JP5814053B2 - Game information display system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information display system for displaying a transition of a difference number that is a difference between a used game value number that is a game value number used in a game and a granted game value number that is a game value number given to a player. About.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a display device that displays a difference number transition graph in which a vertical axis is a difference number and a horizontal axis is a time or the number of balls used is known so that a player can easily grasp the appearance of a ball. For example, Patent Document 1). In addition, it is also devised to extract past data that approximates the difference transition up to the present day and to predict the future difference transition by overlaying these difference transition graphs (for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-024123 JP 2006-149537 A

  However, since it is the game hall side that extracts the past data to be approximated, it is difficult for the player to feel the work of the game hall side and accept it honestly, and to enhance the interest of the game.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to allow a player to freely accept a change in the number that allows the player to easily grasp the appearance of the game, and to enhance the interest of the game. It is to provide a game information display system that can be used.

The invention described in claim 1 is capable of specifying a use number signal that can specify the number of used game values that is the number of game values used in the game, and a number of assigned game values that are the number of game values assigned to the player. A game information display system for displaying game information of a gaming machine that outputs a game signal including a grant number signal, and based on the input of the game signal, the difference between the number of used game values and the number of assigned game values A difference number calculating means for calculating a certain difference number, a storage means for storing the calculation result of the difference number calculating means over a plurality of days, and a selection operation means for the player to select a predetermined time before the previous day; , Based on the information stored in the storage means, it is possible to display a difference number transition graph showing the transition of the difference number , and further, the difference number transition graph of the day, and at a predetermined time selected by the selection operation means In the difference transition A difference number transition display means for displaying overlapping the previous difference count trend graphs that, from a state where the difference count trend display means has displayed overlapping the difference count trend graph of the past said the difference count trend graph of the day When the player operates the slide button, the player can switch the slide-on / slide-off setting of the difference transition graph, and slides the difference transition graph with the slide-on set in the time axis direction. And a slide means for sliding the difference transition graph in the time axis direction according to the operation of the slide operation means, and immediately after the player operates the slide button The difference sheet transition graph of the day is set to slide off, while the past difference sheet transition graph is set to slide on .

The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that the difference transition display means displays the difference transition graph of the day and a difference transition graph continuous for a plurality of days as the past difference transition graph, The sliding means slides the difference transition graph on the current day or the difference transition graph continuous for a plurality of days in the time axis direction.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, when the player operates the selection operation means to select a predetermined time before the previous day, the difference transition graph of the day and the player selected by the selection operation means The difference transition graph in the past, which is the transition of the difference at the predetermined time, is displayed by the difference transition display means, so that the difference transition graph of the day and the predetermined time arbitrarily selected by the player It is possible to easily check and grasp the difference number transition graph in, and to enhance the interest of the game.

In addition , when the player operates the slide operation means to slide one of the difference transition graph of the day and the past difference transition graph in the time axis direction, the slide operation means designates it. Because the difference transition graph of one side was slid in the time axis direction by the slide means, the difference transition graph of the day and the past difference transition graph can be easily collated and grasped at different times. Can do. In other words, some players think that the difference number changes with respect to time, while others think that the difference number changes with a fixed period regardless of time. In the configuration where the number transition graph and the past difference transition graph are displayed with the time aligned, the latter player's request cannot be met, but one difference transition graph is slid in the time axis direction as described above. By doing so, it is possible to meet the demands of the latter player.

