JP2007202792A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine, enabling a game player on a game in various playing postures to suitably take a three-dimensional view by adjusting the angle of a three-dimensional image display device based upon the posture of the game player. <P>SOLUTION: The front environment of a pachinko machine 1 is imaged by a CCD camera 71, an angle θ made between the visual line direction X and the front direction Y of a liquid crystal display 70 is detected from a silhouette of the game player in the picked-up image (S5), and when the angle θ is determined to be larger than a predetermined angle (S6: YES), a stepping motor 72 is driven (S8) to move the liquid crystal display 70 to a suitable position for the game player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a stereoscopic image display device that enables stereoscopic viewing by three-dimensional perception based on binocular parallax.

  Conventionally, various game machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines provided with a symbol display device provided in a game area and displaying a plurality of identification symbols and effect images have been proposed. In such a symbol display device, the gaming machine in the gaming machine is diversified by notifying the player of the presence or absence of the big hit according to the combination of the identification symbols, or displaying various effect images based on the internal lottery result.

On the other hand, as a means for allowing a player to stereoscopically view an image displayed on a liquid crystal display, a binocular parallax 3D display that does not use special glasses has been developed in recent years. These 3D displays include a lenticular method, a parallax barrier method, and the like. By displaying a right-eye image and a left-eye image on a single LCD, a parallax image is displayed on the left and right eyes of the player, respectively. Visualization is possible.
And the game machine which enabled the new effect display by applying such 3D display with respect to the symbol display apparatus of a game machine is proposed (for example, refer patent document 1).
Japanese Patent No. 3654359 (pages 8 to 12, FIGS. 4 to 8)

However, in the binocular parallax 3D display as described above, it is impossible to make the player appropriately view stereoscopically unless viewing from within the viewing angle determined for each 3D display system. Here, FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional binocular parallax type 3D display 201 and the line-of-sight direction of the player 202 viewing the 3D display 201.
For example, as shown in FIG. 13, when the player 202 visually recognizes an image on the 3D display 201 from a point A within a viewing angle α determined for each 3D display method, it is possible to correctly stereoscopically view the image. On the other hand, when the player 202 visually recognizes the image on the 3D display 201 from the point B outside the viewing angle α, not only the stereoscopic viewing is not possible, but also the display screen appears as a double image, thereby obstructing the game. There was a risk of causing this.
However, among the players who play a game with a gaming machine, there are many players who play a game without sitting in a correct posture on a chair (for example, a player sitting in an oblique direction). Therefore, even if a binocular parallax 3D display is applied to a symbol display device as in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the function cannot be sufficiently exhibited.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and a player who faces a game in various game postures by adjusting the angle of the stereoscopic image display device based on the player's posture. We propose a game machine that can be properly viewed stereoscopically.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to claim 1 includes a stereoscopic image display device that enables stereoscopic viewing by three-dimensional perception based on binocular parallax, and an angle changing unit that changes an angle of the stereoscopic image display device. When the angle formed by the player's line-of-sight direction and the front direction of the stereoscopic image display device is larger than a predetermined angle, the angle of the stereoscopic image display device is adjusted.
As a result, it is possible to appropriately stereoscopically display the image displayed on the stereoscopic image display device to a player who is playing the game in various gaming postures, and the binocular parallax 3D display can be displayed on the game machine. Even if it is applied to a display device, the function can be sufficiently exhibited.

In addition, in the gaming machine according to claim 2, when the angle formed by the player's line-of-sight direction and the front direction of the stereoscopic image display device is larger than a predetermined angle, the player's line-of-sight direction and the front direction of the stereoscopic image display device are The angle of the stereoscopic image display device is adjusted so that they match.
As a result, it is possible to position the image displayed on the stereoscopic image display device at the most appropriate angle with respect to the player facing the game in various gaming postures, and the binocular parallax type 3D display of the gaming machine Even if it is applied to a symbol display device, the function can be sufficiently exhibited.

Further, in the gaming machine according to claim 3, when the player cannot be detected by the posture detection means and when the demo screen is displayed on the stereoscopic image display device, the angle of the stereoscopic image display device is set to the origin position. return.
As a result, in a gaming machine in which the player is not playing a game, the stereoscopic image display device can be unified and aligned at the front position, and the appearance of the gaming machine in the store is improved. In addition, it is possible to make it easier for a player who wants to start a game next time to check the contents of the demonstration screen displayed on the stereoscopic image display device.

