JP2014210045A - Game information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game information display device capable of grasping the cumulative personal data even in the case where another plays after the player finished the play and where the player plays again the original game machine.SOLUTION: A game information display device 1 comprises: personal data tabulating means for tabulating the game data after a reset button 145 was operated, as personal data; personal data display means for displaying the personal data being tabulated; personal data history recording means for recording, each time when the reset button 145 is operated, the personal data at that point of time, as a personal data history; and personal data history selecting means for the player to select any from the personal data history. The personal data collecting means starts the collection of the personal data by assuming the selected personal data history as initial data, when any personal data history is selected.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information display device that displays game information representing a game result of a gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as described in, for example, Patent Document 1 below, a technique for collecting and displaying player personal data is known. This technique employs a configuration in which a reset operation is performed when a game is started, and game data from the time when the reset operation is performed is aggregated as personal data. By adopting such a configuration, the player can clearly grasp the personal data in the gaming machine, that is, his own game results.

Japanese Patent No. 4012266

  By the way, when the result of playing a game for a certain period is not good, it is normal for a player to give up the gaming machine and move to another gaming machine. However, the result of another person playing after moving himself may be good, and in such a case, the other person may play the game again with the original gaming machine after finishing the game. In such a case, the data from the previous game and the data newly played this time are divided by the game period of the other person, and there is a problem that the total personal data on the gaming machine cannot be grasped. is there.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention is based on the above situation, even if another person plays after finishing the game and the other person plays the original game machine again after the other person finishes the game. It is intended to provide a game information display device capable of accurately grasping personal data.

The present invention is a game information display device that is attached to a gaming machine that generates a jackpot state when a predetermined jackpot occurrence condition is established in a game, and that aggregates and displays game data relating to the jackpot state of the gaming machine,
A reset operation means operable by the player;
Personal data totaling means for totalizing the game data from when the reset operation means is operated as personal data;
Personal data display means for displaying the current personal data being totaled by the personal data totaling means;
Each time the reset operation means is operated, personal data history recording means for recording the personal data that the personal data counting means is currently counting as a personal data history;
Personal data history display means for displaying the personal data history recorded by the personal data history recording means;
Personal data history selection means that allows the player to select any personal data history from the personal data history displayed by the personal data history display means,
When the personal data history selecting means selects any personal data history, the personal data totaling means starts counting the game data using the selected personal data history as current personal data. The game information display device is characterized in claim 1.

  In the game information display device of the present invention, personal data collected from the time when the reset operation means is operated is recorded as a personal data history every time the reset operation means is operated. In this game information display device, the player can select any personal data history from the recorded personal data history. Then, when any personal data history is selected by the player's operation, the personal data history is used as the current personal data (total initial value of personal data) to start counting.

  In the game of a gaming machine equipped with this game information display device, when the player finishes the game, the other person resets the personal data to play, and after the other person finishes the game, he plays again In addition, the personal data of this time is added to the personal data of the previous game and displayed. If this gaming information display device is attached, it is possible to accurately grasp personal data of the corresponding gaming machine without wasting personal data from the previous game.

  As described above, if the game information display device of the present invention is used, another player resets the personal data after the player finishes the game of a certain game machine, and after the other person finishes, the original game is played again. Even if the player plays a game, the total personal data including the personal data at the previous game can be accurately grasped.

  Examples of the gaming machine of the present invention include a pachinko gaming machine that uses a ball as a gaming medium and a slot machine that generates a winning when a predetermined winning symbol is stopped and displayed. As a pachinko gaming machine, it may be a type that pays out a ball according to a prize, is a so-called enclosed pachinko gaming machine that consumes points and fires a ball and is awarded points according to the prize. Also good. The slot machine may be of a type that is played using game media such as medals and coins, but points are awarded when a player can play by using points without using the game media, A so-called complete credit type slot machine may be used. Further, it may be a parrot (R) that uses a pachinko ball as a game medium.

The gaming machine to which the gaming information display device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention is attached is a slot machine or a pachinko gaming machine configured so that the jackpot occurrence condition is established with a predetermined probability when the game is started. ,
The game data relating to the jackpot state includes at least the number of times the game has been started and the number of occurrences of the jackpot state (claim 2).
In the case of a pachinko gaming machine that is configured to generate a jackpot state when a jackpot occurrence condition is established as a result of the action of an accessory, the action of the accessory corresponds to the start of the game. The number of times is the number of times the game starts.

  The game start count and the jackpot occurrence count are one of the most important data for the player to determine the game result. According to the game information display device of the present invention, even if a game is played by another player in the middle of a period in which a certain player plays a specific gaming machine, game data by another player The total number of starts and the number of occurrences of jackpot status can be displayed.

