JP3108535U - Information display device for gaming machines - Google Patents

Abstract

An information display device for a gaming machine capable of notifying a player of a division number in real time is provided.
An information display device of a gaming machine connected to a gaming machine (for example, slot machine 1) in a 1: 1 relationship and displaying information related to the gaming of the gaming machine, the game being output from the gaming machine Based on input means (input interface 44, etc.) for fetching information on the game, the total payout number of game media from the time of power-on or setting, and the total number of game media input as information related to the game input from the input means Then, arithmetic means (microprocessor 40, arithmetic processing program, etc.) for calculating the division number by dividing the total payout number of game media by the total input number of game media, and a display for displaying the above-mentioned division number substantially in real time during the game And at least means (liquid crystal display device 30).
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Description

  The present invention relates to an information display device for a gaming machine that displays information related to a game of a spinning machine such as a slot machine or a pachislot machine, or a pachinko gaming machine.

  For example, in a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachislot machine, it is related to the game such as the total number of game medals as a game medium, the total number of games, the total number of games between special prizes, the total number of games acquired in a special prize state, etc. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a method of calculating information and periodically displaying it on a display device attached to a gaming machine or a management device that centrally manages gaming machines is known.

  Especially in the case of a revolving game machine, the number of game medals to be paid out is strongly influenced by the skill of the player, so it is often done to improve the skill by using a game machine for practice. At this time, there is a great merit that it is possible to refer to the information related to the game as described above.

In other words, it saves the player from having to record and remember various information such as the number of inserted game medals and the number of games, and the display device automatically provides this information so that he can concentrate on practicing the game. It is also possible to judge to some extent how much you have won or lost.
Further, in the case where a display device as described above is attached to each gaming machine in the gaming store, it can be used as one guideline when selecting the gaming machine.

  By the way, one of the display information in gaming machines such as slot machines and pachislot machines is one of the advantages and disadvantages of the player (or the gaming machine's advantage) based on the ratio of the number of game medals and game balls inserted and paid out as game media. There is information called “divide number” that statistically indicates (setting).

  In general, for example, a value obtained by dividing the total payout number of game medals and game balls from when the power is turned on or set by the total number of game medals and game balls inserted is displayed as a percentage.

  However, informing the player of the statistically accurate division number is a trigger to know the setting of the state of payout of gaming medals etc. of the gaming machine, etc. This is limited to the case where the management device displays the division number periodically to acquire the sales information, and the gaming device does not display the division number and notify the player.

  Therefore, in order for the player to know the “divided number”, the total number of game medals and game balls paid out and the total number of game medals and game balls thrown in are recorded, and the player himself or herself can be calculated manually or using a calculator. This situation is the same regardless of whether the game machine (actual machine) or the game machine for practice in the game store.

  In particular, when practicing to improve the skill level, each time a game medal is inserted or when a medal is paid out, the current “divided number” is checked to check the skill level. However, it is too complicated to calculate the divisor by interrupting practice each time, and it is almost impossible to do it realistically.

  The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide an information display device for a gaming machine that can notify a player of a divisor in real time.

  In order to achieve the above object, the device according to claim 1 is connected to a gaming machine (for example, slot machine 1) in a 1: 1 relationship and displays information relating to gaming of the gaming machine. An input means (such as the input interface 44) for capturing information related to a game output from the gaming machine, and a game medium (for example, from the time of power-on or setting as information related to a game input from the input means) , Game medal) based on the total payout number and game medium total input number, arithmetic means for dividing the total game medium payout number by the total game medium input number (microprocessor 40 and arithmetic processing) Program) and display means (liquid crystal display device 30) for displaying the above-mentioned division number in a substantially real time during the game.

  In addition, a storage unit that stores in advance a plurality of types of arithmetic processing programs that fetch information related to a game that is output from the gaming machine at different timings for each type of gaming machine according to the target gaming machine, and the plurality of arithmetic processings You may make it further provide the selection means which can select any one from a program suitably.

