S3).

  The presence or absence of items other than the figure 30 is detected. The detection means 2 detects item identification data recorded from a recording medium such as an IC tag 21 and a two-dimensional code 22 provided on this item (not shown) (S4). In order to determine whether or not image data corresponding to the detected item identification data is stored in the image data storage means 7, for example, list data of item identification data is searched (S5). When the item identification data is not searched in the list data, it is displayed on the image display device 5c that there is no corresponding item, assuming that the corresponding image data is not registered (S6).

  When the figure identification data and / or item identification data is detected, the acquisition points for each game are acquired from the game device 9, and the accumulated points are acquired from the game point storage means 8 (S7).

  The in-game information transmitting means 3 transmits the acquired figure identification data and item identification data to other devices (other gaming machines 1A to 1N and the server 30). The game information transmitting means 13 transmits data such as acquired points, accumulated points, game results, etc. as game information (S8).

  The image data storage means 7 reads image data corresponding to the acquired figure identification data, item identification data, acquisition points, accumulated points, game results, and the like. The image data storage unit 7 stores image data of a figure character corresponding to the figure identification data and item image data corresponding to the item identification data.

  In addition, when performing an effect that changes the display state of a figure or item according to acquired points, accumulated points, or game results, image data corresponding to these points or game results is prepared and stored in advance. Corresponding image data is read using the identification data, item identification data, acquisition points, accumulated points, game results, and the like as search keys. This image data relates to figures and items placed on its own gaming machine (S9).

  The in-game information receiving means 4 receives the in-game information of another game machine from another game machine or server (S10), and when the in-game information includes figure identification data or item identification data. Reads out the figure identification data and item identification data (S11), and reads out image data of figures and items related to other corresponding gaming machines from the image data storage means 7 (S12).

  Further, the game information receiving means 14 receives game information of other game machines from other game machines or servers (S10), and reads data representing the game state such as acquired points, accumulation points, game results, etc. from the game information. (S12).

  The display image data forming unit 5a forms display image data for displaying the figure or item of its own gaming machine read from the image data storage means 7, or the figure or item of another gaming machine. At this time, the game state can be displayed by changing the display image according to the game state of other game machines or the game state of the own game machine or displaying the point value in the display image (S13). ). The image display device 5c displays the formed display image data on the image display device 5c under the control of the image display control unit 5b (S14).

  When the gaming machine changes to a gaming state, such as a gaming machine ending a game or a gaming machine that was not playing starts playing in the middle, the change is made by repeating steps S7 to S14. The gaming state of the other gaming machine that has been played is displayed (S15).

  FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the second aspect, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the second aspect. In the second mode, figure identification data for identifying a figure is acquired, and this figure identification data is transmitted to other gaming machines as in-game information. When in-game information is received from an in-game machine, image data is acquired from the server based on the received in-game information, and a figure character or the like is displayed on the image display means using the acquired image data. Display that there is a gaming machine in play.

  Next, a 2nd aspect is demonstrated. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the second aspect, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the second aspect.

  The second mode is substantially the same as the first mode except that the server includes image data for displaying an image of the figure character. Therefore, the configuration different from the first aspect will be described below, and the common configuration will be briefly described.

  As in the first mode, the gaming machine 1 detects the figure 20 as a configuration for displaying that there is another gaming machine in addition to the game device 9 that performs various gaming operations. Means 2, in-game information transmitting means 3 for transmitting in-game information detected by detection means 2 to other gaming machines 1 A, 1 B,..., 1 N, and transmitted from other gaming machine devices 1 A, 1 B,. In-game information receiving means 4 for receiving the in-game information, game information transmitting means 13 for transmitting game information such as acquisition points, accumulation points or game results, and game information receiving means for receiving the transmitted game information 14 and the server 30, an image data recording unit 7 for storing image data such as a figure character received from the server 30 by the transmitter / receiver 10, and an image data recording unit And an image display unit 5 for displaying an image using the image data read from the 7.

  The transmission / reception unit 10 transmits the detection information detected by the detection unit 2 to the server 30 as in-game information, the in-game information received by the in-game information reception unit 4, the game information received by the game information reception unit 14, and Acquisition points and the like from the game device 9 are transmitted to the server 30, and the server 30 receives image data read on the server side based on the transmission data.

  The server 30 includes a transmission / reception unit 30a, a data reading unit 30b, and an image data storage unit 30c. The data reading means 30b reads figure identification data and acquisition points from in-game information and game information sent from the gaming machine 1, and based on the read figure identification data and acquisition points, image data is stored from the image data storage unit 30c. read out.

  According to the second configuration, since the image data is stored in the server 30, it is not necessary for each gaming machine to prepare image data according to the figure identification data or the like. Easy to update.

