JP6121101B2 - Gaming equipment, gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus and a gaming machine provided corresponding to a gaming machine capable of performing a predetermined game.

  Conventionally, as a gaming device provided corresponding to a gaming machine, an optical projection device capable of emitting image light toward a reflective sheet disposed on the front surface of the gaming machine has been provided, and information such as advertising in a game hall is optically transmitted. There is a projector that projects and displays a projection sheet toward a reflection sheet.

JP 2007-267921 A

  However, in the gaming apparatus described in Patent Document 1, since information such as advertisement is projected and displayed at an arbitrary timing, even when it is desired to concentrate the player on the game, such as advertisement Information may be displayed, and the player's concentration on the game may be reduced. Conversely, when information is displayed and attention is to be drawn, the display may not be performed. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and it is possible to prevent the player's concentration in the game from being reduced by the display in front of the gaming machine, while the display wants to attract attention It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming apparatus and a gaming machine that can attract attention.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the gaming device of the present invention provides:
A gaming device (calling device 200) provided around the gaming machine corresponding to a gaming machine (pachinko machine 2) capable of playing a game,
Game-related information input means (signal input unit 216) for inputting game-related information (various signals such as jackpot signal, probability variation signal, time-short signal, suddenness signal, etc.) relating to the game output from the gaming machine When,
A mirror image imaging plate (mirror image imaging plate 12) for imaging light emitted from a display object arranged on one surface side at a plane-symmetrical position on the other surface side, and various types of display objects Display means (housing 200 ′) including an image display device (aerial image display 268) capable of displaying an image;
Display control means (control unit 210) for controlling display by the display means (aerial image display 268);
With
The display means displays the mirror image forming plate on a predetermined aerial image display position (a position where an aerial image shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 is displayed) in a front area of the corresponding gaming machine and the image display device. The position of the display unit (the position where the aerial image display 268 shown in FIG. 3 is disposed) is in a plane-symmetrical position (the lower surface position of the housing 200 ′) in a state of being separated from the display unit. The image light emitted from the display unit can be imaged at the aerial image display position,
The display control means includes
Depending on whether the operating state or non-operating state as the state of the corresponding game machine is specified based on the game-related information, it performs different display control,
Wherein in the non-operating state, and displays an image corresponding to the non-operational by the image display device (e.g., when the non-working implement non-working air display),
In the operating state, it is possible to hide the image corresponding to the non-operating state on the image display device (for example, a portion where non-operating aerial display is not performed during operation)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, when the game device is provided with display means capable of forming and displaying an image at an aerial image display position, an aerial image display is performed depending on whether or not the corresponding gaming machine is in a non-operating state. Since the display / non-display of the image at the position is controlled to be switched, for example, when the state of the gaming machine is a situation where the player wants to concentrate on the game, by performing control to hide the image, the aerial image While it is possible to prevent the player's concentration in the game from being reduced by the image formed and displayed at the display position, control is performed to display an image when it is desired to display the image and attract attention. Thus, the attention of other players and the like can be attracted.

The gaming machine of the present invention is
An effect display device (effect display device 109) for displaying a predetermined effect image relating to the game;
Mirror image imaging plate (mirror image imaging plate 12 ′) for imaging light radiated from a display object arranged on one surface side in a plane-symmetrical position on the other surface side, and various kinds of display objects A frame (glass door frame) having display means (aerial image display unit 400) including an image display device (aerial image display 411) capable of displaying the image of
Game control means (game control microcomputer 560) for controlling the progress of the game;
Display control means (control unit 410) for controlling display by the display means;
A gaming machine (pachinko machine 2 ') comprising
The display means is configured such that a predetermined aerial image display position (image formation position shown in FIG. 14) in the front area of the frame and the position of the display unit of the image display device are plane-symmetric with respect to the mirror image forming plate. The image light radiated from the display unit can be imaged at the aerial image display position by being separated from the display unit at a position (upper surface position of the aerial image display unit 400).
The display control means (control unit 410)
Depending on whether the state controlled by the game control means is a customer waiting state or a non-customer waiting state , different display control is performed,
Wherein in the customer wait state, and displays an image corresponding to the customer waiting in the image display device (for example, carried out non-working air displayed when a non-operational state in which the demonstration image is displayed),
In the non-customer waiting state, it is possible to hide the image corresponding to the customer waiting state on the image display device (for example, in a non-operating state when a demo image is not displayed) The part that does not display aerial)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, when the gaming machine is provided with display means capable of forming and displaying an image at the aerial image display position, the aerial image display position depends on whether or not the gaming machine is in a waiting state for a customer. Since the display and non-display of images are switched and controlled, for example, when the state of the gaming machine is a situation in which the player wants to concentrate on the game, by performing control to hide the image, the aerial image display While it is possible to prevent the player's concentration on the game from being reduced by the image formed and displayed at the position, control is performed to display the image when it is desired to display the image and attract attention. Thus, it is possible to attract the attention of other players.

The gaming device or gaming machine of means 1 of the present invention is the gaming device or gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The display control means (control units 210 and 410) determines whether the gaming machine is operating or not operating, and determines that it is not operating (step Sw22 is determined to be non-operating, or in a modification example, an effect control board) When the information indicating that the demo image is being displayed while not operating is acquired from 180), control for displaying the image (control for starting the non-operating aerial display) is performed, and when it is determined to be operating (in step Sw13) When it is determined to be in operation or when information indicating that the display of the demo image has been completed by operation is acquired from the effect control board 180 in the modified example), the control to hide the image (control to end the non-operational aerial display) It is characterized by performing.
According to this feature, when the gaming machine is in operation, by not displaying an image at the aerial image display position, it is possible to reliably prevent the player from concentrating on the game and to prevent the gaming machine from In the case of operation, displaying an image at the aerial image display position to attract the attention of the player can contribute to improvement of operation of the corresponding gaming machine.

A gaming device or gaming machine according to means 2 of the present invention is the gaming apparatus or gaming machine according to any one of claim 1, claim 2, and means 1,
Imaging means (imaging units 211, 211 ′) for imaging a predetermined area including the aerial image display position;
Motion detection means (motion detection processing unit 212, motion detection processing unit 412) for detecting at least a player's motion based on a captured image captured by the imaging unit;
Judgment means (motion detection processing unit 212) for determining whether or not the player's motion detected by the motion detection means is a predetermined motion (for example, a page turning motion) corresponding to the image formed at the aerial image display position. 412 is the part that performs the motion detection process),
With
The display control unit executes display control corresponding to the predetermined operation on the condition that the determination unit determines that the predetermined operation is performed (when the page is turned, the page to be moved is displayed). The part that executes the control to display)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the player can perform desired display control by performing a predetermined operation corresponding to the image formed at the aerial image display position.

The game apparatus of means 3 of the present invention is the game apparatus according to any one of claim 1, claim 2, means 1 to means 2,
Receiving a game recording medium (prepaid card, membership card) storing game value specifying information (a prepaid balance or a card ID) capable of specifying a game value that can be used for a game, and the received game recording medium From a game recording medium processing device (card unit 3) for performing a game use process (lending process) to be used for a game in the game machine corresponding to the game value specified from the game value specifying information stored in Game recording medium processing information input means (signal input unit 216) for inputting game recording medium processing information (card acceptance signal) relating to processing of the game recording medium,
The display control means (control unit 210) is configured to display the image according to a processing state of the game recording medium specified based on the game recording medium processing information input to the game recording medium processing information input means. Display control / non-display control of the image on the display device is performed (for example, a part in which the non-operating aerial display is ended in step Sw32 on condition that a card receiving signal is newly input in Sw3).
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the display / non-display of the image at the aerial image display position is controlled not only according to the state of the corresponding gaming machine but also according to the processing state of the game recording medium. In order to concentrate on the game, the image is not displayed at the start of the game, and the image is displayed at the end of the game.・ Hide can be switched and controlled.

It is a front view which shows the calling device 200 in the Example which is a game device of this invention, the pachinko machine 2, and the card unit 3. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the calling device 200 in an Example. It is a side sectional view showing the positional relationship of the aerial image image table示器268 and mirror image imaging plate 12 in the interior of the calling device 200. (A) is a top view which shows the mirror image formation board 12 used for the Example, (b) is a perspective view which shows the structure of the mirror image formation board 12. FIG. It is a schematic plan view which shows typically the image formation style by the mirror image image formation board 12 used for the Example. It is a schematic side view which shows typically the image formation mode by the mirror image image formation board 12 used for the Example. (A) is a figure which shows the state which images a player with the imaging unit 211, (b) is a figure which shows the radiation pattern radiated | emitted from an imaging unit. It is a figure which shows the game information table memorize | stored in the calling device. It is a figure which shows the big hit air display setting screen displayed in a hall computer. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the interrupt monitoring process implemented in the calling device 200 of an Example. It is a figure which shows the display state of the big hit air display by the calling device 200 of an Example. It is a figure which shows the display state of the base data displayed in the air in the non-operating state of the pachinko machine 2 by the calling device 200 of an Example. It is a figure which shows the display state of the base data displayed in the air in the non-operating state of the pachinko machine 2 by the calling device 200 of an Example. Deformation is a side sectional view showing a positional relationship between the aerial image for display 411 and mirror image imaging plate 12 inside the aerial image display unit 400 in the example. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the aerial image display unit 400 in a modification, and the structure of the pachinko machine 2 '.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing the game device which concerns on this invention is demonstrated below based on an Example.

