JP2014124479A - Display device having a game player summing-up function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device for summing up the number of game players and for displaying the game data of new players by resetting the game data automatically.SOLUTION: A display device comprises: an information display unit 12 for displaying the game state, the game history and the performance effect of a game machine; a game information collecting unit 14 for detecting the game state to collect the game information sent from the game machine; a card information collecting unit 16 for collecting the card information sent from a card reading unit; a player number totalizing unit 18 for deciding the interchange of the players according to a predetermined condition from the game information collected in the game information collecting unit and the card information collected in said card information collecting unit thereby to totalize the player number; a storage unit 22 for storing the information; and a control unit 20 for controlling the information for the display unit, the game information collecting unit, the card information collecting unit, the game number collecting unit and the storage unit.

Description

The present invention relates to a display device having a game number totaling function that collects various data of gaming machines to determine whether a player is switched, and displays the total number of players and data being played by the player.

  There are a lot of gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, and the amusement hall where the players enjoy the game is played with a host computer as a hall computer using the gaming machine or ball lending machine as a terminal device. A comprehensive management operation is performed as a place management system (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  The terminal device and the host computer communicate with each other using a standard protocol such as a LAN (Local Area Network), LON (Local Operating Network), or CAN (Controller Area Network) to check fraud and collect various data. In addition, the display device attached to each gaming machine performs a display accompanied with the effect of the winning effect.

  In such a game hall management system, the number of players is extremely important data for managing the game hall, and is centrally managed by the management computer, and the player is determined by judging the start and end of the game. A number of data are collected. Various methods have been proposed for the player's determination of game start and end.

  First, there is a method of judging by inserting or removing the membership card. For example, it is a method in which the number of players is set to 1 when the player inserts a member card into the card unit provided corresponding to the pachinko machine and the game ends when the player removes the member card ( For example, see Patent Document 3).

  In addition, there is a method of using biological information in order to specify a player. For example, with respect to a game management system that includes a gaming machine that allows games based on game media and a management server (hall computer) that manages game data related to the game, a living body related to a player's body from a player's body. A game hall comprising feature fetching means for fetching feature data, storage means for storing game management data formed by combining biometric feature data with game data, and output means for outputting information based on the game management data A management system is disclosed.

  Biometric feature data was extracted from facial image data, facial feature data that extracted features such as face shape / outline and eye / nose position / shape, eye image data, and iris features such as radial patterns in black eyes. Retinal feature data extracted from retinal features such as iris feature data, capillaries on the fundus, voice audio data, voiceprint feature data extracted from voiceprint features, fingerprint image data, fingerprint feature data extracted from fingerprints, etc. There are data on the living body of the patient (see Patent Document 4).

  Biometric information can be used to reliably identify an individual, so in addition to obtaining a game start / end signal, for example, when determining whether or not a game machine is being held based on a fingerprint, In addition, by deleting old fingerprint registration and letting the gaming machine that has been played earlier to notify the vacant machine, it is possible to prevent the hanging game (see Patent Document 5).

  In addition, with the advancement of LCDs (Liquid Crystal Display) and the like, various information can be displayed. When a player plays a game machine, the player uses a small camera installed in the game machine. It is disclosed that a face is photographed and personal data for a plurality of days is displayed by face recognition. Identification information acquisition means for acquiring player identification information, identification information storage means, game data calculation means for calculating game data for each gaming machine based on an input of a gaming signal output from the gaming machine, and gaming data Game data storage means for associating and storing the player identification information, and the same person determination means for determining whether two or more pieces of identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means are identification information of the same person, Based on the determination result, a game frequency determination means for determining the game frequency for each player over a plurality of days, a game frequency classification means for classifying the player according to the game frequency, and a predetermined determination period, The game frequency classification means includes player calculation means for calculating the number and / or percentage of players who have played a specific model for each of the classifications, and outputs the calculation result to the display device (see Patent Document 6). )

Regarding game data display for each player, game index values such as the number of game games in slot machines, the number of lottery starts, the number of outs such as the number of medals inserted, and the number of replenishments such as the number of medals inserted are scheduled. When the value is reached, a special state is generated and displayed, but when the game ends just before the special state can be obtained due to funds or time, etc., the game will be replaced with other players who started the game. There is a risk that special conditions will be easily given. For this reason, in a gaming machine configured to generate a special state when it reaches a predetermined specified value, the game counter value is set in accordance with the operation of the reset operation means using the reset operation means operable by the player. This reduces the risk that other players who have started the game by switching and using the accumulated game counter value to acquire the special state will be easily obtained (see Patent Document 7).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-280916 JP 2001-204943 A JP 2005-131089 A JP 2003-251059 A JP 2009-153655 A JP 2012-192805 A JP 2007-44090 A

  When a player plays a game using a gaming machine, the game data of the player is displayed on a display device such as an LCD, and the number of players is counted in the game hall management system. Necessary for management.

  For this purpose, the game start of the player is determined, the game data from the start of the game is collected and displayed on the display device, and the game data of the player is stored in the storage device of the game hall management system when the game ends, and displayed. The game data of the player in the apparatus is reset, the number of players is increased by 1, and the cumulative number of players is totaled. In this case, how to determine the game start / end by a new player is an important issue.

  Furthermore, when information collected from gaming machines or the like is concentrated on a hall computer that is a management server of a game hall, the load increases, and in some cases, a server must be added to reduce the load.

  Furthermore, when it is determined that, for example, when a new player starts / ends a game, for example, when a member card is inserted and a member card is inserted, it is determined that the game starts and when the member card is removed, the player ends. This is effective when a member card is owned, but there is a problem that it is impossible for a player to determine the start / end of the game if the card is ejected / inserted during the game.

