JP2012228318A - Game parlor display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display game information for each predetermined unit belonging to a predetermined category, so as to be compared with each other.SOLUTION: A game parlor display device 10 for displaying game information on a game machine, such as a slot machine 100 and a Pachinko machine 200 includes: a CPU 10 which sets a maximum scale value when the game information is graphed on the basis of a maximum absolute value, in a predetermined period, of the game information on the selected and predetermined game machine, or sets the maximum scale value on the basis of the maximum absolute value, on a current day, of the game information on the one or more game machines belonging to a selected and predetermined machine type; and a GPU 104 which displays side by side graphs for each business day, included in the predetermined period, by substantially aligning the maximum scale value with a maximum limit of an area determined in advance as a graph display range.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall display device, and more particularly to a game hall display device that displays game information and the like in an easily visible manner.

The game hall is connected to a hall computer that collects gaming signals such as jackpot signals output from gaming machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines, and the hall computer collects gaming information for each gaming machine based on the gaming signals. In addition, there is a game hall display device that displays text information, numerical information, or graphic information such as a graph (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
According to such a game hall display device, it is possible to compare the state of each gaming machine by displaying whether the number of jackpot occurrences is rising or falling as the state of the gaming machine.
Further, depending on the selection operation, a change in the number of balls for a certain gaming machine (which is a numerical value obtained by subtracting the number of inserted games from the number of game media acquired; hereinafter the same) can be displayed using a graph.

JP 2002-177610 A

However, according to the game hall display device described in Patent Document 1, an index indicating the state of each gaming machine is calculated using the most recent (current day or within a few hours) jackpot occurrence count, and this is displayed. It was. In other words, according to such a conventional game hall display device, the user cannot confirm the tendency of the gaming state over a certain period (for example, one week), and can objectively check the state of the gaming machine throughout the period. There was a problem that could not be judged.
In addition, regarding the number of difference balls, since it is only assumed that the time transition of a certain model on the day is displayed, it was not possible to compare gaming machines of the same model.

  For this reason, if you want to compare the state of a gaming machine over a certain period of time, you must specify the business day and display the state of the gaming machine for that business day for a certain number of days. There has been a problem of forcing complicated work. Also, if you want to compare the status of each gaming machine of the model that the user wants, specify the unit number one by one and display the status of each gaming machine by the number of gaming machines corresponding to that model. Similar problems have arisen because of the need to do so.

Moreover, since it is necessary to browse the state of the gaming machine individually, it is difficult to compare the state every business day or every gaming machine.
In particular, when displaying the state of gaming machines as a graph, the maximum value of data (such as the number of big hits and the number of difference balls) changes every business day and every gaming machine, so if you graph it based on a fixed scale, the data On the other hand, when the scale is changed in accordance with the maximum data value, there are various problems that deteriorate visibility, such as variations in data display.

  The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the problems of the conventional techniques as described above, and obtains each game information for each predetermined unit belonging to a predetermined category based on the maximum value of each game information. Another object of the present invention is to provide a game hall display device that displays in a comparable manner on the basis of a scale.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game field display device of the present invention is a game field display device for displaying game information of a gaming machine installed in a game field, and is a game information input device for inputting game information of the gaming machine. And a gaming machine selection means for selecting the gaming machine according to a predetermined operation, and a maximum when the gaming information is represented in a predetermined graph based on a maximum value of the gaming information of the selected gaming machine in a predetermined period. Maximum scale setting means for setting a scale, and a display for displaying the graph for each business day included in the predetermined period side by side so that the maximum scale is substantially matched with a maximum frame of a predetermined area as a display range of the graph And means.

  According to the game field display device of the present invention, it is possible to display each game information for each predetermined unit belonging to a predetermined category in a comparable manner.

It is a lineblock diagram of a game hall system provided with a game hall display concerning one embodiment of the present invention, and a management device connected to a game machine. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the game hall display apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the procedure of the background correlation process. It is an example figure of an association table. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a game information display process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a background selection process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a graph display process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a 1st scale calculation process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a 2nd scale calculation process. It is the example figure which showed the layer image L1 which concerns on a background image (layer 1). It is the example figure which showed the layer image L2 which concerns on a mount image (layer 2). It is the example figure which showed the layer image L3 which concerns on game information (layer 3). It is an enlarged view of a line graph. It is the example figure which showed the layer image L4 which concerns on game information (layer 4). It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the synthesis | combination of layer 1-layer 4. FIG. It is an example figure of a game machine individual data screen. It is an example figure of a model classification data screen. It is the figure which showed the coin and aura image used for a coin chart. It is the figure which showed a mode that a part of line graph was hidden with the coin used for a coin chart. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the game information display process which concerns on scale update. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the graph display process which concerns on scale update.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a game hall display device and a game hall system including the game hall display device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a game hall system including a game hall display device and a management device connected to a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the game hall display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The game hall display device 10 of the present embodiment can display game information of gaming machines installed in the game hall, and can display information other than game information (for example, background information described later).
In other words, the game hall display device 10 is intended to provide game information that is useful when a user selects a gaming machine and to provide other useful information such as a campaign.

