JP2018191997A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of suppressing a quantity of information necessary for stereoscopic display of a plane image.SOLUTION: A game machine includes: a plurality of rotary reels; a start switch; a plurality of stop switches; an image display part capable of displaying an image to a player; and a controller controlling the plurality of rotary reels and the image display part. The controller has: an image storage part for display that stores a plurality of flat surface display images to be displayed to the image display part; an expanded image generation part in which a flat surface display image is provided with a first image area expanding the flat surface display image leftward in a width direction and a second image area expanding the flat surface display image rightward in the width direction to generate an expanded flat surface image; and a three-dimensional image generation part which generates a stereoscopic display image that can be three-dimensionally seen by using an expanded flat surface image generated by the expanded image generation part and displays the generated three-dimensional display image to the image display part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a slot machine.

  The slot machine described in Patent Document 1 includes a rectangular box-shaped housing whose front side is open, and a front door that opens and closes the opening of the housing. A reel unit including three rotating reels is provided inside the housing. In addition, the front door is provided with a symbol display window in which the diagram side of each rotary reel can be visually recognized, and an image display unit arranged on the upper side of the symbol display window. In the gaming machine, the image display unit has a liquid crystal screen, and an image is displayed through the liquid crystal screen.

JP 2014-50444 A

  By the way, when a planar image is stereoscopically displayed on the liquid crystal screen of the gaming machine, for example, two planar images having different viewpoints with respect to the same planar image are stored as a left-eye image and a right-eye image, respectively. It is conceivable to display a stereoscopically viewable image generated by combining these left eye image and right eye image on the liquid crystal screen.

  However, if such a method is adopted, it is necessary to store two images for one image displayed on the liquid crystal screen, which may increase the amount of information necessary for controlling the gaming machine. .

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can suppress the amount of information necessary for stereoscopic display of a planar image.

A gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention includes:
Multiple rotating reels;
A start switch for rotating the plurality of rotating reels by a player's operation;
A plurality of stop switches provided to correspond to each of the plurality of rotating reels, and respectively stopping the corresponding rotating reels rotating by a player's operation;
An image display unit capable of displaying an image to the player;
A control device for controlling the plurality of rotating reels and the image display unit based on the contents of the operation received by the start switch and the plurality of stop switches;
With
The control device is
A display image storage unit for storing a plurality of flat display images to be displayed on the image display unit;
A player in the case where one flat display image selected from the plurality of flat display images stored in the display image storage unit is displayed on the image display unit of the selected flat display image A first image area that extends the flat display image to the left in the width direction and a second image area that extends the flat display image to the right in the width direction are provided on each of the left and right sides in the width direction viewed from the side. An extended image generation unit for generating an extended plane image;
A stereoscopic image generation unit that generates a stereoscopic display image that can be stereoscopically viewed by parallax using the extended plane image generated by the extended image generation unit;
A stereoscopic image display unit for displaying the stereoscopic display image generated by the stereoscopic image generation unit on the image display unit;
Have

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, with respect to one selected flat display image among the plurality of flat display images displayed on the image display unit, the first images are respectively displayed on the left and right in the width direction of the flat display image. An extended plane image is generated by providing an area and a second image area. Then, a stereoscopic display image that can be stereoscopically viewed by parallax is generated using the generated extended plane image. That is, since a stereoscopic display image can be generated from a single flat display image displayed on the image display unit, for example, a stereoscopic display image using the left-eye image and the right-eye image stored in the control device, respectively. The number of images required for stereoscopic display of a flat display image can be reduced as compared with the case of generating. As a result, the amount of information necessary for controlling the gaming machine can be suppressed.