According to the invention described in claim 2 , the difference transition graph of the day and the difference transition graph of a plurality of consecutive days as the difference transition graph of the day are overlapped and displayed by the difference transition display means. Since the number transition graph or the continuous difference transition graph for multiple days was slid in the time axis direction, the difference transition graph for the current day and the continuous difference transition graph for multiple days were collated more effectively. I can grasp it.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Front view of pachinko machine Functional block diagram of lending device Diagram showing the difference transition graph 4 equivalent figure 4 equivalent figure 4 equivalent figure 4 equivalent figure 4 equivalent figure 4 equivalent figure

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of the game information display system 1. In the amusement hall, a plurality of gaming machines 2 are installed, and a lending device 3 is installed corresponding to each gaming machine 2. In this embodiment, a pachinko machine is assumed as the gaming machine 2, and balls (so-called pachinko balls) are assumed as game media. Two of these gaming machines 2 and lending devices 3 are connected to the relay device 4 two by two. A game signal, which will be described later, output from the gaming machine 2 or the rental device 3 is transmitted to the management device 5 via the relay device 4. The management device 5 is installed in, for example, an office room in the game hall, is connected to each relay device 4 via the LAN 6, and is connected to a monitor, a printer (not shown), and the like. Although not shown in FIG. 1, for example, several hundred gaming machines 2 are actually managed by the management device 5. In addition, a counting machine, a slot machine to be managed by the management device 5 and the like are also installed in the game hall.

  The gaming machine 2 has a well-known configuration as a so-called pachinko machine. As shown in FIG. 2, a handle 2b for launching a ball to the board surface 2a, a lamp 2c, a speaker 2d, a saucer 2e, and a ball overflowing from the saucer 2e. There is a lower ball receiving tray 2f or the like for temporary storage, and the board surface 2a includes a rail 2g, a gate 2h, a general map display unit 2i, a general map hold display unit 2j, a liquid crystal display unit 2k, and a special map hold display unit. 2l, a start port 2m, a grand prize port 2n, and the like. The gaming machine 2 performs a jackpot lottery with a winning probability (a jackpot probability) set in advance in accordance with the winning of a ball (start prize) at the start port 2m, and based on the lottery result, a so-called special symbol (special figure) is used. The symbol variation (unit game) is executed on the liquid crystal display unit 2k, and a big hit state is generated when the symbol stopped and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2k is a big hit symbol. The start port 2m is a so-called electric Chu type winning port in which the winning rate fluctuates depending on the lottery result of the regular drawing lottery performed in accordance with the winning at the gate 2h.

  Further, the gaming machine 2 is configured to be able to hold the symbol variation corresponding to the start winning that occurred during the symbol variation up to a preset upper limit value (for example, four). The reserved symbol variation is displayed on the special symbol hold display unit 21 in the number of reserved symbols, and is sequentially executed after the symbol variation being executed is completed. When the gaming machine 2 wins a big win and a big win state occurs, the gaming machine 2 opens the big winning opening 2n as many times as the number of corresponding rounds. In this case, a configuration in which a so-called probability variation state or a short time state is reached after the end of the jackpot state may be employed. When the ball that is paid out at the time of the big hit overflows from the tray 2e, it is stored in the lower ball tray 2f. The gaming machine 2 and its peripheral devices configured as described above output the following gaming signals as the player places balls, starts winning at the start opening 2m, and the player advances the game.

  “Out signal”: a signal that can specify the number of used balls (out) output from an unillustrated out box that collects used balls. Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered balls (used balls, driven balls), the number of out signals × 10 is specified as the number of used balls (out). A signal directly output from the gaming machine 2 may be used. Out is the number of used game values that is the number of game values used in the game, and the out signal is a use number signal that can identify the number of used game values.

  “Safe signal”: a signal that can specify the number of payout balls (safe) output from the gaming machine 2. Since one pulse is output for the payout ball number of 10 balls, the number of safe signals × 10 is specified as the payout ball number (safe). In addition, it is good also considering the replenishment signal output from a replenishment apparatus (illustration omitted) as a safe signal. The safe is a number of granted game values that is the number of game values given to the player, and the safe signal is a given number signal that can specify the number of granted game values.

“Starting winning signal”: a signal that can specify a winning (starting winning) to the start port 2m output from the gaming machine 2. Since one pulse is output for each winning prize to the starting opening 2m, the starting prize is specified according to the input of the starting prize signal.
“Design variation signal”: A signal that can identify a design variation (actual operation) that starts variation (actuation) by starting winning at the start port 2m. Since it is output when the symbol variation is confirmed (at the end), the symbol variation (start) is specified according to the signal input. It may be a signal output at the start of symbol variation.
“Big jackpot signal”: a signal that can be output from the gaming machine 2 and that can specify a period of a big jackpot state. Since the level is output during the jackpot state, reception of the jackpot signal is specified as being in the jackpot state.