  The management device 50 is a known so-called hall computer, and game information (for example, a game medium payout signal, a game medium input signal, and a jackpot signal) output from a plurality of slot machines 100 and pachinko machines 200 as they are operated. Etc.) are collected (game information collecting means), and these are totaled, and the number of game media acquired for each gaming machine, the number of game media input, the number of difference balls (the number of game media acquired minus the number of game media input) The same applies hereinafter), and game information such as the number of jackpots is calculated. The management device 50 transmits these game information to the game hall display device 10 (game information transmission means).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game hall display device 10 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102 in which a predetermined control program is stored, a RAM 103 that temporarily stores game information received from the management device 50, and a screen display control according to a command from the CPU 101. A graphics processing unit (GPU) 104, a background image such as a character or an advertisement, a CGROM 105 that stores drawing data of a region image that divides a display range such as a graph or list of game information, and drawing data such as game information A background image or game information is input from outside the VRAM 106 temporarily stored, the LCD module 107 that displays drawing data such as game information, and the management device 50, or the association between the model and the background image is set. I / F 108 which is an interface for inputting information (association information) for Comprising the respective components.

The LCD module 107 can also serve as the I / F 108. For example, the LCD module 107 is configured by a liquid crystal touch panel that can detect a touch, and a predetermined input signal can be output to the GPU 104 or the CPU 101 by touching an operation key displayed on the panel.
Further, the control program stored in the ROM 102 is read by the CPU 101 to enable execution of background association processing and game information display processing (including background selection processing and graph display processing) described later.
Hereinafter, each process will be described in detail.

(Background association processing)
First, the background association process will be described.
The background association process sets association information associated with a background image for each gaming machine or model, and is usually performed in advance through the operation of a game shop clerk or manager.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the background association process.
Each background image (see FIG. 10) handled here is input via the I / F 108 and is already stored in the CGROM 105.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, it is determined whether or not there is a predetermined operation (background association operation) for performing the background association process (S11). The background association operation (and model selection operation and background selection operation described later) can be performed by a store clerk or administrator of the amusement hall through the operation of the keyboard of the management device 50, the touch panel operation of the LCD module 107, or the like. it can. The CPU 101 can recognize that there is a background association operation by detecting a predetermined signal input from the I / F 108 by such an operation.
If the background association operation is confirmed (S11-YES), it is then determined whether or not there is a model selection operation (S12). The “model selection operation” refers to an operation of selecting the model “AAA” from among the types of gaming machines “AAA”, “BBB”, “CCC”,.
Further, by inputting a machine number, an operation for indirectly selecting a model previously associated with the machine number may be referred to as a “model selection operation”.

If the model selection operation is confirmed (S12-YES), it is then determined whether or not there is a background selection operation (S13). The “background selection operation” refers to an operation of selecting “a” from among the background images “a”, “b”, “c”,.
When the background selection operation is confirmed (S13-YES), the association information between the model and the background image is set (related information setting means) and stored as a database (related information storage means) (S14).
Specifically, the CPU 101 sets the association table t (association information) by associating the model information selected by the model selection operation in S12 with the background image selected by the background selection operation in S13. The CPU 101 stores the association information set in this way in a storage device (not shown) such as a HDD (Hard Disc Drive).

FIG. 4 is an example of an association table.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, the association table t includes the model “AAA” and the background “a”, the model “BBB” and the background “b”, the model “CCC” and the background “c”, and the model “*”. Each association information such as “**” and background “z” can be configured. The model “***” indicates a model other than “AAA”, “BBB”, and “CCC”, that is, an unspecified model that is not associated with an individual background image, and has a background “z”. Represents a background image associated with such a model.

FIG. 4B shows table information in which a machine number and a model are associated with each other, and a combination of such information and the association table can be used as association information.
That is, the association information may have a data structure obtained by linking the association table t shown in FIG. 4A and the table information shown in FIG.
In this way, background information can be set not only for each model but also for each gaming machine. For example, referring to FIG. 4B, since the machine number 1 is the model “AAA”, it can be recognized that the background image is “a” via the association table t.
Note that the information (“a”, “b”, “c”, “z”) regarding the background image stored in the association table t itself is the storage address of the background image, or such a storage address. A data structure including In this way, it is possible to smoothly access the corresponding background image via the association table t.

(Game information display processing)
Next, game information display processing will be described.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the game information display process.
As shown in FIG. 5, here, first, the presence or absence of a game information acquisition operation is determined (S21).
The “game information acquisition operation” is an operation performed by a visitor or the like in order to browse game information of an arbitrary gaming machine.
Here, processing for selecting a gaming machine or a model (model name) of the gaming machine according to a predetermined operation by the user (gaming machine selection means) is performed. For example, this selection process is performed through an operation in which a machine number of an arbitrary gaming machine is input or an arbitrary model is selected.
When the CPU 101 detects a signal input from the I / F 108 through such an operation, it determines that there is a game information acquisition operation (S21-YES), and the GPU 104 performs the background selection process (S22). The graph display process (S23) is performed.

  In the background selection process, a background image corresponding to the selected gaming machine or model is extracted from the association information (association table t) and selected from the game information input from the management device 50 via the I / F 108. Game information of a gaming machine or a gaming machine belonging to a model is acquired (information acquisition means).

In the graph display process, the game information graph obtained through the background selection process is displayed in a non-transparent manner, and the ground area that defines the display range of the graph is displayed in a transparent state with a predetermined transmittance. A process of displaying a graph and a background image drawn overlapping each other in the background area so as to be visible is performed (display means).
Specifically, by using the layer display function of the GPU 104, a game information graph (a line graph D21 described later) is displayed in a non-transparent manner on a predetermined layer (layer 3), and a base area that divides the display range of the game information is displayed in this manner. A lower layer (layer 2) of a predetermined layer is displayed with a predetermined transmittance, and a background image is displayed on a lower layer (layer 1) than the lower layer (layer 2).