The system diagram which shows the structure of the game hall management system containing the game information display apparatus 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. The front view of the reset log | history list screen in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the selection procedure of the personal data in the game information display apparatus in Example 1. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the personal data totaling process by the game information display apparatus in Example 1. 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 device 1 that displays the game information of the slot machine (game machine) 5. This will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game information display device 1 of this example is a device that is individually installed on the slot machine 5 and displays various game information of the slot machine 5. The game information display device 1 is connected to the repeater 42 together with the slot machine 5 and the lending device 43.
In the game hall, a game hall management system 4 is built around a management device 41 that manages a large number of slot machines 5 and the like. In this game hall management system 4, a repeater 42 to which two slot machines 5, a game information display device 1 and two lending devices 43 are connected, a management device 41, and the like are connected to a communication network 40. Although not shown in FIG. 1, in addition to the slot machine 5, pachinko gaming machines that are played using game balls are connected to the game hall management system 4 in a communicable state.

  The management device 41 is a device for managing the operating status of all devices installed in the game hall, such as a gaming machine such as the slot machine 5, the lending device 43, and the game information display device 1. The management device 41 includes a control unit including a CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, etc., a main body 413 including a storage unit such as an HDD (hard disk drive), an output unit including a monitor 411, a printer (not shown), An operation unit including a keyboard 412 and a mouse (not shown) is provided. The management device 41 has a function of identifying and identifying the game information of each slot machine 5 to which the gaming machine ID is assigned individually.

  The lending device 43 is a device that lends medals used for games as game values to the player, and is installed for each slot machine 5. At the amusement hall, it is possible to enjoy the game of the slot machine 5 using medals borrowed from the lending device 43. The lending device 43 lends medals in accordance with the insertion of money and outputs sales information to the repeater 42.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 5 to be managed includes a symbol display window 51 for allowing a player to visually recognize a symbol change display, a bet button 54 for betting a credit medal, a medal slot 530 for inserting a medal, a game A start lever 521 for starting the reel, three stop buttons 522 for stopping the rotating reel, a receiving tray 55 for paid-out medals, and the like. Inside the symbol display window 51, three reels in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery are accommodated in parallel.

  In the slot machine 5, a state is set in which a game can be started when a prescribed number of medals are inserted (bet). If the start lever 521 is operated in this state, the reels start to rotate all at once, the symbol variation starts, and the game starts. The symbol variation of each reel can be stopped by operating a stop button 522 provided for each reel. When the combination of symbols stopped and displayed in the symbol display window 51 when all the reels are stopped is a winning symbol, a winning combination corresponding to the winning symbol is a prize.

  In the case of winning a small role for which medals are paid out, a predetermined number of medals are paid out for each combination. If the bonus combination is won, a bonus state that is a big win state occurs after the next game, and the bonus state continues until the cumulative number of medals paid out exceeds a predetermined number.

The game signals output from the slot machine 5 toward the repeater 42 include the following game signals (1) to (4). The game signal output by the lending device 43 toward the repeater 42 includes the following game signal (5).
(1) Insertion signal: A signal indicating consumption of medals. Since the bet state medals are consumed in response to the start operation, the number of bet medals is output in pulses, so the number of inserted signals × 1 is out (the number of consumed medals). Even when the replay game is executed, an insertion signal corresponding to the number of medals consumed in the winning game of the replay role is output.
(2) Payout signal: A signal indicating the payout of medals. Since one pulse is output every time a medal is paid out, the payout signal number × 1 is safe (the number of payout medals). Even when a replay winning combination is won, a payout signal corresponding to the number of medals necessary for the replay game is output.
(3) Start signal: A signal indicating that the game has started. Output when the symbol variation is started according to the operation of the start lever 521.
(4) Jackpot signal: A signal indicating that a bonus state, which is a jackpot state, is occurring. The level is output while the bonus state is occurring. On the game information display device 1 side, the signal input period of the jackpot signal can be specified as a bonus state.
(5) Sales signal: Signal indicating medal lending. One pulse is output for every five lent medals (equivalent to 100 yen). On the game information display device 1 side, sales information can be specified by setting the sales signal number × 100 yen as the sales amount and the sales signal × 5 sales medals.

  Next, the game information display device 1 of this example will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game information display device 1 is a device including a liquid crystal display unit 13 formed of a large liquid crystal display. On the lower side of the display screen 130 of the liquid crystal display unit 13, a call button 141, a data switching button 143 and a reset button 145 are arranged, and on the upper side, the lamp unit 12 is arranged.

  The liquid crystal display unit 13 is a display unit on which a touch operation can be performed on which a touch panel 131 is stacked. Various information such as a jackpot history and past game information is displayed on the display screen 130 of the liquid crystal display unit 13. The display on the display screen 130 can be appropriately switched according to the operation of the data switching button 143. The liquid crystal display unit 13 has a function as personal data display means for displaying game data in progress as personal data, and a function as personal data history display means for displaying a list of personal data histories. Further, the touch panel 131 realizes a function as a personal data history selecting unit for selecting any personal data history by a touch operation from the personal data history displayed as a list on the display screen 130.

