JP5804687B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine including an image display that is movably arranged with respect to a gaming board.

  The pachinko machine executes a jackpot lottery with the winning of a game ball at the starting point, and also displays a special symbol indicating the result of the jackpot lottery after the special symbol is variably displayed. When the symbol is a predetermined winning symbol, the big winning opening is released so that the player can enjoy the big hit game. An example of this type of pachinko gaming machine is the pachinko gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  The pachinko gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 is an image display device including a main display unit that displays game information such as special symbols, and a sub-display unit that displays other game information, game guides, TV images, CMs, and the like. It has. This image display is fixed to the central portion of the game board so that the player can see the main display and the sub display without bending his neck.

JP 2006-158638 A

  However, in the pachinko gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the main display unit and the sub display unit are fixedly arranged adjacent to each other so that the player can view the main display unit, and information displayed on the sub display unit is also included. What is set in the gaming machine is displayed. Therefore, the information displayed on the sub display section is often not what the player desires, and eventually the player uses the sub display section less frequently, so even if the sub display section is provided. There is a problem that the game by the player tends to be monotonous.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of performing an effective presentation using an image display provided in the gaming machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention may employ the following configuration, for example. In addition, reference numerals in parentheses, step numbers, supplementary explanations, and the like in this column indicate correspondence with the embodiments described later in order to help understanding of the present invention and limit the present invention in any way. is not. Further, when interpreting the description of the claims, it is understood that the scope should be interpreted only by the description of the claims, and there is a contradiction between the description of the claims and the description in this column. In that case, priority is given to the claims.

  An example of the gaming machine (1) of the present invention is played by a player. The gaming machine includes a movable display (6), a drive means (10), an object detection section (606), and a movable display position control means (the effect control section 130 for executing step 905; hereinafter, only the step number is described. ). The movable display has a first display screen (60) and is movable with respect to the game board (2). The driving means moves the movable display. The object detection unit is provided in the movable display and detects an object in a space in front of the movable display. The movable display position control means controls the drive means based on the detection result of the object in the front space to move the movable display.

  Further, the object detection unit may detect a position where the object exists in the front space. The movable display position control means may move the movable display so as to follow the movement of the object in the front space detected by the object detection unit.

  Further, the movable display position control means may include movement information generation means. The movement information generation unit generates movement information indicating a route along which the object has moved in a state where the object is continuously detected after the object is detected in the front space. In this case, the movable display position control means may move the movable display based on the path indicated by the movement information.

  Further, the movable display position control means may include movement information generation means. The movement information generating means generates movement information indicating a direction and a distance connecting the position where the object is detected at the present time from the position where the object is first detected in the front space. The movable display position control means may move the movable display based on the direction and distance indicated by the movement information.

  The movable display position control means may further include movement information storage means. The movement information storage means stores the movement information generated by the movement information generation means in the storage means. In this case, the movable display position control means uses the position of the object to generate movement information stored in the storage means when the object is no longer detected after the object is detected in the front space. The movement of the based movable indicator may be started.

  The object detection unit may be a plurality of optical sensors that are provided on the first display screen and detect the illuminance of external light received from the front space. The movement information generation means sets the center of gravity of the region where the group of photosensors that detect the decrease in illuminance among the plurality of photosensors is set to the position of the object existing in the front space, and uses the position of the object The movement information may be generated.

  Further, the movable display position control means may move the movable display to a position separated by a distance obtained by multiplying the distance indicated by the movement information by a predetermined distance in the direction indicated by the movement information.

  The movable display position control means sets a moving distance for moving the movable display according to the moving speed of the object in the front space detected by the object detection unit, and sets the movable display according to the moving distance. It may be moved.

  The gaming machine may further include the display control means (the image sound control unit 140 that executes S290 to S312; hereinafter, only the step number is described). The display control means controls the image displayed on the first display screen. The display control means may display a predetermined image on the first display screen based on the position of the object in the front space detected by the object detection unit.

  The gaming machine may further include a fixed display (5), display control means (S290 to S312), movable display position detection means (S919), and image object extraction means (S921). The fixed indicator has a second display screen (50) fixed to the game board. The display control means controls the images displayed on the first display screen and the second display screen. The movable display position detecting means detects the position of the movable display. The image object extraction unit extracts an image object (CI) displayed at a position overlapping the first display screen from among the image objects displayed on the second display screen by the display control unit. The display control means may display information (IF) related to the image object extracted by the image object extraction means on the first display screen.

  The gaming machine may further include display control means, component member extraction means (S921), and movable display position detection means. The display control means controls the image displayed on the first display screen. The constituent member extraction means extracts the constituent member (7) provided at a position overlapping the first display screen among the constituent members provided in the gaming machine. The movable display position detecting means detects the position of the movable display. The display control means may display information related to the constituent member extracted by the constituent member extraction means on the first display screen.

  The object detection unit may detect the presence or absence of an object in at least the front space. The movable display position control means may move the movable display to a position corresponding to the number of times the object detection unit has detected the presence of the object in the front space within a predetermined time.

  The gaming machine may further include a fixed display and display control means. The fixed indicator has a second display screen fixed to the game board. The display control means controls the images displayed on the first display screen and the second display screen. The display control means may include a first drawing means (S291), an image generation means (S293, S294, S311, S312), a second drawing means (S303), and an output means (S305, S307, S308). . The first drawing means draws the main image to be displayed on the second display screen in the frame buffer (1426A, 1426B). The image generation means generates a sub image to be displayed on the first display screen. The second drawing means draws the sub image by dividing it into a plurality of free areas in the frame buffer in which the main image is drawn. The output means reads out the main image from the frame buffer and outputs it to the fixed display, and reads out the divided sub-images from the frame buffer in a predetermined reading order and outputs them to the movable display.

  The gaming machine may further include a movable display position detecting unit. The movable display position detecting means detects the position of the movable display. The image generation means extracts a region where the first display screen overlaps the main image displayed on the second display screen based on the position of the movable display, and a copy image obtained by copying the region of the main image Alternatively, a sub-image may be generated by synthesizing a difference image indicating display content displayed only on the first display screen.

  The display control means may further include calculation means (S1 to S10). The calculation means calculates the division size for dividing the sub image and the number of divisions for dividing the sub image based on the size of the empty area and the size of the sub image. In this case, the second drawing unit may divide the sub-image according to the division size and the number of divisions calculated by the calculation unit and draw it in the empty area.

According to the present invention, it is possible to perform effective presentation using variable dynamic indicator provided Yu technique machine.

Schematic front view showing an example of a gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention Schematic plan view showing a part of the gaming machine 1 of FIG. An enlarged view showing an example of the display 4 in FIG. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the flow until display information IF is displayed on the sub screen 60 of the sub display 6. FIG. The figure which shows an example of schematic structure of the sub screen 60 of FIG. The figure for demonstrating an example of the illuminance fall area | region with respect to the sub screen 60, and the outline image EI displayed on the sub screen 60 The perspective view which shows an example of a structure of the drive mechanism 10. The perspective view which shows an example of a structure of the drive mechanism 10. An exploded perspective view showing an example of the drive mechanism 10 FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view showing an example of the sub display 6 in FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a control device provided in the gaming machine 1 of FIG. The block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the image sound control part 140 of FIG. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of a structure of VRAM_FB1426 of FIG. The flowchart which shows an example of the setting process performed by the image sound control part 140 of FIG. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the size of a main image size, a sub image size, a frame buffer size, and an empty area Explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the setting process performed by CPU141 of the image sound control part 140 of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the data and program which are memorize | stored in RAM133 of the production | presentation control part 130 of FIG. The flowchart which shows an example of the timer interruption process performed in the production | presentation control part 130 of FIG. Subroutine showing an example of detailed operation of sub-display processing in step 905 in FIG. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the other example of the flow until display information IF is displayed on the subscreen 60 of the subdisplay 6. FIG. The flowchart which shows an example of the drawing process performed by the image sound control part 140 of FIG. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the drawing process performed by VDP142 when the division | segmentation number SN is set to "0". Explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the drawing process performed by VDP142 when division | segmentation number SN is set to "4" Explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the output process of a divided image The flowchart which shows the other example of the drawing process performed by the image sound control part 140 of FIG. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the other example of the drawing process performed by VDP142 The figure for demonstrating the drive mechanism of the other aspect which moves the sub indicator 6. FIG.

  Hereinafter, a gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

[Schematic configuration of gaming machine 1]
First, a schematic configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing an example of the gaming machine 1. The gaming machine 1 is, for example, a pachinko gaming machine configured to pay out a prize ball when a game ball launched by a player's instruction operation wins a prize. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes a game board 2 on which game balls are launched, and a frame member 3 surrounding the game board 2. The frame member 3 is a member that supports a transparent plate arranged parallel to the game board 2 at a predetermined interval on the front side of the game board 2 (the front side in FIG. 1), with respect to the game board 2. It is configured to be openable and closable via a hinge, and is configured to be detachable from the game board 2.

  A game area 20 in which a game ball moves is formed between the transparent plate supported by the frame member 3 and the game board 2. When the player holds the handle 31 and rotates the lever 32 in the clockwise direction, a game ball is launched from a launching device (not shown) with a hitting force corresponding to the rotation angle of the handle 31. Although not shown in the drawing, the game board 2 is provided with a guide member that guides the game ball launched from the launching device to the game area 20, and the game ball is stored in the game area 20 by the guide member. Guided to the upper position. The game ball falls along the surface of the game board 2 while changing its moving direction by coming into contact with a game nail (not shown) or a windmill arranged in the game area 20.

  The game area 20 is provided with a first starting port 21, a second starting port 22, a large winning port 23, a normal winning port 24, a gate 25, and the like as winning items related to winning and lottery. Also, below the big winning opening 23 in the gaming area 20, the game balls that have not entered the first starting opening 21, the second starting opening 22, the big winning opening 23, and the normal winning opening 24 are discharged out of the gaming area 20. A discharge port 26 is provided.

  The first start port 21 and the second start port 22 are provided below the main display 5 described later. The first start port 21 and the second start port 22 are arranged side by side with a predetermined interval with the first start port 21 as the upper side of the second start port 22. In the gaming machine 1, a big hit lottery is executed by winning a game ball in the first start port 21 or the second start port 22. In the following description, the jackpot lottery executed when the game ball is won at the first start port 21 is called a first special symbol lottery, and is executed when the game ball is won at the second start port 22. The jackpot lottery performed is called the second special symbol lottery, and the first special symbol lottery and the second special symbol lottery are collectively called the special symbol lottery.

  Between the 1st starting port 21 and the 2nd starting port 22, the electric tulip 27 which has a pair of blade member imitating a tulip flower is arrange | positioned. The electric tulip 27 is configured to change its posture between a closed posture (see FIG. 1) in which the pair of blade members are closed and an open posture (not shown) in which the pair of blade members are open. The posture is changed by the operation of the electric solenoid.

  In a state where the pair of blade members of the electric tulip 27 is in the closed posture, the entry path of the game ball to the second start port 22 is blocked by the member constituting the first start port 21 and the electric tulip 27, and the game ball Does not enter the second starting port 22. On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the gate 25, a normal symbol lottery (opening / closing lottery of the electric tulip 27) is executed, and when the normal symbol lottery is won, the pair of blade members of the electric tulip 27 is opened for a specified time. The operation of returning to the closed posture after maintaining the posture is performed a prescribed number of times. Thus, by winning the normal symbol lottery, the approach path of the game ball to the second start port 22 is released, and the game ball can win the second start port 22. That is, the second special symbol lottery can be executed. The specified time and the specified number of times related to the operation of the electric tulip 27 may be changed according to the gaming state of the gaming machine 1.

  The normal winning opening 24 is disposed below the gate 25. When a game ball wins the normal winning opening 24, the lottery is not executed, but more prize balls are paid out than when the game ball wins the first start opening 21 and the second start opening 22.

  The big prize opening 23 is arranged below the second start opening 22. The special winning opening 23 is opened according to the result of the special symbol lottery. A plate for opening and closing the big prize opening 23 is provided at the opening of the big prize opening 23. In a state where the special symbol lottery is not won, since the plate is in the same plane as the surface of the game board 2, the game ball does not enter the big winning opening 23. On the other hand, when the special symbol lottery is won, the upper end side of the plate is tilted toward the surface side of the game board 2 with the lower end side of the plate as an axis, and the special winning opening 23 is opened.

  Here, the payout of prize balls will be described. When a game ball enters the first start port 21, the second start port 22, the big winning port 23, and the normal winning port 24, the number of award balls (game balls) corresponding to the winning place is paid out. For example, when a game ball wins at the first start port 21 or the second start port 22, four prize balls are paid out, and when a game ball wins at the big prize port 23, 13 prize balls are paid out. When a game ball wins the winning opening 24, 10 winning balls are paid out. Even if the game ball passes through the gate 25, the prize ball is not paid out.

  At the center of the game board 2, a main display 5 and a sub display 6 for displaying various images for production are provided. The sub display 6 is provided with a sub light sensor 606 for detecting a change in light incident from the player side. The main display 5 and the sub display 6 will be described in detail later.

  A panel lamp 8 and a movable accessory 7 used for various effects are provided at positions close to the main display 5. The board lamp 8 emits light according to the progress of the game by the player, thereby performing various effects by light. The movable accessory 7 is configured to be movable with respect to the game board 2, and performs various effects by rotating, for example, a built-in light emitting element. In the present embodiment, the case where the decorative accessory configured to be movable with respect to the game board 2 is only the movable accessory 7 will be described, but another movable accessory may be provided.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing an example of a part of the gaming machine 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the frame member 3 includes a stop button 33, an eject button 34, a speaker 35, a frame lamp 36, an effect button 37, an effect key 38, in addition to the handle 31 and the lever 32. A dish 39 is provided.

  The tray 39 is provided so as to protrude from the frame member 3 to the front side of the gaming machine 1, and temporarily stores game balls supplied to the above-described launching device. The prize balls dispensed as described above are discharged to the plate 39. When the player grasps the handle 31 and rotates the lever 32 in the clockwise direction, the game balls stored in the tray 39 are supplied to the launching device and are launched into the game area 20 at predetermined time intervals. The launch of the game ball is temporarily stopped when the player presses the stop button 33.

  The take-out button 34 is provided at a position close to the plate 39. When the player operates the take-out button 34, a part of the lower surface of the tray 39 is opened, and the game balls accumulated on the tray 39 fall into a box (not shown) arranged below the tray 39. The dish 39 may be composed of a single dish, or may be composed of two dishes: an upper dish for storing game balls and prize balls supplied to the launching device, and a lower dish for collecting only prize balls. May be.

  The speaker 35 outputs music, sound, sound effects, etc., and performs effects by sound. The frame lamp 36 performs various effects by light, such as changing the lighting or blinking pattern, changing the emission color, and changing the light irradiation direction.

  The effect button 37 and the effect key 38 are provided for the player to input an operation for the effect, respectively. The effect button 37 is provided on the side of the plate 39, and the effect key 38 has a center key and a plurality of (here, four) peripheral keys arranged around the center key. 37 is disposed adjacently. The player can select and instruct one of a plurality of options displayed on the main display 5 by operating the peripheral keys of the effect key 38. Thus, the production key 38 functions as an input means for the player to input operation information.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing an example of the display 4 in FIG. The display device 4 displays information on the result of the special symbol lottery or the normal symbol lottery described above and the number of holds. As shown in FIG. 3, the display 4 includes a first special symbol display 41, a second special symbol display 42, a first special symbol hold indicator 43, a second special symbol hold indicator 44, and a normal symbol display. A display 45, a normal symbol hold display 46, and a game state display 47.