  In addition, when the player's game start / end is determined using biometric information such as a face or fingerprint, the player can be identified with certainty and the replacement of the player can be determined. Information extracting means is not provided, and it can be applied only to a limited number of gaming machines. Separately, providing the game machine with the biometric information extracting means involves a change in the game hall management system in addition to the apparatus for extracting biometric information, which increases the cost.

  In a gaming machine that uses a reset operation means that can be operated by a player and resets the game counter value according to the operation of the reset operation means, such as when the operation is troublesome or the operation is forgotten, etc. In many cases, the user does not perform the reset operation, and this cannot be a reliable basis for judgment.

The present invention has a game number totaling function for monitoring the gaming state of each gaming machine for each gaming machine, and judging the starting / ending of a game by a new player from the operating state and gaming state of the gaming machine and card information. An object of the present invention is to provide a display device.

  A display device according to the present invention is a game comprising an information display unit for displaying a gaming state of a gaming machine, a gaming history, and effect effects, and gaming medium information and gaming state information transmitted from the gaming machine by detecting the gaming state. A game information collection unit for collecting information, a card information collection unit for collecting card information transmitted from the card reader, game information collected by the game information collection unit, and card information collected by the card information collection unit. , Judging the replacement of players according to predetermined conditions, and summing up the number of players, a storage unit storing information, a game information collecting unit, a card information collecting unit, a game number totaling unit and storing And a control unit for controlling information with respect to the unit.

  The game medium information is operation information for determining whether the gaming machine is in operation / non-operation, and the game state information is specific game information indicating a specific game state. The card information is card insertion information, discharge information, and card-specific identification information.

  The gaming machine is a pachinko machine that uses pachinko balls as a game medium. In this case, the operation information counts the number of balls that are collected as game information, and the number of balls that are lost increases at a certain time. If it is, it is determined as an operating state, and if the number of lost balls has not increased in a certain time, it is determined as a non-operating state. Further, the specific game state is a state in which a special prize or probability change is in progress.

  The gaming machine may be a slot machine. In this case, the operation information counts the number of inserted medals collected as game information, and the operation information is activated if the number of inserted medals increases in a certain time. If the number of inserted medals has not increased in a certain time, it is determined to be in a non-operating state. The specific game information is information indicating a big bonus or a regular bonus indicating that the slot machine is in a specific game state.

  For counting the number of players on the display device according to the present invention, first, the card information is stored in the storage unit, and the number of games is counted by the number-of-games counting unit.

  When the gaming machine is in the first operating state after startup, the number of players is increased regardless of the presence or absence of card insertion information.

  When the gaming machine is in an operating state and newly differs from the card insertion information and identification information from the card reader, the card identification information in the storage unit in which the card identification information is stored, increase the number of players, When the gaming machine is in an operating state and is newly the same as the card identification information in the storage unit storing the card identification information from the card insertion information and the identification information from the card reader, the number of games is not increased.

  If the gaming machine is in operation and there is no new card insertion information from the card reader and there is only card ejection information, the card in the storage unit where the card identification information is stored from the ejection information and identification information If it is different from the identification information, the number of players is increased, the gaming machine is in an operating state, and there is no card insertion information from the card reader and there is only card ejection information, from the ejection information and identification information When the card identification information is the same as the card identification information in the storage unit in which the card identification information is stored, the number of players is not increased.

  Even if the gaming machine shifts from the operating state to the non-operating state, the card insertion information from the card reading device continues from the operating state, and the identification information read from the card reading device when the gaming machine shifts to the non-operating state is If the identification information is different from the card identification information in the storage unit, the number of players is increased and the card insertion information from the card reader is in operation even if the gaming machine shifts from the operating state to the non-operating state. The identification information read from the card reading device when the non-operating state is transferred is the same as the card identification information in the storage unit storing the card identification information, and the gaming machine If it is in a state, the number of players is not increased.

  Further, when there is no card information, the counting in the number-of-players counting unit is performed as follows.

  If there is no card insertion information from the card reader and the card is not inserted, the gaming machine transitions from an operating state to a non-operating state, and if the gaming machine is not in a specific gaming state, increase the number of players, When there is no card insertion information from the card reader and no card is inserted, the gaming machine shifts from the operating state to the non-operating state and the gaming machine is in the specific gaming state, the number of players is not increased.

  Further, even when the non-operating state is entered after the operating state, if the operating state is reached within a predetermined time period, it is determined that the operating state continues and the number of players is not increased.

In the display device of the present invention, the number of players is determined based on the player information and card information, and is counted. However, when the number of players is mistakenly counted by the number-of-players counting section, The player data of the player displayed in the section is reset, and the new player data is displayed.

  The display device according to the present invention adds a function for counting the number of players to a display device that has conventionally only displayed a game state, a game history, and effects. By combining the game information collected from the gaming machine and the card information collected from the card reader, the number of players can be counted by judging the player's game start / end and player replacement. For this reason, the method of collecting the player's personal data by biometric information and the like is costly because it requires biometric information acquisition means, whereas it can be realized only by the program algorithm from the collected data, Since the number of players can be tabulated for each gaming machine, an effect that the load is not concentrated on the management server can be obtained.

In addition, when a player is replaced to become a new player, the game data of the new player can be automatically displayed on the display device installed in the gaming machine.

