JP4405776B2 - Game data display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game data display device comprising management means for managing game data history indicating the operating state of a gaming table and display means for displaying game data managed by the management means.

In the game hall, game data of the game table is provided to the player by the game data display device as information for selecting a table.
Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-177593

This type of game data display device, especially the display device provided for each game stand has only a limited data display area, so various data can be displayed as cumulative values since opening, or the current start count can be displayed. Or a bar graph showing the number of start of the jackpot for several times.
However, such a display displays the game result at the present time, and it is not possible to display the jackpot history indicating the time lapse of the jackpot from the opening of the store, the jackpot history of the previous day, and the jackpot from the opening. In fact, it is not possible to display a graph showing the elapsed time of the number of start times and to provide no useful data to the player.

In addition, for example, a slump graph indicating the elapsed time of the number of difference balls is effective in determining the state of the game table, but a liquid crystal panel is required to display a detailed display like the slump graph, which is costly. Get higher.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game data display device capable of displaying, in a small area, data useful for a player to determine the state of a game table. is there.

The game data display device of the present invention includes a management means for managing a history of game data indicating an operating state of a game machine, and the number of jackpots generated during a predetermined period and the jackpot among game data managed by the management means. In a game data display device comprising: a display means for displaying at least a start count indicating the number of start times that is a process in a game machine for generating; and a special state notifying means indicating that a jackpot has occurred ,
The display means counts up the number of start of the jackpot during the predetermined period when the reproduction display is instructed, and counts up and displays the number of jackpots when the count up is completed, and the special state notification means When the shortened reproduction operation for driving the vehicle is executed in order according to the passage of time in the predetermined period and the shortened reproduction operation is executed, a right state period in which the probability of consecutive occurrence of jackpots is high is included in the target predetermined period If it is, the count-up display of the number of jackpots is executed without executing the count-up display of the number of starts of the jackpot during the right status period (claim 1).

Further, the display means, when counting up display start times between jackpot may be varied to count up speed in accordance with the total number of start times of the predetermined time period (claim 2).

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the player wants to determine the condition of the game table, the display means is instructed to display the reproduction. Then, the display means reproduces and displays the game data of the predetermined period managed by the management means in a state where the elapsed time is shortened, so that the player feels as if the game is being played quickly, You can judge the condition. Thereby, since the game history of a game stand can be shown with the present display means, a small thing can be used as a display means.

In addition , since the relationship between the number of start times in a predetermined period and the special state can be visually shown, the player can sensuously grasp the slump in the special state.
Furthermore , since the special state is entered with a small number of start times during the right state period, the count-up display of the start number is meaningless and the display changes frequently and is difficult to check. By executing only the count-up display in the special state without executing the count-up display of the start count, it is possible to prevent a meaningless display and make it easy to see the count-up display of the start count.

According to the invention of claim 2 , it is possible to prevent the reproduction display time from becoming excessively long.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the entire system. In FIG. 1, a plurality of pachinko machines (corresponding to game machines) 1 are installed in the pachinko hall, and a CR (card reader) unit 2 and a terminal unit 3 are installed adjacent to the pachinko machine 1. ing.

When the prepaid card (not shown) is inserted into the card insertion slot, the CR unit 2 can lend game media within the remaining amount stored in the prepaid card. In this case, the rented game media are paid out directly from the pachinko machine 1.
Each terminal 3 provides game members with the game data of the pachinko machine 1 currently playing or the desired game data of the pachinko machine 1, and is a guideline for selecting the pachinko machine 1 based on these data. It is possible to determine whether to continue the game of the pachinko machine 1 that is currently playing. In addition, each terminal 3 has a function of a lending machine, and when the payout button is operated with the membership information read from the membership card, it is within the range of game media stored in advance. The number of unit balls is paid out from the pachinko machine 1.

A call lamp unit (corresponding to a game data display device) 4 is provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 1, the CR unit 2 and the terminal 3 for each machine, and the call lamp unit 4 is based on various signals from the pachinko machine 1. In addition to collecting game data, sales data is collected based on sales signals from the CR unit 2, and communication with the terminal 3 is possible.
An IO interface 5 is installed corresponding to the two calling lamp units 4, and the management computer 6, through the calling lamp unit 4, operates the pachinko machine 1, the sales status by the CR unit 2, and the terminal 3 Is used to manage the storage ball payout state (sales state) or to transmit display data to the terminal 3 for each unit.

