JP2013192749A - Game information display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game information display system for allowing many players to utilize game information switched and displayed by a game information display device provided according to a game machine without making a player of the game machine occupy the game information.SOLUTION: A game information display system 1 is a display system including a portable terminal 4 that specifies the game information of a corresponding game machine 5 by utilizing a device image 3A which is a captured image of a game information display device 3 displaying a today's data screen, and switches and displays the device image 3A of a game information display device 3 displaying a past data screen according to a touch operation to the device image 3A.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information display system for displaying game information of a gaming machine to a player.

  Conventionally, in many amusement halls where pachinko machines and slot machines are installed, call lamps (game information display devices) for displaying game information such as game histories of game machines are provided for each game machine. ing. The player can check various game information by operating the calling lamp. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a call lamp that can display the number of jackpots on the current day and a call lamp that can display daily data for jackpots in response to a player's button operation.

  However, the call lamps corresponding to the respective gaming machines have the following problems. In other words, if another player has already started a game on the gaming machine whose game information is to be checked, the call lamp may be operated over the head of another player even if the display content of the call lamp is switched. However, it is difficult to display desired game information.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-82772

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and does not occupy the player of the gaming machine with game information that can be switched and displayed by a gaming information display device provided corresponding to the gaming machine. It is an invention that provides a game information display system for enabling many players to check game information.

The present invention is provided for each of a plurality of gaming machines, can display a plurality of types of gaming information of the corresponding gaming machines, and displays the gaming information displayed when the player operates as special gaming information. In a game information display system comprising a game information display device provided with operation means for switching display, and a portable terminal device that can be carried by a player,
The portable terminal device
Game information specifying means capable of specifying the game information of the gaming machine to which the game information display device corresponds;
Imaging means for imaging the game information display device and generating image information of the game information display device;
Display means for displaying image information of the game information display device generated by the imaging means;
Special operation means corresponding to the operation means of the game information display device displayed by the display means;
When the display means displays the image information of the game information display device, when the player operates the special operation means, the image information of the game information display device displaying the special game information is displayed. A game information display system comprising: display switching means for causing the display means to perform switching display so as to display (claim 1).

  In the amusement hall, there are many players who walk along the passage while looking at the game information display device of each gaming machine. When there is a game machine to be worried about, the special game information can be displayed at any time by operating the game information display device if the game machine is empty. On the other hand, if the gaming machine has already been played by another player, the game information display device cannot be operated over the head of the player, and many players can view special game information. There is a fact that I have given up.

  On the other hand, the game information display system of the present invention is actually displayed on the game information display device by operating the special operation means of the mobile terminal device displaying the image information that is the captured image of the game information display device. In this system, the special game information that has not been displayed can be displayed on a mobile terminal device.

  In the game information display system of the present invention, if the game information display device is imaged, it is possible to provide the player with a feeling as if the game information display device is operated by the portable terminal device. According to this game information display system, since the game information display device can be operated in a pseudo manner from a remote location, the game information display can be performed even when the game information display cannot be actually operated. A new service can be provided in which the player can feel as if the device has performed display switching to the special game information.

  In this game information display system, even if it is a game information display device of a gaming machine being played by another player, the game information display device can be operated in a pseudo manner using a mobile terminal device. Originally, even special game information that cannot be displayed unless the operation means of the game information display device is operated can be displayed on the portable terminal device without disturbing the player of the game machine.

  As described above, according to the game information display system of the present invention, the game information display device can be operated in a pseudo manner using the portable terminal device, and thereby the game information display device displaying the special game information. The image information can be displayed on the portable terminal device. In this game information display system, special game information that can be switched and displayed by the game information display device is not occupied by the players of the gaming machine, and more players can check the game information.

  As the gaming machine in the present invention, there are a pachinko gaming machine that uses a pachinko ball as a gaming medium, a slot machine that generates a prize according to a combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed, and the like. The pachinko gaming machine may be a type that uses a pachinko ball as a gaming value, but may be a so-called enclosed type that does not use a pachinko ball as a gaming value. The slot machine may be a slot machine that uses medals or coins as game media, but may be a so-called complete credit type slot machine that does not use game media. Further, in the case of a slot machine, a parrot (R) that uses a pachinko ball as a game medium may be used.