The block diagram of the display apparatus provided with the number-of-games totaling function by this invention. External view of a pachinko machine. External view of the slot machine. The external view of the display apparatus installed for every gaming machine. The figure which shows the electrical connection state of a pachinko machine and a display apparatus. The figure which shows the electrical connection state of a slot machine and a display apparatus. The figure explaining operating state information. The flowchart-1 explaining the method of totaling the number of players. The flowchart-2 explaining the method of totaling the number of players. The flowchart-3 explaining the method of totaling the number of players. Flowchart-4 explaining the method of totaling the number of players. Flowchart 5 for explaining a method of counting the number of players. Flowchart 6 explaining a method for counting the number of players. Flowchart 7 for explaining a method of counting the number of players. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a method for counting the number of players. Flowchart 9 for explaining a method of counting the number of players. Flowchart-10 explaining the method of totaling the number of players.

  The game hall is managed by comprehensively managing various devices using a computer, including the state of the gaming machine, the player's understanding, and the effect of the production. For this reason, a game hall management system is constructed. The present invention relates to the grasping of the number of players indispensable for the management of the game hall, by providing a game number totaling function in the display device provided in the gaming machine, so that it is automatically determined from the gaming state of the gaming machine and the card information of the player. This is a display device that determines the game start / end of the player, counts the number of players, and displays the game state from the start of the game to a new player.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing functions of a display device according to the present invention. The display device 10 according to the present invention includes an information display unit 12, a game information collection unit 14, a card information collection unit 16, a game number counting unit 18, a control unit 20, and a storage unit 22.

  The information display unit 12 displays various gaming states of the gaming machine, displays the player's individual game data corresponding to the replacement of the player, and displays the history data of the gaming machine. Further, in a specific game state such as a big hit, an effect for enhancing the atmosphere of the game hall and the satisfaction of the player is performed by blinking the lamp. For this purpose, various lamps and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen are arranged.

  The game information collection unit 14 collects game information sent from sensors and control circuit boards provided in the gaming machine. The card information collection unit 16 collects card information read by a card reader provided mainly in a sand provided in the gaming machine. The card information includes unique identification information such as personal data of the player, for example, membership, in addition to card insertion / discharge.

  The collected information is controlled by the control unit 20 and stored in the storage unit 22, and the operation information obtained from the game information of the gaming machine, the specific game state, and the card insertion / discharge information by the game number counting unit 18. From the above, the number of players is counted under predetermined conditions.

  A substrate on which electrical components of the display device are mounted is mounted, various registers, ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Randam Access Memory), CPU (Central Processing Unit) that performs various information processing and operations in the control unit 20, and the like Is specifically implemented to realize the block diagram of the display device 10 shown in FIG.

  A gaming machine is a pachinko machine or a slot machine that uses a pachinko ball as a game medium.

  In the case of a pachinko machine, the operation information is counted as the number of missed balls of pachinko balls that are collected as game information. If the number of missed balls has not increased, it is judged as a non-operating state. Further, the specific game state is a state in which a special prize or probability change is in progress.

  When the gaming machine is a slot machine, the operation information counts the number of inserted medals collected as game information. If the number of inserted medals increases during a certain period of time, the operation information is determined to be in an operating state. If the number of medals inserted does not increase over time, it is determined that the machine is not in operation. The specific game information is information indicating a big bonus or a regular bonus indicating that the slot machine is in a specific game state.

  For counting the number of players on the display device 10 according to the present invention, first, the card information is stored in the storage unit 22, and the number of games is counted by the game number counting unit 18.

  The function of the number-of-players counting unit 18 under predetermined conditions will be described as follows.

  When the gaming machine is in the first operating state after startup, the number of players is increased regardless of the presence or absence of card insertion information.

  When the gaming machine is in an operating state and newly differs from the card insertion information and identification information from the card reader, the card identification information in the storage unit in which the card identification information is stored, increase the number of players, When the gaming machine is in an operating state and is newly the same as the card identification information in the storage unit storing the card identification information from the card insertion information and the identification information from the card reader, the number of games is not increased.

  If the gaming machine is in operation and there is no new card insertion information from the card reader and there is only card ejection information, the card in the storage unit where the card identification information is stored from the ejection information and identification information If it is different from the identification information, the number of players is increased, the gaming machine is in an operating state, and there is no card insertion information from the card reader and there is only card ejection information, from the ejection information and identification information When the card identification information is the same as the card identification information in the storage unit in which the card identification information is stored, the number of players is not increased.

  Even if the gaming machine shifts from the operating state to the non-operating state, the card insertion information from the card reading device continues from the operating state, and the identification information read from the card reading device when the gaming machine shifts to the non-operating state is If the identification information is different from the card identification information in the storage unit, the number of players is increased and the card insertion information from the card reader is in operation even if the gaming machine shifts from the operating state to the non-operating state. The identification information read from the card reading device when the non-operating state is transferred is the same as the card identification information in the storage unit storing the card identification information, and the gaming machine If it is in a state, the number of players is not increased.

  Further, when there is no card information, the counting in the number-of-players counting unit is performed as follows.

  If there is no card insertion information from the card reader and the card is not inserted, the gaming machine transitions from an operating state to a non-operating state, and if the gaming machine is not in a specific gaming state, increase the number of players, When there is no card insertion information from the card reader and no card is inserted, the gaming machine shifts from the operating state to the non-operating state and the gaming machine is in the specific gaming state, the number of players is not increased.

  Further, even when the non-operating state is entered after the operating state, if the operating state is reached within a predetermined time period, it is determined that the operating state continues and the number of players is not increased.

  In the display device of the present invention, the number of players is determined based on the player information and card information, and is counted. However, when the number of players is mistakenly counted by the number-of-players counting section, The player data of the player displayed in the section is reset, and the new player data is displayed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described using a specific pachinko machine and a slot machine as a gaming machine.