  Hereinafter, first and second embodiments in which a gaming machine according to the present invention is embodied in a pachinko machine will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
First, a schematic configuration of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 1 has an upper hinge 3A in which an inner frame 3 made of synthetic resin constitutes a hinge for attaching an inner frame to a wooden outer frame 2 formed in a rectangular shape in front view. The opening of the outer frame 2 is attached to the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable via the lower hinge 3B. A front cover member 4 made of synthetic resin is attached to the front side of the substantially upper half of the inner frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed with the upper and lower sides of the left end edge being pivotally supported. Further, a substantially circular window portion 5 is opened at a substantially central portion of the front cover member 4, and the game board 41 is passed through two pieces of glass attached to a glass holding frame formed on the outer peripheral edge portion of the window portion 5. The gaming area 42 (see FIG. 3) on the upper side (see FIG. 3) can be seen. Further, a full-color light emitting diode is built in the upper left edge of the window portion 5 of the front cover member 4 to constitute an error display illumination lamp 6 for displaying an error during the game. In addition, speakers 7 are arranged at four corners of the front cover member 4 as viewed from the front. Further, the front portion of the front cover member 4 is covered with a synthetic resin front member 4A made of an opaque synthetic resin, and a full-color light emitting diode (not shown) is built in along the outer periphery of the window portion 5. And light effects are performed during the game.

A key insertion portion 4B for operating a locking device (not shown) for locking the inner frame 3 and the front cover member 4 is provided at the right edge of the front cover member 4. In order to open the front cover member 4, if a predetermined key is inserted into the key insertion portion 4B and rotated in a predetermined direction, the locked state of the locking device is released and only the front cover member 4 is opened.
In addition, an upper plate 8 that receives a prize ball to be paid out via a prize ball payout device 22 is disposed below the front cover member 4. The upper plate 8 is pivotally supported on the upper and lower sides of the left edge, and is attached so that it can be opened by lowering a lever (not shown) provided inside after opening the front cover member 4. Further, a ball lending operation unit 8B for operating a card-type ball lending machine (not shown) is provided on the central front portion of the upper plate 8, and operation buttons 8C and 8D are arranged. A lower plate 9 is disposed below the upper plate 8. Further, on the left side of the upper end surface of the lower plate 9, switch buttons 9A and 9B that can be used for effect display and the like are arranged.

The pachinko ball on the upper plate 8 is sent to a launching device (not shown) in which the firing force of the pachinko ball is adjusted by the operation handle 10 via a ball feed mechanism (not shown) communicating with the upper plate 8. Yes. This launching device is composed of a launching solenoid (not shown) for continuously hitting a supplied pachinko ball, a launching control board disposed in a launching control board case 30 that functions as a launching device, and the like. The control board is configured such that the power supplied to the firing solenoid is adjusted via a variable resistor (not shown) attached to the inside of the operation handle 10 so that the firing force of the pachinko ball can be increased or decreased. It is configured. As a result, the player adjusts the amount of rotation of the turning operation member 10A in the operation handle 10, whereby the resistance value of the variable resistor attached in the operation handle 10 is increased or decreased, and the pachinko ball is fired by the firing solenoid. It is configured so that the force can be appropriately adjusted.
Further, a speaker housing 11 is provided so as to cover the front surface portion of the outer frame 2 below the inner frame 3 over the entire width in the left-right direction and the vertical direction.
Further, when the inner frame 3 is closed, the lower end portion of the inner frame 3 is in contact with the upper end surface portion of the speaker housing 11 by its own weight. Further, a rib portion (not shown) is provided on the front end edge of the bottom surface of the speaker housing 11 so as to project downward to a position facing the lower end surface of the outer frame 2 over the entire width in the left-right direction.

In addition, a game board 41 is attached to a mechanism board 18 made of a metal such as an iron plate or a synthetic resin so that the game board 41 can be attached and detached at substantially the center of the inner frame 3. A mechanism set board 20 made of synthetic resin is attached to the back side of the mechanism board 18 with a hinge so as to be freely opened and closed.
In addition, a prize ball tank 21 opened upward is fixed to the mechanism set board 20 at the uppermost back side of the pachinko machine 1. The prize ball tank 21 has a communication hole formed in an inclined bottom surface, and a tank rail 23 that forms a passage through which the pachinko balls are aligned and flowed in two rows below the communication hole to send the pachinko ball to the prize ball dispensing device 22. Is attached. Also, in the prize ball payout device 22, a ball presence detection switch (not shown) for confirming a pachinko ball passing through the prize ball passage in the prize ball guide unit 24 and a payout stepping motor (not shown) for adjusting the payout of the pachinko ball. The interior is shown. These prize ball tank 21, tank rail 23, prize ball guide unit 24, prize ball payout device 22 and the like constitute a prize ball payout system.