  An embodiment of a gaming device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a calling device 200 which is a gaming device of the present invention and a card reader pachinko machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko machine) which is an example of a gaming machine. (Abbreviated) 2, and a front view of a card unit 3 that accepts a membership card, a visitor card having a prepaid function, and cash and accepts a pachinko ball.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the call device 200 has pachinko machines 2 juxtaposed on a plurality of game islands 1 arranged in the game hall in a position near the upper side of the pachinko machine 2 so that the store clerk of the game hall can easily see. Are installed in a one-to-one correspondence.

  The card unit 3 is installed corresponding to a side position on a predetermined side of the pachinko machine 2 (left side of the pachinko machine 2 in this embodiment), and is issued to a general player who has not registered as a member. Accepting a visitor card with a prepaid function as a game recording medium, a membership card as a game recording medium issued to a member player registered as a member of the game hall, and cash, and playing games on a gaming machine Processing to rent pachinko balls, which are used game media, is performed.

  In the card unit 3, a visitor card and a membership card used in the card unit 3 and a system controller (not shown) for managing the card unit 3 and a member player possessing the membership card can be used for replaying. A savings management computer that manages the number of saving balls owned and a hall computer that manages game information such as the machine data of each pachinko machine 2 installed in the game hall are connected to both of these computers. Data communication is possible.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the card unit 3 and the pachinko machine 2 are provided with various signals associated with the lending of a plurality (25 in this embodiment) of pachinko balls predetermined as payout units. Are a terminal terminal lending completion signal (EXS) and a table READY signal (PRDY) output from the pachinko machine 2, a card unit READY signal (BRDY) and a terminal terminal lending request completion confirmation signal (BRQ) output from the control unit 328. Is connected to send and receive.

  First, the pachinko machine 2 that is a gaming machine used in this embodiment will be briefly described below. The pachinko machine 2 has a glass door frame 22 formed in a frame shape as shown in FIG. There is a hitting ball supply tray 23 on the lower surface of the glass door frame 22. An operation unit 14 having a remaining amount indicator, a lending button, and a return button is provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the hitting ball supply tray 23, and a lower portion of the hitting ball supply tray (upper plate) 23 has a hit ball supply tray 23. A lower plate 24 for storing overflowing pachinko balls and a hitting operation handle (hereinafter referred to as an operation knob) 25 for emitting hitting balls are provided.

  A game board 26 is detachably attached to the rear side of the glass door frame 22. A game area 27 is provided in front of the game board 26. A special figure variable display section 28 in which a plurality of types of identification information called “special symbols” are variably displayed in a lower area on the right side of the game area 27, and a plurality of types called “effect symbols” in the vicinity of the center thereof. Are provided, and an effect variable display unit 29 for displaying effect images and a variable display device 30 for variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information called “ordinary symbols” are provided. The game board 26 is provided with a plurality of winning holes 44, a passing gate 31, a starting winning hole 34, and a variable winning ball device 36. A recovery outlet 46 is formed.

  When a hitting ball is won in each of the winning openings, a winning ball corresponding to each winning opening is paid out by a ball cutting / dispensing device (not shown) and also according to the number of winning balls paid out by the ball cutting / dispensing device. A prize ball signal (1 pulse per 10 balls) is output to the outside, so that the number of prize balls is notified to the outside.

  A hit ball fired by a hammer (not shown) that is swung by the operation of the hitting operation knob 25 enters the game area 27 through the hitting rail, and then flows down the game area 27. At this time, pachinko balls whose launch momentum is too weak to reach the game area 27 are circulated to the lower plate 24 through a circulation path (not shown).

  In addition, when the ball that has been driven into the game area 27 passes through the passing gate 31, the normal symbol that is stopped and displayed on the variable display device 30 is variably started.

  When the display result after the variable display operation of the variable display device 30 is a predetermined display result (for example, ◯), the movable piece 35 provided at the start winning opening 34 is opened for a predetermined time and the player This is an advantageous state.

  When a pachinko ball is won at the start winning opening 34, all special symbols are variably displayed (variable display) in the special figure variable display section 28, and the effect display is started in the effect variable display section 29. After that, when the special symbol in the special figure variable display unit 28 stops and the result of the stop display becomes a predetermined specific display mode, the left, middle and right effects in the production variable display unit 29 are displayed. The variable display of the symbol is also stopped, and the display mode of the effect symbol is also set to a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 777), so that a specific gaming state (big hit state) occurs and a big hit signal is output. By being in a state, the occurrence of the jackpot is notified to the outside.

  Further, when the special symbol on the special symbol variable display unit 28 is stopped, a start signal having a predetermined pulse width is output, and the special symbol variable display (variable display) is performed on the special symbol variable display unit 28. Will be notified.

  When the big hit state occurs in this way, the opening / closing plate 40 provided in the variable winning ball apparatus 36 is opened, and a first state advantageous to the player is obtained. This first state ends when a predetermined period (for example, 29 seconds) or a predetermined number of hit balls (for example, 10) wins, whichever comes first, and then for the player This is a disadvantageous second state.

  If a hit ball that has entered the large winning opening of the variable winning ball apparatus 36 in the first state wins a specific winning area (V pocket) and is detected by a V count switch (not shown), Waiting for the end of the first state, repeated continuation control is performed to control from the second state to the first state. The upper limit number of the repeated continuation control is set to 15 times, for example.

  When the display result of the special figure variable display unit 28 and the display result of the effect symbol of the effect variable display unit 29 are stopped and displayed with a combination of predetermined jackpot symbols, a big hit occurs as described above. A reach state may occur in a state before the stop display.

  When the special symbol variably displayed on the special figure variable display unit 28 and the production variable display unit 29 and the production symbol are stopped and displayed with a combination of symbols corresponding to the predetermined probability variation design type, that is, when the probability variation big hit, After the “big hit game” by the repeated continuation control, the probability of a big hit again becomes a probability fluctuation state in which the probability becomes a high probability state higher than the normal probability state. This is called “probability change big hit” to distinguish it from normal big hits, and the probability change state signal is output to the outside during the probability change state after the probability change big hits, and the occurrence of the probability change state is notified to the outside. .

  In addition, when the special symbol and the production symbol variably displayed on the special figure variable display unit 28 and the production variable display unit 29 are stopped and displayed with a combination of symbols other than a predetermined probability variation symbol, that is, a non-probable big hit (normally big hit) When the “big hit game” by the repeated continuation control is finished, the variable display reaches a predetermined number of times on the special figure variable display unit 28 and the effect variable display unit 29 or until the next big hit occurs. The special display in the special figure variable display unit 28 and the variable display time (variation time) of the production symbol in the production variable display unit 29 are shorter than the normal gaming state. In FIG. 5, when the time reduction signal is set to the output state, the occurrence of the time reduction state is notified to the outside.

  Further, when the special symbol variably displayed on the special symbol variable display unit 28 and the production variable display unit 29 and the production symbol are stopped and displayed with a combination of symbols corresponding to a predetermined chance variation pattern type, that is, a sudden hit. In the above-described repeated continuation control, after the high-speed repeated continuation control is performed for which the predetermined period during which the opening / closing plate 40 is opened is advantageous for the first state that is advantageous to the player is very short, the probability of a big hit again is normal. The probability variation state becomes a high probability state higher than the probability state, and during these sudden hits, a sudden hit signal, which will be described later, is output together with the big hit signal. Notified outside.

  In this embodiment, the “probable big hit” is controlled to a 15-round big hit gaming state, and after the big hit gaming state is finished, a transition is made to a probable change state and a time-short state (probability change / short time state, highly accurate high base state). It is a big hit. After the big hit, the probability variation state and the short time state continue until the next big hit occurs.

In this embodiment, the “non-probable big hit” is a big hit that is controlled to a 15-round big hit gaming state and shifts to a time-short state (low probability high base state) after the big hit gaming state ends. After the big hit, the short state continues until the next big hit occurs. It should be noted that after the big hit, the time reduction state may be ended by a variable display a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times).
“Successful jackpot” is a two-round jackpot game where the opening time of the big prize opening per round is shorter than “probability jackpot” or “non-probable jackpot” and the number of rounds is small. It is a big hit that shifts only to the probabilistic state after the end of the state. After the big hit, the probability variation state continues until the next big hit. However, after the big hit, the low-base state is shifted to the time-short state. Therefore, after the end of the sudden hit, until the next big hit occurs, only the high probability state is set, and the high base state is not shifted (highly accurate low base state).

  In other words, in “probable big hit” and “non-probable big hit”, the opening time of the big prize opening per round is 29 seconds and the number of rounds is as many as 15 rounds. The opening time of the grand prize opening is as short as 0.5 seconds and the number of rounds is as few as two rounds, so it is almost impossible to expect a game ball to win the big prize opening during the big hit game. And after the end of the big hit gaming state of the sudden hit big hit, it shifts to the probability change state but does not shift to the high base state.

