JP3112116U - Television information display control system for gaming machines - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a television information display control system for a gaming machine that can display a television image and display various hall information during a game with a simple configuration in a configuration for displaying a television image on one display of a gaming machine. To do.
A gaming machine control circuit 11 transmits a symbol signal corresponding to a game to a synthesis control circuit 23. The synthesis control circuit 23 displays the symbol signal on the display 12. The detection / signal switching circuit 22 transmits the television video signal from the normal television receiving circuit 21 to the synthesis control circuit 23. When the message video signal is detected and there is a signal, the detection is switched from the television video signal to the message video signal and synthesized. Transmit to the control circuit 23. When the television display is instructed by the television display control signal from the gaming machine control circuit 11, the composition control circuit 23 displays the design signal on the display device 12 and displays the television screen 13 in a superimposed manner.
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Description

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The present invention relates to a television information display control system for a gaming machine that can watch television and display various hall information during a game.

Conventionally, a technique of embedding a small cathode ray tube in a game board surface has been used in order to allow viewers to watch television while enjoying a game. The small cathode ray tube uses a television itself.

In recent years, gaming machines have been reduced in cost and increased in screen size of liquid crystal displays, which is merely a display of symbols corresponding to games, and improvement of services using the displays is desired.

Since a conventional game board surface is a television itself having a small cathode ray tube, the board surface itself becomes heavy and the display position and size are fixed. In addition, the recent game board surface has a problem that it is impossible to embed a television having a small cathode ray tube because a liquid crystal screen is used.

In addition, various hall information guidance (for example, message notification etc.) to the player is costly due to complicated control signal line wiring, call lamps and LEDs, in-store broadcasting facilities, dedicated displays, and other incidental equipment other than gaming machines. It was a great deal.

Furthermore, the gaming hall has a problem that the number of players in the gaming hall is reduced during a television broadcasting time zone with a high audience rating, and the operating rate of the gaming machine is lowered.

The present invention solves the above-described circumstances. In a configuration in which a television image is displayed on a single display device, the television can be viewed at an arbitrary display position with an arbitrary size during a game. Various hall information can be displayed, there is no interruption / leaving for watching TV, and continuous machine operation and provision of disaster information is easy even if an emergency disaster occurs.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the television information display control system of the present invention includes a display provided on a game board surface, a single screen display for displaying a symbol signal corresponding to a game on the display, and a signal line. In response to a control signal instructing display control, a multi-screen display to be displayed on a display unit by a composite signal composed of the symbol signal and video signal corresponding to a game, and the control signal instructing display control through a signal line Correspondingly, a plurality of video signals to be displayed on the display unit by detecting the presence or absence of a message video signal in the composite video signal displayed on the display unit and switching between transmission of the TV video signal of the television receiver circuit or transmission of the message video signal It is provided that the sub-screen image of the screen display can be controlled. (Claim 1)

In the above configuration, when multiple screens are displayed, the insertion position and size of the child screen can be arbitrarily moved and enlarged / reduced by the player's operation without hindering the symbols corresponding to the game on the parent screen. Is provided. (Claim 2)

Further, in the above configuration, it is provided that the channel selection for television reception can be switched to an arbitrary channel by the player's operation when a plurality of screens are displayed. (Claim 3)

Further, in the above configuration, when a plurality of screens are displayed, the sound of the child screen is output by the headphone jack, and the volume can be arbitrarily adjusted by the operation of the player. (Claim 4)

The television information display control system according to the first aspect displays a symbol signal corresponding to a game on a display provided on the game board surface during single screen display. When the control signal for instructing the display control through the signal line is a multi-screen display, a symbol signal and a video signal corresponding to the game are superimposed and displayed on a display provided on the game board surface. At that time, the player can watch TV and obtain various hall information while enjoying the game.

Therefore, switching between the TV video signal and the message video signal of the sub-screen video signal displayed on the display on the game board surface is simple without determining the presence of the message video signal and without extra wiring. You can assemble a gaming machine.

The television information display control system according to the second aspect can arbitrarily move the insertion position of the sub-screen so that important symbols in the game are not missed during the multi-screen display.

