JP6660265B2 - Game information display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information display device.

  In a conventional game arcade, for example, as described in Patent Literature 1 below, a game information display device is separately installed beside or above each gaming machine, and game information of each gaming machine is transmitted to a player. It is common to display it. The player determines the quality of each gaming machine based on the displayed game information. The operation of checking the game information of each gaming machine is one of the important operations for obtaining a good game result for the player.

JP 2010-29446 A

  However, it is very troublesome to check the game information of dozens to hundreds of gaming machines installed in a game hall one by one, and there is a problem that the labor and burden on the player side are excessive.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can improve the operability when a player checks game information of each gaming machine, thereby reducing a burden on the work. An information display device is provided.

  In the game information display device of the present invention, while the first individual information screen showing the game information of one specific gaming machine is being displayed, the display is shifted to the second individual information screen showing the game information of the left and right gaming machines of the gaming machine. An operation for shifting is possible. The game information display device reduces the first individual information screen according to the operation for shifting, and displays a shift screen in which a part of the second individual information screen is arranged on both sides thereof. Then, in accordance with the transition operation performed during the display of the transition screen, the left or right second individual information screen is replaced with the first individual information screen and displayed.

  In the above-mentioned transition screen displayed by the game information display device of the present invention, the first individual information screen and a part of the second individual information screen are displayed together, and in that state, the player can make a transition to either the left or right. By instructing, game information can be displayed and confirmed one by one in order. In particular, since a part of the second individual information screen of the gaming machine located on the left and right is displayed on both sides, it can be understood at a glance that the game information can be shifted to the gaming information on the left and right gaming machines, and a smooth transition operation without hesitation can be performed. It is possible.

  As described above, in the gaming information display device of the present invention, the operability when the player checks the gaming information of each gaming machine is improved, and the burden on the operation is reduced.

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a configuration of a game hall system. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a game information display device attached to the gaming machine. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the game information display device. The front view of the display screen containing a 1st individual information screen. FIG. 5 is a front view of a display screen including a transition screen.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described using the following examples.
(Example 1)
This example relates to a game information display device 1 that can appropriately display various game information and the like. Hereinafter, the game information display device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the game arcade, as shown in FIG. 1, gaming devices such as the game information display device 1 and the call display device 55 are individually provided for the gaming machines 51 such as the pachinko gaming machine 511 and the slot machine 512. The game information display device 1 having a function of lending game values such as balls and medals is installed in a space between a corresponding gaming machine 51 and another adjacent gaming machine 51, and is provided on the side of the corresponding gaming machine 51. It is located towards. A call display device 55 having a call lamp is installed above the gaming machine 51.

  In a game island where the gaming machines 51 are arranged facing the passage in the amusement arcade, one relay device 56 is installed for every two gaming machines 51. In a management space provided in the amusement arcade, a management device 50 for centrally managing the operation status of various devices in the amusement arcade is installed.

  In the amusement arcade, an on-site network 500 such as a wired LAN to which the management device 50 is communicably connected is constructed. The gaming machine 51 is connected to the on-site network 500 via the relay device 56 together with the corresponding call display device 55 and the game information display device 1. In the in-flight system 5 of the amusement arcade using the in-flight network 500, various communications between the gaming machine 51 and the management device 50 including peripheral devices such as the game information display device 1 are realized via the relay device 56. ing.

Hereinafter, after an outline of the configurations of the gaming machine 51 and the management device 50, the configuration and operation of the game information display device 1 will be described in detail.
(Game machines)
The gaming machines 51 are broadly classified into pachinko gaming machines 511 and slot machines 512. Hereinafter, the contents will be outlined using the pachinko gaming machine 511 as an example.
The pachinko gaming machine 511 is a gaming machine that is played by firing a ball that is a gaming value. The pachinko gaming machine 511 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a so-called seven machine that executes a jackpot lottery in accordance with a winning in the starting winning opening. The pachinko gaming machine 511 starts a game in which a symbol change is executed in accordance with the jackpot lottery, and notifies the jackpot winning by stopping display of the jackpot symbol. If a big hit is won, it is possible to shift to an advantageous big hit state in which a round in which a big winning opening is opened is repeated a plurality of times.