  FIG. 2 is a specific example of a pachinko machine as a gaming machine, and shows an external front view. A sand 42 is installed on the side of the pachinko machine 40. Since the sand 42 provided on the pachinko machine 40 is installed between the pachinko machines 40, it is also called an inter-sand. On the front surface of the sand 42, a card insertion slot 44, an IC coin insertion slot 46, a ball supply nozzle 48 for supplying pachinko balls to the upper plate 58 of the pachinko machine 40, a ball collection unit 50 for collecting balls, and counting the balls. A ball counter 52 for producing various effects, a symbol display screen 56, a lower plate 60 for storing pachinko balls when the upper plate 58 is full, a handle 62 for repelling pachinko balls, and the like. The IC coin insertion slot 46 may be an insertion slot in which a visitor card can be used.

  The symbol display screen 56 is formed of, for example, an LCD display element, and the special symbols “1” to “9” are displayed in a variable manner, and predetermined various effect images can be displayed. . In the symbol display screen 56, three variable display areas arranged in the horizontal direction are formed, and in these areas, the three special symbols “left symbol”, “middle symbol”, and “right symbol” are individually independent. Fluctuation display is possible.

  The game state on the pachinko machine 40 starts when the player hits the pachinko ball into the machine by operating the handle 62, passes through a number of nails (not shown), and enters the start chucker 64. Then, when the three numbers and patterns on the symbol display screen 56 start to move and the same numbers and patterns are aligned when stopped, a big hit state that is a specific gaming state occurs. During the big hit, the attacker 66 is opened and the pachinko balls continue to enter, so the prize balls continue to be picked up, and the pachinko balls paid out as the prize balls first appear on the upper plate 58. When the upper plate 58 is full, balls are dropped on the lower plate 60 by the player's operation.

  The big hit state is, for example, single shot or probability change (probability change). In a single shot, the jackpot state ends once, but in the probabilistic state, the winning probability of being a big hit again until the next jackpot occurs is higher than the winning probability in the normal gaming state. During the probability variation state, various effects are displayed by display means such as a lamp until the next big hit occurs, thereby producing an effect of enhancing the atmosphere of the game hall.

  Also, there is a state called time reduction (time reduction). For example, the time during which the attacker 66 is open is extended as compared to the normal gaming state to increase the winning probability. The time-short state may occur simultaneously with the probability variation state.

  Cards inserted from the card insertion slot 44 of the sand 42 are provided with a card reader / writer and are read and written. In general, there are a membership card and a visitor card, and the membership card is a contactless IC card that can perform data communication without contact with a card reader / writer, and each membership card is individually stored in its internal memory. A card ID that can be identified, a member ID that is member identification information, security information, and the like are recorded in a non-rewritable manner.

  Similarly to the membership card, a non-contact IC card is applied to the visitor card, and a card ID or the like that can individually identify each visitor card is recorded in the internal memory in a non-rewritable manner.

  As information processed by the card reader / writer, judgment information on whether the card is a member card or a visitor card, time when the card is inserted and ejected, game information of a player who uses the card, and the like are transmitted to the storage unit. When the card is read and the player performs a ball lending operation, a pachinko ball as a game medium is paid out, and the game is started.

  An IC coin is inserted from the IC coin insertion slot 46, and a pachinko ball as a game medium is paid out by the player performing a ball lending operation, and is provided for a player who does not use a card.

  The ball collection unit 50 collects the possession balls acquired from the pachinko machine 40 when playing with the pachinko machine 40. The possession ball acquired by the big hit is counted in the ball counting unit 52. The number of pachinko balls to be shot is detected by the sensor of the pachinko balls collected from the collection port 68, and is output from the pachinko machine 40 as a pulse signal and aggregated. Is used as information for determining whether the machine is in operation or not in operation. For example, when the number of driving operations accumulated every fixed time is increasing, the operation notification is set as operating, and the driving operation is accumulated at a fixed time. When the number has not increased, a non-operation notification is transmitted to the storage unit as non-operation.

  FIG. 3 is a specific example of the slot machine, and shows an external front view. The slot machine 70 has a front opening covered by a front door 72 so as to be freely opened and closed. The front door 72 is attached so as to be openable and closable and is normally locked. Inside the slot machine 70, there is provided a reel unit 78 including three rotatable reels 76 provided with various kinds of symbols along the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder. The reel rotation is performed from the insertion of the game medals, and the bet button for setting the number of game medals per game, that is, the 1-sheet insertion button 84 or the 3-sheet insertion button 82 is selected, and the rotation rotation start button 88 is selected. Press to start. The rotating reels 76 are instructed to stop rotating by pressing a rotating cylinder stop button 90 that individually stops the rotation of the reels 76 corresponding to the three reels 76.

  The reel 76 can be stopped by a reel control method, a table method, a control method, a number-of-seller frame priority method, and the like.

  Further, on the upper part of the front door 72, an effect display device including an effect LED 94, left and right speakers 74, and side LEDs 80 is disposed.

  When ending the game, when the player presses the checkout button 86, the game medals won so far are paid out to the lower plate 92.

  In order to play a game in the slot machine 70, the player inserts a game medal and presses the 1-sheet insertion button 84 or the 3-sheet insertion button 82 to select the number of game medals per game, and the rotation rotation start button 88 is pressed to start and rotate the reel 76. The player arbitrarily selects any of the three reels 76 that are rotating, and operates each of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 90 in a desired order and timing to stop the reels 76.

  When all the three reels 76 that have been rotated stop, the winning symbol is determined, that is, whether the winning combination is lost or not, and when the symbol combination matches a predetermined winning symbol combination, the lower plate 92 A predetermined number of game medals are paid out. At this time, the effect LED 94 and the side LED 80 are lit or blinked, or a predetermined sound effect is generated from the speaker 74, and various effects according to the state of the game are performed. Note that the winning symbol is a combination of symbols of predetermined roles, and the combination includes, for example, a special combination, a small combination, and a replay (re-playing combination).

