JP2009112588A - System for game and information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make game machines left out of operation effectively appeal to players. <P>SOLUTION: The system comprises: information display devices 200 provided corresponding to game machines 2; and a managing unit 140 which manages game-related information of the game machines 2, the information corresponding to each information display device 200. The managing unit 140 specifies the game machines 2 left out of operation and determines index information serving as an index for the game machines involved for the players based on the game-related information and prescribed requirements of the game machines left out of operation to be transmitted to the information display devices 200, while comparing the specified game-related information to specify the result of comparison per game machine and transmits information on the result of comparison to the information display devices 200. The information display devices 200 display the index information and the information on the result of comparison to make the game machines 2 left out of operation appeal to the players. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information display device that displays game-related information related to a game in a corresponding gaming machine, and a gaming system including the information display device.

  Conventionally, the ranking of the number of jackpots is determined for a predetermined range of gaming machines such as a row of gaming islands installed in a game arcade, and the light emission mode of the calling lamp is changed to the light emission mode according to the determined ranking order In some cases, the ranking of each gaming machine is appealed to the player (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, when the corresponding gaming machine is not in operation, only the number of big hits and the first hit probability of the corresponding gaming machine can be displayed, and when the corresponding gaming machine is in operation, more detailed information can be displayed. There are some which can display information such as jackpot history and information on the appearance of the ball (for example, see Patent Document 2).

JP 2004-305515 A (page 20, FIG. 6) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 09-75537 (page 15, FIG. 7)

  In order to improve the operating rate of gaming machines in a game hall, as shown in Patent Document 1, when ranking rankings are appealed to players, the ranking rankings are based on rankings including operating gaming machines. Therefore, the non-operating gaming machine cannot be effectively appealed, and the improvement in the operating rate cannot be obtained. Differentiating between in-service and non-in-use information that will be used as reference for selecting gaming machines is not displayed, so it is not possible to encourage players to play games on these inactive machines. There was a problem that the rate was not improved.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and by appealing the non-operating gaming machine to the player effectively, the player is encouraged to play the game in the non-operating gaming machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game system and an information display device capable of obtaining a favorable improvement in operating rate.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a gaming system according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
An information display device (call lamp device 200) that is provided corresponding to a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) and displays game-related information (game information) relating to a game in the corresponding gaming machine, and a plurality of the information display devices, A management device that is connected so as to be capable of data communication and manages the game-related information of the gaming machine in association with gaming machine identification information (unit number) that can individually identify the gaming machine to which each information display device corresponds. (Hall computer 140) and a gaming system comprising:
The management device
Non-operating game machine specifying means (CPU 142; ranking update process, non-operating machine data) for specifying a non-operating gaming machine (display target machine);
Based on the game-related information managed in association with the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine that is in the non-operating state specified by the non-operating gaming machine specifying means, and the game for the player Index information determination means (CPU 142; appeal information determination processing) for determining index information (appeal information) that serves as an index in selecting a machine;
Index information specifying information (appeal information including a type number) that can specify the index information determined by the index information determining means is provided corresponding to the gaming machine identified from the gaming machine identification information corresponding to the index information. Index information specifying information transmitting means (CPU 142; appeal information transmitting process) for transmitting to the information display device,
Comparison result specifying means (CPU 142; SX2 for display information generation / transmission processing) for comparing specific game related information of each gaming machine among the game related information and specifying a comparison result for each gaming machine;
Comparison result specifying information transmitting means (CPU 142; display information) for transmitting comparison result specifying information capable of specifying the comparison result specified by the comparison result specifying means to the information display device provided corresponding to the gaming machine. SX5) of generation transmission processing,
With
The information display device includes: index information specified from the index information specifying information received from the index information specifying information transmitting unit; and a comparison result specified from the comparison result specifying information received from the comparison result specifying information transmitting unit. Is displayed.
According to this feature, in the information display device corresponding to the non-operating gaming machine, the index information that serves as an index for selecting the gaming machine targeted for the non-operating gaming machine is displayed. Therefore, the non-operating gaming machine can be effectively appealed to the player, and the occupancy rate can be improved by encouraging the game in the gaming machine, and a specific game with another gaming machine Since the comparison result about the related information is displayed, the player's willingness to play the gaming machine can be improved.

The gaming system according to claim 2 of the present invention is:
An information display device (call lamp device 200) that is provided corresponding to a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) and displays game-related information (game information) relating to a game in the corresponding gaming machine, and a plurality of the information display devices, A management device that is connected so as to be capable of data communication and manages the game-related information of the gaming machine in association with gaming machine identification information (unit number) that can individually identify the gaming machine to which each information display device corresponds. (Hall computer 140), a gaming system comprising:
The management device
Non-operating game machine specifying means (CPU 142; ranking update process, non-operating machine data) for specifying a non-operating gaming machine (display target machine);
Based on the game-related information managed in association with the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine that is in the non-operating state specified by the non-operating gaming machine specifying means, and the game for the player Index information determination means (CPU 142; appeal information determination processing) for determining index information (appeal information) that serves as an index in selecting a machine;
Comparison result specifying means (CPU 142; SX2 for display information generation / transmission processing) for comparing specific game related information of each gaming machine among the game related information and specifying a comparison result for each gaming machine;
Display setting accepting means (CPU 142, call lamp display information setting accepting process) for accepting a setting as to which of the index information and the comparison result is displayed on the information display device;
On the condition that the setting received in the display setting receiving means is a setting for displaying the index information, the index information specifying information that can specify the index information determined by the index information determining means corresponds to the index information. On the condition that the setting received in the display setting accepting means is a setting for displaying a comparison result while transmitting to the information display device provided corresponding to the gaming machine identified from the gaming machine identification information. Specific information transmitting means (CPU 142, information transmission processing) for transmitting comparison result specifying information capable of specifying the comparison result specified by the comparison result specifying means to the information display device provided corresponding to the gaming machine. When,
With
The information display device displays index information specified from the index information specifying information received from the specifying information transmitting means, or a comparison result specified from the comparison result specifying information;
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, in the information display device corresponding to the non-operating gaming machine, the index information that serves as an index for selecting the gaming machine targeted for the non-operating gaming machine is displayed by the setting. Therefore, the non-operating gaming machine can be effectively appealed to the player, and an improvement in the operating rate can be obtained by encouraging the game in the gaming machine. Since the comparison result about the specific game-related information with the machine is displayed, it is possible to improve the player's motivation to play the game machine. Further, since it is possible to change the setting of which of the index information or the comparison result is displayed on the information display device according to the intention of the game hall, it is possible to carry out the operation in accordance with the intention of the game hall.

The gaming system according to claim 3 of the present invention is:
An information display device (call lamp device 200) that is provided corresponding to a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) and displays game-related information (game information) relating to a game in the corresponding gaming machine, and a plurality of the information display devices, A management device that is connected so as to be capable of data communication and manages the game-related information of the gaming machine in association with gaming machine identification information (unit number) that can individually identify the gaming machine to which each information display device corresponds. (Hall computer 140), a gaming system comprising:
The management device
Non-operating game machine specifying means (CPU 142; ranking update process, non-operating machine data) for specifying a non-operating gaming machine (display target machine);
Based on the game-related information managed in association with the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine that is in the non-operating state specified by the non-operating gaming machine specifying means, and the game for the player Index information determination means (CPU 142; appeal information determination processing) for determining index information (appeal information) that serves as an index in selecting a machine;
Index information specifying information (appeal information including a type number) that can specify the index information determined by the index information determining means is provided corresponding to the gaming machine identified from the gaming machine identification information corresponding to the index information. Index information specifying information transmitting means (CPU 142; appeal information transmitting process) for transmitting to the information display device
Comparison result specifying means (CPU 142; SX2 for display information generation / transmission processing) for comparing specific game related information of each gaming machine among the game related information and specifying a comparison result for each gaming machine;
Comparison result specifying information transmitting means (CPU 142; display information) for transmitting comparison result specifying information capable of specifying the comparison result specified by the comparison result specifying means to the information display device provided corresponding to the gaming machine. SX5) of generation transmission processing,
With
The information display device includes a display setting accepting unit (control microcomputer 279; interrupt monitoring process Sw5 ++) for accepting a setting for displaying either the index information or the comparison result, and the setting accepted by the display setting accepting unit. On the condition that the indicator information is displayed, the indicator information specified from the indicator information specifying information received from the indicator information specifying information transmitting means is displayed, and the setting received by the display setting receiving means is Displaying the comparison result specified from the comparison result specifying information received from the comparison result specifying information transmitting means on condition that the comparison result is set to be displayed.
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, in the information display device corresponding to the non-operating gaming machine, the index information that serves as an index for selecting the gaming machine targeted for the non-operating gaming machine is displayed by the setting. Therefore, the non-operating gaming machine can be effectively appealed to the player, and an improvement in the operating rate can be obtained by encouraging the game in the gaming machine. Since the comparison result about the specific game-related information with the machine is displayed, it is possible to improve the player's motivation to play the game machine. Further, since it is possible to change the setting of which of the index information or the comparison result is displayed on the information display device according to the intention of the game hall, it is possible to carry out the operation in accordance with the intention of the game hall.

A gaming system according to claim 4 of the present invention is the gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The index information determining means (CPU 142) is a plurality of gaming machine identification information (table The index information (appeal information) is determined by comparison (ranking) of the game related information (game information) managed in association with (number).
According to this feature, since the index information is determined by comparing the game related information of the non-operating gaming machine, more useful index information can be provided when the player selects the gaming machine.

A gaming system according to claim 5 of the present invention is the gaming system according to claim 4,
The index information determining means (CPU 142) is identified by the non-operating gaming machine specifying means (non-operating machine data) when the operating state of the gaming machine (display target machine) changes (inactive). Each time a game machine in the operating state changes, the game related information (game information) is compared (ranking) to determine new index information (appeal information).
According to this feature, every time the operating state of the gaming machine changes, the index information is determined by comparing the game related information of the gaming machine that is not operating at that time, so that it is not operating at that time. Since appropriate index information for the game related information of the gaming machine is determined and displayed on the information display device, an accurate appeal can be implemented.

A gaming system according to claim 6 of the present invention is the gaming system according to claim 4 or 5,
The game-related information (game information) includes a plurality of types of game-related information (such as the number of jackpots, the maximum number of consecutive villas, the probability of jackpot, the number of jackpots the previous day),
The index information determining means (CPU 142) is characterized by comparing (ranking) game related information for each type and determining the index information (appeal information).
According to this feature, the type of game-related information that the player attaches importance to depends on each player, so by determining the index information for each of these types, various players can be interested, Effective appeal to more players can be implemented.

A gaming system according to claim 7 of the present invention is the gaming system according to any one of claims 4 to 6,
The management device (hall computer 140) manages the game related information (game information) every day (every date),
The index information determining means (CPU 142) is characterized by determining the index information (appeal information) by comparing game-related information (the number of big hits of today, the number of big hits of the previous day) for each day.
According to this feature, there are players who attach importance to game-related information for each day, such as the previous day or the day before, as the game-related information that the player attaches importance to. By determining the information, it is possible to attract the interest of the player who attaches importance to the game-related information for each day, so that it is possible to effectively appeal to more players.

A gaming system according to claim 8 of the present invention is the gaming system according to any one of claims 4 to 7,
The index information determining means (CPU 142) ranks the gaming machines (non-operating display target units) in the comparison (ranking) and has a predetermined higher rank (1-3 rank) in the ranking result. The index information (appeal information) is determined for the above gaming machines.
According to this feature, the index information is displayed only on the information display device corresponding to the gaming machines up to a predetermined higher rank by ranking, and the index information is displayed on the information display device corresponding to the lower ranking gaming machines. Is not displayed, the player's confidence in the index information can be improved, and the non-operating gaming machine can be more strongly appealed to the player.

The information display device according to claim 9 of the present invention is
Provided in correspondence with the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2), and individually identifies game-related information (game information) related to the game of the corresponding gaming machine and other gaming machines (display target base) other than the corresponding gaming machine Information display device (call lamp) capable of managing game-related information (game information) of the game machine in association with possible game machine identification information (device number) and displaying the game-related information (game information) Device 200),
Index information determination means (control microcomputer 279; appeal information determination processing) for determining index information (appeal information) that serves as an index for the player to select the gaming machine based on the game-related information and a predetermined condition )When,
Non-operation determining means (control microcomputer 279; non-operation determination processing) for determining whether or not the gaming machine is non-operation;
Index information display means (control microcomputer 279; appeal information display processing) for displaying the index information determined by the index information determination means based on the non-operation determination by the non-operation determination means;
Comparison result specifying means (control microcomputer 279; comparison result specifying process) for comparing the specific game related information in the game related information and specifying the comparison result of the corresponding gaming machine;
Comparison result display means (control microcomputer 279; display processing) for displaying the comparison result specified by the comparison result specifying means;
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, when the corresponding gaming machine is in a non-operating state, index information that serves as an index for selecting the gaming machine is displayed. Since it is possible to effectively appeal to the game machine, it is possible to obtain an improvement in the operation rate by encouraging the game in the game machine, and a comparison result of specific game related information with other game machines is displayed. The motivation of the player who plays the gaming machine can be improved.

An information display device according to claim 10 of the present invention is provided.
Provided in correspondence with the gaming machine (pachinko machine 2), and individually identifies game-related information (game information) related to the game of the corresponding gaming machine and other gaming machines (display target base) other than the corresponding gaming machine Information display device (call lamp) capable of managing game-related information (game information) of the game machine in association with possible game machine identification information (device number) and displaying the game-related information (game information) Device 200),
Index information determination means (control microcomputer 279; appeal information determination processing) for determining index information (appeal information) that serves as an index for the player to select the gaming machine based on the game-related information and a predetermined condition )When,
Non-operation determining means (control microcomputer 279; non-operation determination processing) for determining whether or not the gaming machine is non-operation;
Comparison result specifying means (control microcomputer 279; comparison result specifying process) for comparing the specific game related information in the game related information and specifying the comparison result of the corresponding gaming machine;
Display setting accepting means (dip switch 277) for accepting a setting of which of the index information and the comparison result is to be displayed;
On the condition that the setting accepted by the display setting accepting means is a setting for displaying the index information and the non-operating judging means (non-operating judging process) judges that the index information is not working, the indicator information determining means (appeal) On the condition that the index information (appeal information) determined in the information determination process) is displayed, and the setting received in the display setting receiving means is a setting for displaying the comparison result, the comparison result specifying means (comparison) Display means (control microcomputer 279; display process) for displaying the comparison result specified in the result specifying process);
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, when the corresponding gaming machine is in a non-operating state, the index information that serves as an index for selecting the gaming machine is displayed by the setting. Can be effectively appealed to the player, and the utilization rate can be improved by encouraging the game in the gaming machine, and comparison of specific game-related information with other gaming machines by setting Since the result is displayed, the player's willingness to play the gaming machine can be improved. Further, since it is possible to change the setting of which of the index information or the comparison result is displayed on the information display device according to the intention of the game hall, it is possible to carry out the operation in accordance with the intention of the game hall.

The information display device according to claim 11 of the present invention is the information display device according to claim 9 or 10,
The index information determining means (control microcomputer 279; appeal information determining process) is based on the condition that the game related information (game information) is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value (a value corresponding to a reference point). The index information (appeal information) is determined.
According to this feature, the index information is displayed on condition that the game related information is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value, and the index information is not displayed when the game related information is less than the predetermined reference value. Thus, the player's confidence in the index information can be improved, so that the non-operating gaming machine can be more strongly appealed to the player.

An information display device according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention is the information display device according to any one of the ninth to eleventh aspects,
The game-related information (game information) includes a plurality of types of game-related information (such as the number of jackpots, the maximum number of consecutive villas, the probability of jackpot, the number of jackpots the previous day),
The index information determining means (control microcomputer 279; appeal information determining process) determines the index information (appeal information) for each type.
According to this feature, the type of game-related information that the player attaches importance to depends on each player, so by determining the index information for each of these types, various players can be interested, Effective appeal to more players can be implemented.

An information display device according to claim 13 of the present invention is the information display device according to any one of claims 9 to 12,
Managing the game-related information on a daily basis (today, previous day, two days before)
The index information determining means (control microcomputer 279; appeal information determining process) is characterized in that the index information (high hit table, previous day high hit table) is determined for each day.
According to this feature, there are players who attach importance to game-related information for each day, such as the previous day or the day before, as the game-related information that the player attaches importance to. By determining the information, it is possible to attract the interest of the player who attaches importance to the game-related information for each day, so that it is possible to effectively appeal to more players.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  Embodiment 1 corresponding to claim 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a book to which a hall computer 140 serving as a management apparatus of the present invention and a calling lamp apparatus 200 serving as an information display apparatus are applied. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a gaming system according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming system according to the present embodiment is provided in one-to-one correspondence with a pachinko machine 2 that is a gaming machine. The call lamp device 200 that collects game information as game-related information in the present invention of the pachinko machine 2, and the game information (transmission data string) of each pachinko machine 2 collected by each of the call lamp devices 200, It is mainly composed of a hall computer 140 that manages various game information in each pachinko machine 2 based on the received game information of the pachinko machine 2.

  The calling lamp device 200 of this embodiment corresponds to each pachinko machine 2 installed in the game hall on a one-to-one basis, and the pachinko machine 2 and the signal cable 9 ( The pachinko machine 2 connected to the pachinko machine 2 and the out balls discharged from the pachinko machine 2 are counted in a one-to-one manner below the pachinko machine 2 in order to count out balls. Various signals output from the out ball counter 26 are input.

  Further, each calling lamp device 200 is connected to another calling lamp device 200 and the hall computer 140 via the hub 7 and the communication cable 8, and each calling lamp device 200 and each calling lamp device 200 and the hall computer are connected. 140 is capable of bidirectional data communication through a local area network capable of relatively high-speed data communication. Each call lamp device 200 and hall computer 140 is a local IP (not shown) in which a device ID and a local IP address assigned to each call lamp device 200 and hall computer 140 connected to the local area network are associated with each other. An IP address table is provided, and data can be transmitted and received by specifying a local IP address of a transmission destination based on these device IDs.

  First, the pachinko machine 2 that is the gaming machine used in the present embodiment will be briefly described. The pachinko machine 2 generates a big hit state and whether or not to make the big hit state after the big hit state is generated. This is a so-called probability change machine that is already installed in a game arcade in which a probability fluctuation state (probability change state), which will be described later, has a high winning probability in the lottery.

  As shown in FIG. 2, these pachinko machines 2 have a glass door frame 102 formed in a frame shape, and a hitting ball supply tray 103 is provided on the lower surface of the glass door frame 102. An operation unit 118 is provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the hitting ball supply tray 103, and a surplus ball receiving tray 104 for storing premium balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray 103 and a hit ball are fired at the lower portion of the hitting ball supply tray 103. A hitting ball operating handle (hereinafter referred to as an operating knob) 105 is provided.

