JP5537635B2 - Game machine and image providing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine and an image providing system including the gaming machine.

  Recent slot machines are provided with an image display such as a liquid crystal display. On the image display, an image for production that enhances the atmosphere of the game is displayed as the game progresses.

  For example, a plurality of types of effects are prepared for notifying the entry into a special game state (BB (big bonus) game, ART (assist replay time), etc.) advantageous to the player. Each performance has a different appearance rate, and the degree of expectation for entering the special game state differs depending on the appearance rate. In general, an effect with a lower appearance rate has a greater expectation that the player will enter a special game state due to the appearance of the effect.

  In addition, when a premium effect, which is an effect with a remarkably low appearance rate, appears, not only a sense of expectation for entering a special game state, but also a rare image (premium effect image) displayed on the image display during the premium effect. Some players feel joy at being given. Some of these players can view the premium effect image on a mobile phone in order to view the premium effect image again later or post the premium effect image on a personal page of SNS (Social Networking Service). Some people want to shoot with their cameras.

JP 2011-212281 A

  However, since the premium effect image is displayed suddenly, the player may miss the chance to shoot the premium effect image. There is a strategy to keep the camera ready to shoot and wait for the premium effect image to be displayed while playing a game on the slot machine, but the premium effect image display frequency is extremely low. Is not realistic.

  The objective of this invention is providing the game machine and image provision system which can preserve | save the data of the image displayed on the image display in the player's communication terminal.

  The present invention will be described below. In order to facilitate understanding of the invention, reference numerals and the like in the accompanying drawings are appended in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the display form.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine (2) according to one aspect of the present invention includes an image display (18), data storage means (22) for storing a plurality of image configuration data, and the data storage. Data reading means (25) for selecting and reading out image configuration data from the means (22), data holding means (23) for temporarily holding the image configuration data read by the data reading means (25), An image display control means (26) for displaying an image based on the image configuration data held in the data holding means (23) on the image display (18), and an image display on the image display (18) An operation member (20) to be operated, information for specifying image configuration data held in the data holding means (23) when the operation member (20) is operated, and the Code generation means (27) for generating a code including access information for accessing a server having the same image configuration data as all the image configuration data stored in the data storage means (22), and the code generation Code notifying means (18) for notifying the code generated by the means (27).

  According to this configuration, when an image is displayed on the image display (18), the image configuration data constituting the image is selected from the plurality of image configuration data stored in the data storage means (22). Is done. The selected image configuration data is read from the data storage means (22) and held in the data holding means (23). Then, based on the image configuration data held in the data holding means (23), the image display (18) is controlled and an image is displayed on the image display (18).

  When the operation member (20) is operated during the display of the image on the image display (18), information for specifying the image configuration data held in the data holding means (23) at that time, and the server Is generated including access information for accessing. When the code is generated, the code is notified.

  Therefore, the server can be accessed from the communication terminal using the code. The server stores the same image configuration data as all the image configuration data stored in the data storage means (22). When there is an access using the code from the communication terminal to the server, the data is held in the data holding means (23) when the operation member (20) is operated on the server based on the access (information included in the code). It is possible to specify the same image formation data as the image configuration data. Then, image data based on the specified image configuration data can be transmitted from the server to the communication terminal.

  Therefore, the image data displayed on the image display (18) of the gaming machine (2) can be stored in the player's communication terminal.

  An image providing system according to another aspect of the present invention is an image providing system including a gaming machine (2) having an image display (18) and a server capable of communicating with a communication terminal. 2) a data storage unit (22) for storing a plurality of image configuration data, a data reading unit (25) for selecting and reading out image configuration data from the data storage unit (22), and the data reading unit (25) The data holding means (23) for temporarily holding the image configuration data read out by (2) and an image based on the image configuration data held in the data holding means (23) to the image display (18). The image display control means (26) to be displayed, the operation member (20) operated during the display of the image on the image display (18), and when the operation member (20) is operated, Code generation means (27) for generating information including information for specifying the image configuration data held in the data holding means (23) and access information for accessing the server; and the code generation means ( 27) code notifying means (18) for notifying the code generated by (27), and the server stores the same image configuration data as all the image configuration data stored in the data storage means (22). When there is an access using the same data storage means (32) and the code notified from the communication terminal by the code notification means (18), the image configuration data specified based on the code is the same data. The downloaded image data, which is image data based on the image configuration data, is read from the storage means (32), and And a data transmission means for transmitting the signal terminal (34).