  A player who plays a game on the slot machine 70, when the displayed symbol matches a predetermined combination, acquires more game medals than the number of the inserted symbols, and the displayed symbol matches the predetermined combination. If not, you will lose the game medals you have inserted. In the game in the slot machine 70, three medals are inserted, and the rotating drum rotation start button 88 is pressed to rotate the three reels 76, which are sequentially stopped by pressing the rotating drum stop button 90 below each reel. This series of operations is called one game.

  When three symbols have a predetermined winning combination, several medals are paid out, and this action is continued for one to several hundred games, resulting in a big bonus (BB) that is a big hit as a specific gaming state. Many medals are paid out. In the slot machine 70, there are usually two types of big hits, and there are regular bonuses (RB) in addition to big bonuses. The regular bonus has a smaller number of medals than the big bonus and is about 1/3 of the big bonus.

  The sand (not shown) provided in the slot machine 70 has the same function as the sand in the pachinko machine, and the card inserted from the card insertion slot is read and written by the card reader / writer.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the display screen 100 of the display device 10 installed in the pachinko machine 40 and the slot machine 70. There are LED lamps 102 and 114 on both sides of the display screen 100, which flashes at the time of a big hit and enhances the production effect. Each button has a call button 116, a service button 118, and the like, and is used for contacting a store clerk. Since the display device has a call button, it is also called a call lamp.

  The central image display screen is a liquid crystal display and can display various information. The display screen 100 shown in FIG. 4 displays the game state together with the machine number 112, and displays the overall game state of the machine, the game state of the individual player, and the like.

  Taking the display device 10 attached to the pachinko machine 40 as an example, the jackpot number 104 for displaying the number of jackpots since the start of the game, the start count 106 for displaying the game start count, and the probability of the player jackpot Is displayed as a numerical value, and the number of balls 110 for displaying the number of pachinko balls in the game of the player is displayed. In addition, the breakdown of jackpots, the number of jackpots on the previous day and the day before the previous day, the highest number of jackpots in the past, and the like are displayed. Furthermore, the number-of-outs transition graph 120 showing the transition of the number of balls on the previous day, the previous day and this sunrise is displayed.

  These individual game data are automatically reset when it is determined that the players are replaced by the number-of-players counting method, and the data of the players in the game are displayed.

  FIG. 5 shows an electrical connection state between the display device 10 and the pachinko machine 40. Inside the pachinko machine 40, the pachinko machine 40 is provided with sensors and a control board. The sensor detects whether the glass door is open or the machinery is opened, and outputs a signal. A signal indicating the winning state of the pachinko ball is transmitted through a signal line connected to the display device 10, and includes a special signal, a winning signal A, a winning signal B, and the like, a probability change signal, the number of shots, and the number of supply.

  Glass in / out signal for opening / closing signal of glass door of pachinko machine 40, mechanical opening signal for opening / closing signal of machinery, pachinko ball counting signal from sand 42, payout signal, card insertion / discharge The signal is transmitted to the display device 10 through a connection line, and is used as display information for displaying game data of the player on the display screen of the display device 10.

  Further, the pachinko machine 40 detects whether or not the player has cheated, and if cheating is detected, sends a fraud signal to the display device 10 for display. Various effect effects are displayed on the display screen of the display device 10 by a special signal, a winning signal A, a winning signal B, and a probability change signal, which are signals for commanding various effect effects.

  The display device 10 is connected to AC 24V, which is a power input, and may be further connected from the display device 10 to a representative lamp and an illumination lamp. Actually, there are various spare input terminals for function expansion.

  FIG. 6 shows an electrical connection state between the slot machine 70 and the display device 10, and the basic connection state is the same as in the case of the pachinko machine. Inside the slot machine 70, sensors and a control board for detecting the gaming state of the slot machine 70 are provided, and various signals are output. A signal indicating the winning state of the slot is transmitted through a signal line connected to the display device 10, and indicates a BB signal in the case of a big bonus, an RB signal in the case of a regular bonus, and the number of medals that are inserted according to the winning level. There are a driving signal and a payout signal indicating the payout number of medals.

  A stand open signal, which is a device opening / closing signal of the slot machine 70, and a card in / out signal notifying the insertion and ejection of the card from the sand 72 are transmitted to the display device 10 via a connection line, and the display of the display device 10 is displayed. It is used as display information for displaying game data of the player on the screen. In addition, a sensor detects whether or not the player has made a dishonest in the slot machine 70. If a fraud is detected, a fraud signal is transmitted to the display device 10 for display.

  The display device 10 is connected to AC 24V, which is a power input, and may be further connected from the display device 10 to a representative lamp and an illumination lamp. Actually, there are various spare input terminals for function expansion.

  Next, details of the method of counting the number of players on the display device 10 will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an operating state using a pachinko machine as an example. The operating state is monitored by the control board provided inside the pachinko machine, and the cumulative number of lost balls counted at the collection port is counted at regular intervals, and if the accumulated number of lost balls is increased, the operation is started. If the cumulative value of the number of lost balls has not increased in a certain time, it is determined that the state is not in operation. In the operation state and the non-operation state, an operation notification and a non-operation notification are transmitted to the hall computer via the hall computer communication terminal. In FIG. 7, a notification of whether the device is in operation or not in operation, that is, an operation notification and a non-operation notification are transmitted at a fixed time every minute.

  The total number of players is processed after the game information from the game table, the operation / non-operation notification and the card insertion / discharge notification from the sand are received by the game information collection unit card information collection unit. It is divided into members and visitors, and the total number of players played and the reason for adding the number of players are also stored. And when adding the number of players, the signal which resets the player data of a display apparatus is transmitted simultaneously. A method for counting the number of players will be described below.

