JP3897827B2 - Game information display device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
This invention predicts the situation of the future gaming machine of the gaming machine, and makes it easy to select which gaming machine from among a large number of gaming machines installed in the hall. The present invention relates to a game information display device that displays a game state associated with the game member only to a specific member.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as this type of game information display device, game information storage means for storing game information of a gaming machine in association with a change in time, and game status based on game information stored in the game information storage means For example, by displaying the occurrence state of the batting and the occurrence state of the special game, by predicting the future state of the gaming machine of the gaming machine, a large number of installed in the hall Information required for selecting which of the gaming machines to play is given (for example, JP-A-5-212155).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the above-described conventional game information display device always displays the game state, there is a first problem that during the game, this display is troublesome and cannot be concentrated on the game. In addition, some players do not need to display the game state when selecting a gaming machine. If the game state is displayed, the player may be confused and eventually lose the selection of the gaming machine. There was a second problem.
[0004]
Furthermore, for a hall where a large number of gaming machines are installed, if game information on gaming machines is provided to all players, the players concentrate only on specific gaming machines and the operating rate of other gaming machines decreases. There was also a third problem that could interfere with management. Accordingly, the game information display device according to claims 1 to 3 has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the purpose thereof is a player who really needs game information. The game information is provided only to the player, and the game information is provided to the player only when the game information is required.
[0005]
In addition, the game information display device according to claim 2 is intended to provide a game information display device capable of displaying the occurrence state of the batting as the game state . Furthermore, the game information display device according to claim 3 is intended to provide a game information display device capable of displaying a special game occurrence state as a game state .
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is for achieving the above object, and the contents thereof will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. The game information display device according to claim 1 includes a game information storage means (140) for storing a game state of a gaming machine in association with a change in time, and game information stored in the game information storage means (140). Based on the game status display means (for example, the image display device 100) for displaying the game status, and card information reading means (for example, the card reader 112) for reading the membership number from the membership card in which the player's own membership number is recorded. ) And the presence / absence of registration of the membership number read from the card information reading means (112), and the game status is displayed on the gaming status display means (100) only when it matches the registered number. Member number inquiry means (150) for allowing the game state display means (100) to check whether the membership number read from the card information reading means (112) is registered and match the registered number. On the condition that And displays the status of the day past game of a front, before the prescribed time has elapsed from the day of the game start by the gaming machine is characterized in that so as to display the status of the previous day's game.
[0007]
The game information display device according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the feature point of claim 1 described above, the game information storage means (140) is configured such that when the game machine is in the stop state, the stop state is generated. The game state display means (100) displays the occurrence state of the stop based on the stop time stored by the stop time storage means (134). It includes a stop occurrence state display means.
[0008]
The game information display device according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in addition to the feature points of claims 1 and 2, the game information storage means (140) generates a special game when a special game is played in the gaming machine. The game state display means (100) includes a special game time storage means (135) for storing time, and the game state display means (100) displays the occurrence state of the special game based on the special game time stored by the special game time storage means (135). And a special game occurrence state display means.
[0009]
[Operation]
Therefore, according to the game information display device of the first aspect, the game information storage means (140) stores the game information of the gaming machine in association with the change of time. On the other hand, the card information reading means (112) reads the member number from the member card in which the player's own member number is recorded.
[0010]
The membership number inquiry means (150) collates the presence / absence of registration of the membership number read from the card information reading means (112). Only when the read member number matches the registered number, the game status display means (100) displays the game status. When the read member number matches the registered number, the game status display means (100) displays the game status based on the game information stored in the game information storage means (140).
Further, the gaming state display means (100) compares the membership number read from the card information reading means (112) with the presence or absence of registration. Then, the game state of the past of the day is displayed, and the game state of the previous day is displayed before a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the game of the day by the gaming machine.
[0011]
According to the game information display device of the second aspect, the stop time storage means (134) stores the occurrence time of the stop state when the gaming machine is in the stop state. On the other hand, the stop occurrence state display means displays the occurrence state of the stop based on the stop time stored by the stop time storage means (134). According to the game information display device of the third aspect, the special game time storage means (135) stores the time of occurrence of the special game when the special game is performed in the gaming machine.
[0012]
On the other hand, the special game occurrence state display means displays the occurrence state of the special game based on the special game time stored by the special game time storage means (135).
[0013]
【Example】
1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an outline of control of a front surface of a pachinko machine and a game information display device, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the game information display device. FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a card reader. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a pachinko machine. The pachinko machine 10 has a game board 20 in the center of the front surface thereof, and a guide rail 21 arranged in a circular shape on the surface of the game board. And a game part 22 surrounded by the guide rail 21.