  On the upper surface of the operation unit 118, a frequency display unit (not shown) in which the frequency read from the prepaid card in the card unit 3 arranged side by side is displayed, and whether there is less ball in the start of the game or the batting supply tray 103 Alternatively, when it is lost, when a frequency is present in the frequency display section, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are lent out by the pachinko machine 2 and a card unit at the end of the game. 3 is provided with a return switch (not shown) for returning the prepaid card being accepted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a game board 106 is detachably attached to the rear of the glass door frame 102. A game area 107 is provided in front of the game board 106. In the vicinity of the center of the game area 107, a plurality of types of identification information called “special symbols” are variably displayed and various types of effect display are made, and a plurality of types of identifications called “normal symbols” are displayed. An effect display device 108 having a normal fluctuation display unit 110 on which information is variably displayed is provided.

  The effect display unit 109 is formed by an LCD display (liquid crystal display), and can display the special symbols “1” to “9” in a variable manner and display predetermined various effect images. It is possible. Specifically, in the display area of the effect display unit 109, three variable display areas are formed on the display in a manner arranged in the horizontal direction, and in these areas, the “left symbol”, “middle symbol”, and “right symbol” are displayed. These three special symbols can be variably displayed independently. The normal variation display unit 110 displays the normal symbol in a variable manner in one symbol display area composed of 7-segment LEDs.

  Further, the game board 106 includes a variable start winning ball device 113 composed of a plurality of winning ports 124, a passing gate 111, a starting winning port 114 and a movable piece 115, and a variable winning ball device including an opening / closing plate 120 opened in a big hit state. 116 is provided, and at the bottom of the game area 107, an out port 126 for collecting the hit balls that have not won is formed.

  A ball hit by a hammer (not shown) that is swung by the operation of the hitting operation knob 105 enters the game area 107 through the hitting rail, and then flows down the game area 107. At this time, pachinko balls whose launch momentum is too weak to reach the game area 107 are circulated to the surplus ball receiving tray 104 through a circulation path (not shown).

  In addition, when the ball that has been driven into the game area 107 passes through the passing gate 111, the normal symbol that is stopped and displayed on the normal variation display unit 110 is variably started. If the hit ball passes through the passing gate 111 during the fluctuation display of the normal fluctuation display section 110, the passage is stored, and the normal fluctuation display section 110 stops and passes after the fluctuation can be started again. The normal fluctuation display unit 110 is subjected to fluctuation display control by subtracting “1” from the memory. The upper limit of the passing memory is set to “4”, for example, and the current passing memory number is displayed by a passing memory display (not shown).

  When the display result after the fluctuation display operation of the normal fluctuation display unit 110 becomes a predetermined specific display result (for example, “7”), the movable piece 115 provided in the variable start winning ball apparatus 113 is the player. The game is opened for a predetermined time (0.5 seconds in this embodiment) from the closed state, which is disadvantageous to the player, and is advantageous to the player.

  Further, when the hit ball wins the start winning opening 114, the special symbol displayed on the effect display unit 109 starts scrolling if the change of the special symbol on the effect display unit 109 can be started. For example, if the change of the special symbol cannot be started immediately because the change display has already started and the special symbol is changing, the start winning opening 114 provided at the lower portion of the effect display unit 109 is not displayed. The starting winning memory in the starting winning memory display 118 having four display units (LEDs) for storing and displaying the number of starting winning balls won in the is increased by one. In this embodiment, with the upper limit being four, every time a start winning is stored, one LED of the start winning storage indicator 118 is lit. Then, each time the special symbol variation display is started in the effect display unit 109, one LED is turned off.

  When no LED is lit on the start winning memory display 118, a pachinko ball wins the start winning hole 114, or when at least one LED is lit on the start winning memory display 118 When the change display and the effect display are completed, a big hit lottery for determining whether or not to make a big hit state on a game control board 231 provided inside the pachinko machine 2, whether to perform a reach effect, and what kind of reach effect Reach lottery of whether to carry out. Then, in the effect display unit 109, the variation display and the effect display of all the special symbols by the display effect of the aspect according to the reach lottery result are started.

  And, when the result of the big hit lottery in the pachinko machine 2 is won in the big hit state which is the specific gaming state, the predetermined display mode (for example, “777” or “444”) is set in advance. Control is performed so that the display results of the left, middle, and right special symbols are derived. And when it becomes these specific display modes, the big hit state (specific game state) which is a game state advantageous for the player who can acquire a lot of pachinko balls (game media) occurs. When a big hit state (specific game state) occurs, the opening / closing plate 120 provided in the variable winning ball device 116 is opened, and becomes a first state advantageous to the player. The first state is terminated when a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number of hit balls (for example, 10) is won, whichever comes first, and then the opening / closing plate 120 is The second state is disadvantageous for a closed player. Thereafter, repeated continuation control is performed to control from the second state to the first state. The upper limit number of the repeated continuation control is set to 15 times, for example.

  Further, in the big hit lottery executed in accordance with the winning to the start winning opening 114 that satisfies the predetermined lottery conditions in the present invention, the specific game is performed together with the lottery for generating only the specific gaming state (big hit state). Compared to the normal gaming state by being higher than the winning probability in the lottery in the normal gaming state, which is a gaming state that is unlikely to become the specific gaming state (big hit state) following the state (big hit state) In addition, a lottery that generates a probability variation state that is likely to cause a specific gaming state (a big hit state) is also performed, and when the lottery result is a lottery result that wins a lottery that generates a probability variation state, The special symbols on the left, middle, and right stop so that the stop display result is a combination of jackpot symbols (for example, 777 and 333) that matches a predetermined probability variation symbol. In other words, the effect control for stopping the variable display is performed, and after the effect control, the game state control for making a big hit that is the gaming state according to the lottery result, specifically, the “big hit state by the repeated continuation control” In addition, after the completion of the “big hit state”, a probability variation state (probability change) in which the winning probability that becomes a big hit again becomes higher than the winning probability in the normal gaming state until the next big hit occurs. State).

  In this probability fluctuation state, in addition to the control for increasing the winning probability of the big hit, as will be described later, one fluctuation display time of the normal fluctuation display unit 110 and the fluctuation in the effect display unit 109 until the next big hit occurs. While the display time is controlled to be shorter than that in the normal gaming state, the opening control of the movable piece 115 and the opening time extension control are also performed. A state in which the simultaneous occurrences are also assumed to be a probability variation state. The jackpots in these probability variation symbols are called “probable variation jackpots” in distinction from “normal jackpots” other than the probability variation symbols (for example, 444 and 888), and one jackpot signal and jackpot described later in these jackpot states. Two signals are output to the outside, and two jackpot signals to be described later are output to the outside during the probability variation state.

  In the probability variation state, the probability variation state is notified by changing the lighting mode of a game effect lamp or the like provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 to a mode corresponding to the probability variation state. As described above, until the next big hit occurs, the frequency at which the movable piece 115 provided in the variable start winning ball device 113 is in an open state advantageous to the player is the normal symbol of the variable display device 110. The time from the start of the change display to the stop display is improved by being shortened from the normal game state, and the period during which the movable piece 115 is opened is extended from the normal game state (for example, 0.5 seconds). Is extended to 3 seconds), it is possible to maintain a state where it is easy to make a start winning in which the variable display on the effect display unit 109 is started, and to the start winning By cormorants prize balls are paid out, during the probability change state, ball have of the player is so as not to greatly reduced.

  And if the big hit that occurred in the probability fluctuation state is again “probability change big hit” by the probability fluctuation pattern, since it becomes the probability fluctuation state again after the end of the big hit state, “probability change big hit” continues. As a result, the big hit state resort continues.

  In addition, when the jackpot generated in the probability variation state is a “normal jackpot” other than the probability variation symbol, the probability variation state ends, and the probability variation state does not enter after the jackpot state ends. In addition, until the condition that either the effect display unit 109 performs the variable display operation a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) or the big hit state is generated is movable. The frequency at which the piece 115 is in an open state advantageous to the player is improved by reducing the time from the start of the normal symbol variable display to the stop display of the variable display device 110 from the normal game state. , The period during which the movable piece 115 is opened is improved by extending it from the normal gaming state (for example, 0.5 seconds is extended to 3 seconds). Control is performed so as not to greatly decrease, and the variable display time on the effect display unit 109 is controlled to be shorter than that in the normal gaming state (normal mode), and the lottery probability that is a big hit again is the same low probability state as the normal probability state. A short state occurs. Note that, during this time short state, two jackpot signals and a time short signal are externally output.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 5, the pachinko machine 2 according to the present embodiment pays out the display control board 280 for performing display control of the effect display unit 109 and the hitting ball supply tray 103 based on the operation of the hitting operation handle 105. Connected to a launch control board 291 for controlling a hitting ball launcher that launches the pachinko balls to the game area 107, and a ball payout device 297 for paying out pachinko balls supplied to a ball tank (not shown). Lending control for paying out pachinko balls from the ball paying device 297 based on the paying request from the control board 231 and lending for paying pachinko balls from the ball paying device 297 based on the lending request from the card unit 3 arranged in parallel. Prize ball control board 237 for controlling, lamp control board 235 for controlling game effect lamps, etc., and sound output from the speaker An audio control board 270 that performs output control, an information output board 298 that outputs an external output signal indicating a gaming state, and a game control board 231 that controls the respective parts and controls the game including the aforementioned lottery, etc. It is installed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the prize ball control board 237 is connected to the calling lamp device 200 through a part of the signal cable 9, and the prize ball control board 237 is paid out from the ball payout apparatus 297. Each time the number of winning balls reaches a predetermined number of balls (for example, every 10 balls), a winning ball signal is output as a pulse having a predetermined time width and input to the calling lamp device 200 via the signal cable 9.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the information output board 298 is connected to the calling lamp device 200 via the signal cable 9. From the information output board 298, one big hit signal, two big hit signals, and a short time signal described above. In addition, an external output signal including a start winning signal by winning at the start winning opening and an effect end signal output at the end of the variable display in the effect display unit 109 is output. These external output signals are transmitted through the signal cable 9. Is input to the calling lamp device 200.

  Specifically, from the information output board 298 mounted on the pachinko machine 2 of this embodiment, one big hit signal is a signal output during the big hit state, and the two big hit signals are the big hit state, the probability variation state, and the time reduction. It is a signal that is output during any period of the state, the time-short signal is a signal that is output only during the period of the time-short state, and the start winning signal for the start winning port 114 is detected The effect end signal is a pulse signal of a predetermined width that is output when all the display results of the effect display unit 109 are derived and displayed and the variable display ends.

  Next, the call lamp device 200 of this embodiment to which these various signals are input will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the call lamp device 200 of this embodiment is placed at the upper position on the side surface of the game island. A display unit 209 attached to a lamp plate that can be opened and closed, and a control unit 300 that is separate from the display unit 209 and includes a control board 270 that is connected to the display unit 209 by a connection cable 271. It is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the display unit 209 used in this embodiment has a structure in which a display substrate 260 is housed in a housing made up of a base 280 and a cover body 250 that covers the top of the base 280. The cover body 250 is integrated by engaging engagement claws 281 erected at both end positions of the base body 280 with engagement holes 254 formed on the side surface of the cover body 250. 282 in the figure are columnar protrusions for fixing the four corners of the display substrate 260 with screws.

  An opening 251 is formed on the front surface of the cover body 250 so that the front surface of the liquid crystal display device 266 mounted on the display substrate 260 can be seen from the outside. Further, input buttons 255a to 255d that can be operated by the player and a receiving window 257 that transmits infrared rays from a corresponding remote controller (not shown) are formed near the lower part of the outer periphery of the opening 251. On the upper surface 260a of the display substrate 260, input switches 262a to 262d corresponding to the input buttons 255a to 255d and a receiving unit 265 for receiving an infrared signal from the remote controller are mounted.

  In addition, notification lamp cover portions 250a made of a transparent resin material are formed on both the left and right sides of the cover body 250, and LED modules 267 capable of emitting each color are symmetrical on the upper surface 260a of the display substrate 260. The notification lamp cover portion 250a and the LED module 267 form a notification lamp.

  The liquid crystal display device 266 mounted on the display substrate 260 has a display screen 261 formed by arranging a liquid crystal (LCD) panel 263, which will be described later, as a flat display so as to face the opening 251 of the cover body 250. 261 includes various game information such as the number of big hits, the number of start (start) times, the number of consecutive homes, the number of reach, the reach history of the pachinko machine 2 to which the calling lamp device 200 is connected, and the index information in the present invention. In the lower display area on the player side of the display screen 261, input menus corresponding to the input buttons 255a to 255d are respectively displayed at positions corresponding to the input buttons 255a to 255d. It is displayed.

  The LCD panel 263 used in this embodiment is a dot matrix LCD panel capable of full color display, and can display various characters, numbers, graphs, and the like in various display colors.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a dot matrix LCD panel is used as a display panel for forming the display screen 261. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display screen 261 is, for example, an EL panel. Alternatively, an LED panel, a fluorescent tube display device, or a segment display may be used.

  Further, an EL backlight 295 is disposed at the lower part of the LCD panel 263, and surface emission is performed by connecting a driver circuit 294 that supplies a predetermined high frequency power to the EL backlight 295, and the LCD panel 263 is moved downward. The LCD panel 263 and the EL backlight 295 are arranged on a base 298 installed on the display substrate 260, and polycarbonate as a transparent protective member that covers the front surface of the LCD panel 263. The engagement protrusions 291 provided on the plate 290 are engaged with the engagement grooves provided at the four corners of the base 298, so that the LCD panel 263 and the EL backlight 295 are sandwiched and integrated. The polycarbonate plate 290 can be easily attached and detached by removing the engaging protrusion 291 in this way. Going on. The driver circuit 294 is connected to the control microcomputer 279 via the connection port 272 (see FIG. 4), and the lighting of the EL backlight 295 is controlled by the control microcomputer 279.

  The LCD panel 263 is connected to the control microcomputer 279 via the LCD driver 264 mounted on the lower surface 260b of the display board 260 and the connection port 272 (see FIG. 4), and is based on display data output from the control microcomputer 279. The display is displayed on the LCD panel 263.

  Further, the input switches 262a to 262d are connected to the control microcomputer 279 via the connection port 272. When the input buttons 255a to 255d are operated and the on signals from the input switches 262a to 262d are input, In the control microcomputer 279, processing corresponding to each input switch 262a-d on each screen is performed.

  The receiving unit 265 receives an infrared signal transmitted from a remote controller (not shown) operated by a store clerk or the like, for example, a predetermined signal corresponding to “decision (OK)”, “impossible (NG)”, or the like. Then, by converting the received signal into a predetermined data string and outputting it to a control microcomputer 279 to be described later, the control microcomputer 279 selects “OK” or “impossible (NG) when the remote controller selects and operates. ”And the like can be grasped.

  In addition, a lighting control circuit 268 that controls lighting of the LED module 267, lighting off, lighting color, and the like is mounted on the lower surface 260b of the display substrate 264, and the lighting control circuit 268 is also connected to the connection port 272 (see FIG. 4). ), And the lighting control circuit 268 individually controls the lighting of each LED module 267 based on the instruction data of the controlling microcomputer 279 so that the controlling microcomputer 279 The lighting color and extinction can be controlled. In the present embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 outputs lighting control data of a predetermined format indicating the lighting and extinction of each LED module 267 and the repetition timing to the lighting control circuit 268, thereby enabling the lighting control circuit 268. Turns on and off the lighting color that matches the lighting control data.

  The LCD driver 264, the lighting control circuit 268, the driver circuit 294, the input switches 262a to 262d, and the receiving unit 265 provided in the display unit 209 are from a lower surface 260b of the display substrate 260 as shown in FIG. The control cable 271 is connected to the control board 270 by a connection cable 271 that is led out and led out through an opening 283 formed in a substantially central portion of the base 280.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the control board 270 includes a connection port 272 for exchanging various signals with various devices and circuits provided in the display unit 209, and a hall of the game hall. A communication unit 274 that performs bidirectional data communication with the computer 140 and another calling lamp device 200, and a program for performing display operations of the calling lamp device 200 and various controls described later are stored. A control microcomputer (MPU) 279 for controlling the game, a game information table (FIG. 6) for storing various game information in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, a nonvolatile information for storing an appeal information reference table (FIG. 9), etc. EEPROM 276 and other call lamp devices 200 corresponding to other pachinko machines 2 that are not in operation Non-working table game information table (FIG. 7) in which game information included in the non-working information transmitted from is stored, and a ranking table (for ranking) for determining appeal information (ranking) 8) and a RAM 275 used for storage in various control processes executed by the control microcomputer (MPU) 279, a dip switch 277 for inputting an initial setting in the calling lamp device 200, and a point in time And a real time clock (RTC) 273 for outputting time information, calendar information and timekeeping information.

  The control board 270 converts the AC power input from the power source into a DC operating power supply and supplies an operating clock to the control board 270 and the display unit 209 and a control microcomputer (MPU) 279. An operation clock generation circuit, a reset circuit for resetting the control microcomputer (MPU) 279, and the like are included.

  Further, on the control board 270, as shown in FIG. 4, a signal input / output unit 278 ′ having a signal input unit 278 having seven input terminals 1 to 7 and two signal input / output ports 278e, 278f. And a jackpot 1 signal, a jackpot 2 signal, a time reduction signal, an effect end signal, a start winning signal, a prize ball signal, and an out ball counting signal are assigned in order to the terminals 1 to 7 of the signal input unit 278. By connecting each signal line to a corresponding input terminal, the input to each of the terminals 1 to 7 is detected, and a detection output corresponding to the signal detection is output to the control microcomputer (MPU) 279. The control microcomputer (MPU) 279 can identify the output status of these seven types of signals.

  On the other hand, the signal input / output ports 278e and 278f are connected to the signal input / output ports 278e and 278f of the adjacent call lamp devices 200, and all the call lamp devices 200 installed on one surface of the game island are connected. From these signal input / output ports 278e and 278f, when the big hit occurs, the running lamps in which the calling lamp devices 200 on one surface of the connected game islands are connected to each other are sequentially turned on. In the running signal output process, when the running signal is output from both of the signal input / output ports 278e and 278f (that is, both the left and right) and the running signal is input from the adjacent call lamp device 200, the running signal The microcomputer detects the input and outputs according to the signal detection. (MPU) 279 is output to the running lighting process interrupted by the control microcomputer (MPU) 279 so that all LED modules 267 are turned on once and the opposite side of the running signal input side (the termination setting is When present, the running signal is output to the signal input / output ports 278e and 278f on the input side.

  Further, as described above, the dip switch 277 is mounted on the control board 270 of the present embodiment, and the dip switch 277 outputs the running signal, that is, to each of the call lamp devices 200 connected thereto. Thus, the number of times of running lighting can be set in cooperation with each other, and if it is set to “0”, the running lighting is not performed because the output of the running signal is prohibited.

  Further, in the dip switch 277, it is possible to set the termination of whether or not the calling lamp device 200 is the calling lamp device 200 at the terminal of the connected calling lamp device 200, and the termination is set. As described above, the running signal is output to the signal input / output ports 278e and 278f on the same side as the running signal input side, and the terminal is not set (default). A running signal is output to the signal input / output ports 278e and 278f.