The front view of the slot machine of an example of the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 shows an arrangement of rotating reels of the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an effective line of the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a display area of a flat display image of the slot machine of FIG. 1. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a planar display image of the slot machine of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of an extended plane image of the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a first example of a first parallax image of the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a first example of a second parallax image of the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a second example of the first parallax image of the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a second example of the second parallax image of the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of an image for the left eye of the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of an image for the right eye of the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of a stereoscopic display image of the slot machine of FIG. 1. 4 is a flowchart for explaining image display processing of the slot machine of FIG. 1.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, terms indicating specific directions or positions as necessary (for example, terms including “up”, “down”, “right”, “left”, “end”, “side”) However, the use of these terms is to facilitate understanding of the invention with reference to the drawings, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited by the meaning of these terms. Further, the following description is merely illustrative in nature and is not intended to limit the present invention, its application, or its use. Furthermore, the drawings are schematic, and the ratios of dimensions and the like do not necessarily match the actual ones.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a rectangular parallelepiped housing 10. The housing 10 has an opening (not shown) on the front surface (surface on the near side in the paper penetration direction in FIG. 1). Further, the housing 10 is provided with a plate-like front door 20 that can open and close an opening so as to be locked to the housing 10.

  The front door 20 has a translucent display window 21 in a substantially central portion. The display window 21 is arranged so that a plurality of symbols displayed on the surface of each of the rotary reels 41, 42, and 43, which will be described later, can be seen with the front door 20 closing the opening of the housing 10. .

  In the upper part of the display window 21, a liquid crystal display device 22 as an example of an image display unit, an electrical decoration device 23, and a speaker 24 are provided.

  The liquid crystal display device 22 provides the player with a flat display image (that is, a 2D image that cannot be stereoscopically viewed) or a stereoscopic display image (that is, a stereoscopically viewable 3D) that has a width of 1366 pixels and a height of 768 pixels, for example. Image). The width of the image displayed on the display surface extends in the left-right direction when viewed from the player side (the front side in the paper penetration direction in FIG. 1), and is the height of the image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22. Is extended in the vertical direction when viewed from the player side.

  Further, the lighting device 23 is configured to be turned on or off in a predetermined pattern when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the speaker 24 outputs a predetermined sound when the predetermined condition is satisfied. It is configured. Various effects during the game are performed using the liquid crystal display device 22, the illumination device 23, and the speaker 24.

  On the other hand, an operation unit 30 is provided below the display window 21. The operation unit 30 is provided with a medal slot 31 for inserting a medal as an example of a game medium, a bet switch 32 for betting a medal, and the front door 20 so as to be operable. A start switch 33 for rotating 42, 43, a stop switch 34, 35, 36 for stopping the rotating reels 41, 42, 43 that are provided on the front door 20 so as to be operated, and a medal slot 31. The image change operation unit 37 is provided between the bet switch 32 and the stop switches 34, 35, and 36. Each switch of the operation unit 30 outputs an operation signal based on the operation of the player. In addition, a medal sensor (not shown) is provided in the medal insertion slot 31 to detect the insertion of a medal into the medal insertion slot 31 by the player and output a detection signal.

  The image change operation unit 37 includes mechanical buttons that can be operated by the player, and the player can change the image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 by operating the image change operation unit 37. It has become.

  For example, by operating the operation unit of the image change operation unit 37, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 is switched from a stereoscopic display image to a flat display image, or conversely, the flat display image is switched to a stereoscopic display image. can do. In addition, by operating the operation unit of the image change operation unit 37, when the image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 is a stereoscopic display image, the strength of the stereoscopic effect of the stereoscopic display image can be changed.

  In addition, the operation unit 30 is provided with a settlement switch (not shown), a stored medal display unit (not shown), and the like.

  Furthermore, a payout port 25 for paying out medals and a lower plate 26 for storing medals paid out from the payout port 25 are provided at the lower part of the operation unit 30.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 1 includes a control device 100 that controls the entire slot machine 1, a rotary reel unit 40, a rotary reel position detection sensor 44, and a hopper unit 50 for paying out medals. . The control device 100, the rotary reel unit 40, the rotary reel position detection sensor 44, and the hopper unit 50 are arranged inside the housing 10 together with a power supply device (not shown) for turning on / off the main power supply of the slot machine 1. Yes.

  The rotary reel unit 40 includes three rotary reels 41, 42, and 43 and a stepping motor (not shown) that drives the rotary reels 41, 42, and 43. The rotary reel unit 40 is disposed at the approximate center inside the housing 10. On the surfaces of the rotating reels 41, 42, 43, symbols arranged as shown in FIG. 3 are displayed and a reference point (not shown) is provided. This reference point is arranged at the center of the symbol A (bell A) of the rotating reels 41, 42, 43, for example.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, the outline | summary of the game performed in the slot machine 1 is demonstrated.