  The lending device 3 functions as a data display unit (see FIG. 3) for displaying game data, and also functions as a touch panel (see FIG. 3) for receiving operation input from the player. A ball payout exit 3b for paying out, a money insertion slot 3c for a player to input money, a money return opening 3d for paying out money to be returned, and the like are provided. As the game progresses by the player, known game data such as the number of symbol changes (start count) and the jackpot probability are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 3a. When the player inserts money (consideration) into the money insertion slot 3c, the number of balls corresponding to the inserted money is paid out to the tray 2f of the gaming machine 2 from the ball payout outlet 3b. The lending device 3 outputs game signals shown below.

  “Sales signal”: Since one pulse is output for every 25 balls lent to the player, the number of sales signals × 25 is specified as the number of balls lent, and the number of balls lent is multiplied by the lending unit price (for example, 4 yen). Specify the value as the amount of sales.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the lending device 3. The lending device 3 includes a control unit 3e (corresponding to difference number calculation means, storage means, slide means), the above-described data display part 3f (corresponding to difference number transition display means) and a touch panel 3g (selection operation means, slide operation means). Equivalent). The control unit 3e has a CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, and the like, operates according to a computer program stored in advance, and receives an operation signal from the touch panel 3g in response to the player operating the touch panel 3g. When input, the data display unit 3f performs display according to the input operation signal.

  When the lending device 3 inputs the out signal and the safe signal from the corresponding gaming machine 2, the lending device 3 calculates a difference number (safe-out) based on the input out signal and the safe signal, and every predetermined time (for example, 2 minutes). By drawing dots on the data display unit 3f, the data display unit 3f has a function to display a difference transition graph with the vertical axis as the difference number and the horizontal axis as the time. It has a function of storing a difference number transition graph (for example, for 16 days). The difference number transition graph is not limited to a graph in which the horizontal axis is time, but may be a graph in which the horizontal axis is the number of balls used.

  The management device 5 includes a control unit having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an I / O, a transmission / reception unit that transmits and receives game signals, and the like, and the gaming machine 2 is based on the gaming signals input from the gaming machine 2 and the lending device 3. The game data such as out, safe, difference number, number of starts, number of special prizes (number of jackpots), payout rate or sales are calculated for each gaming machine 2 and each model of gaming machine 2. Has the function of counting. Note that the game data managed by the management device 5 is not limited to that exemplified above.

  Next, as an operation of the above-described configuration, a mode in which the lending device 3 displays the difference number transition graph on the data display unit 3f will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10 as well. Various buttons described later are displayed so that the player can operate them.

  When the player performs an operation on the touch panel 3g for displaying the difference transition graph on the current day (today), as shown in FIG. 4, the lending device 3 displays the difference transition graph 11a on the current day as a solid line. Past selection of multiple days (5 days before the current day, which is 6 days including the current day in Fig. 4) so that the player can select the difference transition graph of multiple days in the past while displaying in the display area Buttons 12a to 12f are displayed, and a scroll button 12g is displayed so that a difference transition graph of a plurality of days in the past (before 6 days in FIG. 4) can be selected. That is, when the player operates the scroll button 12g in a state where the past selection buttons 12a to 12f corresponding to five days before the current day are displayed, the lending device 3 displays the past selection buttons corresponding to six days to eleven days ago. When the player further operates the scroll button 12g in this state, a past selection button corresponding to 12 days to 15 days before is displayed. Further, the lending device 3 displays the time axis 13a (9:00 to 23:00) corresponding to the difference transition graph 11a on the current day on the lower horizontal axis of the graph display area.