  Similar to the first aspect, the image display means 5 includes a display image data forming unit 5a, an image display control unit 5b, and an image display device 5c. The detection means 2 detects the figure 20 mounted on the mounting table.

  The in-game information transmitting unit 3 transmits the figure identification data detected by the detecting unit 2 as other in-game information to the other gaming machines 1A to 1N via a network (not shown). The other gaming machines 1A to 1N receive in-game information (figure identification data) transmitted from the in-game information transmitting means 3.

  The game information transmitting means 13 transmits the acquired points, accumulated game points, and game results acquired from the game device 9 as game information to other game machines 1A to 1N via a network (not shown). The other gaming machines 1A to 1N receive the game information transmitted from the game information transmitting means 13.

  The in-game information receiving means 4 receives in-game information (figure identification data) transmitted from the other gaming machines 1A to 1N via the network. The game information receiving means 14 receives game information transmitted from other game machines 1A to 1N via the network.

  The transmission / reception unit 10 receives the game information and game information of its own game machine, the game information of other game machines received by the game information reception means 4, and the game information received by the game information reception means 14. Send to.

  The server 30 receives the in-game information and the game information transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 103 by the transmission / reception unit 30a, and the image data reading unit 30b receives the received in-game information (figure identification data) and point data (acquisition points, accumulated points). And based on the game result, the image data of the figure is read from the image data storage unit 30 c and transmitted to the transmission / reception unit 10 of the gaming machine 1.

  The transmission / reception unit 10 of the gaming machine 1 receives the image data transmitted from the server 30, stores it in the image data storage unit 7, and displays it on the image display device 5c.

  In the first mode shown in FIG. 1, the game point storage means 8 stores figure image data having different shapes, colors, textiles, etc. according to its own accumulation points and acquisition points for each game. In addition, although the corresponding image data is read according to the accumulation points and the acquisition points, in the second aspect, this function can be provided to the server 30 and a game effect that changes according to the points can be performed.

  In the image display means 5, the display image data forming unit 5 a uses the image data input from the image data storage means 7 to form display image data suitable for display on the image display device 5 c. The display image data forming unit 5a may improve the performance of the game by forming display image data by combining other data in addition to the image data.

  The image display control unit 5b performs control when displaying the display image data formed by the display image data forming unit 5a on the image display device 5c.

  Next, an operation example of the configuration of FIG. 3 will be described according to the flowchart of FIG. Here, an example will be described in which images are displayed for items in addition to figures.

  When the figure 20 is placed on the placing table (not shown in FIG. 3) of the gaming machine 1, the detection means 2 detects the figure from the recording medium such as the IC tag 21 and the two-dimensional code 22 provided on the figure 20. Identification data is detected (S11).

  In order to obtain image data corresponding to the detected figure identification data from the server 30, the figure identification data is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 10 to the server 30 (S12). The server 30 searches for corresponding image data in the image data storage unit based on the transmitted figure identification data. If not retrieved, it is assumed that the corresponding image data has not been registered, and a notification that there is no corresponding figure is sent from the transmission / reception unit 30a to the transmission / reception unit 10 on the gaming machine 1 side (S13), and the image display device 5c. (S14).

  Next, the presence or absence of items other than the figure 30 is detected. The detection means 2 detects item identification data from a recording medium such as an IC tag 21 and a two-dimensional code 22 provided on this item (not shown) (S15). In order to determine whether or not the image data corresponding to the detected item identification data is prepared on the server 30 side, the item identification data is sent to the server 30 and searched in the same manner as the above-described figure (S16).

  The server 30 searches for corresponding image data in the image data storage unit based on the transmitted item identification data. If not searched, it is assumed that the corresponding image data has not been registered, and a notification that there is no corresponding item is sent from the transmission / reception unit 30a to the transmission / reception unit 10 on the gaming machine 1 side (S17), and the image display device 5c. (S18).

  When figure identification data and / or item identification data is detected, in addition to obtaining acquisition points for each game from the game apparatus 9, accumulated points are obtained from game point storage means (not shown) (S19).

  The transmitting / receiving unit 10 transmits points (acquired points and / or accumulated points for each game) to the server 30 (S20), and the transmitted figure identification data and item identification data points from the server 30 and image data corresponding to the points. (S21).

  When the in-game information receiving means 4 acquires in-game information and game information from other gaming machines, the in-game information and game information are sent from the transceiver 10 to the server 30 (S22).

  The transmission / reception unit 10 acquires in-game information and image data corresponding to the game information from the server 30 (S23, 24) and stores them in the image data storage unit 7.

  The display image data forming unit 5a uses the image data read from the image data storage means 7 to display image data display image data for displaying a figure or item of its own gaming machine or a figure or item of another gaming machine. Form (S25). The image display device 5c displays the formed display image data on the image display device 5c under the control of the image display control unit 5b (S26).