  Further, the calculation means further calculates and calculates the total cumulative number of game media, the total number of games, the total number of games between special winnings, and the cumulative number of winnings during a special winning state as the information, and the display means The various calculation results can be displayed together with the division number or in place of the division number.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the division number of the target gaming machine can be displayed in real time during the game, for example, during practice aiming at improvement of skill, the practice is interrupted and the division number is divided. You can refer to the “divisor” in a timely manner without calculating your own, and can be used as a reference or guideline for checking the results of practice or skill level.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, even if the output timing of information related to the game differs depending on the model of the gaming machine, any one of a plurality of arithmetic processing programs stored in the storage means in advance is selected. This can be dealt with by appropriately selecting one.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the total cumulative number of game media, the total number of games, the total number of games between special prizes, and the cumulative number of games acquired during a special prize state, together with or in place of the percentage. Other information related to can be referred to.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a slot machine (pachislot machine) as an example of a gaming machine provided with the information display device according to the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view showing an overview of the information display device according to the embodiment, and FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the outline | summary of a structure of an information display apparatus.
As shown in FIG. 1, an information display device A according to the present embodiment is disposed on the upper portion of the slot machine 1.

The slot machine 1 includes an apparatus main body 3 and various means provided in the apparatus main body 3, and main components are configured as follows.
As shown in FIG. 1, three annular drums (hereinafter referred to as “rotating drums”) 5, 5, and 5 are disposed in the central portion of the apparatus body 3 so as to be able to rotate side by side. Various numbers, symbols, and the like are displayed on the outer peripheral surfaces of these rotating drums 5, 5, and 5. The drum display means 7 is constituted by the rotating drums 5, 5 and 5 and windows through which these are seen.

In this drum display means 7, the rotary drums 5, 5, 5 can be rotated and stopped at an appropriate timing, and when the rotary drums 5, 5, 5 are stopped, The player can visually recognize the combined state of three symbols in the vertical direction on the outer peripheral surface.
Display lamps 8a, 8b, 8c indicating the respective rows are provided in the same row as the three symbols in the longitudinal direction on the outer peripheral surfaces of the respective rotating drums 5, 5, 5 of the drum display means 7.

  Further, on the lower right side of each of the rotating drums 5, 5, 5 of these display means 7, a medal slot 9 for inserting game medals is provided. The medal slot 9 is communicated with a medal storage box (not shown) via a medal slot monitoring device (not shown). The medal insertion monitoring device detects that a player has inserted a game medal into the medal insertion slot 9, and the slot machine 1 is configured to be able to start a game based on a detection signal from the medal insertion monitoring device. Has been.

  A bet button 10 is provided on the side opposite to the medal slot 9. The bet button 10 is for changing the betting rate. A slot operation lever 11 is provided below the bet button 17. When the player operates the slot operation lever 11, the rotary drums 5, 5, and 5 can be collectively rotated and started.

  Three stop buttons 12, 12, 12 are arranged side by side on the side of the slot operation lever 11. When the player operates these stop buttons 12, 12, and 12 at an arbitrary timing, the respective rotating drums 5, 5, and 5 of the drum display means 7 can be individually stopped.

  A balance display section 13 is provided on the lower right side of the stop buttons 12, 12, 12. A payout opening 14 is provided at the bottom of the balance display portion 13, and a tray 15 for receiving medals paid out from the payout opening 14 is provided immediately below the payout opening 14.

On the other hand, in the information display apparatus A according to the present embodiment, an electronic circuit section to be described later is housed in a housing 31, and a display section 30 composed of a liquid crystal display apparatus or the like is disposed on the front side.
The display unit 30 is roughly divided into two upper and lower levels. In the upper level, a total accumulated game number display unit 30a, a total game number display unit 30b, and an inter-bonus game number display unit 30c as a special game are arranged. Are arranged with a bonus-acquisition number display part 30d, a division number display part 30e as a special game, a total big number display part 30f as a special game, and a total regular number display part 30g. Note that the value of any display is “0” when the power is turned on.

