JP2017202207A - Game information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game information display device which can display various kinds of pieces of information in a manner in which a player can easily visually recognize the information.SOLUTION: A game information display device 1 which is installed on a side part of a game machine, and can display game information related to the game machine, comprises: a rectangular touch panel 15 capable of displaying game information; support means which has a rotation mechanism for supporting the touch panel 15, and capable of rotating the touch panel 15 between a first position where the touch panel becomes a vertical long posture and a second position where the touch panel becomes a laterally long posture; detection means for detecting whether the touch panel 15 is at the first position or the second position; and game state detection means for detecting a game state of the game machine, in which game information to be displayed is different according to whether the touch panel 15 is at the first position or the second position and according to the game state of the game machine.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information display device.

  In a conventional game hall, a game information display device is installed on the side of each gaming machine, and various information is displayed to the player (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below). The information displayed to the player includes, for example, game room sales guidance, gaming machine jackpot information, or image information such as television images. As a display panel for displaying such information, a liquid crystal panel is almost used, and a rectangular panel having a size of about 5 to 8 inches is generally employed.

JP 2010-29446 A

  By the way, depending on the contents of the information to be displayed, the screen may be landscape-oriented rather than portrait-oriented, or portrait-oriented may be easier to see. In the conventional game information display device described above, various types of information can be easily seen by the player. It has the subject of whether to display.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a game information display device that allows a player to display various information in an easy-to-see manner.

  The gaming information display device of the present invention is a device that is installed on the side of a gaming machine and includes a rectangular display panel that can display gaming information related to the gaming machine. The display panel is rotatable between a first position that is vertically long and a second position that is horizontally long, and differs depending on whether the display panel is in the first position or the second position and the gaming state of the gaming machine. It is configured to display game information.

  According to the game information display device of the present invention, it is possible to display various information suitable for each position when the rectangular display panel is in the vertically long position and when it is in the horizontally long position. Display mode that is easy for the user to see. For example, it is suitable for an aspect in which game data is displayed when in a vertically long position and image information is displayed when in a horizontally long position.

The system diagram which shows the structure of a game hall system. The front view which shows the game information display apparatus attached to a gaming machine. Explanatory drawing of the support means of a touch panel. The block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a game information display apparatus. The front view which shows the 1st example of the display screen by a game information display apparatus. The front view which shows the 2nd example of the display screen by a game information display apparatus. The front view which shows the 3rd example of the display screen by a game information display apparatus.

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 including the touch panel (display panel) 15. Hereinafter, the game information display device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the amusement hall, as shown in FIG. 1, a gaming information display device 1 having a gaming value lending function such as balls and medals, a call display device 55, etc. are provided to gaming machines 51 such as pachinko gaming machines 511 and slot machines 512. It is installed separately. The gaming information display device 1 is installed in a space of a gap between the corresponding gaming machine 51 and another adjacent gaming machine 51 and is located on the side of the corresponding gaming machine 51. A call display device 55 having a call lamp is installed above the gaming machine 51.

  On the game island where the gaming machines 51 are arranged facing the passage in the game hall, one relay device 56 is installed for every two gaming machines 51. In addition, a management device 50 for centrally managing the operation status of various devices in the game hall is installed in the management space provided in the game hall.

  In the amusement hall, a network 500 such as a wired LAN to which the management device 50 is communicably connected is constructed. The gaming machine 51 is connected to the on-site network 500 through the relay device 56 together with the corresponding call display device 55 and game information display device 1. In the game hall in-game system 5 using the in-game network 500, various communication between the gaming machine 51 side including the peripheral devices such as the game information display device 1 and the management device 50 is realized via the relay device 56. ing.

Hereinafter, after outline of the configuration of the gaming machine 51 and the management device 50, the configuration and operation of the gaming information display device 1 will be described in detail.
(Game machine)
The gaming machine 51 is roughly divided into a pachinko gaming machine 511 and a slot machine 512. Hereinafter, the contents of the pachinko gaming machine 511 will be outlined as an example.
The pachinko gaming machine 511 is a gaming machine that is played by launching a ball that is a gaming value. The pachinko gaming machine 511 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a so-called seven machine that executes a jackpot lottery in response to winning at the start winning opening. The pachinko gaming machine 511 starts a game that executes symbol variation in response to the jackpot lottery, and notifies the jackpot winning by a stop display of the jackpot symbol. If a big win is generated, it is possible to shift to an advantageous big win state in which the round in which the big winning opening is opened is repeated a plurality of times.

