JP4653781B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a gaming machine, display means and code information display control means for displaying code information, for example, a two-dimensional barcode, coded on game-related information on the display means, two-dimensional displayed on the display means The player can acquire information on the gaming machine, standby image data for a mobile phone, music data for ringtones, etc. by allowing a player to shoot a barcode with a mobile phone and access the website. There are known gaming machines (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).
JP 2006-61515 A JP 2004-236902 A JP 2005-323634 A

  However, according to the conventional gaming machine as described above, since the time for displaying the two-dimensional barcode is limited, the player may fail to capture the two-dimensional barcode.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems of the prior art and to provide a gaming machine in which a player does not fail to capture a two-dimensional barcode.

The gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine comprising: display means; and code information display control means for displaying code information obtained by coding game-related information on the display means. Code information displayed on the display means Code information storage means is provided, and the code information display control means is configured to redisplay the code information stored in the code information storage means on the display means, and is displayed on the display means. With respect to the code information, the player includes a determination unit that determines whether or not to re-display the code information on the display unit, and the code information storage unit receives the determination by the determination unit in advance and then determines the determination The code information determined to be redisplayed by the means is determined not to be redisplayed by the determining means, as the code information is redisplayed. The code information stored is stored as not redisplaying the code information, and the code information display control means re-displays the code information stored in the code information storage means. When the information is stored, it is displayed again on the display unit, and when the code information is stored as not displayed again, the display unit is configured not to display the code information again. When displaying the history, the code information stored in the code information storage means to be displayed again is displayed on the display means and not displayed again. The code information stored in the code information storage means is not redisplayed on the display means .

  According to the present invention, even if the player fails to shoot the code information displayed on the display means, the opportunity to display the code information again on the display means is provided, so that the code information that has failed to be photographed can be photographed. Become.

  In addition, when the code information display control means displays the code information on the display means together with the contents when the code information is accessed, the player is displayed on the display means. By viewing the contents, it is possible to know in advance the information and benefits provided when the code information is accessed, and it is possible to make a decision as to whether or not to access depending on the display contents.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a configuration diagram of a service providing system using a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of a saucer of the pachinko gaming machine. 4 is a block diagram of the electrical system of the pachinko machine, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing contents by the effect control board, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing contents by the effect control board, and FIG. FIG. 8 shows another display screen diagram of the symbol display device, and FIG. 9 shows another display screen diagram of the symbol display device.

  In FIG. 1, the service providing system displays code information such as a two-dimensional barcode A, which is obtained by coding game-related information, on a display means of the pachinko gaming machine 100, for example, a symbol display device. When a person takes a picture with the mobile phone 200 and accesses the site 400 via the Internet 300, information about the pachinko gaming machine 100, standby image data for the mobile phone, music data for ringtones, etc. are transmitted from the site 400 to the mobile phone 200. Configured to be able to obtain.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes a game board 1, and the game board 1 has a game area 3 in which a game ball launched by operating a handle 2 by a player operates in a complex manner. A display screen 4 a of the symbol display device 4 (FIG. 4) is arranged at the center of the game area 3. A start port 5 is arranged below the display screen 4a. As is well known, a big win lottery is performed by the game control board 50 (FIG. 4) when the game ball wins the start opening 5. Below the start opening 5, a big prize opening 6 is arranged. As is well known, the big winning opening 6 is opened a predetermined number of times when a big hit occurs, allowing a large number of game balls to be awarded and giving a privilege to the player. Above the start port 5 is constituted by a stage 7. A part of the stage 7 is configured to make it easy to win the guided game ball to the start opening 5.

  A front frame 8 is attached to the front surface of the game board 1 so as to be openable and closable. The front frame 8 is provided with a receiving tray 9 that stores the paid-out prize balls and supplies the game balls to a ball launching device activated by the handle 2 so as to protrude forward. As shown in FIG. 3, a cross key 10 and an enter button 11 operated by the player are provided on the upper surface of the tray 9.

  The electrical system of the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes a game control board (main board) 50, an effect control board 60, and a lamp control board 70, as shown in FIG.

  The game control board 50 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O, and is large when the start opening switch (SW) 12 for detecting a game ball won in the start opening 5 and the big winning opening 6 are opened in the I / O. A big winning opening switch (SW) 13 for detecting a game ball won in the winning opening, a big winning opening solenoid 14 for opening the large winning opening 6, and a holding lamp 15 for displaying the number of holding balls are connected. In addition, the game control board 50 transmits various commands to the effect control board 60 and receives a response signal from the effect control board 60.