  According to this configuration, when an image is displayed on the image display (18), the image configuration data constituting the image is selected from the plurality of image configuration data stored in the data storage means (22). Is done. The selected image configuration data is read from the data storage means (22) and held in the data holding means (23). Then, based on the image configuration data held in the data holding means (23), the image display (18) is controlled and an image is displayed on the image display (18).

  When the operation member (20) is operated during the display of the image on the image display (18), information for specifying the image configuration data held in the data holding means (23) at that time, and the server Is generated including access information for accessing. When the code is generated, the code is notified.

  Therefore, the server can be accessed from the communication terminal using the code. The same data storage means (32) of the server stores the same image configuration data as all the image configuration data stored in the data storage means (22). When there is an access using a code from the communication terminal to the server, the server holds the data in the data holding means (23) when the operation member (20) is operated based on the access (information included in the code). The same image formation data as the image configuration data that has been specified is specified, and the specified image configuration data is read from the same data storage means (32). Then, download image data that is image data based on the read image configuration data is transmitted from the server to the communication terminal.

  Therefore, the image data displayed on the image display (18) of the gaming machine (2) can be stored in the player's communication terminal.

  The server may include additional image data storage means (33) for storing additional image data that is image data to be added to the downloaded image data. Then, the additional image data stored in the additional image data storage means (33) may be added to the downloaded image data, and the downloaded image data and the additional image data may be transmitted from the server to the communication terminal.

  As a result, an image based on the downloaded image data (an image displayed on the image display (18) of the gaming machine (2)) is added to an image based on the additional image data and displayed on the display of the communication terminal. it can. For example, when the additional image data is data of a right expression image of an intellectual property right such as a copyright or trademark right related to the image, the right expression image is displayed on the display of the communication terminal, so that the right holder's knowledge is obtained. Intellectual property rights can be protected. In addition, when the additional image data is data of a decoration image (such as a frame) that decorates an image based on the downloaded image data, the image based on the downloaded image data is decorated and displayed on the display device of the communication terminal. Can do. Thereby, a new user service can be provided.

The image configuration data, and scene data is data of a scene moving, Ru include the work data is data embedded images embedded in scene video.

  By combining the scene data and the work data, the number of pieces of image configuration data equal to or greater than the sum of the number of scene data and the number of work data can be obtained. Therefore, while the capacity of the data storage means (22) can be kept low, various images composed of combinations of scene moving images and embedded images can be displayed on the image display (18).

The code includes scene playback time information indicating the elapsed time from the start of the display of the scene video on the image display to the time when the operation member is operated as information related to the operation timing of the operation member (20). The In this case, based on the instruction from the communication terminal, the image displayed on the image display (18) and / or the time when the operation progresses to the future when the operation member (20) is traced back to the past. Data of the image displayed on the image display (18) may be transmitted from the server to the communication terminal as download image data.

  As a result, even if the operation member (20) is operated deviating from the display timing of the image desired by the player, the image data displayed on the image display (18) at the display timing is transmitted to the player's communication. Can be saved on the terminal.

  The code includes information for specifying all image configuration data held in the data holding means (23) from the start to the end of the operation when the operation member (20) is operated in a predetermined mode. Information relating to the time during which an image based on the image configuration data was displayed on the image display (18) may be included.

  Thereby, the player can obtain the data of all the images displayed on the image display (18) from the start to the end of the operation in the predetermined mode of the operation member (20) and information on the time when each image is displayed. It can be stored in the communication terminal. Then, based on the stored data and information, all images displayed on the image display (18) from the start to the end of the operation of the operation member (20) in a predetermined mode on the display of the communication terminal. Can be displayed in time series. That is, the moving image displayed on the image display (18) from the start to the end of the operation of the operation member (20) in a predetermined mode can be displayed on the display of the communication terminal.

  The code may include information related to the time when the code is generated. In this case, if there is an access using the code notified by the code notification means (18) from the communication terminal, the download image will be displayed if a predetermined time or more has elapsed since the time when the code was generated. Data may not be transmitted to the communication terminal.

  Thereby, the time when the player can obtain the download image data is limited. Therefore, a scarce value can be given to the download image data, and the player can be interested in obtaining the download image data.