  Examples of game signals that the pachinko gaming machine 511 outputs to the outside while the game is in progress include the following signals. These game signals are output to the game information display device 1 and the like via the relay device 56, and are also transmitted to the management device 50 in a state in which the machine ID that is the identification information of the gaming machine 51 is associated. .

(1) Out signal: A signal that is output once every time 10 balls are fired.
(2) Safe signal: A signal that is output once every 10 balls paid out in accordance with winning.
(3) Start signal: A signal that is output once when the symbol variation starts.
(4) Jackpot signal: A level signal that is continuously output during occurrence of a jackpot condition.

(Management device)
As described above, the management device 50 (FIG. 1) is a device for centrally managing the operating status of various devices in the game arcade. The management device 50 has a function as a member information server for storing personal information of a player who has registered as a member in the game hall.

  The management device 50 includes an output unit including a PC monitor such as a liquid crystal display and a printer (not shown), an apparatus main body that executes various arithmetic processes, and an input unit including a keyboard and a mouse (not shown). The apparatus main body has a control function centered on a CPU that executes arithmetic processing, a storage function that uses a hard disk drive, ROM, RAM, and the like, and a communication function that transmits and receives various signals or information.

The management device 50 realizes the following functions as each means, for example, when the CPU executes a software program read from the hard disk drive.
(1) Member information storage means: means for storing information related to members registered in the amusement hall, and this member information storage means stores and manages at least a member ID as member identification information. Individual member information including the portable ID (mobile identification information) of the portable terminal 31 (see FIG. 4) possessed by the player and individual game data for each member is stored in the member database in association with the member ID. .
(2) Member ID authentication means: means for authenticating the member ID of the member card 331 (see FIG. 4) or the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 31 possessed by the member. When the member ID authenticating means receives a member ID or a portable ID from a gaming device such as the gaming information display device 1 or the like, the member ID authenticating unit refers to the member database to inquire whether or not the identification information has been registered. Authenticate the member ID. A game in which the member ID, which is member identification information, is authenticated is specified as a login game by the member.
(3) Game information acquisition means: means for acquiring game data (game information) related to the game of each gaming machine 51 installed in the game hall. The game information acquisition means acquires game data transmitted from the game information display device 1 corresponding to each gaming machine 51 at regular intervals.
(4) Game information storage means: means for storing and managing game data for each gaming machine 51 and individual game data for each member. The game data of each gaming machine 51 is stored in a state in which a machine ID that is identification information of the gaming machine 51 is associated. The game data during the login game is specified as member game data, and is stored as game data for each member in association with a member ID as member identification information.
(5) Each unit management means: means for grasping and managing the gaming state of the gaming machine 51 and the operating state of the gaming information display device 1 for each unit. In particular, each vehicle management means grasps and manages the panel position, which is the rotational position of the touch panel 15 of each game information display device 1, based on panel position information described later transmitted from the game information display device 1.

(Game information display device)
The gaming information display device 1 is a gaming device that is installed on the side of the gaming machine 51 and can display gaming information related to the corresponding gaming machine 51. The game information display device 1 has a function of displaying various kinds of information on the touch panel 15 which is a touch-operable display panel, and also has a function of paying out a ball for cash. In particular, in the game information display device 1, the touch panel 15 can be rotated and can be switched between vertical and horizontal directions.

  On the front panel 10 of the game information display device 1, as shown in FIG. 2, a status display lamp 11 for displaying an operation status such as a device error or out of stock of the general card 332, and a money insertion slot for inserting money to be used as a rent for money. 12, a touch panel 15 that can be switched between vertical and horizontal directions, a portable reader 170 that realizes near field communication, a card insertion slot 18 for inserting / removing the game card 33, and a card discharge button 181 for discharging the game card 33 are provided. The payout of the ball is performed by a touch operation of a ball lending button displayed on the touch panel 15.

  A game card 33 such as a membership card 331 or a general card 332 can be inserted into the card insertion slot 18. A member card 331, which is an example of a member recording medium, is a game card issued to a player who has registered as a member. The general card 332 is a game card issued when a deposit balance remains at the end of the game. The general card 332 records a deposit balance and the like in addition to the card ID. In addition to the card ID and the deposit balance, the membership card 331 records a password for logging in to the service menu for members.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game information display device 1 is electrically configured around a control unit 20 including a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, an I / O unit 24, and the like. For the control unit 20, a status display lamp 11, a bill processing unit 121 that detects the type of inserted bill, a liquid crystal display unit 151, a touch screen sheet 153, a rotary encoder 165 that detects the orientation of the touch panel 15, and a portable reader 170, a card reader / writer (card RW) 180 for reading / writing recorded data of the game card 33, a card stock unit 183 for stocking a general card 332 for new issuance, a card ejection button 181, and a communication port between the relay device 56 The formed I / F unit 19 and the like are electrically connected. In the touch panel 15, a touch screen sheet 153 is laminated on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 151 so that a touch operation can be performed.