  Like the game control board 50, the effect control board 60 is composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O, and the symbol display device 4 and the speaker 16 are connected to the I / O. The CPU of the effect control board 60 includes code information display control means 61 that performs processing as described later, and the RAM includes code information storage means 62 that stores a two-dimensional barcode (code information) A.

  When receiving the effect command from the effect control board 60, the symbol display device 4 develops the effect according to the received effect command on the display screen 4a.

  Like the game control board 50 and the effect control board 60, the lamp control board 70 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O, and the panel lamp 17, the front frame lamp 18, and the side lamp 19 are connected to the I / O. . The panel lamp 17, the front frame lamp 18, and the side lamp 19 perform blinking operations according to various patterns based on a control signal from the lamp control board 70.

  The effect control board 60 executes the processes shown in FIGS. Note that the processing shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 corresponds to the processing content when operating as the code information display control means 61 among the various processing executed by the effect control board 60.

  In FIG. 5, the effect control board 60 repeats the determination (step S1) as to whether or not the condition for causing the two-dimensional barcode A to appear, that is, the two-dimensional barcode appearance condition is satisfied, based on the command from the game control board 50. . Here, the case where the two-dimensional barcode appearance condition is satisfied includes, for example, when a jackpot occurs, when a specific reach effect is performed, or when a jackpot continues for a predetermined number of times.

  When the two-dimensional barcode appearance condition is satisfied, the two-dimensional barcode A in the ROM or RAM is read, and the two-dimensional barcode A is displayed on the display screen 4a of the symbol display device 4 (step S2). The player takes a picture of the displayed two-dimensional barcode A with the mobile phone 200, accesses the site 400 at the address indicated by the two-dimensional barcode A, and provides a service provided by the site 400, such as a pachinko gaming machine. Information about 100, standby image data for mobile phones, music data for ringtones, and the like can be acquired. FIG. 7 shows a display example of the two-dimensional barcode A. This display example shows the contents of the service provided together with the two-dimensional barcode A, for example, “I am a merchant who travels throughout the country. The contents of the service, "Access to here for anyone who wants!" Is also displayed. When accessing the site 400 indicated by the two-dimensional barcode displayed when the premier production appears, the mobile phone 200 is told that "You are the XXth person who accessed this premier production!" Display may be performed.

  When a predetermined time elapses after displaying the two-dimensional bar code (step S3), the display / non-display confirmation screen, that is, for allowing the player to select whether or not to display the displayed two-dimensional bar code A again after that. The screen is displayed on the display screen 4a (step S4). FIG. 8 shows an example of a display / non-display confirmation screen. In this example, the person image (character image) B and the contents spoken by the person image B are “store this two-dimensional barcode”. , Do you want to display it? ”And“ Yes ”or“ No ”selection button display D. Here, the selection button display D is displayed in a state where “No” is preferentially and automatically selected, and when the player wants to memorize and display the two-dimensional barcode again, the player Within a predetermined time, the cross key 10 provided on the tray 9 is operated to switch to a state where “yes” is selected, and then the enter button 11 is pressed to confirm “yes”.

  After displaying the display / non-display confirmation screen, it is determined which display of “Yes” or “No” has been selected (step S5). When the display of “Yes” is selected within the predetermined time, the displayed two-dimensional barcode A is stored in the RAM code information storage means 62 as to be displayed again (step S6). On the other hand, if the “No” display is selected within the predetermined time, or the “Yes” display is not selected within the predetermined time, the displayed 2D barcode A is not redisplayed. The information is stored in the information storage means 62 (step S7).

  Thereafter, the series of processes described above are repeatedly executed.

  In FIG. 6, the effect control board 60 repeatedly determines whether or not an operation button such as the enter button 11 has been pressed (step S11). If the enter button 11 is pressed, the customer waiting demonstration is performed, that is, the symbol display. It is determined whether or not the device 4 is not changing the symbol and the hold lamp 15 is not lit and there is no symbol change hold (step S12).

  If the customer waiting demonstration is not in progress, the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the customer waiting demonstration is in progress, the history of the two-dimensional barcode A displayed so far is displayed on the display screen 4a of the symbol display device 4 (step S13). ). FIG. 9 shows a display example of the history. In this display example, the content of the two-dimensional barcode A1 one time before is “reach effect type and reliability”, and the two-dimensional barcode A2 two times before is “SECRET”, that is, the two-dimensional barcode stored as not redisplayed in the above-described step S7, and the content of the two-dimensional barcode A3 three times before is “standby image of character A”, and four times It is displayed that the content of the previous two-dimensional barcode A4 is “SECRET”, similar to the previous two-dimensional barcode. In this history display example, “SECRET” two-dimensional barcodes A2 and A4 are marked with a cross.