  When a gaming machine that is in the game ends the game, or a gaming machine that is not in the game starts a game in the middle, the above-described steps S19 to S26 are repeated, so that other gaming machines are in the gaming state. Is displayed (S27).

  FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of the third aspect, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the third aspect. In the third aspect, figure identification data for identifying a figure is obtained by the selection means provided in the gaming machine, and thereafter, as in the first aspect or the second aspect, the figure identification data is used as in-game information. In the case of receiving in-game information from a gaming machine that is being played, a figure character or the like is displayed on the image display means based on the received in-game information, and the gaming machine that is being played is Display that it exists.

  The third aspect is substantially the same as the first and second aspects, except that the figure identification data is acquired by the selection means 11 such as a selection button. As in the first mode shown in FIG. 1, the configuration shown in FIG. 5 will be described with respect to a configuration example in which image data is provided in the gaming machine, and the common configuration will be briefly described.

  The gaming machine 1 includes a selection unit 11 for selecting a figure as a configuration for displaying that there is another gaming machine in the game, in addition to the game device 9 that performs various gaming operations. The selection means 11 can be configured by a selection button or the like, and outputs figure identification data corresponding to the selected figure by selecting the selection button.

  In addition to the selection means, the gaming machine 1 is similar to the first and second aspects, and the in-game information transmitting means 3 for transmitting in-game information such as figure identification data selected by the selecting means 11 to other devices, In-game information receiving means 4 for receiving in-game information transmitted from other devices, game information transmitting means 13 for transmitting game information such as acquisition points, accumulation points, or game results, and received game information Data reading for reading out the figure identification data from the game information receiving means 14 to be detected and the detection information selected by the selection means 11 and / or the in-game information received by the receiving means 4 and reading the game information from the received signal of the game information receiving means 14 An image using means 6, image data recording means 7 for storing image data such as a figure character, and image data read from image data recording means 7 It includes an image display unit 5 for shows, a game point storing unit 8 for storing the game point of prize money like obtained by the game device 9. Each of the above components can be the same as in the first aspect or the second aspect.

  Next, an operation example of the configuration of FIG. 5 will be described according to the flowchart of FIG. Here, an example will be described in which images are displayed for items in addition to figures.

  The figure is detected by the player selecting the selection button (S31). In order to determine whether or not the image data corresponding to the selected figure identification data is stored in the image data storage means 7, for example, list data of figure identification data is searched (S32). When the figure identification data is not searched in the list data, it is displayed on the image display device 5c that there is no corresponding figure, assuming that the corresponding image data is not registered (S33).

  The presence or absence of items other than the figure 30 is detected. Item identification data is detected by the selection of the item by the selection means 11 (S34). In order to determine whether or not image data corresponding to the detected item identification data is stored in the image data storage means 7, for example, list data of item identification data is searched (S35). If the item identification data is not searched in the list data, the fact that there is no corresponding item is displayed on the image display device 5c, assuming that the corresponding image data is not registered (S36).

  When the figure identification data and / or item identification data is detected, the acquisition points for each game are acquired from the game device 9, and the accumulated points are acquired from the game point storage means 8 (S37).

  The in-game information transmitting means 3 transmits the acquired figure identification data and item identification data to other devices (other gaming machines 1A to 1N and the server 30). Further, the game information receiving means 13 transmits game information such as acquired points, accumulated points, game results, etc. (S38).

  The image data storage means 7 reads image data corresponding to the acquired figure identification data, item identification data, acquisition points, accumulated points, game results, and the like. The image data storage unit 7 stores image data of a figure character corresponding to the figure identification data and item image data corresponding to the item identification data.

  In addition, when performing an effect that changes the display state of a figure or item according to acquisition points, accumulated points, or game results, image data corresponding to this is stored, and figure identification data, item identification data, acquisition points are stored. The image data corresponding to the accumulated points, game results, etc. is read out. This image data relates to figures and items placed on its own gaming machine (S39).

  The in-game information receiving means 4 receives in-game information of other gaming machines (S40), and when the in-game information includes figure identification data and item identification data, the figure identification data and item The identification data is read (S41), and the image data of the figures and items related to other corresponding gaming machines is read from the image data storage means 7 (S42).

  Further, the game information receiving means 14 receives game information such as acquired points, accumulated points, game results, etc. (S40), and if the acquired points, accumulated points, game results, etc. are included in the game information. These point values and game results are read (S41), and the corresponding image data is read from the image data storage means 7 (S42).

  The display image data forming unit 5a forms display image data for displaying the figure or item of its own gaming machine read from the image data storage means 7, or the figure or item of another gaming machine. At this time, it is possible to form display image data for displaying the point value itself together with the display image data corresponding to the point value of other gaming machines and the game result (S43). The image display device 5c displays the formed display image data on the image display device 5c under the control of the image display control unit 5b (S44).