  When a game is played in the slot machine 1, first, a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 31 or a medal (credit) stored by operating the bet switch 32 is used to bet a medal. When a prescribed number of medals set according to the gaming state of the slot machine 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as “gaming state”) or the like is bet, the activated line is activated and the start switch 33 can be operated. A state, that is, a state where a game can be started. At this time, medals inserted in excess of a prescribed number set according to the gaming state or the like are stored as credits.

  The effective line is a virtual line for determining a winning combination, and the symbols of the rotary reels 41, 42, and 43 displayed on the display window 21 are connected one by one by the effective line. In this slot machine 1, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, there are three horizontal lines of an upper line 71, a middle line 72, and a lower line 73, a right-up line 74, and a right-down line. It is composed of 75 diagonal two, and is validated according to the number of medals bet (the number of bets). The symbols displayed on the display window 21 of the slot machine 1 are three symbols for each rotating reel as shown in FIG.

  When the start switch 33 is operated in a state where a game can be started, a lottery (hereinafter referred to as an internal lottery) performed by an electronic computer performed in the slot machine 1 is performed, and the rotation of the rotary reels 41, 42, and 43 is started. Is done. In this state, when any one of the stop switches 34, 35, 36 is operated, the rotating reels 41, 42, 43 corresponding to the operated stop switches 34, 35, 36 stop and do not hit the display window 21. The result corresponding to the played role is displayed. By stopping all the rotating reels 41, 42 and 43, one game is completed, and a predetermined number of medals are paid out according to a combination of symbols arranged on the active line, that is, a winning combination. Note that the winning combination by the internal lottery includes a winning combination (that is, replay) that allows the player to play the game again without consuming the medal even though the medal is not paid out.

  In this way, a series of operations for obtaining a game result by operating the bet switch 32, the start switch 33, and the stop switches 34, 35, and 36 is called a game, and a game is performed or a period during which a game is performed. It is called a period. A game unit is a game, and one game is called a unit game.

  In this slot machine 1, the operation signal of the bet switch 32 is that when a predetermined number of medals are stored and the bet switch 32 is operated and received during the bet reception period (bet switch). (When 32 is turned on).

  The operation signal of the start switch 33 is in a state where the operation signal of the bet switch 32 or the detection signal of the medal insertion sensor for a predetermined number is output, or in the state where the signal indicating that the replay is won is output. This is output when the start switch 33 is operated and accepted (when the start switch 33 is turned on).

  The operation signals of the stop switches 34, 35, and 36 are operated when the operation of the stop switches 34, 35, and 36 is accepted in the state where the operation signal of the start switch 33 is output (stop switches 34, 35, and 36). Output when the is turned on.

  Further, whether or not the operation signals of the bet switch 32, start switch 33, and stop switches 34, 35, and 36 are output is determined for each game. Further, in this specification, the operation of each switch means an operation in which an operation signal of each switch is output unless otherwise described.

  Next, the control device 100 will be described. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the control device 100 includes a main control unit 110 and a sub control unit 120.

  The main control unit 110 includes a CPU for performing calculations and the like, a ROM and a RAM for storing programs or data necessary for the progress of the game, and the like, and performs control for progressing the game. For example, the stepping motor is controlled based on the operations of the bet switch 32, the start switch 33, and the stop switches 34, 35, and 36 to start or end the rotation of the rotary reels 41, 42, and 43 (that is, the rotary reel 41). , 42 and 43 are controlled).

  The sub-control unit 120 includes a CPU that performs calculations and the like, a ROM and a RAM that store programs or data necessary for the progress of the game, and the like, and performs control for performing various effects and the like. For example, an effect is determined based on a signal transmitted from the main control unit 110, and the liquid crystal display device 22, the electrical decoration device 23, and the speaker 24 are controlled based on the determined effect, and the determined effect is output. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sub control unit 120 includes an effect control unit 121, a display image storage unit 122, an extended image generation unit 123, a stereoscopic image generation unit 124, and a stereoscopic image change unit 125. Have.