  According to the present invention, data of an image displayed on an image display device of a gaming machine can be stored in a player's communication terminal.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the slot machine. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the main part of the electrical configuration of the slot machine. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a flow of displaying an image on the liquid crystal display. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the liquid crystal display. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the main part of the electrical configuration of the server. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the flow of image display on the liquid crystal display, and is a diagram for describing a case where moving image data is stored in a communication terminal.

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

<Image provision system>

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the image providing system 1, a player who has played a game in the slot machine 2 accesses the server 4 from the communication terminal 3 such as a mobile phone via the communication network N such as a public telephone line network, and provides it during the game in the slot machine 2. The image data to be downloaded can be downloaded from the server 4 to the communication terminal 3.

<Configuration of slot machine>

  FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the slot machine.

  On the front surface of the slot machine 2, three reel windows 11L, 11C, and 11R are formed side by side at a position slightly above the center in the vertical direction. The reels 12L, 12C, and 12R are rotatably provided on the inner sides of the reel windows 11L, 11C, and 11R, respectively. For example, 21 symbols are arranged in the circumferential direction on the circumferential surface of each reel 12L, 12C, 12R.

  During the rotation of the reels 12L, 12C, 12R, the symbols of the reels 12L, 12C, 12R appear one after another in the reel windows 11L, 11C, 11R (design variation display). When the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R stop, three symbols of the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R are displayed in the reel windows 11L, 11C, and 11R, respectively (design stop display).

  On the front surface of the slot machine 2, a medal slot 13, a MAX bet button 14, a start lever 15, and three stop buttons 16L, 16C, and 16R are provided below the reel windows 11L, 11C, and 11R.

  When a medal is inserted from the medal slot 13, the inserted medal is bet on the game. A maximum of three medals can be bet per game. When a medal is bet on the game, the winning line is activated. When a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 13 with three medals being bet on the game, the inserted medals are credited to the slot machine 2 up to 50.

  Further, when the MAX bet button 14 is pressed while three or more medals are credited to the slot machine 2, three medals are bet on the game from the credited medals, and the slot machine 2 The number of medals credited (number of credits) is subtracted by 3.

  When the start lever 15 is operated after a medal is bet on the game, the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R start to rotate all at once. Further, when the start lever 15 is operated, an internal lottery for a plurality of winning combinations is executed.

  Thereafter, when the stop buttons 16L, 16C, 16R are operated, the rotation of the reels 12L, 12C, 12R stops. When all the reels 12L, 12C, 12R are stopped, one game is over.

  When all the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R are stopped, if the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery is arranged on the winning line, the winning combination is won. A predetermined number of medals are paid out for winning a small role. The medals paid out for the winning are credited to the slot machine 2 or discharged to the medal tray 17 provided at the lowermost part of the front surface of the slot machine 2.

  A liquid crystal display 18 and a pair of left and right speakers 19 are provided on the front surface of the slot machine 2.

  The liquid crystal display 18 is disposed above the reel windows 11L, 11C, 11R. The liquid crystal display 18 displays an image for an effect that enhances the game atmosphere as the game progresses.

  The speakers 19 are arranged on the left and right sides of the liquid crystal display 18. From the speaker 19, sound effects and the like for producing effects that excite the atmosphere of the game are output as the game progresses.

  A shooting button 20 that is operated by a player is provided on the front surface of the slot machine 2. How to use the shooting button 20 will be described later.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the main part of the electrical configuration of the slot machine.

  The slot machine 2 includes a control unit 21 having a configuration including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.

  An image configuration data storage unit 22 is provided in the ROM storage area of the control unit 21. The image configuration data storage unit 22 stores a plurality of scene data and a plurality of work data as image configuration data that configures an image displayed on the liquid crystal display 18. The scene data is scene moving image data displayed on the liquid crystal display 18, and is an aggregate of a plurality of still image data. The work data is embedded image data embedded in a scene moving image.

  An image configuration data holding unit 23 is provided in the RAM storage area of the control unit 21. The image configuration data holding unit 23 temporarily holds image configuration data read from the image configuration data storage unit 22 in order to display an image on the liquid crystal display 18.

  The control unit 21 also has a game control function for controlling the basic operation of the game (game) in the slot machine 2, an image configuration data reading function for reading image configuration data from the image configuration data storage unit 22, and a display on the liquid crystal display 18. And a code generation function for generating a code in response to an operation of the shooting button 20. In FIG. 3, the game control function, the image configuration data reading function, the display control function, and the code generation function are provided as a game control unit 24, an image configuration data reading unit 25, a display control unit 26, and a code generation unit 27 in hardware. It is shown.