  When a gaming machine that is in a game ends a game, or a gaming machine that is not in a game starts a game in the middle and changes to a game state, the above steps S3 to S44 are repeated, The gaming state of other gaming machines is displayed (S45).

  Next, a configuration example of the gaming machine will be described with reference to a schematic external view of FIG. 7 and a block diagram of an internal configuration of FIG.

  The gaming machine 1 includes a display image for displaying a game played by the gaming machine itself and an image display means for displaying an image of a character of a figure as a game screen used for the game.

  As shown in the schematic external view of FIG. 7, the gaming machine 1 has a main display 103 having a liquid crystal display device on the front surface of the housing 100, and further has a decorative panel 101 above the main display 103. Speakers 102 </ b> L and 102 </ b> R are provided on the left and right sides of the decorative panel 101 for voice display of game effects or game guides.

  7 shows an example in which the decorative panel 101 is installed above the main display 103. However, the decorative panel 101 is not necessarily limited to the upper part, and may be provided below or in the measuring unit. Although an example of installation above the main display 103 is shown, the configuration is not necessarily limited to the upper side, and may be configured to be provided below or in a measurement manner. It is good also as a structure provided not only in upper but downward.

  The gaming machine 1 includes an operation panel 104 below the main display 103, and a mounting table 105 on which a figure (not shown) is mounted is provided on the left side of the operation panel 104.

  The main display 1 may be configured by a transparent liquid crystal panel, for example, and a rotary reel device may be provided below the liquid crystal panel.

  Detection means such as an IC tag reader or an optical detection device for detecting figure identification data or the like recorded on a recording medium such as an IC tag or a two-dimensional code provided on the figure on the mounting surface of the mounting table 105 And detecting the figure placed on the placing table 105, and reading the figure identification data from the bottom surface of the figure body or a recording medium provided inside the figure.

  Note that the installation position of the detection means is not limited to the mounting table, and may be any position as long as the figure identification data and the item identification data can be acquired from the recording medium on which the figure and the item are provided. .

  Also, on the right side of the operation panel 104, there are a coin insertion slot 108 for inserting coins (game media such as coins and gaming coins) necessary for executing the game, and a card slot 109 for inserting the ID card 110. And an operation unit 107 having operation buttons and the like.

  The block diagram of the internal configuration will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the control system of the slot machine is schematically shown.

  In the control system of the slot machine, it is controlled by the CPU 201. The CPU 201 is connected to the ROM 234 and the RAM 235. The ROM 234 causes various effects to be performed on the display state of the liquid crystal display 215, the LED 217, and the lamp 221 and the sound output from the speaker 219 depending on the main processing program, the normal game processing program, and the game state as the game progresses. Production program, lottery table for drawing game stop display symbols, payout table based on winning combination, other programs necessary for controlling the slot machine, data table, figure identification data, figure character image data, items Stored are identification data, item image data, a table representing the relationship between acquisition points and accumulated points, and image data.

  The RAM 235 is a memory temporarily stored in the number of credits currently held by the gaming machine, the game rate currently set in the gaming machine such as a slot machine, and various games calculated by the CPU 201. .

  The CPU 201 is connected to a clock pulse generation circuit 230 that generates a reference clock pulse and a frequency divider 231, and is also connected to a random number generator 232 that generates a random number and a random number sampling circuit 233. The random numbers sampled through the random number sampling circuit 233 are used for various lotteries such as winning combinations and effects.

  Further, the CPU 201 has a main switch 236, a reset switch 237, a change switch 238 attached to the exchange button, a refund switch 239 attached to the refund button, a help switch 240 attached to the help button, and a 1-BET button. 1-BET switch 241, a repeat bet switch 242 attached to a repeat bet button, a 10-BET switch 243 attached to a 10-BET button, a MAXBET switch 243 attached to a MAXBET button, and a start button A start switch 244 is connected to each.

  The CPU 201 performs control to execute various corresponding operations based on switch signals output from the switches by operations such as pressing the buttons.

  The CPU 01 is connected to step motors 206 to 208 that rotate the reels 203 to 205 via a motor drive circuit 209, and is connected to a reel position detection circuit 202.

  When a motor drive signal is output from the CPU 201 to the motor drive circuit 209, each of the step motors 206 to 208 is rotationally driven by the motor drive circuit 209. Thereby, the reels 203 to 205 are rotated.