In this way, the base area in the range where the game information is displayed is transmitted, so that even if the game information and the background image are drawn in the base area, both can be displayed in a visible manner.
Further, not only the game information is easily displayed from the vicinity, but also the background image can be visually recognized from a distance.
For this reason, even when the game hall display device 10 is in use, many other visitors can see background images such as advertisements and campaigns displayed as the background.

In the graph display process, the maximum value of gaming information in a predetermined period (the current day and the past week) of the selected gaming machine, or gaming information on the day of one or more gaming machines belonging to the selected model Based on the maximum value, set the maximum scale (maximum scale) when the game information is represented in a graph, and match this maximum scale to the predetermined maximum frame of the display area (almost match, that is, the maximum frame Each scale is equally drawn while matching the maximum scale to the adjacent position (the same applies hereinafter), and the graph is drawn in accordance with the scale of this scale.
In addition, a graph for each business day included in a predetermined period and a graph for each gaming machine belonging to a predetermined model are drawn side by side. In this case, the maximum scale is matched with the maximum frame of each display area. To draw.
For this reason, not only the graphs for each business day and the graphs for each gaming machine are easy to see, but each graph is displayed in a list on a common scale, so it is easy to compare gaming information for each business day or for each gaming machine. can do.

Here, the background selection process (S22 in FIG. 5) and the graph display process (S23 in FIG. 5) in the game information display process will be described.
(Background selection process)
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the background selection process.
As shown in FIG. 6, here, first, the association table t is searched (S31). Specifically, the GPU 104 searches the association table t stored in a storage device such as an HDD using the model previously selected by the game information acquisition operation as a key, and determines whether or not the corresponding association information is set. It discriminate | determines (S32).

If the relevant association information has been set (S32—YES), the GPU 104 renders the background image (association background) based on the association information on the layer of the lowermost layer (layer 1) (S33).
For example, if there is a game information acquisition operation for the machine number “1”, the model “AAA” is extracted via the association information shown in FIG. 4B, and then the association table t shown in FIG. Then, a background image “a” for this model “AAA” is extracted, and this background image is rendered as a layer image L1.
When there is a selection operation for the model “BBB” as the game information acquisition operation, the background “b” is specified from the association table t shown in FIG. 4A, and this background image is rendered as the layer image L1. The
If the corresponding association information has not been set (S32-NO), the GPU 104 renders a common background image (unassociated background) on the layer 1 layer (S34). The “common background image” corresponds to the background image of the background “z” corresponding to the model “***”.
The GPU 104 holds the layer image L1 in the VRAM 106.

FIG. 10 is an example showing a layer image L1 related to the background image (layer 1).
As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, in the layer image L1, a character image relating to a gaming machine or a model can be used as a background image. Moreover, as shown in FIG.10 (c), the design image relevant to a game machine or a model can be used as a background image. Further, as shown in FIG. 10D, event information related to the gaming machine or model can be used as a background image. Furthermore, these background images can be drawn as still images or moving images.

In addition, when an image of the upper layer (layer 2) (image of the background area related to the game information) is displayed transparently, an image of the upper layer (layer 1) (a line graph of the game information), a background image, Even if they overlap each other, they can be displayed so as to be visible.
That is, in this way, game information and background information can be displayed so as to be visible at the same time.
Therefore, by setting information such as events and campaigns as background images for each model, the gaming machine display device 10 can be used as an advertising medium, and even if the gaming machine display device 10 is in use, it is far away. Since other users in can see the background image, the use efficiency can be improved.

Subsequently, the GPU 104 draws an image of the base area that divides the display range of the game information on the layer 2 (mounting paper) (S35). The background area can display a background image drawn so as to overlap with a lower layer by transmitting the background area. For this reason, the base region is drawn with semi-transmission (for example, transmittance of 50%).
FIG. 11 is an example diagram showing a layer image L2 as a mount on which a base area is arranged.
As shown in FIG. 11, in the layer image L <b> 2, a ground area that divides the display range of the game information is drawn at positions corresponding to the game information of the layer 3 and the layer 4. Specifically, the background area P2 of the line graph D21, the scale D22, and the chart D23, the background area P3 corresponding to the line graph D3 (the current day and the past week), and the background area P4 corresponding to the jackpot history information D4 are included in each layer. Rendered as an image L2.

The base area P2 is an area predetermined as a display range of the line graph D21 and the scale D22. The base area P3 is an area that is predetermined as a display range of the line graph D31 and the scale D32.
Therefore, the maximum frame P21 of the base region P2 indicates the maximum frame of the display region of the line graph D21 and the scale D22, and the maximum frame P31 of the base region P3 indicates the maximum frame of the display region of the line graph D31 and the scale D32. .
The base areas P2 to P4 are drawn with translucency (for example, transmittance of 50%) in consideration of the visibility of the background image.
Note that the base area P1 such as the machine number and model information (D11, D12) may be partitioned to divide information other than the game information and display ranges of other game information.
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the base region P1 is preferably arranged at a position that does not overlap the background image.
In this way, even if the background area P1 is rendered non-transparently, the game information and the like rendered on this area can be clearly displayed without significantly impairing the visibility of the background image.
The GPU 104 holds the layer image L2 in the VRAM 106.

(Graph display processing)
As shown in FIG. 7, the graph display process performs a scale calculation process necessary when graphing game information in advance (S41), and performs a process for drawing game information (number of difference balls) in layer 3 (S42) Next, the game information (number of occurrences of big hits) in layer 4 is drawn (S43), and finally the process of combining and displaying the images of layers 1 to 4 is performed.
Hereinafter, the graph display process will be described in detail.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the graph display process.
As shown in FIG. 7, first, a scale calculation process for obtaining the optimum scale of the graph is performed (S41).
Specifically, when the time transition of the difference ball number is represented by a line graph D21 (vertical axis: difference ball number, horizontal axis: time), the scale of the graph is represented by the first scale calculation process and the second scale calculation. It asks by dividing into processing. Here, a method of obtaining a vertical scale (hereinafter referred to as a vertical scale) will be described.