  The control microcomputer (MPU) 279 executes various processes according to programs stored in the EEPROM 276. Specifically, at the time of activation, a connection confirmation process for confirming the connection status of the connection terminal connected to the pachinko machine 2, and a transmission data string in a predetermined format including game information data (today) at that time (see FIG. 10) ) Is transmitted to the hall computer 140, non-operation information and operation information is transmitted to the other calling lamp devices 200 and the hall computer 140 when the operating state is changed, and an input switch. Various processes shown in FIG. 19 including various processes such as a table data display process for displaying the game information of today, the previous day, and the day before the last stored in the game information table in accordance with the operations of 262a to 262d are executed.

  In addition, the RAM 275 of the present embodiment includes a non-operation determination timer for measuring a non-operation determination time, which is a time from when the game ball is no longer shot in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 until it is determined to be non-operation. A data transmission timer is set in a predetermined storage area for transmitting the above-described transmission data sequence at predetermined time intervals, and comparison result information described later transmitted from the hall computer 140 is stored in the predetermined storage area. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game information table stored in the EEPROM 276 used in the calling lamp device 200 of this embodiment has three days of game information including today, that is, today's data, previous day's data, Day data is stored. Of these data, today's data is also stored in the RAM 275 so that it can be read out faster than reading out from the EEPROM 276.

  In the game information table of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the number of reserved balls updated only on the basis of the start winning signal and the production end signal (only today) and the current state based on the input states of the terminals 1 to 3 Gaming state (only today), latest gaming state data (input state of terminal 1 to terminal 3 in order from the left bit, 0: LOW / not connected, 1: HIGH, today only) and previous gaming state data ( The game state data before being updated to the latest game state data (only today), the total number of hit balls, the total number of winning balls from the start of business, the number of difference balls (the total number of hit balls-the total number of winning balls) , The total number of starts, the number of hits that are reset after each occurrence of a big hit state is identified and the number of start after hits (only today) Confirmation from the start of business The number of occurrences of state, the number of occurrences of short-time state from the start of business, the number of short-time occurrences, the jackpot probability that is the value obtained by dividing the number of jackpots by the total number of starts, and the number of jackpots that occurred in the villa state The game information is stored, and the game information is stored in various signals input to the signal input unit 278. The latest information is updated based on this.

  That is, the calling lamp device 200 according to the present embodiment is provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 2, and the game information related to the game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 can be displayed by performing a table data display process described later. At the same time, the game information of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is managed in the game information table.

  Further, in the appeal information reference table stored in the EEPROM 276, as shown in FIG. 9, for each type of game information, the type number (No.), the contents of the game information of that type, the priority order, The reference point number used as a reference when determining appeal information in each of the time zones A, B, C is stored. In this embodiment, the period from opening to 13:00 is time zone A, the period from 13:00 to 17:00 is time zone B, and the period from 17:00 to closing time is time zone C.

  Further, in the non-working table game information table of the present embodiment stored in the RAM 275, as shown in FIG. 7, each unit of the pachinko machine 2 to which the other calling lamp device 200 other than the calling lamp device 200 corresponds is shown. In association with the number, the number of jackpots of the pachinko machine 2, the maximum number of consecutive villas, the probability of jackpot, the number of jackpots the previous day are stored, and other non-working other than the corresponding pachinko machine 2 by the non-working table game information table Various game information of the pachinko machine 2 (only the display target table described later) can be grasped.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the ranking table stored in the RAM 275 includes a type number (No.), contents of game information of the type, priority, non-order for each type of game information. The ranking of various game information of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 in the operating table is stored.

  Next, the hall computer 140 used in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. 11. The hall computer 140 in this embodiment performs processing on the data bus 141 that transmits and receives data inside the computer. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 142 that performs processing for operating the hall computer 140 according to a program, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 143 that is used as a work memory of the CPU 142, an RTC that outputs time information ( 144 (real time clock), storage device 145 including a hard disk, input device 146 including a keyboard and a mouse, a display device 147 for displaying various data, a printer 148 for printing various data, and a call lamp device via the hub 7 The communication unit 149 for communicating with the 00 is connected a normal computer.

  The CPU 142 executes various processes according to the processing program stored in the storage device 145. Specifically, a data update process for updating data in a game information table A (to be described later) stored in the storage device 145 based on the transmission data string shown in FIG. 10 received from each call lamp device 200, and the storage device 145 A process for updating a ranking table and non-operating table data, which will be described later, and various processes in the non-operating information (activation information) reception process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 20 are executed.

  In addition to the processing program executed by the CPU 142, the storage device 145 stores the appeal information reference table (FIG. 12), the table information table (FIG. 13), and the machine number of the upper pachinko machine 2 for each type of game information. Ranking table (FIG. 14), non-operating table data storing the number of pachinko machines 2 that are not operating, game information table A (stored today's operating status and game information for each pachinko machine 2) 16) and a game information table B (see FIG. 17) in which game information for each date from the previous day of the pachinko machine to the day before one week is stored for each machine number of the pachinko machine 2. ing.

  In the appeal information reference table of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, for each type of game information, the type number (No.), priority, time zone A, time zone B, time zone C The reference point number used as a reference when determining appeal information in each time zone is stored. In this embodiment, the period from opening to 13:00 is time zone A, the period from 13:00 to 17:00 is time zone B, and the period from 17:00 to closing time is time zone C.

  In addition, in the machine information table of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the model name, model code, and installation of the pachinko machine 2 are associated with the machine number of each pachinko machine 2 installed in the game hall. The island number and the device ID (corresponding call lamp device ID) uniquely assigned to the call lamp device 200 provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 are stored, and the model of each pachinko machine 2, The installation location and the device ID of the corresponding call lamp device 200 can be specified in the table information table.

  In the ranking table of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, for each type of game information, the type number (No.), the contents of the game information of that type, the priority order, and the appeal described later It is a display target table that is a display target of the appeal information set on the information display setting screen (see FIG. 18), and targets 1 to 1 for various game information of each pachinko machine 2 that is not in operation at that time. In the ranking table, which game information is the highest among the various game information of each pachinko 2 that is not in operation at that time is stored in the ranking table. It is possible to grasp whether it is.

  In addition, in the non-operation table data of this embodiment, the unit number included in the received non-operation information is additionally stored, and the unit number included in the received operation information is deleted, so that It is possible to specify the number of the display target table that is not operating at the time.

  Also, in the game information table A of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, the operating state of the pachinko machine 2 and the latest game state data (from the left bit) are associated with the machine number of the pachinko machine 2. The input state of terminal 1 to terminal 3, 0: LOW, 1: HIGH), previous game state data (game state data before being updated to the latest game state data), out ball counting signal from the start of business The total number of balls that have been counted based on the number of balls, the total number of balls that have been counted based on the award signal from the start of business, the number of difference balls (total number of balls that have been hit-the total number of winning balls), The total number of starts counted based on the production end signal, the number of post-hit starts calculated based on the latest production end signal after the big hit, the number of big hits, which is the number of big hits from the start of business, Estimated number of changes, start of business Stores the number of short and short hits from the point, the jackpot probability that is the value obtained by dividing the number of jackpots by the total number of starts, and the maximum number of consecutive homes that are the number of consecutive homes on that day, and these game information is transmitted The latest information is updated based on the data specified from the data string.

  In addition, in the game information table B of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, the model code and each date from the previous day to one week before are stored in association with the machine number of the pachinko machine 2, Corresponding to each of these dates, the total number of hit balls, total prize balls, difference balls, total number of starts, number of big hits, number of probable changes, time savings at the end of business, which are counted in the game information table A on that date The number of times, the jackpot probability, and the maximum number of consecutive games are stored, and the game information is updated in the process at the end after the end of business, so that each pachinko machine 2 installed in the game hall is stored. The game information (table data) for each day from the previous day to one week ago is managed so that it can be grasped.

  That is, the hall computer 140 of the present embodiment is connected to a plurality of call lamp devices 200 so as to be able to perform data communication, and the machine number (gaming machine identification) that can individually identify the pachinko machine 2 to which each call lamp device 200 corresponds. The game information (game related information) of the pachinko machine 2 is managed in association with the information).

  Further, the display information display setting screen shown in FIG. 25 is displayed on the hall computer 140 in accordance with a predetermined operation. In the display information display setting screen, specific game information of each pachinko machine 2 is displayed. The pachinko machine 2 to which the calling lamp device 200 for displaying the comparison result is displayed, that is, the display information display base, the game information to be displayed, the ranking of the upper display target in the comparison result, and the display target It is possible to select and set the lower limit value of the number of consecutive resorts.

  Specifically, on the display information display setting screen of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 25, the item “display target table” for displaying the display information and the game information to be displayed (comparison target) are selected and specified. And the ranking of the target to display the "target information" item and the higher rank in the comparison result, that is, the "best stand" corresponding to the first place, the "semi-best stand" corresponding to the second place, Alternatively, an item “target rank” is provided for selecting and specifying a lower limit threshold value for executing the consecutive resort achievement display.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the item “display base” on the display information display setting screen includes a check box and a selection window for each selection menu of “island unit” and “model unit” that can be exclusively selected. When the pachinko machine 2 installed on one island is set as a display target table, the check box corresponding to the selection menu of “island unit” is checked and the corresponding selection window When selecting the island number where the pachinko machine 2 that is to be displayed in the display information is set in FIG. 1 and setting all models of one model as the display target table, this corresponds to the “model unit” selection menu. If you check the check box and select the model name of the pachinko machine 2 you want to display the display information in the corresponding selection window There.

  The game information to be compared with the comparison result information displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 selected in the “display target table” item is selected in the “target information” item.

  Specifically, from among the “big hit count”, “probable change count”, “big hit probability”, and “ream home count” displayed in the pop-up window displayed in the selection window in the “comparison target information” item Select one.

  Furthermore, when game information other than “number of consecutive resorts” is selected as the comparison target information, in the “upper display target” item, the call lamp device 200 corresponding to the highest rank in the comparison is displayed in the upper rank. The order of whether to display “best stand” (first place), “semi-best stand” (second place), etc. corresponding to the fact is selected and specified. That is, in order to display the “best stand” on the call lamp device 200 corresponding only to the first place, “1” may be selected and designated, and the call lamp device 200 corresponding to the first place and the second place may be designated “ In order to display the “best stand” or “semi-best stand”, “2” may be selected and specified.

  In addition, when “number of consecutive resorts” is selected as the comparison target information, by selecting and specifying the number of times as the lower limit threshold, when the number of consecutive resorts reaches the threshold, The achievement of the number of times is displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the display target table.

  Then, after selecting the setting contents for each item in these display information display setting screens, the display information display is displayed by selecting and inputting the “setting” selection input section provided below the display information display setting screen. The content selected on the setting screen is stored in the storage device 145, so that the content selected on the display information display setting screen is set.

  In these display information display setting screens, as shown in FIG. 25, for example, the pachinko machine 2 of model a is selected as the display target table, the number of jackpots is selected as the target information, and “2” is selected as the target order. The display information generation / transmission process shown in FIG.

  First, when the gaming state changes in the data update process executed in response to reception of the transmission data string, the hall computer 140 (CPU 142) sets the display information display setting of the pachinko machine 2 having the serial number corresponding to these data. For example, it is determined whether or not it corresponds to the model “a” set as a display target base on the screen, and in the case of corresponding, display information generation and transmission processing is performed. That is, in this embodiment, the display information generation / transmission process is performed every time one of the gaming states changes among the display target tables set on the display information display setting screen.

  In the display information generation / transmission processing of this embodiment, first, as shown in FIG. 26, it is determined whether or not the changed game information is the number of consecutive games (SX0).

  If the changed game information is the number of consecutive resorts, the process proceeds to step Sx10 to determine whether the number of consecutive resorts is selected as target information. It is determined whether or not the number of subsequent consecutive resorts has reached the consecutive resort threshold value selected in the target ranking item, for example, 10 times (SX11). Comparison result information is generated and transmitted (SX12).

  Specifically, if the number of consecutive resorts reaches the consecutive resort threshold, for example, in the 110th range, the text data “10 consecutive resorts achieved!” For the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the 110th range. Comparison result information including is transmitted.

  On the other hand, if the changed game information is not the number of consecutive games, the process proceeds to step SX1, and all the big hit counts as target information of the pachinko machine 2 set as the display target table are extracted from the game information table A.

  Then, the number of jackpots of each extracted pachinko machine 2 is compared to perform ranking (ranking) (SX2).

  In the ranking (ranking), as described above, for example, when “2” is set as the ranking of the upper display target, the first and second machine numbers are specified (SX3), If the identified machine number, for example, the first machine number is No. 107, comparison result information of “No. 107 is best” is generated (SX4).

  Then, the comparison result information composed of the generated text data of “107 series best”, that is, the comparison result information including the first rank number is displayed as a display object other than the first and second rank numbers identified above. This is transmitted to the calling lamp device 200 provided corresponding to each pachinko machine 2 which is a model a other than the first, second and second machine numbers (SX5).

  Next, with respect to the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the 107th number which is the first number, comparison display information including predetermined display information corresponding to the first number, specifically, the text data of “★ best” When the second place number, for example, if the second place is the 101st place, a predetermined comparison result information corresponding to the second place, specifically “ The comparison result information consisting of the text data of “semi-best stand” is transmitted and the process is terminated.

  That is, in the step SX2 of the display information generation / transmission process of the present embodiment, the display information that is specific game related information of each pachinko machine 2 among the game information (game related information) managed by the hall computer 140. The comparison result of each pachinko machine 2 is specified by comparing the game information set on the display setting screen, and the comparison result specifying means of the present invention is formed by the CPU 142 executing the step of SX2, and the SX2 The comparison result text data (comparison result specifying information) that can specify the comparison result specified in the step is called the calling lamp device 200 (information display device) provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 in the step SX5. ), And the comparison result specifying information transmitting means of the present invention is formed by the CPU 142 executing the step of SX5. That.

  In the above description, the number of jackpots is described in detail as the game information. However, the probability variation number is implemented in the same manner as the number of jackpots, and the jackpot probability is large (high), that is, ranked in ascending order of denominator numbers. And the ranking is specified.

  Further, in the hall computer 140 of this embodiment, the appeal information display setting screen shown in FIG. 18 is displayed by a predetermined operation, and a call lamp for displaying appeal information on the appeal information display setting screen. The pachinko machine 2 to which the apparatus 200 corresponds, that is, a display target table for appeal information, a main body for determining appeal information, and a method for determining appeal information can be selected and set.

  Specifically, in the appeal information display setting screen of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18, in order to select and specify an item of “display target table” for selecting and specifying a display target table and a determination subject of appeal information. Item “appeal information determination subject” and “decision method” item for selecting and specifying a method for determining appeal information.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the item “display base” on the appeal information display setting screen includes a check box and a selection window for each selection menu of “island unit” and “model unit” which can be exclusively selected. When the pachinko machine 2 installed on one island is set as a display target table, the check box corresponding to the selection menu of “island unit” is checked and the corresponding selection window If you select the island number where the pachinko machine 2 that you want to display appeal information in is set as the display target for all pachinko machines 2 of one model, the “model unit” selection menu will be displayed. Check the corresponding check box and select the pachinko machine you want to display appeal information in the corresponding selection window. It may be selected in the model name.

  When the appeal information displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the display target table selected in the “display target table” item is determined on the hall computer 140 side, “ When the check box corresponding to the selection menu of “concentration determination (hall control)” in the item “appeal information determination subject” is checked, and appeal information is determined on each call lamp device 200 side, “individual determination (call lamp)” Check the check box corresponding to the selection menu.

  Further, a determination method for determining appeal information in the determination subject selected in the “appeal information determination subject” is selected in the item “decision method”.

  Specifically, by comparing the various game information of the pachinko machines 2 that are not in operation among the display target tables selected in the “display target table” item, ranking is performed. Without selecting a ranking menu for determining game information up to a predetermined rank in each ranking as appeal information, and comparing the game information of a plurality of non-operating pachinko machines 2 individually, In the pachinko machine 2, a “single method” selection menu for determining game information higher than a reference value as appeal information as appeal information is provided together with a check box for each menu so that it can be exclusively selected.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18, by selecting a check box corresponding to “Ranking method”, the “display order” selection window that is made selectable (active) becomes “Ranking method”. The predetermined ranking of ranking determined as appeal information can be variably set from the 1st position to the 3rd position in the “display order” selection window. In the present embodiment, the selection range of the predetermined ranking for ranking is set to 1st to 3rd. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these rankings indicate the number of pachinko machines 2 to be displayed. What is necessary is just to select suitably from etc.

  Then, after selecting the setting contents in each item in the appeal information display setting screen, the appeal information display is selected by inputting a selection input section of “setting” provided below the appeal information display setting screen. As a combination of the contents selected on the setting screen and specific setting contents, a ranking method by central determination (hereinafter referred to as centralized ranking setting), a single method by central determination (hereinafter referred to as centralized single setting), Four types of settings can be implemented: a ranking method based on individual determination (hereinafter referred to as individual ranking setting) and a single method based on individual determination (hereinafter referred to as individual individual setting).

  Since the operations (processes) of the hall computer 140 and the calling lamp device 200 are different in each of the four settings on the appeal information display setting screen, the operations will be described below for each of these four settings.

  When the “setting” selection input section is selected on the appeal information display setting screen, each call lamp device 200 provided corresponding to each pachinko machine 2 selected in the display target table item is displayed. On the other hand, appeal display setting data including the device ID of each of the calling lamp devices 200 and the setting contents on the appeal information display setting screen (specifically, data indicating which setting state of the four settings) is transmitted. Thus, each calling lamp device 200 that has received the appeal display setting data performs an appeal display when not in operation, and stores the device ID included in the received appeal display setting data. Therefore, among these stored device IDs, a call lamp device of a device ID other than the device ID assigned to itself is stored. Against 200, and to be able to send a non-operation information and operation of information described later.

  First, the case where the centralized ranking setting is made on the appeal information display setting screen will be described below. In the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 selected as the display target table, the interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG. The non-operation information (operation information) shown in FIG. 20 is received in response to the reception of the non-operation information and the activation information transmitted from the calling lamp device 200 when the interrupt monitoring process is performed. The reception process is performed in the hall computer 140.

  First, the interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG. 19 will be described. The control microcomputer 279 of the calling lamp device 200 according to the present embodiment performs steps Sw1 to SW5 + in a cyclic manner so that the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and the out ball count are counted. Change in the input state of the signal output from the device 26 or presence / absence of signal input, timer-up of the data transmission timer, timer-up of the non-operation determination timer, reception of appeal information from the hall computer 140, non-operation information or operation information And the comparison status information are detected.

  In the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 +, when the input state of one jackpot signal, two jackpot signals, or a short time signal changes, or when a start winning signal, an effect end signal, a prize ball signal, or an out ball count signal is input First, these changes or signal inputs are detected at Sw1 and the process proceeds to Sw6, and a game information table update process for updating the game information table shown in FIG. 6 is performed according to the type of signal.