  The first special symbol display 41 variably displays the special symbol in response to the winning of the game ball at the first starting port 21, and then stops and displays the special symbol indicating the result of the first special symbol lottery. The first special symbol hold indicator 43 displays the number of holds in the first special symbol lottery. The second special symbol display 42 variably displays the special symbol in response to the winning of the game ball at the second starting port 22, and then stops and displays the special symbol indicating the result of the second special symbol lottery. The second special symbol hold indicator 44 displays the number of holds in the second special symbol lottery. The normal symbol display 45 variably displays the normal symbol in response to the game ball passing through the gate 25, and then stops and displays the normal symbol indicating the result of the normal symbol lottery. The normal symbol hold indicator 46 displays the number of normal symbol lottery holds. For example, a period during which the display symbols are variably displayed by the first special symbol display 41, the second special symbol display 42, or the normal symbol display 45 (while the variation display for one winning is being performed), etc. If another game ball wins during a period when the display variation of the display symbol cannot be started immediately, the variation display of the display symbol for the winning game ball will end the variation display for the previously won game ball, etc. Until the display symbols can be displayed in a variable manner, they are held for a limited number of times (for example, four times). The fact that such a hold has been made and the number of the hold (the number of undrawn lots) are displayed on the first special symbol hold indicator 43, the second special symbol hold indicator 44, and the normal symbol hold indicator 46, respectively. The For example, the first special symbol hold indicator 43, the second special symbol hold indicator 44, and the normal symbol hold indicator 46 are each composed of LED display devices arranged in a row, and the number of times of hold is displayed according to the lighting mode. The The gaming state display 47 displays a gaming state (for example, a normal gaming state, a probable variation gaming state, a time-saving gaming state, and a latent gaming state) when the gaming machine 1 is turned on.

  Although the schematic configuration of the gaming machine 1 has been described so far, the configuration of the gaming machine 1 described above is merely an example, and the board configuration of the gaming board 2 (arrangement of prizes related to winnings and lotteries) and the like are appropriately changed. Also good. For example, when the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine that needs to be right-handed, a change is made such that the big prize opening 23, the gate 25, etc. are arranged in the gaming area 20 on the right side with respect to the main display 5. Is done.

  By the way, since the main display 5 is fixed at a position where the player can easily see, the player's viewpoint is easily fixed when the period not winning the special symbol lottery lasts for a long time, and the game becomes monotonous. There is a fear. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment moves the sub display 6 according to the gesture made by the player with respect to the sub display 6, and the sub display 6 moves to a predetermined position. By displaying on the sub-screen 60 an image showing information that can be visually recognized by the player through the screen 60, an effective presentation is performed for the player. Specifically, a transparent plate (for example, a glass plate) is disposed in parallel with the game board 2 at a predetermined interval on the front side of the game board 2 (the front side in FIG. 1). The sub-display 6 moves in response to the player making a gesture to move the sub-display 6 by hand in the space in front of the sub-display 6.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, it is assumed that the player moves his / her hand from the left to the right (A direction in the drawing) in the front space of the sub-display 6. The gaming machine 1 detects the movement of the player's hand with the sub light sensor 606, and moves the sub display 6 in accordance with the movement of the hand. For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, the gaming machine 1 moves the sub-display 6 in the A direction in the figure in response to the hand moving in the A direction in the front space. As an example, when the sub display 6 moves to a position where the character CI displayed on the main screen 50 of the main display 5 can be seen through the sub screen 60 as shown in FIG. Display information IF related to CI is displayed. For example, the display information IF displays information indicating a gaming machine situation or the like when the character CI is displayed, and the special symbol lottery is displayed when the character appears when reaching the special symbol during variable display. This is character information indicating the reliability of winning. As another example, when the sub display 6 moves to a position where at least a part of the movable accessory 7 is visible through the sub screen 60, the display information IF regarding the movable accessory 7 is displayed. For example, the display information IF is character information indicating the reliability of winning a special symbol lottery when information indicating a gaming machine situation or the like when the movable accessory 7 moves is displayed and the movable accessory 7 is activated. . Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the gaming machine 1 for realizing such an effective presentation will be described.

[Configuration of Sub Display 6]
The sub display 6 is arranged on the front side of the main display 5 with a predetermined distance from the main screen 50, and is moved up, down, left and right with respect to the game board 2 and the main display 5 by a driving mechanism 10 described later. Is possible. As an example, the sub display 6 in the present embodiment is a liquid crystal display. For example, the sub screen 60 is fixed to the frame 61 by being fitted into an opening formed in a resin frame 61 (see FIG. 7). The back surface of the frame 61 (the surface facing the main screen 50) may be formed in black. As the sub screen 60, for example, a screen having a screen resolution (vertical pixel number × horizontal pixel number) of “240” in the vertical direction 11 and “320” in the horizontal direction 12 is used. As the main display 5, for example, a liquid crystal display having a main screen 50 with a screen resolution of “600” in the vertical direction 11 and “800” in the horizontal direction 12 is used. Accordingly, the main display 5 and the sub display 6 are configured such that the main screen 50 has a larger screen resolution than the sub screen 60.

  FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the sub screen 60. As shown in FIG. 5A, the sub screen 60 is configured to include a large number of pixel units 601. For example, 240 pixel units 601 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction 11 and 320 pixels are arranged in the horizontal direction 12, but for convenience of explanation, in FIG. Yes.

  The pixel unit 601 includes a color liquid crystal element 602 and a sub light sensor 606. The color liquid crystal element 602 includes an R (Red) color liquid crystal element 603, a G (Green) color liquid crystal element 604, and a B (Blue) color liquid crystal element 605 that display the three primary colors. The sub light sensor 606 is a light receiving element that detects light from the front of the sub screen 60, and is disposed adjacent to the R color liquid crystal element 603, the G color liquid crystal element 604, and the B color liquid crystal element 605 ( (Refer FIG.5 (b)). As described above, the sub light sensor 606 is disposed in proximity to each of the color liquid crystal elements 602.

  When the sub light sensor 606 receives light, an electrical signal corresponding to the illuminance of the received light is generated. Each sub light sensor 606 included in the sub screen 60 is connected to an effect control unit 130 described later, and an electrical signal generated by each sub light sensor 606 is output to the effect control unit 130. The effect control unit 130 detects the presence or absence of an object with respect to the front space of the sub screen 60 based on the electrical signal output from each sub light sensor 606. Specifically, when a player's hand is presented in the front space of the sub-screen 60, the sub-screen 60 is an area where the player's hands overlap (that is, the sub-screen in which external light is blocked by the player's hand). The sub optical sensor 606 provided in the area 60) outputs an electric signal having a level different from the electric signal output from the sub optical sensor 606 provided in the area not overlapping the player's hand. The

  In FIG. 6, when a player's hand overlaps a part of the sub-screen 60 of the sub-display 6, an area where the illuminance received by the sub-light sensor 606 decreases due to the outside light being blocked by the hand ( An example of the illuminance decrease detection region) is shown. The effect control unit 130 can detect the position of the player's hand that is presented to the front space of the sub screen 60 based on the difference in level of the electrical signal output from each sub light sensor 606.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5B, each pixel unit 601 includes an outer wall 607 that partitions the pixel unit 601 and other adjacent pixel units, and a color liquid crystal element 602 that constitutes the pixel unit 601. An inner wall 608 that partitions the sub optical sensor 606 is provided. The outer wall 607 is formed so as to surround the color liquid crystal element 602 and the sub light sensor 606 and protrude from the base of the pixel unit 601 toward the front of the sub screen 60. The inner wall 608 is formed between the color liquid crystal element 602 and the sub light sensor 606 so as to protrude from the base of the pixel unit 601 toward the front of the sub screen 60. Since the outer wall 607 and the inner wall 608 are provided, it is possible to prevent light from directly entering from the color liquid crystal element 602 adjacent to the sub-light sensor 606. The sub-light sensor 606 can accurately detect the position of the player's hand with high accuracy.

[Configuration of main display unit 5]
The main display 5 is fixed to the housing of the gaming machine 1 that supports the gaming board 2. For this reason, the main display 5 is in a fixed state with respect to the game board 2 when the game board 2 and the glass plate of the game machine 1 are closed, that is, when the game machine 1 is in a playable state. The main display 5 displays an image output from the image sound control unit 140 described later on the main screen 50. On the main screen 50, for example, a decorative symbol for notifying the result of the special symbol lottery, a character or item for performing a notice effect, a hold display image indicating that the special symbol lottery is held, and the like are displayed.

  Similarly to the sub screen 60, the main screen 50 is configured to include a large number of pixel units 51 arranged in a row, for example, 600 in the vertical direction 11 and 800 in the horizontal direction 12. The pixel unit 51 includes a color liquid crystal element 52 composed of an R color liquid crystal element 53, a G color liquid crystal element 54, and a B color liquid crystal element 55, and a main light sensor 56. Similar to the sub light sensor 606, the main light sensor 56 is also arranged close to each color liquid crystal element 52. Note that the configuration of each pixel unit 51 on the main screen 50 is the same as the configuration of each pixel unit 601 on the sub-screen 60, so detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  When the main light sensor 56 receives light, an electrical signal corresponding to the illuminance of the received light is generated. Each main light sensor 56 included in the main screen 50 is connected to an effect control unit 130 described later, and an electrical signal generated by each main light sensor 56 is output to the effect control unit 130. The effect control unit 130 detects the position of the sub screen 60 with respect to the main screen 50 (the position of the sub display 6) based on the electrical signal output from each main light sensor 56. Specifically, a frame 61 of the sub display 6 described later has a surface facing the main screen 50 of the main display 5 formed in black, for example, and is an area covered with the frame 61 on the main screen 50 (that is, The main light sensor 56 provided in the area of the main screen 50 that is blocked by the player sitting in front of the gaming machine 1 by the frame 61 is provided in an area not covered by the frame 61. An electrical signal having a level different from that of the electrical signal output from the main light sensor 56 is output. Thereby, the effect control unit 130 can detect the position of the frame 61, that is, the position of the sub screen 60 based on the difference in level of the electrical signal output from each main light sensor 56.

[Configuration and Operation of Drive Mechanism 10]
Next, the drive mechanism 10 that moves the sub-display 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of the drive mechanism 10, and an example of a state in which the sub display 6 is located at a position where the display object displayed on the main screen 50 can be visually recognized via the sub screen 60. Show. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of the drive mechanism 10, showing an example of a state in which the sub display 6 is located at a position where a part of the movable accessory 7 can be visually recognized via the sub screen 60. Yes. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of the drive mechanism 10. FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view showing an example of the sub-display 6.

  The drive mechanism 10 moves the sub display 6 vertically and horizontally along the main screen 50 of the main display 5. In the present embodiment, the driving mechanism 10 transmits the driving force of the first stepping motor 29 (see FIG. 11) to the sub-display 6, and the sub-display 6 is moved along the main screen 50 in the vertical direction 11 (FIG. 1, 7, and 8) and the driving force of the second stepping motor 30 (see FIG. 11) is transmitted to the sub display 6, and the sub display 6 is displayed on the main screen 50. And a slide drive mechanism 220 that moves in the left-right direction 12 (see FIGS. 1, 7, and 8).

  The elevating drive mechanism 200 is roughly divided into a first support member 201, a pair of guide members 202 and 203, a first rotation shaft 204, a second rotation shaft 205, a first drive belt 206, and a second drive. Belt 207.

  The first support member 201 is a thin plate member whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction 12. As shown in FIG. 1, the first support member 201 is disposed in front of the main screen 50 of the main display 5, so that a reduction in the visibility of the image displayed on the main screen 50 is minimized. Therefore, it is formed of, for example, a transparent resin. An insertion hole 62 (see FIGS. 9 and 10) penetrating in the left-right direction 12 is formed in the frame 61 of the sub-display 6, and the first support member 201 is inserted into the insertion hole 62, thereby The frame 61 is movably supported in the left-right direction 12 along the first support member 201.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the first support member 201 has one end fixed to the connection member 194 and the other end fixed to the connection member 197. The connecting member 194 includes a cylindrical insertion hole 195 through which the guide member 202 (see FIG. 9) is inserted, and a holding piece 196 that holds the first drive belt 206 (see FIG. 9). The guide member 202 is a rod-shaped member having a circular cross-sectional outer shape, and is fixed to the housing of the gaming machine 1 so that the longitudinal direction thereof coincides with the vertical direction 11. The outer diameter dimension of the guide member 202 is set slightly smaller than the inner diameter dimension of the insertion hole 195 so that it can be loosely inserted into the insertion hole 195, and the connecting member 194 has the guide member 202 inserted through the insertion hole 195. Thus, the guide member 202 is supported so as to be movable in the vertical direction 11 along the guide member 202.

  The connecting member 197 is a member having the same shape as that of the connecting member 194, and a holding piece 199 that holds the insertion hole 198 through which the guide member 203 (see FIG. 9) is inserted and the second drive belt 207 (see FIG. 9). And have. The guide member 203 is a member having the same shape as the guide member 202, and is arranged and fixed to the casing of the gaming machine 1 at a predetermined interval so that the main screen 50 is arranged between the guide member 202 and the guide member 202. ing. The connecting member 197 is supported by the guide member 203 so as to be movable in the vertical direction 11 along the guide member 203 when the guide member 203 is inserted through the insertion hole 198.

  Thus, since the connecting member 194 and the connecting member 197 are supported by the guide member 202 and the guide member 203, the first support member 201 can slide in the vertical direction 11.

  A first rotating shaft 204 is provided above the guide members 202 and 203, and a second rotating shaft 205 is provided below the guide members 202 and 203 (see FIGS. 7 and 8). The first rotating shaft 204 and the second rotating shaft 205 are rotatably supported by a bearing (not shown) so that the axial directions thereof coincide with the left-right direction 12. As shown in FIG. 9, the first rotating shaft 204 has a gear 212 and a pulley 208 fixed to one end thereof, and a pulley 209 fixed to the other end thereof. The second rotating shaft 205 has a pulley 210 and a pair of pulleys 210 fixed to one end side thereof, and a pulley 209 and a pair of pulleys 211 fixed to the other end side thereof.

  Between the pair of pulleys 208 and 210, an endless annular first drive belt 206 with teeth formed inside is stretched. A second drive belt 207 having the same configuration as the first drive belt 206 is stretched between the pair of pulleys 209 and 211.

  The driving force of the first stepping motor 29 (see FIG. 11) is input to the gear 212 (see FIGS. 7 to 9) of the first rotating shaft 204. Thereby, the 1st rotating shaft 204 with which the gear 212 was fixed to the one end rotates. Teeth that mesh with the teeth of the first drive belt 206 or the second drive belt 207 are formed on the outer circumferences of the pulleys 208 to 211, respectively, and the rotational force of the first rotating shaft 204 is transmitted through the pulleys 208 and 209. It is transmitted to the first drive belt 206 and the second drive belt 207, respectively. As a result, the first drive belt 206 and the second drive belt 207 move circumferentially, and the first rotation shaft 204 and the second rotation shaft 205 rotate synchronously. Further, a connecting member 194 fixed to one end of the first support member 201 is fixed to the first drive belt 206 by a sandwiching piece 196, and the second drive belt 207 is fixed to the other end of the first support member 201. Since the connecting member 197 is fixed by the clamping piece 199, the driving force of the first stepping motor 29 is also transmitted to the first support member 201, and as a result, the sub-display supported by the first support member 201. 6 moves in the vertical direction 11. Note that the direction of movement of the sub-display 6 in the vertical direction 11 can be switched by switching the rotation direction of the first stepping motor 29 to forward rotation or reverse rotation.

  On the other hand, the slide drive mechanism 220 is roughly divided into a second support member 221, a pair of guide members 222 and 223, a third rotary shaft 224, a fourth rotary shaft 225, a third drive belt 226, and a second drive member 226. 4 drive belt 227.