On the other hand, an in-store data display device 7 is installed in the pachinko hall. The in-store data display device 7 has substantially the same functions as the calling lamp unit 4 and the terminal unit 3 except for the game medium payout function by communicating with the management computer 6.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing the calling lamp unit 4. In FIG. 2, the call lamp unit 4 includes a data display section (corresponding to display means, graph display means, start number display means) 8, a call button 9, a display switching button 10, a decision button 11 and a lamp (special status notification). (Corresponding to the means) 12 is provided, and the lamp 12 is turned on / off in response to an operation on the call button 9.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When a member player inserts a membership card into the terminal 3 for each unit and instructs the payout within the range of the storage ball, the game medium of the number of unit balls is paid out from the pachinko machine 1. In addition, when a payout is instructed while a prepaid card is inserted into the CR unit 2, a unit number of game media is paid out from the pachinko machine 1.

When a player plays a game on the pachinko machine 1, the game data is stored in the terminal 3 for each machine via the calling lamp unit 4 and is transmitted to the management computer 6 and stored every predetermined period. Note that the game data for the current day is stored in the terminal 3 for each device, and the game data for the past three days including the current day is stored in the management computer 6.
FIG. 3 shows an example of the big hit (corresponding to a special state) history of the day among the game data stored in the terminal 3 and the management computer 6. In FIG. 3, the jackpot history corresponds to the number of jackpots (the order in which the jackpots occurred), the occurrence time, the jackpot type, the number of starts, the jackpot out, the jackpot difference ball, the jackpot midball, The jackpot (the ball in the jackpot (equivalent to the right status)) is set.

In the example of FIG. 3, the first jackpot from the start of business at 10: 6 occurs as a probable big hit (continuous change), and the number of starts at this time is the 243rd from the start of sales. Moreover, the number of out balls until jackpot is generated is 4030, and the number of difference balls is 3040.
Since the first jackpot is a promising jackpot, the second jackpot (normal) occurred at 10:14 in succession to the first jackpot. At this time, the number of starts from the end of the first jackpot is 35, the number of jackpot outs is 270, and the number of jackpot differences is 30. As a result of the normal second jackpot, the end of the second jackpot is the end of the probability change (continuous change), and there are 4360 coins until the second jackpot ends after the probability change jackpot starts. Can be determined. In other words, when a jackpot is generated as a probable jackpot, it is the start of a consecutive chain. As long as the next jackpot is a probable jackpot, the chain will continue, and when the jackpot is normally generated, the chain will end.

Thereafter, in the same manner, a jackpot history is created every time a jackpot is generated.
In the current gaming state, as shown in FIG. 3, the number of starts after the 14th jackpot is completed is 262, the number of jackpot out balls is 4,500, and the jackpot difference ball is 3520.

The calling lamp unit 4 normally displays a standard screen on the data display unit 8.
FIG. 6 shows a standard screen of the calling lamp unit 4. In FIG. 6, the standard screen displays today's jackpot number, probability variation number, current start number in the jackpot history shown in FIG. 3, and a bar graph indicating the number of jackpot start times (excluding consecutive channels). It is displayed for 5 times before the present. Therefore, the player can determine the current state of the pachinko machine 1 by checking the standard screen.

  By the way, although the current state of the pachinko machine 1 can be determined based on the data of the standard screen indicated by the calling lamp unit 4 as described above, a so-called slump, which is the condition of the current pachinko machine 1, can be used as a player. Despite wanting to know, it is difficult to make a judgment based only on the standard screen data. The display contents of the standard screen are limited in this way because the display area is small to display the jackpot history shown in FIG.

  In such a case, the player presses the display switching button 10 of the calling lamp unit 4 to select “history reproduction” and presses the decision button 11 to confirm. When history playback is selected, “history playback” is pop-up displayed as shown in FIG. 7, so that it is possible to confirm that history playback has been selected.

Next, the display switching button 10 is pressed, and as shown in FIG.
When the display target data is determined as described above, the calling lamp unit 4 executes the reproduction display operation of the selected data.
FIG. 5 shows the data display operation of the calling lamp unit 4. In FIG. 5, the calling lamp unit 4 expands the jackpot history data to the memory and creates a jackpot history for reproduction (S1).