A game information display device in a game information display system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention comprises specific information generating means for generating specific information by which the game information specifying means can specify the game information, and a player using the gaming machine When the player is playing a game, the game information of the game machine is displayed in addition to the game information with the specific information that can be specified by the game information specifying means, while the player plays the game with the corresponding game machine. If the specific information is not displayed,
The game information specifying unit specifies the game information from an image of the specific information when the specific information is included in an imaging result of the imaging unit (claim 2).

  In this case, the effect of the present invention can be realized only by displaying the specific information on the game information display device. Note that if the specific information is displayed only while the gaming machine is in operation, the processing load for generating the specific information can be eliminated while the gaming machine is not in operation, and power consumption and the like during non-operation can be reduced.

A game information display system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention comprises game information output means for outputting game information of a gaming machine corresponding to the game information display device to a server management device provided outside the game hall,
The game information display device displays identification information that can be distinguished from other game information display devices in addition to the game information,
The game information specifying means, when the identification information is included in the imaging result of the imaging means, by inputting the game information of the game information display device corresponding to the identification information from the server management apparatus, The game information is specified (claim 3).

  In this case, in the game information display device, it is not necessary to convert the special game information or display the conversion information so that the mobile terminal device can read the game information. Further, if game information is transmitted from the server management device to the mobile terminal device, a relatively large amount of information can be handled. Therefore, with the configuration as described above, the mobile terminal device can specify more game information without increasing the processing burden on the game information display device side.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The block diagram which shows the whole structure of the game information display system in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the game information display apparatus in Example 1. FIG. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the game information display apparatus in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows today's data which the game hall management apparatus manages in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the past data which the game hall management apparatus manages in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing today's data and past data managed by the server management apparatus in the first embodiment. The front view which shows the portable terminal (mobile terminal device) in Example 1. FIG. The rear view which shows the portable terminal in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment. The front view which shows the game information display apparatus which is displaying the data screen today in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the game information display apparatus which is displaying the past data screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the portable terminal which is displaying the apparatus image which imaged the game information display apparatus which is displaying the data screen today in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the portable terminal which synthesize | combines and displays the apparatus image of the game information display apparatus which displays the past data screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the game information display apparatus which is displaying the data screen today in Example 2. FIG. The front view which shows the portable terminal which synthesize | combines and displays the apparatus image of the game information display apparatus which displays the past data screen in Example 2. FIG.

The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
Example 1
This example is an example related to the game information display system 1 that displays the game information of the gaming machine 5. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game information display system 1 of this example is a system that includes a plurality of in-game system 2, a mobile terminal (mobile terminal device) 4 such as a smartphone possessed by a player, and a server management device 10. . In this game information display system 1, the server management apparatus 10 and the in-site system 2 are connected to a public communication line 100 such as the Internet in a communicable state. Further, the server management apparatus 10 can be accessed from a portable terminal 4 that can be connected to the public communication line 100.

  The on-site system 2 is a system for managing a plurality of gaming machines 5 such as slot machines, and is configured with a game center management device 20 as a center. In the game hall, the game information display device 3 and the lending device 52 are individually installed for each gaming machine 5. For example, the game information display device 3 is arranged on the upper side of the gaming machine 5, and the lending device 52 is arranged in a space between the adjacent gaming machines 5. The game information display device 3 normally displays today's game information of the corresponding gaming machine 5, and switches to and displays past game information such as the previous day, for example, according to the player's operation.

  In the on-site system 2, in addition to the game hall management device 20, a repeater 53 installed for every two adjacent gaming machines 5 is connected to the on-site network 200. In the in-ground system 2, the gaming machine 5, the gaming information display device 3, the lending device 52, and the like are connected to the gaming hall management device 20 in a state where they can communicate via the relay 53. The game hall management device 20 is connected to the public communication line 100 in addition to the on-site network 200 and can communicate with the server management device 10.

The game information display system 1 of this example enables a pseudo operation on a device image (image information) that is a captured image of the game information display device 3 by the mobile terminal 4, and originally operates the game information display device 3. This is a system for causing the portable terminal 4 to display special game information that is switched and displayed in accordance with the pseudo operation.
Hereinafter, each structure of this game information display system 1 is demonstrated.