  After the rotation of the reels 203 to 205 is started, the driving pulses supplied to the step motors 206 to 208 are counted, and the counted value is written in the RAM 235 in a predetermined area. A reset pulse is output from each reel 203 to 205 every rotation. The reset pulse is input to the CPU 201 via the reel position detection circuit 202. When a reset pulse is input to the CPU 201, the count value written in the RAM 234 is cleared to "0", and the CPU 201 calculates a value corresponding to the rotation position within the range of one rotation of each of the reels 203 to 205, and Based on the symbol table in which the rotational positions of the reels 203 to 205 stored in the ROM 234 correspond to the symbols formed on the peripheral surfaces of the reels 203 to 205, the rotational positions of the symbols on the reels 203 to 205 are determined. recognize.

  Further, the CPU 201 is connected to a coin sensor 246 disposed in the coin insertion portion and a bill sensor 247 disposed in the bill insertion portion. The coin sensor 246 detects coins inserted from the coin insertion unit, and the CPU 201 counts the number of coins inserted based on the coin detection signal output from the coin sensor 246. Based on the counted number, the number of credits stored in the owned credit number storage area of the RAM 235 is increased.

  Moreover, the banknote sensor 247 detects a kind and a forehead in the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion part. The CPU 201 calculates the number of coins equivalent to the amount of the bill based on the bill detection signal output from the bill sensor 247 and pays it out from the hopper 211.

  The CPU 201 is connected to detection means for detecting a figure. The detection means may be an optical sensor 248 that optically detects a two-dimensional code, an IC tag reader 249 that wirelessly detects an IC tag, or a selection switch 250.

  A hopper 211 is connected to the CPU 201 via a hopper drive circuit 210. When a driving signal is output from the CPU 201 to the hopper driving circuit 210, the hopper 211 pays out a predetermined number of coins from a coin payout slot.

  In addition, a coin detection unit 213 is connected to the CPU 201 via a payout completion signal circuit 212. The coin detection unit 213 is arranged inside the coin payout slot. When it is detected that a predetermined number of coins have been paid out from the coin payout slot, a coin payout signal is completed from the coin detection unit 213. The signal is output to the signal circuit 212. The payout completion signal circuit 212 outputs a coin payout signal to the CPU 201. Further, the CPU 201 is connected to a liquid crystal display 215 via a liquid crystal driving circuit 214, and the liquid crystal display 215 is controlled by the CPU 201.

  An LED 217 is connected to the CPU 201 via an LED drive circuit 216. The LED 217 is controlled to be turned on by the LED drive circuit 216 based on a drive signal from the CPU 201, and various effects are performed.

  In addition, a speaker 219 is connected to the CPU 201 via a sound output circuit 218. The speaker 219 outputs a sound effect when performing various effects by the output signal from the sound output circuit 218.

In addition, a lamp 221 is connected to the CPU 201 via a lamp driving circuit 220. Lighting of the lamp 221 is controlled by an output signal from the lamp driving circuit 220.
The CPU 201 is connected to an input / output circuit 222 that performs transmission and reception with a network (not shown). The in-game information transmitting unit 3, the in-game information receiving unit 4, the game information transmitting unit 13, the game information receiving unit 14, and the transmitting / receiving unit 10 are connected to other gaming machines and servers through the input / output circuit 222.

  Next, display image examples of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 9 and 10 are examples of display images on the game machine of the present player, FIGS. 11 and 12 are examples of display images on the other game machine, and FIG. 13 shows the game state of the game machine in the game machine of the player. FIG. 14 is a display image example in which the display image is changed according to the gaming state of the gaming machine of FIG. 13, and FIG. 15 is a display image example when the display image is changed by another gaming machine. It is an example of a display image which changes a display image according to the game state in the game machine in another game machine. Further, FIGS. 16 and 17 are display image examples of the mode according to the third selection.

First, display image examples in the game machine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
When the figure 20 is placed on the placing table 105 of the gaming machine, the reading unit 106 reads the figure identification data from the recording medium provided in the figure 20.

  In FIG. 9, a game display 112 such as a reel display of a slot machine is displayed on the main display 103, and a figure character image 111 is displayed on the main display 103 based on the read figure identification data.

  The display position of the character image can be a predetermined position arbitrarily set on the main display 103. When the game display 112 is a reel display of a slot machine, the main display 103 is formed of a transparent liquid crystal panel, a rotating reel is arranged on the lower surface of the liquid crystal panel, and the rotating reel is displayed through the liquid crystal panel. It is good also as a structure which provides an opening part in a part of panel and arrange | positions a rotation reel in the opening part.

  FIG. 10 shows a display example of the main display 103. In addition to displaying a game display 112 such as a reel display, a character image 111 of a figure placed on a placing table of a gaming machine and an information display area 113 during gaming. The character image 114 of the figure placed on the other gaming machine in the game is displayed.