  In this embodiment, a small hit occurs when a small hit is won. Even in the case of this “small hit”, the big winning opening is opened twice every 0.5 seconds, and the same control as in the big hit gaming state by “surprise big hit” is performed. In the case of “small hit”, the game state does not change after the two high-speed opening of the big prize opening ends, and the game state before “small hit” is maintained. By doing so, even if the player can confirm the opening of the big prize opening, it is difficult to specify whether it is an opening based on “surprise big hit” or “small hit”, and the game state after that Since it becomes impossible to specify whether the state has changed to the probable change state or the normal state, a “big hit” is generated so that the player does not know, and the game state is changed to the probable state after the end of the big hit. That is, the probability variation state can be hidden. On the contrary, by generating a small hit in which the same effect control as the “surprise big hit” is performed in the low probability state, the gaming state does not shift to the probable change state after the small hit, so the low probability state Can be hidden.

  The pachinko machine 2 of the present embodiment is equipped with an information output board (not shown) for externally outputting each signal for notifying the gaming state of the pachinko machine 2 to the outside. The unit 3 is connected via a relay device and a signal cable (not shown), and is output from the information output board during the big hit game and during the probability changing state (during the high probability state). Precise change signal, short / medium signal output during short-time state (during high base), rush signal output during big hit game per rush accuracy, and pulse signal with a predetermined width when the display result in variable display is derived From an output start signal, a prize ball signal output as a pulse signal of a predetermined width every time a predetermined number of balls (10 balls in this embodiment) are paid out, and an error signal That the external output signal is output to the calling device 200 and the card unit 3 via the relay device or the signal cable.

  The relay device is connected to the pachinko machine 2 and an out ball counter provided at a lower position of the pachinko machine 2, and a predetermined number (for example, 10 balls) of pachinko balls from the out ball counter. An out ball counting signal that is output every time is detected is input, and the out ball counting signal is also output to the calling device 200 and the card unit 3 in the same manner as other signals.

  The pachinko machine 2 according to the present embodiment has a control for counting and paying out a predetermined number of award balls from a game control board that controls the game in the pachinko machine 2 based on a prize ball signal output based on winning. And a prize ball control board (not shown) that controls to count and lend out 25 pachinko balls, which are payout units, based on signals input / output from the card unit 3, as with a normal CR machine. In addition, pachinko balls can be lent out in multiples of 25 balls, which is the payout unit.

  On the front surface of the card unit 3 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, various display portions such as a multi-function lamp 301, a bill insertion slot 302 for inserting bills, and a device front side protruding from the device front side are formed. A protruding portion 305 and a card insertion slot 309 for inserting a member card or prepaid card are provided.

  A card insertion slot 309 provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 is connected to a card slot (not shown) of a card reader / writer 327 built in a lower position of the card unit 3. The prepaid card and membership card can be inserted into the card slot.

  The prepaid card and membership card used in this embodiment are a non-volatile memory for storing various data, and rewriting and reading of the recorded information, and non-existence with an external card reader / writer 327. An IC card having an IC chip having a control unit for performing contact communication is used, and for these prepaid cards and member cards, individual card can be identified and card ID or game value specifying information Various data such as a prepaid amount and a member ID in the case of a member card are stored. Note that the prepaid card of this embodiment is purchased and issued in an issuing machine (not shown) installed in the game hall.

  A protruding portion 305 is provided on the front surface of the card unit 3 so as to protrude forward. As shown in FIG. 1, on the surface of the protruding portion 305 facing the player, a display unit 312, a menu button 316 for displaying a main menu screen, and digital terrestrial broadcasting (television broadcasting) are displayed. Operation of the replay button 319 and the replay button 319 for executing the replay game using the number of balls specified by the member ID of the member card when the TV button 318 for receiving the membership card is received In order to make it possible to input each display item displayed on the display unit 312 with a finger on the surface of the display unit 312. A transparent touch panel 314 is provided.

  In addition, at the upper position in the card unit 3, a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 302 is taken in, a bill inserted into the bill insertion port 302 is taken in, and its authenticity and bill type are identified, and the identification result is shown in the apparatus. A banknote recognition unit that outputs to a control unit 328 provided in a substantially central portion is provided, and various banknotes (10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, and 1,000 yen banknotes) are provided in the banknote identification unit 321. ) Can be accepted.

  When the player operates the lending button installed on the upper plate of the pachinko machine 2, the control unit 328 sets the prepaid card based on the remaining prepaid amount stored in the receiving card or the inserted cash. A lending process for lending a pachinko ball from the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is performed within the range of the paid prepaid balance.

  The control unit 328 accepts cash (banknotes) when receiving a prepaid balance equivalent to the cash received in the prepaid card or membership card being accepted, or when the prepaid card or membership card is not being accepted. Is performed to deposit a prepaid balance corresponding to the cash received in the prepaid card stored in the inward position of the card reader / writer 327.

  In addition, when a new prepaid card or membership card is received, the control unit 328 transmits the newly received prepaid card or membership card read out from the prepaid card or membership card to the system controller, and the card ID The check is made against the prepaid balance managed by the system controller in association with. That is, in the system controller, the prepaid balance is managed in association with the card ID of each prepaid card or member card, and the prepaid balance that is a game value can be specified from these card IDs.

  In addition, the control unit 328 outputs a card acceptance signal during acceptance of a prepaid card or a membership card (including an unissued prepaid card in which the remaining amount of the prepaid is stored by accepting cash). A receiving signal is input to the calling device 200 as shown in FIG.

  Next, the calling device 200 of this embodiment will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 1, the calling device 200 includes a display unit 202 including a front liquid crystal display 266 capable of displaying various types of information on the front surface, and a light emitting unit including an LED module 267 capable of lighting in a plurality of colors. 203 is provided, and the light-emitting unit 203 is turned on in response to the detection that the player has performed a predetermined action (for example, an action of raising a hand), so that the clerk is called. It has become.

  As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3, the calling device 200 is a box-shaped housing, and a control board 201 that controls the calling device 200 is provided at the rear part thereof. , The control according to the operation of the player or the store clerk detected by the image picked up by the image pickup unit 211 provided in the calling device 200, or the aerial image is displayed at the aerial image display position in the front area of the pachinko machine 2. Display control is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an opening 209 is formed on the front surface of the box-shaped housing 200 ′, and the front liquid crystal display 266 is disposed so as to face the opening 209, so that the calling device 200. The display content displayed on the front liquid crystal display 266 can be viewed from the front side of the screen.

  In addition, below the opening 209, imaging light is directed toward a predetermined area (imaging area) on the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 that includes the arrangement position of the chair arranged in front of the pachinko machine 2, which is the player's gaming position. Three openings 252 leading to an imaging unit 211 having an infrared radiation unit 211a that emits infrared pattern light, an infrared imaging unit 211b that performs imaging using the infrared pattern light, and a visible light imaging unit 211c that performs imaging using visible light However, the imaging unit 211 is provided so as to face obliquely downward and face the opening 252.

  In addition, an aerial image display 268 for displaying an aerial image is provided at an inward position of the front liquid crystal display 266 in a state facing slightly downward on the rear side of the calling device 200.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a mirror image imaging plate 12 for forming an image displayed on the aerial image display 268 at an aerial image display position is provided almost horizontally on the lower surface of the housing 200 ′. It has been.

  In the present embodiment, a mode in which a liquid crystal display is used as the front liquid crystal display 266 and the aerial image display 268 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an EL panel, Further, an LED panel, a fluorescent tube display device, or a segment display may be used.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control board 201 of this embodiment includes a control unit 210 including a control microcomputer, an operation detection processing unit 212 for performing an operation detection process described later, and various signals from the above-described relay device. Is input, and a communication unit 215 that performs data communication with the hall computer is provided.

  The control unit 210 is connected to the front liquid crystal display 266, the aerial image display 268, and the LED module 267, and the operations of the front liquid crystal display 266, the aerial image display 268 and the LED module 267 are controlled by the control unit 210. 210 is controlled.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, an imaging unit 211 is connected to the motion detection processing unit 212, and infrared radiation and imaging from the imaging unit 211 are controlled by the motion detection processing unit 212. An operation detection of a player or a store clerk based on an image picked up by the image pickup unit 211 is performed.

  Here, the aerial image display 268 and the mirror image imaging plate 12 used in this embodiment will be described. The aerial image display 268 is a display device for displaying and outputting an aerial image formed at the aerial image display position. In the present embodiment, as with the front liquid crystal display 266, a liquid crystal panel and a backlight are provided. The liquid crystal display module is used, and the display portion is formed by the liquid crystal panel of the liquid crystal display module.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the aerial image display 268 of the present embodiment includes an aerial image display position (imaging position) at the upper position of the effect variable display unit 29, which is a front area of the corresponding pachinko machine 2, and a calling device. The mirror image imaging plate 12 provided below 200 is tilted so as to be symmetrical with respect to the plane of symmetry with the mirror image imaging plate 12 as the plane of symmetry. The image light of the image displayed on the aerial image display 268 is incident on the mirror image forming plate 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the mirror image imaging plate 12 is radiated from a display unit of an aerial image display 268 that is a display symmetrical object and is incident at various angles θ1 to θ4 that are incident from one surface side ( Image light) is emitted at the same angles θ1 to θ4, thereby having the function of forming light of each angle at the plane-symmetric position of the display symmetry object on the other surface side. Is visually recognized as if the image displayed on the display unit of the aerial image display 268 is displayed in the air at the aerial image display position that is the imaging position. .