  As the game signal output from the pachinko gaming machine 511 to the outside during the progress of the game, for example, there are the following signals. These game signals are output to the game information display device 1 and the like via the relay device 56, and are also transmitted to the management device 50 in a state where the serial number, which is the identification information of the gaming machine 51, is associated therewith. .

(1) Out signal: A signal that is output once every 10 balls are fired.
(2) Safe signal: A signal that is output once every time 10 balls are paid out according to a winning.
(3) Start signal: A signal that is output once when symbol fluctuation starts.
(4) Big hit signal: A level signal continuously output during occurrence of a big hit state.

(Management device)
As described above, the management device 50 (FIG. 1) is a device for centrally managing the operation status of various devices in the game arcade. The management device 50 has a function as a member information server that stores personal information of a player who has registered as a member in the game arcade.

  The management device 50 includes an output unit including a PC monitor such as a liquid crystal display and a printer (not shown), a device main body for executing various arithmetic processes, and an input unit including a keyboard and a mouse (not shown). The apparatus main body has a control function centered on a CPU for executing arithmetic processing, a storage function using a hard disk drive, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and a communication function for transmitting and receiving various signals or information.

The management device 50 realizes the following functions as, for example, the CPU executing a software program read from a hard disk drive.
(1) Member information storage means: means for storing information about members registered in the game arcade. This member information storage means stores and manages at least a member ID as member identification information. The member's individual information, including the mobile ID (mobile identification information) of the mobile terminal 31 (see FIG. 3) possessed by the player and the individual game information for each member, is stored in the member database in association with the member ID. .
(2) Member ID authentication means: means for authenticating the member ID of the member card 331 (see FIG. 3) or the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 31 owned by the member. When the member ID authentication unit receives a member ID or a mobile ID from a game device such as the game information display device 1, the member ID authentication unit refers to the member database to check whether or not the registered identification information is registered. , The member ID and the like are authenticated. A game in a state where a member ID or the like as member identification information is authenticated is specified as a login game by a member.
(3) Game information acquisition means: means for acquiring game information (game data) relating to the game of each of the gaming machines 51 installed in the game arcade. The game information acquiring means acquires the game information transmitted from the relay device 56 corresponding to each gaming machine 51 at regular intervals.
(4) Game information storage means: means for storing and managing game information for each gaming machine 51 and individual game information for each member. The game information of each gaming machine 51 is stored in a state where it is associated with a serial number ID which is identification information of the gaming machine 51. The above-mentioned game information during the login game is specified as the game information of the member, and is stored as the game information for each member in association with the member ID which is the member identification information.
(5) Each unit management means: means for grasping and managing the gaming state of the gaming machine 51, the operating state of the gaming information display device 1, and the like for each unit. In particular, each unit management means grasps and manages a panel position, which is a rotation position of the touch panel 15 (see FIG. 3) of each game information display device 1, based on panel position information described later transmitted by the game information display device 1. I do.

(Game information display device)
The game information display device 1 is a game device attached to each game machine 51 and capable of displaying game information related to the game machine 51 in a game arcade in which a plurality of game machines are arranged side by side. The game information display device 1 has a function of displaying various kinds of information on a touch panel 15 which is a display panel capable of a touch operation (contact operation), and also has a function of paying out balls for cash. In particular, in the game information display device 1, the touch panel 15 can be rotated and the vertical and horizontal directions can be switched.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a status display lamp 11 for displaying an operation state such as a device error or running out of stock of a general card 332 (FIG. 3), and a coin to be used as a lending ball are inserted into the front panel 10 of the game information display device 1. A coin slot 12, a switchable vertical and horizontal touch panel 15, a portable reader 170 for short-range communication, a card slot 18 for inserting and removing a game card 33, and a card ejection button 181 for ejecting the game card 33. I have. Note that the payout of the ball lending is performed by a touch operation of the ball lending button displayed on the touch panel 15.