  In addition, an effect display board case 26 in which an effect display board 260 (see FIG. 6) for controlling a liquid crystal display (LCD) 52 (see FIG. 3) and the like is incorporated is disposed below the tank rail 23. . Further, on the side of the effect display board case 26, an accessory driving control board case 27 in which an accessory driving control board for driving and controlling ordinary accessories is provided. Further, on the lower side of the effect display substrate case 26, while driving and controlling each speaker 7, the speaker built in the speaker case 11, and the full color diode such as the error display illumination lamp 6, the effect display substrate 260 is controlled. A sub-integrated control board case 28 in which a sub-integrated control board 280 (see FIG. 6) that performs a causal relationship between display control and sound control related to a speaker or the like is provided. Further, a main control board case 29 in which a main control board 290 (see FIG. 6) for controlling the gaming operation of the pachinko machine 1 is provided is disposed below the sub integrated control board case 28. On the player side front portion of the main control board case 29, a launch control board case 30 in which a launch control board that drives and controls the launch device by operating the operation handle 10 is provided. Further, a payout control board case 31 in which a payout control board for driving and controlling the prize ball payout device 22 is provided is located on the side of the main control board case 29. Further, a power supply board case 32 in which a power supply board for generating and supplying various drive power sources such as DC5V and DC12V from an AC24V supply power source is provided below the payout control board case 31.

Next, the configuration of the game area 42 on the game board 41 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, in this game area 42, each structure such as a prize opening is arranged on a game board 41 made of a plate material of a predetermined thickness, and an annular rail 43 is erected so as to surround it. Has been configured. This rail 43 constitutes an overlapping guide path 44 that guides the launched pachinko ball into the game area 42, and restricts the progress of the pachinko ball driven along the rail 43 on the right shoulder. Step portion 45.
An opening is formed in the approximate center of the game area 42, and a symbol display device 48 that enables stereoscopic viewing by three-dimensional perception based on the binocular parallax is disposed on the front side of the opening.

The symbol display device 48 provided in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view showing the symbol display device 48 according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 4, the symbol display device 48 includes a liquid crystal display 70 that displays parallax images for the left and right eyes, a CCD camera 71 fixed to the top of the liquid crystal display, and a stepping that changes the angle of the liquid crystal display 70. The motor 72 and a support shaft 73 that transmits the rotational drive of the stepping motor 72 to the liquid crystal display 70 are configured.

Here, the liquid crystal display 70 displays an image of the character, an identification symbol, a normal symbol, etc. according to the progress of the game, and the lottery result of the internal lottery of the pachinko machine 1 (for example, a big hit or a missed reach) is given to the player. Inform. Further, when a pachinko ball does not win a winning opening or out opening for a predetermined time or longer, a demonstration screen is displayed.
The CCD camera 71 is fixed to the upper surface of the liquid crystal display 70 and images the front environment of the liquid crystal display 70 through the window portion 50 formed in the decoration portion 49 of the game board 41. And the game posture of the player who plays a game with the pachinko machine 1 is detected by performing predetermined image processing on the captured image. Note that the window 50 may be formed of a magic mirror so that the CCD camera 71 is not visible to the player.
The stepping motor 72 is a motor that can rotate in units of steps determined without feedback by giving a pulse signal. Further, the rotation angle and rotation speed are determined by the number and period of pulse signals to be applied, and further, the rotation angle at that time is held and stopped by stopping the pulse signal. Therefore, the liquid crystal display 70 and the CCD camera 71 are centered on the support shaft 73 at a predetermined angle on the basis of the rotation direction (there are two directions of forward rotation and reverse rotation) and the rotation angle of the stepping motor 72 driven by the pulse signal. It becomes possible to rotate.

  Further, the stepping motor 72 is connected to the CPU 261 via the motor drive circuit 83 (see FIG. 6), and its drive is controlled based on a program stored in the ROM 262 or the like. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, an angle θ formed by the line-of-sight direction X of the player 74 located in front of the pachinko machine 1 and the front direction Y of the liquid crystal display 70 is detected from the captured image of the CCD camera 71. When it is determined that the angle θ is larger than the predetermined angle β, the stepping motor 72 is driven. Then, the angle of the liquid crystal display 70 is adjusted so that the line-of-sight direction X of the player 74 and the front direction Y of the liquid crystal display 70 coincide. Here, the value of β is a value determined by the type of the liquid crystal display 70, and is a value smaller than an allowable angle that allows the player to stereoscopically view (for example, 10 degrees in the first embodiment).

Returning to FIG. 3, the configuration of the game area 42 on the game board 41 will be described. The gate 54 is disposed on the left side of the symbol display device 48. The gate 54 is provided with a gate switch 54A (see FIG. 6) that detects the passage of a pachinko ball. In addition, wind turbines 55 and 56 are provided outside the lower left and right corners of the symbol display device 48.
In addition, a start port 57 is disposed immediately below the symbol display device 48. The starting port 57 is provided with a starting port switch 57A (see FIG. 6) for detecting the winning of the pachinko ball, and the variation of the identification symbol is started in the liquid crystal display 52 by detecting the winning of the pachinko ball. If the winning symbol is won at the start port 57 while the identification symbol is changing, the winning symbol is stored in a first holding counter of a RAM provided on a main control board 290 (see FIG. 6) described later and stored in the identification symbol. Is deferred as a fixed number of changes.

