JP3816761B2 - Information processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention divides each of a plurality of installed devices into a plurality of groups, obtains information output from each device belonging to each of the divided groups, and determines the status of each device by the group to which the device belongs. The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus such as a parlor system that performs screen display in a recognizable manner and a program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a parlor system, there is a relay computer that collectively controls a plurality of controllers for each device such as each game machine. A plurality of relay computers are usually provided, and the plurality of relay computers are connected to a counter computer which is an information processing apparatus via a LAN or the like.
[0003]
The sales display screen of the counter computer application has a control for each island. Each island control can acquire the state of each device connected to the island from the sales data and can be displayed by the island control on the screen. This conventional sales display screen has been displayed on a single screen even in a device configuration of a large-scale store.
[0004]
FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional display screen. In FIG. 17, nine islands are displayed on the sales display screen from the upper level to the fourth level regardless of the actual device installation layout.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Since the conventional display as described above displays the sales display screen on one screen, if the equipment configuration of a large-scale store is placed, island control will not fit on one screen, and if you try to fit it, it will be overlapped display turn into. In addition, since it takes a very long time to update and display information on each device, there is a problem that the next operation is awaited.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to improve display performance by arranging island controls on a plurality of screens and displaying them by scrolling.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1a is an information processing device, 2a is a group (island group) , 14a is layout setting means, 16a is display means, and 31a to 33b are devices (game tables) .
[0008]
The present invention is configured as follows to solve the conventional problems.
[0009]
(1): Each of the plurality of game machines 31a to 33b to be installed is divided into a plurality of island groups 2a, information output from each game machine belonging to each of the divided island groups 2a is obtained, and each of the games In the information processing apparatus 1a that displays a screen in such a manner that the island group 2a to which the gaming table belongs can recognize the state of the table, the screen display is composed of a plurality of screens, and the number of gaming tables belonging to each island group In addition to setting and setting the number of island groups to be displayed on each screen, according to the setting, each of the plurality of island groups is distributed and displayed on each screen, and the screen display position of each island group 2a is changed. The layout setting means 14a to perform is provided. For this reason, the island group 2a (island control) for displaying the states of the game machines 31a to 33b can be freely set on a plurality of screens.
[0010]
(2): In the information processing apparatus of (1), the layout setting unit 14a provides grid lines on the screen display and moves so that the display of the island group 2a does not overlap within the grid of the grid. For this reason, the layout setting of each island group 2a can be performed easily.
[0011]
(3): In the screen displaying the status of each gaming table 31a~33b of the island group 2a of the information processing apparatus according to (1) or (2), set the coordinates to load the entire island group 2a in the memory To change the display area when moving the display to another screen. Therefore, movement of the display to another screen can be improved display performance by changing the display area (update process of moving or amusement machine coordinate information of all the island groups 2a can be omitted).
[0012]
(4): When moving the display to another screen on the screen displaying the state of each of the game machines 31a to 33b of the island group 2a of the information processing apparatus of (1) or (2), first the layout The information set by the setting means 14a is displayed, and then the displayed information on each of the game machines 31a to 33b is updated. For this reason, first, the information set by the layout setting means 14a is displayed, and in this state (without waiting for the update of the information on each of the game machines 31a to 33b), it is possible to move to another screen and improve display performance. Can do.
[0013]
(5): When the display is moved to another screen on the screen displaying the state of each of the game tables 31a to 33b of the island group 2a of the information processing apparatus of (1) or (2), each game It is possible to set whether to update the state of the bases 31a to 33b and display the island group 2a, or to wait for a set time after the display of the island group 2a is completed and update the state of the game bases 31a to 33b. To. Therefore, the exact display process of updating the state of each game machine 31A～33b, and processing for the next operation can be performed at high speed for updating the state of each gaming table 31A～33b after completion of display Island Group It can be set freely.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention divides each of a plurality of installed devices into a plurality of island controls (groups), obtains information output from each device belonging to each of the divided island controls, and determines the status of each device. The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus such as a parlor system that performs screen display in a manner that can be recognized by the island control to which the device belongs.
[0015]
(1): Explanation of Parlor Computer System FIG. 2 is an explanation diagram of the parlor computer system. In FIG. 2, the paral computer system includes a counter computer 1, a relay computer 2, a P controller 3, a game table 31, a safe 32, a counter 33, a vending machine 34, and the like.