(First scale calculation process)
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the first scale calculation process.
As shown in FIG. 8, here, it is first discriminated whether it is game machine type or machine type (S501). That is, it is determined whether a gaming machine is selected or a model is selected in a game information acquisition operation performed in advance.

In the case of “by game machine” (S501—by game machine), first, the maximum value of the graph data (number of difference balls) on the day of the game machine is extracted, and this is substituted into the variable Xt and held (S502). .
Next, 1 is substituted into the variable N (S503), and the maximum absolute value of the graph data N days ago (that is, one day ago) is substituted into the variable Y and held (S504).
Note that the “maximum absolute value” refers to the larger absolute value at the time of the largest and the smallest of the game information of the gaming machine in a certain period (in the case of this example, the past one week).
For example, when the maximum value of difference balls on the day is +6000 balls and the minimum value is −3000 balls, the maximum absolute value for the gaming machine on the day is 6000 balls.
Next, Xt and Y are compared (S505). If Y is greater than Xt (S505-YES), Y is substituted for Xt (S506), and N + 1 is substituted for N (S507).
On the other hand, if Y is less than or equal to Xt (S505-NO), the process of S507 is performed without the process of S506.

Here, if N is 7 or less (S508-NO), the process returns to S504, and the processes of S504 to S507 are repeated until N exceeds 7. That is, a process of extracting the maximum absolute value for the current day and the past seven days is performed.
When it is confirmed that N exceeds 7 (S508-YES), the maximum scale is provisionally determined to be Xt (S509). As a result, a maximum scale serving as a reference for a scale when the game information is displayed in a graph on a screen (hereinafter referred to as “game table individual data screen”) for displaying game information in a predetermined period of a certain gaming machine is temporarily determined.

In the present embodiment, the transition of the number of difference balls between the current day and the past week is displayed in a graph. In this case, the maximum absolute value determination process (S504 to S508) is repeated eight times, and the largest maximum absolute value among them is set as the maximum scale Xt.
For example, the maximum absolute value of the difference on the day is ± 6000 balls, the maximum absolute value of the difference balls one day ago is ± 8000, the maximum absolute value of the difference balls two days ago is ± 12000 balls, the difference three days ago The maximum absolute value of the number of balls is ± 5000 balls, the maximum absolute value of the difference balls 4 days ago is ± 4000 balls, the maximum absolute value of the difference balls 5 days ago is ± 6000 balls, the maximum absolute difference of the balls 6 days ago If the value is ± 7000 balls, and the maximum absolute value of the difference balls before 7 days is ± 3000 balls, the maximum absolute value (± 12000 balls) of the difference balls 2 days ago is the largest absolute value during this period. Therefore, the maximum scale Xt is provisionally determined to be 12000.

As described above, here, the maximum scale Xt is obtained using the maximum absolute value of the number of difference balls in a predetermined period (the current day and the past one week) of a certain gaming machine, and this maximum scale Xt is changed over time with the number of difference balls. Is used as a reference for the scale of the line graph D31 representing.
Specifically, the scale D32 is drawn by matching the maximum scale Xt with the maximum frame P31 of each area determined in advance for each business day, and the number of difference balls in each business day according to the scale indicated by the scale D32 Is drawn by a line graph D31 (see FIG. 16).
If it does in this way, the number of difference balls which differ for every business day can be arranged and displayed easily.
Further, the unevenness of the graph can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner by making the most of the display area.
Furthermore, the time transition of the number of difference balls on the day can be drawn by a line graph D21 larger than the line graph D31 using the obtained scale. In this way, since the scale D22 of the line graph D21 and the scale D32 of the line graph D31 are the same, the maximum value of the line graph D21 or the scale D22 can be confirmed and reflected in the line graph D31 or the scale D32. Even if the value is not displayed on the scale D32, the maximum value of the line graph D31 can be grasped.

On the other hand, in the case of “model type” (S501-type), first, the maximum absolute value of the graph data (number of difference balls) on the day of the youngest gaming machine of that model is substituted for Xt and held (S510). ).
Next, the next young machine number of the model is substituted into the variable N (S511), and the maximum absolute value of the N series is substituted into Y and held (S512).
Next, Xt and Y are compared (S513). If Y is greater than Xt (S513-YES), Y is substituted for Xt (S514), and the next young machine number is substituted for N (S515). ).
On the other hand, when Y is equal to or less than Xt (S513-NO), the process of S515 is performed without the process of S514.

Here, if the assignment of all machine numbers for the same model for N has not been completed (S516-NO), the process returns to S512, and the processes of S512 to S515 are repeated until the assignment of all machine numbers for the same model for N is completed. . That is, a process of extracting the maximum absolute value of the number of difference balls is performed for all gaming machines of the same model.
Then, when it is confirmed that substitution of all the machine numbers of the same model has been completed for N (YES in S516), the maximum scale is provisionally determined to be Xt (S517). As a result, a maximum scale serving as a scale reference when displaying the game information in a graph on a screen (hereinafter referred to as a machine-specific data screen) of the game information of each gaming machine belonging to a certain model is provisionally determined.