  The gaming machine 5 of this example is a slot machine in which a symbol is changed according to an operation of a start lever, a game is started, and a winning is generated by a combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed according to an operation of a stop button. As a winning combination, in addition to a small combination such as a five-piece combination, a replay combination, a bonus combination that triggers the occurrence of a bonus state in which the winning combination probability of the small combination increases is set. As the bonus combination, the BB combination that is the most advantageous trigger in the BB state with the largest number of payouts and the RB combination corresponding to the RB state are set.

  In the game of the gaming machine 5, the game can be started by inserting a predetermined number of medals, and a predetermined number of medals can be paid out according to the type of the winning combination. The difference obtained by subtracting the number of medals inserted by the player from the number of medals paid out according to the winning is the number of medals acquired by the player through the game.

In this example, the gaming machine 5 outputs the following game signals to the game information display device 3 as the game progresses.
(1) Safe signal (payout signal): Output once each time a medal corresponding to a prize is awarded.
(2) Out signal (insertion signal): Output for the number of medals consumed in the game. Output in response to the start of the game.
(3) Bonus signal: a level signal that is output during the continuation of the bonus game. There are a BB signal corresponding to the BB state and an RB signal corresponding to the RB state.

  The game information display device 3 shown in FIG. 2 is a device that displays various game information of the corresponding gaming machine 5. Most of the front of the game information display device 3 is occupied by a display screen 330 of a data display unit 33 formed of a liquid crystal display, and an operation unit 34R is disposed on the left side of the display screen 330 when viewed from the player. The side surface of the game information display device 3 is formed by a light emitting surface such as an employee calling lamp (not shown).

  In addition to the employee call button 345, a display switching button (operation means) 340 such as a past button 341 and a graph switching button 342 is arranged on the operation unit 34R. The game information display device 3 in a normal state in which the display switching button 340 is not operated displays a today data screen (to be described later with reference to FIG. 10) displaying game information for today. When any one of the display switching buttons 340 is operated, the display is switched to the display screen of desired game information, and then the normal state in which the data screen is automatically displayed is restored after a predetermined time has elapsed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game information display device 3 is electrically configured around a control unit 31. The control unit 31 is electrically connected to a lamp unit 32 such as a call lamp, a data display unit 33, various buttons 34 such as a call button 345 and a display switching button 340.
The control unit 31 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 311, a read only memory (ROM) 312 and a random access memory (RAM) 314 that are storage elements, an I / O unit 315 that forms an input / output interface, and the like.
The ROM 312 stores various processing programs to be executed by the CPU 311.
The RAM 314 is a readable / writable storage element that is also used for the work area of the CPU 311 and temporary writing.

  The data display section 33 of the game information display device 3 of this example has a function as identification information display means 305 for displaying identification information for specifying the corresponding gaming machine 5. The identification information in this example is information including a game hall ID for identifying a game hall and a machine ID for identifying the gaming machine 5 in the game hall. In this example, a character string code is adopted as an encryption code representing identification information.

  The control unit 31 causes the CPU 311 to execute the program read from the ROM 312, thereby realizing functions as the game information generation unit 301, the game information storage unit 302, and the game information output unit 303.

The game information generation unit 301 is a unit that generates various types of game information by, for example, counting the number of game signals output from the gaming machine 5.
The game information storage unit 302 is a unit that stores the game information generated by the game information generation unit 301.
The game information output means 303 is means for outputting game information to the game hall management device 20. The game information output means 303 of this example transmits game information in a state in which the machine number ID of the corresponding gaming machine 5 is associated.

The game information generated by the game information generation means 301 and output to the game hall management device 20 includes the following game data.
(1) Number of games now: The number of games executed from the end of the most recent bonus state to the present time. After the special state is finished, counting is started at zero start, and one game is added each time a game start is detected. In this example, the game start is detected when the out signal is continuously received three times.
(2) Cumulative number of games today: The total number of games played on the current day under non-bonus conditions. After the start of business on that day, counting starts at zero start, and one game is added each time a game start is detected.
(3) Number of BB occurrences today: Number of occurrences of the BB state (cumulative day). Each time the BB signal is switched from the non-reception state to the reception state, it is added once.
(4) Number of RBs today: Number of occurrences of RB status (cumulative for the day). Each time the RB signal is switched from the non-reception state to the reception state, it is added once.
(5) Difference: The number obtained by subtracting the number of inserted medals from the cumulative number of medals, and the number of acquired medals on the player side. After starting business on the day, one is added each time a safe signal is received, while one is subtracted each time an out signal is received.
(6) Number of games accumulated on the previous day: The number of accumulated games on the previous day executed in a non-bonus state.
(7) Number of occurrences of BB on previous day: Number of occurrences of BB state on previous day.
(8) Number of RBs on the previous day: Number of occurrences of the RB state on the previous day.
(9) Number of games accumulated two days ago: Number of games accumulated two days ago executed in a non-bonus state.
(10) Number of occurrences of BB state two days before last: Number of occurrences of BB state two days before last
(11) Number of RBs the day before last: The number of occurrences of the RB state the day before last.