[0016]
The counter computer 1 is an information processing apparatus connected to a plurality of relay computers 2 via a backbone LAN (Local Area Network). The relay computer 2 is connected to a plurality of P controllers 3 through an island network. The P controller 3 is a data collection terminal that is connected to the game table 31, the safe 32, the counter 33, the vending machine 34, etc., and manages information on the equipment in the hall.
[0017]
Information of each device collected by the P controller 3 is collected by the relay computer 2 through the island network, and further collected by the counter computer 1 through the backbone LAN.
[0018]
(2): Explanation of Counter Computer FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the counter computer. In FIG. 3, the counter computer 1 includes a cooperation control unit 11, a data creation unit 12, a signal setting unit 13, a hall configuration setting unit 14, a calculation unit 15, a sales data display unit 16, and a sales data printing unit 17. , A signal setting information file 18, a hall configuration information file 19, and a device data file 20 are provided.
[0019]
The cooperation control unit 11 cooperates with each relay computer 2 in order to acquire information on the equipment in the hall. The data creation unit 12 creates data to be stored in the device data file 20 from the signal information acquired by the cooperation control unit 11. The signal setting unit 13 sets various signals and stores them in the signal setting information file 18. The hole configuration setting unit 14 is a layout setting unit, and sets the hole configuration and stores it in the hole configuration information file 19. The calculation unit 15 calculates sales data based on information from the signal setting information file 18, the hall configuration information file 19, and the equipment data file 20. The display unit 16 displays sales data and the like on the display screen. The printing unit 17 prints sales data and the like using a printing apparatus. The signal setting information file 18 stores information set by the signal setting unit 13. The hall configuration information file 19 stores device installation information for each device, island installation information for each island, island layout information for each island, and the like. The device data file 20 stores the device status for each device.
[0020]
(3): Explanation of data structure (1): Explanation of hole configuration information file FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the data structure, and FIG. 4 (a) is an explanation of the hole configuration information file. 4A, the hall configuration information file 19 includes device installation information (for each device), island installation information (for each island), and island layout information (for each island). In the device installation information, information on the device type, device number, and island number of a game machine, a safe, a counter, a vending machine, and the like is provided. The island installation information includes information on the presence of an island, the number of game machines, the number of safes, the number of counters, and the number of vending machines. The island layout information includes information on presence / absence of an island, page number, size, orientation such as vertical or horizontal, X coordinate (relative coordinate for each page), and Y coordinate (relative coordinate for each page).
[0021]
{Circle around (2)} Description of Device Data File FIG. 4B is an explanatory diagram of a device data file. In FIG. 4B, the device data file 20 is provided with device status information for each device such as abnormality / injustice, error, calling, stopping, special award, operating, and free space.
[0022]
(4): Description of hall configuration setting (1): Description of setting of gaming table, etc. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of setting of gaming table, etc., and FIG. For example, the upper gaming machine No. 1 is set such that the P controller number is “0101 P-con”, the installation position is “A”, and the relay computer number is “No. 1 relay controller”.
[0023]
FIG. 5B is an explanation of game machine setting. For example, the upper island number “No. 1 island” has a setting of 1 to 15 and a total of 12 units.
[0024]
FIG. 5C illustrates the counter setting. For example, the upper first counter is included in “No. 1 island”, and the type number of the counter is “No. 1 type”.
[0025]
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the initial layout and islands, and FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram of the initial layout. In FIG. 6A, when the number of island controls is large, the island controls protrude from the display screen (the protruding island controls are indicated by dotted lines). Note that the four black triangles on the right side of the screen are scroll buttons in the vertical and horizontal directions.
[0026]
FIG. 6B illustrates the island. FIG. 6B shows one island control, which is divided into an island number (the first island in this example) and devices included in the island control. These devices display the status of the device by color-coded flashing, etc. For example, in the case of abnormality, it is displayed in red, so this display can be pointed out (clicked etc.) to display more details it can.
[0027]
{Circle over (2)} Description of Multi-Page Layout FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a setting screen example of the number of islands displayed on one page. In FIG. 7, it is a setting screen for the number of islands on the first page. By inputting the number of islands and pressing the “Next” button, the setting screen for the number of islands on the next page (here, the second page) is displayed. Can move.
[0028]
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an example of an island length setting screen. In FIG. 8, the island length display can be changed by inputting the island length and pressing (clicking) the “Apply” button. In this example, “35” is input.
[0029]
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an example of an island position setting screen. In FIG. 9, the display of the island position can be changed by inputting the position of the island (X position, Y position, direction (vertical direction, horizontal direction)) and pressing the “Apply” button.