[0014]
In addition, a plurality of nails (not shown) are provided on the surface of the game board 20, and the game balls flowing down in the game unit 22 hit these nails and change in the flow down direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a symbol variation display device 30 for performing a lottery as to whether or not a special game is won is provided in the center of the game unit 22. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, three cup-type upper start ports 40 are provided above the symbol variation display device 30, and one cup is disposed below the symbol variation display device 30. A lower starting port 41 of the mold is provided, and in each of the starting ports 41 and 42, when detecting a game ball that has entered a ball, a starting port sensor 42 for starting the symbol variation display by the symbol variation display device 30 is provided. Is provided.
[0015]
Also, as shown in FIG. 1, an attacker type variable winning device 43 is provided below the lower start port 41. This variable winning device 43 has an attacker door 44 that can be opened and closed at the front opening thereof, and the front opening is normally closed by the attacker door 44 so that it is difficult for a game ball to enter the variable winning device 43. Thus, during a special game, the attacker door 44 is opened so that the game ball can easily enter the variable winning device 43.
[0016]
Although not shown in the drawing, the game unit 22 is provided with a plurality of winning holes for paying out a prize ball to the player when a game ball enters. Also, below the variable winning device 43, as shown in FIG. 1, at the position facing the lower end inner edge of the guide rail 21, each starting port 41, 42 or a game ball that has not won any winning port A substantially oval recovery port 45 is provided for recovering water.
[0017]
Below the game board 20, as shown in FIG. 1, an upper storage tray 50 for storing game balls for launching on the game board 20 is provided. A lower storage tray 51 for storing game balls that cannot be stored in the storage tray 50 is provided. On the right side of the lower storage tray 51, a handle-shaped hitting ball for launching game balls into the game unit 22 is provided. A device 60 is provided.
[0018]
In addition, a storage tank 70 for storing game balls supplied from a game ball supply device (not shown) is provided in the upper position of the pachinko machine 10. This storage tank 70 is a tank for storing game balls to be paid out as prize balls, and a prize ball counting device 71 for counting the number of prize balls to be paid out is provided at the downstream part of the prize balls as shown in FIG. Is provided.
[0019]
Further, at a lower position inside the pachinko machine 10, there is provided a game ball outlet 80 for discharging the game ball that has been launched into the game unit 22 and taken into the pachinko machine 10 to the outside. As shown in FIG. 1, the game ball discharge port 80 is provided with an out ball counting device 81 for counting the discharged game balls. Further, a box-shaped information display device unit 90 is provided above the pachinko machine 10 as shown in FIG. This information display device unit 90 is provided with an image display device 100 as a gaming state display means on the front surface thereof, and a member card, for example, a magnetic recording member card, is inserted on the right side of the image display device 100. There are provided a card insertion slot 110 opened in a slit shape and a button-like eject switch 111 for discharging the membership card inserted into the card insertion slot 110.
[0020]
For example, a CRT color display is used for the image display device 100. As shown in FIG. 2, various game states , for example, the difference between the number of winning balls and the number of out balls, the occurrence state of hitting, The occurrence state can be displayed to the player. As shown in FIG. 2, the number of differences between the number of prize balls and the number of out balls is displayed in a line graph with the horizontal axis representing the passage of time and the vertical axis representing the number of balls. This line graph has a reference line of “0” indicated by a broken line at the center, and when the line is located above the reference line, the number of winning balls is more than the number of out balls. On the contrary, when the broken line is positioned below the reference line, the number of out balls is greater than the number of winning balls.
[0021]
Therefore, the player looks at the angle of this broken line, confirms the difference between the number of prize balls and the number of out balls, and for example, if it is a right-down broken line, this state may continue a little more, Alternatively, it is possible to predict the trend of the state of the future game from the viewpoint of the difference between the number of winning balls and the number of out-balls, such as a tendency to rise to the right soon.
[0022]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the occurrence state of the above-mentioned stop is the occurrence of the stop until the present time from when the game by the player is first started by any player, with the passage of time as the horizontal axis. Is shown. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 , the image display device 100 has a total of three stops after 1 hour, 3 hours, and 7 hours from the start of the game by the gaming machine. It has been shown that it has occurred.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 2, the state of occurrence of the special game is the same as the display of the state of occurrence of hitting, with the passage of time as the horizontal axis, the game by the player is first started by any player It shows the occurrence of special games since it was made. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the image display device 100 has undergone a total of three special games immediately after the game machine is started, after two and a half hours have elapsed and after five and a half hours have elapsed. It has been shown.
