JP2010172546A - Game information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game information display device, displaying the number of ball boxes accurately corresponding to the actual number of ball boxes in a game parlor requiring the ball boxes. <P>SOLUTION: An information display device determines the state of a game machine by determining whether a jackpot flag or a medium prize flag is 1 (D2) when a call button is pushed down (D1:YES). When the jackpot flag or the medium prize flag is 1 (D2:YES), since the game machine is in the state where the number of put-out balls is large, it is determined that a game player presses down a call button for replacing the ball boxes, and it is determined whether or not a temporary flag 1 is 1 (D3). According to the determination results, the previous record is corrected (D5) or a new record is created (D8) to update the number of ball boxes. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information display device that is provided in a game hall where boxes of ball boxes are stacked and can display game information related to acquired media to a player.

  In the game hall, an information display device is installed in correspondence with the game machine to provide the player with game information in order to appeal the player to the game appearance. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an information display device that allows a player to realize the number of balls acquired by displaying the number of balls acquired by the player in units of storage boxes (hereinafter referred to as ball boxes). In this case, since there is no actual ball box itself if it is a reduction-type gaming machine or a so-called counter counting system provided with a counting device for each gaming machine, the number of balls corresponding to one box (for example, 2500) Ball) and the number of ball boxes is updated every time the set number of balls is reached, so that the player can be informed of the number of ball boxes appropriately.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-323418

  However, many amusement halls require an actual ball box. In addition, considering that the number of balls stored in the ball box is different for the player, simply updating the ball box number for each set ball number will cause an error in the actual ball box number display and the ball box number display. There was a problem that the number of ball boxes could not be displayed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to be able to display the number of ball boxes that can accurately correspond to the actual number of ball boxes in a game hall that actually requires a ball box. A game information display device is provided.

  The invention described in claim 1 is installed in a game hall where at least a part of a storage box that stores an acquisition medium that is a game medium acquired by a player is boxed, and a game related to the acquisition medium for the player. In a game information display device for displaying information, a call detection means for detecting a call operation operated by a player to call an employee of a game hall, a number of storage boxes for storing the acquired medium of the player, and a game Storage means for storing storage box information, which is game information capable of specifying at least one of the number of acquired media stored in the storage box being used by the user, and in response to detection of the call operation by the call detection means, An update means for performing an update process for updating storage box information stored in the storage means, assuming that the storage box being used by the player is in a boxed state and the use of the next storage box is started, and the storage means Remember By displaying the storage box information to a player, wherein further comprising a display means for displaying the game information relating to the acquisition medium.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is detected that a game medium is used in a gaming machine, and the number of game media specified by the detection is specified as the number of used media, while the game medium is paid out by the gaming machine. The number of game media specified by the detection is specified as the number of payout media, and the acquisition number specifying means for specifying the number of acquired media by the subtraction, and the gaming state of the gaming machine, A state specifying means for specifying the gaming state of the gaming machine by detection, and a lower limit of the number of game media that are sufficiently stored in the storage box while a part of the gaming state that can be specified by the state specifying means is set as the supplement state Setting means for setting an update lower limit value that is a value, and the storage means stores a record capable of specifying the number of acquired media corresponding to each storage box, and the record is created according to the update process. , The number of acquired media stored in the record is stored in an updatable manner according to the specified status of the number of acquired media by the acquired number specifying unit, and the update unit specifies the replenishment state by the state specifying unit, The update process is performed when the call operation is detected in a state where the latest acquisition medium number, which is the acquisition medium number specified by the latest record stored by the storage means, is larger than the update lower limit value, The display means displays the number of storage boxes specified by the number of records when displaying the number of storage boxes, and when displaying the number of acquired media stored in the storage box being used by the player, The storage box information is displayed by displaying the latest number of acquired media.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the state specifying means specifies a jackpot state in a gaming machine as the gaming state, and the acquisition number specifying means is the acquisition in a period when the jackpot state is specified by the state specifying means. The number of media is specified as the number of hit balls, the setting means sets a full upper limit value that is an upper limit value that can be stored in a storage box, and the updating means is during the jackpot state specified by the state specifying means, Alternatively, when the number of latest acquired media is larger than the full upper limit value at the end of the jackpot state, the update process is performed and specified by the record created immediately before the record created by the update process. The number of acquired media is updated as the number of jackpot balls specified by the acquisition number specifying means corresponding to the jackpot state.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the state specifying means specifies a jackpot state in the gaming machine as the gaming state, and the setting means is a full upper limit value that is an upper limit value that can be stored in a storage box, and a storage box The full setting value, which is a value of a predetermined number of acquired media that can satisfy the above-mentioned condition, is set, and the updating unit is configured to update the number of latest acquired media during the jackpot state specified by the state specifying unit or at the end of the jackpot state. Performing the update process when the value is greater than the full upper limit value, and updating the number of acquired media specified by the record created immediately before the record created by the update process as the full set value It is characterized by.