  Among the above game information, the game information of (1) to (5) is today's game information. At the end of each business day, the game information of the day before the above (9) to (11) is overwritten and updated with the game information of the previous day of (6) to (8), and then the above (6 ) To (8) the game information of the previous day is overwritten and updated by the game information of the day of (2) to (4).

  Next, the game hall management device 20 and the server management device 10 will be described. These management apparatuses 20 and 10 have similar system configurations although there are differences in the scales of calculation processing capacity and storage capacity. As shown in FIG. 1, each of the management devices 20 and 10 includes an output unit including a liquid crystal display and a printer (not shown), an apparatus main body that executes various arithmetic processes, an input unit including a keyboard and a mouse (not shown), It has. The apparatus main body has a control function centered on a CPU that executes arithmetic processing, a storage function that uses a hard disk drive (HDD), ROM, RAM, and the like, and a communication function that transmits and receives various signals or information.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game hall management device 20 manages the game information of today (1) to (5) with the machine IDs of the respective gaming machines 5 associated with each other. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the past game information of the previous day and the previous day of (6) to (11) is managed in a state in which the machine ID of each gaming machine 5 is associated. These pieces of game information are further transmitted to the server management apparatus 10 after a game hall ID is associated by a game information output means (not shown) provided in the game hall management apparatus 20.

  In the server management device 10, as shown in FIG. 6, the game information received today and past received from each game hall management device 20 is managed separately for each game hall. If the game information in FIG. 6 managed by the server management apparatus 10 is referred to using the game hall ID and the machine ID that identify the game hall, today and past game information of the specific game machine 5 in the specific game hall. Can be extracted.

  Next, the portable terminal 4 shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 is a flat terminal having a thickness of about 1 cm. A display screen 450 of the liquid crystal display unit 451 is disposed on the front surface (FIG. 7), and a power button 421 is disposed on the right side thereof. On the back surface (FIG. 8) of the portable terminal 4, an opening 441 of a lens fixed to the camera substrate 440 (FIG. 9) constituting the image pickup means is provided. A touch sensor sheet 453 (FIG. 9) is stacked on the display screen 450 of the liquid crystal display unit 451, thereby forming a touch panel capable of touch operation.

  A control board on which an electric circuit that forms the control unit 40 is formed is housed inside the portable terminal 4. In addition to the camera substrate 440 on which the CCD element and the lens are mounted, the amplifier substrate 433 that drives the speaker 431, the power button 421, the touch sensor sheet 453, the liquid crystal display unit 451, and the like are electrically connected to the control unit 40. It is connected. The liquid crystal display unit 451 has a function as a display unit 407 that displays a device image (image information) of the game information display device 3 imaged by the imaging unit.

The control unit 40 includes a CPU 41, a ROM 42 and a RAM 43 that are storage elements, an I / O unit 44 that forms an input / output interface, and the like.
The ROM 42 stores various processing programs that are executed by the CPU 41.
The RAM 43 is a readable / writable storage element that is also used for the work area of the CPU 41 and temporary writing.

  The control unit 40 causes the CPU 41 to execute the program read from the ROM 42, thereby realizing the functions as the game information specifying unit 401, the special operation unit 403, and the display switching unit 405. Note that application programs that realize these functions can be downloaded by accessing a home page provided by the server management apparatus 10 on the Internet, for example.

  The game information specifying means 401 is means for specifying game information of the gaming machine 5 corresponding to the imaged game information display device 3. The game information specifying means 401 reads the identification information from the device image obtained by imaging the game information display device 3, and requests the server management device 10 to download the game information of the gaming machine 5 specified by the identification information. To do. Then, the information received from the server management device 10 in response to this download request is specified as the game information of the gaming machine 5 corresponding to the captured game information display device 3.