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of the mirror image forming plate 12. As schematically shown in FIG. 4, the mirror image imaging plate 12 used in the present embodiment is a large set of two-surface corner reflectors 61 composed of two mutually orthogonal mirror surfaces 61a and 61b. A plane substantially perpendicular to each of the two mirror surfaces 61a and 61b constituting the two- surface corner reflector 61 is defined as a symmetry plane 12S and displayed on the display unit of the aerial image display 268 which is a display symmetry object at the plane symmetry position. An aerial image is observed by a player who is an observer by forming a real mirror image P of the image.

  In the present embodiment, the dihedral corner reflector 61 is very small (μm order) compared to the overall size (cm order) of the mirror image forming plate 12. FIG. 4 shows a schematic plan view of the two-surface corner reflector array 6 in FIG. 4A and a partial perspective view in FIG. 4B. However, in FIG. 4, the dihedral corner reflector 61 and the mirror surfaces 61 a and 61 b are greatly exaggerated as compared with the entire mirror image forming plate 12.

  The mirror image forming plate 12 is formed with a large number of physical and optical holes penetrating the thickness perpendicular to the flat base surface on the flat base so that, for example, the light beam can be bent and transmitted. Then, in order to use the inner wall surface of each hole as the two-surface corner reflector 61, it is possible to employ one in which mirror surfaces 61a and 61b are respectively formed on two orthogonal inner wall surfaces of the hole. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, a physical and optical hole (for example, one side) through which a light beam having a substantially rectangular shape (for example, a square shape) in plan view is transmitted through a thin plate-shaped substrate so that the substrate is semi-transmissive. For example, 50 to 200 μm), and if two mirror surfaces 61a and 61b are subjected to smooth mirror surface treatment on two adjacent inner wall surfaces that are orthogonal to each other to form mirror surfaces 61a and 61b, these two mirror surfaces 61a and 61b are defined as reflecting surfaces. The two-surface corner reflector 61 can be obtained. It should be noted that it is preferable to suppress the multiple reflected light by making the surface of the inner wall surface of the hole that does not constitute the two-sided corner reflector 61 into a surface that is not mirror-reflected and cannot reflect light, or is angled. .

  In addition, each of the two-surface corner reflectors 61 is preferably formed on a regular lattice point so that the inner angles formed by the mirror surfaces 61a and 61b are all in the same direction on the base. Therefore, in each two-surface corner reflector 61, it is preferable that the intersecting line of two orthogonal mirror surfaces CL is orthogonal to the symmetry plane 12S. Hereinafter, the direction of the inner angle of the mirror surfaces 61a and 61b may be referred to as the direction (direction) of the two-surface corner reflector 61.

In forming the mirror surfaces 61 a and 61 b, for example, a metal mold is first prepared, and the mirror surface 61 is formed.
a and 61b are formed into mirror surfaces by performing a nanoscale cutting process on the inner wall surface, or a nanoimprint process or an electroforming process that applies a press method using a mold to the nanoscale. The surface roughness should be 10 nm or less, and it should be a mirror surface uniformly with respect to the visible light spectrum region. In addition, when the base is formed of a metal such as aluminum or nickel by an electroforming method, the mirror surfaces 61a and 61b naturally become mirror surfaces if the surface roughness of the mold is sufficiently small. However, using the nanoimprint method When the substrate is made of resin or the like, it is necessary to perform mirror coating by sputtering or the like in order to create the mirror surfaces 61a and 61b. Moreover, the transmittance | permeability can be improved by setting the space | interval dimension of the adjacent 2 surface corner reflectors 61 as small as possible.

  However, the configuration of the mirror image forming plate 12 is not limited to the above-described one, and a large number of two-surface corner reflectors 61 are formed by two orthogonal mirror surfaces 61a and 61b, and each two-surface corner reflector 61 is an optical hole. As long as it transmits light, an appropriate configuration and manufacturing method can be adopted.

  In the mirror image forming plate 12, each two-sided corner reflector 61 reflects light entering the hole from the lower surface (back surface) side by one mirror surface 61a (or 61b), and further reflects the reflected light to the other mirror surface. The light has a function of being reflected by 61b (or 61a) and passing to the upper surface (front surface) side, and the light entrance path and the light emission path are plane-symmetric with respect to the symmetry plane 12S.

  That is, the plane of symmetry 12S of the mirror image imaging plate 12 (assuming a plane that passes through the center in the height direction of each mirror surface and is orthogonal to each mirror surface) is an aerial image spaced apart above the mirror image imaging plate 12 A real image of the image displayed on the display unit of the display 268 is formed as a mirror image (real mirror image) at an aerial image display position that is a plane-symmetrical position in the space area between the corresponding pachinko machine 2 and the player. It is a symmetry plane.

  Here, an image forming mode by the mirror image forming plate 12 will be briefly described together with a path of light emitted from the point light source o as a display symmetrical object. As shown in a schematic plan view in FIG. 5 and a schematic side view in FIG. 6, light emitted from a point light source o (indicated by a one-dot chain line arrow. (Which travels to the front side of the paper surface) is reflected by one mirror surface 61a (or 61b) constituting the two-surface corner reflector 61 when passing through the mirror image forming plate 12, and further the other mirror surface 61b (or 61a). After passing through the symmetry plane 12S, the light passes through the plane of symmetry of the point light source o with respect to the symmetry plane 12S of the mirror image forming plate 12. In FIG. 5, the incident light and the reflected light are shown to be parallel, but this is because the dihedral corner reflector 61 is greatly exaggerated with respect to the point light source o in FIG. 5. Actually, each of the two-surface corner reflectors 61 is extremely small, so that when the mirror image forming plate 12 is viewed from above as shown in FIG. That is, in the end, the transmitted light gathers at a plane-symmetrical position with respect to the plane of symmetry 12S of the point light source o, and forms an image as a real mirror image at the position p in FIGS.

Thus, the mirror image imaging plate 12 having a function for focusing as a mirror image in a planar symmetric position to the actual mirroring image P of the display symmetrical object with respect to the symmetry plane 12S, are provided on the lower surface of the calling device 200 Therefore, the real mirror image P of the image (display surface of the display unit) displayed on the display unit of the aerial image display device 268 serving as a display symmetry object can be projected into the space in the upper front area of the corresponding pachinko machine 2. it can.

  That is, when an image is not displayed on the aerial image display 268, nothing is displayed at the aerial image display position so that the game board can be visually recognized, and when an image is displayed on the aerial image display 268. The displayed image appears at an aerial image display position where there should be nothing, and the player can visually recognize the game board through the aerial display, which can attract the player's attention and In contrast, it is possible to provide a display with an impact.

  Here, the imaging unit 211 used in the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 7B, the imaging unit 211 converts the pattern infrared light that is patterned into a predetermined pattern of halftone dots into FIG. As shown to (a), the infrared radiation part 211a which radiates | emits so that it may spread toward the area | region of the player side ahead of the pachinko machine 2, and the imaging by the pattern infrared light radiated | emitted from this infrared radiation part 211a are performed. An infrared imaging unit 211b and a visible light imaging unit 211c that performs imaging using visible light instead of infrared rays are provided. In an image captured by an image (distance image) using pattern infrared light captured by the infrared imaging unit 211b. Identifying the actions of each extracted body part by extracting the included person and each body part of the person, or specifying the distance and position to these persons and each body part, Configured so as to be capable of accurately specified by the image recognition image at operation detection processing unit 212, the operation identification information of these specified operation is to be outputted to the control unit 210.

  In the infrared radiation unit 211a, an infrared light source composed of an infrared LED or the like capable of emitting infrared light of a predetermined wavelength and the infrared light emitted from the infrared light source are patterned into a predetermined radiation pattern shown in FIG. 7B. A pattern forming unit (not shown) is provided, and infrared pattern light which is imaging light patterned by the pattern forming unit is emitted from the infrared radiation unit 211a.

  These pattern forming portions may be any one that can pattern infrared light emitted from an infrared light source, and a portion (white portion) having a predetermined radiation pattern shown in FIG. 7B is an infrared transmitting portion. An infrared transmission plate such as a potassium bromide plate masked in such a manner and a high-definition liquid crystal panel used for a liquid crystal projector can be preferably used.

  The infrared imaging unit 211b incorporates an image sensor including an infrared filter that mainly transmits infrared imaging light emitted from the infrared radiation unit 211a and a charge coupled device (CCD) that images the infrared imaging light. Just do it.

  In addition, the visible light imaging unit 211c only needs to include an image sensor that includes a visible light filter that hardly transmits infrared light and mainly transmits visible light, and a charge coupled device (CCD) that captures the visible light. .

  Further, the motion detection processing unit 212 according to the present embodiment determines whether or not the person whose motion is detected is a salesclerk registered in advance, and the visible light imaging unit 211c corresponding to the face area of the person extracted in the motion detection. A function for determining whether or not the player is a player based on whether the position of the detected person (front / rear / left / right) satisfies the player's condition, A function of specifying whether or not the player is a registered player based on an image (face image) of the visible light imaging unit 211c corresponding to the face area of the person determined to be a player ing.