  In addition, each part which comprises the sub control part 120 demonstrated below is a function implement | achieved when CPU runs a predetermined | prescribed program.

  The effect control unit 121 determines an effect for each game according to the result of the internal lottery, etc., and controls the liquid crystal display device 22, the illumination device 23, and the speaker 24 based on the determined effect. Output the production.

  The display image storage unit 122 stores a plurality of flat display images to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22. The flat display image has a size of, for example, width 683 pixels × height 384 pixels, and is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 with the width and height being doubled. In addition, the flat display image is at least one arranged in at least one of a plurality of display areas arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction (that is, the paper penetration direction in FIG. 1) with respect to the liquid crystal display device 22 as viewed from the player. It consists of a flat image. Each planar image has the same size as the planar display image (that is, width 683 pixels × height 384 pixels).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the plurality of display areas are arranged in parallel with the reference plane area with the display surface of the liquid crystal display device 22 as the reference plane area (± zero), and from the reference plane area to the player A plane area of +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, and +10 arranged in order in the approaching direction (that is, the front side in the paper penetration direction in FIG. 1) and the reference plane are arranged in parallel, and the player 1, -2, -3, -4, -5, and -10 plane regions arranged in this order (ie, the front side in the paper penetration direction in FIG. 1). By arranging the planar image in the plus planar area, it is possible to display a stereoscopic effect such that the arranged planar image is closer to the liquid crystal display device 22 when viewed from the player side. Further, by arranging the planar image in the minus planar area, it is possible to display a stereoscopic effect such that the arranged planar image is at a position farther than the liquid crystal display device 22 when viewed from the player side.

  A plurality of planar images can be arranged in each display area. In addition, a planar image can be arranged in any one of the plurality of display areas, in any of the plurality of display areas, or in all of the plurality of display areas.

  Based on the effect determined by the effect control unit 121, the extended image generation unit 123 selects one flat display image from a plurality of flat display images stored in the display image storage unit 122. Then, with respect to the planar image that performs stereoscopic display among the planar images included in the selected one planar display image, the width of the planar image is increased to the left in the width direction of the planar image when viewed from the player side. An extended planar image is generated by providing an image region and a second image region that extends to the right in the width direction of the planar image.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a flat display image 200 is composed of a flat image 201 arranged in the reference plane area and a flat image 202 arranged in the +10 plane area, and arranged in the +10 plane area. It is assumed that a stereoscopic display is performed on the planar image 202 that has been displayed. In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the first width of the planar image 202 is widened to the left side in the width direction of the planar image 202 when viewed from the player side (that is, the front side in the paper penetration direction in FIG. 7). An extended planar image 300 is generated by providing an image region 210 and a second image region 220 that extends to the right in the width direction of the planar image 202. Each of the first image area 210 and the second image area 220 has a width of, for example, 10 pixels and the same height as the planar image 202 (ie, 384 pixels).

  The planar image 202 includes an object 203 arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the planar image 202 in the width direction and the center line CL1 of the planar image 202 in the width direction.

  The stereoscopic image generation unit 124 generates a stereoscopic display image that can be stereoscopically viewed by parallax, using the extended plane image 300 generated by the extended image generation unit 123. Specifically, the stereoscopic image generation unit 124 generates a first parallax image and a second parallax image each having the same width as the plane image from the extended plane image.

  For example, when a stereoscopic display image is generated that displays a stereoscopic effect such that the planar image 202 is located closer to the liquid crystal display device 22 when viewed from the player side (that is, the front side in the paper penetration direction in FIG. 1). To do. In this case, as illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9, the stereoscopic image generation unit 124 extracts the second image region 220 and a part of the planar image 202 adjacent to the second image region 220 from the extended planar image 300 in FIG. 7. The first parallax image 310 composed of the second image composed of the first image region 210 and a part of the planar image 202 adjacent to the first image region 210 is generated from the expanded planar image 300 of FIG. A parallax image 320 is generated. Each of the first parallax image 310 and the second parallax image 320 is generated to have the same width as the planar image 202 (ie, 683 pixels).