  The invention described in claim 5 is a lending detection means for detecting a lending process which is a process of lending a game medium to a player with a valuable value as a consideration, and a game medium other than the acquired medium in a corresponding gaming machine Determining means for determining a carry-in state in which the game is being used in a game, wherein the acquired number specifying means is a game lent to a player in response to detection of a lending process by the lending detection means The number of lent media, which is the number of media, is specified, a value obtained by adding the number of paid-out media to the number of lent media and the number of used media is specified as the number of acquired media, and the setting means A carry-in lower limit value that is a lower limit value of the latest acquired medium number in a state where the acquired medium is used in a machine, and the determining means sets the latest acquired medium number to be smaller than the bring-in lower limit value. If the On the other hand, when the lending processing is detected by the lending detection means, it is determined that the brought-in state is finished, and the storage means is specified by the acquired number specifying means during the brought-in state. The number of acquired media is excluded from the target of the latest acquired media number.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, since the storage box (ball box) information is updated in response to an employee's call, it is considered that the number of game media (number of balls) stored in the ball box varies depending on the player. In addition, it is possible to calculate the number of ball boxes in accordance with the actual number of balls stored or the number of balls stored in the currently used ball box. In this case, if the number of balls to be stored is displayed, the player can know the number of balls remaining in the used ball box, and can provide an indication of whether the next ball box is required when a game goal or a big hit occurs. Can be.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a game state such as a state where a big hit or a big hit is likely to occur is set as a replenishment state, the replenishment state (during a big hit or sweet mode), and a certain amount of winning balls Is stored in the ball box, that is, when the number of latest acquired media is larger than the set update lower limit value, the record is created, that is, the ball box is updated. It is possible to prevent erroneous determination in response to a call due to factors other than replenishment.

  If the player does not continue the game operation during the jackpot, there is a risk that the number of balls that can be earned will decrease. If you can't, but you know that a big hit will occur when there are balls that aren't enough for boxing, go to the next box before you start, There is a case where a jackpot is temporarily stored in a box and replaced after the jackpot. According to the invention described in claim 3, assuming such a player's behavior, the jackpot state of the gaming machine is specified, and the number of latest acquired media is greater than the full upper limit value during or after the jackpot state. Since the update process is performed when it is larger, an appropriate update process can be performed even when there is no call operation, that is, even when the player takes the above-described action.

  When there are few hit balls, the player stores a certain amount of balls in the currently used ball box, and then stores the balls in the next ball box. In this case, it is assumed that the next ball box is used without pressing the call button, such as an employee nearby. According to the invention described in claim 4, assuming such a player's behavior, the jackpot state of the gaming machine is specified, and the number of latest acquired media is larger than the full upper limit value during or after the jackpot state. When it is large, the full set value is updated, so that when there is no call operation, that is, an update process corresponding to the above action is possible.

  In many amusement halls, so-called table-moving games that allow the obtained balls to be used on other platforms are allowed. According to the invention described in claim 5, in consideration of such circumstances, the state in which the mobile game is played is specified as the carry-in state, and the end of the carry-in state is determined by the lending process. The number of balls stored in the ball box can be accurately calculated when the balls are rented after there are no more earned balls on other units due to the mobile game.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an outline of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Front view showing outline of information display device The figure which shows an example of setting information A figure showing an example of a ball box history The figure which shows an example of a ball box storage area Time chart showing the history of creating a ball box history Flow chart showing status signals Flow chart showing out signal reception processing Flow chart showing safe / lending signal reception processing Flow chart showing call processing

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a game hall system installed in a game hall. In the game hall system 1, a lending device 3 and an information display device 4 are installed corresponding to a plurality of gaming machines 2 installed in a pachinko hall as a game hall, and two gaming machines 2 and a lending machine are provided. A relay device 5 is installed corresponding to the device 3. The relay device 5 is connected to the gaming machine 2, the lending device 3, and the information display device 4, and is communicably connected to the management device 7 and the like via the LAN 6. The management device 7 is installed in, for example, an office in a game hall, and receives game signals transmitted from the gaming machine 2, the lending device 3, the information display device 4, and the relay device 5 via the LAN 6, and receives game information. to manage.

  The gaming machine 2 has a well-known configuration as a so-called digipachi, and it overflows from an upper ball tray 10 that receives a game ball that has been paid out (the game medium referred to in the present invention, hereinafter simply abbreviated as a ball). A ball 12 or a lower ball receiving tray 11 that receives a ball dropped from the upper ball receiving tray 10 by a lever operation (not shown), and a handle 12 for firing the balls of the upper ball receiving tray 10 onto the board surface are provided. In addition, on the board surface of the gaming machine 2, the display 15 whose display design varies according to the winning to the first start port 13 and the second start port 14, the first start port 13 and the second start port 14, A special winning opening 16 that is opened to the first start opening, a regular winning opening 17 for starting a lottery for determining the open state of the second start opening 14 and the like are provided. In addition, four holding ball lamps 18 indicating the number of balls to be held are provided below the display unit 15, and an upper limit (4 balls) when a ball receives a starting prize (wins at each starting port) during symbol fluctuation. Until the end of the symbol variation, the symbol variation is sequentially retained.

The gaming machine 2 performs a lottery lottery in accordance with the winning at the first start port 13 or the second start port 14, and executes a symbol variation by a so-called special symbol (special diagram) on the display 15 based on the lottery result. When the symbol stopped and displayed on the display unit 15 is a jackpot symbol, a jackpot is generated.
The probability of winning the jackpot (probability of jackpot) is set to 1/310, and the ratio of the jackpot (probability change jackpot) that will be in the probabilistic state (probability change) after the jackpot is set to 2/3 (66.6%) Has been. Also, the probabilities are distributed so that the round (R) corresponding (continuing) in the jackpot has a ratio of 15R: 12R: 8R: 6R = 7: 1: 1: 1. When the jackpot is generated, the big winning opening 16 is opened by the number of times corresponding to the corresponding R (for example, 15 times in the case of 15R). In addition, the upper limit (upper number of winnings) at which winning to the big winning opening 16 is permitted during 1R is 10 balls, and the upper limit (upper opening time) of the time that the big winning opening 16 is open is 30 seconds. is there. The gaming machine 2 ends 1R when either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied.

  The gaming machine 2 is in a short time state (short time) in which the jackpot probability is improved to 1/31 during probability change and the winning rate to the second start port 14 is improved. Since the probability change continues until the next big hit, it continues repeatedly until a big hit (ordinary big hit) that becomes a normal state (normal) after the big hit occurs. Also, if a normal jackpot occurs during the probability change, the time is shortened until 100 special symbol changes are made, and after 100 symbol changes it returns to normal, while if a normal jackpot occurs during the normal, the time is passed It will be normal without.