  Specifically, in the game information table update process according to the present embodiment, first, whether or not the input state of the terminals 1 to 3 corresponding to one jackpot signal, two jackpot signals, and the short time signal has changed is determined at that time. The game state is determined by comparing with the state data stored in the game state data (current), and if there is a change, the game state corresponding to the input state of each signal is specified. In other words, if the status data is “000” when all of the big hit 1 signal (terminal 1), the big hit 2 signal (terminal 2), and the short time signal (terminal 3) are in the non-output state “0”, the normal gaming state State data in which both the big hit 1 signal (terminal 1) and the big hit 2 signal (terminal 2) are in the output state “1” and the short time signal (terminal 3) is in the non-output state “0”. If the state is “110”, it is determined that the jackpot state is present, one jackpot signal (terminal 1) and a time-short signal (terminal 3) are in the non-output state “0”, and only two jackpot signals are in the output state “ If the status data of “1” is “010”, it is determined that the state is probabilistic, and the big hit 1 signal (terminal 1) is in the non-output state “0” and the big hit 2 signal (terminal 2) No. (terminal 3) is in the output state “1” and the state data is “011”. It is identified as a state.

  Then, the state data stored in the game state data (current) at that time is moved to the game state data (previous) and stored, and the new game state-specific data identified above is stored in the game state data. Store (current) and update each game state data. Then, if the corresponding data, specifically, if the new gaming state identified above is a big hit state, 1 is added to the big hit number and updated, and the related big hit probability and the number of consecutive resorts (game state data (previous game state data (previous) ) Is the status data indicating the probability variation state, 1 is added) and the maximum number of consecutive resorts (if the number of consecutive resorts exceeds the maximum number of consecutive resorts) is updated, and if the new gaming state is the probability variation state 1 is added to the number of times of probability change, and if the new game state is the time-short state, 1 is added to the time-short number and updated.

  On the other hand, when the input state of the terminals 1 to 3 is not changed, that is, when any of the start winning signal, the production end signal, the prize ball signal, or the out ball counting signal is input, the input signal Update the data corresponding to.

  Specifically, when the input signal is a start winning signal, when the number of balls to be held is less than the upper limit of 4, the number of balls to be held is added and updated, and the input signal is an effect end signal. If there is, the number of held balls is subtracted and updated, and 1 is added to the total number of starts and the number of hits after hitting. If the input signal is a prize ball signal, a predetermined number is added to the total number of prize balls. (In this embodiment, a prize ball signal is output for every 10 balls counted, so 10) is added, and the difference ball number is updated based on the total number of prize balls after the addition. If it is a signal, a predetermined number is added to the total number of shots (in this embodiment, 10 is output because an out ball count signal is output for every 10 balls counted), and the total shot after addition The difference ball number is updated based on the ball number.

  Then, after performing the game information table update process in the step of Sw6, the process proceeds to the step of Sw7, and it is determined whether or not the total number of hit balls has been updated by the input of the out ball count signal in the game information table update process of Sw6. .

  If it is determined in step Sw7 that the total number of shots has been updated, the process proceeds to step Sw10 to reset the non-operation determination timer, and then proceeds to step Sw10 + to perform the activation determination process. When it is determined that the corresponding pachinko machine 2 has been activated by starting a new game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2, while it is determined that the total number of shots has not been updated. Advances to step Sw8.

  Specifically, in the activation determination process of the present embodiment, if “non-operating” is stored in the gaming state (current) at that time, it is determined that the state has shifted from the non-operating state to the operating state, In addition to storing “operation” in the game state (current), operation information including predetermined data indicating that the device ID of the calling lamp device 200 has shifted to the operation state is provided corresponding to the display target table. To the other call lamp devices 200 and the hall computer 140.

  And it progresses to the step of Sw8 and it is determined in the game information table update process of Sw6 whether the change of the game state, ie, the signal input state of the terminals 1-3 has changed.

  When it is determined that the gaming state has changed in the determination of Sw8, the process proceeds to the step of Sw9 and the transmission data string transmission process is performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the gaming state has not changed, The monitoring state returns to Sw1 to Sw5 + without going through the steps.

  In the transmission data string transmission process in the step of Sw9, as shown in FIG. 10, the device ID of the call lamp device 200, the machine number of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and the current day data of the game information table at that time By generating a transmission data sequence in which game information data including new game state data stored therein and ECC data used for error correction of transmission data are arranged and transmitted to the hall computer 140 The hall computer 140 is quickly notified that the gaming state of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 has been changed. The data transmission timer is reset by transmitting the transmission data string.

  In the present embodiment, all the game information data stored in the today's data in the game information table is transmitted as the game information data included in the transmission data string. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Of these game information data, only game information data that has been changed after the transmission of the previous transmission data string may be transmitted.

  Further, the calling lamp device 200 of the present embodiment has a data transmission timer that is timed up when a predetermined time elapses in order to transmit the transmission data string at predetermined time intervals (in this embodiment, approximately every 10 seconds). This data transmission timer up is detected in the step of Sw2, and the process proceeds to the step of Sw11. Similar to the transmission data sequence transmission process of Sw9 described above, a transmission data sequence including the game information data at that time is generated. Then, after transmitting to the hall computer 140 and resetting the data transmission timer, it returns to the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 +.

  That is, the calling lamp device 200 according to the present embodiment transmits a transmission data string including the game information data of today of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 to the hall computer 140 every predetermined time that the data transmission timer is up. The game information data of the pachinko machine 2 is notified, and when the game state in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 changes, a transmission data string is transmitted at the time of the change, and the hall computer 140 By updating the game information data stored in the game information table A corresponding to the machine number included in the transmission data string with the received transmission data string, to the game information data included in the received transmission data string The game of each pachinko machine 2 installed in the game hall corresponding to each call lamp device 200 The status and game information has to be able to accurately grasp.

  Further, when the non-operation determination timer reset in Sw10 described above is timer-up, the timer-up is detected in the step of Sw3, the process proceeds to the step of Sw12, and the non-operation determination process is performed.

  In this non-operating determination process, first, it is determined whether or not the gaming state at that time is a normal gaming state corresponding to non-operating. And when it is not a normal gaming state, that is, when it is a big hit state, a probable change state, and a short time state, it is determined that it is not operating but is operating (resting), while when it is a normal gaming state, it is not operating It is determined that

  And it progresses to the step of Sw13, it is discriminate | determined whether the determination result in a non-operation determination is non-operation determination, and when it is not non-operation determination, it will progress to the step of Sw16 and reset a non-operation determination timer, While returning to the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 +, if it is a non-operation determination, the process proceeds to the step of Sw14, and the game state (current) data in the game information table (FIG. 6) is updated to “non-operation”. After that, the machine number of the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the device ID of the calling lamp device 200, predetermined data indicating that the gaming state is inactive, and the gaming information table at that time are stored. Non-operating information including today's data and the number of big hits of the previous day is displayed along with other calling lamp devices 200 provided corresponding to other display target stands. After carrying out non-working information transmission process is transmitted to the hall computer 140 (Sw15), it returns to the monitoring state of the SW1 to SW5 +.

  Further, when the non-operation information or the above-described operation information transmitted by the Sw10 + operation determination process is transmitted from the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the other display target table, the non-operation information (operation information). Is detected in the step of Sw5, the process proceeds to the step of Sw20, and the non-operating table game information table update process shown in FIG. 7 is performed.

  Specifically, in the non-operating table game information table update process of the present embodiment, if non-operating information is received, the device ID included in the received non-operating information corresponds to the display target table. It is confirmed and matched based on whether or not it is the device ID of the other calling lamp device 200, that is, whether or not it matches the device ID included in the above appeal display setting data received from the hall computer 140. In the case of the game information data included in the received non-operating information in association with the machine number included in the received non-operating information, the number of jackpots, the maximum number of consecutive resorts, jackpot probability, the previous day The number of big hits is stored in the non-working table game information table and the non-working table game information table is updated.

  On the other hand, if the activation information is received, it is determined whether or not the machine number included in the received activation information is stored in the non-operating machine game information table. Deletes the data of the table number and the number of jackpots corresponding to the table number, the maximum number of consecutive resorts, the jackpot probability, and the number of jackpots the previous day, and updates the non-working table game information table.

  That is, by performing the non-working table game information table update process in this way, the non-working table game information table is a display target table other than the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and is non-operational at that time. Data of pachinko machine 2's machine number, jackpot count, maximum number of consecutive villas, jackpot probability, the number of hits the previous day is managed to be comparable to the number of hits, the maximum number of consecutive pachinko machines, the number of jackpots, the number of hits the previous day. It has come to be.

  Further, the non-operation information and the activation information are transmitted to the hall computer 140 as described above together with the other calling lamp devices 200 corresponding to the display target table. The processing performed by the hall computer 140 when receiving the operation information and the activation information will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 20. In the hall computer 140 (CPU 142), the non-operation information or the activation information is described. Is received, non-operation information (activation information) reception processing shown in FIG. 20 is performed.

  In the non-operation information (operation information) reception process of this embodiment, first, it is determined whether or not the received information is non-operation information (S1).

  If the received information is activation information, the process proceeds to step S7, and the game information table A is updated based on the received activation information. Specifically, the operating state stored in the game information table A in association with the machine number included in the received operating information is updated from “non-operating” to “operating”.

  And it progresses to the step of S8, deletes the machine number contained in the received operation information from non-operation machine data, and ends processing.

  On the other hand, if the received information is non-operating information, the process proceeds to step S2, and the game information table A is updated based on the received non-operating information. Specifically, the game information data stored in the game information table A in association with the machine number included in the received non-operation information is updated to the game information data included in the received non-operation information. The operating state corresponding to the unit number is updated from “operating” to “non-operating”. Thereby, the latest game information data of the pachinko machine 2 that has become non-operation is managed in the game information table A.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S3, and the machine number included in the received non-operating information is additionally stored in the non-operating machine data.

  Then, the process proceeds to the step of S4, and with the addition of the non-working machine in the step of S3, the ranking for each of various game information for the added pachinko machine 2 that has become the new non-working machine ( Ranking) and ranking update processing for updating the ranking table.

  Specifically, in the ranking update process of the present embodiment, first, whether or not the machine number stored in the non-working machine data matches the machine number of the display target machine set on the appeal information display setting screen. If there is a machine number that does not match, the storage (registration) of the machine number is deleted, and then the machine number stored in the non-working machine data is inactive at that time. Specify the display base.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, the CPU 142 identifies the display target machine (game machine) that is in a non-operating state at that time based on the non-operating machine data in the ranking updating process of S4, and performs the ranking updating process. The non-operating game machine specifying means in the present invention is formed by the CPU 142 to be executed.

  In this embodiment, the table number of the display target table that is not in operation is specified based on the non-operation table data, but the present invention is not limited to this, and in the game information table A , By extracting each time the machine number corresponding to the machine number that is set as the display target machine is "Non-operational", the display target machine that is non-operational at that time The machine number may be specified.

  Then, various types of game information stored in the game information table A and the game information table B corresponding to each unit number of the display target table which is specified in this way are sequentially extracted and compared. Then, ranking (ranking) is performed, and the ranking table is updated by storing the table numbers of the top three game information in the respective ranks corresponding to the type of game information.

  For example, if the type is a big hit table, the number of today's big hits stored in the game information table A corresponding to each unit number stored in the non-working table data is extracted, and The largest numerical unit number is stored in the first place, the next largest numerical unit number is stored in the second place, and the next largest numerical unit number is stored in the third place. Further, if the type is a probability stable stand, the current day, the previous day, and the previous day 3 stored in the game information table A and the game information table B corresponding to the respective machine numbers stored in the non-working stand data. The average value of the big hit probability of the day is extracted and the average value is calculated. The highest probability unit number is stored in the first place in the calculated three day average hit probability average, and the next highest probability unit number is put in the second place. Then, the next highest number is stored in the third place.

  In the present embodiment, the order in which the machine numbers are stored by these ranking update processes is the order selected in the item of the determination method on the appeal information display setting screen, that is, 3 when the third place is selected. Up to the rank is ranked and stored. When the 2nd place is selected, the 2nd place is ranked and stored. When the 1st place is selected, only the 1st place is ranked and stored. Is done.

  Then, after updating the ranking table in this way, the process proceeds to step S5, and appeal information determination processing is performed for determining appeal information based on the rank in the updated ranking table.

  In the appeal information determination process of the present embodiment, first, the process of determining the appeal information from the first place is performed in the order of the type with the highest priority, and after the completion of the processes for the first place of all the types, A process for determining appeal information for the second and third positions is performed.

  Specifically, the machine number stored in the ranking ranking first place of the “high-ranking base” which is the type of the priority order 1, for example, in FIG. 14, the machine number “102” is specified, and the machine number The number of big hits (today) of the classification number “1” is determined as appeal information to be displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to “102”, and then the ranking of the “priority villa” which is the classification of the priority level 2 The unit number stored in the first rank, for example, in the case of FIG. 14, the unit number “115” is specified, and the type number is displayed as appeal information displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the unit number “115”. The maximum number of consecutive villas of “2” (today) is determined.

  Next, the machine number stored in the ranking ranking first place of the “high probability table” which is the type of priority 3, for example, the machine number “102” in FIG. 14 is specified. The appeal information of the number “102” has already been determined as “high hitting stand”, and the priority order of “high hitting stand” is higher than the priority order of “high probability stand”, so the appeal information based on the first place No decision will be made. That is, when the same pachinko machine 2 has the same rank in the ranking of a plurality of types, the type of game information having a higher priority is determined as appeal information.

  Next, the machine number stored in the ranking order No. 1 of the “big hit stable stand” which is the type of priority 4, for example, in FIG. 14, the machine number “115” is specified. ”Has already been determined as“ Korensodai ”, and the priority of“ Korensodai ”is higher than the priority of“ big hit stable ”, so the appeal information based on the first place No decision is made.

  Next, the machine number stored in the ranking ranking No. 1 of “Stable Rensodai”, which is the type of priority 5, for example, the machine number “108” in the case of FIG. Since appeal information has not yet been determined for “”, the present day, the previous day, and the day before the previous day of the classification number “6” are displayed as the appeal information displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the unit number “108”. Determine the average of the maximum number of consecutive 3 days.

  Similarly, the appeal information of the unit number “102” stored in the ranking ranking first place of the “stochastic stable platform” which is the type of the priority ranking 6 has already been determined, so the determination corresponding to the ranking is not performed, Since the appeal information has not yet been determined for the unit number “105” stored in the ranking ranking first place of the “preceding day high hit base” which is the type of priority 7, the unit number “105” is set. The number of hits on the previous day of the classification number “7” is determined as appeal information displayed on the corresponding calling lamp device 200.

  After the appeal information determination process for the first place for each type is completed in this way, if it exists, the process for the second place for each type is similarly performed to determine the appeal information, If there is more, the third place for each type is similarly processed and the appeal information is determined, so that the game information up to the third place, which is the highest rank in the ranking, is displayed as non-operating. It is determined as appeal information to be displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the target table. Therefore, appeal information is not determined for the machine numbers that are not ranked up to the third highest rank in any type of ranking.

  That is, in the appeal information determination process in S5 of the present embodiment, the CPU 142 ranks the display target tables that are not in operation in the ranking update process in S4 and is a predetermined higher rank in the ranking result 1 to 3. Appeal information has been determined for display units up to the top.

  Further, in the appeal information determination process of S5 of the present embodiment, the CPU 142 ranks (comparisons) the game information for each type (type), and for each day, such as the number of big hits of today and the number of big hits of the previous day, and appeals. Information is determined.

  Further, in the appeal information determination process of S5 of this embodiment, the CPU 142 manages the game information table A and the game information table B in association with the machine number of the display target table that is in the non-operating state specified in the ranking update process. Based on the game information (game-related information) and a predetermined condition of ranking higher than a predetermined ranking, appeal information (index information) that serves as an index for the player to select each display target table is determined. The CPU 142 that executes the appeal information determination process forms index information determination means in the present invention.

  Further, in the appeal information determination process of the present embodiment, the CPU 142 is appealed by the ranking of game information managed in association with each of the display unit numbers of the plurality of display target tables specified in the ranking update process of S4. Information is determined.

  Then, after each appeal information (type number) is determined in these appeal information determination processes, the process proceeds to step S6, and each appeal information (type number) determined in the appeal information determination process is changed to the corresponding unit number. Appeal information transmission processing to be transmitted to the calling lamp device 200 provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 is performed.

  In this embodiment, since the game information of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is managed in the calling lamp device 200 that is the destination of the appeal information, only the type number that is the index information specifying information in the present invention is used as the appeal information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the game information of the corresponding gaming machine is not managed in the information display device of the transmission destination, it is classified as such appeal information. Game information corresponding to the type number, not the number, for example, if the type number is “1”, the data of today ’s jackpot number corresponding to “1” itself and the character data used when displaying these data Appeal information including “character data of“ Today's Takaren Shodai ”in FIG. 21A) may be transmitted.

  That is, when the display target base is newly inactive by performing the non-operating information (operation information) reception process, for example, the pachinko machine 2 having the display target base number “115” In the case of a new non-operation, a ranking that includes the newly deactivated pachinko machine 2 with the unit number “115” as a comparison target is newly implemented, and appeal information is determined based on the ranking. Then, the determined appeal information is transmitted to the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to each display target table that is inactive.

  That is, the hall computer 140 according to the present embodiment is specified by the non-operating table data by receiving the non-operating information transmitted from the calling lamp device 200 when the operating state of the display target table is deactivated. Each time the display base in the non-operating state changes, the ranking update process of S4 for ranking (comparing) various game information is performed to determine new appeal information.

  In this embodiment, the CPU 142 uses the appeal information transmission process of S6 to display the appeal information including the type number serving as the index information specifying information that can specify the appeal information determined in the appeal information determination process of S5. To the call lamp device 200 provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 specified from the machine number stored in the non-working machine data. The index information specifying information transmitting means in the present invention is formed by the CPU 142 that performs the appeal information transmitting process.

  And the reception of the appeal information transmitted from the hall computer 140 in this way is detected at the step of Sw4 of the interrupt monitoring process performed by the control microcomputer 279 of the calling lamp device 200, and proceeds to the step of Sw17. It is determined whether or not the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is in a non-operating state at the time.

  If it is not in the non-operating state in this determination, the process ends and returns to the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 +. On the other hand, if it is in the non-operating state, the process proceeds to step Sw18 and appeal information is already being displayed on the display screen 261. It is determined whether or not there is.

  If appeal information is already being displayed on the display screen 261 in the determination, the process is terminated without updating the display of the display screen 261 to the received appeal information, and the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 + is returned. In the case where the display of the appeal information that has been displayed on the display screen 261 is continued without being changed, but the appeal information is not displayed on the display screen 261, the process proceeds to the step of Sw19 to display the appeal information. Perform the process.