  A game card 33 (see FIG. 3) such as a membership card 331 or a general card 332 can be inserted into the card insertion slot 18. A member card 331, which is an example of a member recording medium, is a game card issued to a registered player. The general card 332 is a game card issued when the balance of the deposit is left at the end of the game. The general card 332 records a credit balance and the like in addition to the card ID. In the member card 331, in addition to the card ID, the deposit balance, and the like, a password for logging in to a service menu for members is recorded.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game information display device 1 is electrically configured around a control unit 20 including a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, an I / O unit 24, and the like. For the control unit 20, the status display lamp 11, the bill processing unit 121 for detecting the type of inserted bill, the liquid crystal display unit 151, the touch screen sheet 153, the rotary encoder 165 for detecting the orientation of the touch panel 15, the mobile terminal 31 A portable reader 170 for reading a mobile ID or the like, a card reader / writer (card RW) 180 for reading and writing recorded data of the game card 33, a card stock unit 183 for stocking a general card 332 for new issuance, a card ejection button 181, relaying The I / F unit 19, which forms a communication port with the device 56, is electrically connected.

The touch panel 15 is a display panel having a predetermined rectangular display area. The touch panel 15 is a display panel in which a touch screen sheet 153 is stacked on the screen surface of the liquid crystal display unit 151, and is configured so that a player can perform a touch operation (contact operation) on the display screen 150 with a fingertip or the like.
The touch panel 15 having a function as game information display means displays various information received from the management device 50 via the relay device 56 and various information based on a game signal received from the gaming machine 51 side.

  The touch panel 15 has a first position at which the display screen is vertically long (see FIG. 2A, referred to as a vertically long position) and a second position at which the display screen is horizontally long (see FIG. 2B, referred to as a horizontally long position). The game information display device 1 is rotatably supported from the main body side via a support structure (not shown) provided with a rotation mechanism capable of rotating between the game information display devices 1.

  The support structure is provided with a rotary encoder 165 (see FIG. 3) that serves as a detection unit for detecting whether the touch panel 15 is at the vertical position or the horizontal position. In the game information display device 1, the panel position (whether vertically or horizontally) of the touch panel 15 is detected according to the output of the rotary encoder 165.

The control unit 20 implements functions as the following units by causing the CPU 21 to perform arithmetic processing on a control program stored in the ROM 22.
(1) Game information generating means: means for generating game information relating to a game executed on the gaming machine 51.
(2) Game information acquisition means: means for acquiring a game information of another game machine 51 by outputting a browsing request signal for requesting game information of another game machine 51 to the management device 50.
(3) Game state detecting means: means for detecting the game state of the gaming machine 51. The game state detection means detects a game state using a game signal of the game machine 51 received via the relay device 56. For example, in response to receiving the out signal, it detects that it is operating (playing a game), and when it has reached a certain time since the last reception of the out signal, it detects that it is not operating. Also, for example, a big hit state is detected while a big hit signal is being received.
(4) Output means: means for transmitting, to the management device 50, panel position information indicating whether the touch panel 15 is in the vertical position or the horizontal position, in addition to the game information and the information indicating the game state. This output means transmits game information and information indicating a game state at predetermined time intervals, and also transmits the above-mentioned panel position information as needed when the touch panel 15 is rotated to switch between portrait and landscape.
(5) Display control means: means for executing control for changing display contents according to a player's touch operation on the touch panel 15 serving as operation means.

The touch panel 15 has functions as the following units.
(1) Individual information display means: A means for displaying an individual information screen (such as a first individual information screen) showing game information of one specific gaming machine.
(2) Transition operation means: when the first individual information screen is displayed, second information indicating game information of gaming machines (referred to as left and right platforms) located on the left and right of the corresponding gaming machine (referred to as central platform), respectively. 2. Means operated by the player to instruct the transition to the individual information screen.
(3) Transition screen display means: When the transition operation means is operated, the first individual information screen is reduced, and a part of the second individual information screen is arranged on both sides of the reduced first individual information screen. Means for displaying the changed transition screen (described later with reference to FIG. 5).
(4) Replacement display means: means for displaying, while the transition screen is being displayed, the second individual information screen on either the left or the right instructed by the transition operation of the player with the first individual information screen.
(5) Comparison result display means: when the transition screen is displayed, the game information displayed on the first individual information screen is compared with the game information displayed on the second individual information screen, and the comparison is performed. Means to display the results along with the transition screen.