[0030]
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of island display by a plurality of pages, FIG. 10A is an explanation when the number of islands is 5, FIG. 10B is an explanation when the number of islands is 9, and FIG. ) Is an explanation when the number of islands is twelve. In FIG. 10A, five islands are arranged in the vertical direction. In FIG.10 (b), nine islands are arrange | positioned at the upper and lower two steps | paragraphs. In FIG. 10C, six islands are arranged in the vertical direction on the upper stage, and six islands are arranged in the horizontal direction on the lower stage. Therefore, when scrolling to the next screen, only the state of the displayed island control device can be updated to improve the display performance at the time of display / update.
[0031]
FIG. 11 is a multiple page layout flow diagram. Hereinafter, the multi-page layout process performed by the hole configuration setting unit 14 according to the processes S1 to S8 of FIG. 11 will be described.
[0032]
S1: The hole configuration setting unit 14 displays the island control on one page with the initial arrangement (displayed with the initial setting information of the island layout information), and proceeds to processing S2.
[0033]
S2: The hole configuration setting unit 14 displays the setting screen for the number of islands (see FIG. 7), sets the input number of islands (sets the page number of the island layout information), and proceeds to processing S3.
[0034]
S3: The hall configuration setting unit 14 determines whether the setting of all islands is completed. If it is determined that the setting of all islands is completed, the process proceeds to step S4. If not completed, the process returns to step S2.
[0035]
S4: The hole configuration setting unit 14 calculates the displayable size of the island control of the page where the number of islands is set to the maximum, and proceeds to processing S5.
[0036]
S5: The hole configuration setting unit 14 initially arranges island controls on each page, and proceeds to processing S6.
[0037]
S6: The hole configuration setting unit 14 displays an island control size setting screen (see FIG. 8), sets the input size (sets the size of the island layout information), and proceeds to processing S7.
[0038]
S7: The hole configuration setting unit 14 displays an island control direction setting screen (see FIG. 9), sets the input direction (sets the direction of island layout information), and proceeds to step S8.
[0039]
S8: The hole configuration setting unit 14 displays an island control position setting screen (see FIG. 9), and sets the input position (sets the X and Y coordinates of the island layout information).
[0040]
In this way, by setting the screen number for each island control on the layout setting screen, the island control can be freely arranged on each screen by dividing it into a plurality of screens.
[0041]
(3): Explanation of island control alignment arrangement The island control arrangement processing on the layout setting screen has an island control whose arrangement overlaps in the selected square, and if there is a right edge or a lower edge in the square, that island control Try to place it next to the control. Also, if there is no overlapping island control in the selected cell, it will be placed in alignment with the upper left of the grid line. The input can be easily arranged and arranged using an input means such as a touch panel.
[0042]
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the alignment and arrangement of island controls, and FIG. 12 (a) is an illustration of movement of island controls. In FIG. 12A, a grid is provided on the layout setting screen, and when the position of the destination I1 (in the grid of the grid) in which the source island control I0 is indicated by a black circle is designated, the overlapping island control is displayed. If not, it is arranged (position I2) along the upper left of the grid line (grid correction is performed).
[0043]
FIG. 12B is a diagram illustrating the processing for preventing the adjacent island from being overlapped. In FIG. 12B, when the position of the movement destination I1 (in the grid square) indicated by the black circle is designated as the movement source island control I0, the left end is arranged to be aligned with the upper left of the grid line by grid correction. . At this time, if it overlaps with the already existing island control Is, the overlap correction is further performed to move to the destination I3 so as to be adjacent to the island control Is.
[0044]
FIG. 13 is a process flow diagram for avoiding overlapping with neighboring islands. Hereinafter, the grid correction process performed by the hole configuration setting unit 14 according to the processes S11 to S18 of FIG. 13 will be described.
[0045]
S11: The hole configuration setting unit 14 displays an island position setting screen (see FIG. 9), moves the island in accordance with the designation of the island placement destination grid, and proceeds to processing S12.
[0046]
S12: The hole configuration setting unit 14 aligns the upper left corner of the island with the upper left corner of the grid, and proceeds to processing S13.
[0047]
S13: The hole configuration setting unit 14 determines whether or not there is an island overlapping the upper end of the island to be arranged. If there are overlapping islands in this determination, the process proceeds to step S14, and if not, the process proceeds to process S16.
[0048]
S14: The hole configuration setting unit 14 determines whether or not the lower end of the overlapping island is above the lower end of the selection grid (arrangement destination grid). If the determination is above the lower end of the selected grid, the process proceeds to step S15. If not, the process proceeds to step S16.