  As described above, the present embodiment aims to improve the accuracy of face authentication, and in order to display the player's image on the menu screen when operating the hand cursor, the infrared imaging unit 211b. In addition, the visible light imaging unit 211c is individually provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, only the operation detection or the like is performed without performing the authentication of the player or the store clerk. If it does, it is good also as a structure which does not have the visible light imaging part 211c but has only the infrared rays emission part 211a and the infrared imaging part 211b.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, each subject is obtained by emitting pattern infrared light patterned into a predetermined pattern of halftone dots from the infrared radiation unit 211a and capturing a distance image by the emitted pattern infrared light. In this way, by detecting the distance to the object and the movement of the player in the perspective direction from the distance image by emitting pattern infrared light, for example, these can be detected. It is not necessary to provide a plurality of imaging cameras in order to detect the distance to the object and the movement of the player in the perspective direction by parallax or the like, and it is possible to prevent the structure of the gaming machine from becoming complicated.

  In this embodiment, an infrared radiation unit 211a is provided, and the infrared radiation unit 211a illuminates the imaging region with infrared light that can be imaged by the infrared imaging unit 211b. The player's position and motion can be reliably detected without being affected, and the electromagnetic waves (light) used are not visible light but infrared rays that are not visible, so the effect on the pachinko machine 2 It can also be avoided that the presentation effect in the pachinko machine 2 is reduced by emitting these detection lights in addition to the light for use.

  The motion detection processing unit 212 of the present embodiment stores a distance image projected by the radiation pattern emitted by the imaging unit 211, a visible light image captured by the visible light imaging unit 211c, and an image of a registered player. Perform image processing to analyze possible image memory, interval (distance) of predetermined graphic points constituting the pattern included in the distance image, and deformation status (large deformation and chipping in the contour part) By identifying the distance to each subject, and comparing the contour and shape of the subject by these analyzes with the shape pattern of the human body and the human body part registered in advance, the human body and each body part of the human body included in the image are identified. A distance image sensor integrated circuit 213 that identifies and outputs the image analysis result (distance information and position information to a person or each body part), or the distance image sensor integrated circuit 213 The posture estimation integrated circuit (IC) 214 for performing posture estimation of the human body and performing motion recognition based on the estimated posture, or the posture estimation integrated circuit (IC ) Is used for posture estimation, and posture data ROM (not shown) and the like storing posture data for each human body part in different postures are provided.

  In addition to the image memory, the motion detection processing unit 212 of the present embodiment is provided with a non-illustrated non-volatile memory capable of storing a store clerk's face image taken from various angles. Whether or not the person in the captured image is a store clerk is specified (determined) based on the store clerk's face image stored in the table.

  As these integrated circuits for distance image sensors (IC), for example, PS1080 (product name made by PrimeSense, USA) corresponding to “Light Coding technology” can be suitably used. As an integrated circuit for posture estimation (IC), A posture estimation program in which a posture estimation algorithm for implementing posture estimation based on the image analysis result output from the PS 1080 and posture data stored in the posture data ROM is incorporated, and has relatively high processing capability. A microcomputer can be used.

  That is, the distance image sensor integrated circuit 213 extracts each person and each part of each person included in the captured image, and outputs the left-right coordinate and the distance coordinate in the perspective direction of each part. Based on this information, the posture estimation integrated circuit (IC) 214 estimates the posture of each person, and the operation based on the estimated posture corresponds to any operation operation corresponding to the player or the store clerk. The control unit 328 outputs the action identification information (action ID) of the corresponding action to the control unit 328 so that the control unit 328 can play the game without attaching a marker or the like to each part of the player. It can be understood from the action identification information (action ID) what kind of action is performed by the person or the store clerk.

  Specifically recognized actions include calling an attendant (raising hands), turning the call lamp off (moving clerk crossing hands), turning the page to change the display (slap) Horizontal movement).

  The control unit 210 is provided with a storage unit such as a memory, an EEPROM, a ROM, or the like. The storage unit includes various control contents including various control contents executed by the control unit 210. Along with the data and setting data, as shown in FIG. 8, there is stored a game information table in which the base data of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is tabulated.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the game information table stores game information for three days including today, that is, today's data, previous day's data, and previous day's data. Of these data, today's data is also stored in the RAM so that it can be read out faster than it can be read from the EEPROM.

  In the gaming information table of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the current gaming state (only today) based on the input state of the jackpot signal, the probability variation signal, and the short time signal, and the latest gaming state data (the left bit) , Jackpot signal, probability change signal, time-short signal input state, 0: LOW / not connected, 1: HIGH, today only) and previous gaming state data (gaming state data before being updated to the latest gaming state data, Every day), every time the total number of balls hit, the total number of winning balls, the number of difference balls (the total number of hitting balls-the total number of winning balls), the total number of starts, and the occurrence of a big hit state are identified. Number of starts after hitting after resetting and the number of starts after hitting (only today), number of hitting hits starting from the start of business, number of hitting hits starting from the start of business, number of hits starting from the start of business At the start of business The number of occurrences of the probability change state, the number of short-time occurrences of the short-time state from the start of business, the jackpot probability that is the value obtained by dividing the number of big hits by the total start number, and occurred in the consecutive house state Stored is game information consisting of the number of consecutive villas which is the number of big hits and the maximum number of consecutive villas which is the number of consecutive villas on that day. The latest information is updated based on the signal, and the data in the game information table is used for display as table data.

  The data collected in the game information table is periodically transmitted to the hall computer, and data (for example, ranking data, etc.) not collected in the game information table is acquired from the hall computer each time. The

  Further, the hall computer displays the jackpot aerial display setting screen shown in FIG. 9 according to a predetermined operation. In the jackpot aerial display setting screen, each call device 200 has a corresponding pachinko machine. When a big hit occurs at 2, whether or not to perform the big hit air display shown in FIG. 11 can be centrally set, and whether or not to include a sudden big hit as a big hit to perform the big hit air display, That is, it is possible to centrally set whether or not to perform a big hit air display when a sudden big hit occurs in the corresponding pachinko machine 2.

  Specifically, in the jackpot aerial display setting screen of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, an item “setting target base” for selecting the setting target calling device 200 and the calling device 200 as the setting target. And a “big hit aerial display” item for selecting setting contents to be set.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the item “Setting target base” in the jackpot aerial display setting screen includes a check box and a selection window for each selection menu of “island unit” and “model unit” which can be exclusively selected. When the pachinko machine 2 installed on one island is set as a setting target table, the check box corresponding to the selection menu of “island unit” is checked and the corresponding selection window If you select the island number where the pachinko machine 2 you want to set is set as the setting target while setting all the units of one model as the setting target set, select the check box corresponding to the “model unit” selection menu. In addition to checking, the model name of the pachinko machine 2 that is to be displayed as the setting information in the corresponding selection window may be selected.

Then, select the setting contents to be set in these Shi call was selected in the item of "setting target table" equipment 200 in the item of the "big hit aerial display".

  Specifically, if you want to set to perform a big hit aerial display, check the check box corresponding to “Yes” in the “Big hit aerial display” item, and do not want to perform a big hit aerial display. In this case, the check box corresponding to “No” may be checked.

  When the check box corresponding to “Yes” is checked, the pop-up window corresponding to the sudden hit is activated, and the items “Do not include” and “Include” are selected from the menu in the pop-up window. It becomes possible.

  Select "Do not include" if you do not want to display the big hit aerial when a sudden big hit occurs. Select "Include" if you want to display the big hit aerial when a sudden big hit occurs. Just do it.

  Then, after selecting the setting contents for each item on these jackpot aerial display setting screens, by selecting and inputting the “setting” selection input section provided below the jackpot aerial display setting screen, the jackpot aerial display The content selected on the setting screen is transmitted to each calling device 200 selected as a setting target and stored as setting data.

  Next, interrupt monitoring processing performed by the control unit 210 of the calling device 200 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  The control unit 210 of the calling device 200 according to the present embodiment cyclically executes each step of Sw1 to Sw3, thereby changing the input state of the signal output from the corresponding relay device or the presence / absence of the signal input, the non-operation determination timer In the monitoring state, the timer is up and the new input of the member card acceptance signal is monitored.

  In the monitoring state of Sw1 to Sw3, when the input state of the jackpot 1 signal, the probability variation signal, the time reduction signal, the suddenness signal is changed, or the start signal, the prize ball signal, and the out ball count signal are input, These changes or signal inputs are detected at Sw1, and the process proceeds to Sw4. A game information table update process for updating the game information table shown in FIG. 8 is performed according to the type of signal.

  Specifically, in the game information table update processing of the present embodiment, first, whether or not the input state of the jackpot signal, the probability variation signal, the time reduction signal, and the suddenness signal has changed, the gaming state data (current) When there is a change, the game state corresponding to the input state of each signal is specified. That is, when the big hit signal (terminal 1), the probability variation signal (terminal 2), the short time signal (terminal 3), and the suddenness signal (terminal 4) are all in the non-output state “0”, the state data is “0000”. If there is, it can be specified that the game state is normal. If only the big hit signal (terminal 1) is in the output state and the status data is "1000", it can be determined that the probability variation big hit or the non-probable big hit is being made. If the big hit signal (terminal 1) and the likelihood signal (terminal 4) are in the output state and the status data is "1001", it can be determined that the big hit signal is being hit. If the state data is “0110” in the output state of the probability variation signal (terminal 2), the time shortening signal (terminal 3), and the output state, it can be specified that the state is the highly accurate base state after the probability variation big hit. If the probability variation signal (terminal 2) is in the output state and the state data is "0100", it can be specified that the state is the high and low base state after the sudden hit. If the time-short signal (terminal 3) is in the output state and the state data is "0010", it can be specified that the low-accuracy base state after the non-probable change big hit.