  8 to 17 are flowcharts for explaining the number-of-players counting method.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of the number-of-players counting method. Here, a method for counting the number of players when receiving an operation / non-operation notification indicating a game state from a gaming machine is shown. First, in step S1, a transition is made to a gaming machine state in which information from gaming machines is collected, and an operation / non-working notice from the gaming machine is received in step S2. When the operation notification is received, the operation state shifts to step S3. If the non-operation notification is received in step S2, the process shifts to the non-operation state in step 4. Each process is completed.

  In the following description, symbols indicating processing steps are described in parentheses in a sentence.

  FIG. 9 shows processing when the state is shifted to the non-operating state. Since the game is not performed in the non-operating state, the number of players is not increased, and the addition / non-addition reason is stored in the storage unit as “the game table shifts to the non-operating state” (S5). Next, the current player read from the card is set as the previous player (S6), an operation status notification is transmitted (S7), and the process is terminated.

  FIG. 10 shows processing when the operation state is shifted. First, it is determined whether or not the number of operations is the first time (S11). If it is the first time, it is determined whether or not a card is inserted (S12). If the membership card is inserted, 1 is added to the cumulative number of games, and 1 is added to the cumulative number of gaming members to separately count members and visitors as the number of games (S13). The reason for this addition is “Since the membership number is different from the previous player, the cumulative number of players and the total number of members are added” (S14). These operational status notifications are transmitted (S15), and the process returns to the beginning of the operational state transition. If the card is not inserted (S12) after the first operation, the visitor is set for the current player (S16), and only the cumulative number of players is added (S17). The reason for the addition is “determine that the visitor is playing and add the cumulative number of players” (S18). Then, these operational status messages are transmitted (S15), and the process returns to the beginning of the operational state transition.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart when the number of operations is not the first. First, it is determined whether or not the non-operating state time is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold (S21). If it is equal to or greater than the threshold, it is determined whether or not a card is being inserted (S22). It is determined whether or not (S23). If the membership numbers are different, 1 is added to the cumulative number of players and the cumulative number of gaming members (S24), and the reason for the addition is “accumulated the cumulative number of games and the total number of gaming members because the membership number is different from the previous player” ( S25), the operation status is notified (S26). If the membership numbers are the same, it is determined whether the gaming machine is in a specific state (S27). If it is not in a specific state, the reason for addition / non-addition is “The operation notification was received exceeding the threshold, but“ Because it is the same member as the previous player, the cumulative number of players and the total number of game members were not added. ” (S28) In the case of the specific state, the process proceeds to the specific state process shown in FIG. 12 (S29).

  If the non-operating state time is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold and a card is not being inserted, a visitor is set for the current player (S30), and it is determined whether the gaming machine is in a specific state (S31). Adds the cumulative number of players (S32). The reason for addition is “determine that the visitor is playing and add the cumulative number of players” (S33). When the gaming machine is in a specific state, the process proceeds to a specific state process (S34).

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart of specific state processing. In the specific state process, it is determined whether the gaming machine is a pachinko machine or a slot machine (S61), and if it is a pachinko machine, it is further determined whether a special prize is being received (S62). If it is not during the special prize, the reason for addition / non-addition is “Since the operation notification was received during the special prize, the cumulative number of players and cumulative members did not increase” (S64). Further, it is determined whether the probability is changing (S63). If the probability is not changing, the reason for addition / non-addition is that “the operation notification was received during the probability change, so the cumulative number of players and the total number of members did not increase” (S65). Return without.

  When it is determined that the machine is a slot machine (S61), the same process as the pachinko machine is performed, and it is determined whether it is a big bonus (S66) or a regular bonus (S67). “Since the operation notification was received during the big bonus, the cumulative number of players and members did not increase” (S68). Therefore, the cumulative number of games and the total number of members have not been added "(S69).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the processing when it is determined in FIG. 11 that the non-operating state time is equal to or less than the threshold value (S21). It is determined whether a card is being inserted (S41). If a card is being inserted, it is further determined whether the membership number is different (S42). If the membership number is different, the cumulative number of players and the cumulative number of members are increased (S43), and the reason for addition is "Because the membership number is different from the previous player, the cumulative number of players and the cumulative number of members are added" (S44). These operational status notifications are transmitted (S45). In the operation status notification, the cumulative number of players and the total number of members are added to the storage unit and the reason is stored, and the game data of the display device is reset to display the newly replaced player data.

  When the card is being inserted (S41) and the membership number is the same (S42), it is determined whether the gaming machine is in a specific state (S46). If it is not in the specific state, the reason for addition / non-addition is “Receiving the operation notification within the threshold, and because the player is the same member as the previous player, the cumulative number of players and the cumulative number of members were not added” (S47), In the case of a specific state, the process proceeds to a specific state process (S48). Since the specific state process has already been described with reference to FIG.

  If the card is not being inserted (S41), a visitor is set for the current player (S49), and it is determined whether the gaming machine is in a specific state (S50). If it is not in a specific state, it is determined whether or not the previous player is a member (S51), and if it is not a member, the reason for addition / non-addition is “determined to be the same visitor and the cumulative number of players has not been added” ( S52), in the case of a member, the reason for addition / non-addition is “determined that the previous player's member played without a card and did not add the cumulative number of players and the total number of game members” (S53) . In the case of a specific state (S50), the process proceeds to a specific state process (S54).

  Next, processing when an IC sand card insertion notification is received and a discharge notification is received will be described.