  In the appeal information display process in this embodiment, game information to be displayed is specified from the appeal information (type No.) received in Sw4. Specifically, for example, the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is the pachinko machine 2 of the machine number “115” that is newly out of service, and the type No. When “2” is received, in the appeal information reference table shown in FIG. From the content of the game information corresponding to “2”, the game information used as appeal information is identified as “the maximum number of consecutive resorts (today)”, and the game information of the identified “maximum number of resorts (today)” That is, the maximum number of consecutive resorts is extracted from today's data in the game information table shown in FIG. 6, and the extracted maximum number of consecutive resorts (today) is displayed on the display screen 261 as shown in FIG. And the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is appealed to the player. The display of the appeal information is continuously displayed until it is finished in response to the transmission of the activation information in the Sw10 + activation determination process, that is, when the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is not in operation.

  In other words, the appeal information (index information) transmitted in the appeal information transmission process of S6 performed by the hall computer 140 is displayed in the appeal information display process of Sw19 performed by the calling lamp device 200 of the present embodiment.

  The appeal information (type No.) received in Sw4 is, for example, type No. In the case of “6”, the average value of the big hit probability of today, the previous day, and the day before the previous day of the game information table shown in FIG. 6 is calculated, and the calculated big hit probability average is as shown in FIG. The appeal information (type No.) that is displayed on the display screen 261 and appealed and received in Sw4 is, for example, type no. In the case of “7”, the number of jackpots on the previous day of the game information table shown in FIG. 6 is extracted, and the number of jackpots on the previous day is displayed on the display screen 261 as shown in FIG. To do.

  However, FIGS. 21A and 21B show examples of display when no display setting is made on the display information display setting screen.

  When the comparison information is transmitted from the hall computer 140 by performing the display information generation / transmission processing described above in the hall computer 140, the reception of the comparison result information is detected in the step Sw5 +, and the Sw21 The received comparison result information is updated and stored in the RAM 275.

  Then, the process proceeds to the step of Sw22, and a display background screen update process is performed to update the display background screen so that the text data included in the received comparison result information is displayed at both upper corner positions of each display screen. After the execution, the monitoring state returns to Sw1 to Sw5 +.

  Thus, by updating the display background screen, the received comparison results are displayed as shown in FIGS. 27 to 29 in each of the calling lamp devices 200 that have received the comparison result information.

  Specifically, as described above, for example, in the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the 107th number, which is the number of the number of big hits, as shown in FIG. The display of “★ best stand” is displayed at the upper corners of the display screen of appeal information and the normal display screen including the stand data display shown in FIG. The player is notified that the corresponding pachinko machine 2 with the machine number 107 is the best (best) in the number of big hits.

  Similarly, in the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the 101st number which is the second-ranked number, “☆ quasi-standard” is displayed at the upper corners of the appeal information display screen and the normal display screen shown in FIG. By displaying the “best stand” display, the player is informed that the pachinko machine 2 with the stand number 101 corresponding to the calling lamp device 200 is second place (semi-best) in the number of jackpots. Is done.

  Similarly, in each of the call lamp devices 200 corresponding to the third or lower unit number, the first unit number is displayed at the upper corners of the appeal information display screen or the normal display screen shown in FIG. The display of “Best in the 107th series” including the number of pachinko machines 2 in the same model as the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the call lamp device 200 in the number of jackpots is given to the player. Will be announced.

  In this example, the number of jackpots is described as an example of the specific game information. However, when “probable number of times” that is game information other than the number of jackpots is selected, instead of the number of jackpots, the game of each display target table The number of probability changes in the information table A is extracted, ranking is performed based on the number of probability changes, and comparison result information is generated and transmitted in the same manner as the number of jackpots. At this time, the comparison result information generated includes the game information to be compared, such as “best probability change stand” as the first display information and “** stand best change stand” as the lower display information. The display information including the information of the type is generated and transmitted, and is displayed on each calling lamp device 200 provided corresponding to the display target table.

  Similarly, when “big hit probability” is selected as the target information, the big hit probability in the game information table A of each display target table is extracted instead of the number of big hits, and ranking based on the big hit probability is performed. Thus, comparison result information is generated and transmitted. At this time, the generated display information includes the game information to be compared, such as “best probability stand” as the first display information and “** best probability stand” as the lower display information. Display information including the type information is generated and transmitted, and is displayed on each calling lamp device 200 provided corresponding to the display target table.

  In addition, when “number of consecutive resorts” is selected as the target information on the display information display setting screen, both the appeal information display screen shown in FIG. 28A and the upper part of the normal display screen shown in FIG. For example, the display of “10 consecutive resorts achieved!” Is displayed at the corner position for a predetermined time, so that the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the calling lamp device 200 has a predetermined consecutive resort threshold value in the number of consecutive resorts. The player is informed that the above-mentioned extended resort has occurred, and the call lamp device 200 corresponding to the other display target table is “105th 10th consecutive resort achieved as shown in FIG. 28B”. The comparison result information including the text data “!” Is transmitted and displayed for a predetermined time, so that the player is informed that a range of villas exceeding the predetermined range threshold has occurred in the 105 series. .

  That is, the calling lamp device 200 (information display device) of the present embodiment is compared with the comparison result specifying information that is the comparison result specifying information transmitted in the display information generating and transmitting process that is the comparison result specifying information transmitting means. The result is displayed.

  Next, the case where the concentrated single setting is made on the appeal information display setting screen will be described below. Note that the operation of the calling lamp device 200 in the case of the centralized single setting is the same as that in the case of the centralized ranking setting described above, so the description thereof will be omitted, and the non-operation information (operational information in the hall computer 140 having different operations will be omitted. ) The reception process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the non-operating information (operation information) reception process in the case where this centralized single setting is made, the hall computer 140 (CPU 142) first determines whether or not the received information is non-operating information (S1). .

  If the received information is activation information, the process proceeds to step S7, and the game information table A is updated based on the received activation information. Specifically, the operating state stored in the game information table A in association with the machine number included in the received operating information is updated from “non-operating” to “operating”, and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the received information is non-operating information, the process proceeds to step S2, and the game information table A is updated based on the received non-operating information. Specifically, the game information data stored in the game information table A in association with the machine number included in the received non-operation information is updated to the game information data included in the received non-operation information. The operating state corresponding to the unit number is updated from “operating” to “non-operating”.

  And it progresses to the step of S5 ', it determines whether the machine number contained in the received non-operation information is a machine number of a display object stand, and when it is a machine number of a display object stand, An appeal information determination process for determining appeal information to be displayed during the non-operation in the calling lamp device 200 that is the transmission source of the non-operation information is performed. If the number is not the display target table number, the process ends.

  In the appeal information determination process in step S5 ′, first, various game information stored in the game information table A and the game information table B in association with the machine number included in the received non-operation information is stored. Based on this, the number of points for each type stored in the appeal information reference table is specified.

  Specifically, if the number of jackpots in the game information table A after being updated with the game information included in the received non-operation information is 5, for example, 4-6 as shown in FIG. Since it corresponds to the range of times, the number of points is specified as 2 points. Similarly, the number of points is specified for the maximum number of consecutive resorts and the jackpot probability.

  In addition, as the number of points corresponding to the “big hit stable stand”, the number of big hits of today, the previous day, and the day before the previous day is extracted from the game information table A and the game information table B, and the number of points corresponding to each of the big hit numbers corresponds. By dividing the total value of 3 by 3, the average points for 3 days are calculated.

  And for “Stable Rensodai”, as well as “Big Hit Stable Stand”, the average value of each maximum number of consecutive days of the day, the previous day, and the day before the previous day is calculated. Similarly, the average value of the number of points of the jackpot probability of today, the previous day, and the day before the previous day is calculated.

  In addition, for “the previous day's high hit table”, the number of points corresponding to the number of hits on the previous day corresponding to the table number included in the non-working information received in the game information table B is specified.

  Then, the game information of the type having the largest number of points out of the points specified in this way is selected as a candidate for appeal information. For example, if the number of points of today's big hit is the largest among the specified points, the highest hit of type number “1” is selected as a candidate for appeal information.

  In this selection, when there are a plurality of types having the same number of points, the type having the highest priority stored in the priority order of the appeal information reference table is selected as a candidate for appeal information.

  Next, it is checked whether the number of candidate points selected in this way is equal to or greater than the number of relevant reference points stored in the appeal information reference table. If the number of points that are higher than 1 is determined as appeal information, and if the number is less than the reference point number, among the specified other types of points, the type that is equal to or greater than the relevant reference point number is specified, and the type is appealed Determine as information. When there are a plurality of types that are equal to or greater than the reference point number, the type with the highest priority stored in the priority of the appeal information reference table is determined as the appeal information.

  Specifically, when the number of selected candidate points is 2 points as described above and the time at that time is a time corresponding to the time zone B, the appeal information reference table of FIG. As shown in the table, the number of reference points for the high and high hit base is 2 points, and the number of selected candidate points is equal to or greater than the number of reference points, so the high hit table for the selected type number “1” is used as appeal information. decide.

  On the other hand, when the number of selected candidate points is 2 points as described above and the time at that time is a time corresponding to the time zone C, the appeal information reference table of FIG. In addition, the number of reference points for high and high hits is 3 points, and 2 points, which is the number of selected candidate points, is less than 3 points, which is the number of reference points. If the number of points of a type other than the high and high hit base of the type number “1”, for example, if the number of points of the Korenjyo stand is also 2 points, it is 2 points or more that are the reference points of the Korenjyo stand Therefore, the Korensodai is determined as appeal information.

  Then, the process proceeds to step S6, and appeal information transmission processing for transmitting the appeal information (type number) determined in the appeal information determination processing of S5 ′ to the calling lamp device 200 that is the transmission source of the received non-operation information is performed. After that, the process ends.

  In other words, by executing the processing when receiving the non-operation information (operation information), if the display target table is newly non-operational, ranking with other non-operational display target units is performed. Instead, appeal information is determined based on the number of points and reference points of various types of game information, and the determined appeal information is transmitted to the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the display target table that has become non-operational. .

  The reception of the appeal information transmitted from the hall computer 140 in this way is detected at the step Sw4 of the interrupt monitoring process performed by the control microcomputer 279 of the calling lamp device 200, and the above-described Sw17 to Sw19. By executing the process, the received appeal information is displayed on the display screen 261 on the condition that the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is in a non-operating state and the appeal information is not already being displayed.

  Next, the operation of the calling lamp device 200 when the individual ranking is set on the appeal information display setting screen will be described below. In the case of this setting, the hall computer 140 does not need to identify the operating state of the display target table, determine the ranking, or determine the appeal information. Information) Processing at the time of reception is not performed.

  When the individual ranking is set, the control microcomputer 279 of the calling lamp device 200 performs the interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the interrupt monitoring process in the setting includes the same processing steps as the interrupt monitoring process (see FIG. 19) in the centralized ranking setting described above, and the description of these same steps is omitted. The processing of Sw12 to Sw15c, which is a feature in this setting, will be described in detail below.

  In the interrupt monitoring process in this setting, since appeal information is not transmitted from the hall computer 140, it is performed when the appeal information is received at the step of Sw4 for monitoring the reception of appeal information and the step of Sw4. Steps Sw17 to Sw19 are excluded, and Steps Sw15a to Sw15c are added after the Step Sw15.

  In the interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG. 23, if the non-operation determination timer is up, the timer up is detected at the step Sw3 in the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 + and proceeds to the step of Sw12. A determination process is performed.

  In this non-operating determination process, first, it is determined whether or not the gaming state at that time is a normal gaming state corresponding to non-operating. And when it is not a normal gaming state, that is, when it is a big hit state, a probable change state, and a short time state, it is determined that it is not operating but is operating (resting), while when it is a normal gaming state, it is not operating It is determined that

  That is, in the non-operation determination process of Sw12 of this embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 determines whether or not the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is non-operation, and the non-operation determination process in the present invention is performed by the control microcomputer 279 that performs the non-operation determination process. Operation determination means is formed.

  And it progresses to the step of Sw13, it is discriminate | determined whether the determination result in a non-operation determination is non-operation determination, and when it is not non-operation determination, it will progress to the step of Sw16 and reset a non-operation determination timer, While returning to the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 +, if it is a non-operation determination, the process proceeds to the step of Sw14, and the game state (current) data in the game information table (FIG. 6) is updated to “non-operation”. After that, the machine number of the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the device ID of the calling lamp device 200, predetermined data indicating that the gaming state is inactive, and the gaming information table at that time are stored. Non-operating information including today's data and the number of big hits of the previous day is displayed along with other calling lamp devices 200 provided corresponding to other display target stands. Implementing the non-operation information transmission processing is transmitted to the hall computer 140 (SW15).

  Next, the process proceeds to the step of Sw15a, based on the various game information stored in the non-working table game information table of FIG. 7 and the game information of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 stored in the game information table. A ranking update process for updating the rank table shown in FIG.

  Specifically, in the ranking update process of Sw15a, first, game information corresponding to each type for ranking is extracted from the game information table. In other words, the number of big hits of today's data corresponding to “High Otsukadai”, the highest number of today's data of “Kohrensodai”, the big hit probability of today ’s data corresponding to “High Probability Table”, “ The number of hits of the previous day's data corresponding to "Big hit stand" is extracted.

  Then, each of these extracted numerical values is compared with the numerical value of the corresponding type stored in the non-working table game information table and other display target tables that are non-working at that time, and each extracted numerical value The corresponding rank is identified and stored in the rank table.

  Specifically, the number of big hits of today's data corresponding to the extracted “high jackpot” is compared with the number of big hits stored in the non-working table game information table. If it is the second largest value, that is, if it is the third place, “3” is stored in the rank corresponding to “high-ranking hit stand” in the rank table, and similarly, today corresponding to “Korensodai” The maximum number of consecutive resorts in the data is compared with each maximum number of consecutive resorts stored in the non-working table game information table, and the extracted maximum consecutive resort number is, for example, the second largest value, that is, 2 If it is a rank, “2” is stored in the rank corresponding to “Korensodai” in the rank table, and for the big hit probability of today's data corresponding to “high probability table”, the non-working table game information table Each jackpot probability stored in In comparison, when the extracted jackpot probability is, for example, the first largest value, that is, in the first place, “1” is stored in the rank corresponding to the “high probability table” in the rank table. The number of big hits of the previous day's data corresponding to "the previous day's high big hit stand" is compared with each previous day's big hit number stored in the non-working table game information table, and the big hit number of the extracted previous day data is, for example, the largest value. If it is, that is, if it is the first place, “1” is stored in the order corresponding to the “previous high hit table” in the order table, and the order table is updated.

  Next, it progresses to the step of Sw15b and an appeal information determination process is implemented. In the appeal information determination process in Sw15b, first, in the rank table updated in the ranking update process of Sw15a, the rank set on the appeal information display setting screen, for example, the rank within 3rd if the set rank is third. It is determined whether or not exists.

  If it does not exist in the determination, the process ends without determining appeal information and returns to the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 +. On the other hand, if a rank within the set rank exists, the highest rank is stored. Among the types that have the highest priority, for example, in the case of the ranking table shown in FIG. Is determined as appeal information.

  That is, in the appeal information determination process of Sw15b in the present embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 has the game information of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 managed in the game information table and the ranking that is a predetermined condition is equal to or higher than the predetermined ranking. On the basis of this, appeal information (index information) that serves as an index for selecting the corresponding pachinko machine 2 for the player is determined, and the control microcomputer 279 that executes the appeal information determination process claims in the present invention. Seven index information determining means are formed.

  Further, in the appeal information determination process of Sw15b of the present embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 ranks (compares) the game information for each type (type) and for each day, such as today's jackpot count or the previous day jackpot count. Appeal information is determined.

  Next, the process proceeds to the step of Sw15c, and appeal information display processing for displaying, on the display screen 261, the jackpot probability of today's data corresponding to the “high probability table” which is the appeal information determined in the appeal information determination processing of Sw15b. After the execution, the monitoring state returns to Sw1 to Sw5 +. The display of the appeal information is terminated when the activation information is transmitted when it is determined to be activated in the Sw10 + activation determination process.

  In other words, the appeal information display that displays the appeal information determined in the appeal information determination process of Sw15b based on the determination of Yes in the step of Sw13, that is, the non-operation determination in the non-operation determination process. The index information display means in the present invention is formed by the control microcomputer 279 that executes the process and executes the appeal information display process.

  Next, the operation of the calling lamp device 200 when individual individual settings are made on the appeal information display setting screen will be described below. Even in the case of this setting, the hall computer 140 does not need to specify the operating state of the display target table, determine the ranking, or determine the appeal information. Information) Processing at the time of reception is not performed.

  In the case where this individual setting is made, the control microcomputer 279 of the calling lamp device 200 performs the interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the interrupt monitoring process in the setting includes the same processing steps as the interrupt monitoring process in the individual ranking setting described above (see FIG. 23), and the description of these same steps is omitted. The processing of Sw12 to Sw15c, which is a feature in this setting, will be described in detail below.

  In the interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG. 24, when the non-operation determination timer is up, the timer increase is detected in the step of Sw3, and the process proceeds to the step of Sw12. , Sw13 is determined.

  In the case of non-operating determination, the process proceeds to steps from Sw13 to Sw14, and after performing the non-operating information transmission process described above, the appeal information determining process of Sw15b 'is performed.

  In the appeal information determination process of Sw15b ′, the number of points for each type stored in the appeal information reference table is specified based on the various types of game information stored in the game information table.

  Specifically, if the number of big hits for today's data is, for example, 6 times, the number of points is specified as 2 points because it corresponds to the range of 4 to 6 times as shown in FIG. Similarly, the number of points is specified for the maximum number of consecutive resorts and the jackpot probability.

  In addition, as the number of points corresponding to the “big hit stable stand”, a value obtained by extracting the number of big hits of today, the previous day, and the day before the previous day from the game information table, and adding the number of points corresponding to each of the big hit numbers is 3 The average points for 3 days are calculated by dividing by.

  And for “Stable Rensodai”, as well as “Big Hit Stable Stand”, the average value of each maximum number of consecutive days of the day, the previous day, and the day before the previous day is calculated. Similarly, the average value of the number of points of the jackpot probability of today, the previous day, and the day before the previous day is calculated.

  In addition, for the “previous day big hit stand”, the number of points corresponding to the number of big hits of the previous day data in the game information table is specified.

  Then, the game information of the type having the largest number of points out of the points specified in this way is selected as a candidate for appeal information. For example, if the number of points of today's big hit is the largest among the specified points, the highest hit of type number “1” is selected as a candidate for appeal information.

  In this selection, when there are a plurality of types having the same number of points, the type having the highest priority stored in the priority order of the appeal information reference table is selected as a candidate for appeal information.

  Next, it is checked whether the number of candidate points selected in this way is equal to or greater than the number of relevant reference points stored in the appeal information reference table. If the number of points that are higher than 1 is determined as appeal information, and if the number is less than the reference point number, among the specified other types of points, the type that is equal to or greater than the relevant reference point number is specified, and the type is appealed Determine as information. When there are a plurality of types that are equal to or greater than the reference point number, the type with the highest priority stored in the priority of the appeal information reference table is determined as the appeal information.

  Specifically, when the number of selected candidate points is 2 points as described above, and the time at that time is a time corresponding to the time zone B, the appeal information reference table of FIG. As shown in the table, the number of reference points for the high and high hit base is 2 points, and the number of selected candidate points is equal to or greater than the number of reference points, so the high hit table for the selected type number “1” is used as appeal information. decide.