The lending device 3 includes an operation lamp 20, a touch panel type display panel 21 for displaying game information, a money insertion port 22, a money return port 23, a dispensing nozzle 24 for dispensing balls, and the like. When the player inserts money into the money insertion slot 22, the number of balls corresponding to the inserted money is paid out from the dispensing nozzle 24 and supplied to the upper ball tray 10 of the gaming machine 2.
The management device 7 is configured by a computer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like (not shown), and operates according to a control program stored in the ROM, for example. Based on various game information signals transmitted from each gaming machine 2, each lending device 3, and each information display device 4, game information is totaled for each gaming machine 2 or for each player.

From the gaming machine 2 side, the following game information signals are output as the game progresses.
Out signal = Output from an out BOX (not shown) for collecting used balls. Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered balls (used balls, driven balls), the number of out signals × 10 is specified as the number of used media (out). In addition, you may output directly from the gaming machine 2 (usage medium signal).
Safe signal = output from gaming machine 2 Since 1 pulse is output for 10 payout balls, the safe signal × 10 is specified as the number of payout media (safe). A supply signal from a supply device (not shown) may be used as a safe signal (payout medium signal).
Start signal = output from gaming machine 2 Since one pulse is output per symbol change (actual operation, start process) in the indicator 15 (combined item) that fluctuates (operates) due to winning in the first starting port 13 and the second starting port 14, The start signal x1 is specified as S (start count). A winning signal to the first start port 13 and the second start port 14 may be used as a start signal.
Jackpot signal = output from gaming machine 2 Since it is a state signal that is level-output during the jackpot, it is determined that the jackpot signal is being received during the jackpot.
Probability change signal = output from gaming machine 2 Since it is a status signal (special status signal) that is output at a level during certain change or time reduction, it is determined that the special status signal is being received as the sweet mode. A state signal that distinguishes between the probability change and the time reduction may be used as a special state signal.
Lending signal = output from lending device 3 Since a lending ball with money as a consideration is output from the lending device 3 for one pulse per 25 balls, a lending signal × 25 is specified as a lending ball.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an outline of the information display device 4. The information display device 4 (game information display device in the present invention) includes an operation unit 30 provided with various buttons and a display unit 40 (display means in the present invention) for displaying various information. .
The operation unit 30 includes a remote control receiving unit 31 that receives an operation signal from the employee remote control, a plurality of switching buttons 32 that switches information displayed on the display unit 40, and a game for calling an employee (to perform a call operation). A call button 33 operated by a person is provided.

The display unit 40 displays a jackpot display unit 41 for displaying the number of jackpots on the current day, a cumulative information display unit 42 for displaying the total number of boxes, and a daily graph showing changes in the number of balls played on the current day / one day before / two days ago. A plurality of graph display units 43, a record high continuation number display unit 44 that displays a record number of hits hitting a record high, a record maximum hit number display unit 45 that displays a record number of hits, a number of starts (“S”) ) Is displayed, a telop display unit 47 that displays telops such as event information, and an info display unit 48 that displays the current player's game information (the number of remaining balls, the number of boxes, the number of possessions) are provided. It has been.
The information display device 4 includes a control unit (call detection unit, update unit, acquisition number identification unit, state identification unit, setting unit, lending detection unit, determination unit) including a CPU, a storage unit such as a ROM and a RAM. (Storage means in the present invention), a transmission / reception unit including an interface for transmitting and receiving signals, and the like, and operates according to a control program stored in the storage unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the setting information stored in the storage unit of the information display device 4. The storage unit stores the following setting information corresponding to the set value 1 indirectly through the management device 7 or directly by operating an employee remote controller, etc. Accordingly, the setting value 2 is also stored.
Full upper limit (full upper limit in the present invention) = the number of balls that can be stored in a ball box, and a new record is created in the ball box history described later under the condition of holding balls> full upper limit.
Full lower limit (full set value in the present invention) = the number of balls considered to have a sufficient number of balls stored in the ball box.
Continuation lower limit (carrying lower limit as referred to in the present invention) = the number of balls considered that there are no longer any balls in the ball box in use.
Replenishment state = A game state in which the player is assumed to press the call button 33 to replenish the ball box, and no record is created even if the call button 33 is pressed in a state other than this game state.
Update lower limit (update lower limit referred to in the present invention) = lower limit value of holding balls when a record is created when the call button 33 is pressed.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a ball box history (transition of the ball box number, storage box information referred to in the present invention) corresponding to the ball box number stored in the storage unit.
NO = Record number created at the time of adding a ball box or according to customer change (player change).
Ball box = the number of ball boxes per player.
Mochitama = the number of balls stored in the box corresponding to the record.
Bringed balls = number of balls brought in from other gaming machines 2, and when there is a game without a player's balls, the difference ball when the carry flag is "1" (Safe-out).
Full flag = a flag that indicates that a sufficient number of balls has been stored in the ball box, and is “1” in a state where the holding ball> the full lower limit. For a record with a full flag of “1”, it is calculated as one box regardless of the number of balls.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a ball box storage area (information regarding the number of player's ball boxes, storage box information referred to in the present invention) provided in the storage unit, and stores the following information.
Ball box = current player's ball box number.
Remaining balls = the number of balls stored in the ball box used during the game, and the latest record in FIG.
Mochitama = the total number of balls held by the current player, the total value of “mochitama” from NO10 to NO12 in FIG.
Total number of balls = the total number of balls since the store opened, the total value of “mochitama” from NO1 to NO12 in FIG.
Total number of boxes = total number of boxes since opening, number of records with full flag of 1 in FIG. 4 + (total value of “mochitama” of records with full flag of 0—all brought-in balls) / full lower limit. The fraction is always rounded up to a value of 1 or more.
T1Y = safe-out with the latest number of hits at jackpot.
Note that the storage unit also stores various types of information (such as the number of jackpots and the highest number of balls played) displayed on the display unit 40 of the information display device 4.