  Now, the lending device 3 operates one of the past selection buttons (selects a predetermined time) while the difference transition graph 11a of the day is displayed in the graph display area with a solid line. As shown in FIG. 5, the past difference transition graph 11 b of the selected date (four days ago in FIG. 5) is overlapped with the difference transition graph 11 a of the day already displayed in the graph display area. And a slide button 14a and a continuous button 14b are displayed. In this case, the lending device 3 displays the difference number transition graph 11a on the current day and the past difference number transition graph 11b with different colors, for example, so that the player can distinguish them. Further, when the lending device 3 displays the past difference transition graph 11b in the graph display area with a broken line in this way, the date and time axis 13b corresponding to the past difference transition graph 11b (four days ago in FIG. 4). 9: 0 to 23:00) is displayed on the upper horizontal axis of the graph display area.

  The lending device 3 again displays one of the past selection buttons operated by the player first in a state where the difference transition graph 11a of the day and the past difference transition graph 11b are overlapped and displayed in the graph display area. When operated, the displayed past difference number transition graph 11b is deleted, and the state shown in FIG. 4 is restored.

  When the player operates the slide button 14a in a state where the difference transition graph 11a on the day and the past difference transition graph 11b are superimposed and displayed in the graph display area, as shown in FIG. The slide switching button 15a corresponding to the difference transition graph 11a of the day is displayed next to the time axis 13a of the difference transition graph 11a of the day, and the slide switching button 15b corresponding to the past difference transition graph 11b is displayed in the past. Is displayed next to the time axis 13b of the difference transition graph 11b. Further, the lending device 3 switches the slide button 14a to the slide release button 14c.

  Immediately after the player operates the slide button 14a, the lending device 3 sets the slide switch button 15a corresponding to the difference transition graph 11a on the current day to be set to slide off, and corresponds to the past difference transition graph 11b. The slide switch button 15b to be set is set to slide on and displayed. The lending device 3 switches between slide-on and slide-off each time the player operates the slide switch button 15a and the slide switch button 15b, and the player switches the slide switch button 15a to slide on. The difference number transition graph 11a can be slid, and in the state where the slide switch button 15b is set to slide on, the player can slide the past difference number transition graph 11b. Further, when the player operates the slide release button 14c, the lending device 3 erases the displayed slide switch button 15a and slide switch button 15b, and returns to the state shown in FIG.

  When the player slides the past difference transition graph 11b in the left-right direction with the slide switch button 15b set to slide on, the lending device 3 changes the past difference number as shown in FIG. The graph 11b is slid and displayed along with the time axis 13b. FIG. 7 shows a case where the past difference number transition graph 11b is slid to the left by 6 hours (toward that day as viewed from 4 days ago). When the player further operates the continuous button 14b, the lending device 3 displays a difference number transition graph 11c of the date (3 days before in FIG. 7) newly appearing as the player slides as shown in FIG. Another broken line is displayed in the graph display area, and the continuous button 14b is switched to the single day button 14d. In this case, the lending device 3 displays the difference transition graph 11b four days ago and the difference transition graph 11c three days ago, for example, in different colors so that the player can distinguish them. That is, the lending device 3 displays the past difference number transition graph so that the player can distinguish the dates when the dates are displayed across the dates.

  When the player slides for one day, the lending device 3 slides and displays the difference transition graph 11c four days ago and the difference transition graph 11d five days ago together with the time axis 13b, as shown in FIG. (In FIG. 9, the past difference transition graph 11c three days ago disappears, and the past difference transition graph 11d five days ago newly appears).

  In addition, when the player operates the slide switch button 15a and the slide switch button 15b, the lending device 3 switches the slide switch button 15a from the slide-off state to the slide-on state and slides the slide switch button 15b on the slide-on state, as shown in FIG. When the player switches from slide to off and the player slides the difference transition graph 11a of the day in the left-right direction, the difference transition graph 11a of the day is slid and displayed along with the time axis 13a. FIG. 10 shows a case where the difference number transition graph 11a on that day is slid to the right by 4 hours.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the lending device 3, a difference transition graph with the vertical axis as the difference (safe-out) and the horizontal axis as the time is stored over a plurality of days. When the player designates any past date when displaying the difference transition graph of the day, the difference transition graph 11a of the day and the past difference transition graph 11b selected by the player are displayed. Since it is displayed in an overlapping manner, the difference transition graph of the day and the difference transition graph on any past date arbitrarily selected by the player can be easily collated and grasped. It can enhance interest.