  The game control unit 24 includes the operation signals of the MAX bet button 14, the start lever 15, and the stop buttons 16L, 16C, 16R, etc., when each unit is operated by the player during the game in the slot machine 2. An operation signal indicating that an operation has been performed is input. The game control unit 24 executes an internal lottery based on the input operation signal, and controls the rotation and stop of each reel 12L, 12C, 12R. Thereby, a game in the slot machine 2 is realized.

  The image configuration data reading unit 25 selectively reads scene data and work data from the image configuration data storage unit 22 in accordance with the progress of the game realized by the game control unit 24, and from the read scene data and work data. The image configuration data is stored in the image configuration data storage unit 23.

  The display control unit 26 controls a driver (not shown) of the liquid crystal display 18 and causes the liquid crystal display 18 to display an image composed of the image configuration data held in the image configuration data holding unit 23.

  An operation signal for the photographing button 20 is input to the code generation unit 27. When the shooting button 20 is pressed, the code generation unit 27 specifies image configuration data (scene data and work data) held in the image configuration data holding unit 23 at the timing when the shooting button 20 is operated. A code (for example, a two-dimensional code) including the information and access information for accessing the server 4 is generated. When the code is generated by the code generation unit 27, the display control unit 26 controls the driver of the liquid crystal display 18, so that the generated code is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18.

<Production image display>

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a flow of displaying an image on the liquid crystal display. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the liquid crystal display.

  The function of the image configuration data reading unit 25 and the code generation unit 27 will be specifically described by taking up the case where the flow of image display on the liquid crystal display 18 is the flow shown in FIG.

  Before the start lever 15 is operated, the image configuration data reading unit 25 reads the scene data with the scene number “511” and the work data with the work number “1” from the image configuration data storage unit 22, and the scene. The scene data with the number “511” and the work data with the work number “1” are held in the image configuration data holding unit 23. In response to the scene data of the scene number “511” and the work data of the work number “1” being held in the image configuration data holding unit 23, the display control unit 26 causes the scene moving image and the work of the scene number “511” to be stored. Display of the embedded image with the number “1” is started. The scene movie with the scene number “511” is, for example, a movie in which the embedded image moves at a constant speed from the left to the right on the background. The embedded image of the work number “1” is, for example, an image representing a symbol “7” arranged on the peripheral surfaces of the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R.

  When the start lever 15 is operated, in response to this, the image configuration data reading unit 25 reads the scene data of the scene number “512” and the work data of the work number “100” from the image configuration data storage unit 22. Then, the scene data of the scene number “512” and the work data of the work number “100” are held in the image configuration data holding unit 23. In response to the scene data of the scene number “512” and the work data of the work number “100” being held in the image configuration data holding unit 23, the display control unit 26 causes the scene moving image and the work of the scene number “512” to be stored. The display of the embedded image with the number “100” is started.

  At this time, the liquid crystal display 18 continues to display the scene moving image with the scene number “511” and the embedded image with the work number “1”. Therefore, the liquid crystal display 18 displays the scene video with the scene number “511” and the embedded image with the work number “1”, as well as the scene video with the scene number “512” and the embedded image with the work number “100”. The

  Thereafter, when the left stop button 16L is operated, in response to this, the image configuration data reading unit 25 causes the scene data of the scene number “513” and the work data of the work number “500” to be stored in the image configuration data storage unit. 22, the scene data with the scene number “513” and the work data with the work number “500” are held in the image configuration data holding unit 23. In response to the scene data of the scene number “513” and the work data of the work number “500” being held in the image configuration data holding unit 23, the display control unit 26 causes the scene moving image and the work of the scene number “513” to be stored. The display of the embedded image with the number “500” is started. The scene moving image with the scene number “513” is, for example, a moving image in which “acquired *****” characters are displayed stationary over a certain period of time on the background. The embedded image of the work number “500” is, for example, an image of the character “500” embedded in the “***” portion of the scene moving image.

  At this time, the liquid crystal display 18 displays the scene moving image of the scene number “511” and the embedded image of the work number “1”, and the scene moving image of the scene number “512” and the embedded image of the work number “100”. Is continuing. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the liquid crystal display 18 has a scene moving image with a scene number “511” and an embedded image with a work number “1”, and a scene moving image with a scene number “512” and a work number “100”. The embedded image of the scene number “513” and the embedded image of the work number “500” are displayed.