  The game information display device 1 is electrically configured around the control unit 21. The control unit 21 includes a CPU 211 that executes software to perform various operations, a ROM 212 and a RAM 214 as memory means, and an I / O unit 215 that inputs and outputs signals. For the control unit 21, a transmission / reception unit 28 that performs signal transmission / reception with the outside, a liquid crystal display unit 13, a lamp unit 12 that has an employee calling function, a touch panel 131, a call button 141, a data switching button 143, a reset button (Reset operation means) 145 and the like are electrically connected.

  The game signals that the transmission / reception unit 28 captures from the slot machine 5 via the repeater 42 include (1) input signal, (2) payout signal, (3) start signal, and (4) jackpot signal.

The CPU 211 realizes the following functions as each means by executing software.
(1) Personal data totaling means: means for totalizing game data from the time when the reset button 145 is operated as personal data. When any personal data history is selected by a touch operation on the touch panel 131 as the personal data history selecting means, the personal data totaling means displays the personal data history as the current personal data (initial count of personal data). Value), and start counting game data.
(2) Personal data history recording means: means for recording the current personal data (current personal data) as a personal data history each time the reset button 145 is operated. The personal data history recording means records the personal data history in the personal data memory secured in the storage area of the memory means.

The game data collected by the game information display device 1 includes the following data.
(1) Number of jackpots: Number of occurrences of a bonus state that is a jackpot state.
(2) Number of start of jackpot: The number of starts (number of games) since the last bonus state ended.
(3) Cumulative start count today: Cumulative start count after opening on that day.
(4) Number of medals: The medal balance as seen from the player side. The number of medals is calculated by subtracting the inserted number added one by one every time the insertion signal is received from the number of payouts added one by one every time the payment signal is received.

Next, the screen configuration displayed on the display screen 130 of the game information display device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
On the left end of the display screen 130, display columns 161, 163, and 165 for the number of jackpots for today, the previous day, and the day before the previous day are arranged in order from the top. On the right end of the display screen 130, display columns 171, 173, and 175 for the highest number of jackpots, the number of start of jackpots, and the total number of starts today are arranged in order from the top.

  At the lower center of the display screen 130, a jackpot start number graph display area 18 for 10 jackpots is provided. A large display area 19 is provided at the upper center of the display screen 130. In the display area 19, any one of a difference medal number graph (see FIG. 2), a reset history list (see FIG. 4), and current personal data (see FIG. 5) according to the operation of the data switching button 143. The display screen is selectively switched and displayed.

  When the data switch button 143 is operated in a state where the difference medal number graph is displayed in the display area 19 as shown in FIG. 2, first, the reset history list of FIG. 4 is switched and displayed in the display area 19. This reset history list is a list display of personal data history including reset time, start count, and jackpot count. In the figure, three personal data histories from circles 1 to 3 are displayed. By touching any one of the personal data history display frames 192 in the reset history list, any personal data history can be selected by the player's operation.

  When the data switching button 143 is operated in a state where the reset history list is displayed in the display area 19 as shown in FIG. 4, the current personal data can be switched and displayed in the display area 19 as shown in FIG. In the current personal data display area 19, the number of start times, the number of jackpots, the probability of jackpots, and the number of difference medals are displayed.

  For example, if the data switching button 143 is operated in a state where the current personal data is displayed in the display area 19 as shown in the upper part of FIG. 5, first, the difference medal number graph (FIG. 2) can be switched and displayed, and the data switching button 143 is again displayed. Can be switched and displayed in the reset history list of FIG. By touching the inside of the personal data history display frame 192 in the circled circle 2 in the reset history list, the personal data history can be selected and set as the initial value of personal data aggregation. Thereafter, when the data switching button 143 is operated, the personal data history in the circle 2 in FIG. 4 is displayed as the current personal data as shown in the lower part of FIG.

Next, the flow of the personal data totaling process executed by the control unit 21 of the game information display device 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In the personal data totaling process by the game information display device 1, the control unit 21 first determines whether or not an input signal for the slot machine 5 has been input (S101). If the input signal is input (S101: YES), the input number is added and updated (S102). On the other hand, when a payout signal is input instead of an input signal (S101: NO → S112: YES), the payout number is added and updated (S113). Further, the control unit 21 performs a calculation of subtracting the inserted number from the payout number (S103), and updates the difference medal number (S104).

  When the start signal is input (S123: YES), neither the input signal nor the payout signal (S101: NO → S112: NO), the control unit 21 adds and updates the start count (S124). When a jackpot signal is input (S123: NO → S134: YES), the number of jackpots is added and updated (S135).