  Further, when the gate switch 54A detects the passage of the pachinko ball at the gate 54, the normal symbol fluctuates. When a pachinko ball enters the gate 54 and stops in a predetermined display mode after the normal symbol fluctuates (for example, when it is aligned like “11”, “77”, etc.), the start port 57 The tulip-type accessory 57B provided at the upper part of the is opened for a predetermined time (about 1 second in the first embodiment), and the probability that a pachinko ball wins a prize at the starting port 57 increases. If the pachinko ball passes through the gate 54 while the normal symbol is fluctuating, the number of passages is stored in the second hold counter of the RAM provided on the main control board 290, and the normal symbol variation is determined as the number of changes. Deferred.

A special winning device 61 is provided below the starting port 57. The special winning device 61 is formed with a large winning port 60 whose front surface is covered with an open / close door 59 having a wide lateral opening. In addition, on each of the left and right sides of the grand prize winning opening 60, winning openings 62, 63 that are open upward are arranged and communicated with a prize ball bowl (not shown) on the back of the game board 41. A winning opening switch (not shown) is provided for detecting the winning. In addition, each of the lighting lamps 62A, 63A is built in under the winning prize ports 62, 63.
In addition, an out port 65 is opened along the rail 43 immediately below the special winning device 61. Further, in such a game area 42 surrounded by the rails 43, a plurality of nails are driven together with the respective components to constitute a complicated flow path of the pachinko ball.

Next, the configuration of the control system related to the drive control of the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the control system related to the drive control of the pachinko machine 1 includes a main control board 290, a sub-integrated control board 280, an effect display board 260, and the like.
The main control board 290 includes a CPU 291, ROM 292, RAM 293, an input / output circuit (I / O) 294, etc., and the CPU 291, ROM 292, RAM 293, and input / output circuit 294 are connected to each other by a bus line. Yes. A clock circuit 295 is connected to the CPU 291 and a predetermined clock signal is input. The input / output circuit 294 is connected to a gate switch 54A, a start port switch 57A, and the like. The input / output circuit 294 is connected to an opening / closing solenoid 59A for opening / closing the opening / closing door 59 and a solenoid 57C for opening / closing a tulip-type accessory 57B.

  In addition, the sub-integrated control board 280 has a CPU 281, a ROM 282 that stores a drive control program for the speaker 7, the illumination lamp 6, and the like, a RAM 283 that stores various control signals from the main control board 290, and is sent from the main control board 290. An input / output circuit 284 for receiving various control signals, a drive circuit 81 for driving and controlling the speaker 7, a drive circuit 82 for driving and controlling the error display illumination lamp 6 and the like are provided. The CPU 281, ROM 282, RAM 283, and input / output circuit 284 are mutually connected by a bus line. A clock circuit 285 is connected to the CPU 281 and a predetermined clock signal is input. The input / output circuit 284 is connected to the input / output circuit 294 of the main control board 290. The input / output circuit 284 is connected to the drive circuits 81 and 82.

Further, the effect display board 260 stores a CPU 261, a display control program for the liquid crystal display 70, a drive control program for the stepping motor 72, an image analysis processing program for analyzing an image captured by the CCD camera 71, and required display data. ROM 262, RAM 263 for storing display commands, display information, input / output signals, etc., input / output circuit 264 for receiving various control signals sent from sub-integrated control board 280, and display information sent from CPU 261 for receiving liquid crystal display A VDP (Video Display Processor) 265 or the like for processing and displaying an image with respect to 70 is disposed. The CPU 261, ROM 262, RAM 263, input / output circuit 264, and VDP 265 are connected to each other by a bus line. A clock circuit 266 is connected to the CPU 261 and a predetermined clock signal is input. Then, the CPU 261 performs a predetermined effect display on the liquid crystal display 70 based on various control signals such as display pattern information input from the sub integrated control board 280.
Further, a stepping motor 72 that adjusts the angle of the liquid crystal display 70 is connected to the input / output circuit 264 via a motor drive circuit 83. When the motor drive signal is output from the CPU 261 to the motor drive circuit 83, the stepping motor 72 is given a pulse signal from the motor drive circuit 83, and based on the pulse signal, a predetermined rotation direction (forward rotation and reverse rotation) is given. There are two directions). Thereby, the angle adjustment of the liquid crystal display 70 is performed.
A CCD camera 71 is connected to the input / output circuit 264. Then, the CPU 261 performs predetermined image processing on the image picked up by the CCD camera 71, thereby detecting an angle θ formed by the line-of-sight direction X of the player 74 and the front direction Y of the liquid crystal display 70 (see FIG. 5).