  When the desired image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18, the player operates the shooting button 20 (press operation for a short time). Scene movie with scene number “511” and embedded image with work number “1”, scene movie with scene number “512” and embedded image with work number “100”, and scene movie with scene number “513” and work number When the shooting button 20 is operated in a state where the embedded image of “500” is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18, the code number 27 causes the scene number “ 511 ”,“ 512 ”and“ 513 ”scene specification information for specifying scene data, and scene times“ 511 ”,“ 512 ”and“ 513 ”scene moving images elapsed from the start of display (reproduction time) ) Specifying scene playback time information “651”, “652” and “653”, and work numbers “1”, “100” and “500” That together include the work specific information, code including access information for accessing the server 4 is generated.

<Server configuration>

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the main part of the electrical configuration of the server.

  The server 4 includes a control unit 31 having a configuration including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.

  The same data storage unit 32 is provided in the ROM storage area of the control unit 31. The same data storage unit 32 stores the same image configuration data as all the image configuration data stored in the image configuration data storage unit 22 of the slot machine 2.

  Furthermore, an additional image data storage unit 33 is provided in the ROM storage area of the control unit 31. In the additional image data storage unit 33, as additional image data, for example, right notation image data and images of intellectual property rights such as copyrights and trademark rights related to images displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 of the slot machine 2 are stored. Stores data such as decoration images (frames) to be decorated.

  The control unit 31 has a data transmission function. In FIG. 6, the data transmission function is shown as hardware as the data transmission unit 34.

  Based on the access from the communication terminal 3, the data transmission unit 34 reads the image configuration data from the same data storage unit, reads the additional image data from the additional image data storage unit 33, and based on the image configuration data and the additional image data Download image data, which is image data, is transmitted to the communication terminal 3.

  The flow of image display on the liquid crystal display 18 is the flow shown in FIG. 4, and the function of the data transmission unit 34 will be specifically described taking the case where the photographing button 20 is operated at the above-described timing.

  In the slot machine 2, scene specifying information for specifying scene data of scene numbers “511”, “512” and “513”, scene reproduction time information “651”, “652” and “653”, and a work number “1” When the code including the work specifying information specifying “100” and “100” and the access information for accessing the server 4 is generated, the code is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18.

  When the code is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18, the player uses the camera (not shown) built in the communication terminal 3 owned by the player to photograph the code. When the code is photographed, a content for inquiring whether or not to access the server is displayed on the display of the communication terminal 3. When the player operates the communication terminal 3 to instruct execution of access from the communication terminal 3 to the server 4, the access from the communication terminal 3 to the server 4 is executed using the photographed code. The

  The code includes scene specifying information for specifying scene data of scene numbers “511”, “512”, and “513”. Therefore, based on the access to the server 4 using the code, the data transmission unit 34 receives the scene video data displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 of the slot machine 2 when the shooting button 20 is operated. It can be recognized that the scene data are numbers “511”, “512”, and “513”.

  The code includes scene reproduction time information “651”, “652”, and “653”. Therefore, based on the access to the server 4 using the code, the data transmission unit 34 operates the shooting button 20 after the start of displaying the scene videos with the scene numbers “511”, “512”, and “513”. The elapsed time up to the point in time can be certified. Then, the data transmission unit 34, based on each elapsed time, the still image (one frame still image in the scene video) displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 of the slot machine 2 when the shooting button 20 is operated. The still image data can be specified from the scene data of the scene numbers “511”, “512”, and “513”.

  Further, the code includes work specifying information for specifying the work numbers “1”, “100”, and “500”. Therefore, based on the access to the server 4 using the code, the data transmission unit 34 stores the data of the embedded image displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 of the slot machine 2 when the photographing button 20 is operated. It can be recognized that the work data are the work numbers “1”, “100”, and “500”.

  When the data transmission unit 34 specifies the still image data and the work data of the embedded image displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 of the slot machine 2 at the time when the photographing button 20 is operated, the data is the same. The data is read from the data storage unit 32 and transmitted to the communication terminal 3 as download image data. In addition, the data transmission unit 34 reads predetermined additional image data from the additional image data storage unit 33 as necessary, adds the additional image data to the download image data, and sends the data to the communication terminal 3. Send.