  Next, the operation of the information display device 4 configured as described above will be described. In the initial state, a NO1 record is created in the ball box history of FIG. 4, 1 is stored in the ball box of the NO1 record, and 1 is stored in the ball box storage area of FIG. Is remembered.

  The information display device 4 updates information such as the daily graph and the number of start times according to the progress of the game, and in connection with the present invention, the status signal reception process, the out signal reception process, the safe / lending signal reception process, and The call box history shown in FIG. 4 and the ball box shown in FIG. 5 are obtained by executing the calling process and receiving the game information signal described above indirectly or directly from the gaming machine 2 via the relay device 5. Update the storage area. FIG. 6 is an example of a time chart showing the timing at which the ball box history of FIG. 4 is created. The order in which the records from NO1 to NO5 are created in the ball box history when a big hit occurs from the normal state, This is shown together with the transition of the status signal, the “record” number, “mochitama”, and “T1Y”. Hereinafter, the operation of the information display device 4 will be described while associating the time chart with each process by the information display device 4.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing safe / lending reception processing by the information display device 4. Note that the flags in the flowcharts, including other flowcharts, are initialized to zero. The information display device 4 determines whether a safe signal has been received (C1) or a rental signal has been received (C10). When the player inserts coins into the lending device 3 to start a game, a lending signal is output from the lending device 3, so that the information display device 4 receives the lending signal (C10: YES). The carry-in flag is set to 0 (C11), and the lending balls are added to the balls in the NO1 record of the ball box history in FIG. 4 (C5). The carry-in flag is a flag that is set to 1 when it is determined that a ball is brought in from another game table as described later. Note that the possession balls in the latest record of the ball box history are reflected in the remaining balls in the ball box storage area of FIG. Subsequently, it is determined that the number of holding balls is less than the full upper limit (2000 balls) set in the setting information of FIG. 3 and less than the full lower limit (1500 balls) (C7: NO), and the process ends.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an out signal reception process by the information display device 4. The information display device 4 determines whether an out signal has been received (B1). When the player starts the game, an out signal is output from the gaming machine 2 side. Therefore, when the information display device 4 receives the out signal (B1: YES), the information display device 4 determines whether the carry-in flag is 0 or not. Determine (B2). Since the carry-in flag is 0 (the player has not brought the ball) (B2: YES), the out ball is subtracted from the held ball in the NO1 record of the ball box history of FIG. 4 (B3).

  Subsequently, the information display device 4 determines whether or not the jackpot flag is 0 (B4), and since it is not a jackpot in the normal state up to NO (1) in the time chart of FIG. 6 (B4: YES), Is less than or equal to the continuation lower limit (0 ball) set in the setting information of FIG. 3 (B5). The number of balls immediately before NO (1) where the jackpot is generated is 80 balls, which exceeds the lower limit of continuation (B5: NO), and after determining that the number of balls is less than the full lower limit (B9: YES), The full flag is set to 0 (B10) and the process ends. The full flag is a flag that becomes 1 when it is determined that the balls are sufficiently stored in the ball box.

In the safe / lending signal reception process shown in FIG. 9, the information display device 4 determines that the carry-in flag is 0 (C2: YES) when the safe signal is received (C1: YES), It is determined whether the jackpot flag is 1 (C3). Since NO (1) is the big hit flag = 0 (C3: NO), the number of safe balls is added to the possessed balls in the NO1 record of the ball box history of FIG. 4 (C5), and the process proceeds to step C6.
By the above operation, the ball is subtracted when the out ball is generated, and the ball is added when the loaned ball or the safe ball is generated. Therefore, the increase in the number of the player's balls (the number of acquired media) should be specified. Is possible.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the status signal reception process by the information display device 4. The information display device 4 determines whether the jackpot flag is 1 (A1), whether the jackpot signal is received (A14), or whether the probability variation signal is received (A9). The jackpot flag is a flag indicating whether or not the jackpot state, and is 1 in the jackpot state. In the normal state up to NO (1) where the jackpot state is reached, since the jackpot flag = 0 and neither the jackpot signal nor the probability variation signal is received (A9: NO), the sweet flag is set to 0 (A13), finish. The sweet-medium flag is a flag that becomes 1 during the sweet mode (when the probability changes, when the time is short).
In this way, in the normal state up to NO (1), the player's current ball is calculated based on the signal output from the gaming machine side, and the ball box history and ball box storage area are updated. (Update processing is performed).

  Now, when the jackpot occurs at the time of NO (1) in the time chart of FIG. 6, the information display device 4 is in a jackpot signal reception state in the status signal reception process shown in FIG. 7 (A14: YES). T1Y is set to 0 (A15), the jackpot flag is set to 1 (A16), the carry-in flag is set to 0 (A17), and the process ends. As a result, the number of balls in the previous jackpot (T1Y) is reset and the jackpot state is set.

  In the out signal reception process shown in FIG. 8, the jackpot information display device 4 subtracts the out ball from the holding ball when receiving the out signal with the carry-in flag = 0 (B1: YES, B2: YES). At the same time (B3), since the jackpot flag is 1 (B4: NO), the number of out balls is subtracted from T1Y (B12), and the process ends. In the safe / lending signal reception process shown in FIG. 9, when a safe signal is received with the jackpot flag set to 1 and the carry-in flag set to 0 (C1: YES, C2: YES, C3: YES), the T1Y is safe. A ball is added (C4) and a ball is added (C5). In this way, during the jackpot, the number of balls in the jackpot (T1Y) is calculated in addition to the holding ball based on the out signal and the safe signal.