In addition, the television information display control system according to claim 2 is configured so as not to miss important symbols during the game and not to miss a good scene of the television and important hall information when displaying multiple screens. The size of the child screen can be arbitrarily enlarged / reduced.

The television information display control system according to the third aspect can arbitrarily select a channel of a television program on a small screen when a plurality of screens are displayed.

The television information display control system according to claim 4 can listen to the television and hall information without being influenced by the loud sound in the hall when displaying a plurality of screens.

The TV information display control system of the present invention is a display signal provided on a game board surface, a single screen display for displaying a symbol signal corresponding to a game on the display, and a control signal for instructing display control through a signal line. Correspondingly, a multi-screen display to be displayed on the display unit with a composite signal composed of the symbol signal and video signal corresponding to the game, and display on the display unit in response to the control signal instructing display control through the signal line By detecting the presence or absence of a message video signal from the video signal of the composite signal and controlling the transmission of the TV video signal of the television receiver circuit or the transmission of the message video signal, the sub-screen video displayed on the display unit is controlled. It can be so.

In the above configuration, when a plurality of screens are displayed, the insertion position and size of the child screen can be arbitrarily moved and enlarged / reduced by the player's operation without obstructing the symbol corresponding to the game on the parent screen. Like that.

Further, in the above configuration, when a plurality of screens are displayed, the channel selection for television reception can be switched to an arbitrary channel by the player's operation.

Further, in the above configuration, when a plurality of screens are displayed, the sound of the child screen is output by the headphone jack, and the volume can be arbitrarily adjusted by the player's operation.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows that the television screen 13 is superimposed and displayed on the display signal on the display 12 by the synthesis control circuit 23. FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a television information display control system of a gaming machine. In FIG. 1, a gaming machine control circuit 11 as a television display control means is a gaming machine itself mainly composed of a microcomputer, for example, generates a 3-digit number pattern and outputs it as a symbol signal to the display 12 through the synthesis control circuit 23. To do. In addition, various controls such as judgment of a jackpot number pattern set in advance, opening / closing of a prize opening, and ball payout are performed. Since the present invention relies only on the gaming machine control circuit 11 for the output of the symbol signal and the output of the television display control signal for single-screen display or multi-screen display, it can be implemented without increasing costs.

First, single screen display will be described. The gaming machine control circuit 11 outputs a television display control signal instructing display control through the signal line to the synthesis control circuit 23 in a single screen display mode. The synthesis control circuit 23 displays the symbol signal corresponding to the game output from the gaming machine control circuit 11 on the display 12 as it is output from the conventional gaming machine to the display 12.

Next, multi-screen display will be described. The gaming machine control circuit 11 outputs a television display control signal instructing display control through the signal line to the synthesis control circuit 23 in a multi-screen display mode. The synthesis control circuit 23 displays the symbol signal corresponding to the game output from the gaming machine control circuit 11 on the display 12 as it is in the layer 1 of FIG.

On the other hand, the synthesis control circuit 23 arranges a video signal intended for synthesis to be output to the child screen from the detection / signal switching circuit 22 in the layer 2 of FIG. The screen 13 is displayed in a superimposed manner.

At that time, when the television screen movement button 28 provided in the television information display control system is pressed, the cursor button 30 becomes valid, and the television screen 13 within the area of the display 12 can be moved. The player can move the insertion position of the child screen arbitrarily so as not to miss important symbols during the game.

In addition, when the TV screen enlarge / reduce button 29 provided in the TV information display control system is pressed, the cursor button 30 becomes valid as in the case of moving the TV screen, and the TV screen 13 in the area of the display 12 is enlarged. / Can be reduced.
The player can arbitrarily enlarge / reduce the size of the child screen so that important symbols in the game are not missed, and so that the good scenes of the television and important hall information are not missed. .