  The special operation means 403 is an operation means that realizes the button function of each display switching button 340 (see FIG. 2) of the game information display device 3 on the mobile terminal 4 side. The special operation means 403 is a button corresponding to each area corresponding to each display switching button 340 of the game information display device 3 displayed on the display screen 450 in the sensor area of the touch sensor sheet 453 constituting the touch panel. Assign functions. The special operation means 403 of the present example enables a pseudo operation on the game information display device 3 displayed on the display screen 450 by assigning such button functions.

  The display switching means 405 is a means for switching and displaying the device image of the game information display device 3 in the display screen 450 in accordance with a pseudo operation on the game information display device 3 displayed on the display screen 450. The display switching unit 405 of this example overwrites the device image of the game information display device 3 on the display screen 450 with the game information specified by the game information specifying unit 401, as appropriate, so that a new device image is displayed. The switching display as described above is realized by combining.

  The operation of the game information display system 1 of the present example configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the game information display device 3, and FIGS. 12 and 13 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the mobile terminal 4.

  In the game information display device 3, when nothing is operated on the display switching button 340, a today's data screen 361 illustrated in FIG. 10 is displayed. The today data screen 361 includes a data type display field 331 indicating that the data is today data, a game number display field 333 for displaying the number of current games and accumulated games, and a bonus number display field 334 for displaying the number of BBs and the number of RBs. An event display field 335 for displaying event information is arranged at a predetermined position in the display screen 330. Further, on the today's data screen 361 of this example, an ID display field 332 for displaying identification information is displayed at a predetermined position on the upper right.

  The game information display device 3 can be switched to display desired game information that the player wants to view by appropriately operating the display switching button 340 while the data screen 361 is displayed today. For example, if the past button 341 is operated, it is possible to switch to the past data screen 362 displaying the game information of the previous day as shown in FIG. The previous data screen 362 on the previous day in FIG. 6 is a data screen in which the display of the number of current games in the game number display column 333 and the event display column 335 are omitted based on the data screen 361 for today. If the past button 341 is operated again during the display of the previous day's past data screen 362, it is possible to switch to the previous day's past data screen (not shown).

  Here, from the standpoint of the game hall or the manufacturer of the game information display device 3, there is a desire to have more players use the game information displayed by the game information display device 3. However, for a gaming machine in which another player is playing, the game information display device 3 cannot be operated over the player's head. Therefore, in the game information display device 3, a state in which special game information such as past game information displayed for the first time by operating the display switching button 340 is substantially occupied by the player who is playing the game machine 5. It has become.

  On the other hand, in the game information display system 1 of this example, the game information display device 3 is imaged using the mobile terminal 4, thereby enabling a pseudo operation of the game information display device 3 on the display screen 450. ing. If the game information display device 3 is operated in a pseudo manner on the mobile terminal 4 side, special game information such as game information on the previous day that is not normally displayed can be browsed on the mobile terminal 4 as described below. .

  In order to operate the game information display device 3 in a pseudo manner with the mobile terminal 4, first, the game information display device 3 is imaged by using the camera function of the mobile terminal 4 as shown in FIG. There is a need. The mobile terminal 4 that has acquired the device image 3A displays the device image 3A on the display screen 450 and executes image processing.

  In this image processing, first, the display screen 330A in the device image 3A is detected, and the position of each display column such as the ID display column 332A is specified based on the position of the display screen 330A. In the ID display column 332A, the character string code representing the identification information is recognized, and the game hall ID and the machine number ID are read.

  The portable terminal 4 that has read the game hall ID and the machine number ID designates the gaming machine 5 and requests the server management device 10 to download the corresponding game information, and also receives the game information received in response to the request as a device image. It is specified as game information corresponding to 3A. Here, the specified game information is the game information of (1) to (11) generated by the game information display device 3 as described above. For example, (6) the previous day cumulative number of games and (7) the previous day BB Original game information such as the number of times and (8) the number of RBs on the previous day is included that is not switched and displayed unless the game information display device 3 is operated.

  Further, in the portable terminal 4, a button area in which each display switching button 340A is reflected is specified based on the position of the display screen 330A detected as described above, and a corresponding button function is assigned. Thereby, in the portable terminal 4, the pseudo operation of the game information display device 3 according to the touch operation of the display switching button 340A in the device image 3A becomes possible.