  Subsequently, the information display device 4 determines whether the number of holding balls is greater than the full upper limit (2000 balls) set in the setting information of FIG. 3 (C6). At the time of NO (1), since the holding ball (80 balls) is below the full upper limit (C6: NO) and further below the full lower limit (1500 balls) (C7: NO), the process is terminated.

  When the jackpot is finished at the time of NO (2) and the information display device 4 shifts to the sweet mode, the status signal reception process shown in FIG. 7 terminates reception of the jackpot signal with the jackpot flag set to 1 ( A1: YES, A2: NO), the jackpot flag is set to 0 (A3), and it is determined whether the provisional flag is 1 (A4). The provisional flag is a flag that tentatively indicates that the possession ball is sufficiently stored in the ball box and a new ball box is required. Since the provisional flag is 0 (A4: NO), it is determined whether or not the probability variation state signal is received (A9), and the mode shifts to the sweet mode at the time of NO (2) and the probability variation state signal is received. (A9: YES), the sweet flag is set to 1 (A10), and the process ends. As a result, the end of the jackpot state is set, and the holding balls (1600 balls) and T1Y (1520 balls) which are the number of balls in the jackpot are specified.

  In this way, the information display device 4 determines the current state of the gaming machine 2, sets the jackpot flag indicating 1 that is a jackpot state during reception of the jackpot signal, and indicates that the sweet mode is set in the probability variation state or the time-short state. The sweet-and-middle flag shown is set to 1. In the normal state, both the big hit flag and the sweet middle flag are zero.

  Now, the player normally continues to play the game until the sweet mode ends. In the time chart of FIG. 6, at the time of NO (3) when 20 balls are consumed (= 1600-1580 balls), the second big hit occurs, and when NO (4) when the number of balls is 1630 balls. An employee is called (operation of the call button 33). That is, it is considered that the player called the employee and exchanged the ball box because the ball box became full at the time of NO (4).

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the calling process by the information display device 4. The information display device 4 determines whether the call button 33 is pressed (D1) or the game is ended (D10). The end of the game may be determined as the end of the game when, for example, an end instruction from the employee remote controller or a member card discharge operation (not shown) is executed. When the call button 33 is pressed by the player (D1: YES), it is determined whether the jackpot flag or the sweet-medium flag is 1 (D2). This step D2 is performed based on the information set in the replenishment state in the setting information of FIG. In other words, the reason why the player presses the call button 33 to replenish the ball box is considered to be limited by the gaming state, such as during a big hit or a state in which a big hit is likely to occur (during the sweet mode). In other words, when the call button 33 is pressed other than the jackpot or sweet, it is considered that there is a high possibility other than the replacement of the ball box such as a trouble in the gaming machine 2. This setting is arbitrarily set according to the type of gaming machine. In this embodiment, since the replenishment state is set to jackpot and sweet-meat, in step D2, the jackpot flag or the sweet-meat flag is set as a determination target. Is set.

  Since the jackpot flag is 1 at NO (4) (D2: YES), the information display device 4 determines whether the provisional flag is 1 (D3), and the provisional flag is 0 (D3: NO), it is judged whether there are more balls than the update lower limit (D7). Since there are more holding balls (1630 balls) at the time of NO (4) than the update lower limit (1000 balls) (D7: YES), a new record is created (D8), a ball box is added (D9), and the process ends. As a result, the ball box history record (NO1) shown in FIG. 4 determines that the ball box is 1, the holding ball is 1630 (= 80 + 1520-20 + 50) ball, the full flag is 1, and the latest record (NO2) is created. Then, 2 is stored in the ball box and data storage is started (the ball box history is updated). 4 is reflected in the ball box of FIG. 5.

Even if the call button 33 is pressed (D1: YES), the information display device 4 goes through step D10 if neither the big hit flag nor the sweet-medium flag is 1 (D2: NO). Then, the process ends. This prevents erroneous determination of the number of ball boxes.
As described above, the player who generated the two jackpots continues the game as it is, and the NO ball (5) when the sweet mode is finished without generating the jackpot will have 1430 balls and T1Y will have 1480 balls. .
At the time of NO (6), when the player continues to consume the ball, the NO. (6) time, the number of balls consumed is more than the number of balls paid out. As a result, the player has 900 balls. Has decreased.

  The information display device 4 has 900 balls at the time of NO (6) due to the occurrence of the third jackpot, and when the ball reaches 2000 balls at the time of NO (7), the upper limit of the number of balls is full. (C6: YES), a new record is created (C12), the provisional flag is set to 1 (C13), and the process ends. As a result, although pressing of the call button 33 is not detected, it is determined that there are enough balls enough to fill the ball box, and a new record (NO3) is provisionally created in the ball box history to store data. Is started.

  When the player presses the call button 33 at the time point of NO (8) after creating a new record at the time point of NO (7), the information display device 4 keeps the jackpot flag 1 in the call process shown in FIG. Since the call button 33 is pressed (D1: YES, D2: YES), it is determined whether the provisional flag is 1 (D3). Since the provisional flag is 1 (D3: YES), the previous record ( NO2) is added to the latest record (NO3) possession ball (100 balls) (D4), the current possession ball (NO3 record possession ball) is set to 0 (D5), and the provisional flag is set to 0. (D6), the process ends. Thus, when the call button 33 is pressed after the record is temporarily stored, it is assumed that the player has continuously stored the ball in the ball box corresponding to the previous record (NO2). The ball that has been stored as the record (NO3) is added to the previous record (NO2), and the previous record (NO2) is confirmed. At the same time, the storage of the latest record (NO3) is resumed from Mochitama 0.