  The second support member 221 is a thin plate-like member having the vertical direction 11 as a longitudinal direction. Similar to the first support member 201, the second support member 221 is formed of, for example, a transparent resin. An insertion hole 63 (see FIGS. 9 and 10) penetrating in the vertical direction 11 is formed in the frame 61 of the sub-display 6, and the second support member 221 is inserted into the insertion hole 63, The frame 61 is supported so as to be movable in the vertical direction 11 along the second support member 221.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the second support member 221 has one end fixed to the connecting member 214 and the other end fixed to the connecting member 217. The connecting member 214 includes a cylindrical insertion hole 215 through which the guide member 222 (see FIG. 9) is inserted, and a holding piece 216 that holds the fourth drive belt 227 (see FIG. 9). The guide member 222 is a rod-shaped member having a circular cross-sectional outer shape, and is fixed to the housing of the gaming machine 1 so that the longitudinal direction thereof coincides with the left-right direction 12. The outer diameter dimension of the guide member 222 is set slightly smaller than the inner diameter dimension of the insertion hole 215 so that the outer diameter dimension of the guide member 222 can be loosely inserted into the insertion hole 215, and the connecting member 214 is inserted into the insertion hole 215. Accordingly, the guide member 222 is supported so as to be movable in the left-right direction 12 along the guide member 222.

  The connecting member 217 is a member having the same shape as the connecting member 214, and includes an insertion hole 218 through which the guide member 223 (see FIG. 9) is inserted, and a holding piece 219 that holds the third drive belt 226 (see FIG. 9). And have. The guide member 223 is a member having the same shape as the guide member 222, and is disposed on the housing of the gaming machine 1 so as to face the guide member 222 with a predetermined interval so that the main screen 50 is disposed between the guide member 223 and the guide member 222. The line is fixed. The connecting member 217 is supported by the guide member 223 so as to be movable in the left-right direction 12 along the guide member 223 by inserting the guide member 223 through the insertion hole 218.

  Thus, since the connecting member 214 and the connecting member 217 are supported by the guide member 222 and the guide member 223, the second support member 221 can slide in the left-right direction 12.

  A third rotation shaft 224 is provided on the right side of the guide members 222 and 223 in the left-right direction 12, and a fourth rotation shaft 225 is provided on the left side of the guide members 222 and 223 (see FIGS. 7 and 8). The third rotating shaft 224 and the fourth rotating shaft 225 are rotatably supported by a bearing (not shown) so that the axial direction thereof coincides with the vertical direction 11. As shown in FIG. 9, the third rotating shaft 224 has a gear 232 and a pulley 228 fixed to one end side thereof, and a pulley 229 fixed to the other end side thereof. The fourth rotating shaft 225 has a pulley 228 and a pair of pulleys 230 fixed to one end side thereof, and a pulley 229 and a pair of pulleys 231 fixed to the other end side thereof.

  Between the pair of pulleys 228 and 230, an endless annular third drive belt 226 having teeth formed inside is stretched. A fourth drive belt 227 having the same configuration as that of the third drive belt 226 is stretched between the pair of pulleys 229 and the pulley 231.

  The driving force of the second stepping motor 30 (see FIG. 11) is input to the gear 232 (see FIGS. 7 to 9) of the third rotating shaft 224. Thereby, the 3rd rotating shaft 224 with which the gear 232 was fixed to the one end rotates. Teeth that mesh with the teeth of the third drive belt 226 or the fourth drive belt 227 are formed on the outer circumferences of the pulleys 228 to 231, respectively, and the rotational force of the third rotating shaft 224 is transmitted through the pulleys 228 and 229. It is transmitted to the third drive belt 226 and the fourth drive belt 227, respectively. As a result, the third driving belt 226 and the fourth driving belt 227 move circumferentially, and the third rotating shaft 224 and the fourth rotating shaft 225 rotate synchronously. Further, a connecting member 217 fixed to the other end of the second support member 221 is fixed to the third drive belt 226 by a clamping piece 219, and the fourth drive belt 227 is fixed to one end of the second support member 221. Since the connecting member 214 is fixed by the clamping piece 216, the driving force of the second stepping motor 30 is also transmitted to the second support member 221, and as a result, the sub-display supported by the second support member 221. 6 moves in the left-right direction 12. Note that the direction of movement of the sub-display 6 in the left-right direction 12 can be switched by switching the rotation direction of the second stepping motor 30 to forward rotation or reverse rotation.

  As described above, the sub-display 6 is moved in the up-down direction 11 by the lifting drive mechanism 200 and moved in the left-right direction 12 by the slide drive mechanism 220. In the present embodiment, the elevating drive mechanism 200 and / or the slide drive mechanism 220 are driven in accordance with the illuminance decrease detection area detected by the sub light sensor 606, so that the player can enter the front space of the sub display 6. The sub-display 6 can be moved to a desired position by pushing and moving the hand. In addition, each component of the drive mechanism 10 excluding the first support member 201 and the second support member 221 is a decorative cover 14 that partitions the area where the main display 5 and the like are provided from the game area 20 (see FIG. 1). 1 does not appear in FIG.

[Configuration of control device of gaming machine 1]
On the back side of the gaming machine 1 (the back side in FIG. 1), a ball tank for storing game balls for payout and a payout device for paying out game balls to the tray 39 are provided, and various substrates are attached. ing. For example, a main board, a sub board, and the like are disposed on the rear surface of the game board 2. Specifically, the main board is provided with a main control board that functions as a game control unit 100 that performs internal lottery and determination of winning. The main board is sealed by a main board case made of a transparent member so that a trace remains when opened. In addition, the sub-board has a payout control board that functions as a payout control unit 120 for controlling the payout of prize balls, an effect control board that functions as an effect control unit 130 for overall control of effects, and controls effects by images and sounds. An image control board that functions as an image sound control section 140 that performs the operation, and a lamp control board that functions as a lamp control section 150 that controls the effects of various lamps (frame lamp 36 and panel lamp 8) and movable accessory 7 are disposed. Has been. In addition, on the rear surface of the gaming board 2, the power of the gaming machine 1 is switched on / off, and 24V (volt) AC power supplied to the gaming machine 1 is converted into DC power of various voltages. A switching power supply is provided for outputting the direct current power to the various substrates described above.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the control device of the gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control device of the gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. 11, the example of the configuration of the control device of the gaming machine 1 includes a game control unit 100, a payout control unit 120, an effect control unit 130, an image sound control unit 140, and a lamp control unit 150. .

[Configuration of Game Control Unit 100]
The game control unit 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103. Based on the program stored in the ROM 102, the CPU 101 performs various arithmetic processes related to the number of payout prize balls such as internal lottery and determination of winning. The RAM 103 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the CPU 101 executes the program, or a work area for data processing. The main functions of the game control unit 100 are as follows.

  The game control unit 100 executes a special symbol lottery when a game ball wins at the first start port 21 or the second start port 22, and determines to the effect control unit 130 determination result data indicating whether the special symbol lottery is won or not. Send. In addition, the game control unit 100 indicates data indicating the variation setting of the winning probability determined according to the special symbol lottery (for example, variation setting from 1/300 to 1/30), and shortening the special symbol variation time setting. Data, data indicating a shortened setting of the normal symbol variation time determined according to the normal symbol lottery, and the like are transmitted to the effect control unit 130.

  The game control unit 100 controls the opening time when the blade member of the electric tulip 27 is in the open posture, the number of times the blade member is opened and closed, and the opening / closing time interval between the closing of the blade member and the next opening. Also, the game control unit 100 holds the number of special symbol lottery due to the game ball winning the first start port 21 or the second start port 22 and the normal symbol lottery due to the game ball passing through the gate 25. The number is managed, and data related to the number of suspensions is transmitted to the effect control unit 130.

  The game control unit 100 controls the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 23 according to the result of the special symbol lottery. For example, a predetermined condition (for example, 30 seconds have passed since the grand prize opening 23 opened, ten game balls won in the big prize opening 23, or the cumulative opening time of the big prize opening 23 is within 1.8 seconds) Until the condition is satisfied, the round in which the plate of the big prize opening 23 protrudes and tilts to maintain the open state of the big prize opening 23 is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times or twice).

  The game control unit 100 pays out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the place where the game is won when a game ball is won in the first start port 21, the second start port 22, the big winning port 23, and the normal winning port 24. The controller 120 is instructed. When the payout control unit 120 pays out a prize ball in accordance with an instruction from the game control unit 100, information on the number of prize balls paid out is sent from the payout control unit 120 to the game control unit 100. The game control unit 100 manages the number of prize balls to be paid out based on the information acquired from the payout control unit 120.

  In order to realize these functions, the game control unit 100 includes a first start port switch (SW) 111, a second start port switch (SW) 112, an electric tulip opening / closing unit 113, a gate switch (SW) 114, a large A winning port switch (SW) 115, a large winning port control unit 116, and a normal winning port switch (SW) 117 are connected.

  The first start port switch 111 detects that a game ball has won the first start port 21 and sends a detection signal to the game control unit 100. The second start port switch 112 detects that a game ball has won the second start port 22 and sends a detection signal to the game control unit 100. The electric tulip opening / closing part 113 has an electric solenoid coupled to the pair of blade members of the electric tulip 27 so as to be capable of driving transmission. The electric solenoid operates in response to a control signal from the game control unit 100, and the posture of the pair of blade members of the electric tulip 27 changes. The gate switch 114 detects that a game ball has passed through the gate 25 and sends a detection signal to the game control unit 100. The big prize opening switch 115 detects that a game ball has won the big prize opening 23 and sends a detection signal to the game control unit 100. The special winning opening control unit 116 has an electric solenoid coupled to the plate of the special winning opening 23 so as to be able to transmit drive. The electric solenoid is activated in response to a control signal from the game control unit 100, and the special winning opening 23 is opened and closed. The normal winning port switch 117 detects that a game ball has won the normal winning port 24 and sends a detection signal to the game control unit 100.

  Moreover, the display 4 is connected to the game control part 100 (refer FIG. 3). The game control unit 100 displays the result of the first special symbol lottery on the first special symbol display unit 41 and displays the number of holdings on which the first special symbol lottery is held on the first special symbol hold display unit 43. The game control unit 100 causes the second special symbol lottery result to be displayed on the second special symbol lottery display 42, and causes the second special symbol lottery hold number to be displayed on the second special symbol lottery indicator 44. The game control unit 100 displays the result of the normal symbol lottery on the normal symbol display unit 45, and displays the number of holdings of the normal symbol lottery on the normal symbol hold display unit 46. The game control unit 100 causes the game state display 47 to display the game state of the gaming machine 1.

[Configuration of Payout Control Unit 120]
The payout control unit 120 includes a CPU 121, a ROM 122, and a RAM 123. Based on the program stored in the ROM 122, the CPU 121 performs arithmetic processing when controlling the payout of prize balls. The RAM 123 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the CPU 121 executes the program, or a work area for data processing.

  Based on an instruction from the game control unit 100, the payout control unit 120 controls the payout motor 125 so that a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the place where the game ball is won are paid out to the tray 39. Here, the payout motor 125 is a motor that sends out a game ball from a ball tank disposed on the back side of the game board 2.

  In addition to the payout motor 125, a payout ball detection unit 126, a ball presence detection unit 127, and a full tank detection unit 128 are connected to the payout control unit 120. The payout ball detection unit 126 detects the number of prize balls paid out from the ball tank to the tray 39 by the payout motor 125. The ball presence detection unit 127 detects the presence or absence of a game ball in the ball tank. The full tank detection unit 128 detects that the tray 39 is full of game balls. The payout control unit 120 executes a predetermined process according to the detection results of the payout ball detection unit 126, the ball presence detection unit 127, and the full tank detection unit 128.

[Configuration of Production Control Unit 130]
The effect control unit 130 includes a CPU 131, a ROM 132, a RAM 133, and an RTC (real time clock) 134. Based on the program stored in the ROM 132, the CPU 131 performs a calculation process when controlling the effect. The RAM 133 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the CPU 131 executes the program, or as a work area for data processing. The RTC 134 measures the current date and time.

  The production control unit 130 sets production contents based on data indicating a special symbol lottery result or the like sent from the game control unit 100. In that case, the input of the operation information from the production | presentation button 37 or the production | generation key 38 is received, and the production | generation content according to the operation information may be set. Furthermore, when data indicating the variation setting of the winning probability of the special symbol lottery is received from the game control unit 100, when data indicating the setting variation of the special symbol lottery is received from the game control unit 100, and when the normal symbol lottery When the data indicating the setting for shortening the variation time is received from the game control unit 100, the contents of the effect are set according to these data. The effect control unit 130 transmits a command instructing execution of the effect of the effect content set in this way to the image sound control unit 140 and the lamp control unit 150.

  When the effect control unit 130 acquires from the game control unit 100 data (pre-reading effect command) indicating the result of a special symbol lottery process (preliminary determination process) that is performed in advance at the time of winning a game ball, based on the data. Set the pre-reading effect. Then, the effect control unit 130 sends a command instructing execution of the set prefetched effect contents to the image sound control unit 140 and the lamp control unit 150, respectively.

  A main light sensor 56 included in the main display 5 is connected to the effect control unit 130. The CPU 131 of the effect control unit 130 detects the position of the sub screen 60 of the sub display 6 based on the electric signal input from each main light sensor 56.

  A sub light sensor 606 provided in the sub display 6 is connected to the effect control unit 130. The CPU 131 of the effect control unit 130 detects the position of the player's hand put out in the front space of the sub display 6 based on the electric signal input from each sub light sensor 606. Then, the CPU 131 of the effect control unit 130 sends a command for instructing the movement of the sub-display 6 to the lamp control unit 150 according to the acquired hand position.

[Configuration of Lamp Controller 150]
The lamp control unit 150 includes a CPU 151, a ROM 152, and a RAM 153. The CPU 151 performs arithmetic processing when controlling the light emission of the panel lamp 8 and the frame lamp 36 and the operation of the movable accessory 7. The ROM 152 stores programs executed by the CPU 151, various data, and the like, and the RAM 153 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the CPU 151 executes the program or a work area such as data processing. The

  The CPU 151 of the lamp control unit 150 reads the light emission pattern data corresponding to the command transmitted from the effect control unit 130 from the light emission pattern data stored in the ROM 152, and the panel lamp 8, the frame lamp 36, and the movable light. The light emission of the accessory 7 is controlled. In addition, the CPU 151 reads out the operation pattern data corresponding to the command transmitted from the effect control unit 130 from the operation pattern data stored in the ROM 152 and operates a motor (not shown) that operates the movable accessory 7. Control the rotation.

  When the command transmitted from the effect control unit 130 includes a command for instructing the movement of the sub-display 6, the lamp control unit 150 performs the first stepping motor 29 and / or the second stepping based on the command. The rotation of the motor 30 is controlled. The first stepping motor 29 is disposed such that its rotating shaft meshes with the gear 212 (see FIG. 7) of the lifting drive mechanism 200, and the driving force of the first stepping motor 29 is input to the gear 212. As a result, the sub-display 6 moves in the vertical direction 11. On the other hand, the second stepping motor 30 is disposed such that its rotation shaft meshes with the gear 232 (see FIG. 7) of the slide drive mechanism 220, and the driving force of the second stepping motor 30 is input to the gear 232. As a result, the sub-display 6 moves in the left-right direction 12. As described above, in the present embodiment, the CPU 151 that operates the elevating drive mechanism 200 and / or the slide drive mechanism 220 by driving and controlling the first stepping motor 29 and / or the second stepping motor 30 includes the sub-display 6. Move.

[Configuration of Image Sound Control Unit 140]
FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the image sound control unit 140. As illustrated in FIG. 12, the image sound control unit 140 generates a control signal instructing execution of various effects, and a VDP (VDP) that generates an image expressing effects according to the control signal generated by the CPU 141. A video display processor (142), and an audio DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 143 that generates audio data for realizing an effect corresponding to the control signal generated by the CPU 141.

  A control ROM 144 and a RAM 145 are connected to the CPU 141. The control ROM 144 stores programs executed by the CPU 141, various data, and the like. The RAM 145 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the CPU 141 executes the program, or a work area for data processing. Based on the command received from the effect control unit 130, the CPU 141 generates a control signal for controlling the operations of the VDP 142 and the acoustic DSP 143, and outputs the control signal to the VDP 142 and the acoustic DSP 143.