  The game information display device 1 fetches a game signal of the corresponding game machine 51 via the relay device 56 and generates game information. For example, the gaming information display device 1 attached to the pachinko gaming machine 511 receives gaming signals such as (1) an out signal, (2) a safe signal, (3) a start signal, and (4) a big hit signal from the pachinko gaming machine 511. Then, for example, the following game information is generated by totalizing the number of times the game signal is received. The management device 50 may also receive the game signal and generate the game information.

(1) Number of big hits: the number of occurrences of the big hit state.
(2) Number of start times between big hits: the number of start times (number of symbol fluctuations) since the immediately preceding big hit state ended.
(3) Total number of starts today: Total number of starts after opening on the day.
(4) Number of difference balls: ball balance viewed from the player side. The number of difference balls is calculated by subtracting the number of consumed balls (out) added by 10 each time an out signal is received from the safe (payout number of balls) added by 10 each time a safe signal is received. .

  The operation of the game information display device 1 having the above-described configuration will be described using the game information display device 1 corresponding to the pachinko game machine 511 as an example. The game information display device attached to the slot machine 512 has almost the same specifications in the processing flow and the like and basic operations.

  In the game information display device 1, when a game card 33 is not inserted and a deposit is made, the general card 332 is paid out from the card stock unit 183 to the card RW 180, and the deposit amount is recorded and corresponds to the deposit amount. The frequency (1 frequency = 500 yen = 125 balls) is displayed on the touch panel 15, so that the lending can be paid out. It should be noted that up to ten general cards 332 are stocked in the card stock unit 183 and can be replenished from the card insertion slot 18 at any time.

  When the game card 33 is inserted into the card insertion slot 18, the deposit amount recorded on the game card 33 is read out, and the frequency corresponding to the deposit amount is displayed on the touch panel 15. When the accepted game card 33 is the member card 331, the input of the personal identification number is required. The game information display device 1 transmits the member ID read from the member card 331 together with the input personal identification number to the management device 50 to request authentication. When the authentication is completed on the management device 50 side, a member service such as display of the individual game information of the member becomes possible.

  Note that the game information display device 1 can also perform authentication using a mobile terminal 31 having a short-range communication function. If the portable terminal 31 having the short-range communication function is brought close to the portable reader 170, the game information display device 1 can read the portable ID that is the portable identification information. The game information display device 1 transmits the read mobile ID to the management device 50 and requests authentication.

  When the authentication is completed on the management device 50 side, the same membership service as when the member card 331 is used can be received. The management device 50 transmits the various information associated with the mobile ID to the game information display device 1, and the game information display device 1 can display based on the received various information.

Various kinds of information are displayed on the touch panel 15 during the continuation of the game. If the authentication of the member is completed, the display by the member service such as the display of the individual game information for each member becomes possible.
If the balance of the deposit is being displayed, a payout of the lending is performed by a payout mechanism in the pachinko gaming machine 511 by a touch operation of a ball lending button (see FIG. 4) displayed on the touch panel 15 by one time. The balance is updated by subtraction.

  The handling of the game card 33 when the deposit balance becomes zero differs depending on whether the general card 332 or the membership card 331 is used. The general card 332 is collected from the card RW 180 to the card stock unit 183 when the deposit balance becomes zero. On the other hand, the membership card 331 is held in the card RW 180 as it is even if the deposit balance and the number of stored coins become zero.

  When the card ejection button 181 is operated after the game is over, the game information display device 1 records and issues (returns) the deposit balance on the general card 332 or the member card 331 and also issues the issued information to the management device. Send to 50. As a result, the issuance information of the game card 33 including the recorded deposit balance is also stored and managed on the management device 50 side.