  Next, the control process of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described. Below, the angle control process of the liquid crystal display 70 which CPU261 of the effect display board | substrate 260 performs is demonstrated based on FIG. 7 is stored in the ROM 262 and the RAM 263 provided in the effect display board 260, and is repeatedly executed by the effect display control CPU 261 at predetermined time intervals (for example, 100 ms).

  As shown in FIG. 7, first, in step (hereinafter abbreviated as S) 1, the CPU 261 performs a predetermined image analysis process on the image captured by the CCD camera 71, so that the player in the captured image is displayed. Detect silhouettes. Here, FIG. 8A is a view showing a picked-up image 90 picked up by the CCD camera 71. As shown in FIG. 8A, the player's silhouette 91 is obtained from the picked-up image 90 by the processing of S1. Detected.

  Next, in S2, the CPU 261 determines whether or not a player has been detected in the image captured by the CCD camera 71 based on the analysis result of the image analysis process in S1. Specifically, if the player's silhouette is not detected in the captured image, it is determined that the player has not been detected.

  If it is determined that no player has been detected from the captured image (S2: NO), it is subsequently determined whether or not a demonstration screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 70 in S3. Here, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment, control is performed so that a demo screen is displayed when a pachinko ball has not won any winning or out slot for a predetermined time or more.

  As a result, when it is determined that the demonstration screen is displayed (S3: YES), it is determined that the player is not playing a game with the pachinko machine 1, and the stepping motor 72 is driven to bring the liquid crystal display 70 to the origin. Return to the position (S4). Here, the origin position is a position where the display surface of the liquid crystal display 70 is parallel to the game board 41.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the demo screen is not displayed (S3: NO), no player is detected in the captured image, but it is determined that the player is playing a game with the pachinko machine 1. Then, the angle control process of the liquid crystal display 70 is terminated without returning the liquid crystal display 70 to the origin position.

  When it is determined that a player is detected from the image captured in S2 (S2: YES), the process proceeds to S5. In S5, the CPU 261 obtains the center line b of the silhouette 91 from the player's silhouette 91 detected in S1, as shown in FIG. 8B, and further, based on the distance c from the center line a of the captured image 90. Then, an angle θ (see FIG. 5) formed by the player's line-of-sight direction X and the front direction Y of the liquid crystal display 70 is detected.

  Next, in S6, the CPU 261 determines whether or not the angle θ detected in S5 is larger than 10 degrees. Here, the angle value (10 degrees in the first embodiment) serving as the determination criterion in S6 is a value determined by the type of the liquid crystal display 70, and is a value smaller than an allowable angle that allows the player to stereoscopically view. If it is good.

  If it is determined that the angle θ is greater than 10 degrees (S6: YES), the driving direction and the rotation angle of the stepping motor 72 are calculated from the value of the angle θ (S7). Specifically, the direction in which the liquid crystal display 70 is rotated and the rotation angle that needs to be rotated are calculated so that the line-of-sight direction X of the player matches the front direction Y of the liquid crystal display 70. The rotation angle calculated in S7 has the same value as the angle θ formed by the player's line-of-sight direction X detected in S5 and the front direction Y of the liquid crystal display 70.

  Subsequently, in S8, the stepping motor 72 is driven in accordance with the driving direction and rotation angle of the stepping motor 72 calculated in S7. As a result, the liquid crystal display 70 moves to an appropriate position for the player and can be surely stereoscopically viewed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the angle θ is 10 degrees or less (S6: NO), the player is correctly stereoscopically viewed at the current position of the liquid crystal display 70 without changing the angle of the liquid crystal display 70. The angle control process of the liquid crystal display 70 is terminated without driving the stepping motor 72.

As described above, according to the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the front environment of the pachinko machine 1 is imaged by the CCD camera 71, and the player's line-of-sight direction X is determined from the silhouette of the player in the captured image. An angle θ formed by the front direction Y of the liquid crystal display 70 is detected (S5), and when it is determined that the angle θ is larger than a predetermined angle (10 degrees in the first embodiment) (S6: YES), a stepping motor 72 is driven (S8), and the liquid crystal display 70 is moved to an appropriate position with respect to the player. Therefore, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 70 is also suitable for the player facing the game in various gaming postures. Can be stereoscopically viewed. Therefore, even if the binocular parallax 3D display is applied to the symbol display device of the gaming machine, the function can be sufficiently exhibited.
In the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the position of the liquid crystal display 70 is rotated by rotating the liquid crystal display 70 so that the detected line-of-sight direction X of the player coincides with the front direction Y of the liquid crystal display 70. Therefore, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 70 can be positioned at the most appropriate angle with respect to the player who plays the game in various gaming postures.
Furthermore, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment, when the player cannot be detected from the image captured by the CCD camera 71 (S2: NO), and when the demonstration screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 70 ( (S3: YES), the angle of the liquid crystal display 70 is returned to the origin position (S4). Therefore, in the pachinko machine 1 in which the player is not playing, the liquid crystal display 70 can be unified and aligned with the front position. The appearance of the pachinko machine 1 in the store is improved. In addition, it is possible to make it easier for a player who wants to start a game next time to check the contents of the demonstration screen displayed on the liquid crystal display 70.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a pachinko machine according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the same reference numerals as those of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 8 denote the same or corresponding parts as those of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment. is there.