  An acoustic ROM 146 and an SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) 147 are connected to the acoustic DSP 143. The acoustic ROM 146 stores various acoustic data related to music, sound, sound effects, and the like output from the speaker 35. The SDRAM 147 is used as a work area for data processing by the acoustic DSP 143.

  The acoustic DSP 143 reads acoustic data corresponding to the control signal generated by the CPU 141 from the acoustic ROM 146 and performs necessary data processing on the acoustic data. Then, the acoustic data after the data processing is output to the speaker 35 via an amplifier (not shown) in synchronization with the image display on the main screen 50 or the sub screen 60 or asynchronously with the image display.

  The VDP 142 functions as a display control unit that draws an image based on a control signal input from the CPU 141 and outputs the image to the main display unit 5 and the sub display unit 6. The VDP 142 includes a CPU I / F 1421, a decoder 1422, a ROM I / F 1423, a drawing engine 1424, a VRAM_RS 1425, a VRAM_FB 1426, and an output circuit 1427.

  The VDP 142 is provided with an internal bus 1428 and an internal bus 1429. The CPU I / F 1421, the decoder 1422, the ROM I / F 1423, the drawing engine 1424, and the VRAM_RS 1425 are connected to be communicable via the internal bus 1428. Further, the drawing engine 1424, the VRAM_FB 1426, and the output circuit 1427 are connected via an internal bus 1429 so as to communicate with each other.

  The CPU I / F 1421 is an interface that connects the VDP 142 and the CPU 141 in a communicable manner. A control signal generated by the CPU 141 is input to the VDP 142 via the CPU I / F 1421. The ROM I / F 1423 is an interface for reading image data from the image ROM 148.

  The image ROM 148 stores material data that is a material constituting the effect image displayed on the main display 5 and the sub display 6. Specifically, image data relating to a decorative pattern composed of three numbers, characters, items, etc. for performing effects according to the degree of expectation, and image data relating to a background image displayed as a background screen on the main display 5 In addition, so-called material data such as image data related to a hold display image indicating that the special symbol lottery is held and image data related to characters indicating various information are stored.

  The VRAM_RS 1425 is a memory used as a storage area for temporarily storing material data read from the image ROM 148 or a work area for drawing processing executed by the drawing engine 1424. Note that, for example, when image data encoded by the MPEG2 (Moving Picture Experts Group phase 2) method is read from the image ROM 148, the image data decoded by the decoder 1422 is stored in the VRAM_RS 1425 as material data. The material data stored in the VRAM_RS 1425 is used for drawing processing performed by the drawing engine 1424. For this reason, by drawing material data frequently used in the drawing process in the VRAM_RS 1425, the drawing process by the drawing engine 1424 can be efficiently executed.

  The drawing engine 1424 draws images to be displayed on the main screen 50 of the main display 5 and the sub screen 60 of the sub display 6 on the VRAM_FB 1426 based on a control signal from the CPU 141. Specifically, based on the control signal from the CPU 141 and the material data stored in the VRAM_RS 1425, the color of each pixel is calculated, and rendering processing for writing the calculated color value in the VRAM_FB 1426 is performed. An image drawn on the VRAM_FB 1426 is composed of a plurality of pixel data corresponding to an image for one frame. Each pixel data includes color information indicating R (Red), G (Green), and B (Blue). And an alpha value indicating the transparency of the pixel. The drawing engine 1424 outputs the image drawn on the VRAM_FB 1426 to the main display 5 and the sub display 6 at a predetermined display timing, and displays the images on the main screen 50 and the sub screen 60. When only the main display 5 is used, the drawing engine 1424 draws only an image to be displayed on the main screen 50 on the VRAM_FB 1426 and outputs the image to the main display 5.

  FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example of the configuration of the VRAM_FB 1426. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the VRAM_FB 1426 is a double buffer type memory including a first frame buffer 1426 </ b> A and a second frame buffer 1426 </ b> B each storing an image for one frame drawn by the drawing engine 1424. The drawing engine 1424 draws the image of the next frame in the second frame buffer 1426B while the image in the first frame buffer 1426A is being output to the main display 5 and the sub display 6. On the other hand, while the image in the second frame buffer 1426B is being output to the main display 5 and the sub display 6, the image of the next frame is drawn in the first frame buffer 1426A. In this manner, the drawing engine 1424 can perform drawing processing at a high frame rate by performing drawing processing on the other frame buffer while outputting an image from one frame buffer.

  Incidentally, in the present embodiment, each of the first frame buffer 1426A and the second frame buffer 1426B has a memory area capable of storing pixel data of 720 dots in the vertical direction 11 and 960 dots in the horizontal direction 12. (See FIG. 13). On the other hand, an image (hereinafter referred to as “main image”) displayed on the main screen 50 of the main display 5 is composed of, for example, pixel data of 600 dots in the vertical direction 11 and 800 dots in the horizontal direction 12. (See FIG. 16A). Therefore, when displaying an image only on the main screen 50 of the main display 5 without displaying an image on the sub-screen 60 of the sub-display 6, drawing processing can be performed without any problem. However, an image (hereinafter referred to as “sub-image”) displayed on the sub-screen 60 of the sub-display 6 is composed of, for example, pixel data of 240 dots in the vertical direction 11 and 320 dots in the horizontal direction 12 (FIG. 16 (c)). Therefore, when the main image and the sub-image are arranged vertically or horizontally and rendered in the VRAM_FB 1426, the number of pixels in the vertical direction 11 or the horizontal direction 12 is the number of pixels of pixel data that can be stored in the first frame buffer 1426A or the second frame buffer 1426B. Therefore, it is impossible to draw the main image and the sub image side by side in the first frame buffer 1426A and the second frame buffer 1426B at the same time. Therefore, the VDP 142 according to the present embodiment draws the sub image in a state where the sub image is divided into a plurality of regions in an empty region (see FIG. 16B) that is created after the main image is rendered in the first frame buffer 1426A. The main image and the sub image can be simultaneously drawn in the first frame buffer 1426A (or the second frame buffer 1426B). Hereinafter, the operation of the gaming machine 1 for realizing such drawing processing will be described in detail. In the following description, the case where the drawing process is performed using the first frame buffer 1426A will be described as an example, but the same process is performed when the drawing process is performed using the second frame buffer 1426B. Is called.

[Setting of divided image size and number of divisions]
In the first frame buffer 1426A and the second frame buffer 1426B, when the main image is drawn, an empty area that is not used for the drawing process of the main image is generated (see FIG. 15D). The sub image is drawn in this empty area, but if it cannot be drawn as it is in the empty area, it is drawn in the empty area as a divided image divided into a plurality of areas. The process of drawing the sub-image as a divided image is performed based on a preset divided image size and the number of divisions.

  Hereinafter, the process of setting the divided image size and the number of divisions will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of setting processing executed by the CPU 141 of the image sound control unit 140. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for describing the main image size, the sub image size, the frame buffer size, and the size of the empty area. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example of a setting process executed by the CPU 141 of the image sound control unit 140. Note that the processing performed by the image sound control unit 140 described based on the flowcharts of FIG. 14 and the subsequent steps is performed according to a command issued by the CPU 141 based on a program stored in the control ROM 144. In the description of FIG. 14, each step executed by the CPU 141 of the image sound control unit 140 is abbreviated as “S”.

  For example, when the gaming machine 1 is turned on, or when switching from a one-screen display using only the main display 5 to a two-screen display using the main display 5 and the sub-display 6, the divided image size and A setting instruction command for instructing the division number setting process is transmitted from the effect control unit 130 to the image sound control unit 140. On the other hand, the CPU 141 of the image sound control unit 140 waits for reception of the setting instruction command (step 1). If the setting instruction command has not been received (step 1: NO), a standby state is entered.

  When the CPU 141 receives the setting instruction command (step 1: YES), the CPU 141 acquires the main image size, the sub image size, and the frame buffer (FB) size (step 2), and proceeds to the next step. For example, the CPU 141 acquires the frame buffer sizes of the first frame buffer 1426A and the second frame buffer 1426B from the VDP 142 and stores them in the RAM 145. Further, the CPU 141 acquires the screen resolution of the main screen 50 and the screen resolution of the sub screen 60 as the main image size and the sub image size from the main display 5 and the sub display 6 through the VDP 142 and stores them in the RAM 145. Here, as shown in FIG. 15A, the frame buffer size is, for example, the number of pixels L1 in the vertical direction 11 of the pixel data that can be stored in the first frame buffer 1426A (or the second frame buffer 1426B) and the horizontal direction. This is information indicating the pixel number C1 of 12, which is 720 × 960 (vertical pixel number L1 × horizontal pixel number C1) in this embodiment (see FIG. 16A). As shown in FIG. 15B, the main image size is information indicating the number of pixels L2 in the vertical direction 11 and the number of pixels C2 in the horizontal direction 12 of the pixel data constituting the main image, for example. It is equal to the screen resolution, and is 600 × 800 (vertical pixel number L2 × horizontal pixel number C2) in this embodiment (see FIG. 16A). As shown in FIG. 15C, the sub image size is information indicating the number of pixels L3 in the vertical direction 11 and the number of pixels C3 in the horizontal direction 12 of the pixel data constituting the sub image, for example. It is equal to the screen resolution and is 240 × 320 (vertical pixel number L3 × horizontal pixel number C3) in the present embodiment (see FIG. 16C).

Next, based on the acquired main image size and frame buffer size, the CPU 141 calculates the size of the free space that occurs after the main image is drawn in the first frame buffer 1426A (step 3), and the processing is performed in the next step. Proceed. Specifically, the minimum vertical pixel number L4 (see FIG. 15 (d)) and the minimum horizontal pixel number C4 (see FIG. 15 (d)) of the pixel data that can be drawn in the empty area are calculated using the following arithmetic expression. calculate.
Minimum vertical pixel number L4 = vertical pixel number L1-vertical pixel number L2
Minimum horizontal pixel number C4 = horizontal pixel number C1−horizontal pixel number C2
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B, the vertical pixel number L1 is “720” and the vertical pixel number L2 is “600”. “120” is calculated, the horizontal pixel number C1 is “960”, and the horizontal pixel number C2 is “800”, so “160” is calculated as the minimum horizontal pixel number C4.

Next, the CPU 141 determines whether or not the sub image size is smaller than the free area size calculated in step 3 (step 4), and proceeds to the next step. For example, the CPU 141 calculates the total number ST of pixel data constituting the sub-image and the total number VT of pixel data that can be drawn in the empty area using the following arithmetic expression.
Total number ST = vertical pixel number L3 × horizontal pixel number C3
Total number VT = vertical pixel number L4 × vertical pixel number C1 + horizontal pixel number C4 × (vertical pixel number L1−vertical pixel number L4)
Here, the vertical pixel number L3 is the number of pixels in the vertical direction 11 of the pixel data constituting the sub image, and the horizontal pixel number C3 is the number of pixels in the horizontal direction 12 of the pixel data constituting the sub image. After calculating the total number ST and the total number VT, the CPU 141 determines whether the total number ST is smaller than the total number VT. If the total number ST is smaller than the total number VT, it can be determined that the sub-image size is smaller than the free area size. On the other hand, if the total number ST is equal to or greater than the total number VT, it can be determined that the sub-image size is not smaller than the free area size.

  When the CPU 141 determines that the sub image size is smaller than the size of the free area (step 4: YES), that is, when the total number ST is smaller than the total number VT, the sub image is divided to draw the sub image in the free area. It is determined whether it is necessary to do this (step 5). For example, the CPU 141 determines that the vertical pixel number L3 (see FIG. 15C) of the pixel data constituting the sub-image is smaller than the minimum vertical pixel number L4 (see FIG. 15D) of the empty area, and the sub-image. It is determined whether or not the horizontal pixel number C3 (see FIG. 15C) of the pixel data that constitutes is smaller than the minimum horizontal pixel number C4 (see FIG. 15D) of the empty area. Here, if the number of vertical pixels L3 is smaller than the number of vertical pixels L4 or the number of horizontal pixels C3 is smaller than the number of horizontal pixels C4, it is determined that the sub-image can be drawn in the empty area without being divided. can do. On the other hand, when the number of vertical pixels L3 is larger than the number of vertical pixels L4 and the number of horizontal pixels C3 is larger than the number of horizontal pixels C4, the sub image cannot be drawn as it is in the empty area, so the sub image is divided and drawn. It can be determined that it is necessary. In this manner, the necessity of dividing the sub image is determined based on the size of the empty area and the sub image size.

  If the CPU 141 determines that the division is unnecessary (step 5: NO), the CPU 141 sets the division number SN to “0” (step 6), and ends the process according to the flowchart. Here, the division number SN is information indicating the number of divided images drawn in the empty area. In other words, the division number SN is information indicating the number of divided images constituting the sub image. The division number SN set in step 6 is stored in the RAM 145 as setting information. As will be described in detail later, when the division number SN is set to “0”, the divided image is not drawn in the empty area, and the sub image is drawn as it is in the empty area.

On the other hand, if the CPU 141 determines that the division is necessary (step 5: YES), the CPU 141 calculates the divided image size SS and the number of divisions SN based on the free area size and the sub image size (step 7). Proceed with the step. Here, the divided image size SS is information indicating the size (number of vertical pixels and number of horizontal pixels) of one divided image when the sub-image is divided into the number of divided images indicated by the number of divisions SN. . In step 7, the divided image size SS (the number of vertical pixels SSL of the divided image and the number of horizontal pixels SSC of the divided image) and the number of divisions SN are calculated using the following arithmetic expressions.
The number of vertical pixels of the divided image SSL = the minimum number of vertical pixels L4
The number of horizontal pixels SSC of the divided image = the minimum number of horizontal pixels C4
Number of divisions SN = (vertical pixel number L3 / vertical pixel number L4) × (horizontal pixel number C3 / horizontal pixel number C4)
For example, as shown in FIGS. 16B and 16C, in this embodiment, “120” is calculated as the vertical pixel number L4, and “160” is calculated as the horizontal pixel number C4. Therefore, the divided image size SS here is 120 × 160 (vertical pixel number SSL × horizontal pixel number SSC). The division number SN is calculated as “4” by (240/120) × (320/160).

  Next, after calculating the divided image size SS and the number of divisions SN, the CPU 141 stores the calculated divided image size SS and the number of divisions SN in the RAM 145 as setting information (step 8), and ends the processing according to the flowchart. This setting information is included in the control signal output to the VDP 142 and sent to the VDP 142. When the setting process of step 6 is performed instead of the setting process of step 8, the divided image size SS is not calculated because it is not necessary to divide the sub-image, and the division number SN is “0”. Only the information indicating this is sent to the VDP 142 as setting information.

  Here, the relationship between the divided image size SS and the free area size when the divided image size SS and the number of divisions SN are changed will be described with reference to FIG. In the sub-image in which the vertical pixel number L3 is “240” and the horizontal pixel number C3 is “320”, the vertical pixel number L3 exceeds the minimum vertical pixel number L4, and the horizontal pixel number C3 is the minimum horizontal pixel number C4. Since it exceeds, the sub-image cannot be directly drawn in the empty area.

  Further, if the division number SN is set to “2”, the first sub-image is drawn in the empty area as two divided images having a vertical pixel number of “240” and a horizontal pixel number of “160”. And a second method of drawing a sub-image in a free area as two divided images having a vertical pixel count of “120” and a horizontal pixel count of “320” (middle of FIG. 16C). (Refer to the figure below.) However, when drawing a sub-image by the first method, it is possible to draw two divided images in a region (see FIG. 16B) extending in the vertical direction 11 in the empty region. However, a divided image cannot be drawn in an area extending in the left-right direction 12 in the empty area. This is because the number of vertical pixels “240” of the divided image exceeds the minimum number of vertical pixels L4 (= 120) in the empty area. Further, when considering sub-image drawing by the second method, it is possible to draw two divided images in a region (see FIG. 16B) extending in the horizontal direction in the empty region. Two divided images cannot be drawn in a region extending in the vertical direction 11 in the empty region. This is because the horizontal pixel number “320” of the divided image exceeds the minimum horizontal pixel number C4 (= 160) of the empty area. As described above, when the number of divisions SN is set to “2” when drawing the sub image exemplified in the present embodiment as a divided image in the empty area, the divided image is drawn in the empty area depending on how the sub image is divided. Cases that cannot be done may occur.