FIG. 4 shows a jackpot history for reproduction display created by expanding the jackpot history shown in FIG. 3 into a memory. In FIG. 4, the number of start times and the number of consecutive chants are registered corresponding to the order of history. In this case, when a probabilistic big hit occurs as a big hit, the history is one time until the normal big hit that occurred during the probable change (during continuous change) ends.
Next, the calling lamp unit 4 switches the display content of the data display unit 8 to the initial state (reset state) as shown in FIG. 9 (S2), and then the first history (first time history shown in FIG. 4). In the example, the start number is called 243 times and the continuous number of times is called 1) to start counting up the start number (S3). In FIG. 9, the bar graph indicating the current start number is lit by one scale because the first scale corresponds to 0 to 99 times of the start number and includes 0 times.

Here, the start number is counted up at a rate of 100 times / second. As a result, since the start count of the first history is 243, the count-up of the start count is completed in 2.43 seconds.
Next, it is determined whether it is the final history (S5). Since it is not the final history (S5: NO), the lamp 12 blinks once and the number of jackpots is counted up by one (S7).

  Next, it is determined whether the number of consecutive chunks is 0 (S8). In this case, since the number of consecutive chunks in the first jackpot history is 1 (S8: NO), after the lamp 12 flashes once, the jackpot count and the probability variation count are incremented by 1 (see S9, FIG. 10). . Therefore, since the player has 243 start times when the lamp 12 is lit, a big hit is generated at the 243rd start, and the lamp 12 blinks twice, so that the big hit is 2 It is possible to visually recognize that it has occurred.

As described above, when the first history reproduction display is ended by the blinking operation of the lamp 12 accompanying the continuous change, the start number is reset and the display position of the bar graph is moved (S11, see FIG. 11). Then, the second history which is the next history is called and reproduced and displayed in the same manner as described above (S12).
As a result of the above operation, when the count-up display of the start count of the second history shown in FIG. 4 is completed, the number of consecutive chunks is 4 after the lamp flashing once according to the jackpot. For this reason, the lamp 12 blinks four times. At the end, as shown in FIG. 12, 195 is displayed as the start number, 7 is the number of jackpots, and 5 is the probability variation number, and the second jackpot start number is displayed as a bar graph in addition to the first time.

Then, a count-up display of the number of starts according to the history order shown in FIG. 4 and a playback display by blinking the lamp 12 are sequentially performed. When the playback display of the seventh history as the final history is finished, the display contents are displayed as a standard display. Return to.
As a result of the above operation, the count-up display of the number of start times indicating the past gaming state of the pachinko machine 1 from the start of business and the blinking operation of the lamp 12 accompanying the continuous change are reproduced and displayed in the order of history, The player can visually experience the relationship between the number of starts from the start of business to the present, the jackpot and the continuous change, and can determine the current condition of the pachinko machine 1.

  The in-store data display device 7 and the management computer 6 provided on the island edge are also provided with the same function, and the player or the employee in charge selects the desired pachinko machine 1 by selecting the desired pachinko machine 1. It is possible to visually experience the tone in one predetermined period. In this case, since a large liquid crystal display is generally used as the data display unit of the in-store data display device 7 and the management computer 6, the progress state display bar 13 is displayed as shown in FIG. It is displayed to notify the current progress state.

  According to such an embodiment, when the reproduction display is instructed, the calling lamp unit 4 reproduces and displays the start number of the predetermined period, the jackpot, and the occurrence state of the continuous change on the data display unit 8. Therefore, the player feels as if he is playing fast. Therefore, unlike the conventional example which only displays the game result at the present time, the player uses the display function of the call lamp unit 4 having a small display area for the data useful for the player to judge the condition of the pachinko machine 1. The current condition of the pachinko machine 1 can be judged effectively.

  Moreover, since the number of consecutive chunks is notified by flashing the calling lamp in addition to the occurrence of the jackpot, even if the data display unit 8 can only display the number of jackpots and the probability variation number (number of consecutive chunks), It is possible to visually recognize the occurrence of jackpots and the number of consecutive chunks, and enhance the realism.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This second embodiment shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a call lamp unit 4 provided corresponding to a slot machine.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a standard screen displayed on the data display unit 8 of the calling lamp unit 4. In FIG. 14, the standard screen displays the big number, the regular number, and the start number.
When the player wants to reproduce and display today's game history, he / she presses the display switching button 10 to select “history reproduction” as shown in FIG. 15, presses the enter button 11 to confirm, and further presses the display switching button 10. Press to select “Today” as shown in FIG. 16 and press the Enter button 11 to confirm.

When the history to be displayed is determined, the calling lamp unit 4 resets all data as shown in FIG. 17, then counts up the start count, and the first big bonus occurs as shown in FIG. Stop once at the number of starts.
Next, the number of big times is incremented by 1 and the lamp 12 is blinked once, and then the number of times of start is counted up to the number of times the next bonus has occurred.