  Then, the state data stored in the game state data (current) at that time is moved to the game state data (previous) and stored, and the new game state-specific data identified above is stored in the game state data. Store (current) and update each game state data. Next, if the corresponding data, specifically, if the new gaming state specified above is a big hit state other than the hit probability, 1 is added to the big hit count, and if it is a big hit hit, 1 is added to the hit count. In addition to updating, the related jackpot probability and the number of consecutive resorts (add 1 if the game state data (previous) is state data indicating a probable change state) and the maximum number of consecutive resorts (the number of consecutive resorts exceeds the maximum number of consecutive resorts) If the new game state is the probability change state, 1 is added to the probability change count, and if the new game state is the time-short state, 1 is added and updated.

  On the other hand, when the input state of the terminals 1 to 4 is not changed, that is, when any of the start signal, the prize ball signal, or the out ball counting signal is input, the data corresponding to the input signal is stored. Update.

  Specifically, when the input signal is a start signal, 1 is added to the total number of starts and the number of start after winning, and when the input signal is a prize ball signal, the total number of prize balls is predetermined. The number of balls (in this embodiment, 10 is output because a prize ball signal is output for every 10 balls counted), and the difference ball number is updated based on the total number of prize balls after the addition. If it is a counting signal, a predetermined number is added to the total number of hit balls (in this embodiment, 10 because an out ball counting signal is output for every 10 balls counted), and the total hit after addition Update the number of balls based on the number of balls.

  Then, after the game information table update process in the step of Sw4 is performed, the process proceeds to the step of Sw5 to determine whether or not the game state has changed. If there is no change in the gaming state, the process proceeds to step Sw10. On the other hand, if there is a change in the gaming state, the process proceeds to step Sw6, and a predetermined format including the data of the current day counted in the gaming information table. The transmission data transmission process for transmitting the transmission data is executed.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the changed gaming state is the start of a big hit (step Sw7).

  If the big hit is not started, the process proceeds to step Sw8 to determine whether or not the big hit state is ended. If the big hit state is ended, the big hit aerial display is ended (step Sw9) and step Sw10 is determined. On the other hand, if it is the end of the big hit state, the process proceeds to step Sw10 without going through step Sw9.

  If the changed gaming state is the start of a big hit, the process proceeds from step Sw7 to step Sw15 to determine whether or not the display setting of the big hit aerial display is set to “Yes”. If the display setting of is not set to “Yes”, the process proceeds to step Sw10.

  When the display setting for the big hit aerial display is set to “Yes”, whether the started big hit is a sudden big hit, that is, whether there is an input of a big hit signal in addition to the big hit signal Is determined (Sw16).

  If it is not a sudden big hit (when no sudden signal is input), the process proceeds to step Sw18, and as shown in FIG. 11, after a big hit aerial display consisting of an aerial image of a character notifying the occurrence of a big hit is started, the process goes to step Sw10. move on.

  In addition, when the big hit started is a sudden big hit (when there is a sudden hit signal input), it is determined whether or not “include” the sudden big hit is set in the target of the big hit air display setting. Is set to “include”, the process proceeds to step Sw18, and as shown in FIG. 11, after the big hit aerial display composed of the aerial image of the character notifying the occurrence of the big hit is started, the process advances to step Sw10. On the other hand, when the setting for “include” the sudden hit is not made, that is, when the setting for “not including” the sudden hit is made, the process proceeds to step Sw10 without going through step Sw18. The jackpot aerial display shown is not implemented.

  In other words, if the sudden hit is not included, the player will be notified of the occurrence of a sudden probability change big hit that suddenly shifts to the probability change state because the big hit aerial display is not performed. It can be avoided according to the intention of the place.

  In step Sw10, it is determined whether or not the total number of shot balls has been updated in step Sw4. If the total number of shots has not been updated, the processing in the interrupt is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the total number of shots has been updated, the process proceeds to step Sw11, and after resetting the non-operation determination timer, based on whether or not the previous game mode is in the non-operation state, After performing the activation determination process for determining whether or not the operation state has been reached (step Sw12), the process proceeds to step sW13 and whether or not it has been newly determined in step Sw12 that it is an operation determination. It is determined whether or not.

  If it is not an operation determination, the process in the interrupt is terminated, whereas if it is an operation determination, the process proceeds to step Sw14 and a non-operation aerial display including information such as the base data and ranking shown in FIGS. Is being displayed, the display of the non-operating aerial display is terminated and the processing in the interrupt is terminated.

  Further, when the non-operation determination timer reset in step Sw11 is up, the timer up of the non-operation determination timer is detected in step Sw2 and the process proceeds to step Sw21 to perform non-operation determination processing.

  In this non-operating determination process, it is determined whether or not the gaming state before the determination is an operating state and newly becomes non-operating.

  If it is determined in the non-operating determination process that it is newly non-operating (non-operating determination), the process proceeds to step Sw23, and after the gaming state is updated to “non-operating”, the player's attention can be gathered. In addition, the non-operating aerial display including information such as the table data and ranking shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is started, and the processing in the interrupt is completed. If it is not determined in the non-operation determination process that the operation is newly performed (non-operation determination), the process proceeds to step Sw25, the non-operation determination timer is reset, and the process in the interrupt is terminated.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the non-operating aerial display of the present embodiment includes the present day, the previous day, and the previous day of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 counted in the game information table so that the corresponding pachinko machine 2 can be appealed to the player. Each vehicle data, ranking data acquired from the hall computer, etc. are displayed as shown in FIG.

  Then, during the display of the non-operating aerial display, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the operation is performed by moving the hand in the horizontal direction so as to turn the page. Can be changed to each non-operating aerial display page (base data (today), base data (previous day), base data (previous day), ranking data, etc.). .

  Further, when a new card receiving signal is input from the connected card unit 3, that is, when the input is changed from the state where no card receiving signal is input, in step Sw3 It determines with "Yes" and progresses to Sw31 and it is determined whether the non-working aerial display including information, such as stand data shown in FIG. 12, FIG. 13, and a ranking is being displayed.

  If the non-working aerial display is not being displayed, the processing in the interrupt is terminated, whereas if the non-working aerial display is being displayed, the process proceeds to step Sw32 and the game by the new acceptance of the prepaid card or the membership card is performed. In order to prevent the player from being unable to concentrate on the game due to the non-operating aerial display, the non-operating aerial display is terminated and the processing in the interrupt is terminated.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to display an aerial image by forming an image on a predetermined aerial image display position in the area between the pachinko machine 2 and the player on the calling device 200 which is a gaming device. a case provided with the aerial image image table示器268 and mirror image imaging plate 12, and the corresponding pachinko machine 2 state a is operational and non-operational state, the occurrence of generation or probability variation jackpot突確jackpot Accordingly, since the display and non-display of the aerial image at the aerial image display position are controlled to be switched, for example, when the situation of the gaming machine is a situation where the player wants to concentrate on the game, the control to hide the image is performed. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the player's concentration on the game from being reduced due to the image formed and displayed at the aerial image display position, while on the other hand, it is possible to display the image and attract attention and If it is in operation, By performing control to display the can arouse the attention of such other players.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the gaming machine is in operation, by not displaying an image at the aerial image display position, it is possible to surely prevent the player from concentrating on the game and to prevent the game from being played. When the machine is not in operation, an image is displayed at the aerial image display position to attract the player's attention, which can contribute to the improvement of the operation of the corresponding gaming machine.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the player performs the operation of turning a page that is a predetermined operation corresponding to the formed image at the aerial image display position, so that the display content that is the desired display control is transferred to another page. Control to be changed can be executed.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, display / non-display of the image at the aerial image display position is controlled to be switched according to not only the state of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 but also the processing state of the prepaid card or the membership card in the card unit 3. Therefore, for example, in order to concentrate the player on the game, the image is not displayed at the start of the game and the image is displayed at the end of the game. It is possible to accurately control and control display / non-display of an image. In the above-described embodiment, the aerial image is not displayed in response to the input of the card acceptance signal by accepting the prepaid card or the membership card in the card unit 3, and the prepaid card or the membership card is returned (to the non-acceptance state). In the transition), the display of the non-operating aerial image is not started, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the non-operating is based on the return of the prepaid card or the membership card (transition to the non-accepting state). When the determination is made and it is determined that it is not operating, the display of the non-operating aerial image may be started.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

For example, in the embodiment, an image is formed on a predetermined aerial image display position in a region between the pachinko machine 2 and the player on the calling device 200 provided above the pachinko machine 2 and the aerial image. has been exemplified embodiment in which a display means comprising a displayable aerial image image table示器268 and mirror image imaging plate 12, the present invention is not limited thereto, for example, deformation shown in FIG. 14 example 'as, similar to the calling device 200, a pachinko machine 2 an aerial image display unit 400 which is a box-shaped having an aerial image image table示器411 and mirror image imaging plate 12' of the pachinko machine 2 bottom of The aerial image may be formed from the lower side of the pachinko machine 2 ′.