  On the other hand, when the number of divisions SN is set to “4” as described above, the vertical pixel number SSL is an empty area, as is apparent from the diagrams on the right side of FIGS. 16B and 16C. Is set to “120”, which is the same as the minimum vertical pixel number L4, and the horizontal pixel number SSC is set to “160”, which is the same as the minimum horizontal pixel number C4 in the empty area. Then, four divided images of this divided image size SS are drawn in the empty area. In this case, each divided image can be drawn in either the area extending in the up-down direction 11 or the area extending in the left-right direction 12 in the empty area. Therefore, unlike the case where the number of divisions SN is set to “2”, there is no case where drawing cannot be performed in an empty area depending on how the divided images are drawn. As described above, the number of divisions SN and the divided image size SS calculated in step 7 are set to appropriate values so that the divided images can be surely fit in the free area regardless of the arrangement of the divided images drawn in the free area. Is done.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 141 determines in step 4 that the sub image size is not smaller than the free area size (step 4: NO), even if the sub image is divided, all the pixel data constituting the sub image are stored. It becomes impossible or difficult to draw in the empty area. For this reason, if the CPU 141 determines that the sub-image size is larger than or equal to the empty area size (step 4: NO), the CPU 141 calculates a reduction ratio (step 9) and stores the calculated reduction ratio in the RAM 145 as setting information. Store (step 10). The CPU 141 then proceeds to step 7 to set the divided image size SS and the division number SN.

  Here, a method for setting the reduction ratio will be described. For example, when the reduction ratio is set to “0.5” in the above step 9, the sub image in which the vertical pixel number L3 is “480” and the horizontal pixel number C3 is “640”, the vertical pixel number L3 is “240”. ”(= 480 × 0.5) and the horizontal pixel number C3 is reduced to a sub-image having“ 320 ”(= 640 × 0.5), and the processing of Step 7 and Step 8 is performed. In this case, in the rendering process, a sub image in which the number of pixels in the vertical direction 11 and the horizontal direction 12 is halved is generated on the VRAM_RS 1425, and the sub image is a divided image based on the divided image size SS and the division number SN. Are drawn in the empty area of the first frame buffer 1426A. These divided images are output to the sub-display 6 after scaling processing (enlargement processing) for doubling the number of pixels in the vertical direction 11 and the horizontal direction 12 is performed by the drawing engine 1424. This makes it possible to draw a sub-image that cannot be drawn in the empty area even if it is divided, in the empty area. Therefore, in a gaming machine having an image display with a large screen resolution with respect to the free space size, the problem that conventional drawing processing cannot display an image on the image display is a problem with the divided image size SS and the number of divisions SN. This can be solved by setting a reduction ratio in addition to.

  Note that the reduction magnification is such that, for example, the total number of sub-images after reduction (= the number of vertical pixels × the number of horizontal pixels) is less than or equal to the total number VT of pixel data that can be drawn in the empty area (preferably, a predetermined number or more from the total number VT). It may be set to be a small value. This makes it possible to easily draw the sub image as a divided image in the empty area. However, if the reduction ratio is too small, the image quality of the image displayed on the sub-display 6 as a result of the scaling process may be deteriorated. Therefore, the reduction ratio is set so that the total number of pixels of the sub-image after reduction is the total number VT. It is preferable to set the value as large as possible within a range not exceeding.

  By performing the setting process based on the flowchart of FIG. 14 described above, it is shown whether or not the sub image needs to be reduced when the main image and the sub image are drawn in the first frame buffer 1426A or the second frame buffer 1426B. Information, a reduction ratio when reduction is required, information indicating whether or not a sub-image is required to be divided, and a divided image size SS and a division number SN when division is required are stored in the RAM 145 as setting information. The A drawing process by the drawing engine 1424 described later is executed based on the setting information.

  When executing a one-screen display using only the main display 5, the CPU 141 outputs a control signal that does not include the setting information stored in the RAM 145 by the setting process to the VDP 142. As a result, only the main image is drawn on the VRAM_FB 1426, and one-screen display using only the main display 5 is performed. On the other hand, when executing a two-screen display using the main display 5 and the sub-display 6, the CPU 141 outputs a control signal including setting information to the VDP 142. As a result, the main image and the sub image are drawn on the VRAM_FB 1426, and the two-screen display using the main display 5 and the sub display 6 is performed. In this way, the CPU 141 can appropriately perform the drawing process by switching and outputting the control signal not including the setting information and the control signal including the setting information. Further, when the setting process is performed, for example, even when the screen resolution of the sub-screen 60, that is, the sub-image size changes due to the reuse of the sub-display 6, the free space in the first frame buffer 1426A or the second frame buffer 1426B. It is possible to appropriately draw the sub-image.

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Next, details of the processing performed in the effect control unit 130 will be described. First, main data and programs used in the processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of data and programs stored in the RAM 133 of the effect control unit 130.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the RAM 133 has a data storage area 133D and a program storage area 133P. In the data storage area 133D, random number data D40, centroid position data D41, centroid position movement data D42, sub-display position data D43, display image position data D44, reserved number command data D46, variation effect command data D47, hit effect command Data D48, effect button command data D49, sub image effect command data D50, sub display movement command data D51, and the like are stored. The program storage area 133P stores various programs P2 for operating the effect control unit 130.

  The random number data D40 is data indicating a random number updated by the effect control unit 130. For example, the random number data D40 is data indicating various random numbers (variable effect selection random number, opening effect selection random number, ending effect selection random number, etc.) updated by the effect control unit 130, respectively.

  The centroid position data D41 is data indicating the position of the centroid G in the area where the illuminance received by the sub light sensor 606 with respect to the sub screen 60 is reduced (illuminance reduction detection area), and is at least the centroid calculated in the previous process. History data including the position of G and data indicating the latest position of the center of gravity G are included. The center-of-gravity position movement data D42 is data indicating information (center-of-gravity position movement information) that the center of gravity G has moved in time series with respect to the entire sub-screen 60.

  The sub display position data D43 includes current position data D43a and target position data D43b. The current position data D43a is data indicating the position at which the sub display 6 (sub screen 60) is currently located. The target position data D43b is data indicating a target position where the sub display 6 (sub screen 60) moves. The display image position data D44 is data indicating the position of each image currently displayed on the display screen of the main display 5 (typically, an image to be displayed on the sub screen 60). And is appropriately updated according to the data periodically acquired from the image sound control unit 140.

  The number-of-holds command data D46, the change effect command data D47, the hit effect command data D48, the effect button command data D49, the sub image effect command data D50, and the sub-display movement command data D51 are respectively the image sound control unit 140 and / or This is data indicating various commands transmitted to the lamp control unit 150. For example, the number-of-holds command data D46 indicates that the number of holds has increased, and information for starting the effect of adding the number of holds is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140 and / or the lamp control unit 150. It is data. The variation effect command data D47 transmits information indicating the start of the effect with the selected variation effect pattern, information indicating the end of the effect, and the like to the image sound control unit 140 and / or the lamp control unit 150. It is data for. The winning effect command data D48 is information indicating that the opening effect is started with the selected winning effect pattern and information indicating that the ending effect for ending the winning effect during the effect is started with the selected ending effect pattern. Is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140 and / or the lamp control unit 150. The effect button command data D49 is data for transmitting information indicating the operation status of the effect button 37 and the effect key 38 to the image sound control unit 140 and / or the lamp control unit 150. The sub image effect command data D50 is data for transmitting information related to the sub image to be displayed on the sub screen 60 to the image sound control unit 140 and / or the lamp control unit 150. The sub-display movement command data D51 is data for transmitting information for instructing driving of the first stepping motor 29 and the second stepping motor 30 to the lamp control unit 150.

  Next, details of processing performed in the effect control unit 130 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a timer interrupt process executed in the effect control unit 130. FIG. 19 is a subroutine showing an example of detailed operation of the sub-display processing in step 905 of FIG. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the gaming machine 1 until the display information IF is displayed on the sub screen 60 of the sub display 6. For example, the operations shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 are realized by the CPU 131 of the effect control unit 130 executing the effect control program stored in the ROM 132. Specifically, the effect control program is loaded from the ROM 132 onto the RAM 133. It is read as appropriate and executed by the CPU 131. In the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, detailed descriptions of other processes not directly related to the present invention are omitted. In the description of FIGS. 18 and 19, each step executed by the effect control unit 130 is abbreviated as “S”.

  When the gaming machine 1 is powered on, the CPU 131 of the effect control unit 130 executes a startup program stored in a boot ROM (not shown), thereby initializing each unit such as the RAM 133. Then, the program stored in the ROM 132 is read into the RAM 133 and the CPU 131 starts executing each program.

  Thereafter, the effect control unit 130 sets a CTC cycle that is a cycle for performing the timer interrupt processing shown in FIG. And the production | generation control part 130 repeats a random number update process with a period shorter than the said CTC period. That is, in the effect process of the gaming machine 1 performed by the effect control unit 130, the effect control unit 130 repeats the random number update process for each predetermined period while the game machine 1 is activated, and performs a predetermined timer interrupt process for each CTC cycle. I do.

  Here, in the random number update process, the effect control unit 130 updates various random numbers. For example, the effect control unit 130 adds 1 to each of the variable effect selection random number, the opening effect selection random number, the ending effect selection random number, and the like stored in the random number data D40, and uses each added random number to generate the random number data D40. Update.

  Next, a timer interruption process performed by the effect control unit 130 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the timer interrupt process is executed by the effect control unit 130 every CTC cycle (for example, 4 ms (milliseconds)) during a period in which power is supplied to the gaming machine 1, so that the effect control unit 130 This is a process for interrupting the effect process.

  In FIG. 18, the effect control unit 130 performs command reception processing (step 901), and proceeds to the next step. For example, the effect control unit 130 receives various commands output from the game control unit 100 and performs processing according to the commands.

  For example, the game control unit 100 outputs various commands related to the effects of the gaming machine 1 to the effect control unit 130. In step 901, for example, when the production control unit 130 receives a hold number increase command indicating that the hold number has increased from the game control unit 100, the type indicated by the command (that is, the game at the first start port 21). A hold indicating an effect of adding 1 to the number of holds and whether to add the number of holds of that type or not, whether the ball is on hold due to winning or whether the game ball wins on the second starting port 22 The number command is set in the hold number command data D46. When the effect control unit 130 receives from the game control unit 100 a change start command indicating the start of a change effect for performing a special symbol lottery, the change effect selection stored in the change start command and the random number data D40 is selected. A variation effect pattern is selected according to the random number, and a variation effect start command indicating that the effect is started with the selected variation effect pattern is set in the variation effect command data D47. When the effect control unit 130 receives from the game control unit 100 a change stop command indicating that a change effect for performing the special symbol lottery is to be ended, the effect control unit 130 indicates that the change effect during the effect is ended according to the command. The variation effect end command is set in the variation effect command data D47. When the effect control unit 130 receives an opening command indicating that a hit effect starts from the game control unit 100, the effect control unit 130 selects and selects a hit effect pattern according to the command and the random number stored in the random number data D40. An opening effect start command indicating that an opening effect is started with a hit effect pattern is set in the hit effect command data D48. When the effect control unit 130 receives an ending command indicating the end of the hit effect from the game control unit 100, the effect control unit 130 selects and selects the ending effect pattern according to the command and the random number stored in the random number data D40. An ending effect start command indicating that the ending effect is started and the winning effect is ended with the ending effect pattern is set in the hit effect command data D48.

  Next, the effect control unit 130 determines whether or not the operation to the effect button 37 and the effect key 38 is being requested, and the current operation can be accepted (step 902). Then, the production control unit 130 proceeds to the next step 903 when the production button 37 and the production key 38 are being operated and the current time is during the period during which the operation can be accepted. On the other hand, the production control unit 130 is not in the production in which an operation to the production button 37 or the production key 38 is requested, or even during the production, the reception of the operation has already ended before the operation reception period. If yes, the process proceeds to the next step 905.

  In step 903, the effect control unit 130 determines whether the effect button 37 and the effect key 38 are turned on. Then, when the effect button 37 and the effect key 38 are turned on, the effect control unit 130 sets an effect button command indicating that an operation to turn on the effect button 37 and the effect key 38 has been performed in the effect button command data D49. Then (step 904), the process proceeds to the next step 905. On the other hand, when the effect button 37 and the effect key 38 are not turned on, the effect control unit 130 proceeds to the next step 905 as it is.

  In step 905, the effect control unit 130 performs a sub-display process for moving the sub-display 6 or displaying an image on the sub screen 60, and proceeds to the next step. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 19, the sub-display processing performed in step 905 will be described.

  In FIG. 19, the effect control unit 130 acquires signals output from the sub light sensors 606 (step 910). Then, using the acquired signal, the effect control unit 130 determines whether or not the area (illuminance reduction area) in which the illuminance received by the sub-light sensor 606 is reduced has a predetermined size or more (step 911). . As an example, the effect control unit 130 sets a position indicating an illuminance lower than a predetermined threshold for each illuminance received by the sub light sensor 606 for the entire sub screen 60 as an illuminance reduction region. As another example, the effect control unit 130 determines the illuminance until the position of the sub light sensor 606 that has detected a change in illuminance is changed to a change in which the illuminance increases, for each change amount of illuminance received by the sub light sensor 606. Let it be a drop area. Then, when there is an illuminance reduction region that is equal to or larger than a predetermined size, the effect control unit 130 proceeds to the next step 912. On the other hand, when there is no illuminance lowering area equal to or larger than the predetermined size, the effect control unit 130 proceeds to the next step 917.

  In step 912, the effect control unit 130 calculates the position of the center of gravity G of the reduced illuminance area with respect to the sub screen 60, and proceeds to the next step. For example, the production control unit 130 calculates the position of the center of gravity G (see FIG. 6) of the illuminance reduction region based on the screen coordinate system set in the sub screen 60, and the calculated position of the center of gravity G is the latest. The gravity center position data D41 is updated as the position of the gravity center G. The information indicating the position of the center of gravity G may be a coordinate value with a predetermined reference point on the sub screen 60 (for example, the center or upper left corner of the sub screen 60) as the origin, or the center of gravity G from the predetermined reference position. A vector indicating the difference in position may be used.

  Next, the effect control unit 130 sets the contour image EI (step 913) and proceeds to the next step. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the contour image EI is an image displayed on the sub-screen 60 so as to surround the periphery of the illuminance reduction region. For example, the contour image EI is set based on the illuminance reduction region detected with respect to the sub screen 60 and / or the position of the center of gravity G. As a first example, the contour image EI is set to an image that surrounds the outer side separated by a predetermined distance from the contour of the reduced illuminance area detected with respect to the sub screen 60 with a line or a pattern. As a second example, the contour image EI is set to an image in which a figure such as a circle or an ellipse having a predetermined radius centered on the position of the center of gravity G calculated with respect to the sub screen 60 is drawn as a line or a pattern. To do. As a third example, the contour image EI is centered on the position of the center of gravity G calculated with respect to the sub screen 60, and the position on the contour of the illuminance reduction region farthest from the position of the center of gravity G and the position of the center of gravity G A figure such as a circle or an ellipse having a distance as a radius or a major axis radius is set as an image drawn with lines or patterns.