  On the other hand, when the number of selected candidate points is 2 points as described above and the time at that time is a time corresponding to the time zone C, the appeal information reference table of FIG. In addition, the number of reference points for high and high hits is 3 points, and 2 points, which is the number of selected candidate points, is less than 3 points, which is the number of reference points. If the number of points of the type other than the high-scoring base with the classification number “1”, for example, if the number of points on the previous-day high-scoring base is also 2 points, it is 2 points or more which are the reference points for the previous-day high-scoring base Therefore, the previous day's height hit stand is determined as appeal information.

  That is, in the appeal information determination process of Sw15b ′ in the present embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 is not less than a reference point which is a predetermined condition and game information of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 managed in the game information table. Based on this, appeal information (index information) that serves as an index for selecting the corresponding pachinko machine 2 for the player is determined, and the billing in the present invention is performed by the control microcomputer 279 that executes the appeal information determination process of the Sw15b ′. Item 7 index information determination means is formed.

Further, in the appeal information determination process of Sw15b ′ of the present embodiment, the control microcomputer 279
The appeal information is determined on condition that each type of game information is equal to or greater than a value corresponding to a reference point that is a predetermined reference value.

  Further, in the appeal information determination process of Sw15b ′ of the present embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 determines the number of points of game information for each day, such as for each type (type) and for the number of hits of the day and the number of hits of the previous day. Appeal information is determined.

  Next, the process proceeds to the step of Sw15c, and is the appeal information determined in the appeal information determination process of Sw15b ′. In the time zone C, after executing appeal information display processing for displaying the number of big hits of the previous day's data corresponding to “previous day big hits” on the display screen 261 as shown in FIG. Return to the monitoring state of Sw5 +. The display of the appeal information is terminated when the activation information is transmitted when it is determined to be activated in the Sw10 + activation determination process.

  Next, a gaming system according to Embodiment 2 corresponding to claim 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As a feature of the second embodiment, in the first embodiment described above, the setting on the information display setting screen and the display information display setting screen is performed, so that the calling lamp device 200 which is the information display device of the present invention is used. Both the appeal information and the comparison result information are displayed, whereas in the second embodiment, only one of the appeal information and the comparison result information is displayed in the hall based on the setting in the hall computer 140. By transmitting from the computer 140 to the calling lamp device 200, only the appeal information or the comparison result information is displayed on the calling lamp device 200. Other system configurations and the like are as follows. Since it is the same as the gaming system of the first embodiment, the description of the same part is as follows. Shall be abbreviated, described below, wherein parts of the changes to become the second embodiment from the first embodiment.

  FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating a call lamp display information setting screen displayed on the hall computer 140 according to the second embodiment.

  In the call lamp display information setting screen of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 30, a display information type selection unit is provided at the center of the screen, and the display information type is set as appeal information or comparison result information. It can be selected.

  When appeal information is selected as the display information type in the display information type selection unit and then a “display” selection input unit provided at the bottom of the call lamp display information setting screen is selected and input, the appeal of the first embodiment is displayed. The appeal information display setting screen shown in FIG. 31 that is almost the same as the information display setting screen is displayed, and various settings on the appeal information display setting screen can be performed, and the comparison result information is displayed as the display information type in the display information type selection unit. When the selection input part of “display” is selected and input after selection, the display information display setting screen shown in FIG. 25 same as that of the first embodiment is displayed, and various settings on the display information display setting screen can be set. It can be implemented.

  In the second embodiment, all appeal information is generated by the hall computer 140 and transmitted to each calling lamp device 200. Therefore, the appeal information display setting screen of the second embodiment is as shown in FIG. The appeal information determination subject setting unit is not provided.

  Therefore, the control microcomputer 279 of the calling lamp device 200 according to the present embodiment performs only the interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG.

  In other words, in the first embodiment described above, the appeal information display setting screen and the display information display setting screen can be displayed separately, and settings can be performed independently of each other. In the hall computer 140, the appeal information display setting screen and the display information display setting screen are displayed only by being selected by the display information type selection unit in the calling lamp display information setting screen, Only the display information type selected by the display information type selection unit can be set.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the setting is performed on the appeal information display setting screen that is displayed when “appeal information” is selected in the display information type selection unit on the call lamp display information setting screen. The appeal information based on the setting is generated by the hall computer 140 as in the first embodiment and transmitted to the calling lamp device 200, so that the appeal information is displayed on the calling lamp device 200, while the display information type is selected. The setting is performed on the display information display setting screen that is displayed when “comparison result information” is selected in the section, so that the comparison result information based on the setting is stored in the hall computer 140 as in the first embodiment. By being generated and transmitted to the calling lamp device 200, the calling lamp device 200 displays the comparison result information. It is.

  In other words, the call lamp display information setting screen of the second embodiment accepts the setting of which appeal information (index information) or comparison result is displayed on the call lamp device 200 (information display device). The display setting accepting means of the present invention is formed by the CPU 142 that performs the calling lamp display information setting accepting process for displaying the lamp display information setting screen and accepting the setting.

  In the second embodiment, the CPU 142 performs appeal information determination processing (index information determination means) on the condition that the setting received on the call lamp display information setting screen is a setting for displaying appeal information (index information). Appeal information itself (index information specifying information) that can specify the determined appeal information (index information) is provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 specified from the machine number (gaming machine identification information) corresponding to the index information. Display information generation / transmission processing (comparison result specifying means) on the condition that the setting received on the call lamp display information setting screen is a setting for displaying the comparison result. The comparison result information (comparison result specifying information) that can specify the comparison result specified in step SX2) is used as the pachinko machine. The information transmission processing to be transmitted to the calling lamp device 200 (information display device) provided corresponding to is performed, and the specific information transmission means of the present invention is formed by the CPU 142 that performs the information transmission processing. .

  Further, the calling lamp device 200 (information display device) according to the second embodiment has the appeal information specified from the appeal information (index information) received from the hall computer 140 that performs the information transmission process (specific information transmission means), or The comparison result specified from the comparison result information (comparison result specifying information) is displayed.

  Next, a gaming system according to Embodiment 3 corresponding to claim 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As a feature of the third embodiment, in the first embodiment described above, the settings on the information display setting screen and the display information display setting screen are performed, so that the calling lamp device 200 which is the information display device of the present invention Both the appeal information and the comparison result information are displayed, whereas in the third embodiment, the setting content indicating which of the appeal information set in the hall computer 140 or the comparison result information is displayed. Is transmitted to the calling lamp device 200, so that only one of the appeal information and the comparison result information is displayed on the calling lamp device 200. The other system configurations and the like are described above. Since it is the same as the gaming system of the first embodiment, the description of the same part is omitted. Will be described below, wherein parts of the third embodiment which is a change from Example 1.

  In the third embodiment, similar to the first embodiment described above, the hall computer 140 can individually display the appeal information display setting screen and the display information display setting screen, and can independently set the settings. Based on the settings on the appeal information display setting screen and the display information display setting screen, appeal information and comparison result information are transmitted from the hall computer 140 to each calling lamp device 200.

  First, FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating a call lamp display information setting screen displayed on the hall computer 140 according to the third embodiment.

  In the call lamp display information setting screen of the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 32, the pachinko machine corresponding to the call lamp device 200 that is the object of display setting on the call lamp display information setting screen is located at the upper position of the screen. A display target type specifying unit for specifying 2 and a display information type selecting unit for selecting whether the display information type is appeal information or comparison result information are provided in the center of the screen.

  As shown in FIG. 32, the setting target table designation unit is provided with a check box and a selection window for each selection menu of “island unit” and “model unit” that can be exclusively selected. When specifying the pachinko machine 2 installed on the island as a setting target, check the check box corresponding to the selection menu of “island unit” and install the pachinko machine 2 to be set in the corresponding selection window. When selecting an island number that has been selected, if you want to specify all units of one model as the setting target, check the check box corresponding to the selection menu of “model type” and set the setting target in the corresponding selection window. What is necessary is just to select the model name of the pachinko machine 2 which it wants.

  If the appeal information is to be displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 specified by the setting target table specifying unit, “appeal information” is selected in the display information type selection unit, and the setting target table is selected. When the comparison result information is to be displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 designated by the designation unit, “comparison result information” is selected in the display information type selection unit.

  After selecting “appeal information” as the display information type in the display information type selection unit, the CPU 142 selects the setting input when the “transmission” selection input unit provided below the call lamp display information setting screen is selected. Display setting information indicating that the display information type is appeal information is transmitted to each calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 specified by the table specifying unit.

  On the other hand, when selecting the “transmission” selection input unit after selecting “comparison result information” in the display information type selection unit, the CPU 142 selects each of the corresponding pachinko machines 2 specified in the setting target table specifying unit. Display setting information indicating that the display information type is comparison result information is transmitted to the calling lamp device 200.

  FIG. 33 is an appeal information display setting screen displayed on the hall computer 140 in the third embodiment. In the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment, all appeal information is generated by the hall computer 140. Thus, unlike the appeal information display setting screen of the first embodiment, no appeal information determination subject setting section is provided, and thus the calling lamp device of the third embodiment is transmitted. The control microcomputer 279 of 200 executes only the interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG.

  The interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG. 34 is substantially the same as the interrupt monitoring process of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 19, but the display setting information transmitted from the hall computer 140 that is a feature of the third embodiment. The difference is that a process related to reception of a message is added.

  Specifically, in the interrupt monitoring process of the third embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 inputs the signals output from the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and the out ball counter 26 by performing each step of Sw1 to Sw5 ++. Status change or presence / absence of signal input, data transmission timer up, non-operation determination timer up, appeal information reception from hall computer 140, non-operation information or activation information reception, comparison result information reception It becomes a monitoring state in which presence / absence and presence / absence of display setting information are detected.

  Here, processing when there is a change in the signal input state or when there is a signal input, processing when the data transmission timer is up, processing when the non-operation determination timer is up, non-operation information or The processing when the activation information is received is the same as the interrupt monitoring processing of the first embodiment.

  When the display setting information is received in the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 ++, the reception of the display setting information is detected in Sw5 ++ and the process proceeds to the step of SW23, and the display setting information stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 275 is displayed. Is updated to the received display setting information.

  The updated display setting information is used in the step of Sw17- executed when the appeal information is received or the step of Sw21- executed when the comparison result information is received. .

  In other words, if appeal information is received in the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 ++, it is detected in the step of Sw4 and proceeds to the step of Sw17-, and whether the display information type is appeal information based on the display setting information. The control microcomputer 279 determines whether or not, and the processing of Sw17 to Sw19 is performed on the condition that the display information type is determined to be appeal information.

  In addition, when the comparison result information is received in the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 ++, it is detected in the step of Sw5 + and proceeds to the step of Sw21−, and the display information type is the comparison result information based on the display setting information. Whether or not there is is determined by the control microcomputer 279, and the processing of Sw21 to Sw22 is performed on condition that the display information type is determined to be comparison result information.

  That is, when the setting content included in the updated display setting information is the setting content that the display information type is appeal information, the call is made by determining “No” in the step of Sw21−. While the comparison result is not displayed on the lamp device 200, it is determined as “Yes” in the step of Sw17-, and the processing of Sw17 to Sw19 is performed, so that only the appeal information is displayed on the calling lamp device 200.

  Further, when the setting content included in the updated display setting information is the setting content that the display information type is the comparison result information, it is determined as “No” in the step of Sw17−. While the appeal information is not displayed in the calling lamp device 200, it is determined as “Yes” in the step of Sw21− and the processing of Sw21 to Sw22 is performed, so that only the comparison result is displayed in the calling lamp device 200.

  That is, the calling lamp device 200 (information display device) according to the third embodiment receives the display setting information including the setting for displaying the appeal information (index information) and the comparison result in the step of Sw5 ++ (acceptance). ), A hole for performing appeal information transmission processing (index information specifying information transmitting means) on condition that the setting included in the received (accepted) display setting information is a setting for displaying appeal information (index information). The appeal information (index information) itself specified from the appeal information (index information specifying information) received from the computer 140 is displayed, and the setting included in the received (accepted) display setting information is a setting for displaying the comparison result. From the hall computer 140 that performs the SX5 step (comparison result specifying information transmitting means) of the display information generating and transmitting process on the condition Displaying the comparison result identified from Shin the comparison result information (comparison result identifying information).

  In the third embodiment, the display setting information is received from the hall computer 140. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any one of the appeal information (index information) and the comparison result can be used. On the side of the calling lamp device 200 (information display device), for example, as shown in FIG. 35, the control microcomputer 279 can be set by turning ON / OFF No. 1 of the dip switch 277. Instead of the display setting information, the determination of Sw17− and Sw21− described above may be performed based on the setting of ON / OFF of No. 1 of the dip switch 277.

  Further, according to the third embodiment, when the setting content included in the display setting information is the setting content that the display information type is comparison result information, the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is in a non-operating state. In this case, since no information is displayed, for example, as shown in FIG. 36, the comparison result information may be displayed on the display unit 261 in the non-operating state instead of the appeal information.

  Next, a gaming system according to Embodiment 4 corresponding to claim 9 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The feature of the fourth embodiment is that, in all of the first to third embodiments described above, the hall computer 140 generates comparison result information and transmits it to each calling lamp device 200. 4, the comparison result information is generated on the side of the calling lamp device 200 together with the appeal information, and the other system configuration is the same as the gaming system of the first embodiment, so that it is the same. The description of the part is omitted, and the characteristic part of the fourth embodiment, which is a change from the first embodiment, will be described below.

  First, FIG. 37 is a diagram illustrating a calling lamp display information setting screen displayed on the hall computer 140 according to the fourth embodiment.

  In the call lamp display information setting screen of the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 37, the pachinko machine corresponding to the call lamp device 200 that is the object of display setting on the call lamp display information setting screen is located at the upper position of the screen. 2 is a setting target base designating unit for designating 2; an appeal information setting unit for designating a determination method for determining appeal information by the calling lamp device 200 at the center position of the screen; and comparison result information at the lower position of the screen. And a comparison information display setting unit for making settings related to the above.

  As shown in FIG. 37, the setting target table designation unit is provided with a check box and a selection window for each selection menu of “island unit” and “model unit” that can be exclusively selected. When specifying the pachinko machine 2 installed on the island as a setting target, check the check box corresponding to the selection menu of “island unit” and install the pachinko machine 2 to be set in the corresponding selection window. When selecting an island number that has been selected, if you want to specify all units of one model as the setting target, check the check box corresponding to the selection menu of “model type” and set the setting target in the corresponding selection window. What is necessary is just to select the model name of the pachinko machine 2 which it wants.

  And the setting regarding the appeal information displayed on the calling lamp apparatus 200 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 designated by these setting object stand designation | designated parts is performed.

  Specifically, it is the same as the setting contents in the “decision method” item on the appeal information display setting screen of the first embodiment, and is not in operation among the display target tables selected in the “display target table” item. By comparing the various game information of the pachinko machine 2 that is in a state and ranking it, the game information up to a predetermined upper rank specified in the “display rank” item in each ranking is appealing information It is higher than the reference value used as appeal information in each pachinko machine 2 without carrying out the ranking comparing the selection menu of the “ranking method” determined as and the game information of these non-operating pachinko machines 2 The selection menu of “single method” that determines game information as appeal information can be selected together with a check box for each menu. It has been kicked.

  In other words, if you want to display appeal information only on the call lamp device 200 corresponding to the first pachinko machine 2 in the ranking order when the determination method is the ranking method, check the check box corresponding to the “ranking method” In the selection window item of “display order” that can be selected (activated) by selecting the first place, appeal information is displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the first and second pachinko machines 2. If the user wants to display appeal information on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the first, second and third pachinko machines 2, the third place may be selected.

  That is, in the fourth embodiment, as described above, as in the case where “individual determination” is selected in the appeal information determination subject item of the first embodiment, the appeal information determination subject is only the calling lamp device 200. When the ranking method is selected in the appeal information setting unit, the appeal information is determined in the same manner as the individual ranking setting in the first embodiment, and when the single method is selected in the appeal information setting unit, the first embodiment is selected. The appeal information is determined in the same manner as in the case of individual individual setting.

  Further, in the comparison information display setting unit, “target information” for designating game information as a comparison target of the comparison result displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 designated by the setting target table designation unit. In the comparison of the item “and the designated game information, the“ best stand ”(first place) and“ semi-best stand ”corresponding to the upper rank are displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the highest rank stand. "(Second place)" is provided with an item "display target order" for designating the order of display.

  In the “target information” item of the fourth embodiment, as in the first embodiment, “big hit count”, “probable variation count”, “big hit probability”, and “maximum consecutive resort count” can be selected. Therefore, one piece of game information out of these pieces of game information may be designated as comparison target game information.

  In addition, in the item “display target rank” of the fourth embodiment, a selection window capable of selecting the first rank, the second rank, and the third rank is provided. By selecting each rank, the embodiment can be selected. Similar to 1, the first to third ranks can be designated.

  In other words, in the ranking for the display target table, when it is desired to display the best table only on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the first pachinko machine 2, the first is selected, and the first and second pachinko machines 2 are selected. When the corresponding call lamp device 200 is to display the best stand and the semi-best stand, the second place is selected, and the best stand display is displayed on the call lamp device 200 corresponding to the first, second and third place pachinko machines 2. If you want to show the semi-best stand display or the semi-best stand, you can select the third place.

  Then, the hall computer 140 (CPU 142) causes the pachinko machine 2 designated by the setting target table designation unit by selectively inputting a “setting” selection input unit provided below the call lamp display information setting screen. For example, if the game island XX is specified by the setting target table specifying unit, the game island is assigned to each calling lamp device 200 corresponding to all the pachinko machines 2 installed on the game island XX. The machine numbers of all the pachinko machines 2 installed in XX (the machine numbers of all the display target machines), the device IDs of the call lamp devices 200 corresponding to the pachinko machines 2, and the decision specified in the appeal information setting unit Display setting information including information on the method and order (ranking method only), the type of target information specified in the comparison information display setting unit, and information on the display target order To send.

  38 is stored in the RAM 275 of the calling lamp device 200 of the fourth embodiment, and the pachinko machine corresponding to the calling lamp device 200 is stored in the display target table game information table. A pachinko machine 2 other than the machine 2 is stored in association with the number of each pachinko machine 2 designated as a display target table, with the number of big hits, the probability of change, the probability of big hits, and the maximum number of consecutive villas of the pachinko machine 2 These pieces of game information are updated in response to reception of a transmission data string transmitted from the pachinko machine 2 of the display target table other than the corresponding pachinko machine 2, In the display target table game information table, various game information of other display target tables other than the corresponding pachinko machine 2 can be grasped.

  FIG. 39 shows a call lamp according to the fourth embodiment when the above-described appeal information setting unit designates a ranking method, that is, when the display setting information includes that the appeal information determination method is the ranking method. 40 is a flowchart showing an interrupt monitoring process performed by the control microcomputer 279 of the apparatus 200. FIG. 40 shows a case where a single method is designated in the above-described appeal information setting unit, that is, a method for determining appeal information in the display setting information. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt monitoring process which the control microcomputer 279 of the calling lamp apparatus 200 of the present Example 4 implements when it is included that it is a single system.