  The touch panel 15 is an example of a rectangular display panel capable of displaying game information. The touch panel 15 having a function as a display unit displays various information received from the management device 50 via the relay device 56 and various information based on the game signal received from the gaming machine 51 side.

  The touch panel 15 has a first position where the display screen is vertically long (see FIG. 2A, referred to as a vertically long position) and a second position where the display screen is horizontally long (see FIG. 2B, referred to as a horizontally long position). It is rotatably supported from the main body side of the game information display device 1 through a support structure 16 (support means) having a rotation mechanism that can be rotated between them.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the support structure 16 includes a stay 161 that is rotatably supported from the main body side of the game information display device 1. A rotating shaft 162 constituting the rotating mechanism 160 is erected on the distal end side of the stay 161, and the touch panel 15 is fixed to the rotating shaft 162. The stay 161 is pivotable in a horizontal direction, for example, like a door door, with the base side on the main body side of the game information display device 1 as the center, and the touch panel 15 faces the player side according to this pivoting operation. You can change the inward degree.

  The rotation shaft 162 that forms the rotation mechanism 160 is a shaft that rotates integrally with the rotation of the touch panel 15. The rotary shaft 162 is pivotally supported by the stay 161 with an appropriate frictional force so that a player or the like can manually rotate the touch panel 15. A rotary encoder 165 (see FIG. 4) is provided on the base side of the rotating shaft 162 as an example of a detection unit that detects whether the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position or the horizontally long position. The game information display device 1 can detect the panel position of the touch panel 15 (vertical position or horizontal position) in accordance with the output of the rotary encoder 165.

The control unit 20 implements the following functions as the means by the CPU 21 performing arithmetic processing on the control program stored in the ROM 22.
(1) Game data generating means: means for generating game data (game information) relating to a game executed by the gaming machine 51. The game data generation means generates game data by counting the number of receptions of game signals such as out signals output from the gaming machine 51. For example, for the pachinko gaming machine 511, game data such as out (number of balls consumed), safe (number of balls paid out), start (number of games), number of jackpots, etc. is generated for each gaming machine 51. Note that the game data generated by the game information display device 1 is stored in the game information display device 1 and transmitted to the management device 50 in association with a machine ID that is identification information of the gaming machine 51.
(2) Game state detecting means: means for detecting the gaming state of the gaming machine 51. The gaming state detection means detects the gaming state according to the type of gaming signal of the gaming machine 51 received via the relay device 56. For example, when the out signal is received, the operation state is detected (playing), and when the elapsed time since the last reception of the out signal has reached a certain time, the non-operation state is detected. Further, for example, a big hit state is detected during the reception of the big hit signal.
(3) Display control means: according to the detection results by the rotary encoder 165 and the game state detection means, display different game information depending on the game position of the gaming machine 51 when in the portrait position and in the landscape position. means.
(4) Output means: means for transmitting panel position information indicating whether the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position or the horizontally long position to the management apparatus 50 in addition to the game data and information indicating the game state. This output means transmits game data and information indicating the game state at predetermined time intervals, and also transmits the panel position information as needed when the touch panel 15 rotates to switch between the vertically long position and the horizontally long position. .

  The game information display device 1 takes in the game signal of the corresponding gaming machine 51 via the relay device 56 and generates game data. For example, the game information display device 1 attached to the pachinko gaming machine 511 receives gaming signals such as (1) out signal, (2) safe signal, (3) start signal, (4) jackpot signal, etc. from the pachinko gaming machine 511. Then, for example, the following game data (game information) is generated by counting the number of times the game signal is received. The management device 50 may receive game signals and generate game data.

(1) Number of jackpots: Number of jackpot conditions.
(2) Number of start of jackpot: The number of starts after the end of the previous jackpot state (number of symbol fluctuations).
(3) Cumulative start count today: Cumulative start count after opening on that day.
(4) Number of difference balls: The balance of balls as seen from the player side. The number of difference balls is calculated by subtracting the number of balls to be added 10 balls each time an out signal is received from the number of balls to be paid 10 balls each time a safe signal is received.