  The pachinko machine according to the second embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment. Various control processes are substantially the same as those of the pachinko machine 1 in the first embodiment. However, the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment is different from the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment in that the player's gaming posture is detected by using a pair of Doppler sensors.

First, the game board 41 of the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a front view showing a game board 41 of a pachinko machine according to the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 9, the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment is provided with a first Doppler sensor 101 and a second Doppler sensor 102 below the electric lamps 62A and 63A, respectively. Here, the Doppler sensor is a target by emitting a microwave from a transmitter toward an object (a player who plays a game with a pachinko machine in the second embodiment) and receiving the microwave reflected by the object. It is a sensor that detects an object.

A first sensor drive motor 103 that rotationally drives the first Doppler sensor 101 is provided below the first Doppler sensor 101, and the first Doppler sensor 101 moves in a predetermined direction as the first sensor drive motor 103 is driven. It is rotated by a predetermined angle.
A second sensor drive motor 104 for rotating the second Doppler sensor 102 is provided below the second Doppler sensor 102, and the second Doppler sensor 102 moves in a predetermined direction as the second sensor drive motor 104 is driven. It is rotated by a predetermined angle.

  Next, control processing of the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment will be described. Below, the angle control process of the liquid crystal display 70 which CPU261 of the effect display board | substrate 260 performs is demonstrated based on FIG.10 and FIG.11. 10 and 11 are stored in the ROM 262 and the RAM 263 provided in the effect display board 260, and are repeatedly executed by the effect display control CPU 261 at predetermined time intervals (for example, 100 ms). Is done.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, first, in S101, the CPU 261 emits microwaves from the first Doppler sensor 101 and the second Doppler sensor 102, respectively. Next, in S102, it is determined whether microwaves are not received by at least one Doppler sensor. Here, the irradiated microwave is reflected and received by the Doppler sensor when there is an object in the irradiation direction (specifically, a player who plays a game with a pachinko machine).

  If it is determined that any of the Doppler sensors 101 and 102 is receiving the microwave (S102: NO), the game is played at the current position of the liquid crystal display 70 without changing the angle of the liquid crystal display 70. It is determined that the person is correctly stereoscopically viewed, and the angle control process of the liquid crystal display 70 is terminated without driving the stepping motor 72.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that at least one Doppler sensor has not received the microwave (S102: YES), the process proceeds to S103. In step S <b> 103, the CPU 261 determines whether the second Doppler sensor 102 is the only Doppler sensor that does not receive the microwave.

  As a result, when it is determined that the second Doppler sensor 102 that does not receive the microwave is only the second Doppler sensor 102 (S103: YES), the CPU 261 drives the second sensor drive motor 104 to thereby generate the second Doppler sensor. 102 is rotated (S104).

  Thereafter, in S105, it is determined whether or not the second Doppler sensor 102 has received the microwave. If it is determined that the microwave has not been received (S105: NO), the process returns to S104 and continues. The 2-Doppler sensor 102 is rotated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the microwave is received (S105: YES), the rotation of the second Doppler sensor 102 is stopped by stopping the driving of the second sensor drive motor 104 (S106). Thereby, it becomes possible to detect the right end of the player who plays a game with a pachinko machine.

  Next, in S107, the CPU 261 drives the first sensor drive motor 103 to rotate the first Doppler sensor 101 that has already received the microwave. Thereafter, in S108, it is determined whether or not the microwave is not received by the first Doppler sensor 101. If it is determined that the microwave is received (S108: NO), the process returns to S107 and continues. The first Doppler sensor 101 is rotated until no microwave is received.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the microwave is not received (S108: YES), the rotation of the first Doppler sensor 101 is stopped by stopping the driving of the first sensor driving motor 103 (S109).

  Further, in step S110, the CPU 261 drives the first sensor drive motor 103 to rotate again the first Doppler sensor 101 that has been rotated so as not to receive the microwave. Thereafter, in S111, it is determined whether the first Doppler sensor 101 has received the microwave. If it is determined that the microwave is not received (S111: NO), the process returns to S110, and the microwave is continuously received. The first Doppler sensor 101 is rotated until it is received.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the microwave is received (S111: YES), the rotation of the first Doppler sensor 101 is stopped by stopping the driving of the first sensor drive motor 103 (S112). Thereby, it becomes possible to detect the left end of the player who plays a game with a pachinko machine.