[0024]
Therefore, since information on the occurrence of stoppages and the occurrence of special games is displayed in relation to time, by checking these information, future trends can be predicted and the game machine can be selected and played. It can be used as a determination material when determining whether or not. In the card insertion slot 110, as shown in FIG. 3, a card reader 112 is provided as card information reading means for reading the player's own membership number magnetically recorded on the membership card. Yes.
[0025]
On the membership card, a unique membership number assigned is magnetically recorded on condition that personal information such as name, age, address, and occupation is reported to the hall. The member number is recorded in a member registration device (not shown) on the hall side and stored together with the member's personal information. Further, on the left side of the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 2, a table ball lending machine 120 that lends game balls used for the pachinko machine 10 is installed. The inter-table ball lending machine 120 includes a game ball guiding nozzle 121 extending from the center of the front surface to the upper storage tray of the pachinko machine, and a cash input unit 122 for inserting banknotes and coins. The inter-ball ball lending machine 120 lends a predetermined number of game balls on condition that a predetermined amount of cash has been inserted into the cash input unit 122. The rented game balls directly flow down to the upper storage tray 50 of the pachinko machine 10 via the guide nozzle 121 and can be launched from the ball hitting device 60. Further, the inter-table ball lending machine 120 is provided with a lending ball counting device 123 that counts the game balls lent to the player on condition that cash is inserted. Note that the inter-base ball lending machine 120 is arranged for each pachinko machine installed in the hall, for example.
[0026]
Next, a control circuit of the game information display device will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the control circuit of the game information display device is configured around a central control device 130 composed of a CPU. On the input side of the central control unit 130, as shown in FIG. 1, a prize ball counting device 71 for counting the number of prize balls paid out to the player by winning, and a game ball fired by the player on the board Out ball counting device 81 that counts the number as out balls, lending ball counting device 123 that counts the number of game balls rented to the player by inter-ball lending machine 120, and the player's own membership number are recorded A card reader 112 is connected as a card information reading means for reading the membership number from the membership card.
[0027]
Further, on the output side of the central control unit 130, as shown in FIG. 1, an image display device 100 as a game state display means including a hit occurrence occurrence display means and a special game occurrence state display means, and a ball hitting device 60, Is connected. As shown in FIG. 1, the central control device 130 calculates the difference between the number of prize balls counted by the prize ball counting device 71 and the number of out balls counted by the out ball counting device 81, and the calculated difference number is When the number exceeds a predetermined number, a difference number calculating means 131 that outputs a limit signal, and based on the limit signal from the difference number calculating means 131, the hitting by the hitting ball launching device 60 is stopped and the game is stopped. When the result of the lottery control by the symbol variation display device 30 is a special game winning, the special game execution control for opening the attacker door 44 of the variable winning device 43 and performing a special game. In the case where the gaming machine is put into a stop state by means 133 and the stop control means 132, the special game is controlled by the stop time storage means 134 for storing the occurrence time of the stop state and the special game execution control means 133. Was done In this case, the game information storage means 140 having the special game time storage means 135 for storing the time of occurrence of the special game and the member number read by the card reader 112 are registered as member numbers in the member registration device on the hall side. And only when the member number read by the card reader 112 matches the registered member number, the number of prize balls calculated by the difference calculating means 131 is calculated in the image display device 100. Member number inquiry means 150 is provided for displaying the difference between the number of out balls and the occurrence of a stop state stored in the stop time storage means 134 and the occurrence of a special game stored in the special game time storage means 135. ing.
[0028]
Next, the operation of the game information display device having the above configuration will be described. In order to confirm the past game state of the gaming machine to be played from now on by using the game information display device, the player first asks the hall for personal information such as name, age, address, occupation, etc. And registering the individual member number in the member registration device on the hall side, and giving the magnetic card in which the individual member number is recorded from the hall.
[0029]
When the player inserts the given membership card into the card insertion slot 110 of the game information display device installed individually in each gaming machine, the membership number inquiry means 150 reads the membership number read by the card reader 112. Is registered as a member number in the member registration device on the hall side. When the member number inquiry means 150 determines that the member number described on the member card is registered as a member number in the member registration device on the hall side as a result of the verification, the member number inquiry means 150 first displays the image display device 100 as shown in FIG. The past game state before the insertion of the membership card is displayed. The display of the game state is continued until the player operates the eject switch 111 to discharge the member card.