<Operation in communication terminal>

  In the communication terminal 3 that has received the download image data from the server 4, the download image data is stored in the memory. Then, when the player operates the communication terminal 3 to instruct display of an image, an image based on the downloaded image data, that is, the still image displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 when the shooting button 20 is operated. An image (a still image of one frame in the moving image) is displayed on the display device of the communication terminal 3. If additional image data is added to the download image data, an image based on the additional image data is added to an image based on the download image data and displayed on the display of the communication terminal 3.

<Save movie data>

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the flow of image display on the liquid crystal display, and is a diagram for describing a case where moving image data is stored in a communication terminal.

  When the player desires to obtain the data of the moving image displayed on the liquid crystal display 18, the player presses the shooting button 20 at the timing when the display of the desired moving image is started, and then the shooting button until the timing when the desired moving image ends. Keep pressing 20. That is, the player holds down the shooting button 20 for a long time from the start to the end of the desired moving image.

  A scene video with a scene number “513” and an embedded image with a work number “1” and a scene video with a scene number “512” and an embedded image with a work number “100”, as well as the scene video with a scene number “513” and the work number. When the shooting button 20 is pressed and held while the embedded image of “500” is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18, the scene generated by the code generation unit 27 at this time in the image configuration data holding unit 23. The scene specifying information for specifying the scene data of the numbers “511”, “512”, and “513” and the scene moving images of the scene numbers “511”, “512”, and “513” are started to be displayed, respectively. Scene playback time information “651”, “652” and “653” indicating the elapsed time until the long press is started, and the scene number “ Scene reproduction time information “654”, “655”, and “656” indicating elapsed time from the start of the display of the scene moving images of “11”, “512”, and “513” until the long press of the shooting button 20 is ended. ”And the work specifying information for specifying the work numbers“ 1 ”,“ 100 ”, and“ 500 ”, and the code including the access information for accessing the server 4 is generated. The generated code is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18.

  When the code is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18, the player uses the camera (not shown) built in the communication terminal 3 owned by the player to photograph the code. When the code is photographed, a content for inquiring whether or not to access the server is displayed on the display of the communication terminal 3. When the player operates the communication terminal 3 to instruct execution of access from the communication terminal 3 to the server 4, the access from the communication terminal 3 to the server 4 is executed using the photographed code. The

  The code includes scene specifying information for specifying scene data of scene numbers “511”, “512”, and “513”. Therefore, based on the access to the server 4 using the code, the data transmission unit 34 receives the scene video data displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 of the slot machine 2 when the shooting button 20 is operated. It can be recognized that the scene data are numbers “511”, “512”, and “513”.

  The code includes scene reproduction time information “651”, “652”, and “653”. Therefore, based on the access to the server 4 using the code, the data transmission unit 34 starts the display of the scene moving images with the scene numbers “511”, “512”, and “513”, and the length of the shooting button 20 is increased. The elapsed time until the push is started can be recognized.

  Further, the code includes scene reproduction time information “654”, “655”, and “656”. Therefore, based on the access to the server 4 using the code, the data transmission unit 34 starts the display of the scene moving images with the scene numbers “511”, “512”, and “513”, and the length of the shooting button 20 is increased. The elapsed time until the push is finished can be recognized.

  Then, based on the certified elapsed time, the data transmission unit 34 displays a plurality of still images constituting the moving image displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 of the slot machine 2 during the period in which the shooting button 20 is pressed for a long time. The plurality of still image data can be specified from the scene data of the scene numbers “511”, “512”, and “513”.

  The code includes work specifying information for specifying the work numbers “1”, “100”, and “500”. Therefore, based on the access to the server 4 using the code, the data transmission unit 34 stores the data of the embedded image displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 of the slot machine 2 when the photographing button 20 is operated. It can be recognized that the work data are the work numbers “1”, “100”, and “500”.

  Then, the data transmission unit 34 receives a plurality of still image data and embedded image work data constituting the moving image displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 of the slot machine 2 during the period in which the shooting button 20 is held down. When specified, these data are read from the same data storage unit 32 and transmitted to the communication terminal 3 as download image data. In addition, the data transmission unit 34 reads predetermined additional image data from the additional image data storage unit 33 as necessary, adds the additional image data to the download image data, and sends the data to the communication terminal 3. Send.