  The interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG. 39 is substantially the same as the interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG. 23 performed by the calling lamp device 200 when setting the ranking method by individual determination in the first embodiment. A difference is that processing for specifying a comparison result, which is a feature of the fourth embodiment, and processing relating to reception of display setting information transmitted from the hall computer 140 are added.

  Specifically, in the interrupt monitoring process of the fourth embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 performs each step of Sw1 to Sw3, Sw5, Sw5 ++, and Sw5 ′ to perform the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and the out ball counter 26. Change in signal input status or signal input, whether the data transmission timer is up, whether the non-operation determination timer is up, whether non-operation information or activation information is received, display setting information Is in a monitoring state in which the presence or absence of reception and the presence or absence of reception of a transmission data string are detected.

  When the display setting information is received in the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 ′, the reception of the display setting information is detected in Sw5 ++, and the process proceeds to the step of SW23, and the display setting stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 275 is displayed. Information is updated to the received display setting information.

  Then, among the table numbers included in the updated display setting information, the table numbers of other display target tables excluding the corresponding unit number of the pachinko machine 2 are stored in the display target table game information table to display the display target table game information. After the table is updated, the monitoring state returns to Sw1 to Sw5 ′.

  In the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 ′, when the input state of one jackpot signal, two jackpot signals, and the short time signal changes, or when a start winning signal, a production end signal, a prize ball signal, and an out ball count signal are input The change or signal input is detected at Sw1 and the process proceeds to Sw6, and a game information table update process for updating the game information table shown in FIG. 6 is performed according to the type of signal.

  Then, after executing the game information table update process, the process proceeds to the step of Sw7, and after determining whether or not the total number of hit balls has been updated by the input of the out ball count signal in the game information table update process of Sw6, the step of Sw8 Then, it is determined whether or not there is a change in the game state in the game information table update process of Sw6, that is, the signal input state of the terminals 1 to 3 has changed.

  When it is determined that the gaming state has changed in the determination of Sw8, the process proceeds to the step of Sw9 ′ to perform transmission data string transmission processing, while when it is determined that the gaming state has not changed, Sw9 It returns to the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 'without going through the step of'.

  In the transmission data string transmission process in the step of Sw9 ′, as shown in FIG. 10, the device ID of the call lamp device 200, the corresponding machine number of the pachinko machine 2, and the current data of the game information table at that time The hall computer 140 and the display target game information table include a transmission data sequence in which game information data including new game state data stored in the memory and ECC data used for error correction of the transmission data are arranged. By transmitting to the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the other display target table stored, the hall computer 140 is quickly notified that the gaming state of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 has changed, and updated. The subsequent game information is notified to other display targets. The data transmission timer is reset by transmitting the transmission data string.

  The reception of the transmission data string transmitted from the other display target table in this way is detected in the step of Sw5 ′ in the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 ′, and proceeds to the step of Sw31, and is included in the transmission data string. Each game information stored in the display target table game information table corresponding to the table number is updated to the game information included in the received transmission data string, that is, the number of jackpots, the number of probability changes, the jackpot probability, and the maximum number of consecutive games (Display target table game information table update process).

  And the comparison result specific process which specifies a comparison result based on the data of the display object table | game information table after these updates is implemented (Sw32).

  Specifically, in the comparison result specifying process of the present embodiment, similarly to the display information generation / transmission process in the first embodiment, first, the game information changed by the display target table game information table update process is included in the display setting information. It is determined whether or not the game information is to be compared. If the game information is not to be compared, the process returns to the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 ′ without performing the process of Sw33.

  On the other hand, when the changed game information is the comparison target game information included in the display setting information, the comparison target game information, for example, the big hit probability is all extracted from the display target table game information table and The big hit probability of the pachinko machine 2 to be extracted is extracted from the game information table and ranked.

  Then, the ranking of the jackpot probability of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 based on the ranking is specified, and it is determined whether or not the specified ranking is within the range of the display target ranking included in the display setting information, for example, within the second ranking.

  In the determination, if it is within the range of the display target ranking, for example, if it is first place, the comparison result is identified as the best level, and if it is second place, the comparison result is identified as the quasi-best level. On the other hand, if it is out of the range of the display target rank, that is, if it is 3rd or lower, the number of the first display target table is specified, and “** best table” is specified as the comparison result.

  Then, the process proceeds to the step of Sw33, and the display background screen update process is performed to update the display background screen so that the comparison results specified in the comparison result specifying process of Sw32 are displayed at both upper corner positions of the display screen. After the execution, the monitoring state returns to Sw1 to Sw5 ′.

  In this way, by updating the display background screen, the specified comparison result is displayed in each call lamp device 200 as in the first embodiment, and the processing of Sw14 to Sw15c is performed at the time of non-operation determination. When implemented, appeal information is also displayed as in the first embodiment.

  The interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG. 40 is substantially the same as the interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG. 24 performed by the calling lamp device 200 when the single method is set by individual determination in the first embodiment. 39, as in the case of FIG. 39, the points Sw5 ′ and Sw31-33, which are the processes for specifying the comparison results, which are the features of the fourth embodiment, are added, and are transmitted from the hall computer 140. The difference is that steps Sw5 ++ and Sw23, which are processes related to reception of display setting information, are added.

  The processing contents of each of the added steps Sw5 ′ and Sw31 to 33 and the processing contents of the steps Sw5 ++ and Sw23 are the same as the processing in the interrupt monitoring process of FIG. A description will be given of the processing in the step of Sw15b ′ that is omitted and different from the interrupt monitoring processing in FIG.

  In the appeal information determination process of Sw15b ′ according to the fourth embodiment, the number of points for each type stored in the appeal information reference table based on various game information stored in the game information table, Specifies the number of points of the big hit number, the maximum number of consecutive times, the big hit probability, the big hit stable stand (average points for three days related to the big hit number), and the previous day's high hit number.

  The game information of the type with the largest number of points is selected as a candidate for appeal information from the points specified in this way, and when there are a plurality of types having the same number of points, the appeal information reference table The type with the highest priority stored in the priority order is selected as a candidate for appeal information.

  Then, it is checked whether or not the number of candidate points selected in this way is equal to or greater than the number of relevant reference points stored in the appeal information reference table. Information is determined as appeal information.

  Next, the process proceeds to the step of Sw15c, and by executing the appeal information display process for displaying the appeal information determined in the appeal information determination process of Sw15b ′ on the display screen 261, each call lamp apparatus 200 has the call lamp apparatus 200. The various appeal information determined in (1) is displayed in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the comparison result specified by the calling lamp device 200 is also displayed on the display screen (261).

  That is, the calling lamp device 200 of the fourth embodiment manages game information (game related information) related to the game of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 in the game information table, and in the non-working table game information table and the display target table game information table. The game information (game-related information) of the pachinko machine 2 is managed in association with a machine number (game machine identification information) that can individually identify other game machines other than the corresponding pachinko machine 2.

  Also, in the step of Sw15b of the interrupt monitoring process, the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the player based on the game information (game related information) in the non-working table game information table and the display setting information which is a predetermined condition. Appeal information (index information) that is an index in selecting the menu item is determined, and the index information determination means in the present invention is formed by the control microcomputer 279 that executes the step of Sw15b of the interrupt monitoring process.

  Further, it is determined whether or not the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is not operating in the step of Sw12 of the interrupt monitoring process, and the non-operating determination means in the present invention is formed by the control microcomputer 279 that executes the step of Sw12. Has been.

  Also, in the comparison result specifying process of Sw32 of the interrupt monitoring process, the specific game information (game related) set as the comparison target among the game information (game related information) managed in the display target table game information table The comparison result of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is identified by comparing the information), and the comparison result identification means in the present invention is formed by the control microcomputer 279 that performs the comparison result identification process.

  Further, in the display background screen update process of Sw33 of the interrupt monitoring process, the control microcomputer 279 updates the display background screen so that the comparison result specified in the comparison result specification process of Sw32 is displayed on each display screen. Performs display processing for displaying various screens using the display background screen updated in the display background screen update processing, and the comparison result display means in the present invention is executed by the control microcomputer 279 that performs the display processing. Is formed.

  Further, in the appeal information display process of Sw15c of the interrupt monitoring process, the appeal of the step of Sw15b (FIG. 39) or Sw15b ′ (FIG. 40) is determined based on the fact that the non-operation is determined in the non-operation determination process of Sw12. The appeal information (index information) determined in the information determination process (index information determination means) is displayed, and the index information display means in the present invention is formed by the control microcomputer 279 that executes the appeal information display process. .

  Further, in the appeal information determination process of Sw15b ′ in the present embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 is not less than a reference point which is a predetermined condition and game information of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 managed in the game information table. Based on this, appeal information (index information) that serves as an index for selecting the corresponding pachinko machine 2 for the player is determined, and the billing in the present invention is performed by the control microcomputer 279 that executes the appeal information determination process of the Sw15b ′. Item 11 index information determination means is formed.

  Further, in the appeal information determination process of Sw15b 'of this embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 determines appeal information (index information) for each type of game information.

  Further, in the appeal information determination process of Sw15b ′ of the present embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 determines the number of points of game information for each day, such as for each type (type) and for the number of hits of the day and the number of hits of the previous day. Appeal information is determined.

  Next, a gaming system according to embodiment 5 corresponding to claim 10 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As a feature of the fifth embodiment, in the fourth embodiment, both the comparison result information and the appeal information are displayed on the calling lamp device 200, whereas in the fifth embodiment, the dip switch is used. In accordance with the setting of 277, either the comparison result information or the appeal information is displayed on the calling lamp device 200 side, and other system configurations and the like are the same as those of the gaming system of the fourth embodiment. Therefore, the description of the same part is omitted, and the characteristic part of the fifth embodiment, which is a change from the fourth embodiment, will be described below.

  In the fifth embodiment, as in the fourth embodiment, the appeal information is determined by the calling lamp device 200 by the ranking method or the single method. Therefore, the control microcomputer 279 of the fifth embodiment is shown in FIG. The interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG. 42 or the interrupt monitoring process shown in FIG.

  Further, in the fifth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 35, which of the appeal information (index information) and the comparison result is displayed for each calling lamp device 200 by turning ON / OFF No. 1 of the DIP switch 277. Is set.

  Also, in the hall computer 140 of the fifth embodiment, similarly to the fourth embodiment, the call lamp display information setting screen shown in FIG. It is transmitted to the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to each display target table and stored in the RAM 275.

  As shown in FIG. 41 and FIG. 42, the interrupt monitoring process of the fifth embodiment includes the process contents when it is determined that it is the non-operation determination of Sw13 and the process contents when the transmission data string is received. Since only the interrupt monitoring process of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 39 and FIG. 40 is different, the description of other processes is omitted here.

  In step Sw13, the control microcomputer 279 of the fifth embodiment determines whether or not the determination result in the non-operation determination process is non-operation determination. If the determination result is not non-operation determination, the control microcomputer 279 proceeds to step Sw16 and determines non-operation. After resetting the timer, the process returns to the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 ′. On the other hand, if it is a non-operation determination, the process proceeds to the step of Sw14, and the game state (current) data of today's data in the game information table (FIG. 6) , After updating to “non-operating”, the machine number of the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the device ID of the calling lamp device 200, predetermined data indicating that the gaming state has become non-operating, and the game at that time Non-operation information including today's data stored in the information table and the number of big hits of the previous day is stored in other calls provided for other display units. Out to implement the non-operation information transmission processing for transmitting the lamp unit 200 and the hall computer 140 (SW15).

  Next, the process proceeds to the step of Sw15 +, and it is determined whether the setting of the No. 1 switch of the dip switch 277 is ON, that is, whether the appeal information is displayed. If the determination result is “No”, that is, appeal. If it is not the information display setting, the process returns to the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 ′ without performing the processing of each step of Sw15a to Sw15c, and the determination result is “Yes”, that is, the appeal information display setting. In some cases, the appeal information is obtained by performing the processing of each step of Sw15a to Sw15c (FIG. 41) or the processing of each step of Sw15b ′ and Sw15c (FIG. 42) and returning to the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 ′. Is determined, and the determined appeal information is displayed during non-operation.

  Further, when the transmission data string is received in the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 ′, it is detected in the step of Sw5 ′ and proceeds to the step of Sw31, corresponding to the machine number included in the transmission data string. Each game information stored in the display target table game information table is updated to the game information included in the received transmission data string, that is, the big hit count, the probability variation count, the big hit probability, and the maximum consecutive game count (the display target base table). Game information table update processing).

  Then, the process proceeds to the step of Sw31 +, where it is determined whether the setting of the No. 1 switch of the DIP switch 277 is OFF, that is, whether the display is a comparison result. If the determination result is “No”, that is, the comparison If it is not the display setting of the result, the process returns to the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw5 ′ without performing the processing of each step of Sw32 to Sw33, and if the determination result is “Yes”, that is, the display setting of the comparison result In some cases, the processing of each step of Sw32 to Sw33 is performed and the monitoring result of Sw1 to Sw5 ′ is returned to specify the comparison result based on the ranking, and the display background screen including the specified comparison result is displayed. By being updated, the comparison result is displayed on each display screen.

  That is, when the setting of the No. 1 switch of the DIP switch 277 is ON, that is, the appeal information display setting, it is determined as “No” in the step of Sw31 +, and the comparison result is displayed in the calling lamp device 200. On the other hand, in the step of Sw15 +, it is determined as “Yes” and the processing of each step of Sw15a to Sw15c is performed, so that only the appeal information is displayed on the calling lamp device 200.

  Further, when the setting of the No. 1 switch of the dip switch 277 is OFF, that is, the comparison result display setting, the appeal information is displayed in the calling lamp device 200 by determining “No” in the step of Sw15 +. On the other hand, in the step of Sw31 +, it is determined as “Yes” and the processing of Sw32 to Sw33 is performed, so that only the comparison result is displayed on the calling lamp device 200.

  That is, the dip switch 277 of the fifth embodiment accepts the setting of which of the appeal information (index information) and the comparison result is displayed, and the dip switch 277 forms the display setting accepting means in the present invention. ing.

  In the control microcomputer 279 of the fifth embodiment, the setting received by the dip switch 277 (display setting receiving means) is a setting (ON) for displaying appeal information (index information), and the Sw12 non-operation determination process ( On the condition that the non-operation is determined by the non-operation determination unit), the appeal information (index information) determined by the appeal information determination process (index information determination unit) of Sw15b is displayed, while the dip switch 277 ( Display processing for displaying the comparison result specified in the comparison result specifying process (comparison result specifying means) of Sw32 on the condition that the setting received in the display setting receiving means) is a setting for displaying the comparison result (OFF). The display means of the present invention is formed by the control microcomputer 279 that performs the display processing.

  The display information type setting for displaying the appeal information or the comparison result is received by the hall computer 140 instead of the dip switch 277, and the display setting information including the setting contents of the display information type is transmitted. As shown in the third embodiment, the control microcomputer 279 of the calling lamp device 200 performs the determination of Sw15 + and Sw31 + based on the content of the display information type of the display setting information. The setting of whether or not to display may be performed by the hall computer 140.

  As described above, according to each of the embodiments, in the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2 in the non-operating state, the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the calling lamp device 200 for the display target table in the non-operating state is supported. Since the appeal information (index information) which becomes an index when the player selects is displayed, the pachinko machine 2 in the non-operating state can be effectively appealed to the player, and the pachinko machine 2 It is possible to improve the operating rate by encouraging games in the game, and display a comparison result about specific game information (game related information) with other pachinko machines 2 (game machines). The motivation of the player who plays the machine 2 can be improved.

  In addition, if the centralized ranking setting or the individual ranking setting is used as in this embodiment, the game information of the non-operating display target table is ranked (ranked by comparison), and appeal information (index information) is determined. More useful appeal information can be provided when the player selects the pachinko machine 2.

  Further, if the centralized ranking setting or the individual ranking setting is used as in the present embodiment, each time the operating state of the pachinko machine 2 changes to the non-operating state, various game information of the display target table that is in the non-operating state at that time Since the appeal information (index information) is determined by comparing the two, the appropriate appeal information (index information) for the game information of the display target table that is not operating at that time is determined and displayed on the calling lamp device 200. As a result, accurate appeal can be implemented.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the type of game information (game related information) that the player attaches importance to depends on each player, so ranking is performed for each type (type) and appeal information. By determining (index information), the interest of various players can be aroused, so that an effective appeal to more players can be implemented.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, there are players who attach importance to the game information for each day such as the previous day or the day before, as the game related information that the player attaches importance to. By determining appeal information (indicator information) for each day, such as the high hit table based on the number of hits today and the previous day's hit table based on the number of hits the previous day, game information (game related) for each day is determined. It is possible to attract the interest of players who place importance on (information), so that it is possible to effectively appeal to more players.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, appeal information (index information) is provided only to the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the display target table (pachinko machine 2) up to, for example, the third highest rank which is a predetermined higher rank by ranking (ranking). ) Are displayed, and appeal information (index information) is not displayed on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the display target table (pachinko machine 2) of the lower rank of the fourth rank or lower. The reliability of the player with respect to (information) can be improved, and thus the display base (pachinko machine 2) in the non-operating state can be more strongly appealed to the player.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, only one piece of appeal information to be displayed on the calling lamp device 200 is determined. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as the appeal information, for example, FIG. All types of game information ranked in the ranking table or the ranking table of FIG. 14 may be determined as appeal information regardless of the priority order, and may be sequentially switched and displayed on the display screen 261 or above the reference point. All types of game information may be determined as appeal information and sequentially displayed on the display screen 261.

  In other words, in the above-described embodiment, as the appeal information, even when both the high hit table based on today's jackpot ranking and the previous day jackpot ranking based on the previous jackpot ranking are both ranked first, the priority is high. Only the high hit table based on today's data is displayed as appeal information, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the high hit table based on today's data and the previous day's high hit table are alternated. It may be displayed on the screen to appeal to the player, or the high hit table based on today's data and the previous day high hit table may be displayed simultaneously.

  In the embodiment, even when new appeal information is received in the state where the appeal information is already displayed in the calling lamp device 200, the display update to the received new appeal information is performed on the calling lamp device 200 side. By not implementing, the appeal information once displayed after being inactive is continuously displayed until it is in an operating state, but the present invention is not limited to this, On the hall computer 140 side serving as a management device, for example, flag data that can identify the presence or absence of transmission of appeal information is stored for each unit number stored in the non-operating table data. It is possible to confirm whether or not the information has been transmitted, and when trying to transmit appeal information newly, If the flag data corresponding to the machine number of the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the extended lamp device 200 is flag data indicating that the appeal information has been transmitted, new appeal information is not transmitted. The appeal information that is displayed once after it has become non-operational in the calling lamp device 200 may be continuously displayed until the operation state is reached.