  In FIG. 10, a character image 111 displays a character of a figure placed by a player 1 who plays with a gaming machine. In the in-game information display area 113, players 2 to 4 who play with other gaming machines in the game are displayed. A character image of a figure placed on each gaming machine is displayed.

  In addition, a point display 119 for displaying accumulated points, acquired points obtained for each game, and the like can be displayed in the vicinity of the character image 111 related to the own game machine, and a character image related to other game machines. In the vicinity of 114, a point display 120 for displaying accumulated points, acquired points, and the like of other gaming machines can be displayed.

  The player 1 who plays the gaming machine plays a game by the game display 112 displayed on the main display 103, and improves the performance of the game by displaying the figure character image 111 placed by the player 1 himself. The point display 119 can confirm the accumulated points acquired so far and the acquired points acquired in each game.

  In addition, by displaying the character image of the figure placed on the other gaming machine in the game in the in-game information display area 113, it is possible to know the number of gaming machines currently being played, The player can be estimated from the image, and the accumulated points acquired by other gaming machines and the acquired points acquired in each game can be confirmed by the point display 120.

  11 and 12 show examples of display screens in other gaming machines with respect to the gaming machines on which the display screens shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 are displayed.

  In another gaming machine, when the figure 20 is placed on the placing table 105, the reading unit 106 reads the figure identification data from the recording medium provided in the figure 20, and based on the read figure identification data, the figure character is read. Is displayed as an image.

  In FIG. 11, on the main display 103, in addition to the game display 112, the figure 20 placed on the stage 105 is detected by the reading unit 106 such as an IC tag reader or an optical sensor, and this figure identification data is detected. Based on the data, character image data is read and a character image 111 is displayed.

  FIG. 12 shows a display example of the main display 103. In addition to the display of the game display 112, the character image 111 of the figure 20 placed on the table of the gaming machine is displayed, and the in-game information display area 113 is displayed. The character image 114 of the figure placed on the other gaming machine in the game is displayed.

  In FIG. 12, a character image 111 displays a character of a figure placed by a player 4 who plays with a gaming machine. In the in-game information display area 113, players 1 to 3 who play with other gaming machines are playing. A figure character 114 placed on each gaming machine is displayed.

  Further, in the vicinity of the character image 111 related to the gaming machine, a point display 121 for displaying the accumulated points, the acquired points acquired for each game, and the like can be displayed, and the character image 114 related to other gaming machines. In the vicinity of, a point display 122 for displaying accumulated points, acquired points, and the like of other gaming machines can be displayed.

  The player 4 who plays the gaming machine plays a game by the game display 112 displayed on the main display 103, and improves the game performance by displaying the figure character image 111 placed by the player 4 itself. The point display 121 can confirm the accumulated points acquired so far and the acquired points acquired in each game.

  Further, by displaying the character image 114 of the figure placed on the other gaming machine in the game in the in-game information display area 113, it is possible to know the number of gaming machines currently being played, A player can be estimated from the character image. Further, the accumulated points acquired by other gaming machines and the acquired points acquired in each game can be confirmed by the point display 122.

  Next, an example of changing the display image of the gaming machine according to the gaming state of a certain gaming machine and an example of changing the display image of other gaming machines according to the gaming state are shown in FIG. 14 will be described.

  In FIG. 13, when the winning combination is acquired in the gaming machine, the winning combination is displayed on the game display 112. In addition to the game display 112, the winning combination may be displayed on the combination display 125, and the acquired points can be displayed on the point display 119.

  The display image of the character image 123 relating to the gaming machine is changed according to the winning combination. In addition, the display image of the character image 124 related to other gaming machines is changed according to the winning combination.

  In FIG. 13, the character image 124 related to other gaming machines is changed to a display image that congratulates the character image 123 of the player 1 who has won the winning combination, but the display image to be changed is not limited to this. It can be set arbitrarily.

  FIG. 14 shows a display state of another gaming machine with respect to the gaming machine that has won the winning combination in FIG. In this display example, the character image of the player 4 related to the gaming machine is not displayed, but instead is displayed as a display image 126 of “Now going out”, and in the gaming information display area 113, the gaming machine ( A character image 127 related to the player 1) and a character image 128 related to another gaming machine are displayed, and a character image related to the gaming machine is also displayed as a place to go.

  FIG. 14 shows an image display effect in another gaming machine when the winning combination is acquired, but the effect image is not limited to this and may be another image display.

Another example of a display image that changes the display image in accordance with the gaming state will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is an example of a display image in another gaming machine, and this display image example shows a case where a winning combination could not be obtained.
Here, for example, in addition to displaying the point display 121 of “0” points, the character image 111 corresponding to the game result is displayed.

  In FIGS. 9 to 15, the character image is displayed by detecting the figure placed on the placing table, whereas in FIGS. 16 and 17, the figure is detected by the selection button and the character image is displayed.