That is, here, the maximum scale Xt is obtained using the maximum absolute value of the number of difference balls on the day of gaming machines belonging to a certain model, and this maximum scale Xt is calculated on the scale of the line graph D51 indicating the time transition of the number of difference balls. It is used as a reference.
Specifically, the scale D52 is drawn by matching the maximum scale Xt with the maximum frame (not shown) of each area determined in advance for each single gaming machine, and each gaming machine is matched to the scale indicated by the scale D52. The transition of the number of difference balls is drawn by a line graph D51 (see FIG. 17).
If it does in this way, a difference ball number which is different for every game machine of the same model can be displayed side by side easily.

(Second scale calculation processing method)
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a second scale calculation processing method.
The second scale calculation process performs a process for calculating a more optimal scale by using the maximum scale Xt obtained by the first scale calculation process method.
First, the maximum scale Xt obtained by the first scale calculation process is divided by 1000 to obtain a quotient p and a remainder q (that is, a fraction) (S601).
Next, a value obtained by multiplying the quotient p by 1000 is substituted into a variable X (S602).
Here, it is determined whether or not the remainder q is 0 (S603).
If the remainder q is not 0 (S603-YES), it is next determined whether or not the quotient p is smaller than 10 (S604). That is, it is determined whether or not the maximum scale Xt exceeds 10000.

As a result, if the quotient p is smaller than 10 (S604-YES), X + 1000 (add the first scale value) is substituted for X (S605). If the quotient p is 10 or more (S604-NO), X X + 2000 (add a second scale value larger than the first scale value) is substituted (S607).
Then, the final maximum scale is set to X, and a vertical scale corresponding to the maximum scale X is determined (S606). As a result, the final value of the maximum scale serving as a scale reference when game information is displayed in a graph on the model-specific data screen, or the maximum scale serving as a scale reference when displaying game information in a graph on the individual game machine data screen. Determine the final value of.
For example, when the maximum scale Xt tentatively determined by the first scale calculation process is Xt = 4005, the maximum scale X is X = 5000 by the second scale calculation process. Similarly, when Xt = 13055, X = 15000. It becomes.
In S603, when the remainder q = 0 (S603: NO), that is, when no fraction occurs, the maximum scale Xt is set to X.

As described above, in the second scale calculation process, when the maximum scale obtained in the first scale calculation process is fractional, if this maximum scale is less than or equal to a predetermined value, the first scale value is The maximum scale X is reset and the maximum scale X is reset. When the maximum scale is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the second scale value larger than the first scale value is added to reset the maximum scale X. (Maximum scale setting means).
For this reason, when the graph is similarly displayed based on the maximum scale that has been reset in the maximum frame of the predetermined area as the display area of the graph, the display area can be used while maximizing the display area. Can be used. In addition, even when the maximum absolute value is small, the gradient of the number of difference balls can be displayed in a large graph, and the appearance of the ball can be appealed and the interest can be enhanced.
In addition, it is possible to secure a necessary minimum margin area corresponding to the magnitude of the maximum absolute value, and further reduce the unused upper and lower areas of the display area so that the graph can be displayed easily. .

When the scale calculation processing is completed in this way, next, while drawing lines indicating the respective scale values of the scale D22 in a non-transparent manner, the line graph D21 is drawn in a non-transparent manner based on the scale indicated by the lines (see FIG. 7 S42).
Specifically, the line drawing of each scale is drawn in the area based on the relationship between the maximum scale and other scale values while matching the maximum scale X obtained by the scale calculation process with the maximum frame P21 of the display area. . The line drawing of the scale D22 is drawn on the layer 2.
Then, a line graph D21 is drawn based on each scale value, that is, a scale derived from each line drawing of the scale D22.

In addition to the above-mentioned line graph D21, the line graph is a line graph D31 indicating the change in the number of balls for each business day in a predetermined period, and the change in the number of balls for one or more gaming machines belonging to a certain model. There is a line graph D51 showing (see FIG. 16, FIG. 17, etc.), and the same drawing process as that of the line graph D21 is performed.
Among these, for the line graph D31, each line drawing of the scale D32 indicating other scale values is drawn while matching the maximum scale with the maximum frame P31 of each display area for a predetermined period, and each business day Is drawn according to the scale of the scale D32.
For the line graph D51, the maximum scale is matched with a predetermined maximum frame of the display area of the gaming machine unit to obtain each line drawing of the scale D52, and the graph of each corresponding gaming machine is drawn according to the scale of the scale D52. To do.

Next, the number of jackpots is drawn using a predetermined pattern (predetermined object) (S43). Here, the time transition of the number of occurrences of jackpots is drawn by the amount of a predetermined object (coin chart C), and this object (coin) is drawn non-transparently on the upper layer (layer 4) from the line graph D21.
At this time, the coin chart C is drawn at a position corresponding to the lower side of the scale D22 (that is, the minus area of the number of difference balls).
In this way, the number of difference balls increases according to the number of occurrences of jackpots, so that the line graph D21 and the coin chart C can be displayed simultaneously on the same scale D22.
In addition, since the object is drawn at a position overlapping the line graph D21, such as when the time transition of the number of difference balls indicated by the line graph D21 is negative, the line graph D21 is hidden by the coin chart C, Minus can be made inconspicuous.
The GPU 104 holds the layer image L3 and the layer image L4 in the VRAM 106.

FIG. 12 is an example showing a layer image L3 related to the game information (layer 3).
As shown in FIG. 12, the machine number D11 (“119”), model D12 (“AAA”), operating status (“non-operating”), number of BBs (“23”), A line graph D21 indicating transition, a scale D22 indicating each scale value in the display range of the line graph D21, a line graph D31 indicating the transition of the difference in the number of balls in the day and the past week, and the jackpot history information D4 generated on the day (From left to right “number of wins”, “time”, “start”, “acquired ball”), “game in progress”, “in BB”, “in RB” and other game information such as the chart D23 are layer images L3. Is displayed without being transmitted.