[0049]
S15: The hole configuration setting unit 14 moves the upper end of the island to be placed below the lower end of the overlapping island, and proceeds to processing 16.
[0050]
S16: The hole configuration setting unit 14 determines whether there is an overlapping island at the left end of the island to be arranged. If it is determined that there is an island overlapping the left end, the process proceeds to step S17. If there is no island, the grid correction process is completed.
[0051]
S17: The hole configuration setting unit 14 determines whether the right end of the overlapping island is on the left of the right end of the selection grid (arrangement destination grid). If it is determined by this determination that the selected grid is located to the left of the right end, the process proceeds to step S18. If not, the grid correction process is completed.
[0052]
S18: The hole configuration setting unit 14 moves the left end of the arranged island to the right of the right end of the overlapping island, and completes the grid correction process.
[0053]
As described above, the arrangement of the islands can be brought close to the actual hole configuration.
[0054]
(5): Explanation of the display method of the sales display screen (1): Explanation when loading the whole island control into the memory In the sales display screen, the whole island control is loaded into the memory and arranged by setting the coordinates. In the scroll process, by changing the display area, the movement of the coordinates of the island control and the process of changing the device information can be omitted, and the display performance at the time of display / update can be improved.
[0055]
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of the display method of the sales display screen. In FIG. 14, the whole island control arranged on the four screens indicated by the dotted frame is shown. A solid line frame at the lower right is the current display screen, and another screen can be displayed by a scroll button at the lower right.
[0056]
{Circle over (2)} Explanation for Designating Screen FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for scrolling the screen. In FIG. 15, another screen is displayed by designating a screen number by scrolling the screen with the upper and lower scroll buttons at the lower right of the screen. For example, when scrolling from the first screen to the second screen, the island control is displayed after updating the state of the device included in each island control on the second screen.
[0057]
In this way, if the number of devices on one screen increases, it takes a very long time from the display / scroll operation to the next operation. For this reason, only the setting layout is displayed once in the original device state (scrolling to the next screen is possible), and after waiting for a set time, a setting that can update the device state is added. With this setting, it is possible to shorten the time until the next operation is performed.
[0058]
FIG. 16 is a display processing flowchart of the sales display screen. Hereinafter, the display process performed by the display unit 16 will be described according to the processes S21 to S27 of FIG.
[0059]
S21: When the display process of the business display screen starts, the display unit 16 starts displaying the island control, and proceeds to process S22.
[0060]
S22: The display unit 16 determines whether or not the device state is set to be updated before the display is completed. If it is determined that the device state is updated before the display is completed, the process proceeds to step S23. If not, the process proceeds to step S25.
[0061]
S23: The display unit 16 updates the device state in the island control to be displayed, and proceeds to processing S24.
[0062]
S24: The display unit 16 completes the display of the island control to be displayed, completes the display processing of the business display screen, and thereafter updates the device state at regular intervals.
[0063]
S25: The display unit 16 completes the display of the island control to be displayed, and proceeds to processing S26.
[0064]
S26: The display unit 16 waits for a device status display update during the set time (other operations are possible), and proceeds to processing S27.
[0065]
S27: The display unit 16 updates the device state in the island control, completes the display process of the business display screen, and thereafter updates the device state at regular time intervals.
[0066]
(6): Description of program installation The cooperation control unit 11, data creation unit 12, signal setting unit 13, hole configuration setting unit 14, layout setting unit 14a, calculation unit 15, display unit 16, display unit 16a, etc. are programs. It can be configured, is executed by the main control unit (CPU), and is stored in the main memory. This program is generally processed by a computer. This computer is composed of hardware such as an input device which is an input means such as a main control unit, a main memory, a file device, a display device, and a keyboard.
[0067]
The program of the present invention is installed on this computer. In this installation, these programs are stored in a portable recording (storage) medium such as a floppy disk or a magneto-optical disk, and a drive device for accessing the recording medium provided in the computer is used. Alternatively, it is installed in a file device provided in the computer via a network such as a LAN. Then, the program steps necessary for processing are read from the file device into the main memory and executed by the main control unit.
[0068]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention has the following effects.
[0069]
(1): In claim 1, the layout setting means sets the number of gaming machines belonging to each island group and the number of island groups to be displayed on each screen, and the plurality of islands according to the setting. Since each group is distributed and displayed on each screen, and the screen display position of each island group is changed, an island group for displaying the state of each gaming machine can be freely set on a plurality of screens.