  After executing the game data update process in this way, the control unit 21 determines whether any personal data history in the reset history list (FIG. 4) has been touched (S105). If any personal data history is touched (S105: YES), the personal data memory storing the current personal data to be counted is cleared, and the selected personal data history is set in the personal data memory. (S106).

  When the reset button 145 is operated (S116: YES) instead of the personal data history selection operation (touch operation) (S105: NO), the current personal data recorded in the personal data memory is used as the personal data history. In addition to recording (S117), the personal data in the personal data memory is cleared to zero (S118).

  As described above, in the game information display device 1, the personal data accumulated at zero start from the time when the reset button 145 is operated is recorded as the personal data history when the reset button 145 is operated again thereafter. In this game information display device 1, the player can select any personal data history from the recorded personal data history. For example, when a particular gaming machine is finished in the morning and then resumed in the evening, if you select your personal data history in the morning, the morning personal data will be aggregated. Aggregation of personal data can be started as an initial value. According to this personal data, it becomes possible to grasp the game data of the corresponding gaming machine with extremely high accuracy.

  Since the personal data history is recorded when the reset button 145 is operated, in order to utilize this function, be sure to operate the reset button 145 when you finish the game. is necessary. If the reset button 145 is not operated at the end of the game and the next player also does not operate the reset button 145, it becomes impossible to accurately distinguish between his game data and the game data of others. Because it ends up.

  As described above, in the game information display device 1 of this example, after a player finishes a game in a slot machine 5, another person resets the personal data and plays, and after the other person ends, the original player again. This is a display device with excellent characteristics that can accurately grasp the accumulated personal data including the personal data at the time of the previous game even when playing.

Note that the following configuration may be employed instead of the configuration of this example.
One of the personal data histories is selected in the reset history list (FIG. 4), but two or more personal data histories can be selected, and the combined data of the two or more personal data histories is stored in the personal data memory. It is also good to set to. In this case, this summed data is the initial value of personal data aggregation.
A manual input means that allows a player to manually input arbitrary game data may be provided as an initial value of personal data. By providing such a manual input means, even if the user forgets to operate the reset button 145 at the end of the game and cannot record his personal data history, the player himself / herself stores the game data at that time. If it is, the game data can be set as an initial value by manually inputting the game data.

The type of game data (personal data) to be displayed is not limited to this example, and various types of game data can be employed.
The game information display device 1 has a function of transmitting and receiving data to and from the management device 41. However, such a function may not be provided, and the game information display device 1 may be configured to operate independently. good.

In addition, game information (game signal and the like) from the gaming machine is received via the repeater 42, but it may be received directly from the gaming machine.
Although a slot machine has been exemplified as a gaming machine, a pachinko gaming machine may be used. In the case of a pachinko gaming machine, it is configured to generate a jackpot state when a jackpot occurrence condition is established based on the result of the action of the actuating operation, so that the actuating action corresponds to the start of the game.

  This example is an example in which the game information display device 1 is installed above the gaming machine, but the installation location of the game information display device 1 such as the side of the gaming machine is not limited. Further, the calling lamp as an employee calling function is not essential and can be omitted.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described in detail, these Examples are only disclosing the example of the technique included by a claim. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the embodiments. The scope of the claims includes techniques that variously modify, change, or appropriately combine the embodiments using known techniques and knowledge of those skilled in the art.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game information display apparatus 13 Liquid crystal display part 130 Display screen 141 Call button 143 Data switching button 145 Reset button (reset operation means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 Display area 21 Control part 28 Transmission / reception part 4 Game hall management system 41 Management apparatus 42 Relay device 43 Lending apparatus 5 Slot machine (game machine)

Claims (2)

In a game information display device that is attached to a gaming machine that generates a jackpot state when a predetermined jackpot occurrence condition is established in a game, and that aggregates and displays game data relating to the jackpot state of the gaming machine,
A reset operation means operable by the player;
Personal data totaling means for totalizing the game data from when the reset operation means is operated as personal data;
Personal data display means for displaying the current personal data being totaled by the personal data totaling means;
Each time the reset operation means is operated, personal data history recording means for recording the personal data that the personal data counting means is currently counting as a personal data history;
Personal data history display means for displaying the personal data history recorded by the personal data history recording means;
Personal data history selection means that allows the player to select any personal data history from the personal data history displayed by the personal data history display means,
When the personal data history selecting means selects any personal data history, the personal data totaling means starts counting the game data using the selected personal data history as current personal data. A game information display device. The gaming machine is a slot machine or a pachinko gaming machine configured so that a jackpot occurrence condition is established with a predetermined probability when a game is started,
The game information display device according to claim 1, wherein the game data relating to the jackpot state includes at least the number of times the game is started and the number of occurrences of the jackpot state.

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