Here, FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing a detection method for detecting the player's gaming posture by the first Doppler sensor 101 and the second Doppler sensor 102 in the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, when the player 105 is not sitting in front of the liquid crystal display 70, microwaves are not received by any one of the Doppler sensors (second Doppler sensor 102 in FIG. 12). Become.
Then, the right end of the player 105 is detected by rotating the second Doppler sensor 102 that does not receive microwaves to the position for receiving microwaves (for example, by rotating the angle γ2) by the processing of S104 to S106.
Further, the first Doppler sensor 101 receiving the microwave by the processing of S107 to S109 is temporarily moved to an angle at which the player is not detected, and then the microwave is received by the processing of S110 to S112. The left end of the player 105 is detected by rotating it to the end (for example, finally rotating the angle γ1).
From the above, it becomes possible to detect the player's gaming posture.

  In step S113, the stepping motor 72 is used to move the liquid crystal display 70 to an appropriate position with respect to the player from the angle values obtained by rotating the first Doppler sensor 101 and the second Doppler sensor 102 in steps S104 to S112. The driving direction and the rotation angle for driving are calculated. Specifically, the average value of the angles at which the first Doppler sensor 101 and the second Doppler sensor 102 are rotated is set as the rotation angle of the stepping motor 72. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when the first Doppler sensor 101 is rotated by an angle γ1 and the second Doppler sensor 102 is rotated by an angle γ2, the liquid crystal display 70 is rotated by an angle φ (φ = (γ1 + γ2) / 2). The stepping motor 72 is controlled to do so.

  In step S114, the stepping motor 72 is driven in accordance with the driving direction and rotation angle of the stepping motor 72 calculated in step S113. As a result, the liquid crystal display 70 moves to an appropriate position for the player and can be surely stereoscopically viewed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the Doppler sensor that does not receive the microwave is not the second Doppler sensor 102 as a result of the determination process in S103 (S103: NO), the Doppler sensor that does not receive the microwave in S115 is the first. It is determined whether or not only the Doppler sensor 101 is present.

  If it is determined that the Doppler sensor that does not receive the microwave is not the first Doppler sensor 101 (S115: NO), the CPU 261 uses the Doppler sensors of both the first Doppler sensor 101 and the second Doppler sensor 102 to perform microwaves. Is not received, and the process proceeds to S117.

  In S <b> 117, the CPU 261 determines whether or not a demonstration screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 70. Here, in the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment, control is performed so that a demonstration screen is displayed when a pachinko ball has not won any winning or out slot for a predetermined time or more.

  As a result, if it is determined that the demonstration screen is displayed (S116: YES), it is determined that the player is not playing a game with a pachinko machine, and the stepping motor 72 is driven to bring the liquid crystal display 70 to the origin position. (S117). Here, the origin position is a position where the display surface of the liquid crystal display 70 is parallel to the game board 41.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the demo screen is not displayed (S116: NO), the player is not detected by the Doppler sensors 101 and 102, but it is determined that the player is playing a game with a pachinko machine. Then, the angle control process of the liquid crystal display 70 is terminated without returning the liquid crystal display 70 to the origin position.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the first Doppler sensor 101 is the only Doppler sensor that does not receive the microwave in the determination process of S115 (S115: YES), the CPU 261 drives the first sensor drive motor 103 to drive the first sensor drive motor 103. Then, the first Doppler sensor 101 is rotated (S121).

  Thereafter, in S122, it is determined whether or not the first Doppler sensor 101 has received the microwave. If it is determined that the microwave has not been received (S122: NO), the process returns to S121 and continues. The 1-Doppler sensor 101 is rotated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the microwave is received (S122: YES), the rotation of the first Doppler sensor 101 is stopped by stopping the driving of the first sensor driving motor 103 (S123). Thereby, it becomes possible to detect the left end of the player who plays a game with a pachinko machine.

  Next, in S124, the CPU 261 drives the second sensor drive motor 104 to rotate the second Doppler sensor 102 that has already received the microwave. Thereafter, in S125, it is determined whether or not the second Doppler sensor 102 has received the microwave. If it is determined that the microwave is received (S125: NO), the process returns to S124 and continues. The second Doppler sensor 102 is rotated until no microwave is received.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the microwave is not received (S125: YES), the rotation of the second Doppler sensor 102 is stopped by stopping the driving of the second sensor drive motor 104 (S126).