Next, the contents of display control of the touch panel 15 provided in the game information display device 1 will be described.
When the corresponding gaming machine 51 is in a non-operation state in which a game is not performed for a predetermined time or longer, regardless of whether the touch panel 15 is in the vertical position or the horizontal position, the display of the touch panel 15 is a non-operation screen (not shown). Switch to On the non-operation screen, predetermined business guidance information, information for calling, and the like are displayed.

  On the other hand, in an operating state in which a game is being played on the corresponding gaming machine 51, various information such as game information such as game information and image information such as television video are displayed on the touch panel 15. When the touch panel 15 is in the vertical position, which is the initial position, the data display screen 40 illustrated in FIG. 4 by the data display processing for displaying only the game information, and the game information and the television image are vertically divided and displayed. Any one of the TV display screens (not shown) is displayed alternatively according to the selection operation by the player. When the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position, a mode in which no game information is displayed cannot be set.

  When the touch panel 15 is rotated to the horizontal position, the rotation is detected in accordance with the output of the rotary encoder 165, and a full screen display of image information such as a television image (not shown) is performed. When the touch panel 15 is rotated from the vertical position to the horizontal position, regardless of whether the display screen at the vertical position is the data display screen 40 of FIG. 4 or the TV display screen not shown, the displacement to the horizontal position is The display is switched to the full screen display accordingly. At this time, a message for notifying the player that the display of the game information is impossible is displayed at a lower portion of the display screen for a predetermined time.

Thereafter, when the touch panel 15 is rotated from the horizontal position to the vertical position, the above-described TV display screen on which the game information and the television image are vertically divided and displayed is displayed on the touch panel 15.
Regardless of whether the touch panel 15 is in the vertical position or the horizontal position, when the corresponding gaming machine 51 has been in the non-operation state for a certain period of time, predetermined business guidance information, call-in information, and the like are displayed. The screen is switched to a non-operation screen (not shown) to be displayed.

  When the touch panel 15 is rotated, the game information display device 1 transmits to the management device 50 the panel position information indicating whether the current panel position is the portrait position or the landscape position. As a result, on the management device 50 side, the panel position of the touch panel 15 of each game information display device 1 is grasped and managed.

  FIG. 4 illustrates an example of the data display screen 40 in the vertically long position. On the data display screen 40, in order from the top, a gaming table information area, a menu area and a submenu area for selecting a display menu, a small screen display area which is a display area for game information, a prepaid information display area for displaying a deposit balance, and the like. , An operation button area in which touch-operable buttons are arranged. In the operation button area, a ball lending button, a return button for returning a card, and the like are arranged.

  Some menus have a sub-menu area prepared and some have no sub-menu area. Therefore, the display and non-display of the sub-menu area are switched according to the selected menu. Since the display area of the prepaid information display area is displayed or hidden for each item according to the display content, the size of the display area varies. At that time, the size of the sub-screen display area (the size of the display area) varies according to the size of the prepaid information display area, and the smaller the prepaid information display area, the larger the sub-screen display area. On the other hand, as for the operation button area, a specification of constantly displaying is adopted.

  The small screen display area (FIG. 4) is a display area of a display item corresponding to the menu selected on the menu area tab. When a menu change occurs, at the same time, the corresponding tab in the menu area is switched to the selected display, and the display content in the small screen display area is switched. When the display content of the small screen display area is switched to the content corresponding to another menu, the display state corresponding to the original menu is stored, and when redisplaying, the display content before switching is kept as it is in the small screen display area. Will be displayed.

  In the small screen display area, the display is executed by dividing the entire display area into small display areas for each display item. For example, in the child screen display area of FIG. 4, an individual information screen (first individual information screen) corresponding to a "device data" menu that allows browsing of game information of one specific gaming machine is displayed. On this individual information screen, data items for displaying numerical values such as the number of big hits and the number of start times, a slump graph for displaying a change in difference balls obtained by subtracting used balls from payout balls, and a first bar chart for displaying a start between big hits as a bar graph. The display area divided for each display item of the big hit start bar graph is arranged in three stages of upper, middle and lower. In this manner, the game information displayed on the individual information screen includes game data such as the number of jackpots, which is the number of jackpots that have occurred in one specific gaming machine, and the number of starts, which is the number of times a lottery has been executed for a jackpot. Have been.