As described above, the occurrence states of today's start count, big count, and regular count in the slot machine can be reproduced in a short time.
According to such an embodiment, since the display indicating the operating state of the slot machine is reproduced in a short time by the calling lamp unit 4, even if the display area of the calling lamp unit 4 is small, the condition of the slot machine can be adjusted. It can be grasped sensuously and can be used as a guide for selecting a slot machine.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
In the above-described embodiment, the count-up speed is constant (100 times / second) regardless of the number of count-ups. However, the count-up speed may be increased as the number of count-ups to be reproduced is larger. As an example, the count-up may be reproduced within a fixed time regardless of the number of count-ups to be reproduced. Specifically, the count-up display time is controlled to be 3 seconds. When the count-up count is 243, 243 count-ups are executed in 3 seconds. According to such a display form, even if the number of starts is large, a big hit occurs in the same cycle, so that the player does not feel a slump visually and wants to play on the pachinko machine 1 that is playing Can do.

  Further, the count-up speed may be changed according to the total number of start times obtained by adding all the start times in a predetermined period. Specifically, if the total number of starts is 1000 times or less, it counts up at a speed of 50 times / second, and if the total number of start times is 1001 or more and 5000 times or less, it counts up at a speed of 100 times / second, and starts If the number of times is 5001 or more, it counts up at a speed of 200 times / second. Even if the total number of starts is large, it is possible to avoid an excessively short reproduction time.

  Further, the count-up speed may be changed according to the number of times of one count-up. Specifically, it counts up at a rate of 10 times / second up to 1-49 counts, and counts up at a rate of 20 times / second up to 50-99 times. When the count-up frequency is 100 to 199 times, it counts up at a speed of 50 times / second. When the count-up number is 200 to 299 times, it counts up at a speed of 100 times / second. Is counted up at a speed of 150 times / second from 300 to 499 times, and is counted up at a speed of 200 times / second when the number of count-ups is 500 times or more.

  Further, the count-up speed may be changed during the count-up operation. Specifically, it counts up at 20 times / second up to 1-50 times, counts up at 50 times / second up to 51-100 times, counts up at 100 times / second up to 101-500 times, 501-1000 Counts up to 500 times / second, and counts up to 1000 times / second over 1001 times.

The figure which shows the system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention roughly Front view of call lamp unit Figure showing the jackpot history of the pachinko machine Diagram showing jackpot history for playback display Flow chart showing operation of call lamp unit Figure showing the standard screen of the call lamp unit FIG. 6 equivalent view showing the history playback pop-up display state 6 equivalent diagram showing today's selection state FIG. 6 equivalent diagram showing the initial state of history playback Fig. 9 equivalent diagram showing the count-up status of jackpot and probability variation FIG. 9 equivalent diagram showing the reset state of the start count FIG. 9 equivalent view showing the display end state of the second history Diagram showing progress bar The figure which shows the standard screen of the calling lamp unit in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention FIG. 14 equivalent view showing the history display pop-up display state 14 equivalent diagram showing today's selection state FIG. 14 equivalent diagram showing the initial state of history playback FIG. 14 equivalent diagram showing the state of counting up the big bonus

Explanation of symbols

In the drawings, 1 is a pachinko machine (game table), 4 is a calling lamp unit (game data display means), 6 is a management computer (management means), 8 is a data display section (display means, graph display means, start number display means) ) And 12 are lamps (special condition notifying means).

Claims (2)

A management means for managing a history of game data indicating an operating state of the gaming table;
Display means for displaying at least the number of jackpots generated in a predetermined period of the game data managed by the management means and the number of start times indicating the number of times of start that is processing in the game machine for generating the jackpot ,
Special state notification means for indicating that a jackpot has occurred;
In a game data display device comprising:
The display means includes
When playback display is instructed, the number of start of the jackpot during the predetermined period is counted up, and when the count-up is completed, the number of jackpots is counted up and the shortened playback that drives the special state notification means Performing the operations in order according to the passage of time in the predetermined period;
When executing the shortened playback operation, if the target period includes a right status period that has a high probability of consecutive occurrence of jackpots, count the number of start times between jackpots in the right status period A game data display device characterized by executing only a jackpot count-up display without executing an up display . 2. The game data display device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the start count of the jackpot is counted up and displayed, the count-up speed is increased as the total number of start counts in a predetermined period increases .

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