  The player looks at the history display as described above, and when there is a service to be acquired, the player operates the cross key 10 to select the display column of this service, and presses the enter button 11 to confirm. For example, when the two-dimensional barcode A3 of the previous three times is selected and confirmed, the contents of the service provided, for example, “I am a member”, together with the two-dimensional barcode A3 enlarged and displayed on the display screen 4a as shown in FIG. “The merchant who travels all over the country. If you want my standby image, access here!” Is also displayed. The player sees this display, photographs the two-dimensional barcode A3 with the mobile phone 200, accesses the site 400 at the address indicated by the two-dimensional barcode A3, and obtains standby image data for the mobile phone from the site 400. can do.

  If there is no desired two-dimensional barcode A1 to A4 displayed on the display screen 4a, the cross key 10 is operated to update the display contents. As the display after the update, for example, the display contents of the previous and second times are erased, and the display contents of the previous three times, the previous four times, the previous five times, and the sixth time are displayed. The player looks at the display contents after the update and, if there is a desired service among the display contents before and after the fifth time, takes a two-dimensional barcode of this service.

  As described above, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment has a symbol display device (display means) 4 and a two-dimensional barcode (code information) in which game related information is encoded in the symbol display device (display means) 4. In a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a code information display control means 61 for displaying A, a code information storage means 62 for storing a two-dimensional barcode (code information) A displayed on the symbol display device (display means) 4 is provided. The code information display control means 61 is configured to re-display the two-dimensional barcode (code information) A stored in the code information storage means 62 on the symbol display device (display means) 4. According to this embodiment, even if the player fails to photograph the two-dimensional barcode (code information) A displayed on the symbol display device (display means) 4, the two-dimensional barcode (code information) A is again displayed. Since an opportunity to be displayed on the display device (display means) 4 is provided, the two-dimensional barcode (code information) A that has been missed can be photographed.

  Further, a determination means for determining whether or not to redisplay the two-dimensional barcode (code information) A on the symbol display device (display means) 4 (steps S4 and S5 shown in FIG. 5, selection button display D, enter button 11). The code information display control means 61 re-displays the two-dimensional bar code (code information) A on the symbol display device (display means) 4 based on the determination by the determination means, or prevents it from being displayed again. A player who has been able to photograph the two-dimensional barcode (code information) A displayed on the device (display means) 4 takes a photographed two-dimensional barcode to a player who will next use the gaming machine. If (code information) A is not desired to be used, the two-dimensional barcode (code information) A can be prevented from being redisplayed by the determining means.

  The code information display control means 61 also displays the contents when the two-dimensional barcode (code information) A is accessed when displaying the two-dimensional barcode (code information) A on the symbol display device (display means) 4. Since the information is also displayed, the player can view information displayed on the symbol display device (display means) 4 to access the two-dimensional barcode (code information) A, information, benefits, etc. Can be known in advance, and a decision can be made as to whether or not to access depending on the display contents.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, although the symbol display apparatus 4 was comprised as a display means, display means other than the symbol display apparatus 4 may be sufficient as a display means. Further, the history display may be automatically performed during a specific round of the jackpot operation, not by the operation button operation.

It is a block diagram of the service provision system using the pachinko game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a top view of the saucer of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram of the electric system of the pachinko gaming machine. It is the flowchart showing the processing contents by the production control board. It is the flowchart showing the processing content by an effect control board similarly. It is a display screen figure of a symbol display apparatus. It is another display screen figure of a symbol display apparatus. It is another display screen figure of a symbol display apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

4 Symbol display device (display means)
61 Code information display control means 62 Code information storage means
A 2D barcode (code information)
Steps S4, S5, selection button display D, enter button 11 determining means

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine comprising display means, and code information display control means for displaying code information obtained by coding game-related information on the display means.
Code information storage means for storing code information displayed on the display means is provided, and the code information display control means is configured to redisplay the code information stored in the code information storage means on the display means. And
For the code information displayed on the display means, the player comprises a determining means for determining whether to redisplay the code information on the display means,
The code information storage means receives the determination by the determination means in advance, and for the code information determined to be redisplayed by the determination means, the code information storage means re-displays the code information by the determination means. For code information determined not to be redisplayed, store the code information as not to be redisplayed,
The code information display control means causes the code information stored in the code information storage means to be redisplayed on the display means when the code information is stored as redisplayed, and the code information is displayed. When stored as not displayed again, the display unit is configured not to display again , and the code information history is configured to be displayed on the display unit. Code information stored in the code information storage means for display is redisplayed on the display means, and code information stored in the code information storage means for non-display is not displayed again on the display means. A gaming machine characterized by that. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the code information display control means also displays contents when the code information is accessed when the code information is displayed on the display means.

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