The pachinko machine 2 ′ also has a glass door frame formed like a frame like the pachinko machine 2, and a game board is detachably attached to the rear of the glass door frame. In addition, a game area is provided in front of the game board. The first special symbol display device 108a in which a plurality of types of identification information called a "special symbol" on the right side of the lower region of the gaming area is variably displayed (see FIG. 15), the second special symbol display device 108b (See FIG. 15), in the vicinity of the center, a plurality of types of identification information called “effect designs” are variably displayed and an effect video is displayed, and a plurality of types called “ordinary symbols”. And a normal symbol display 110 on which the identification information is variably displayed. In addition, the game board is provided with a plurality of winning gates, passing gates, first starting winning port, second starting winning port, and variable winning ball device, and in the lower part of the game area, a game that has not been won. An outlet is formed to collect the balls.

  Here, the configuration example of the pachinko machine 2 ′ will be described with reference to FIG. 15. The pachinko machine 2 ′ includes a game control microcomputer 560 serving as a basic circuit (corresponding to game control means) for controlling the pachinko machine 2. The main board (game control board) 131 mounted, the payout control board 137 for controlling the payout of the pachinko ball, and the output of the production sound, lighting of various lamps and LEDs, and the center of the game board of the pachinko machine 2 are arranged. An effect control board 180 is provided for performing control related to effects such as display control of effect symbols displayed on the effect display device 109.

  Of these boards, the main board (game control board) 131 is provided on the game board, and the payout control board 137 and the aerial image display unit 400 are provided on the glass door frame side. The game board is provided with an effect control board 180 together with the effect display device 109.

On the main board (game control board) 131, a game control microcomputer 560 serving as a basic circuit (corresponding to a game control means) for controlling the pachinko machine 2 ′ according to a program, and a game provided on the game board and passing through the gate. Gate switch 132a for detecting the ball, first start port switch 114a for detecting the winning of the game ball to the first starting port, second start port switch 114b for detecting the winning of the game ball to the second starting port, big prize In addition to a signal from the count switch 123 that detects a game ball won in the mouth, an input driver circuit 158 that supplies various signals such as a power-off signal and a clear signal to the game control microcomputer 560, and a second start port are formed. A solenoid 116 for opening and closing the movable piece of the start winning device 115 and a solenoid 121 for opening and closing the special variable winning ball device are used for game control. An output circuit 159 that is driven in accordance with a command from the microcomputer 560 is mounted.

  The game control microcomputer 560 includes a ROM 154 for storing a game control (game progress control) program and the like, a RAM 155 as storage means (variation data storage means for storing fluctuation data) used as a work memory, and a program. Therefore, it includes a CPU 156 that is a processor for performing a control operation, and an I / O port 157. The game control microcomputer 560 is a one-chip microcomputer.

  In the game control microcomputer 560, the CPU 156 executes control in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 154. Therefore, the execution (or processing) of the game control microcomputer 560 as described below specifically means that the CPU 156 executes control according to the program. The same applies to microcomputers mounted on boards other than the main board 131. The game control means is realized by a game control microcomputer 560 including a CPU 156.

  The game control microcomputer 560 includes a clock circuit that generates a clock signal, a reset controller that functions as a system reset unit, a random number circuit, and a CTC that sends an interrupt request signal to the CPU 156.

  The random number circuit 503 is a hardware circuit that is used to generate a random number for determination to determine whether or not to win a jackpot based on the display result of the variation display of the special symbol and the decorative symbol. The random number circuit updates numerical data in accordance with a set update rule within a numerical range in which an initial value (for example, 0) and an upper limit value (for example, 65535) are set, and at random timing. Based on the fact that the start winning time generated is the time of reading (extracting) the numerical data, it has a random number generation function in which the numerical data to be read becomes a random value.

  The game control microcomputer 560 reads the numerical data from the random number circuit as the random number value R1 when a start winning to the first starting port switch 114a or the second starting port switch 114b occurs, and specifies a specific value based on the numerical data. It is determined whether or not to make a jackpot display result as a display result, that is, whether or not to make a jackpot. When it is determined that the game is a big hit, the gaming state is shifted to a big hit gaming state as a specific gaming state advantageous to the player. The determination as to whether or not to win is actually executed based on the random number value extracted at the time of starting winning at the start of the variation display of the special symbol and the decorative symbol. Whether the random number generated by the random number circuit is a big hit, such as a random number for probability variation determination for determining whether or not to make a probability variation, and a random number for variation pattern determination for determining a variation pattern of a special symbol. It may be used as a random number for determination other than determination.

  The clock circuit outputs a system clock signal to the CPU 156, and outputs a reference clock signal CLK having a predetermined cycle generated by dividing the system clock signal to each random number circuit. When a low level signal is input for a certain period, the reset controller outputs a predetermined initialization signal to the CPU 156 and each random number circuit to reset the game control microcomputer 560 as a system.

  The RAM 155 is a backup RAM as a volatile storage means that is partially or wholly backed up by a backup power source created on the power supply board. That is, even when the power supply to the pachinko machine 2 ′ is stopped, a part of the RAM 155 is kept for a predetermined period (until the backup power supply cannot be supplied because the capacitor as the backup power supply is discharged). Or the entire contents are preserved. In particular, at least data (such as a special symbol process flag) according to the game control state and data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls are stored in the RAM 155 as backup data. The data corresponding to the control state is data necessary for restoring the control state before the occurrence of a power failure or the like based on the data when the power is restored after a power failure or the like.

  Further, a power-off signal indicating that the power supply voltage from the power supply board has dropped below a predetermined value is input. The power-off signal is input to the input port of the game control microcomputer 560 via an input circuit (not shown). In addition, a clear signal indicating that the clear switch for instructing to clear the contents of the RAM is operated is input to the input port of the game control microcomputer 560.

  Each of the plurality of switches is connected to an input port of the game control microcomputer 560 via the input driver circuit 158. Thereby, the game control microcomputer 560 receives an input detection signal indicating the input state of each switch from each of the plurality of switches.

  The output circuit mounted on the game control microcomputer 560 transmits (outputs) the effect control command output by the CPU 156 to the effect control board 180. In addition, the output circuit corresponds to the first special symbol display unit 108a that performs variable display of the special symbol corresponding to the winning at the first starting port, or the winning at the second starting port, according to the control signal output from the CPU 156. The second special symbol display 108b that performs variable display of the special symbol, the special symbol hold storage display 118, and the normal symbol display 110 that performs variable display of the normal symbol in response to the detection of the game ball by the gate switch 132a. Then, the game ball is detected by the gate switch 132a, but the variable symbol display on the normal symbol display 110 is not yet performed.

  The game control microcomputer 560 sends an effect control command (effect control signal) as a control signal for instructing effect control including display control, sound control, and LED control to the effect control board 180 via an output circuit. To send.

  The effect control commands transmitted to the effect control board 180 by the game control microcomputer 560 include a customer waiting demonstration designation command and a variable display command.

  The customer waiting demonstration designation command is an effect control command (customer waiting demonstration designation command) for designating the display during the customer waiting demonstration by the game control microcomputer 560, and a predetermined time has elapsed after the change of the special symbol is finished. When the customer waiting demo designation command is sent to the effect control board 180, a predetermined customer waiting demo screen is displayed on the effect display device 109. In other words, normally, when a player changes, there is a period in which the player is absent, so it is assumed that these waiting-for-demo demonstration designation commands are due to the player changing. When it is output.

  The variable display command is an effect control command transmitted at the start of change in order to designate a change pattern of a decorative pattern that is variably displayed on the effect display device 109 in response to the variable display of the special symbol. Is a command to specify.

  The effect control board 180 receives the effect control command from the game control microcomputer 560, controls the effect display on the effect display device 109, controls the aerial display by the aerial image display unit 400, and the sound effect (effect sound). An electric component control means such as a microcomputer for effect control (not shown) for controlling the output of the moving object and the operation of the movable accessory is mounted.

  In this embodiment, an effect control microcomputer mounted on the effect control board 180 receives an effect control command from the game control microcomputer 560, and performs display control of the effect display device 109 for variably displaying decorative symbols. Display control of the aerial image display unit 400 and sound output control from the speakers 127L, 127R, 127a, and 127b are performed.

  The effect control board 180 (effect control microcomputer) controls the display of the decoration LED 125 provided on the game board, and controls the lighting of the LEDs of the left frame LED 128b, the right frame LED 128c, and the top frame LED 128a. Do.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the aerial image display unit 400 is provided with a control unit 410 composed of a control microcomputer or the like, and an operation detection processing unit 412 for performing an operation detection process, etc. The unit 410 is connected to the effect control board 180 and is capable of exchanging various data with the effect control microcomputer mounted on the effect control board 180. Instructions from the effect control microcomputer Accordingly, the control unit 410 controls the operation of the aerial image display unit 400. The control unit 410 and the motion detection processing unit 412 are mounted on a control board 401 provided on the back surface of the aerial image display unit 400.

  A communication unit that performs data communication with the hall computer or the card unit 3 may be provided.

  An aerial image display 411 is connected to the control unit 410, and the display of the aerial image display 411 is controlled by the control unit 410.