  Further, in the above embodiment, if the type of appeal information displayed on the calling lamp device 200 in the non-operating state changes frequently, the player may be confused or distrusted. The appeal information once displayed is continuously displayed until the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is in an operating state, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the calling lamp device 200 is displayed. On the side, every time new appeal information is received, the display may be updated to the received new appeal information. However, when the appeal information to be displayed is updated every time new appeal information is received in this manner, for example, in the situation where the player operates the calling lamp device 200 to display the table data, the appeal information is displayed. Is updated, different appeal information is displayed before and after the display of the table data, so that these players operate the call lamp device 200 while the table data and the like are displayed. In this case, the appeal information should not be updated.

  Moreover, in the said Example, the call lamp apparatus 200 side corresponding to each pachinko machine 2 determines operation / non-operation of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and notifies other call lamp apparatuses 200 and hall computers 140. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation / non-operation is not performed in the calling lamp device 200, and the transmission data string including the game information data in the above-described embodiment is used. In addition, for example, by transmitting a transmission data string including signal input data indicating the signal input states of the terminals 1 to 7 to the hall computer 140, the hall computer 140 makes each pachinko machine based on the signal input data. The operation / non-operation of the machine 2 may be determined.

  Further, in the embodiment, when the individual ranking is set, the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to each display target table performs the ranking for the game information of each non-operating display target table and appeals. The information is determined, but the present invention is not limited to this, and ranking for the game information of these non-operating display target tables is performed only in the specific calling lamp device 200. Alternatively, appeal information to be displayed on each calling lamp device 200 may be determined, and the determined appeal information may be transmitted to each calling lamp device 200.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the call lamp apparatus 200 was illustrated as an information display apparatus, this invention is not limited to this, As these information display apparatuses, game information is displayed on the card unit 3. It is also possible to provide a display panel for displaying various data such as appeal information in the above-mentioned embodiment on the display panel, and further, accepting these prepaid cards and lending pachinko balls In addition, a member replay device for accepting only a member card and enabling replay with a stored ball may be provided with a display panel, or simply receiving game information etc. without accepting any card An information display device such as a curtain panel provided on a curtain plate on which the calling lamp device 200 is installed. And it may be.

  In the above-described embodiment, in the operation determination process and the non-operation determination process, the operation information and the non-operation information are uniquely transmitted to the other display target bases in addition to the hall computer 140. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when appeal information is determined by the hall computer 140 due to centralized ranking setting or centralized single setting, these activation information and The non-operation information may be transmitted only to the hall computer 140. In this case, the interrupt monitoring process without the steps of Sw5 and Sw20 may be performed in the interrupt monitoring process of FIG. However, the appeal information is determined in the calling lamp device 200 by the individual ranking setting and the individual individual setting. In case that makes these operation-information and non-operational information may be transmitted only to other display target platform.

  Moreover, in the said Example, the hall computer 140 which is a management apparatus, and all the call lamp apparatuses 200 which are the information display apparatuses installed in the game hall are illustrated as an example connected so that data communication is possible. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as described above, when the individual ranking setting or individual individual setting is made, the hall computer 140 and each calling lamp device are used for determining appeal information. 200, for example, the individual ranking setting and the individual single setting can be performed by the dip switch 277 or the remote controller in the calling lamp device 200, and the hall computer 140 may not be connected. .

  That is, when there is no hall computer, when there is a hall computer, the call lamp apparatus 200 is not connected, or when the hall computer is connected with the call lamp apparatus 200, the setting change function is not provided. In the call lamp device 200, the individual ranking setting and the individual individual setting may be changed by the dip switch 277 or the remote controller. Even when the individual ranking setting and the individual single setting are changed as described above, the individual single setting does not require transmission / reception of activation information and non-operation information. In this interrupt process, as described above, the interrupt monitoring process may not include the steps of Sw5 and Sw20.

  Further, in the calling lamp device 200, when changing the setting of the individual ranking setting and the individual individual setting by the dip switch 277 or the remote controller, the setting change may be performed in the individual calling lamp device 200. By executing the setting change in any of the calling lamp devices 200, the setting contents (ranking or single) are transmitted to all the other calling lamp devices 200, and the setting change is similarly performed in all the other calling lamp devices 200. May be implemented.

  In the above embodiment, the calling lamp device 200 has a function capable of dealing with any of the above-described four types of settings: centralized ranking setting, centralized single setting, individual ranking setting, and individual single setting. The present invention is not limited to this, and it may be a single-function call lamp device 200 capable of performing only the interrupt monitoring process of FIG. 24 in the centralized single setting, or the interrupt monitoring process of FIG. 23 in the individual ranking setting. It is also possible to use a single function call lamp device 200 that can only be implemented, and further, it is determined by the hall computer 140 by performing only the interrupt monitoring process of FIG. Alternatively, the calling lamp device 200 having only the function of displaying the appeal information may be used.

  In the above embodiment, the appeal information in the centralized ranking setting and the centralized single setting is determined by the hall computer 140, which is a single management device for managing game information. Although not limited, these management devices are formed by two computers, a hall computer 140 for managing game information, and an appeal information determination computer for determining appeal information. The appeal information may be transmitted to each calling lamp device 200.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, four pieces of game information of “hit number”, “probability change number”, “hit probability”, and “number of consecutive games” are exemplified as comparison target information, but the present invention is not limited to this. As such game information, for example, the corresponding pachinko machine has a small amount of game media that the player acquires compared to the big hit from the normal game state (second special game state). In the case of a gaming machine having a sudden probability change (surprising) game nature that suddenly occurred a probability change state by shifting to a probability change state after the occurrence of Ranking (ranking) and comparison may be performed using the total number of sudden probability changes and normal probability changes, the number of small hits, and the number of time reductions as target information.

  In the above embodiment, the comparison target information is one. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of pieces of game information of the comparison target information can be designated. The comparison results based on the target information may be sequentially switched and displayed.

  In the fourth and fifth embodiments, the game information data of the display target table is obtained by using the individual call lamp device 200 corresponding to each display target table. Each call lamp device 200 is managed by transmitting a transmission data string to the device 200, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the game information data of each display target table Is sent to the hall computer 140 from the hall computer 140 to send the display table data transmission request to the hall computer 140 to obtain the table data at that time of each display target table and the game information to be compared at that time. You can do it.

  In the embodiment, as the display information determination method, the number of big hits and the big hit probability of the display target table are all extracted, such as the number of big hits and the big hit probability, and the display information is ranked by comparison (ranking). Display information on the condition that the number of consecutive resorts of the display target table has reached the threshold number of consecutive resorts, without comparing with the number of consecutive resorts of other display target tables, such as the number of consecutive resorts. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only one of them is compared with another display target table. It is good also as what determines display information only about the number of consecutive resorts which determine display information, without doing.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, display information such as “★ best stand” or “☆ semi-best stand” is displayed on the call lamp device 200 corresponding to the first and second display target stands in the ranking (ranking) by comparison. The display information is displayed on the other display target tables as well as “107-best”, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the display with the highest ranking is displayed. By displaying “★ best stand” only on the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the target table and not transmitting the display information to the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the other display target table, these calling lamp devices 200 are displayed. May be configured not to display the display information such as “107 series best”, and in this way, a game played at least in the 107 series The sense of superiority is obtained, leading to the improvement of the game motivation. Further, when transmitting other than the 107th series as in the above-described embodiment, the player of the other machine will come to overtake the 107th series, leading to an improvement in game motivation.

  As described above, in the case where display information is not transmitted to the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the other display target table, the information to be displayed is fixed information such as “★ best table”. Therefore, data such as a display information table in which these display data and a display ID that can specify the display data are associated with each other is stored in advance in both the calling lamp device 200 and the hall computer 140 and transmitted. As the information, only the display ID serving as the display information specifying information that can specify the display information may be transmitted.

  Further, in the first embodiment, only the hall computer 140 side stores the extended villa threshold selected on the display information display setting screen, and the comparison result information when the number of extended villas reaches the extended villa threshold. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the range threshold value selected on the display information display setting screen is set to each call lamp corresponding to the display target table. By transmitting to the device 200, these call lamp device 200 side also stores the extended game threshold value, and when 10 extended games reaching the extended game threshold value are generated on the display target table, for example, 110 series, The calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the 110 series is recorded in the game threshold table stored in the calling lamp device 200 and the game information table shown in FIG. On the basis of the corresponding number of consecutive homes in the 110th series, a display of “10 consecutive homes achieved!” Is displayed, and the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to a display target base other than the 110th series is displayed on the hall computer 140. Based on the stored consecutive game threshold and the number of 110 consecutive games stored in the game information table A shown in FIG. “!” May be displayed. In other words, in this case, the hall computer 140 may transmit the display information specifying information to the calling lamp device 200 corresponding to the display target table other than the display target table that has reached at least the extended range threshold. A player who is playing at least the 107th level can get a sense of superiority, which leads to an increase in game motivation. In addition, when the hall computer 140 transmits the display information specifying information, the player of the other game machine comes to overtake the 107th series, which leads to improvement in game motivation.

  In the first and fourth embodiments that display both the comparison result information and the appeal information, the comparison result information and the appeal information are displayed on the same screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the comparison result information screen and the appeal information screen may be sequentially switched and displayed.

1 is a system diagram showing a gaming system in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine 2 used in Example 1 and a card unit 3 and a call lamp device 200 provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 2. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the calling lamp apparatus 200 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the calling lamp apparatus 200 of Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the flow of the various signals and data which are input into the calling lamp apparatus 200 used in Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the game information table used for Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the non-operating table game information table used for Example 1. It is a figure which shows the order | rank table used for Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the appeal information reference | standard table used for Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the transmission data sequence transmitted from the calling lamp apparatus 200 used for Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a hall computer 140 used in the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the appeal information reference | standard table memorize | stored in the hall computer 140 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the stand information table memorize | stored in the hall computer 140 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the ranking table memorize | stored in the hall computer 140 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the non-operation stand data memorize | stored in the hall computer 140 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the game information table A memorize | stored in the hall computer 140 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the game information table B memorize | stored in the hall computer 140 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the appeal information display setting screen displayed in the hall computer 140 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the interrupt monitoring process implemented at the time of concentration ranking setting in the ring lamp apparatus 200 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the process at the time of the non-operation (operation) information reception implemented at the time of centralized ranking setting in the hall computer 140 used for Example 1. FIG. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the display mode of the appeal information displayed on the calling lamp apparatus 200 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the process at the time of the non-operation (activation) information reception implemented at the time of centralized single setting in the hall computer 140 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the interruption monitoring process implemented at the time of an individual ranking setting in the ring lamp apparatus 200 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the interruption monitoring process implemented at the time of individual independent setting in the ring lamp apparatus 200 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the display information display setting screen displayed in the hall computer 140 used for Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the display information generation transmission process implemented in the hall computer 140 of Example 1. FIG. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the display state in the calling lamp apparatus 200 of Example 1. FIG. (A), (b) is a figure which shows the display state in the calling lamp apparatus 200 of Example 1. FIG. (A), (b) is a figure which shows the display state in the calling lamp apparatus 200 of Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the calling lamp display information setting screen displayed in the hall computer 140 of Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the appeal information display setting screen displayed in the hall computer 140 of Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the calling lamp display information setting screen displayed in the hall computer 140 of Example 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the appeal information display setting screen displayed in the hall computer 140 of Example 3. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the interrupt monitoring process implemented in the ring lamp apparatus 200 of Example 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of another setting by the dip switch 277. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display state in the call lamp apparatus. It is a figure which shows the calling lamp display information setting screen displayed in the hall computer 140 of Example 4. FIG. It is a figure which shows the display object table | game game information table in the calling lamp apparatus 200 of Example 4 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the interruption monitoring process implemented in the calling lamp apparatus 200 of Example 4 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the interruption monitoring process implemented in the calling lamp apparatus 200 of Example 4 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the interruption monitoring process implemented in the ring lamp apparatus 200 of Example 5 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the interruption monitoring process implemented in the ring lamp apparatus 200 of Example 5 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

2 Pachinko machine 3 Card unit 26 Out ball counter 140 Hall computer (management device)
142 CPU
145 Storage device 146 Input device 147 Display device 200 Call lamp device (information display device)
261 Display screen 270 Control board 273 RTC
274 Communication unit 275 RAM
276 EEPROM
277 DIP switch 278 Signal input unit 279 Control microcomputer

Claims (13)

An information display device provided corresponding to a gaming machine and displaying game-related information related to a game in the corresponding gaming machine, and connected to the plurality of information display devices so that data communication is possible, and each information display device corresponds A management system that manages the gaming related information of the gaming machine in association with gaming machine identification information that can individually identify the gaming machine,
The management device
A non-operating game machine specifying means for specifying a non-operating game machine;
Based on the game-related information managed in association with the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine that is in the non-operating state specified by the non-operating gaming machine specifying means, and the game for the player Index information determining means for determining index information that serves as an index in selecting a machine,
Index information specifying information that can specify the index information determined by the index information determining means is provided on the information display device provided corresponding to the gaming machine identified from the gaming machine identification information corresponding to the index information. Index information specifying information transmitting means for transmitting,
Comparison result specifying means for comparing specific game related information of each gaming machine among the game related information and specifying a comparison result for each gaming machine;
Comparison result specifying information transmitting means for transmitting comparison result specifying information that can specify the comparison result specified by the comparison result specifying means to the information display device provided corresponding to the gaming machine;
With
The information display device includes: index information specified from the index information specifying information received from the index information specifying information transmitting unit; and a comparison result specified from the comparison result specifying information received from the comparison result specifying information transmitting unit. Display,
A gaming system characterized by that. An information display device provided corresponding to a gaming machine and displaying game-related information related to a game in the corresponding gaming machine, and connected to the plurality of information display devices so that data communication is possible, and each information display device corresponds A management system that manages the gaming related information of the gaming machine in association with gaming machine identification information that can individually identify the gaming machine,
The management device
A non-operating game machine specifying means for specifying a non-operating game machine;
Based on the game-related information managed in association with the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine that is in the non-operating state specified by the non-operating gaming machine specifying means, and the game for the player Index information determining means for determining index information that serves as an index in selecting a machine,
Comparison result specifying means for comparing specific game related information of each gaming machine among the game related information and specifying a comparison result for each gaming machine;
Display setting accepting means for accepting a setting of which of the index information and the comparison result is displayed on the information display device;
On the condition that the setting received in the display setting receiving means is a setting for displaying the index information, the index information specifying information that can specify the index information determined by the index information determining means corresponds to the index information. On the condition that the setting received in the display setting accepting means is a setting for displaying a comparison result while transmitting to the information display device provided corresponding to the gaming machine identified from the gaming machine identification information. Specific information transmitting means for transmitting comparison result specifying information capable of specifying the comparison result specified by the comparison result specifying means to the information display device provided corresponding to the gaming machine;
With
The information display device displays index information specified from the index information specifying information received from the specifying information transmitting means, or a comparison result specified from the comparison result specifying information;
A gaming system characterized by that. An information display device provided corresponding to a gaming machine and displaying game-related information related to a game in the corresponding gaming machine, and connected to the plurality of information display devices so that data communication is possible, and each information display device corresponds A management system that manages the gaming related information of the gaming machine in association with gaming machine identification information that can individually identify the gaming machine,
The management device
A non-operating game machine specifying means for specifying a non-operating game machine;
Based on the game-related information managed in association with the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine that is in the non-operating state specified by the non-operating gaming machine specifying means, and the game for the player Index information determining means for determining index information that serves as an index in selecting a machine,
Index information specifying information that can specify the index information determined by the index information determining means is provided on the information display device provided corresponding to the gaming machine identified from the gaming machine identification information corresponding to the index information. Index information specifying information transmitting means for transmitting,
Comparison result specifying means for comparing specific game related information of each gaming machine among the game related information and specifying a comparison result for each gaming machine;
Comparison result specifying information transmitting means for transmitting comparison result specifying information that can specify the comparison result specified by the comparison result specifying means to the information display device provided corresponding to the gaming machine;
With
The information display device includes a display setting accepting unit that accepts a setting for displaying either the index information or the comparison result, and the setting accepted by the display setting accepting unit is a setting for displaying the index information. The condition is that the index information specified from the index information specifying information received from the index information specifying information transmitting means is displayed, and the setting received by the display setting receiving means is a setting for displaying a comparison result. To display the comparison result specified from the comparison result specifying information received from the comparison result specifying information transmitting means,
A gaming system characterized by that.   The index information determining means is configured to compare the game related information managed in association with each gaming machine identification information of a plurality of gaming machines that are in a non-operating state specified by the non-operating gaming machine specifying means. The game system according to claim 1, wherein information is determined.   The index information determination unit compares the game-related information each time the non-operating gaming machine specified by the non-operating gaming machine specifying unit changes due to a change in the operating state of the gaming machine. The game system according to claim 4, wherein new index information is determined. The game related information includes a plurality of types of game related information,
The game system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the index information determining means determines the index information by comparing game-related information for each type. The management device manages the game related information every day,
The game system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the index information determining means determines the index information by comparing game-related information for each day.   The index information determination means ranks the gaming machines in the comparison and determines the index information for gaming machines up to a predetermined higher rank in the ranking result. A game system according to any one of the above. It is provided corresponding to a gaming machine, and is associated with game-related information related to the game of the corresponding gaming machine and gaming machine identification information capable of individually identifying other gaming machines other than the corresponding gaming machine. An information display device that manages game-related information and is capable of displaying the game-related information,
Index information determining means for determining index information that serves as an index for the player to select the gaming machine based on the game-related information and a predetermined condition;
Non-operation determining means for determining whether or not the gaming machine is non-operation;
Index information display means for displaying the index information determined by the index information determination means based on being determined as non-operating by the non-operation determination means,
Comparison result specifying means for comparing specific game related information among the game related information and specifying a comparison result of corresponding gaming machines;
Comparison result display means for displaying the comparison result specified by the comparison result specifying means;
An information display device comprising: It is provided corresponding to a gaming machine, and is associated with game-related information related to the game of the corresponding gaming machine and gaming machine identification information capable of individually identifying other gaming machines other than the corresponding gaming machine. An information display device that manages game-related information and is capable of displaying the game-related information,
Index information determining means for determining index information that serves as an index for the player to select the gaming machine based on the game-related information and a predetermined condition;
Non-operation determining means for determining whether or not the gaming machine is non-operation;
Comparison result specifying means for comparing specific game related information among the game related information and specifying a comparison result of corresponding gaming machines;
Display setting accepting means for accepting a setting of which of the index information and the comparison result to be displayed;
The index information determined by the index information determination unit is set on condition that the setting received by the display setting reception unit is a setting for displaying index information and is determined to be non-operation by the non-operation determination unit. Display means for displaying the comparison result specified by the comparison result specifying means on the condition that the setting received by the display setting receiving means is a setting for displaying the comparison result;
An information display device comprising:   The information display device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the index information determination unit determines the index information on condition that the game related information is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value. . The game related information includes a plurality of types of game related information,
The information display device according to claim 9, wherein the index information determination unit determines the index information for each type. Managing the game-related information on a daily basis,
The information display device according to claim 9, wherein the index information determining unit determines the index information for each day.

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