  Further, in S127, the CPU 261 drives the second sensor drive motor 104 to rotate again the second Doppler sensor 102 that has been rotated so as not to receive the microwave. Thereafter, in S128, it is determined whether or not the second Doppler sensor 102 has received the microwave. If it is determined that the microwave is not received (S128: NO), the process returns to S127, and the microwave is continued. The second Doppler sensor 102 is rotated until it is received.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the microwave has been received (S128: YES), the rotation of the second Doppler sensor 102 is stopped by stopping the driving of the second sensor drive motor 104 (S129). Thereby, it becomes possible to detect the right end of the player who plays a game with a pachinko machine.

  In step S130, the stepping motor 72 is used to move the liquid crystal display 70 to an appropriate position with respect to the player from the angle values obtained by rotating the first Doppler sensor 101 and the second Doppler sensor 102 in steps S121 to S129. The driving direction and the rotation angle for driving are calculated. Specifically, the average value of the angles at which the first Doppler sensor 101 and the second Doppler sensor 102 are rotated is set as the rotation angle of the stepping motor 72.

  In step S131, the stepping motor 72 is driven in accordance with the driving direction and rotation angle of the stepping motor 72 calculated in step S130. As a result, the liquid crystal display 70 moves to an appropriate position for the player and can be surely stereoscopically viewed.

As described above, according to the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment, the player's gaming posture is detected by the first Doppler sensor 101 and the second Doppler sensor 102 (S104 to S112, S121 to S129) and detected. The stepping motor 72 is driven based on the gaming posture (S114, 131), and the liquid crystal display 70 is moved to an appropriate position with respect to the player, so that the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 70 can be played in various gaming postures. It is possible to appropriately stereoscopically view a player who faces the game. Therefore, even if the binocular parallax 3D display is applied to the symbol display device of the gaming machine, the function can be sufficiently exhibited.
Further, in the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment, when the player cannot be detected by the first Doppler sensor 101 and the second Doppler sensor 102 (S115: NO), a demonstration screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 70. If this is the case (S116: YES), the angle of the liquid crystal display 70 is returned to the origin position (S117). Therefore, in a pachinko machine in which the player is not playing a game, the liquid crystal display 70 can be aligned at the front position. It becomes possible and the appearance of the pachinko machine in the store is improved. In addition, it is possible to make it easier for a player who wants to start a game next time to check the contents of the demonstration screen displayed on the liquid crystal display 70.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Of course, various improvement and deformation | transformation are possible within the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
For example, in the first embodiment, the CCD camera 71 and the stepping motor 72 are controlled by the effect display board 260, but may be controlled by the sub integrated control board 280.

It is the front side perspective view showing the whole pachinko machine concerning a 1st embodiment. It is the back side perspective view showing the whole pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the game board of the pachinko machine. It is a side view which shows the symbol display apparatus of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the positional relationship of the liquid crystal display of the same pachinko machine, and a player. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system which concerns on the drive control of the same pachinko machine. It is a flowchart figure about the angle control processing program of a liquid crystal display. (A) is the figure which showed the picked-up image imaged with the CCD camera, (B) is the figure which showed the centerline of the player's silhouette detected by the process of step 5, and the centerline of a captured image. . It is a front view which shows the game board of the pachinko machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart figure about the angle control processing program of a liquid crystal display. It is a flowchart figure about the angle control processing program of a liquid crystal display. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detection method which detects the game posture of the player of the pachinko machine. It is the schematic diagram which showed 3D display of the conventional game machine, and a player's gaze direction.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 48 ... Symbol display apparatus, 70 ... Liquid crystal display, 71 ... CCD camera, 72 ... Stepping motor, 101 ... 1st Doppler sensor, 102 ... 2nd Doppler sensor, 260 ... Production display board, 261 ... CPU, 262 ... ROM, 263 ... RAM.

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine equipped with a stereoscopic image display device that enables stereoscopic viewing by three-dimensional perception based on binocular parallax,
Angle changing means for changing the angle of the stereoscopic image display device;
Posture detecting means for detecting a player's gaming posture;
Angle detection means for detecting an angle formed by the player's line-of-sight direction and the front direction of the stereoscopic image display device based on the detection result of the posture detection means;
An angle determination means for determining whether or not an angle formed by the player's line-of-sight direction and the front direction of the stereoscopic image display device is larger than a predetermined angle by the angle detection means;
An gaming machine comprising: an angle adjusting unit configured to adjust an angle of the stereoscopic image display device by the angle changing unit when the angle determining unit determines that the angle is larger than a predetermined angle.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the angle adjusting unit adjusts an angle of the stereoscopic image display device so that a line-of-sight direction of the player and a front direction of the stereoscopic image display device coincide with each other.   When the player cannot be detected by the posture detection means and when a demo screen is displayed on the stereoscopic image display device, the angle changing means returns the angle of the stereoscopic image display device to the origin position. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.

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