  In addition, the motion detection processing unit 412 includes an infrared radiation unit, an infrared imaging unit that captures an image using pattern infrared light emitted from the infrared radiation unit, and visible light instead of infrared rays, as in the imaging unit 211 described above. An imaging unit 211 ′ having a visible light imaging unit that performs imaging is connected. The operation detection processing unit 412 controls infrared radiation, imaging, and the like from the imaging unit 211 ′, and is connected to the imaging unit 211 ′. The motion detection of the player or the clerk based on the captured image is performed.

Here, the aerial image display 411 and the mirror image imaging plate 12 ′ used in this modification will be described. As shown in FIG. 14, the aerial image display 411 is a display device for displaying and outputting an aerial image formed at a predetermined aerial image display position in an area between the pachinko machine 2 ′ and the player. There, in this modification, similarly to the aerial image image table示器268, uses a liquid crystal display module having a liquid crystal panel and a backlight, the display portion is formed by the liquid crystal panel of the liquid crystal display module .

  As shown in FIG. 14, the aerial image display 411 according to the present embodiment includes an aerial image display position (imaging position) at a lower position of the effect display device 109, which is a front area of the pachinko machine 2 ′, and an aerial image display unit. The mirror image imaging plate 12 ′ provided on the upper surface of 400 is tilted so that the rear side is lowered toward the rear side of the aerial image display unit 400 at a plane symmetric with respect to the plane of symmetry. The image light of the image displayed on the aerial image display 411 may be incident on the mirror image forming plate 12 so as to be spaced apart from the plate 12 ′.

  The mirror image imaging plate 12 ′ has the structure and functions shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 as with the mirror image imaging plate 12 of the calling device 200. As shown in FIG. By radiating light (image light) that is emitted from the display unit of the aerial image display 411 and incident at various angles from one surface side at the same angle, the display symmetry object on the other surface side The image displayed on the display unit of the aerial image display 411 is obtained by the player visually recognizing the imaged light. It is visually recognized as being displayed in the air at the aerial image display position that is the imaging position.

  Constructed in this way, the control unit 410 obtains information regarding whether or not a demo image is being displayed while it is not in operation, which is information related to the gaming state of the pachinko machine 2 ′, from the effect control board 180, and the calling device 200 In the same way as the above-described interruption processing performed by the control unit 210 in FIG. 12, when it is determined that the operation is not performed and the display of the demo image is started, information not related to the effect in the game such as the table data shown in FIG. 12 is included. The non-operating aerial display is started, and when it is determined that the non-operating aerial display is finished and the display of the demo image is finished, the non-operating aerial display may be controlled to end. Note that the information not related to the production is not limited to the table data shown in FIG. 12, but may be commentary information on gaming machines, guidance information on event at the game hall, guidance information on member registration, and the like. May be distributed from the hall computer to each aerial image display unit 400.

  In the above embodiment, the game device is called the calling device 200. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the aerial image display 268 or the mirror image imaging plate 12 is used as a card. The card unit 3 may be provided as a gaming device of the present invention by being provided in the unit 3, and the aerial image display 268 and the mirror image imaging plate 12 are provided below the pachinko machine 2. A counting device that counts the acquired game balls may be provided inside the counting device, and the counting device may be a gaming device. The counting device may be connected to the card unit 3.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the pachinko machine 2 which outputs a suspicion signal was illustrated as a game machine which the calling apparatus 200 respond | corresponds, this invention is not limited to this, It is a pachinko machine which does not output these suspicion signals. In this case, if the output time of the big hit signal is a sudden big hit, it is significantly shorter than the other big hits, so it is longer than the period during which the big hit signal is output in the sudden big hit, and the sudden big hit Based on whether or not the jackpot signal other than the jackpot signal is output, the threshold time shorter than the jackpot period that is the shortest, and whether the jackpot signal is output is longer or shorter than the threshold time, It may be determined whether or not it is a big hit.

  Moreover, in the said Example, the type of variation pattern of the production variable display implemented by the production variable display part 29 of the pachinko machine 2, and the production | presentation display apparatus 109 of the pachinko machine 2 ', for example, the variation pattern of a normal reach, a super reach, etc. The fluctuation pattern information that can specify the fluctuation pattern is not output to the control units 210 and 410. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the fluctuation pattern information is output so that normal reach, super reach, etc. For the fluctuations that cause the reach, the aerial display of the table data shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is stopped, and for the fluctuations that do not become the reach such as the normal reach and the super reach, the aerial display of the table data is continued. Also good. In this case, if the aerial display is stopped at the timing of the start of the change, the player is notified whether or not the change display is reached, and the interest of the pachinko machines 2, 2 ′ is reduced. Therefore, it is preferable to perform control to stop the aerial display at the timing of shifting to the reach state in each variation display, not at the start of the variation pattern.

  Further, even in a pachinko machine that does not output fluctuation pattern information as described above, the elapsed time after the input of one start signal is measured, and in the pachinko machine 2, 2 ′ corresponding to the measurement time, When it reaches a predetermined time to develop into the reach state (provided that there is no input of a big hit signal, etc.), it is determined that the reach state has occurred and control is performed to stop the aerial display. Also good.

  In the above embodiment, the pachinko machines 2 and 2 ′ are illustrated as gaming machines. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a slot machine that uses medals as gaming media. Furthermore, these game media are enclosed in the gaming machine, and the number of pachinko balls and medals lent out and the number of pachinko balls and medals awarded in accordance with winnings are added, and are used for games. Without depending on the number of pachinko balls and medals that are stored and stored, and without using pachinko balls and medals, for example, given according to the value and winnings of points and points lent in response to loan requests It may be a gaming machine that stores all the values such as the points and points that have been recorded as credits and can play a game using only the values stored as credits. In this case, these points, points, and the like correspond to game media, and credits are the game value.

  When the corresponding gaming machine is a slot machine, a jackpot signal that is output to the calling device 200 during a period in which a big bonus (BB) or regular bonus (RB) is generated in the slot machine. In addition, a bet (BET) signal that can specify the number of bets, which is an advantageous game state for the player by notifying an operation mode for winning a winning combination for which a prize has been granted, or a so-called ART state is output. For example, a non-operating state is determined when a predetermined time elapses after the bet (BET) signal is not changed. Non-operating aerial display, or “chance” aerial display in response to ART signal input, or ART signal input The number of medals won may be air display on.

  Further, when the corresponding gaming machine is a slot machine, a specific effect that can specify that a specific effect such as a so-called freeze effect in which the progress of the game is temporarily stopped is performed in the slot machine. In the case of a slot machine that outputs a signal, by performing an aerial display related to the specific effect in response to the input of the specific effect signal, for example, in the state where the display of the slot machine disappears due to freeze By performing the display, the player can easily recognize the aerial display, and the display effect of the aerial display may be remarkably enhanced.

  In the above modification, the game control microcomputer 560 serving as the game control means is provided in the game board. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game control means is used. A game control microcomputer 560 may be provided on the glass frame side.

  Moreover, in the said modification, although the control part 410 used as a display control means has illustrated the form provided in the glass frame side, this invention is not limited to this, For example, these control parts 410 of Display control means may be provided on the game board so that the effect control board 180 also functions.

2 Pachinko machine 2 'Pachinko machine 3 Card unit 12 Mirror image imaging plate 12' Mirror image imaging plate 200 Calling device 210 Control unit 211 Imaging unit 212 Operation detection processing unit 216 Signal input unit 268 Aerial image display 400 Aerial image display Unit 401 Control board 411 Aerial image display

Claims (2)

A gaming device provided around a gaming machine corresponding to a gaming machine capable of playing a game,
Game-related information input means for inputting game-related information relating to a game in the gaming machine output from the gaming machine;
Mirror image imaging plate for imaging light emitted from a display object arranged on one surface side at a plane-symmetrical position on the other surface side, and an image display device capable of displaying various images serving as the display object Display means including:
Display control means for controlling display by the display means;
With
The display means places the mirror image imaging plate at a position where the predetermined aerial image display position in the front area of the corresponding gaming machine and the position of the display unit of the image display device are plane-symmetric. And having the image light emitted from the display unit imaged at the aerial image display position,
The display control means includes
Depending on whether the operating state or non-operating state as the state of the corresponding game machine is specified based on the game-related information, it performs different display control,
In the non -operating state, an image corresponding to the non-operating state is displayed on the image display device ,
In the operating state, it is possible to hide the image corresponding to the non-operating state on the image display device. An effect display device for displaying a predetermined effect image relating to the game;
Mirror image imaging plate for imaging light emitted from a display object arranged on one surface side at a plane-symmetrical position on the other surface side, and an image display device capable of displaying various images serving as the display object Including a display means, and a frame provided with the effect display device;
Game control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Display control means for controlling display by the display means;
A gaming machine comprising
The display means separates the mirror image forming plate from the display unit at a position where a predetermined aerial image display position in the front region of the frame body and the position of the display unit of the image display device are plane symmetric. By having in the state, the image light emitted from the display unit can be imaged at the aerial image display position,
The display control means includes
Depending on whether the state controlled by the game control means is a customer waiting state or a non-customer waiting state , different display control is performed,
In the customer waiting state, the image display device displays an image corresponding to the customer waiting state ,
In the non-customer waiting state, it is possible to hide the image corresponding to the customer waiting state on the image display device .

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