  A selection button 115 for selecting a figure is provided on the operation panel of the gaming machine. The character image 11 is displayed on the main display 103 by pressing the selection button on which the figure to be displayed is displayed from among the selection buttons 115.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the main display 103 shown in FIG. 16 displays a game display 112 such as a reel display of a slot machine, and based on the figure identification data selected and read by pressing the selection button 115. A figure character image 111 is displayed. The display form of the character image can be the same as that shown in FIG.

  FIG. 17 is a display example of the main display 103. A game display 112 such as a reel display, a character image 111 of a figure selected by pressing a selection button, and a figure of a gaming machine in game in the game information display area 113. Character image 114 and a selection display 118 are displayed.

  In FIG. 17, a character image 111 displays a figure character selected by the player 1 who plays with a gaming machine. In the in-game information display area 113, each of the players 2 to 4 who play with other gaming machines in the game is displayed. A character image of a figure placed on a gaming machine or a figure selected with a selection button is displayed.

  As a result, the player 1 who plays the gaming machine plays a game using the game display 112 displayed on the main display 103, and displays the character image 111 of the figure selected by the player 1 himself, thereby improving the game performance. Further, by displaying the character image of the figure selected by another gaming machine in the game in the gaming information display area 113, the number of gaming machines currently being played can be known. As a display form, in addition to the above-described figure, various items can be prepared attached to the figure, and this item can be detected and displayed as an image.

Next, an arrangement example of a plurality of gaming machines will be described with reference to FIGS.
The plurality of gaming machines 1 can be arranged in various arrangement patterns. 18 and 20 (a) show an example in which a plurality of gaming machines 1A to 1H are linearly arranged in the horizontal direction across the card vending machine 40. FIG. 19 and 20B show an example in which a plurality of gaming machines 1A to 1D arranged in a straight line and two rows of gaming machines 1E to 1H are arranged back to back. FIG. 20C shows an example in which a plurality of gaming machines 1A to 1H are arranged in a ring shape.

  These plurality of gaming machines play a common game by being connected via a network, and execute a game by competing with each other for a common accumulated prize such as a jackpot.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, in any of the above-described arrangement examples, each player concentrates on his or her game without taking his gaze off the display screen of the gaming machine he or she plays. You can check the number of other gaming machines currently playing.

  In the above example, eight examples of the gaming machines 1A to 1H are shown as a plurality of gaming machines, but the number of arrangements is not limited to eight and may be arbitrary.

  FIG. 21 shows an example of the data structure of the figure data for displaying the character image and item image of the figure in the gaming machine of the present invention.

  The figure data 300 includes figure identification data 301 for specifying figure data, character image data 302 for displaying a figure character, textile data 303 representing the state of the surface of the character image, etc., and the surface of the character image such as clothes, etc. Color data 304 representing the color of each item, and item identification data 305 for specifying an item to be attached to each figure.

  The character image data 302 includes a plurality of character image data F1 to F3 corresponding to points P11 to P13 of the gaming machine, for example, in order to change the display image according to the gaming state of the gaming machine. Thereby, the character image of the figure to be displayed can be changed according to the accumulation points accumulated in the gaming machine and the acquisition points acquired in each game.

  In order to change the surface state of the character image according to the gaming state of the gaming machine, the textile image data 303 is associated with, for example, each part a, b, c of the character image and points P21, P22 of the gaming machine. The plurality of textile data Ta1, Ta2, Tb1, Tb1, Tc1, and Tc2. Thereby, the surface state of the character image of the figure can be changed according to the accumulation points accumulated in the gaming machine and the acquisition points acquired in each game.

  In order to change the surface state of the character image according to the gaming state of the gaming machine, the color data 304 is associated with, for example, each part a, b, c of the character image and points P31, P32 of the gaming machine. A plurality of color data Ca1, Ca2, Cb1, Cb1, Cc1, and Cc2. Thereby, the color of the character image of the figure can be changed according to the accumulation points accumulated in the gaming machine and the acquisition points acquired in each game.

  The item data 305 includes data of items 23 and 24 to be displayed attached to the character image of the figure. This data can include information such as the display position for the character image.

  The gaming machine of the present invention can be applied to all gaming machines such as pachinko machines, slot machines, game machines and the like.