[0030]
As described above, since the image display device 100 displays the game state only after the membership card is inserted, the game information can be provided only to the player who really needs the game information. If game information is not required, the display of the game state on the image display device 100 can be stopped by operating the eject switch 111 to eject the membership card. Only when doing so, it becomes possible to provide game information to the player.
[0031]
If the membership number on the membership card is determined to be not registered in the membership registration device on the hall side as a result of the inquiry, or if another card that is different from the membership card used in the hall is inserted In the image display device 100, the game state is not displayed, and instead, a display indicating that the card cannot be used, for example, a warning such as “This card cannot be used” is displayed.
[0032]
On the other hand, the hall side uses the personal information of the member obtained at the time of granting the membership card as an address book to send direct mail when informing information such as new opening of the hall or replacement of a new stand, Using the age and gender of the member information as a clue, it can be used as an effective data for predicting the orientation tendency of gaming machines in the hall and determining the future sales method of the hall.
[0033]
In addition, during the game, the player entered the start 41, 42 mouth of each cup type detected by each start port sensor 42 as information after the game started by the game machine by the game information display device. You may make it display the number of game balls, game time, etc. in real time. In the above embodiment, the image display device 100 has been described to display the state of the game of the day, but immediately after the opening of the hall or before the predetermined time has elapsed since the first game started by the gaming machine, The game state of the previous day may be displayed. When there is little game information on the day of the gaming machine, the player can obtain effective information when selecting a gaming machine to play a game by displaying the state of the game on the previous day.
[0034]
Display time of the game status has been described as a rule from the time of insertion of the membership card until the ejection, the display time of the game state is not limited thereto, for example, a predetermined time determined in advance from the time of insertion of a membership card For example, it may be only 30 seconds. Thus, a predetermined time has elapsed from the time of insertion of a membership card, by terminating the display of the game status by the player information display device, the player on the display of the game status by the player information display device during the game No more bothering.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below. According to the game information display device of claim 1, the game information is provided only to the player who really needs the game information, and the game information is provided to the player only when the game information is required. It is possible to provide a game information display device capable of playing.
[0036]
In addition, according to the game information display device of the second aspect, it is possible to provide a game information display device capable of displaying the occurrence state of the batting as the game state . Furthermore, according to the gaming information display device according to claim 3, it is possible to provide a game information display device capable of displaying the occurrence status of special game as the state of the game.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an outline of control of a front surface of a pachinko machine and a game information display device.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the game information display device.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a card reader.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Pachinko machine
20 Game board
21 Guide rail
22 Game Department
30 Design variation display device
40 Upper start
41 Lower start port
42 Start sensor
43 Variable prize-winning equipment
44 Attacker door
45 Collection port
50 Upper storage pan
51 Lower storage pan
60 Hitting ball launcher
70 Storage tank
71 Prize ball counter
80 game ball outlet
81 Out ball counter
90 Information display unit
100 image display device
110 Card slot
111 Eject switch
112 card reader
120 platform lending machine
121 induction nozzle
122 Cash input department
123 Rental ball counter
130 Central control unit
131 Difference calculation means
132 Stopping control means
133 Special game execution control means
134 Stop time storage
135 Special game time memory
140 Game information storage means
150 Member number reference means

Claims (3)

Game information storage means for storing game information of a gaming machine in association with a change in time;
Based on the game information stored in the game information storage means, a game status display means for displaying the game status;
Card information reading means for reading the membership number from the membership card in which the player's own membership number is recorded;
The member number inquiry means for checking the presence / absence of registration of the member number read from the card information reading means and displaying the game state on the gaming state display means only when it matches the registered number, and
The gaming state display means checks whether or not the membership number read from the card information reading means is matched, and if it matches the registered number, the game status display means before the time of matching and the past game of the current day. A game information display device characterized by displaying a state and displaying a game state of the previous day before a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the game of the day by the gaming machine . The game information storage means includes a stop time storage means for storing the occurrence time of the stop state when the gaming machine enters the stop state,
The game according to claim 1, wherein the game state display means includes a stoppage occurrence state display means for displaying a stoppage occurrence state based on the stoppage time stored by the stoppage time storage means. Information display device. The game information storage means includes special game time storage means for storing the time of occurrence of a special game when a special game is performed in the gaming machine,
The game state display means includes special game occurrence state display means for displaying the occurrence state of a special game based on the special game time stored in the special game time storage means. Game information display device.

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