  In the communication terminal 3 that has received the download image data from the server 4, the download image data is stored in the memory. When the player operates the communication terminal 3 to instruct the display of the image, the image based on the downloaded image data, that is, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 during the period when the shooting button 20 is long pressed. The moving image is displayed on the display of the communication terminal 3. When additional image data is added to the download image data, an image based on the additional image data is added to a moving image based on the download image data and displayed on the display of the communication terminal 3.

<Effect>

  As described above, when an image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18, image configuration data constituting the image is selected from a plurality of image configuration data stored in the image configuration data storage unit 22. The selected image configuration data is read from the image configuration data storage unit 22 and held in the image configuration data holding unit 23. Then, the driver of the liquid crystal display 18 is controlled based on the image configuration data held in the image configuration data holding unit 23, and an image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18.

  When the shooting button 20 is operated while an image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18, information for specifying image configuration data held in the image configuration data holding unit 23 at that time and the server 4 are accessed. Code including the access information for the user is generated. When the code is generated, the code is notified.

  Therefore, the server 4 can be accessed from the communication terminal using the code. The same data storage unit 32 of the server 4 stores the same image configuration data as all the image configuration data stored in the image configuration data storage unit 22. When there is an access using the code from the communication terminal 3 to the server 4, the server 4 holds the image configuration data holding unit 23 at the time when the shooting button 20 is operated based on the access (information included in the code). The same image formation data as the image configuration data that has been specified is specified, and the specified image configuration data is read from the same data storage unit 32. Then, download image data, which is image data based on the read image configuration data, is transmitted from the server 4 to the communication terminal 3.

  Therefore, the image data displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 of the gaming machine can be stored in the player's communication terminal 3.

  The server 4 includes an additional image data storage unit 33 that stores additional image data that is image data to be added to download image data. In some cases, the additional image data stored in the additional image data storage unit 33 is added to the downloaded image data, and the downloaded image data and the additional image data are transmitted from the server 4 to the communication terminal 3.

  In this case, an image based on the downloaded image data can be displayed on the display device of the communication terminal 3 by adding an image based on the additional image data. For example, when the additional image data is data of a right expression image of an intellectual property right such as a copyright or a trademark right related to the image, the right expression image is displayed on the display of the communication terminal 3, thereby Intellectual property rights can be protected. When the additional image data is decoration image data that decorates an image based on the downloaded image data, the image based on the downloaded image data can be decorated and displayed on the display device of the communication terminal 3. Thereby, a new user service can be provided.

  The image configuration data includes scene data that is scene moving image data and work data that is embedded image data embedded in the scene moving image.

  By combining the scene data and the work data, the number of pieces of image configuration data equal to or greater than the sum of the number of scene data and the number of work data can be obtained. Therefore, while the capacity of the image configuration data storage unit 22 can be kept low, various images composed of combinations of scene moving images and embedded images can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 18.

  The code includes information related to the timing when the shooting button 20 is operated. Therefore, based on the instruction from the communication terminal 3, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 at the time of going back to the past from the time when the photographing button 20 was operated and / or the liquid crystal display 18 at the time of proceeding to the future. It is also possible to transmit the image data displayed on the server 4 to the communication terminal 3 from the server 4 as download image data.

  As a result, even if the shooting button 20 is operated deviating from the display timing of the image desired by the player, the image data displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 at the display timing is stored in the communication terminal 3 of the player. can do.

  When the shooting button 20 is pressed for a long time, the code includes information for specifying all the image configuration data held in the image configuration data holding unit 23 from the start to the end of the operation, and the image configuration data. The information regarding the time when the image based on this was displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 is contained.

  Thereby, the data of all the images displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 during the period in which the shooting button 20 was pressed and the information about the time when each image was displayed can be stored in the player's communication terminal 3. . Then, based on the stored data and information, all images displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 in a period during which the shooting button 20 is held down can be displayed in time series on the display of the communication terminal 3. it can. That is, the moving image displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 can be displayed on the display device of the communication terminal 3 during the period in which the shooting button 20 is pressed for a long time.

<Modification>

  As mentioned above, although several embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can also be implemented with another form.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, when the player desires to obtain the data of the moving image displayed on the liquid crystal display 18, the shooting button 20 is pressed and held while the desired moving image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 18. He said. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the shooting button 20 is operated in a short time at the start and end of a desired moving image, the code generation unit 27 may generate a code by the same method as described above.

  Further, the code may include information regarding the time when the code is generated. In this case, when there is an access using a code from the communication terminal 3, if a time longer than a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the code is generated, the downloaded image data from the server 4 to the communication terminal 3 May be prohibited.