  In the first parallax image 310 of FIG. 8, the center line CL <b> 1 in the width direction of the planar image 202 is disposed 10 pixels away from the center line CL <b> 2 in the width direction of the first parallax image 310. In the second parallax image 320 of FIG. 9, the center line CL1 in the width direction of the planar image 202 is disposed 10 pixels to the right of the center line CL3 in the width direction of the second parallax image 320.

  In addition, for example, a stereoscopic display image is generated that displays a stereoscopic effect such that the planar image 202 is located farther than the liquid crystal display device 22 when viewed from the player side (that is, the back side in the paper penetration direction in FIG. 1). Let's say. In this case, as illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11, the stereoscopic image generation unit 124 generates a first image region 210 and a part of the planar image 202 adjacent to the first image region 210 from the expanded planar image 300 in FIG. 7. 7 is generated from the extended plane image 300, while the second image area 220 and a part of the plane image 202 adjacent to the second image area 220 are generated from the extended plane image 300 of FIG. 7. The configured second parallax image 320 is generated from the extended plane image 300. Each of the first parallax image 310 and the second parallax image 320 is generated to have the same width as the planar image 202 (ie, 683 pixels).

  In the first parallax image 310 of FIG. 10, the center line CL <b> 1 in the width direction of the planar image 202 is disposed 10 pixels to the right of the center line CL <b> 2 in the width direction of the first parallax image 310. Further, in the second parallax image 320 of FIG. 11, the center line CL1 in the width direction of the planar image 202 is arranged 10 pixels away from the center line CL3 in the width direction of the second parallax image 320 on the left side.

  Note that each of the first parallax image 310 and the second parallax image 320 has an area other than the target object 203 of the first parallax image 310 and the second parallax image 320 using an alpha channel that defines the transmittance for each pixel. Processed to be transparent.

  When the first parallax image 310 and the second parallax image 320 are generated, the three-dimensional image generation unit 124 replaces the first parallax image 202 with the first parallax area 202 as shown in FIG. While generating the left-eye image 311 in which the parallax image 310 is arranged, as shown in FIG. 13, the second parallax image 320 is arranged in the +10 plane area of the flat display image 200 in place of the plane image 202. A right-eye image 321 is generated.

  FIGS. 12 and 13 show a left-eye image 311 created from the first parallax image 310 in FIG. 8 and a right-eye image 321 created from the second parallax image 320 in FIG. 9, respectively. Yes.

  In addition, the stereoscopic image generation unit 124 provides a wrench killer filter to each of the generated left-eye image 311 and right-eye image 321, and the left-eye image 311 and the right-eye image provided with the wrench killer filter. The eye image 321 is added and synthesized. Thereby, the stereoscopic display image 400 shown in FIG. 14 is generated. The stereoscopic image generation unit 124 transmits the generated stereoscopic display image 400 to the liquid crystal display device 22 and causes the liquid crystal display device 22 to display the stereoscopic display image 400.

  Note that FIG. 14 shows a stereoscopic display image 400 in which the left-eye image 311 created from the first parallax image 310 in FIG. 8 and the right-eye image 321 created from the second parallax image 320 in FIG. Is shown.

  The stereoscopic image change unit 125 changes the image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 between the flat display image and the stereoscopic display image based on the content of the operation received by the image change operation unit 37. In addition, when the image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 is a stereoscopic display image, the stereoscopic image change unit 125 changes the strength of the stereoscopic effect displayed by the stereoscopic display image.

  For example, it is assumed that the content of the operation received by the image change operation unit 37 is to change a stereoscopic display image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 to a flat display image. In this case, even if the stereoscopic image changing unit 125 includes a stereoscopic display of a flat display image in the presentation determined by the presentation control unit 121, the stereoscopic image changing unit 125 uses the extended image generation unit 123 and the stereoscopic image generation unit 124 to perform the stereoscopic display. A flat display image according to the determined effect content is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 so that the display image is not generated.