The scale D22 is displayed so that the maximum scale obtained by the scale calculation process (first and second scale calculation processes) matches the maximum frame P21 (see FIG. 11) of the display area.
For example, the maximum scale X “2000” in the scale D22 shown in FIG. 12 is assigned as the maximum value in the vertical direction of the display area, and is assigned with the center in the vertical direction of the display area as 0. A line drawing of each scale indicating the number of difference balls 1500, 1000, 500 is displayed at an equal interval between the center (0) and the maximum scale (2000).

The line graph D21 is displayed in accordance with the scale D22 obtained in this way.
That is, the line graph D21 is displayed in accordance with the scale indicated by the scale D22. Therefore, the maximum frame of the determined display area (side of the display area) can be used without waste, and the unevenness of the difference ball number graph can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner.
In addition, the line graph is adopted as the display form of game information, and the characteristics and trends can be expressed by line segments, which are displayed in comparison with other graphs (general bar graph, pie chart, area graph, etc.) This is because the area can be reduced.
For this reason, even if the line graph is displayed without being transmitted, the visibility of the image represented at the position where the lower layer overlaps can be maintained, and the graph itself can be clearly displayed. As a result, not only the game information can be easily recognized by the user but also the background image can be viewed at the same time.

Further, the line graph represents a line segment (center line) indicating the characteristics in a predetermined color, and other areas that make it easy to see the line segment based on the relationship with the color of the line segment. I try to draw in color.
FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the line graph, and is a schematic diagram showing the line graph D21 as an example.
As shown in FIG. 13, the line graph D21 can draw the center line D24 of the line segment in red and the surrounding peripheral pixel D25 in yellow.
In this way, the line graph D21 can be displayed more clearly due to the relative color difference between the center line D24 and the peripheral pixel D25.

In addition, a sharp line graph D21 can be displayed by setting each color so that the color of the center line D24 and the color value of the peripheral pixel D25 have a complementary relationship.
In addition, the color values of the center line D24 and the peripheral pixel D25 of the line graph D21 can be selected according to the color of the background image. For example, when the color of the background image is red, the peripheral pixel D25 is set to yellow and the center line D24 is set to red so that the line graph D21 is easily displayed even if the color of the background image is the same as that of the line segment. be able to.
Note that such drawing processing can also be performed for the line graphs D31 and D51.

FIG. 14 is an example diagram showing a layer image L4 related to the game information (layer 4).
As shown in FIG. 14, in the layer image L4, the number of occurrences of the big hit (BB) on the day is schematically represented using the coin C1.
This coin C1 is arranged corresponding to the position of the scale D22 in the layer image L3. That is, when layer 3 and layer 4 are overlapped, drawing is performed so that the number of jackpot occurrences is displayed at regular intervals along the horizontal axis of the scale D22. A represented coin chart C is formed.
For this reason, the coin chart C can be displayed by sharing the scale D22 of the line graph D21.

In addition, the layer image L4 related to the coin chart C is drawn and displayed non-transparently below the scale D22.
In this case, the number of difference balls increases as the number of jackpot occurrences increases. Therefore, even if the layers 3 and 4 are combined, it is difficult for both to overlap, so that any information can be displayed easily.
Moreover, in general, the number of difference balls has a characteristic that changes in the boundary region between the plus region and the minus region (that is, the region near ± 0) as time passes. For this reason, there is little swing to the minus area, and by arranging the coin chart C in the lower area of the scale D22, the possibility that the two overlap each other can be extremely reduced.

Then, by combining the layer images L1 to L4, a display image provided by the game hall display device according to the present embodiment is formed.
That is, as shown in FIG. 15, the layer image L1 which is the background image and the layer image L2 as the mount on which the respective base areas dividing the display range of the game information are synthesized (L1 + L2), and the number of difference balls is added to this. By combining the layer image L3 related to the line graph D21 and the like related to the time transition of (L1 + L2 + L3), and further combining the layer image L4 related to the coin chart C and the like related to the time transition of the jackpot occurrence (L1 + L2 + L3 + L4) An individual data screen (see FIG. 16) and a model-specific data screen (see FIG. 17) are formed.

(Amusement stand individual data screen)
FIG. 16 is an example of a game machine individual data screen.
For example, the game information related to the gaming machine having the machine number “119” can be displayed by inputting the machine number “119” using the numeric keypad at the lower right of the screen and selecting “OK”.
That is, when a desired machine number is input on the initial screen or the like, the model name “AAA” is displayed, and the time transition of the number of balls on the current day (○ month ○ day) is displayed as a line graph D21. In addition, a line graph D31 showing the time transition of the number of difference balls for the current day and the past week is displayed as a list.
That is, the scale of the graph is determined based on the maximum scale serving as a scale reference when game information of a certain gaming machine is displayed in a predetermined period.
For this reason, when displaying the line graph D31 side by side for every business day, it can make it easy to compare the number of difference balls which differ for every business day.
In addition, since the maximum frame (side of the display area) of the determined display area has the maximum absolute value, the display area can be used without waste, and the unevenness of the difference number graph can be easily displayed.
In addition, when a desired column in the past one week is selected, the time transition of the number of difference balls on that day can be displayed largely as a line graph D21.
That is, while the data on the selected business day is displayed large, on the other hand, it can be displayed so as to be comparable with past data.
Further, as shown on the right side of the screen, in the jackpot history information D4, a predetermined number of the jackpot history of the day can be displayed in ascending order. In the example of FIG. 16, it can be grasped that the latest jackpot history information is the BB count (RB count) 25 times, the time 22:37, the game count 126, and the acquired count 310.