  Next, the effect control unit 130 determines whether or not the position of the center of gravity G calculated in step 912 has moved with respect to the position of the center of gravity G calculated last time (step 914). Then, the effect control unit 130 proceeds to the next step 915 when the position of the center of gravity G is moving. On the other hand, the effect control unit 130 proceeds to the next step 918 when the position of the center of gravity G has not moved. For example, the effect control unit 130 compares the position of the center of gravity G calculated in the previous process indicated by the center of gravity position data D41 with the latest position of the center of gravity G, and determines whether or not the position of the center of gravity G has moved. to decide.

  In step 915, the effect control unit 130 calculates the gravity center position movement information and proceeds to the next step. Here, the center-of-gravity position movement information is information indicating a history of positions where the center-of-gravity G has moved from the detection of an illuminance reduction area of a predetermined size or more until the illuminance reduction area is not detected. This is information for estimating the movement of the hand from the time when the hand is pushed out to the sub screen 60 until the operation of pushing the hand is stopped. As a first example, information indicating a path along which the center of gravity G has moved to the current point in a state where the illuminance reduction region has been continuously detected after detection is calculated as center of gravity position movement information. As a second example, the direction and distance connecting the position of the center of gravity G calculated at the present time in the state where the area of reduced illuminance is continuously detected from the position of the center of gravity G calculated first when the illuminance decreased area is detected. The indicated information is calculated as the gravity center position movement information. In step 915, the effect control unit 130 updates the centroid position movement data D42 using the calculated centroid position movement information.

  Next, the effect control unit 130 calculates a target position (target position) to which the sub-display 6 moves (step 916), and proceeds to the next step 918. For example, the effect control unit 130 calculates the target position to which the sub display 6 moves using the current position of the sub display 6 indicated by the current position data D43a and the gravity center position movement information indicated by the gravity center position movement data D42. The target position data D43b is updated using the calculated target position. As a first example, the center of gravity G is moved along the movement path using the center of gravity position movement information set by the path where the center of gravity G has moved from the time when the reduced illuminance area is continuously detected to the present time. Next, the next target position where the sub-display 6 moves is calculated. As a second example, using the center of gravity position movement information set by the direction and distance connecting the position of the center of gravity G calculated at the present time from the position of the center of gravity G calculated first when the illuminance reduction region is detected, A position separated by a predetermined movement distance in the direction is calculated as the next target position where the sub-display 6 moves. The predetermined movement distance for calculating the target position may be the same distance as the distance on the sub screen 60 indicated by the gravity center position movement information, or the distance on the sub screen 60 indicated by the gravity center position movement information may be the predetermined distance. The distance may be doubled. In the latter case, a multiple according to the moving speed of the center of gravity G (that is, a value obtained by dividing the distance on the sub-screen 60 indicated by the center of gravity position movement information by the time since the center of gravity position movement information is set) is expressed as the center of gravity position. A value obtained by multiplying the distance on the sub-screen 60 indicated by the movement information may be set as the predetermined movement distance.

  When it is determined in step 911 that there is no illuminance lowering area equal to or larger than the predetermined size, the effect control unit 130 clears the data indicating the position of the center of gravity G and the data indicating the center of gravity position movement information (step 917). The process proceeds to the next step 918. For example, the effect control unit 130 clears and sets the center-of-gravity position data D41 when there is no movement history of the center of gravity G or the latest position, and sets the center-of-gravity position movement data D42 when clearing the center-of-gravity position movement information .

  In step 918, the effect control unit 130 moves the sub display 6 based on the target position indicated by the target position data D43b, and proceeds to the next step. For example, the effect control unit 130 sets a sub display movement command for instructing driving of the first stepping motor 29 and the second stepping motor 30 in the sub display movement command data D51. The sub-display movement command is transmitted to the lamp controller 150 by executing a command transmission process in step 906 described later. The sub-display movement command includes information indicating the target position indicated by the target position data D43b, and the lamp control unit 150 drives the first stepping motor 29 and the second stepping motor 30 based on the target position. To control. Thereby, the drive mechanism 10 (refer FIG. 7) drives, and the sub indicator 6 moves to the said target position (refer Fig.20 (a)). Thus, when the target position is set by the effect control unit 130, the lamp control unit 150 moves the sub-display 6 toward the target position. When the sub display 6 has already reached the target position, that is, the current position of the sub display 6 indicated by the current position data D43a and the target position of the sub display 6 indicated by the target position data D43b are substantially equal. When the sub display 6 indicates the same position, the instruction to move the sub display 6 may not be given.

  Next, the effect control unit 130 acquires position information indicating the position of the sub display 6 (sub screen 60) with respect to the main screen 50 (step 919), and proceeds to the next step. For example, the effect control unit 130 displays the current sub display on the main screen 50 based on the detection results (changes in electrical signals output from the main light sensors 56) by the main light sensors 56 provided on the main screen 50. The position of the device 6 is detected. And the production | generation control part 130 produces | generates the positional information which shows the position of the sub display 6 based on the said detection result, and updates the present position data D43a using the said positional information. Note that the position information of the sub display 6 generated by the effect control unit 130 is based on a reference provided on the sub display 6 with respect to the main screen 50 (for example, among the four corners formed on the top, bottom, left, and right of the frame 61). Information indicating the position of any one corner position) may be used.

  Next, the effect control unit 130 determines whether or not to display a sub image on the sub display 6 (sub screen 60) (step 920). Then, the effect control unit 130 proceeds to the next step 921 when displaying the sub image on the sub display 6. On the other hand, the effect control unit 130 proceeds to the next step 922 when the sub image is not displayed on the sub display 6.

  As a first example, when the contour image EI is set in the process of step 913, the effect control unit 130 makes a positive determination in step 920. As a second example, when the contour image EI is not set in the process of step 913, in step 920, the effect control unit 130 displays the current position information and display image of the sub display 6 indicated by the current position data D43a. Using the position information of each image indicated by the position data D44 and the position information of the components of the gaming machine 1, it is determined whether or not to display the sub image on the sub display 6 (sub screen 60). For example, in the display image position data D44, data indicating the position of each image currently displayed on the main screen 50 is described as appropriately updated according to data periodically acquired from the image sound control unit 140. ing. The effect control unit 130 extracts the position information of the image to be displayed on the sub screen 60 from the position information described in the display image position data D44 as the position information of the display target image. Then, the effect control unit 130 does not set the contour image EI in the process of step 913, and the display target image displayed on the main screen 50 is based on the extracted position information of the display target image. If one overlaps the sub-screen 60, an affirmative determination is made in step 920 above. As a third example, the effect control unit 130 does not set the contour image EI in the process of step 913 and based on the position information of the constituent members of the gaming machine 1 set in advance, If one of the constituent members overlaps the sub-screen 60 and the overlapping constituent member is a target (for example, the movable accessory 7) for displaying the display information IF, an affirmative determination is made in step 920 above. As a fourth example, the effect control unit 130 does not set the contour image EI in the process of step 913, and the main screen 50 and the sub screen 60 are overlapped and displayed on the overlapped part. If the visual recognition of the image on the screen 50 is hindered, an affirmative determination is made in step 920 above. Thus, in the second and third examples, in step 920, the effect control unit 130 determines that the position of the sub display 6 stored in the current position data D43a is the back side of the sub screen 60. It is determined whether or not it is a position where one of the targets for displaying the display information IF is arranged on the back side of the sheet of FIG. That is, in the second example and the third example, the effect control unit 130 detects the position of the sub display 6 (sub screen 60) detected based on the detection result of the main light sensor 56, the position of the display image, and Whether to display the sub-image based on the determination whether or not the target for displaying the display information IF is arranged at a position overlapping the sub-screen 60 when the sub-display 6 is viewed normally based on the position of the constituent member Judging whether or not. In the first example, the effect control unit 130 determines whether or not to display the sub image based on the determination as to whether or not the contour image EI is displayed on the sub screen 60. Further, in the fourth example, whether or not the sub image is displayed based on the determination as to whether or not the sub display 6 overlaps the main screen 50 and prevents the image displayed on the main screen 50 from being visually recognized. Judging.

  In the determination of the second example and the third example in the above step 920, an affirmative determination may be made when one entire target overlaps the sub screen 60 among the targets for displaying the display information IF, An affirmative determination may be made when at least a part of one target overlaps the sub screen 60. In the determination of the second example and the third example in step 920, when a plurality of targets for displaying the display information IF overlap with the sub screen 60, one of the targets is selected. For example, when the sub screen 60 and a plurality of targets overlap, in the determination of step 920, a target having the largest range that overlaps the sub screen 60 may be selected from among the plurality of targets. An object close to the center of 60 may be selected.

  In step 921, the effect control unit 130 sets a sub image effect command instructing information to be displayed on the sub screen 60 in the sub image effect command data D50, and ends the processing by the subroutine. The sub image effect command is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140 by executing a command transmission process in step 906 described later, and the image sound control unit 140 displays an image corresponding to the sub image effect command in the sub screen 60. To display.

  If the determination in step 920 is affirmative in the first example, the effect control unit 130 displays the contour image EI set in step 913 on the sub screen 60 and the sub image indicating the current position of the sub screen 60. An effect command is set in the sub-image effect command data D50. If the determination in step 920 is affirmative in accordance with the second example or the third example, the effect control unit 130 instructs the sub screen 60 to display the display information IF related to the target determined to overlap the sub screen 60. And the sub image effect command which shows the present position of the sub screen 60 is set to the sub image effect command data D50, and the process by the said subroutine is complete | finished. Here, as the sub image effect command for displaying the display information IF on the sub screen 60, it is conceivable to set information indicating the type of the display information IF and display information IF itself to notify the player. When the former sub image effect command is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140, the display information IF corresponding to the type notified by the image sound control unit 140 needs to be generated. Therefore, the display information IF corresponding to the type is displayed. The image sound control unit 140 (for example, in the control ROM 144 or the image ROM 148) may be prepared in advance. On the other hand, when the latter sub-image effect command is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140, it is necessary to generate the display information IF in the effect control unit 130. Therefore, various display information IFs are stored in advance in the effect control unit 130 (for example, in the ROM 102). ). For example, the display information IF may be information indicating a gaming machine status or the like when the target is displayed or information indicating a gaming machine status or the like when the target is moved. Specifically, as information indicating the gaming machine status when the target is displayed, the special symbol lottery is won when the target (character) appears when the reach is reached during the special symbol change display. Character information (see FIGS. 4A and 20B) and non-character information (for example, a mark whose color, size, shape, etc. change depending on the degree of expectation) are considered. In addition, as the information indicating the gaming machine situation or the like when the object moves, character information or non-character information indicating the reliability of winning the special symbol lottery when the object (movable accessory 7) is activated can be considered. The display information IF is not particularly limited as long as it is related to the object overlapping the sub screen 60. When the determination in step 920 is affirmative in the fourth example, the effect control unit 130 displays an instruction to display only the copy image on the sub screen 60 and a sub image effect command indicating the current position of the sub screen 60. The data D50 is set, and the processing by the subroutine ends.

  On the other hand, in step 922, the effect control unit 130 sets a sub-image effect command indicating an instruction to hide the sub-screen 60 in the sub-image effect command data D50, and ends the processing by the subroutine.

  Returning to FIG. 18, after the sub-display process in step 905, the effect control unit 130 outputs control commands to the image sound control unit 140 and / or the lamp control unit 150, respectively (step 906). The process by the subroutine indicating the timer interrupt process is terminated. For example, the effect control unit 130 sets the hold number command data D46, the variable effect command data D47, the hit effect command data D48, the effect button command data D49, the sub-image effect command data D50, and the sub-display movement command data D51. By outputting a command related to the effect to the image sound control unit 140 and / or the lamp control unit 150, the image sound control unit 140 and / or the lamp control unit 150 execute the effect corresponding to the command.

[Drawing process]
Hereinafter, the drawing process performed by the image sound control unit 140 (VDP 142) will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a drawing process performed by the image sound control unit 140 (VDP 142). FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example of a drawing process performed by the VDP 142 when the division number SN is set to “0”. FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example of a drawing process performed by the VDP 142 when the division number SN is set to “4”. FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram for describing an example of a divided image output process. In addition, the drawing process performed by the image sound control unit 140 (VDP 142) described based on the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 21 is performed based on a control signal generated by the CPU 141 based on a program stored in the control ROM 144. . Further, in the following description, a case where drawing processing is performed using the first frame buffer 1426A out of the first frame buffer 1426A and the second frame buffer 1426B will be described as an example, but the second frame buffer 1426B is used. The drawn process is also performed in the same manner as the drawn process using the first frame buffer 1426A.

  In FIG. 21, when a control signal from the CPU 141 is input to the VDP 142, the drawing engine 1424 selects a frame buffer used for drawing processing of the main image and / or the sub image (step 290). For example, the drawing engine 1424 identifies a frame buffer that is currently outputting an image to the main display 5 and / or the sub-display 6 from the first frame buffer 1426A and the second frame buffer 1426B, and displays the image. A frame buffer that has not been output is selected as a frame buffer to be used for drawing processing of the current frame.

  When the first frame buffer 1426A is selected in step 290, the drawing engine 1424 draws the main image displayed on the main display 5 according to the instruction from the CPU 141 in the first frame buffer 1426A (step 291). ), Proceed to the next step. For example, the CPU 141 determines an effect corresponding to the command instructed from the effect control unit 130 and outputs a control signal instructing execution of the effect to the VDP 142. In response to this control signal, the drawing engine 1424 responds to a control signal from the CPU 141, a first image showing a decorative design, a character CI, etc., a second image as a background image showing the background of the decorative design, etc., The third image as the character image is read from the image ROM 148 to the VRAM_RS 1425, and a main image, which is an image obtained by combining these images, is drawn in the first frame buffer 1426A (see FIG. 22).

  Next, the image sound control unit 140 determines whether or not to display an image on the sub screen 60 (step 292). Here, as described for the process of step 921, when displaying an image on the sub screen 60, the effect control unit 130 generates information for displaying the image as a sub image effect command, and the sub image The effect command is output to the image sound control unit 140. In addition, as described for the processing of step 922, when the image is not displayed on the sub screen 60, the effect control unit 130 generates a sub image effect command indicating an instruction to hide the sub screen 60, and An image effect command is output to the image sound control unit 140. In response to the sub image effect command, when the image sound control unit 140 acquires a sub image effect command indicating that an image is to be displayed on the sub screen 60 from the effect control unit 130, an affirmative determination is made in step 292, and then The process proceeds to step 293. On the other hand, when the image sound control unit 140 obtains a sub image effect command indicating that no image is displayed on the sub screen 60 from the effect control unit 130, a negative determination is made in step 292, and the process proceeds to the next step 309. .