  Thereby, the time when the player can obtain the download image data is limited. Therefore, a scarce value can be given to the download image data, and the player can be interested in obtaining the download image data.

  Although the slot machine 2 is provided with the liquid crystal display 18, an image display other than the liquid crystal display 18 such as an organic EL (electroluminescence) display may be provided in the slot machine 2.

  Further, although the slot machine 2 is taken up as an example of the gaming machine, the present invention can be widely applied to gaming machines other than the slot machine 2, such as a pachinko machine.

  In addition, various design changes can be made within the scope of matters described in the claims.

1 Image providing system 2 Slot machine (game machine)
3 Communication terminal 4 Server 18 Liquid crystal display (image display, code notification means)
20 Shooting button (operation member)
22 Image configuration data storage unit (data storage means)
23 Image configuration data holding unit (data holding means)
25 Image configuration data reading unit (data reading means)
26 Display control unit (image display control means)
27 Code generator (code generator)
32 Identical data storage unit (identical data storage means)
33 Additional image data storage unit (additional image data storage means)
34 Data transmission unit (data transmission means)

Claims (7)

An image display;
Data storage means for storing a plurality of image configuration data;
Data reading means for selecting and reading out image configuration data from the data storage means;
Data holding means for temporarily holding image configuration data read by the data reading means;
Image display control means for causing the image display to display an image based on image configuration data held in the data holding means;
An operating member operated during display of an image on the image display;
Information for specifying the image configuration data held in the data holding means at the time when the operation member is operated, and the same image configuration data as all the image configuration data stored in the data storage means Code generating means for generating code including access information for accessing a server having;
Look contains a code informing means for informing a code generated by said code generating means,
The image configuration data includes scene data that is scene video data, and work data that is embedded image data embedded in the scene video,
The code generated by the code generation means includes scene playback time information indicating an elapsed time from when the scene moving image is started to be displayed on the image display until the operation member is operated. . The code generated by the code generation unit specifies all the image configuration data held in the data holding unit from the start to the end of the operation when the operation member is operated in a predetermined manner. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , further comprising: information for the information, and information about a time during which an image based on the image configuration data is displayed on the image display. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the code generated by the code generation means includes information related to a time when the code is generated. An image providing system including a gaming machine having an image display and a server capable of communicating with a communication terminal,
The gaming machine is
Data storage means for storing a plurality of image configuration data;
Data reading means for selecting and reading out image configuration data from the data storage means;
Data holding means for temporarily holding image configuration data read by the data reading means;
Image display control means for causing the image display to display an image based on image configuration data held in the data holding means;
An operating member operated during display of an image on the image display;
Code generation means for generating information including information for specifying the image configuration data held in the data holding means at the time when the operation member is operated, and access information for accessing the server;
Code notifying means for notifying the code generated by the code generating means,
The server
The same data storage means for storing the same image configuration data as all the image configuration data stored in the data storage means;
When there is an access using the code notified by the code notification means from the communication terminal, image configuration data specified based on the code is read from the same data storage means, and an image based on the image configuration data is read look including a data transmitting means for transmitting the downloaded image data to the communication terminal which is the data,
The image configuration data includes scene data that is scene video data and work data that is embedded image data embedded in the scene video.
The code generated by the code generation means includes scene playback time information indicating an elapsed time from when the scene moving image is started to be displayed on the image display to when the operation member is operated,
The data transmission means, based on an instruction from the communication terminal, when an image displayed on the image display and / or a time when proceeding to the future from the time when the operation member is operated to the past. An image providing system for transmitting image data displayed on the image display device as the download image data to the communication terminal . The server includes additional image data storage means for storing additional image data which is image data added to the download image data,
The image providing system according to claim 4 , wherein the data transmission unit adds the additional image data stored in the additional image data storage unit to the download image data and transmits the additional image data to the communication terminal. The code generated by the code generation unit specifies all the image configuration data held in the data holding unit from the start to the end of the operation when the operation member is operated in a predetermined manner. 6. The image providing system according to claim 4 , further comprising information on the time for which an image based on the image configuration data is displayed on the image display. The code generated by the code generation means includes information on the time when the code is generated,
If there is an access using the code notified by the code notification means from the communication terminal, the data transmission means, if a time longer than a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the code is generated, wherein not transmitting to the communication terminal to download image data, the image providing system according to any one of claims 4-6.

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