It is a schematic block diagram for demonstrating the 1st aspect of the game machine of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the 1st aspect of the game machine of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram for demonstrating the 2nd aspect of the game machine of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the 2nd aspect of the game machine of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram for demonstrating the 3rd aspect of the game machine of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the 3rd aspect of the game machine of this invention. It is the external appearance schematic of the structural example of the game machine of this invention. The block diagram of the internal structure of the structural example of the game machine of this invention. It is an example of a display image in the self game machine of this invention. It is an example of a display image in the self game machine of this invention. It is an example of a display image in the other gaming machine of the present invention. It is an example of a display image in the other gaming machine of the present invention. It is an example of a display image which changes a display image according to the game state in the game machine of the own game machine of this invention. It is an example of a display image in case another game machine changes a display image according to the game state of the game machine of FIG. It is an example of a display image which changes a display image according to the game state in the game machine in other game machines of the present invention. It is an example of a display image of the mode by the 3rd selection of the gaming machine of the present invention. It is an example of a display image of the mode by the 3rd selection of the gaming machine of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of arrangement | positioning of the some game machine of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of arrangement | positioning of the some game machine of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of arrangement | positioning of the some game machine of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the data structure for displaying the character image and item image of the figure of the game machine of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1,1A-1N gaming machine 2 detecting means 3 in-game information transmitting means 4 in-game information receiving means 5 image display means 5a display image data forming section 5b image display control section 5c image display device 6 data reading means 7 image data storage means 8 Game point storage means 9 Game device 10 Transmission / reception part 11 Selection means 13 Game information transmission means 14 Game information reception means 20 Figure 21 IC tag 22 Two-dimensional code 23, 24 Item 30 Server 30a Transmission / reception part 30b Image data reading part 30c Image data Storage unit 40 Card vending machine 100 Case 101 Decoration panel 102L, 102R Speaker 103 Main display 104 Operation panel 105 Mounting table 106 Reading unit
107 operation unit 108 coin slot 109 card slot 110 card 111 character image 112 game display 113 game information display area 114 character image 115 selection button 116, 117 item image 118 selection display 119-122 point display 123, 124 character image 125 winning Character display 126 Display image 127, 128 Character image 201 CPU
202 Reel position detection circuit 203-205 Reel 206-208 Step motor 209 Motor drive circuit 210 Hopper drive circuit 211 Hopper 212 Dispensing completion signal circuit 213 Coin detection unit 214 Liquid crystal drive circuit 215 Liquid crystal display 216 LED drive circuit 217 LED
218 Sound output circuit 219 Speaker 220 Lamp drive circuit 221 Lamp 230 Clock pulse generation circuit 231 Frequency divider 232 Random number generator 233 Random number sampling circuit 234 ROM
235 RAM
236 Main switch 237 Reset switch 238 Exchange switch 239 Payout switch 240 Help switch 241 1-BET button 242 Repeat button 243 10-BET button 244 MAXBET button 245 Start switch 246 Coin sensor 247 Bill sensor 248 Optical sensor 249 IC lag reader 250 Select switch 300 Figure data 301 Figure identification data 302 Character image data 303 Textile data 304 Color data 305 Item data

Claims (11)

A gaming machine connected to a network,
Detection means for detecting the figure;
Based on the detection information of the detection means, in-game information transmitting means for transmitting in-game information indicating that the gaming machine is in play to another device;
In-game information receiving means for receiving in-game information transmitted from other devices connected to the network;
Game information transmitting means for transmitting game information representing the gaming state of the gaming machine to another device;
Game information receiving means for receiving game information transmitted from the other device and representing a gaming state in another gaming machine;
Based on the received in-game information of the other gaming machine, an image indicating that the other gaming machine is playing is displayed,
Image display means for displaying a gaming state of another gaming machine being played based on the received gaming information of the other gaming machine and / or changing an image indicating that the other gaming machine is playing a game A gaming machine comprising:   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the other device is a gaming machine connected to a network and / or a server connected to the network.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the image display means forms an image indicating that another gaming machine is playing based on the figure detected by the other detecting means. .   The said image display means displays the image which shows that the said game machine is playing based on the detection information of the detection means with which the said game machine is provided, The Claim 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Game machines.   The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the image display means forms an image indicating that the gaming machine is playing based on the figure detected by the detection means. The game information includes at least one of cumulative points held by the gaming machine, acquisition points acquired by the gaming machine for each game, and results for each game in the gaming machine. A gaming machine according to any one of the above. The image display means displays at least one gaming state of accumulated points of other gaming machines, acquisition points for each game, results for each game based on the gaming information, and / or the other gaming The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein an image indicating that the machine is playing is changed.   8. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the image display means changes an image formed based on the figure detected by other detection means based on the game information. The said image display means changes the image formed based on the figure detected by the detection means with which the said game machine is provided based on the game result of another game machine, Any of Claim 6 thru | or 7 characterized by the above-mentioned. The gaming machine described in Crab. Each gaming machine stores image data for forming an image indicating that the gaming machine and / or another gaming machine is playing in a storage unit included in the gaming machine. Item 10. A gaming machine according to any one of Items 1 to 9. 11. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein image data for forming an image indicating that the gaming machine is playing is stored in a storage unit provided in the server.