[0070]
(2): In claim 2, the layout setting unit, the grid lines formed on the screen, to move so that the display of the island group in the mass of the grid do not overlap, the layout setting for each island group easily Can be done.
[0071]
(3): In claim 3, the screen displays each amusement machine states of the island group, the total island group arranged to set the coordinates and loaded into memory, when moving the display to another screen , to change the display area, movement of the display to another screen can be improved display performance by changing the display area (update process of moving or amusement machine information of all islands group coordinates can be omitted) .
[0072]
(4): In claim 4, when the display is moved to another screen on the screen displaying the state of each gaming machine of the island group, first, the information set by the layout setting means is displayed, and then the display In order to update the information of each gaming machine , first, the information set by the layout setting means is displayed, and in this state (without waiting for the updating of information of each gaming machine ), it is possible to move to another screen and display performance. Can be improved.
[0073]
(5): In claim 5, on the screen displaying the state of each gaming machine of the island group, when moving the display to another screen, whether to update the state of each gaming machine and display the island group In order to be able to set whether to update the state of each gaming machine after waiting for a set time after the display of the island group is completed, an accurate display process for updating the state of each gaming machine , and display of the island group It is possible to freely set a process capable of performing the next operation for updating the state of each gaming machine at a high speed after completion.
[0074]
(6): In claim 6, each of the plurality of game machines to be installed is divided into a plurality of island groups, information output from each game machine belonging to each of the divided island groups is obtained, and each game is obtained. A procedure for performing screen display in a manner in which the island group to which the gaming table belongs can recognize the state of the table, and the screen display is composed of a plurality of screens, setting the number of gaming tables belonging to each island group and each screen A layout setting procedure for setting the number of island groups to be displayed on the screen, allocating and displaying each of the plurality of island groups on each screen according to the setting, and changing the screen display position of each island group; Is a program for causing a computer to execute or a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded. It is possible to provide an information processing apparatus which can be freely set to a plurality of screens island group to display the status of each gaming table by easily.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a parlor computer system according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a counter computer according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a data structure in the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of setting of a game machine or the like in the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an initial layout and islands in the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a setting screen example of the number of islands displayed on one page in the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an example of an island length setting screen in the embodiment.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an example of an island position setting screen according to the embodiment.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of island display by a plurality of pages in the embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a multiple page layout flowchart in the embodiment;
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of an alignment arrangement of island controls in the embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a process flow diagram for avoiding overlapping with adjacent islands in the embodiment;
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a method for displaying a business display screen in the embodiment.
FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram when scrolling the screen according to the embodiment;
FIG. 16 is a display processing flowchart of a business display screen in the embodiment.
FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
1a Information processing equipment 2a Group (island group)
14a Layout setting means 16a Display means 31a to 33b Equipment (game table)

Claims (6)

Each of the plurality of game machines to be installed is divided into a plurality of island groups, information output from each game machine belonging to each of the divided island groups is obtained, and the state of each game machine belongs to the game machine In the information processing apparatus that displays the screen in a manner that the island group can recognize,
The screen display is composed of a plurality of screens,
While setting the number of game machines belonging to each island group and setting the number of island groups to be displayed on each screen, according to the setting, each of the plurality of island groups is distributed and displayed on each screen , An information processing apparatus comprising layout setting means for changing a screen display position of each island group. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the layout setting unit is configured to provide grid lines on the screen display and move the island groups so that the display of the island groups does not overlap in the grid. In the screen displaying the state of each gaming table of the island group, the display area is changed when the entire island group is loaded into a memory, coordinates are set, and the display is moved to another screen. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. In the screen displaying the state of each gaming machine of the island group, when moving the display to another screen, first, the information set by the layout setting means is displayed, and then the information of each displayed gaming machine is updated. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: In the screen displaying the state of each gaming machine of the island group, when moving the display to another screen, the state of each gaming machine is updated to display the island group or the display of the island group is completed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus can set whether to update the state of each game machine after a set time. Each of the plurality of game machines to be installed is divided into a plurality of island groups, information output from each game machine belonging to each of the divided island groups is obtained, and the state of each game machine belongs to the game machine The procedure for displaying the screen in a manner that the island group can recognize,
The screen display is composed of a plurality of screens, and the setting of the number of game machines belonging to each island group and the number of island groups displayed on each screen are set, and according to the setting, each of the plurality of island groups The layout setting procedure for sorting and displaying each screen on each screen and changing the screen display position of each island group
A program that causes a computer to execute.

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