  In step 293, the drawing engine 1424 generates a copy image by copying an area corresponding to the position of the sub screen 60 in the main image drawn in the first frame buffer 1426A, and proceeds to the next step. For example, when the position of the sub screen 60 is detected by the effect control unit 130, the current position information of the sub screen 60 is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140, and the CPU 141 sends a control signal including the position information of the sub screen 60 to the VDP 142. Output to. Then, the drawing engine 1424 generates a copy image by copying an area corresponding to the position information (typically, an area where the sub screen 60 overlaps) in the main image drawn in the first frame buffer 1426A. . Specifically, the rendering engine 1424 copies pixel data of 240 × 320 (vertical pixel × horizontal pixel) corresponding to the position information from the main image rendered in the first frame buffer 1426A. , And stored as a copy image in VRAM_RS 1425. When only the contour image EI set in step 913 is displayed on the sub-screen 60, the copy image generation process and the write process to the VRAM_RS 1425 (that is, the process in step 293) are omitted.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 22, the drawing engine 1424 displays a difference image (that is, a contour image EI and display information IF) indicating display contents that are not displayed on the main screen 50 but displayed only on the sub-screen 60. The sub-image is generated by compositing the image shown) with the copy image (step 294), and the process proceeds to the next step. For example, the control ROM 144 stores sub image information indicating the contour image EI and the display information IF, and the CPU 141 stores the sub image information corresponding to the contour image EI and the display information IF acquired from the effect control unit 130. The data is read from the control ROM 144 and stored in the RAM 145. Then, a control signal including the sub-image information is output to the VDP 142. The drawing engine 1424 reads material data necessary for generating the difference image indicated by the sub image information included in the control signal from the CPU 141 from the image ROM 148, stores it in the VRAM_RS 1425, and uses the material data. A difference image (that is, an image showing the contour image EI and the display information IF) is generated. Then, the drawing engine 1424 generates a sub-image by synthesizing the generated difference image with a copy image on the VRAM_RS 1425 using, for example, the Z buffer method. In FIG. 22, the position of the sub image with respect to the main image is indicated by a broken line 18. In the present embodiment, as described above, a sub-image having the vertical pixel number L3 of “240” and the horizontal pixel number C3 of “320” is generated. As described above, the drawing engine 1424 displays a difference image indicating information (contour image EI and display information IF) to be notified to the player on a copy image obtained by copying an area corresponding to the position of the sub screen 60 from the main image. Are combined to generate a sub-image to be displayed on the sub-screen 60. When only the contour image EI set in step 913 is displayed on the sub screen 60, a copy image is not generated, so the difference image is stored in the VRAM_RS 1425 as a sub image as it is. Further, when only the copy image is displayed on the sub screen 60, the difference image does not exist, so the process of step 294 is omitted and the copy image is handled as a sub image as it is.

  Next, the drawing engine 1424 sets the reduction ratio based on whether or not the control signal output from the CPU 141 includes information indicating the reduction ratio set by the process of step 10 (see FIG. 14). It is determined whether or not it has been performed (step 295). If it is determined that the reduction ratio is set (step 295: YES), the drawing engine 1424 applies the sub-image generated by the processing of step 294 based on information indicating the reduction ratio extracted from the control signal. Sub image reduction processing is performed (step 296), and the processing proceeds to the next step 297. For example, when the reduction ratio is set to “0.5”, the drawing engine 1424 determines that the vertical pixel number L3 is “from a sub-image having a vertical pixel number L3 of“ 240 ”and a horizontal pixel number C3 of“ 320 ”. A sub-image with 120 ”(= 240 × 0.5) and a horizontal pixel number C3 of“ 160 ”(= 320 × 0.5) is generated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the reduction ratio is not set (step 295: NO), the drawing engine 1424 proceeds to the next step 297 as it is.

  In step 297, the drawing engine 1424 determines whether or not the division number SN included in the control signal output from the CPU 141 is “0”. If it is determined that the division number SN is “0” (step 297: YES), the drawing engine 1424 can draw the sub-image in the VRAM_RS 1425 in the empty area of the first frame buffer 1426A without dividing the sub-image. Therefore, the sub-image is directly drawn in the empty area (step 298), and the process proceeds to the next step. As described above, when the CPU 141 determines in advance that the division is unnecessary, the drawing engine 1424 does not divide the sub image, and the free area in the first frame buffer 1426A formed by drawing the main image. Draw a sub-image on

  FIG. 22 shows an example in which the sub image is drawn in the empty area of the first frame buffer 1426A without being divided. As illustrated in FIG. 22, unlike the example described above for the main image having the vertical pixel number L2 of “600” and the horizontal pixel number C2 of “800”, the vertical pixel number L1 is “840” and the horizontal pixel. When a frame buffer having the number C1 of “1120” is prepared, the minimum vertical pixel number L4 of the empty area of the frame buffer is “240” (= 840−600), and the minimum horizontal pixel number C4 is “320”. (= 1120-800). On the other hand, when the vertical pixel number L3 of the sub image is “240” and the horizontal pixel number C3 is “320”, the vertical pixel number L3 of the sub image is equal to the lowest vertical pixel number L4, and the horizontal pixel number C3 is also the lowest horizontal pixel. It is equal to the number C4. In such a case, the drawing engine 1424 can draw in the free area of the first frame buffer 1426A without dividing the sub-image.

  After the process of step 298, the drawing engine 1424 completes the process of displaying the previous frame image stored in the second frame buffer 1426B, and the first frame buffer 1426A is processed by the processes of step 291 and step 298. It waits for the timing to display the image of the next frame drawn in (Step 299). When the display timing comes (step 299: YES), the output circuit 1427 reads the main image from the first frame buffer 1426A and outputs it to the main display 5 (step 300; see FIG. 22). Similarly, the image is read out from the first frame buffer 1426A and output to the sub display 6 (step 301; see FIG. 22). Then, the image sound control unit 140 returns to step 290 and repeats the drawing process until the drawing process is completed.

  On the other hand, when the drawing engine 1424 determines that the number of divisions SN included in the control signal output from the CPU 141 is not “0” (an even number of 2 or more) (step 297: NO), the step The sub-image generated in the VRAM_RS 1425 by the process of 294 is divided and drawn in the empty area of the first frame buffer 1426A (step 303), and the process proceeds to the next step.

  In FIG. 23, when the division number SN is “4” and the division image size SS is set to 120 × 160 (the number of vertical pixels × the number of horizontal pixels), the main image is drawn in the first frame buffer 1426A. A state is shown in which the sub image is drawn as four divided images with respect to the empty area generated as described above. When it is determined in advance by the CPU 141 that it is necessary to divide the sub image, as illustrated in FIG. 23, the drawing engine 1424 divides the sub image into a plurality of regions (here, 4 images). Are drawn in empty areas of the first frame buffer 1426A. As described above, when the CPU 141 determines that the division is necessary and the divided image size SS and the number of divisions SN are set in advance, the drawing engine 1424 divides the sub-image based on the settings and sets the first frame. Drawing is performed in an empty area of the buffer 1426A.

  Next, the drawing engine 1424 waits for the timing to display the image of the next frame drawn in the first frame buffer 1426A in the processing in steps 291 and 303, similarly to the processing in step 299 (step 304). ). When the display timing comes, the output circuit 1427 reads the main image from the first frame buffer 1426A and outputs it to the main display 5 as shown in FIG. 23 (step 305), and the next step is processed. To proceed.

  Next, the drawing engine 1424 determines whether or not the reduction magnification is set based on whether or not the control signal from the CPU 141 includes information indicating the reduction magnification (step 306). When the reduction ratio is not set (step 306: NO), that is, when the processing of step 296 is not performed, the output circuit 1427 reads the divided image from the first frame buffer 1426A and directly outputs it as a sub image. It outputs to the display 6 (step 307). Then, the image sound control unit 140 returns to step 290 and repeats the drawing process until the drawing process is completed.

  By the way, the main image is stored in the first frame buffer 1426A in the same arrangement as the pixels (color liquid crystal elements 52) constituting the main screen 50. For this reason, the pixel data constituting the main image may be output to the main display 5 in the same order. When the sub image is drawn in the first frame buffer 1426A without being divided (see FIG. 22), the sub image is stored in the first frame buffer 1426A in the same arrangement as the pixels constituting the sub screen 60. ing. For this reason, the pixel data constituting the sub image may be output to the sub display 6 in the same order.

  On the other hand, when the sub-image is divided and drawn in the first frame buffer 1426A (see FIG. 23), the sub-image is stored in the first frame buffer 1426A in an arrangement different from the pixels constituting the sub-screen 60. Stored. Therefore, in order for the sub image to be correctly displayed on the sub screen 60, the output circuit 1427 outputs each pixel data that constitutes the divided image so that each pixel data that constitutes the sub image is output in the order that it should be output. Read pixel data. For example, when four divided images are stored in the first frame buffer 1426A in the array illustrated in FIG. 23, the output circuit 1427 is the same as the upper left region of the sub image, as shown in FIG. For the first divided image showing the display content, processing for reading and outputting pixel data for one line in the left-right direction 12, and for the second divided image showing the same display content as the upper right region of the sub-image The process of reading out and outputting pixel data for one line in the left-right direction 12 is repeated alternately. Thereby, pixel data corresponding to the upper half of the sub-image is output. Subsequently, the output circuit 1427 reads and outputs pixel data for one line in the left-right direction 12 for the third divided image showing the same display content as the lower left region of the sub image, and the sub image The process of reading out and outputting pixel data for one line in the left-right direction 12 is alternately repeated for the fourth divided image showing the same display content as the lower right region. As a result, pixel data corresponding to the lower half of the divided image is output. In this way, the output circuit 1427 can read out the divided image so that the sub image is correctly displayed on the sub screen 60 even when the sub image is divided and drawn.

  On the other hand, when the reduction ratio is set (step 306: YES), the drawing engine 1424 enlarges the divided image and then outputs it to the sub display 6 as a sub image (step 308). Specifically, an enlargement process is performed on each divided image in the first frame buffer 1426A using the reciprocal of the reduction ratio as an enlargement ratio, and the divided image subjected to the enlargement process is output to the output circuit 1427. As a result, pixel data having the same number of pixels as the screen resolution of the sub screen 60 is output. For example, when the reduction magnification is set to “0.5”, the drawing engine 1424 sets the enlargement magnification to 2 times (= 1 / 0.5). Then, each divided image stored in the first frame buffer 1426A is doubled on the VRAM_RS, and each divided image subjected to the enlargement process is output to the output circuit 1427 as a sub image. Then, the image sound control unit 140 returns to step 290 and repeats the drawing process until the drawing process is completed.

  If it is determined in step 292 that the sub-screen 60 is not displayed, the rendering engine 1424 renders the first frame buffer 1426A in the process of step 291 as in the processes of step 299 and step 304. It waits for the timing to display the next frame image (step 309). When the display timing comes, the output circuit 1427 reads the main image from the first frame buffer 1426A and outputs it to the main display 5 (step 310). Then, the image sound control unit 140 returns to step 290 and repeats the drawing process until the drawing process is completed.

  Thus, according to this embodiment, since the production sub-display 6 is configured to be movable, there is an advantage that the player's viewpoint is difficult to be fixed. Further, the sub display 6 for production moves so as to follow the movement of the player's hand drawn out in the front space of the sub screen 60, so that the operation feeling as if the sub display 6 is moved directly. Can be obtained and the operability of the player is improved. Here, various modes can be considered as a method of moving the sub display 6 in accordance with the movement of the player's hand.

  As a first example, when the center-of-gravity position movement information is set by a route on which the center of gravity G has moved from the time when the illuminance reduction region is continuously detected to the present time, Based on the direction and distance to the latest position of the center of gravity G obtained at the present time, the position is set as a target position (target position) to which the sub-display 6 moves. As a result, the sub-display 6 moves so as to immediately follow the movement of the player's hand until no illuminance reduction area of a predetermined size or more is detected.

  As a second example, when the center-of-gravity position movement information is set by the direction and distance connecting the position of the center of gravity G calculated at the present time from the position of the center of gravity G calculated first when the illuminance reduction region is detected, Based on the direction and distance from the position of the center of gravity G calculated first to the latest position of the center of gravity G obtained at the present time, the position is set as a target position (target position) to which the sub-display 6 moves. As a result, the sub-display 6 immediately moves in a direction based on the position where the player first put his hand on the sub-screen 60 until no illuminance reduction area of a predetermined size or more is detected.

  As a third example, the movement of the sub-display unit 6 is started when the illuminance reduction region is desired to be detected after the illuminance reduction region of a predetermined size or more is detected. Specifically, when the gravity center position movement information is set by the path along which the center of gravity G has moved from the time when the illuminance reduction region is continuously detected until the current time point, when the illuminance reduction region is desired to be detected, The calculation of the target position is sequentially set so that the center of gravity G moves along the movement path. As a result, the sub-display 6 starts moving along the path from the point in time when the illuminance reduction region is desired to be detected. Further, when the centroid position movement information is set by the direction and distance connecting the position of the center of gravity G calculated at the present time from the position of the center of gravity G calculated first when the illuminance reduction area is detected, the illuminance reduction area is detected. When it is desired to do so, the sub-display 6 moves based only on the target position calculated in step 916. As a result, the sub-display 6 starts to move from the point in time when it is desired to detect the reduced illuminance region in the direction designated by the player.

  In the case of the movement modes according to the first example and the second example, the sub-display 6 reaches the target position set as described above by the response of the first stepping motor 29 and the second stepping motor 30. It is possible that a new target position is set before the operation. Even in such a case, new target positions may be set one after another in the movement mode described in the first example and the second example. Further, the target position newly calculated before the sub display 6 reaches the set target position is ignored, and the target position calculated immediately after the sub display 6 reaches the target position is set as the next moving target. It is possible to move the sub display 6 by setting to.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, a target for displaying the display information IF (for example, an image object such as a character CI displayed on the main display 5 or a component provided in the gaming machine 1 such as the movable accessory 7). However, when the sub display 6 moves to a position overlapping the sub screen 60, an image (display information IF) indicating information related to the target is displayed on the sub screen 60. Therefore, it is possible to provide an unprecedented effective effect of superimposing images displayed on the two screens and notifying the player. In addition, when the player puts his hand in the front space of the sub screen 60, an image (contour image EI) in response to the hand put out is displayed on the sub screen 60. It is possible to notify the player that the gesture has been recognized by the gaming machine 1.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the sub-image is rendered in a state of being divided so as to fit in the free area of the first frame buffer 1426A. For this reason, the main image displayed on the main screen 50 and the sub image displayed on the sub screen 60 are combined into one frame buffer (by one drawing engine 1424 without providing a frame buffer having a larger capacity than necessary. It is possible to draw in the first frame buffer 1426A or the second frame buffer 1426B), and as a result, an increase in manufacturing cost due to the provision of two image displays can be suppressed.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the display content of the image displayed as the sub image is determined based on the position of the sub screen 60 detected based on the detection result of the main light sensor 56. An appropriate image corresponding to the position of the image can be displayed on the sub screen 60.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the sub image is drawn as a divided image only when the sub image cannot be drawn unless the sub image is divided into the empty area of the first frame buffer 1426A after the main image is drawn, and division is unnecessary. In this case, the sub image is drawn as it is in the empty area. For this reason, it is possible to perform an appropriate drawing process according to the size of the sub image with respect to the empty area of the first frame buffer 1426A.

  By the way, when manufacturing a gaming machine in which another image display is further provided in the main liquid crystal display that displays special decorative designs, etc., the screen resolution of the separately installed image display (number of vertical pixels of sub-image × The number of horizontal pixels) is considered to vary depending on the size of an image display device provided separately. However, according to the present embodiment, the divided image size and the number of divisions are calculated so as to fit in the free area of the first frame buffer 1426A, and the sub image is drawn as a divided image based on the calculation result. The drawing process to the first frame buffer 1426A can be appropriately performed in accordance with the screen resolution of the image display device provided.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the position of the sub screen 60 is detected when the main light sensor 56 detects the position of the frame 61 that supports the sub screen 60. For example, the first stepping motor 29 and the second stepping motor Compared to the case where the position of the sub screen 60 is detected based on the number of steps of the motor 30, the position of the sub screen 60 can be detected accurately. As a result, an optimal sub-image with little deviation from the image displayed on the main screen 50 can be displayed on the sub-screen 60.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the sub display 6 moves only when the player puts his hand in the front space of the sub screen 60. For this reason, for example, the player can arbitrarily move the sub-display 6 so that the player can move the sub-display 6 only when the player wants to confirm the display contents and components that are of interest to the player. It is possible to effectively prevent the game from becoming monotonous.