  14 and 15 are flowcharts when an IC sand card insertion notification is received. In FIG. 14, when the IC sand card insertion notification is received (S71), in the operating state (S72), and the player is a visitor (S73), whether or not the non-operating state time is within the threshold and the state is shifted to the operating state. (S74), if it has shifted to the operating state within the threshold, it is determined whether or not the previous player and the membership number of the card insertion notification are the same (S75). In the case of being the same, the reason for addition / non-addition is “the card was inserted during operation, but because the player is the same member as the previous player, the cumulative number of players and the total number of game members were not added” (S76). .

  If the membership number of the card insertion notification is not the same as the previous player (S74), the cumulative number of players and the cumulative number of gaming members are added (S79). It is assumed that “the card insertion notification is received during operation, and since it is different from the previous player, the accumulated number of players and the accumulated number of game members are added” (S80).

  If it is determined that the player is currently a visitor (S73) and the non-operating state time is within the threshold value and has not shifted to the active state (S74), the cumulative number of game members is added (S81). It is determined that “the member is playing a game without a card during operation, and only the cumulative number of gaming members is added” (S82).

  In either case, the membership number of the card insertion notification is set for the current player (S77), and these IC card sand insertion notification responses are transmitted (S78).

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart in the case where the IC sand card insertion notification shown in FIG. 14 is received and the gaming machine is not in the operating state and the member is playing in the operating state.

  If the member is playing in the active state (S73), it is determined whether or not the member number in the card insertion notification is the same as the previous player (S83). It is assumed that the card has been inserted, but because the same member as the previous player is the same member, the cumulative number of games and the total number of game members have not been added "(S84). If the membership number of the card insertion notification is not the same as the previous player, the cumulative number of players and the cumulative number of gaming members are added (S85). Since it is a member different from the player, the cumulative number of players and the total number of gaming members are added "(S86).

  If the IC sand card insertion notification has been received but is not in operation (S72), the reason for addition / non-addition is “The card insertion notification was received during non-operation, so the cumulative number of players and cumulative number of game members were not added. (S87).

  After performing these processes, the membership number of the card insertion notification is set to the current player (S77), an IC card sand insertion notification response is transmitted (S78), and the process ends.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a process when an IC sand card discharge notification is received. When the IC sand card discharge notification is received (S91), if the card is being inserted (S92), the operating state is determined (S93). If it is in operation, the reason for addition / non-addition is “received card discharge notification during operation” (S94), and if it is not in operation, the reason for addition / non-addition is “received card discharge notification during non-operation” (S95).

  When the IC sand card discharge notification is received, the card is not inserted (S92), is in the operating state (S98), and the non-operating state time is within the threshold value and has shifted to the operating state (S99), the previous time It is determined whether or not the member number of the card insertion notification is the same as that of the player (S100). Therefore, the cumulative number of games and the total number of game members have not been added ”(S101).

  If the membership number of the card insertion notification is not the same as the previous player (S100), it is further determined whether or not the previous player is a visitor (S102), and if the visitor is a visitor, the cumulative number of players is added (S103). The reason for non-addition is “according to the fact that the card insertion notification was missed and the card discharge notification was received during operation, so the cumulative number of players was added” (S104). If the member is not a visitor (S102), the cumulative number of games and the total number of gaming members are added (S105). The reason for addition / non-addition is as follows: Since it is a separate member from the person, the cumulative number of games and the total number of game members are added "(S106).

  After setting the reason for addition / non-addition in each case, the membership number of the card discharge notification is set to the previous player (S96), the response signal of the IC sand card discharge notification response is transmitted (S97), and the process ends. .

  FIG. 17 shows the case where the IC sand card ejection notification is received but the card is not inserted and is not in operation, and the IC sand card ejection notification is received but the card is not inserted and is in operation. However, it is a flowchart which shows a process in case the non-operation state time has not transfered to the operation state within the threshold value.

  When the IC sand card discharge notification is received (S91) and the card is not inserted (S92), but is in the operating state (S98), but the non-operating state time has not shifted to the operating state within the threshold (S99) The cumulative number of players is added (S107), and the reason for addition / non-addition is “added the cumulative number of gaming members because the card insertion notification was missed and the card discharge notification was received during operation” (S108).

  When the IC sand card discharge notification is received (S91) and the card is not inserted (S92) and is not in the operating state (S98), it is determined whether or not the membership number of the previous player and the card insertion notification is the same (S109). If it is the same, it is further determined whether or not the operation state has been changed within the previous threshold value (S110). If the operation state has been changed within the previous threshold value, the reason for addition / non-addition is indicated as “card insertion notification. It is assumed that the cumulative number of games and the total number of game members were not added because the operation notification was received within the threshold value, although it was missed (S111). If it does not shift to the operating state within the previous threshold (S110), the cumulative number of players is added (S112), and the reason for addition / non-addition is “card insertion notification is missed but card insertion time of card ejection notification is inactive state” The cumulative number of game members is added because it is earlier than the transition time ”(S113).

  When the IC sand card discharge notification is received (S91), the card is not inserted (S92), is not in the operating state (S98), and the membership number of the previous player and the card insertion notification is not the same (S109) The reason for addition / non-addition is that “the card insertion notification has been missed, but the cumulative number of gaming members has not been reached because the card insertion time of the card ejection notification is later than the non-operating state transition time” (S114).

  Further, after setting the reason for addition / non-addition in each case, the member number of the card discharge notification is set to the current player (S96), the response of the IC sand card discharge notification is transmitted (S97), and the process is ended. .

  The specific example of the display device and the method for counting the number of players have been described above. The count of the number of players is created as a program to be executed in the display device, and this program is installed in the ROM that is a non-volatile memory of the display device. Can be executed.