  For example, it is assumed that the content of the operation received by the image change operation unit 37 changes the strength of the stereoscopic effect of the stereoscopic display image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22. In this case, the stereoscopic image changing unit 125 changes the width of the first image region 210 or the second image region 220 included in each of the first parallax image 310 and the second parallax image 320, or the left-eye image. The plane area in which the first parallax image 310 and the second parallax image 320 in the image 311 and the right-eye image 321 are arranged is changed.

  For example, when the stereoscopic effect displayed by the stereoscopic display image 400 of FIG. 14 is weakened, the stereoscopic image changing unit 125 is configured to change the width of the second image region 220 from 10 pixels to any one of 1 to 9 pixels. The stereoscopic image generating unit 124 generates the parallax image 310 and the second parallax image 320 in which the width of the first image region 210 is changed from 10 pixels to any one of 1 to 9 pixels.

  Next, an image display process of the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the processing described below is performed by the control device 100 executing a predetermined program.

  As shown in FIG. 15, when an effect output via the liquid crystal display device 22 or the like is determined according to the result of the internal lottery or the like (step S1), the control device 100 displays a flat display image on the determined effect. It is determined whether or not 3D display is included (step S2).

  When it is determined that the determined presentation includes the stereoscopic display of the planar display image, the stereoscopic image changing unit 125 determines whether the stereoscopic display image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 has been changed to the planar display image. Is determined (step S3).

  When it is determined that the stereoscopic display image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 has not been changed to the planar display image, the stereoscopic image generation unit 124 selects the stereoscopic display image from the planar display image selected based on the determined effect content. A stereoscopic display image is generated according to the intensity set by the image changing unit 125 (step S4).

  When the stereoscopic display image is generated, the stereoscopic image generation unit 124 enlarges the generated stereoscopic display image twice with respect to the width and the height, and displays them on the liquid crystal display device 22 (step S5). Thereby, the image display process of the slot machine 1 is completed.

  When it is determined in step S2 that the determined presentation does not include the stereoscopic display of the planar display image, the control device 100 sets the width and height of the planar display image selected based on the determined presentation content. Each is enlarged twice and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 (step S6). When it is determined in step S3 that the stereoscopic display image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 has been changed to a flat display image, the stereoscopic image change unit 125 displays the stereoscopic display of the flat display image in the determined effect. Is included, the flat display image according to the determined contents of the effect is enlarged twice with respect to the width and the height and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 (step S6). Thereby, the image display process of the slot machine 1 is completed.

  In the slot machine 1, with respect to one selected flat display image among a plurality of flat display images displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22, a first image area and a second image are respectively provided on the left and right of the flat display image. And an extended plane image is generated. Then, a stereoscopic display image that can be stereoscopically viewed by parallax is generated using the generated extended plane image. That is, since a stereoscopic display image can be generated from one flat display image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22, for example, a stereoscopic display is performed using the left-eye image and the right-eye image respectively stored in the control device. Compared with the case where an image is generated, the number of images necessary for stereoscopic display of a flat display image can be reduced. As a result, the amount of information necessary for controlling the slot machine 1 can be suppressed.

  In addition, a first parallax image and a second parallax image, each of which has the same width as the flat display image and includes either the first image area or the second image area, are generated from the extended plane image. The stereoscopic image is generated by combining the first parallax image and the second parallax image. As a result, since a stereoscopic display image can be generated from the flat display image selected based on the determined content of the production with a simple control process, the control load related to the stereoscopic display of the flat display image can be reduced. As a result, for example, the planar display image can be changed to a stereoscopic display image in real time for each game.

  The flat display image is composed of at least one flat image arranged in at least one of a plurality of display areas arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction with respect to the liquid crystal display device 22 as viewed from the player. Thereby, the variation about the three-dimensional display of a flat display image spreads, and various productions can be realized.

  Further, based on the content of the operation received by the image change operation unit 37, the width of the first image region or the second image region included in the first parallax image and the first image region included in the second parallax image or The width of the second image area can be changed. Thereby, since the strength of the stereoscopic effect of the stereoscopic display image can be changed, it is possible to meet various needs of the player.