  In this way, when the state of the gaming machine 2 is specified and the call button 33 is pressed in a state where there is a high possibility that the player will call an employee for exchanging the ball box (during jackpot or sweet mode), By updating the number of boxes, it is possible to calculate the number of ball boxes closer to the actual number of ball boxes, compared to the conventional method of calculating the number of ball boxes from simply paying out balls.

  By the way, in an actual amusement hall, the player exchanges the ball box without pressing the call button 33, or consumes all the balls in the currently used ball box, making the ball box unnecessary. Since there is a case where a ball is brought in from a game, an error occurs in the actual number of ball boxes only by calculating the number of ball boxes by determining the state of the gaming machine 2 and pressing the call button 33 as described above. There is a fear. Therefore, the information display device 4 is configured to correct the error based on the game state signal and the calculated number of balls.

(Corresponding to the case where the ball box is changed without operating the call button 33)
For example, in the time chart shown in FIG. 6, when the call button 33 is not operated, and the new record is stored when the holding ball reaches the full upper limit (NO (15), provisional flag = 1), and the jackpot ends as it is. (NO (16)) and the like are applicable. This situation occurs when the player has replaced the ball box by himself because the number of balls stored in the ball box has reached an appropriate amount, or when an employee is close by chance. When a big hit occurs in a state where the ball boxes are replaced without pressing the call button 33, there may be a case where the number of balls in the big hit state is small.

  Therefore, the information display device 4 has a temporary flag of 1 (A4: YES) when the jackpot ends in the status signal reception processing shown in FIG. 7 (A1: YES, A2: NO). It is determined whether T1Y in the ball box storage area exceeds the update lower limit (1000 balls) (A5). At the time of NO (16), since T1Y is 800 balls and is below the update lower limit (A5: NO), (the previous record's last ball-full lower limit) is added to the current possessed ball (A11). As a result, the current holding ball is specified as 260+ (2000-1500) = 760 balls as indicated by NO (17). Subsequently, a full lower limit is set for the balls in the previous record (NO3) (A12), and the balls in the record NO3 are specified as 1500 balls and T1Y is specified as 800 balls.

In addition, when a state in which the ball box is replaced without the call button 33 being operated occurs, the player once packs the ball box in use at the start of the jackpot and hits a new ball box. It is also conceivable that the ball box that stores the ball and the ball box that stores the ball after the jackpot ends and the ball box that has been boxed in advance are replaced.
Therefore, the information display device 4, for example, at the time of NO (21), when the T1Y (1480 balls) in the ball box storage area immediately after the end of the jackpot is larger than the update lower limit (A5: YES), Is added to (the previous record's holding ball-current T1Y) (A6). As a result, the current holding ball is specified as 190+ (2000-1480) = 710 balls as indicated by NO (22). Subsequently, as shown in NO (23), the possession ball of the previous record (NO4) is specified as the current T1Y (A7). After these processes, the provisional flag is reset to 0 (A8).

  As described above, even when the T1Y at the time when the jackpot ends is obviously small, or when the T1Y at the time when the jackpot ends is greater than the update lower limit, the ball box is exchanged without pressing the call button 33. By determining that it has been broken and correcting the number of balls and correcting the previous record, a more accurate number of ball boxes is displayed.

(Correspondence when all the balls in the currently used ball box are consumed)
The determination as to whether or not the currently used ball box has run out is performed by the out signal reception process shown in FIG. When the information display device 4 receives an out signal when the jackpot flag is 0 (B1: YES, B4: YES), the information display device 4 determines whether the holding ball is equal to or less than the continuation lower limit (B5). For example, when a game is continued without generating a jackpot, the number of balls gradually decreases, and all the current possessed balls may be consumed. When the holding ball reaches the continuation lower limit (0 ball) as described above (B5: YES), it is determined whether the ball box stored in the ball box storage area in FIG. (B6: YES), the record is deleted because the ball box currently in use is no longer necessary (B7). That is, as a result of consuming the holding balls, processing is performed assuming that the currently used ball box is no longer needed.

(Correspondence when playing with balls from other platforms)
When the holding ball reaches the continuation lower limit (0 ball) (B5: YES), if the ball box stored in the ball box storage area in FIG. 5 is 1 (B6: NO), the carry-in flag is set. Set to 1 (B8), and the process ends. In this case, since the game is continued even though there is no ball box, the player must have more than the number of balls calculated on the table, that is, bring the ball from another table. You can determine that you are playing. When a lending ball is generated in such a state where a ball is brought in, or when a jackpot is generated, a consumed ball after the carry-in flag becomes 1 is regarded as a brought-in ball.

That is, when the information display device 4 receives an out signal with the carry-in flag set to 1 (B1: YES, B2: NO), the information display device 4 adds the out ball to the carry-in ball (B11). On the other hand, in the safe / lending signal reception process shown in FIG. 9, when a safe signal is received with the carry-in flag being 1 (C1: YES, C2: YES), the safe ball is subtracted from the carry-in ball. (C9). Thereby, the consumption ball after starting a game with a brought-in ball can be calculated | required.
When the information display device 4 receives the lending signal (C10: YES), the information display device 4 sets the carry-in flag to 0 (C11), and then executes the normal ball management as described above. Alternatively, in the status signal reception process of FIG. 7, when a jackpot signal is received (A14: YES), the carry-in flag is set to 0 (A17), and then the normal ball management is executed.