  Here, the total accumulated number is a value obtained by subtracting the total number of inserted sheets from the total number of paid-out sheets from when the information display apparatus A is turned on. The display range is, for example, −99999 to +99999 sheets.

  The total number of games is the number of games since the information display device A is turned on, and is incremented by one per game. Three bets, two bets, one bet and replay are counted as one game. The display range is, for example, 0 to 9999 games.

  The number of games between bonuses refers to the number of games from big (or regular) as a special game to the next big (or regular). It is reset to “0” at the end of big (or regular). The display range is, for example, 0 to 9999 games.

  The number acquired during bonus is the cumulative number of bonuses as a special game, and is a value obtained by subtracting the number of inserted bonuses from the number of paid-out bonuses. The displayed value is held until the next bonus. The display range is, for example, −99999 to +99999 sheets.

  The division number is a value obtained by dividing the total number of payouts from the time when the information display device A is turned on by the total number of insertions, and is displayed as a percentage. The display range is, for example, 0 to 999%.

The total big number is the total big number from when the information display device A is turned on, and the display range is, for example, 0 to 99 times.
The total number of regular times is the number of regular times since the information display device A is turned on, and the display range is, for example, 0 to 99 times.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, push button switches SW1 and SW2 for performing various settings of the information display device A are arranged below the display unit 30.
Further, an LED 32 for confirming the state of the information display device A (power-on state, etc.) is disposed in the vicinity of the switch SW2.

Next, the circuit configuration of the information display apparatus A will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.
The microprocessor 40 that controls the information display device A and performs arithmetic processing includes a flash memory 41 that stores a control program and arithmetic processing program, a RAM 42 that provides a work area and the like when executing arithmetic processing, and a liquid crystal display device 30 as a display unit. The LED 32 for confirming the state of the apparatus, the input interface 44, the program rewriting interface circuit 47, the model-compatible changeover switch SW1, and the user external control switch SW2 are connected.

  Note that a plurality of types of control programs and arithmetic processing programs can be stored in the flash memory 41 in advance, and a desired program is selected by operating the model-compatible changeover switch SW1 so as to correspond to a predetermined slot machine. Be able to.

  The program rewriting interface circuit 47 is used to connect a personal computer or the like via a connector to rewrite a control program or arithmetic processing program stored in the flash memory 41 as necessary. By rewriting the program, it can be applied to a wide variety of slot machines with different signal output timings.

  In addition, the user external control switch SW2 is used by a user (a person who is practicing at an amusement machine, such as an attendant at a game store in an actual machine) to switch processing contents of a program or to set a counter after the program is activated or during activation. This switch is used for resetting.

  The microprocessor 40 is connected to an external concentrated terminal board connector 45 and a detection light sensor connector 46 for a signal per accessory continuous operation device via an input interface 44. The external concentrated terminal board connector 45 is a connector that is connected to an external concentrated terminal provided in the slot machine 1 and takes in information related to the game of the slot machine 1. The detection light sensor connector 46 is a connector for attaching an optical sensor for acquiring information that cannot be acquired by the external concentrated terminal board connector 45 from the lighting states of various lamps of the slot machine.

Next, the main part of the processing of the information display device A will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
The flowchart of FIG. 4 shows an outline of the processing procedure of the display control process.
When the processing is started, first, input is input via the external concentration terminal board connection connector 45 connected to the input interface 44 or the signal detection light sensor connector 46 per accessory continuous operation device in step S1. The signal is monitored and the process proceeds to step S2.

In step S2, it is determined whether or not there is a change in the input signal. If there is no change, the process returns to step S1 and monitoring of the input signal is continued. Capture.
Next, the process proceeds to a subroutine for internal calculation processing in step S4.

  Here, the outline of the processing procedure of the internal calculation processing will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. Actually, various information displayed on the display unit 30 by this internal calculation processing (total number of game medals, total number of games, number of bonus games, number of bonus bonuses acquired, number of divisions, total number of big times, total number of regular times ) Is calculated by arithmetic processing, but here, description will be limited to the processing procedure of “divide number” which is a characteristic part of the present invention, and details of other arithmetic processing will be omitted.