  That is, in the slot machine 1, a stereoscopic display image can be generated in real time from one flat display image, and the strength of the stereoscopic effect of the generated stereoscopic display image can be changed in real time. There is no need to create it. For this reason, it is possible to save the trouble of producing a stereoscopic display image. Further, in the slot machine 1, a stereoscopic display image can be generated from any flat display image to display a stereoscopic effect.

  Note that the stereoscopic display image only needs to be generated using the extended plane image generated by the extended image generation unit 123, and is not limited to the above embodiment.

  Further, the image change operation unit 37 and the stereoscopic image change unit 125 can be omitted.

  Further, the image display unit is not limited to the liquid crystal display device 22 and may be any device that can display a planar display image and a stereoscopic display image to the player.

  Further, the stereoscopic display image may be generated from the left-eye image and the right-eye image generated from the extended plane image, and the generation method thereof is arbitrary depending on the design of the slot machine 1 and the like. The method can be adopted.

  In the slot machine 1, the flat display image and the stereoscopic display image are enlarged and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 with respect to the width and the height, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by storing a flat display image having the same size as that which can be displayed on the display surface of the liquid crystal display device, the flat display image and the stereoscopic display image can be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 22 without being enlarged. Can do. Further, the magnification of the enlarged flat display image and the stereoscopic display image can be arbitrarily adjusted by changing the size of the stored flat display image.

  The control device 100 may be a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) that is designed exclusively to implement a predetermined function only by hardware, instead of a CPU that executes a predetermined function in cooperation with software. ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) may be included.

  The main control unit 110 and the sub control unit 120 may be provided on different substrates or on the same substrate. That is, the main control unit 110 and the sub control unit 120 may each include a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, or may share a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.

  It is sufficient that at least one effective line is set. Further, it is not necessary to use the lines 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49 in which the symbols of the rotary reels 41, 42, and 43 shown in FIG. A line in which symbols are arranged in a V shape may be used as an effective line. The activated line is not limited to being activated according to the number of bets. For example, all activated lines may be activated by betting one medal. Furthermore, the active line may be changed according to the gaming state.

  If possible, the configuration of the start switch and sub-control unit 120 may be provided in the main control unit 110.

  As mentioned above, although various embodiment in this invention was described in detail with reference to drawings, finally the various aspect of this invention is demonstrated.

The gaming machine of the first aspect of the present invention is
Multiple rotating reels;
A start switch for rotating the plurality of rotating reels by a player's operation;
A plurality of stop switches provided to correspond to each of the plurality of rotating reels, and respectively stopping the corresponding rotating reels rotating by a player's operation;
An image display unit capable of displaying an image to the player;
A control device for controlling the plurality of rotating reels and the image display unit based on the contents of the operation received by the start switch and the plurality of stop switches;
With
The control device is
A display image storage unit for storing a plurality of flat display images to be displayed on the image display unit;
A player in the case where one flat display image selected from the plurality of flat display images stored in the display image storage unit is displayed on the image display unit of the selected flat display image A first image area that extends the flat display image to the left in the width direction and a second image area that extends the flat display image to the right in the width direction are provided on each of the left and right sides in the width direction viewed from the side. An extended image generation unit for generating an extended plane image;
A stereoscopic image generation unit that generates a stereoscopic display image that can be stereoscopically viewed by parallax, and displays the generated stereoscopic display image on the image display unit, using the extended planar image generated by the extended image generation unit When,
Have

  According to the gaming machine of the first aspect, since a stereoscopic display image can be generated from one flat display image displayed on the image display unit, for example, an image for the left eye and a right eye respectively stored in the control device The number of images required for stereoscopic display of a flat display image can be reduced as compared with the case where a stereoscopic display image is generated using a commercial image. As a result, the amount of information necessary for controlling the gaming machine can be suppressed.

The gaming machine of the second aspect of the present invention is
The stereoscopic image generation unit
From the expanded planar image, a first parallax image and a second parallax image each having the same width as the planar display image are generated, and the generated first parallax image and the second parallax image are combined, Generating the stereoscopic display image;
The first parallax image is composed of the first image area and a part of the flat display image adjacent to the first image area, and the second parallax image is the second image area and the second image. Or a part of the flat display image adjacent to the region, or the first parallax image is composed of the second image region and a part of the flat display image adjacent to the second image region. The second parallax image is configured by the first image area and a part of the flat display image adjacent to the first image area.