For example, when the past button 341A in the device image 3A of FIG. 12 is touched, as shown in FIG. 13, the device image 3A of the game information display device 3 that displays the past data screen 362A is synthesized and switched and displayed. A device image 3A in FIG. 13 is a device image synthesized based on the device image 3A in FIG. The device image 3A is generated by performing the following synthesis process on the device image 3A of FIG.
Overwriting of the label “previous day data” to the data type display field 331A.
Overwriting the previous day's cumulative number of games in the game information identified as described above in the cumulative number of games display area of the game number display field 333A.
-Overwrite the previous day's BB count and previous day's RB count to the bonus count display field 334A.
Mask processing for concealing the display area for the number of current games in the game number display field 333A and the area for the event display field 335A.

  As described above, according to the game information display system 1 of the present example, it is possible to perform a pseudo operation of the game information display device 3 on the mobile terminal 4 side, and it is not necessary to directly operate the game information display device 3. Also, switching of display contents can be realized on the mobile terminal 4 side. The game information held by the game information display device 3 is widely opened and used effectively without being monopolized by the player of the corresponding gaming machine 5.

In this example, the ID display field 332 is also displayed on the past data screen 362 by the game information display device 3 (see FIG. 11). Even when the game information display device 3 displaying the past data screen 362 is imaged, the game information can be specified on the mobile terminal 4 and the game information display device 3 can be operated in a pseudo manner. For example, after the game information display device 3 displaying the past data screen 362 is imaged, if a past button in the device image is operated, it can be switched to a device image that displays the game information of the day before.
Further, when the past button 341A of the device image 3A that displays the game information of the previous day in FIG. 13 is touch-operated, it may be switched to the device image that displays the game information of the previous day.

  In this example, a character string code is used as a display code for identification information. However, a one-dimensional code such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (R) may be used instead. it can. In this example, the ID display column 332 for displaying the identification information is arranged on the upper right side of the display screen 330. However, the ID display column 332 may be arranged anywhere in the display screen 330 as a matter of course. In addition, a configuration in which a highly directional RFID tag or the like is disposed on the game information display device 3 side, and a configuration in which identification information is received wirelessly, a configuration in which identification information is received in infrared rays, and the like are also conceivable. The identification information may be displayed only when the corresponding gaming machine 5 is in operation.

  In this example, the game information display device 3 arranged on the upper side of the gaming machine 5 is set as a target device to be simulated by the mobile terminal 4. Instead of this example, the target device may be a game information display device disposed in a space between the adjacent gaming machines 5. That is, the gaming machine 5 and the game information display device may be arranged one above the other or left and right.

In this example, the game information display device 3 having a calling function is illustrated, but a game information display device having no calling function may be used. Further, the game information display device 3 may directly output the game information to the server management device 10 without going through the game hall management device 20.
About the function of the game information output means 303 with which the game information display apparatus 3 of this example is provided, you may provide in the repeater 53. FIG.

  In this example, in order to realize a pseudo operation on the mobile terminal 4 side, corresponding button functions are assigned to the display switching buttons 340A (see FIG. 12) in the device image 3A. Instead, an icon image corresponding to the display switching button 340 included in the game information display device 3 may be arranged around the device image 3 </ b> A displayed on the display screen 450 of the mobile terminal 4. If it is a portable terminal provided with a mechanical operation button, the button function of the display switching button 340 may be assigned to the operation button. Furthermore, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the game information displayed on the device image 3A is sequentially switched if the display screen 450 is touched regardless of the touch operation position.

  In this example, the mobile terminal 4 accesses the server management apparatus 10 via a public communication line, and downloads game information of a specific gaming machine 5. Alternatively, the game information can be downloaded from the game hall management device 20 by accessing the in-place network via a wireless LAN, Wi-Fi, or the like.

In this example, a slot machine is illustrated as the gaming machine 5. The gaming machine 5 may be a pachinko gaming machine or both a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine.
When the public communication line 100 such as the Internet is employed, a high security level can be secured by using, for example, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) technology. Further, as the public communication line 100, another public communication line such as an ISDN line or a telephone line can be adopted.