  When the internal calculation process is started, first, in step S401, it is determined whether or not the input signal is changed. If “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S402, and a value obtained by adding 1 to the total input number is obtained. Substituting for the total number of inserted sheets, the process proceeds to step S405.

  On the other hand, if “No” is determined in step S401, the process proceeds to step S403 to determine whether or not the payout signal is changed. If “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S404 and the total payout is made. A value obtained by adding 1 to the number of sheets is substituted for the total number of payouts, and the process proceeds to step S405. If "No" is determined in step S403, the process proceeds to step S406 and jumps to a big or regular process subroutine, but details of other processes are omitted as described above. . Note that after the process of step S406 is completed, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

Further, in step S405, a division number calculation process is performed based on the total inserted number and total paid-out number substituted in steps S402 and S404. That is, the calculation of (total payout number ÷ total input number) × 100 is performed, and the division number is obtained as a percentage.
Next, returning to the flowchart of FIG. 4, the display is updated in step S5, various information including the division number is displayed at a predetermined position of the display unit 30, and the process returns to step S1.

  By such display control processing, when there is a change in signal due to insertion or withdrawal of a game medal in the slot machine 1, various information related to the game is calculated in substantially real time, and is displayed on the display unit of the information display device A. Updated display.

  In particular, since “division” can be displayed in real time during a game, for example, when practicing to improve the skill using a slot machine for practice, the practice is interrupted and the divisor is displayed. You can refer to the “divide number” in a timely manner without calculating it yourself, and can use it as a reference or guideline for checking the results of practice or skill level.

  Although the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiment, the invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be changed without departing from the gist thereof.

  For example, in the present embodiment, a case has been described in which the display unit 30 displays a variety of information related to a game including a division number in parallel in a two-stage configuration, but the present invention is not limited to this. Only the “number” may be displayed large, and other information may be switched and displayed by operating a predetermined switch or the like.

  In addition to the liquid crystal display device, other display devices such as an LED display device and a CRT can be applied to the display unit 30.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the information display device A is provided in the slot machine 1 serving as a spinning-reel game machine has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the information display device A is provided in a pachinko game machine. A division number or the like may be displayed.

It is a perspective view which shows the slot machine which attached the information display apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is the front view which shows the external appearance of the information display apparatus which concerns on embodiment, and the enlarged front view which shows the assembly state of the principal part. It is a block diagram which shows the outline | summary of a structure of an information display apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a display control process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence in the subroutine of an internal calculation process.

Explanation of symbols

A Information display device 1 Slot machine (game machine)
30 Liquid crystal display device (display unit)
30e Divide number display 32 LED
40 Microprocessor 41 Flash memory 42 RAM
44 Input Interface 45 External Concentration Terminal Board Connector 46 Detecting Light Sensor Connector 47 Program Rewriting Interface Circuit

Claims (3)

An information display device for a gaming machine that is connected to a gaming machine in a 1: 1 relationship and displays information relating to the gaming of the gaming machine,
Input means for capturing information about a game output from the gaming machine;
Based on the total number of game media payouts when the power is turned on or set as information related to the game input from the input means, and the total number of game media inputs, the total number of game media payouts An arithmetic means for calculating a division number by dividing by
Display means for displaying the above-mentioned number of divisions in game in substantially real time;
An information display device for a gaming machine comprising at least Storage means for storing in advance a plurality of types of arithmetic processing programs that take in information relating to the game that is output at different timings for each type of gaming machine from the gaming machine according to the target gaming machine,
Selection means capable of appropriately selecting any one of the plurality of arithmetic processing programs;
The information display device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: The calculation means further calculates and calculates the total cumulative number of game media, the total number of games, the total number of games between special winnings, and the cumulative number of winnings during a special winning state as the information,
The information display device for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display means displays the various calculation results together with the division number or in place of the division number.

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