  According to the gaming machine of the second aspect, since the stereoscopic display image can be generated from the planar display image selected based on the determined contents of the production by a simple control process, the control load related to the stereoscopic display of the planar display image is reduced. Can be reduced. As a result, for example, the planar display image can be changed to a stereoscopic display image in real time for each game.

The gaming machine of the third aspect of the present invention is
The flat display image includes at least one flat image arranged in at least one of a plurality of display areas arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction with respect to the image display unit as viewed from the player.

  According to the gaming machine of the third aspect, variations in stereoscopic display of a flat display image are widened, and various effects can be realized.

The gaming machine of the fourth aspect of the present invention is
An image change operation unit for changing the strength of the stereoscopic effect of the stereoscopic display image by a player's operation;
The control device is
Based on the content of the operation received by the image change operation unit, the width of the first image area or the second image area included in the first parallax image, and the first included in the second parallax image. A stereoscopic image changing unit that changes the width of the image area or the second image area;

  According to the gaming machine of the fourth aspect, since the strength of the stereoscopic effect of the stereoscopic display image can be changed, it is possible to meet various needs of the player.

  In addition, it can be made to show the effect which each has by combining arbitrary embodiment or modification of the said various embodiment or modification suitably. In addition, combinations of the embodiments, combinations of the examples, or combinations of the embodiments and examples are possible, and combinations of features in different embodiments or examples are also possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 10 Housing 20 Front door 22 Liquid crystal display device 33 Start switch 34,35,36 Stop switch 37 Change operation part 41,42,43 Rotary reel 100 Control apparatus 121 Effect control part 122 Display image memory | storage part 123 Extended image generation Unit 124 stereoscopic image generating unit 125 stereoscopic image changing unit

Claims (4)

Multiple rotating reels;
A start switch for rotating the plurality of rotating reels by a player's operation;
A plurality of stop switches provided to correspond to each of the plurality of rotating reels, and respectively stopping the corresponding rotating reels rotating by a player's operation;
An image display unit capable of displaying an image to the player;
A control device for controlling the plurality of rotating reels and the image display unit based on the contents of the operation received by the start switch and the plurality of stop switches;
With
The control device is
A display image storage unit for storing a plurality of flat display images to be displayed on the image display unit;
A player in the case where one flat display image selected from the plurality of flat display images stored in the display image storage unit is displayed on the image display unit of the selected flat display image A first image area that extends the flat display image to the left in the width direction and a second image area that extends the flat display image to the right in the width direction are provided on each of the left and right sides in the width direction viewed from the side. An extended image generation unit for generating an extended plane image;
A stereoscopic image generation unit that generates a stereoscopic display image that can be stereoscopically viewed by parallax, and displays the generated stereoscopic display image on the image display unit, using the extended planar image generated by the extended image generation unit When,
Having a gaming machine. The stereoscopic image generation unit
From the expanded planar image, a first parallax image and a second parallax image each having the same width as the planar display image are generated, and the generated first parallax image and the second parallax image are combined, Generating the stereoscopic display image;
The first parallax image is composed of the first image area and a part of the flat display image adjacent to the first image area, and the second parallax image is the second image area and the second image. Or a part of the flat display image adjacent to the region, or the first parallax image is composed of the second image region and a part of the flat display image adjacent to the second image region. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the second parallax image is configured by the first image area and a part of the flat display image adjacent to the first image area.   The flat display image is configured by at least one flat image arranged in at least one of a plurality of display areas arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction with respect to the image display unit as viewed from the player. Or 2 gaming machines. An image change operation unit for changing the strength of the stereoscopic effect of the stereoscopic display image by a player's operation;
The control device is
Based on the content of the operation received by the image change operation unit, the width of the first image area or the second image area included in the first parallax image, and the first included in the second parallax image. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a stereoscopic image changing unit that changes an image area or a width of the second image area.

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