(Model data screen)
FIG. 17 is an example of a model-specific data screen.
For example, if you select “Model List” shown at the bottom of the screen, a list of models (not shown) installed in the game arcade will be displayed, and if you select the desired model from among them, game information of each gaming machine belonging to that model Can be listed.
FIG. 17 is an example when the model “BBB” is selected, and shows a state in which the game information of the gaming machines having the machine numbers 127 to 142 among the corresponding machine numbers 127 to 144 is displayed as a list. .
As shown in this figure, in the model-specific data screen, it is possible to display a line graph D51 showing the time transition of the number of difference balls of gaming machines.
This line graph D51 is adjusted by the scale obtained through the scale calculation process described above.
That is, the scale of the graph is determined based on the maximum scale serving as a scale reference when the game information of each gaming machine belonging to a certain model is displayed in a graph.
For this reason, when the line graph D51 is displayed side by side for each gaming machine, it is possible to easily compare the number of different balls for each gaming machine.
In addition, the number of special prizes, the number of probability changes, the special prize probability, etc. of each gaming machine can be displayed.

As described above, according to the game hall display device according to the present embodiment, the game information desired by the user is clearly displayed so that the user can easily see the game information, and the background image is displayed so as to be visible from a distance. .
That is, by transmitting a predetermined layer image with a certain degree of transparency and displaying the game information using a line graph with a small occupied area, the game information can be clearly seen from near, and from a distance Will be able to see the background image.
For this reason, even when the gaming machine display device is used by a certain user, other users can view the background image, so that the utilization efficiency can be improved and its effective utilization can be achieved. it can. In particular, by setting information such as events and campaigns as a background image for each model or gaming machine, it becomes possible to provide useful information to many customers as well as its users at the same time.

Also, the maximum scale is calculated based on the maximum absolute value of game information for a certain machine for a predetermined period, and the maximum scale is calculated based on the maximum absolute value of game information of each gaming machine belonging to a certain model, and the maximum scale is displayed. The graph is displayed in accordance with the maximum frame.
For this reason, game information for each predetermined unit belonging to a predetermined category, such as game information for each gaming machine for each business day or game information for each gaming machine belonging to the same model, is displayed for easy comparison. Can do.

(About other display modes)
By the way, in the game hall display device according to the present invention, as described above, the display range is assigned so that the line graph D21 and the coin chart C do not overlap.
However, when the number of jackpot occurrences per unit time is extremely large, the stacking height of the coins C1 may protrude and hinder the visibility of the line graph D21 and the background image.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18, such a problem can be solved by replacing the predetermined object (coin C1) with another object (large coin C2) every predetermined number and drawing.
Specifically, the drawing is performed by replacing the number of occurrences of jackpot 10 times, that is, 10 coins C1 with the large coin C2. For example, when the number of big hits is 21, two large coins C2 and one coin C1 are stacked and drawn.
In this way, even when the number of jackpot occurrences is large, it is difficult for the line graph D21 to overlap, and the overlapping area with the background image can be further reduced, and the visibility can be further improved. It becomes possible.

However, in this case, by using the large coin C2, the height of the coin that should have been reached in the case of the coin C1 is lowered, and there is a possibility that the user misidentifies that the number of occurrence of the big hit is small.
For this reason, by replacing the coin C1 with the large coin C2, another object can be drawn in an area where the coin C1 is not displayed.
For example, display between layers 2 and 3 (layer 2.5) in a semi-transparent manner using a predetermined form (shape, pattern, color, or combination thereof) simulating the state of light emission (aura image Im) Can do. The aura image Im can be displayed by changing the height according to the appearance, such as drawing so that the aura color becomes lighter as it goes up. In this way, it is possible to enhance the interest by giving a sense of appearance, and to ensure the visibility of the background image while preventing the number of jackpot occurrences from being misidentified.

As described above, the difference ball number has a characteristic that the boundary range between the plus region and the minus region changes with the passage of time. However, as shown in FIG.
In such a case, since the coin chart C is arranged and drawn in the lower region of the scale D22, a part of the line graph D21 in the minus region can be hidden (see the corresponding portion in FIG. 19).
This is because, when the transition of the number of difference balls shows such behavior, an object (coin chart C) is displayed at a position overlapping the line graph D21, and this object is a layer of the line graph D21. This is because drawing is performed on a higher layer (layer 4) than (layer 3).
If it does in this way, the minus part of the number of difference balls can be made inconspicuous and the interest with respect to a game can be maintained.

(How to update the scale)
Next, a scale update method will be described.
The game hall display device 10 according to the present embodiment differs from the above-described embodiment in that the maximum scale is updated when the number of difference balls on the day exceeds the maximum scale.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a procedure of game information display processing related to scale update.
As shown in FIG. 20, in the scale update method according to the present embodiment, first, it is determined whether or not the line graph D21 is being displayed (S71). That is, it is confirmed whether or not the game hall display device 10 is being used. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the line graph D21 regarding the time transition of the difference ball number on the day is displayed.
When the graph is being displayed (S71: YES), it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed (S72). This is because the scale of the graph is tried to be updated every predetermined time.
For this reason, it is determined whether or not the maximum scale has been exceeded every predetermined time (S73). For example, based on the timer control, a predetermined acquisition request signal is sent to the management device 50 every unit time, and whether the maximum absolute value of the number of difference balls input together with the response from the management device 50 exceeds the maximum scale of the day Determine whether.
In addition, this determination can also be performed when a predetermined time has elapsed or when continuous (real time) or re-operation is detected.
When it is confirmed that the maximum scale has been exceeded (S73-YES), the process proceeds to the graph display process through the background selection process (S74) (S75).
Note that the background selection process is the same process as S22 in the above-described embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted (see FIG. 6).