[Other examples of drawing processing]
In the example of the drawing process described with reference to FIG. 21, a difference image (display image displayed only on the sub screen 60 is displayed on a copy image generated by copying a part of the main image superimposed on the sub screen 60 ( That is, the sub-image is generated by combining the image indicating the display information IF. Therefore, the image displayed on the main image and the difference image are combined and displayed in the sub image, and the image of the main screen 50 with the sub screen 60 overlapped is displayed on the sub screen 60. While ensuring the visibility of the main screen 50, it is possible to prevent a display position shift between the image displayed on the main image superimposed on the sub image and the difference image. That is, when an image display medium that does not transmit the screen is used, or when an image that needs to be accurately aligned with the sub-image and displayed on the main image and the difference image is displayed on the sub-screen 60. It becomes a very effective drawing method. However, when using an image display medium that passes through the screen and displaying on the sub-screen 60 an image that allows a certain amount of positional deviation between the image displayed on the main image superimposed on the sub-image and the difference image. Other drawing processes may be used. As an image display medium that transmits the screen, it is conceivable to use a transparent EL display that displays a single color, a transparent EL display that displays multiple colors, a transmissive liquid crystal display, or the like as the sub-screen 60. For example, by using a transparent EL display that displays a single color, it is possible to ensure high visibility of the main display 5 located behind when two displays overlap.

  In this case, a sub light sensor that detects that external light from the front space of the sub screen 60 is blocked may be provided in the frame 61 of the sub display 6 or the like. For example, a plurality of sub photo sensors are provided in the frame 61 so that the light receiving spaces do not overlap each other. Specifically, a plurality of sub-light sensors that respectively receive external light from the player side to the sub-display 6 are installed on four sides of the frame 61 at equal intervals. By providing a plurality of sub light sensors other than the sub screen 60 in this way, if the detection result of the illuminance received by each sub light sensor is used, the player who is presented to the front space of the sub display 6 The position of the hand can be detected. Then, similarly to the above-described processing, the sub display 6 can be moved according to the position of the player's hand that is put out in the front space of the sub display 6.

  Hereinafter, another example of the drawing process will be described with reference to FIGS. 25 and 26. FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating another example of the drawing process performed by the image sound control unit 140 (VDP 142). FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram for describing another example of the drawing process performed by the VDP 142. In addition, about the process which is common with each process of an example of the drawing process (refer FIG. 21) performed by the image sound control part 140 (VDP142) which concerns on the said embodiment, the same step number is attached | subjected and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. To do.

  In FIG. 25, when the main image is drawn in the first frame buffer 1426A by the processing of step 291 by the drawing engine 1424 and the image sound control unit 140 determines to display the image on the sub screen 60 (YES in step 292), The CPU 141 of the image sound control unit 140 determines the content (contour image EI and display information IF) of the sub image to be displayed on the sub screen 60 based on the position information of the sub screen 60 transmitted from the effect control unit 130. (Step 311). For example, the control ROM 144 stores sub image information indicating the contour image EI and the display information IF, and the CPU 141 stores the sub image information corresponding to the contour image EI and the display information IF acquired from the effect control unit 130. The data is read from the control ROM 144 and stored in the RAM 145. Then, a control signal including the sub-image information is output to the VDP 142.

  Next, the drawing engine 1424 reads material data necessary for generating the sub image indicated by the sub image information included in the control signal from the CPU 141 from the image ROM 148, stores it in the VRAM_RS 1425, and stores the material data. Is used to generate a sub-image (an image showing the contour image EI and the display information IF) having the content determined in the process of step 311 (step 312). Then, based on this sub-image, the processing after step 295 described above is performed. In FIG. 26, after the sub-image generated by the process of step 312 is rendered as four divided images in the empty area of the first frame buffer 1426A, each divided image is output as the original sub-image. It is shown.

[Another example of the drive mechanism 10]
In the above description, an example of a drive mechanism that moves the sub-display unit 6 has been described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, but a drive mechanism of another aspect may be used. Hereinafter, a driving mechanism according to another mode for moving the sub-display 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 27A, a base 701, an arm 702 that is rotatably connected around a shaft 705 provided on the base 701, and a shaft 706 provided on the arm 702. Using a drive mechanism comprising: an arm 703 that is pivotably coupled to the arm 703; and an arm 704 that is pivotally coupled about a shaft 707 provided on the arm 703 and is fixed to the sub-display 6. Also good. In the drive mechanism, the rotation angles of the arms 702 to 703 are arbitrarily adjusted according to the control of the lamp control unit 150. Even with such a drive mechanism, the sub-display 6 can be moved in accordance with the player's operation by adjusting the rotation angle of each of the arms 702 to 703.

  In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 27B, the display 800 is fixed by turning the display 800 fixed to the tip of the arm 801 around the shaft 802 provided in the gaming machine 1. A moving drive mechanism may be used. In the drive mechanism, the rotation angle of the arm 801 is arbitrarily adjusted according to the control of the lamp control unit 150. In this case, the range in which the display 800 can move is limited by the drive mechanism 10 described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10 and the drive mechanism described with reference to FIG. Since the configuration is simple, the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine 1 can be reduced.

[Other variations]
In the above embodiment, an example is used in which the sub-display 6 moves so as to follow the movement of the player's hand that is presented to the front space of the sub-display 6 immediately or with a delay. The sub display 6 may be moved in the moving mode. For example, the sub display 6 may be moved in accordance with the number of times the outside light is blocked by the player's hand inserted in the front space of the sub display 6. Specifically, the gaming machine 1 counts the number of times that an illuminance decrease detection area of a predetermined size or larger appears and disappears, and a position determined in advance according to the number of counts within a predetermined time (for example, within a predetermined time) If the number of times outside light is blocked is 1, the sub-display 6 is moved to a position overlapping the center of the main screen 50). In this case, it can be realized if it can be determined whether or not an object (for example, a player's hand) exists in the front space of the sub-display 6, and it is not necessary to detect the position of the object in the front space. A sensor that can detect only the presence or absence of an object in the space (for example, a single optical sensor that detects the illuminance of external light from the front space) may be provided in the sub-display 6.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the position of the sub display 6 (sub screen 60) is detected based on the detection result of the main light sensor 56 has been described. However, the steps of the first stepping motor 29 and the second stepping motor 30 are described. The position of the sub display 6 (sub screen 60) may be detected based on the number. Further, the position of the sub display 6 (sub screen 60) may be calculated by combining the detection result of the main light sensor 56 and the number of steps of the first stepping motor 29 and the second stepping motor 30.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case has been described in which the display information IF related to the overlapped movable accessory 7 is displayed on the sub screen 60 when the movable accessory 7 overlaps the sub screen 60. However, the display information IF regarding other components provided in the gaming machine 1 may be displayed on the sub screen 60. For example, in the case of a gaming machine that uses an indicator having a plurality of lamps provided at a location different from the main screen 50 and indicates the number of times of holding by the number of lighting of the lamp, the lighting lamp and the sub screen 60 overlap. In this case, the display information IF corresponding to the hold of the overlapped lamp may be displayed on the sub screen 60. As an example, when the lit lamp and the sub screen 60 overlap, the display information IF indicating the reliability (expected degree) for winning the special symbol lottery corresponding to the lamp is displayed on the sub screen 60. Similarly, when the hold display image is displayed on the main screen 50 and the hold display image and the sub screen 60 overlap, the display information IF related to the hold display image that overlaps may be displayed on the sub screen 60. Needless to say.

  Further, in the above embodiment, an object (for example, a player's hand) in the front space of the sub display 6 according to the illuminance detection result by the optical sensor that detects that the external light from the front space of the sub screen 60 is blocked. ) Is used, and the sub display 6 is moved based on the detection result. However, the sub display 6 is provided with another object detection unit that detects an object in the front space of the sub display 6. Then, the sub display 6 may be moved. For example, an object that detects the presence or absence of an object in the front space by projecting light (for example, infrared light or visible light) into the front space and receiving light reflected by the object in the front space A detection unit (for example, an infrared sensor or an optical sensor) may be provided in the sub-display 6. In this case, the position of the object is calculated based on the presence or absence of the object detected by the object detection unit, and the sub-display 6 is moved according to the position of the object. As an example, the frame 61 is provided with a plurality of object detection units that project light for detecting objects in the front space so that the projection areas do not overlap each other. In addition, a space where each object detection unit projects light for detecting an object, that is, a space where each object detection unit detects the presence or absence of an object is formed side by side in the horizontal direction when viewed from the player. As described above, the plurality of object detection units may be provided. Further, the plurality of object detection units may be provided so that spaces in which the respective object detection units detect the presence or absence of an object are formed side by side in the vertical direction when viewed from the player. In addition, the plurality of object detection units may be provided so that spaces in which the respective object detection units detect the presence / absence of an object are formed side by side in an oblique direction when viewed from the player. Furthermore, the plurality of object detection units may be provided so that the space in which each object detection unit detects the presence or absence of an object is formed in a lattice shape when viewed from the player side. By providing a plurality of object detection units in this way, if an object detection result in each object detection unit is used, an object to be detected (for example, a player's hand) exists in the front space of the sub-display 6. It is possible to detect the position. Then, the sub display 6 can be moved according to the position of the detected object in the space in front of the sub display 6. It should be noted that the plurality of object detection units are formed so that a space in which each object detection unit detects the presence or absence of an object is formed side by side in a horizontal direction, a vertical direction, or an oblique direction as viewed from the player. When provided, it is possible to detect the position (one-dimensional position) of the detected object based on one direction such as a vertical direction, a horizontal direction, or an oblique direction. In this case, the sub display 6 may be moved according to the position of the detected object with respect to the one direction, and the sub display 6 may be moved along at least the one direction.

  In addition to the infrared sensor and optical sensor described above, the object detection unit includes a laser sensor that emits laser light and detects reflected light, an ultrasonic sensor, a capacitance sensor, a magnetic sensor, and the like. May be provided in the sub-display 6, and the position of the object (position of the player's hand) in the front space may be detected.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the gaming machine 1 includes the main display 5 as an image display fixed to the gaming board 2 has been described. However, the present invention does not include the main display 5. May also be applied. That is, the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine having only the sub display 6 as an image display. In this case, the effect of overlapping the two screens is not performed, and it is not necessary to consider the visibility of the main display 5 located behind when the two displays overlap, so various image display media are used. Can be considered.

  Further, in the above description, the content of the contour image EI and display information IF displayed as the sub image by the effect control unit 130 is determined, and the image sound control unit is determined according to the sub image effect command output from the effect control unit 130. Although the example in which the contour image EI and the display information IF are expressed by performing image processing by the image 140 is used, each processing step may be performed by another control unit. For example, based on the information on the target position obtained from the effect control unit 130 and the position of the sub display 6, it is determined whether or not the image sound control unit 140 displays the sub image, and the contour image EI and the display information IF are displayed. You can express it.

  In addition, the shape, number, installation position, and the like of each component provided in the gaming machine 1 described above are merely examples, and the present invention can be realized even with other shapes, numbers, and installation positions. Needless to say. Moreover, it is needless to say that the present invention can be realized even if the coefficients, determination values, mathematical formulas, processing order, and the like used in the above-described processing are merely examples, and other values, mathematical formulas, and processing orders are used.

  In addition, the program used in the present invention is not only recorded in advance in a nonvolatile storage device inside the gaming machine 1, but also supplied to the gaming machine 1 through an external storage medium such as an optical disk, or a wired or wireless communication line. It may be supplied to the gaming machine 1 through.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail above, the above description is merely illustrative of the present invention in all respects and is not intended to limit the scope thereof. It goes without saying that various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is understood that the scope of the present invention should be construed only by the claims. Moreover, it is understood that those skilled in the art can implement an equivalent range from the description of the specific embodiments of the present invention based on the description of the present invention and the common general technical knowledge. In addition, it is to be understood that the terms used in the present specification are used in the meaning normally used in the art unless otherwise specified. Thus, unless defined otherwise, all technical and technical terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. In case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Game board 3 ... Frame member 4 ... Display 5 ... Main display 6 ... Sub display 7 ... Movable accessory 8 ... Board lamp 10 ... Drive mechanism 20 ... Game area 21 ... 1st starting port 22 ... second start port 23 ... large winning port 24 ... normal winning port 25 ... gate 26 ... discharge port 27 ... electric tulip 29 ... first stepping motor 30 ... second stepping motor 31 ... handle 32 ... lever 33 ... stop button 34 ... Eject button 35 ... Speaker 36 ... Frame lamp 37 ... Production button 38 ... Production key 39 ... Dish 41 ... First special symbol display 42 ... Second special symbol display 43 ... First special symbol hold indicator 44 ... Second special Symbol hold display 45 ... Normal symbol display 46 ... Normal symbol hold display 47 ... Game status indicator 50 ... Main screen 51, 601 ... Pixel unit 52, 602 ... Color liquid crystal element 53, 603 ... Color liquid crystal elements 54, 604 ... G color liquid crystal elements 55, 605 ... B color liquid crystal elements 56 ... Main light sensor 606 ... Sub light sensor 57 ... Outer wall 58 ... Inner wall 60 ... Sub screen 61 ... Frame 62, 63 ... Insertion hole 70 ... Main part 71 ... Transparent plate 100 ... Game control part 101, 121, 131, 141, 151 ... CPU
102, 122, 132, 152 ... ROM
103, 123, 133, 145, 153 ... RAM
111 ... 1st starting port switch 112 ... 2nd starting port switch 113 ... Electric tulip opening / closing part 114 ... Gate switch 115 ... Grand prize opening switch 116 ... Grand prize opening control part 117 ... Normal prize opening switch 120 ... Payout control part 125 ... Dispensing motor 126 ... Dispensing ball detection unit 127 ... Sphere presence detection unit 128 ... Full tank detection unit 130 ... Production control unit 134 ... RTC
140 ... image sound control unit 142 ... VDP
143 ... Acoustic DSP
144: ROM for control
146 ... ROM for sound
147 ... SDRAM
148 ... Image ROM
150: Lamp control unit 1421 ... CPU I / F
1422 ... Decoder 1423 ... ROM I / F
1424 ... Drawing engine 1425 ... VRAM_RS
1426 ... VRAM_FB
1426A ... 1st frame buffer 1426B ... 2nd frame buffer 1427 ... Output circuit 1428, 1429 ... Internal buses 194, 197, 214, 217 ... Connecting members 195, 198, 215, 218 ... Insertion holes 196, 199, 216, 219 ... Clamping piece 200 ... Elevating drive mechanism 201 ... First support members 202, 203, 222, 223 ... Guide member 204 ... First rotating shaft 205 ... Second rotating shaft 206 ... First driving belt 207 ... Second driving belt 208, 209 210, 211, 228, 229, 230, 231 ... pulley 212, 232 ... gear 220 ... slide drive mechanism 221, second support member 224 ... third rotary shaft 225 ... fourth rotary shaft 226 ... third drive belt 227 ... 4th drive belt

Claims (3)

A gaming machine played by a player,
A movable display having a first display screen and movable relative to the game board;
Driving means for moving the movable indicator;
An object detection unit that is provided in the movable display and detects a player's movement in a space in front of the movable display;
A game machine comprising: movable display position control means for controlling the drive means to move the movable display when the object detection unit detects a player's movement in the front space. A gaming machine played by a player,
A movable display having a first display screen and movable relative to the game board;
Driving means for moving the movable indicator;
An object detection unit that is provided in the movable display and detects an object in a space in front of the movable display;
Based on the detection result of the object in the front space, movable display position control means for controlling the drive means to move the movable display,
The object detection unit detects a position where an object exists in the front space,
The movable display position control means is
Movement information generating means for generating movement information indicating a path along which the object has moved in a state in which the object is continuously detected after the object is detected in the front space;
A gaming machine that moves the movable display to follow the movement of an object in the front space detected by the object detection unit based on a path indicated by the movement information. A gaming machine played by a player,
A movable display having a first display screen and movable relative to the game board;
Driving means for moving the movable indicator;
An object detection unit that is provided in the movable display and detects an object in a space in front of the movable display;
Based on the detection result of the object in the front space, movable display position control means for controlling the drive means to move the movable display,
The object detection unit detects a position where an object exists in the front space,
The movable display position control means is
Movement information generating means for generating movement information indicating a direction and a distance connecting a position where the object is detected at the present time from a position where the object is first detected in the front space;
A gaming machine that moves the movable display so as to follow the movement of an object in the front space detected by the object detection unit based on a direction and a distance indicated by the movement information.

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