  The operation of the game information display device 1 configured as described above will be described using the game information display device 1 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 511 as an example. The game information display device 1 attached to the slot machine 512 has substantially the same specifications in the processing flow and the basic operation.

  In the game information display device 1, when the game card 33 is not inserted, the general card 332 is drawn from the card stock unit 183 to the card RW 180 to record the deposit amount, and corresponds to the deposit amount. The frequency (1 frequency = 500 yen = 125 balls) is displayed on the touch panel 15, and it becomes possible to pay out the balls. Note that a maximum of 10 general cards 332 are stocked in the card stock unit 183 and can be replenished from the card insertion slot 18 at any time.

  When the game card 33 is inserted into the card insertion slot 18, the deposit amount recorded on the game card 33 is read and the frequency corresponding to the deposit amount is displayed on the touch panel 15. If the accepted game card 33 is a membership card 331, the password is requested to be entered. The game information display device 1 transmits the member ID read from the member card together with the input password to the management device 50 to request authentication. When the authentication is completed on the management device 50 side, member services such as display of individual game data of members become possible.

  Note that the game information display device 1 can also perform authentication using the mobile terminal 31 having a short-range communication function. If the portable terminal 31 having a short-range communication function is brought close to the portable reader 170, the game information display device 1 can read the portable ID that is portable identification information. The game information display device 1 transmits the read portable ID to the management device 50 to request authentication.

  If the authentication is completed on the management device 50 side, it is possible to receive the same member service as when the member ID is used. The management device 50 transmits various information associated with the member ID to the game information display device 1, and the game information display device 1 can display based on the received various information.

  While the game is continuing, various information is displayed on the touch panel 15. If the member authentication is completed, display by member service such as display of individual game data for each member becomes possible. In the game information display device 1 of this example, the display mode and display contents of the touch panel 15 are different between when the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position and when it is in the horizontally long position. This configuration will be described in detail later.

If the deposit balance is being displayed, the ball lending is paid out several times from the payout mechanism inside the pachinko gaming machine 511 by the touch operation of the ball lending button (see FIG. 5) displayed on the touch panel 15, and the money is deposited. The balance is subtracted and updated.
The handling of the game card 33 when the deposit balance becomes zero differs depending on whether the general card 332 or the membership card 331 is used. The general card 332 is collected from the card RW 180 to the card stock unit 183 when the deposit balance becomes zero. On the other hand, the membership card 331 is held in the card RW 180 as it is even when the deposit balance and the number of stored balls become zero.

  When the card discharge button 181 is operated after the game is finished, the game information display device 1 records and issues (returns) the deposit balance to the general card 332 or the membership card 331, and also manages the issue information. 50. Thereby, the issuance information of the game card 33 including the recorded deposit balance is also stored and managed on the management device 50 side.

Next, the content of display control of the touch panel 15 provided in the game information display device 1 will be described.
When the corresponding gaming machine 51 is in a non-operating state in which a game is not performed for a certain time, the display screen of the touch panel 15 is for non-operating (not shown) regardless of whether the touch panel 15 is in a vertically long position or a horizontally long position. Switch to the screen. On the non-operating screen, predetermined business guidance information, calling information, and the like are displayed.

  On the other hand, in an operating state in which a game is being played on the corresponding gaming machine 51, various information such as game information such as game data and image information such as television video is displayed on the touch panel 15. When the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position, which is the initial position, the display screen 40 illustrated in FIG. 6 by the first processing for displaying the game data and the television image divided vertically and the second display for displaying only the game data. Any one of the display screens 40 illustrated in FIG. 5 by processing can be executed alternatively.

  In the display screen 40 illustrated in FIG. 5, a game table information area, a menu area and a sub menu area for selecting a display menu, a sub-screen display area that is a display area for game data, a deposit balance, and the like are displayed in order from the top. A prepaid information display area and an operation button area in which buttons that can be touched are arranged. In the operation button area, a ball lending button, a return button for returning a card, and the like are arranged. In addition, when the member is logged in, a logout button (not shown) for logout operation is arranged instead of the return button.

  Furthermore, when the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position, as shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to arrange a television display area on the upper side of the sub-screen display area for displaying game data according to the selection operation according to the player's preference. It is. However, the content displayed when the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position is configured to include at least game data indicating the number of jackpots generated in the gaming machine 51, and a sub-screen display area for displaying game data A mode that does not display is not set in the portrait position.