  Thus, the information display device 4 specifies the number of balls, the number of balls, and the remaining balls for each player by executing each process. As a result, the ball box history in the table is updated as shown in FIG. 4, and these pieces of information are displayed on the information display unit 48. In addition, the total number of boxes and the total number of balls since the store opened on the table are alternately displayed on the cumulative information display unit 42.

  When the information display device 4 determines that the player has finished the game (D10: YES), the information display device 4 executes a customer substitution process (D11). In this customer change process, a double line indicating that a player has changed is added to the latest record in the ball box history, and it can be confirmed when the player has changed. In the time chart of FIG. 6, NO (24) corresponds to this change time, and in the ball box history of FIG. 4, a double line is added to the latest record (NO 5) at that time. In FIG. 4, it is shown that a total of three players have played on the table in correspondence with NO1 to 5, NO6 to 9, and NO10 to 12, respectively.

As described above, the information display device 4 of the present embodiment has the following effects.
When the replenishment condition for the player to call the employee is satisfied (replenishment state), the number of ball boxes is updated according to the employee's call (pressing the call button 33), so the number of balls stored in the ball box by the player In consideration of the difference in the number of balls, it is possible to calculate the number of ball boxes and the number of balls stored in accordance with the actual number of balls stored. In this case, since the number of balls to be stored is displayed, the player knows the number of balls remaining in the ball box used and becomes an indicator of whether a ball box is required at the game goal or the next big hit. obtain.

  When a player calls an employee, factors other than replenishment of the ball box may be considered, but replenishment (replacement) of the ball box can be limited depending on the gaming state, such as during a big hit or a state where a big hit is likely to occur. 4 is set as the replenishment state in the setting information of FIG. 4, and the ball box is updated in the replenishment state (during jackpot or sweet mode), so that erroneous determination according to the call due to other factors can be prevented.

Even if it is in the replenishment state, if the number of stored balls is small, considering the case where a call occurs due to other factors, if the holding ball ≤ update lower limit, the ball box is not updated, so erroneous determination can be prevented I can do it.
In consideration of the case where the player refills the ball box without calling, if the number of balls is too large to be stored in the ball box, the ball box is temporarily updated, Accordingly, the provisional state is canceled, so that it is possible to flexibly cope with the updating of the ball box when there is no call.

  During the provisional update, if there is a call in the set state (a state where the replenishment condition for the player to call the employee is not established), the player continues to update the ball as if the ball has been stored in the ball box until the last minute Therefore, it can respond to such player's behavior.

  If the player is unable to additionally store all the jackpots that have been generated, but knows that a jackpot will occur when there are not enough balls to be stacked in the box, Temporarily, the jackpot ball is stored in the next box, and after the jackpot ends, it may be replaced with the original box. That is, during provisional update, it is possible to correspond by correlating the ball box storing the jackpot ball with the previous record and associating the rest with the latest record. In this case, since it corresponds on condition that the big hit ball (T1Y) is larger than the update lower limit, even if it is a gaming machine that can generate various (a lot of R that can be generated) T1Y, it is limited to the above action It can be attached.

  When there are few hit balls, the player stores a certain amount of balls in the currently used ball box, and then stores the balls in the next ball box. In this case, it can be assumed that the next ball box is referred to without pressing the call button 33, such as an employee nearby. That is, it is possible to deal with a certain number of balls (full upper limit) set during the provisional update by associating with the previous record and associating the rest with the latest record.

  In many amusement halls, so-called table-moving games that allow the obtained balls to be used on other platforms are allowed. In this embodiment, if the holding ball is at the lower limit of update and it is not boxed, it is assumed that the table movement game has been performed, and instead of the holding ball, the table moving game state is updated by updating the brought-in ball from another table. Excluded from the subject. Then, since the use of the brought-in ball is finished according to the sales (rental) or jackpot occurrence during the table moving game, the update target is switched to the held ball, so the number of balls stored in the ball box can be calculated appropriately. In this case, the number of balls and the number of boxes acquired by the player with the gaming machine can be appropriately calculated by separately storing the brought-in balls and including them in the calculation target of the total number of balls and the number of boxes.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
With regard to the number of balls and the number of boxes, both the cumulative total from the opening and the current player are targeted for calculation, but only one may be targeted. Moreover, it is good also as only the number of boxes or a calculation account. Further, the display method may be displayed in any manner such as simultaneous or switching.

Although the provisional record is created when the possession> full upper limit value, the possession may be continuously updated without being created, and the association of the possession may be performed in the same manner as the embodiment at the end of the call or jackpot.
When an error signal or an error release signal is received before or after the call button 33 is pressed from a peripheral device such as the gaming machine 2 or the lending device 3, the number of boxes is not updated because the call corresponds to an error. It is good also as a structure.
Although it is configured to update as needed with the out and safe signals for the holding balls and T1Y, it may be calculated and calculated when a predetermined condition is established, such as accumulating and storing out, safe, etc. good. In addition, when specifying the total number of balls and the number of boxes, the calculation was performed using the total number of balls-total number of balls in FIG. 4, but the total number of balls is not stored in FIG. 4 but is stored separately. You may specify a total possession ball by composition.

Although the setting value such as the update lower limit value in FIG. 3 is a setting value that is used for a plurality of processes, a setting value corresponding to each process may be set. Moreover, you may employ | adopt combining the some setting value shown in FIG. 3 with one setting value.
In order to accurately calculate the possession ball, the possession ball is updated by the lending signal, but if the possession ball is not updated in response to the out in a state of a predetermined value (for example, 0) or less, it is updated by the lending signal, that is, the lending ball is updated. It is not necessary to add it to the ball.