  In this example, the mobile terminal 4 is exemplified by a mobile terminal (multifunctional mobile phone) such as a smartphone. The mobile terminal 4 may be any terminal that can access the public communication line 100, and instead of or in addition to the smartphone of this example, a mobile phone, a portable game machine, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) different from the smartphone. It is also possible to use a terminal such as

(Example 2)
This example is an example of realizing a system that does not require a server management device or a game center management device by mainly changing the configuration of the game information display device 3 based on the game information display system 1 of the first embodiment. is there. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The game information display device 3 of this example includes specific information generation means for generating a character string code (specific information) that is an encryption code representing the game information of the previous day and the day before. In the today's data screen 361 by the game information display device 3, as shown in FIG. 14, instead of the ID display column (reference numeral 332 in FIG. 10) of the first embodiment, a character string code representing the game information of the previous day and the day before the previous day is displayed. A code display field 338 to be displayed is displayed.

  The portable terminal 4 in this example recognizes the character string code displayed in the code display field 338A in the device image 3A of the game information display device 3, and reads and specifies the game information recorded on the previous day and the day before the last day. . As in the first embodiment, when the past button 341A in the device image (not shown) is touched, the past data screen 362A is switched to the displayed device image 3A as shown in FIG.

  In addition, the game information display device 3 of this example generates a character string code and displays it in the code display column 338 only when the corresponding gaming machine 5 can be detected in response to reception of the out signal. . In the gaming information display device 3 having such a configuration, the processing load of the gaming information display device 3 that is not in operation of the corresponding gaming machine 5 can be reduced, and standby power can be suppressed.

In the game information display system 1 of this example as described above, there is a restriction on the information amount of game information that can be specified by the mobile terminal 4 according to the imaging of the game information display device 3, but the same type of effect as in the first embodiment. realizable.
Other configurations and operational effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.
In this example, the operation of the gaming machine is detected in response to reception of the out signal. The operation may be detected when the lending device or the like accepts a game card.

  Although specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the first and second embodiments, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the scope of claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the specific examples. The scope of the claims includes techniques obtained by variously modifying or changing the specific examples using known techniques, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game information display system 10 Server management apparatus 100 Public communication line 2 In-field system 20 Game hall management apparatus 200 In-field network 3 Game information display apparatus 3A Apparatus image 301 Game information generation means 302 Game information storage means 303 Game information output means 340 Display switching Button (operation means)
341 Past button 361 Today's data screen 362 Past data screen 4 Mobile terminal (mobile terminal device)
401 Game information specifying means 403 Special operation means 405 Display switching means 407 Display means 440 Camera substrate (imaging means)
451 Liquid crystal display unit 5 Game machine 52 Lending device 53 Repeater

Claims (3)

An operation that is provided in correspondence with a plurality of gaming machines, and that can display a plurality of types of gaming information of the corresponding gaming machines, and switches the displayed gaming information to special gaming information when operated by the player. In a game information display system comprising a game information display device provided with means and a portable terminal device that can be carried by a player,
The portable terminal device
Game information specifying means capable of specifying the game information of the gaming machine to which the game information display device corresponds;
Imaging means for imaging the game information display device and generating image information of the game information display device;
Display means for displaying image information of the game information display device generated by the imaging means;
Special operation means corresponding to the operation means of the game information display device displayed by the display means;
When the display means displays the image information of the game information display device, when the player operates the special operation means, the image information of the game information display device displaying the special game information is displayed. A game information display system comprising: display switching means for causing the display means to perform switching display so as to display. The gaming information display device includes specific information generating means for generating specific information by which the gaming information specifying means can specify the gaming information, and when the player is playing a game on the gaming machine, the gaming machine Specific information that can be specified by the game information specifying means is added to the game information, and the specific information is not displayed when the player is not playing a game on the corresponding gaming machine. Yes,
2. The game information according to claim 1, wherein the game information specifying unit specifies the game information from an image of the specific information when the specific information is included in an imaging result of the imaging unit. Display system. A game information output means for outputting game information of a gaming machine to which the game information display device corresponds to a server management device provided outside the game hall;
The game information display device displays identification information that can be distinguished from other game information display devices in addition to the game information,
The game information specifying means, when the identification information is included in the imaging result of the imaging means, by inputting the game information of the game information display device corresponding to the identification information from the server management apparatus, The game information display system according to claim 1, wherein game information is specified.

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