Further, switching between the TV video signal and the message video signal will be described. When the gaming machine control circuit 11 outputs a television display control signal instructing display control through the signal line to the synthesis control circuit 23 in the multi-screen display mode, the detection / signal switching circuit 22 displays the display 12 In addition, in order to transmit the video signal intended for synthesis to the child screen of the television screen 13 to the synthesis control circuit 23, the television video signal from the normal television receiving circuit 21 is transmitted to the synthesis control circuit 23. However, when the message video signal is detected and there is a signal, the television video signal is forcibly switched to the message video signal and transmitted to the synthesis control circuit 23. The composition control circuit 23 superimposes and displays the television screen 13 on the display 12.

When the detection / signal switching circuit 22 is transmitting a television video signal from the normal television reception circuit 21 to the synthesis control circuit 23, the channel button 26 provided in the television information display control system is enabled, and the television reception signal is received. Tuning can be switched to any channel. At that time, the selected channel is output to the channel display 27.

When the gaming machine control circuit 11 outputs a television display control signal instructing display control through the signal line to the synthesis control circuit 23 in the multi-screen display mode, the television information display control system includes the headphone jack 25. The TV and hall information can be heard through the headphones 31. At that time, the volume button 24 provided in the television information display control system is enabled and the noise level in the hall is extremely high, so that the volume can be arbitrarily adjusted.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the following modifications or expansions can be made. Even when the hall information is only sound, the detection / signal switching circuit 22 can forcibly switch and listen through the headphones 31.
Further, even if the symbol signal corresponding to the game output from the gaming machine control circuit 11 requires a plurality of layers for the effect of the game, the layers of the synthesis control circuit 23 can be increased. 23, a video signal intended for synthesis to be output to the child screen from the detection / signal switching circuit 22 is arranged on the highest layer of the synthesis control circuit 23, and the television screen 13 is superimposed on the display 12. .

Conventionally, the television itself has been used to watch the television while enjoying the game, and costs have been spent on incidental facilities such as in-store broadcasting facilities for the guidance service of various hall information to the players.

In addition, as an effect to entertain the gaming machine itself, it has been desired to use a large-screen liquid crystal display and to improve services using the display only by displaying symbols corresponding to the game.

The television information display control system of the present invention is a control system for displaying on a display, and can be adopted for a gaming machine without changing the configuration of a conventional gaming machine assembly.

For this reason, not only will the cost of incidental facilities at game halls be reduced, but the operating rate of gaming machines will continue to improve even during high-viewing TV broadcast hours, and disaster information will be obtained even in the event of an emergency disaster. And provide value-added services such as game hall events and advertising.

Therefore, since the service can be improved without spending extra cost, it is considered that the introduction effect is great in the gaming industry, so that effective use can be expected.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the television information display control system of embodiment of this invention Layer diagram showing TV screen overlay display

Explanation of symbols

11 gaming machine control circuit 12 display 13 television screen 21 television receiving circuit 22 detection / signal switching circuit 23 synthesis control circuit 24 volume button 25 headphone jack 26 channel button 27 channel display 28 television screen movement button 29 television screen enlargement / reduction button 30 cursor buttons 31 headphones

Claims (4)

The display corresponding to the game corresponding to the display provided on the game board surface, the single screen display for displaying the graphic signal corresponding to the game on the display, and the control signal instructing the display control through the signal line A multi-screen display to be displayed on the display unit by a composite signal composed of a signal and a video signal, and a video signal of the composite signal to be displayed on the display unit in response to the control signal instructing display control through a signal line. A television information display control system capable of controlling a sub-screen video of a multi-screen display to be displayed on a display by detecting the presence or absence of a signal and switching between transmission of a television video signal or transmission of a message video signal of a television receiving circuit. . 2. The television information display control system according to claim 1, wherein when the plurality of screens are displayed, the insertion position and size of the sub-screen can be arbitrarily moved and enlarged / reduced by a player's operation. Information display control system. 3. The television information display control system according to claim 1, wherein, when the plurality of screens are displayed, the channel selection for television reception can be switched to an arbitrary channel by a player's operation. . The television information display control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a sound of a small screen is output by a headphone jack during the multi-screen display, and a volume can be arbitrarily adjusted by a player's operation. Characteristic TV information display control system.

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