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of graph display processing related to scale update.
As shown in FIG. 21, in the graph display process in S75, a process of updating based on a value exceeding the maximum scale is performed (S81). This update value can be set according to the degree of excess with respect to the maximum scale.
For example, when the maximum graduation is 12000 balls and the number of balls on that day reaches 12,500 balls, 2000 is added to update to 14000 balls.
Next, the updated scale D22 is drawn, and game information is drawn on the layer 3 with the line graph D21 in accordance with the scale of the scale D22 (S82).
Then, the number of jackpot occurrences is drawn on the layer 4 using a predetermined symbol (coin C1) (S83).
Then, by synthesizing the layer images (L1 to L4) drawn in this way, even if the difference ball number exceeds the current maximum scale, the line graph can be smoothly drawn based on an appropriate scale. D21 can be displayed.

The preferred embodiment of the game hall display device of the present invention has been described above. However, the game hall display device according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say, this is possible.
For example, the transition of the difference ball number can be displayed by another graph (for example, a bar graph or the like). Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the horizontal axis was made into time, this can also be made into out number (game media thrown number). In addition, the time transition of the out number can be displayed in a graph by setting the horizontal axis to time and the vertical axis to the out number.

Further, a list of operating states of the game machine may be displayed.
For example, by selecting “game table display” shown in the lower part of the screen in FIGS. 16 and 17, etc., it is possible to display the layout of the operating states of all the gaming machines installed in the game hall. In addition, by selecting “Ranking”, it is possible to display a model or unit number that is higher in the number of occurrences of jackpots in the game hall, or to display a model or unit number that is higher in the number of acquired game media.
The display means of the present invention can also be applied to other game hall devices (for example, call lamps) having a display screen, such as an interbank machine.
If it does in this way, the added value of the existing game hall apparatus can be raised.

Further, the present invention can be realized and provided as a game hall system by combining the game hall display device 10 and the management device 50.
For example, the association information is set (related information setting means) via the keyboard of the management device 50, and transmitted to the game hall display device.
In this way, the game hall display device can take out necessary background information and display it by referring to the association information stored in advance.
For this reason, the manager of the game hall can conveniently set the association information by using the management device 50 as well as the game hall display device.

In the above-described scale calculation process, the maximum scale is determined based on the maximum absolute value in consideration of both the plus and minus of the number of difference balls, but only the maximum value on the plus side is extracted and the maximum scale is extracted. May be determined.
In this case, even if the difference in the number of balls exceeds the past maximum value on the plus side, the graph is displayed along the lower frame of the display area. That is, even in this case, the game machine's feeling of play is not significantly inhibited, but the appeal for the game can be enhanced by appealing the positive amount.

  The present invention can be suitably used for a display device that displays game information of a gaming machine.

10 Amusement hall display device 100 Slot machine 200 Pachinko machine 101 CPU
104 GPU
105 CGROM
106 VRAM
107 LCD module t association table L1-L4: Layer image P21, P31 Maximum frame D21 of display area Line graph (today)
D22 Scale D24 Center line segment D25 Peripheral pixel D31 Line graph (Today and the past week)
D32 Scale D51 Thumbnail image of game information (line graph) Im Aura image

Claims (6)

A game hall display device for displaying game information of a gaming machine installed in a game hall,
Game information input means for inputting game information of the gaming machine;
A gaming machine selection means for selecting the gaming machine according to a predetermined operation;
A maximum scale setting means for setting a maximum scale when the game information is represented by a predetermined graph based on the maximum value of the selected game information of the gaming machine in a predetermined period;
Display means for displaying the graphs arranged in business days included in the predetermined period side by side so that the maximum scale is substantially matched with a maximum frame of a predetermined area as a display range of the graph. Amusement hall display device. The gaming machine selection means includes
According to the predetermined operation, select the model to which the gaming machine belongs,
The maximum scale setting means includes
Based on the maximum value of gaming information on the day of one or more gaming machines belonging to the selected model, set the maximum scale,
The display means includes
2. The graph for each gaming machine belonging to the selected model is displayed side by side with the maximum scale substantially coincident with a maximum frame of a predetermined area as a display range of the graph. Amusement hall display device. The maximum scale setting means includes
When the input game information for the day exceeds the maximum scale, the maximum scale for the day is updated based on the game information.
The display means includes
The game room display device according to claim 1, wherein the graph is redisplayed based on the updated maximum scale. The maximum scale setting means includes
If the maximum scale is less than or equal to a predetermined value, add the first scale value to reset the maximum scale,
If the maximum scale is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, add a second scale value greater than the first scale value to reset the maximum scale,
The display means includes
The game room display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the graph is displayed based on the reset maximum scale. The display means includes
The graphs of the gaming machines for the predetermined period are arranged and displayed for each business day, and the graphs of the gaming machines for the predetermined period are arranged and displayed for the business days. The game room display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display is larger than the graph. The display means includes
As the graph, a line graph showing the characteristics of a predetermined difference ball number that changes the boundary range between the positive region and the negative region as time passes is displayed, and the predetermined number of jackpot occurrences is set as the display range of the graph. The game room display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the display is performed at a lower portion of a predetermined area.

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