  On the other hand, the display screen 40 illustrated in FIG. 7 is displayed on the touch panel 15 in the horizontally long position. In this display screen 40, a television display area for displaying television images occupies most of the screen, and game table information, prepaid information such as a deposit balance, and operation buttons in the upper and lower horizontal band areas Etc. are arranged compactly. Thus, the content displayed when the touch panel 15 is in the landscape position (second position) includes at least image information such as a television image.

  When the touch panel 15 is rotated from the vertically long position to the horizontally long position, regardless of whether the display screen at the vertically long position is the display screen 40 of FIG. 5 or the display screen 40 of FIG. The display screen 40 is switched to. Furthermore, a telop (not shown) for notifying the player that game data cannot be displayed during a rotation operation from the vertically long position to the horizontally long position is displayed at the bottom of the display screen 40 for a certain period of time. The Further, when the touch panel 15 is rotated from the horizontally long position to the vertically long position, a first process is performed in which the game data and the television image are divided into upper and lower parts, and thereby the display screen 40 illustrated in FIG. 6 is displayed. It is displayed on the touch panel 15.

  When the touch panel 15 is rotated, the game information display device 1 transmits the panel position information indicating whether the current panel position is the portrait position or the landscape position to the management apparatus 50. Thereby, on the management device 50 side, the panel position of the touch panel 15 of each game information display device 1 is grasped and managed.

  As described above, the game information display device 1 of this example is a gaming device including the rectangular touch panel 15 that is rotatably supported between the vertically long position and the horizontally long position. The game information display device 1 displays information having different contents depending on whether the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position or the horizontally long position and the gaming state of the gaming machine 51. For example, game data and television video can be divided vertically and displayed at a vertically long position, while image information such as a television image can be displayed at a horizontally long position.

  The gaming information display device 1 is a gaming device that is installed on the side of the gaming machine 51 and can display gaming information related to the gaming machine 51. The game information display device 1 includes a rectangular touch panel 15 that can display game information, and a support that includes the rotation mechanism 160 that supports the touch panel 15 and can be rotated between a vertically long position and a horizontally long position. The structure 16 includes detection means (rotary encoder 165) for detecting whether the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position or the horizontally long position, and a gaming state detecting means for detecting the gaming state of the gaming machine 51. The game information display device 1 varies depending on the detection result of the detection means and the like, depending on whether it is in the vertically long position or the horizontally long position, and the gaming state (operating state or non-operating state) of the gaming machine 51. Display game information.

  The game information display device 1 can display various types of information suitable for the respective panel positions when the rectangular touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position and when it is in the horizontally long position. A display mode can be realized. Specifically, it can be said that display of game data is suitable when in a vertically long position, and display of a television image is suitable when in a horizontally long position.

  The content displayed when the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position includes at least game information such as game data indicating the number of jackpots generated in the corresponding gaming machine 51, while the content displayed when the touch panel 15 is in the horizontally long position At least image information such as a television image is included. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to provide the player with a clear usability that it is only necessary to set a horizontal position when watching a television image, and a vertical position when confirming the number of jackpots.

  In the game information display device 1, when the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position, either one of the first process for displaying the game data and the television image divided vertically and the second process for displaying only the game data are displayed. Is alternatively executed. However, when the touch panel 15 is rotated from the horizontally long position to the vertically long position, the first process in which the game data and the television image are displayed in a vertically divided manner is executed. By adopting such a specification, even when a player who has enjoyed a television image in the horizontally long position switches to the vertically long position in order to check game data, the display of the television image is not interrupted.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be employed. Further, the following configurations may be combined as appropriate.
As an example of the detection means, the rotary encoder 165 is adopted, and the example of detecting the portrait position or the landscape position according to the output of the rotary encoder 165 has been described. Instead of this, a switch that is turned on / off at the portrait position and the landscape position is used. It is also possible to detect whether the position is a portrait position or a landscape position according to an on / off signal output by the switch.

  When game data and a television image are displayed simultaneously in a vertically long position, the game data display area may be on the lower side and the television vision video display area may be on the upper side, but the upper and lower sides may be switched. It is also possible to arrange a television video display area in the middle and provide game data display areas above and below it. Further, the player may arbitrarily select each display position. The display area may be switched or recombined by the player's touch operation.