A slot machine or the like may be a target gaming machine, and a medal may be adopted as a gaming medium.
Although a configuration that ends via a special state or a short time has been illustrated, a gaming machine that normally becomes normal after the end of the jackpot, or a gaming machine that becomes normal by performing symbol variation a predetermined number of times during probability change may be targeted. Of course, a falling lottery may be performed for each symbol variation, and the process may be terminated at the time of winning. In other words, the special state may be any gaming state as long as it is a state in which a big hit is more likely to occur than in the normal state. Moreover, the identification method may determine directly with a status signal, or may indirectly determine with a payout rate for every predetermined time.

As the game information display device, the game information display device can be configured in various modes such as a lending device, a so-called data robot (registered trademark), or a game machine itself as a game information display device.
Moreover, it is good also as a structure which performs part or all of the information processing of a game information display apparatus by the relay apparatus 5, the management apparatus 7, etc. FIG. That is, the concept of the game information display device in the present invention means a broad game information display device including a device that performs such information processing.

Note that, instead of managing the ball box history of FIG. 4, only the ball box storage area of FIG. 5 (that is, the number of boxes or the number of remaining balls) may be managed, and the update process similar to the ball box history may be performed.
For example, when there is a clear difference in the number of balls and boxes due to shared games, etc., it is possible to accept correction operations by employee remote control, players or employees, and to adjust the number of balls and records (boxes). May be. In this case, the time until the player finishes the game, the corrected average value of the number of balls, or the input value input separately is set as the full set value, and is not the set value of T1Y or FIG. 3 at the time of provisional update. If the full set value is adopted, it is possible to deal with a player who stores balls in the ball box until the ball number determined by the player is reached without pressing the call button 33.

  In the drawing, 4 is an information display device (game information display device, call detection means, update means, acquisition number specification means, state specification means, setting means, lending detection means, determination means, storage means, reception means), and 40 is a display. Part (display means).

Claims (5)

In a game information display device that is installed in a game hall that boxes at least a part of a storage box that stores an acquired medium that is a game medium acquired by a player, and displays game information related to the acquired medium to the player ,
Call detection means for detecting a call operation operated by a player to call an employee of a game hall;
Storage means for storing storage box information which is game information capable of specifying at least one of the number of storage boxes for storing the player's acquired media and the number of acquired media stored in the storage box being used by the player;
In response to detection of the call operation by the call detection means, the storage box stored in the storage means that the storage box being used by the player is put into a boxed state and the next storage box is started to be used. Update means for performing update processing for updating information;
Display means for displaying game information related to the acquired medium by displaying storage box information stored in the storage means to the player;
A game information display device comprising: The game machine detects that the game medium has been used, and the number of game media specified by the detection is specified as the number of use media, while the game machine detects that the game medium has been paid out, and the detection. An acquisition number specifying means for specifying the number of game media specified by the number of payout media, and specifying the number of acquired media by subtraction thereof;
State identification means for detecting the gaming state of the gaming machine and identifying the gaming state of the gaming machine by the detection;
Setting means for setting an update lower limit value that is a lower limit value of the number of game media that are sufficiently stored in a storage box, while setting a part of the game state that can be specified by the state specifying means as a supplement state ,
The storage means stores a record capable of specifying the number of acquired media corresponding to each storage box, the record is created according to the update process, and the acquired number of storage media stored in the record is the acquired number specifying means According to the specific situation of the number of acquired media by
The update means is in a state where the replenishment state is specified by the state specifying means, and the latest acquisition medium number, which is the acquisition medium number specified by the latest record stored by the storage means, is larger than the update lower limit value, When the call operation is detected, the update process is performed,
The display means displays the number of storage boxes specified by the number of records when displaying the number of storage boxes, and displays the number of acquired media stored in the storage box in use by the player. 2. The game information display device according to claim 1, wherein the storage box information is displayed by displaying the latest acquired number of media. The state specifying means specifies a jackpot state in the gaming machine as the gaming state,
The number-of-acquisition specifying means specifies the number of acquired media as a jackpot number in the period when the jackpot state is specified by the state specifying means,
The setting means sets a full upper limit that is an upper limit that can be stored in a storage box,
The update unit performs the update process when the number of latest acquired media is larger than the full upper limit value during the jackpot state specified by the state specifying unit or at the end of the jackpot state, The number of acquired media specified by the record created immediately before the created record is updated as the number of jackpot balls specified by the acquisition number specifying means corresponding to the jackpot state. The game information display device according to claim 2. The state specifying means specifies a jackpot state in the gaming machine as the gaming state,
The setting means sets a full upper limit value that is an upper limit value that can be stored in a storage box, and a full setting value that is a value of a predetermined number of acquired media that can satisfy the storage box,
The update unit performs the update process when the number of latest acquired media is larger than the full upper limit value during the jackpot state specified by the state specifying unit or at the end of the jackpot state, 3. The game information display device according to claim 2, wherein the number of acquired media specified by a record created immediately before the created record is updated as the full set value. Lending detection means for detecting a lending process, which is a process of lending a game medium to a player with a valuable value as a consideration;
Determination means for determining a carry-in state in which a game medium other than the acquired medium in a corresponding gaming machine is used in a game,
The acquired number specifying means specifies the number of lent media that is the number of game media lent to the player in response to detection of the lending process by the rent detecting means, and adds the number of paid-out media to the number of lent media A value obtained by subtracting the number of used media from the value is specified as the number of acquired media,
The setting means sets a carry-in lower limit value that is a lower limit value of the latest acquired medium number under a state where the acquired medium is used in the corresponding gaming machine,
The determination means determines the start of the brought-in state when the latest acquired number of media becomes smaller than the carry-in lower limit value, and the carry-in when the lending process is detected by the lending detection means. Determine that the condition has ended,
5. The storage device according to claim 2, wherein the storage unit excludes the number of acquired media specified by the acquired number specifying unit during the carry-in state from the target of the latest acquired medium number. The game information display device described.

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