The present invention includes appropriate modifications that do not impair the objects and advantages thereof, and is not limited by the above-described embodiments.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display apparatus 12 Information display part 14 Game information collection part 16 Card information collection part 18 Game number total part 20 Control part 22 Memory | storage part 40 Pachinko machine 42 Sand 44 Card insertion slot 46 IC coin insertion slot 48 Ball supply nozzle 50 Ball collection part 52 Ball Counting Unit 54 Lamp 56 Symbol Display Screen 58 Upper Plate 60 Lower Plate 62 Handle 64 Start Chucker 66 Attacker 68 Collection Port 70 Slot Machine 72 Front Door 74 Speaker 76 Reel 78 Reel Unit 80 Side LED
82 Three-sheet button 84 One-sheet button 86 Checkout button 88 Cylinder rotation start button 90 Cylinder rotation stop button 92 Lower plate 94 Production LED
100 Display screens 102 and 114 LED lamps 104 Number of jackpots 106 Start times 108 Number of hits 110 Number of balls 112 Number of cars 116 Call buttons 118 Service buttons 120 Number of balls displayed

Claims (17)

An information display unit for displaying a gaming state of the gaming machine, a gaming history and a production effect;
A game information collecting unit for detecting game state and collecting game information including game medium information and game state information transmitted from the gaming machine;
A card information collection unit for collecting card information transmitted from the card reader;
From the game information collected by the game information collection unit and the card information collected by the card information collection unit, the replacement of the player is determined according to a predetermined condition, and the number of players totaling the number of players,
A storage unit for storing information;
A control unit that controls information for the information display unit, the game information collection unit, the card information collection unit, the number-of-games counting unit, and the storage unit;
A display device comprising:
The display device according to claim 1,
The gaming medium information is operating information for determining whether a gaming machine is operating / not operating, and the gaming state information is specific gaming information indicating a specific gaming state;
A display device.
The display device according to claim 1,
The card information is card insertion information and discharge information, identification information unique to the card,
A display device.
The display device according to claim 1,
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine using a pachinko ball as a game medium;
A display device.
The display device according to claim 4,
The operating information counts the number of missed balls of the pachinko balls that are collected as game information. If it is not increased, it is determined that it is not operating,
A display device.
The display device according to claim 4,
The specific game information is information indicating that the pachinko machine is in a special prize indicating a specific game state, and that the probability is changing,
A display device.
The display device according to claim 1,
The gaming machine is a slot machine;
A display device.
The display device according to claim 7,
The operation information counts the number of inserted medals collected as game information. If the number of inserted medals increases during a certain period of time, it is determined to be in an operating state, and the number of inserted medals increases during a certain period of time. If it is not, it will be judged as non-operating,
A display device.
The display device according to claim 7,
The specific game information is information indicating a big bonus or a regular bonus indicating that the slot machine is in a specific game state;
A display device.
The display device according to claim 1,
The card information is stored in the storage unit,
In the number-of-games counting unit, if the gaming machine is in the first operating state after startup, regardless of the presence or absence of card insertion information, increasing the number of players.
A display device.
The display device according to claim 1,
The card information is stored in the storage unit,
In the player number counting section,
If the gaming machine is in an operating state, and the card insertion information and identification information from the card reading device are different from the card identification information in the storage unit storing the card identification information, the number of players is increased. Let
If the gaming machine is in an operating state, and the card insertion information and identification information from the card reading device are the same as the card identification information in the storage unit storing the card identification information, the number of players is increased. Do not let,
A display device.
The display device according to claim 1,
The card information is stored in the storage unit,
In the player number counting section,
When the gaming machine is in an operating state and there is no new card insertion information from the card reader and there is only card ejection information, a storage unit in which card identification information is stored from the ejection information and identification information If it is different from the card identification information in, increase the number of players,
When the gaming machine is in an operating state and there is no new card insertion information from the card reader and there is only card ejection information, a storage unit in which card identification information is stored from the ejection information and identification information If it is the same as the card identification information in, do not increase the number of players,
A display device.
The display device according to claim 1,
The card information is stored in the storage unit,
In the player number counting section,
Even if the gaming machine shifts from the operating state to the non-operating state, the card insertion information from the card reading device continues from the operating state, and the identification information read from the card reading device at the time of shifting to the non-operating state is If the card identification information is different from the card identification information stored in the storage unit, increase the number of players,
Even if the gaming machine shifts from the operating state to the non-operating state, the card insertion information from the card reading device continues from the operating state, and the identification information read from the card reading device at the time of shifting to the non-operating state is , The same as the card identification information in the storage unit in which the card identification information is stored, and if the gaming machine is in a specific gaming state, do not increase the number of players,
A display device.
The display device according to claim 1,
In the player number counting section,
If there is no card insertion information from the card reader and no card is inserted, the gaming machine transitions from an operating state to a non-operating state, and the gaming machine is not in a specific gaming state, Increase,
Increase the number of players when the gaming machine transitions from an operating state to a non-operating state with no card insertion information from the card reader and no card inserted, and the gaming machine is in a specific gaming state Do not let,
A display device.
The display device according to claim 1,
The number-of-games counting unit determines that the operating state is continued when it is in an operating state within a predetermined time period even if it is in a non-operating state after the operating state. Not to increase,
A display device.
The display device according to claim 1,
When the player count is determined by the player count counting section and the number of players is counted, the player data of the player displayed on the information display section is reset and a new player data is displayed. ,
A display device.
The display device according to claim 1,
When the player data displayed on the information display unit is reset even though the player is playing, the game hall manager who has received a report from the player manually operates the display device. To cancel the reset state and change the player data to continue, and reduce the total number of players.
A display device.