  When the player slides one difference transition graph of the difference transition graph 11a and the past difference transition graph 11b on the current day in the time axis direction, one of the difference transitions specified by the slide operation is displayed. Since the graph slides in the time axis direction, it is possible to grasp the difference transition graph 11a on the current day and the past difference transition graph 11b by collating them at different times. Also, the difference transition graph 11a of the day and the difference transition graphs 11b, 11c of a plurality of days in the past are displayed in an overlapping manner, and the difference transition graph 11a of the day or the difference transition graph 11b of a plurality of days is displayed. Since 11c is slid in the time axis direction, it is possible to more effectively collate and grasp the difference number transition graph on the current day and the difference number transition graph that has been continuous for a plurality of past days.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
A plurality of past difference transition graphs for a plurality of days may be displayed simultaneously by operating a plurality of past selection buttons. For example, the difference transition graph of the day, the difference transition graph of the previous day, the difference transition graph of the previous day, and the difference transition graph of the previous day may be displayed at the same time. Also good. Further, each of a plurality of past difference number transition graphs displayed at the same time may be slidable.

The target gaming machine may be a slot machine in addition to a pachinko machine. In addition, it may be a so-called encapsulated game machine or credit-type game machine that does not use a game medium and allows a game with a score, and considering these, the game value and the game value are included. Express.
All illustrated numerical values, the number of digits, items, etc., such as the specifications of the gaming machine and the set values, are examples, and any numerical values may be adopted. Of course, other game information may be specified by an optimum specifying method, whether directly or indirectly.
A part of information processing performed by the lending device may be performed by the relay device or the management device. In other words, the game information display system includes a concept of a game information display system in a broad sense including a relay device and the like. Further, the information processing performed by the relay device or the management device may be performed by the lending device without providing the relay device or the management device.

  In the drawings, 1 is a game information display system, 2 is a gaming machine, 3e is a control unit (corresponding to difference calculation means, storage means, slide means), 3f is a data display part (difference number transition display means), and 3g is a touch panel. (Selection operation means, slide operation means).

Claims (2)

A game signal including a use number signal that can specify the number of used game values that is the number of game values used in the game, and a grant number signal that can specify the number of assigned game values that is given to the player is output. A game information display system for displaying game information of a gaming machine to be played,
Based on the input of the game signal, difference number calculating means for calculating a difference number that is a difference between the used game value number and the granted game value number;
Storage means for storing the calculation result of the difference calculation means over a plurality of days;
A selection operation means for the player to select a predetermined time before the previous day;
Based on the information stored in the storage means, it is possible to display a difference number transition graph indicating the transition of the difference number . Further, the difference number transition graph of the day and a difference at a predetermined time selected by the selection operation means. A difference number transition display means for displaying a past difference number transition graph that is a number transition in an overlapping manner ;
When the player operates the slide button from the state in which the difference transition display means displays the difference transition graph of the day and the past difference transition graph in an overlapped manner, the difference transition graph slides on and off. The player can switch the setting of the slide operation means that the player operates to slide the difference transition graph set slide-on in the time axis direction,
Slide means for sliding the difference number transition graph in the time axis direction according to the operation of the slide operation means ,
Immediately after the player operates the slide button, the difference transition graph of the day is set to slide off, while the past difference transition graph is set to slide on . The difference transition display means displays the difference transition graph on the same day and the difference transition graph continuous for a plurality of days as the past difference transition graph.
2. The game information display system according to claim 1, wherein the sliding means slides the difference transition graph of the day or the difference transition graph of the plurality of consecutive days in the time axis direction .

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