  A television image is illustrated as image information displayed on the touch panel 15. The image information may be image information such as a moving image or a still image distributed via the Internet or the like. The image information may be displayed by switching still images at regular intervals. It may be information that introduces an event or an excellent platform in an amusement hall with an image, information on a production image such as a super reach of a corresponding gaming machine, or the like.

  Although the configuration in which the display content is switched according to whether the corresponding gaming machine 51 is in an operating state or a non-operating state is illustrated, the display content may be switched according to whether it is a big hit state or a non-hit state. For example, when the corresponding gaming machine 51 is in the big hit state, game information such as extended game data indicating the number of consecutive occurrences of the big hit state may be displayed. Such display in the big hit state may be executed only when the position is vertically long, or may be displayed by interruption when the position is horizontally long. Furthermore, it is preferable that the interrupt display can be turned off by a simple operation such as a touch operation.

The type of game information displayed on the touch panel 15 is not limited to this example, and various game information can be displayed.
In the management device 50, the panel position (vertical position or horizontal position) of the touch panel 15 of each game information display device 1 may be displayed in a list. If a list of the panel positions of the touch panel 15 of each game information display device 1 is displayed, for example, when the game hall is closed, the panel position of each touch panel 15 can be easily grasped, and all game information display devices 15 are prepared in preparation for opening the next day. The operation of adjusting the touch panel 15 to the initial position (for example, the vertically long position) can be performed efficiently.

A power source such as a motor may be provided in the rotation mechanism 160 of the touch panel 15. It is also possible to switch between the vertically long position and the horizontally long position in response to a touch operation on a panel position switching button provided on the display screen. When the game ends, the touch panel 15 may be automatically returned to the initial position.
A command for automatically returning the touch panel 15 to the initial position may be transmitted simultaneously from the management device 50 to each game information display device 1 in accordance with the operation of the employee.

  For example, the panel position of the touch panel 15 when the member played can be stored, and when the member plays next time, it can be automatically adjusted to the stored panel position. The panel position may be stored for each model. For example, when a member plays a game machine of model A and then plays a game machine of model A at another opportunity, the panel position of the touch panel 15 when the game machine of model A was played last time is displayed. On the other hand, when the game is played for the first time at another opportunity, the touch panel 15 is not automatically adjusted. Alternatively, the panel position of the touch panel 15 may be stored regardless of the model. In this case, regardless of whether or not the model has gaming experience, the panel is automatically adjusted to the panel position of the touch panel 15 when the member played the previous time.

  As described above, specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the embodiments. However, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the scope of claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the specific examples. The scope of the claims includes techniques in which the specific examples are variously modified, changed, or appropriately combined using known techniques and knowledge of those skilled in the art.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game information display apparatus 11 Status display lamp 15 Touch panel (display panel)
151 Liquid crystal display unit 153 Touch screen sheet 16 Support structure (support means)
160 Rotating mechanism 161 Stay 162 Rotating shaft 165 Rotary encoder (detection means)
20 control unit (game data generating means, gaming state detecting means, display control means, output means)
33 game card 331 member card 332 general card 31 portable terminal 50 management device (member information storage means, member ID authentication means, game information acquisition means, game information storage means, each vehicle management means)
51 gaming machine 511 pachinko gaming machine 512 slot machine 55 call display device 56 relay device

Claims (4)

In a game information display device installed on the side of a gaming machine and capable of displaying gaming information related to the gaming machine,
A rectangular display panel capable of displaying the game information;
A support means provided with a rotation mechanism that supports the display panel and is capable of rotating between a first position in which the display panel is vertically long and a second position in which the display panel is horizontally long;
Detecting means for detecting whether the display panel is in the first position or the second position;
Gaming state detection means for detecting the gaming state of the gaming machine;
Display control means for displaying different game information according to the detection result by the detection means and the gaming state detection means, when at the first position and when at the second position, and according to the gaming state of the gaming machine; A game information display device comprising:   The display control means includes at least game data indicating the number of jackpots generated in the gaming machine as contents to be displayed when the display panel is at the first position, and displays when the display panel is at the second position. The game information display device according to claim 1, wherein at least image information is included as contents.   When the display panel is in the first position, the display control means includes a first process for displaying the game data and the image information in a vertically divided manner, and a second process for displaying only the game data. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein either one of the first processing and the second processing can be executed alternatively, and the first processing is executed when the display panel rotates from the second position to the first position. Game information display device.   The game according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising output means for outputting panel position information indicating whether the display panel is in the first position or the second position. Information display device.