  The display area of some display items displayed on the first individual information screen can be scrolled vertically or horizontally within the display area. When a swipe operation for vertical scrolling or horizontal scrolling is performed in such a display area, the display of the child screen display area is not individually scrolled but is individually scrolled in the display area. For example, horizontal scrolling of a display area of a slump graph is performed.

  The individual information screen (first individual information screen) displayed when the "table data" menu is first selected is a screen for displaying the game information of the corresponding gaming machine (own stand) as a default display screen. Has become. As shown in FIG. 4, when the “view another device” menu is selected in the sub-menu area while the first individual information screen is displayed in the sub-screen display area, a browse menu 41 is displayed above the sub-screen display area. (See FIG. 5).

  The browsing menu 41 is a menu for selecting a method of browsing game information of another machine. As shown in FIG. 5, the browse menu 41 includes a “model selection” menu 41A for selecting a specific gaming machine from a model list, an “adjacent vehicle selection” menu 41B for selecting both right and left neighboring gaming machines, and a serial number. There is a "number selection" menu 41C for selecting a gaming table by designating a game number.

  For example, when the “adjacent unit selection” menu 41B is selected, as shown in FIG. 5, the first individual information screen 451 currently displayed in the sub-screen display area is reduced and the reduced second individual information screen 452 is displayed. Is switched to the display of the transition screen 400 arranged on both sides of the first individual information screen 451. The second individual information screens 452 on both sides are individual information screens respectively showing game information of gaming machines (referred to as left and right tables) located on both left and right sides of the gaming machine (referred to as center table) corresponding to the first individual information screen 451. It is.

  At the top of each of the individual information screens 451 and 452 reduced and displayed on the transition screen 400 of FIG. 5, gaming machine information such as a model name of a gaming machine, a serial number, and a gaming state is displayed. On the upper side of the reduced and displayed first individual information screen 451, the game information of the center stand (game information displayed on the first individual information screen 451) and the game information of the left and right stand (second individual information screen 452) Is displayed, and the result of comparison between the game information and the game information is displayed.

  The result displays 43L and 43 representing the comparison result are displayed using symbols indicating superiority or inferiority such as ○ or Δ. The illustration display 41C of the hand with the index finger raised corresponds to the center base, and the symbols indicating the result displays 43L and R corresponding to the left and right bases are displayed on the left and right sides of the illustration display 41C. The result display 43R of ◎ in the figure indicates a comparison result that the number of big hits on the second individual information screen 452 is 10 or more times larger than the number of big hits on the first individual information screen 451. In addition, the result display 43L of △ indicates a comparison result that the number of big hits of the second individual information screen 452 is smaller than the number of big hits of the first individual information screen 451 by 5 times or more. The result display of X, which is not illustrated in the figure, corresponds to the comparison result that the number of big hits is less than 10 times, and the similar result display of O corresponds to the comparison result that the number of big hits is more than 5 times.

  In the transition screen 400 of FIG. 5, a swipe operation for horizontal scrolling is possible in the small screen display area displaying the first and second individual information screens 451 and 452. When this swipe operation is performed, the second individual information screen 452 corresponding to the gaming machine of the youngest number (the first gaming machine of the left and right tables) for the gaming machine corresponding to the first individual information screen 451, or the old number The second individual information screen 452 corresponding to the gaming machine of (the last gaming machine of the left and right tables) can be replaced with the central first individual information screen.

  That is, in the game information display device 1, a shift operation for displaying the second individual information screen 452 by replacing the first individual information screen 451 by a touch operation (for example, a contact operation such as a swipe operation) on the touch panel 15 is performed. It is feasible. The player performs a swipe operation for horizontal scrolling on the transition screen 400 to check the game information of each gaming machine while changing the center base for displaying game information on the first individual information screen 451 one after another. Can be implemented efficiently.

  In the gaming information display device 1 configured as described above, while the first individual information screen 451 showing the gaming information of one specific gaming machine is displayed, the gaming information of the gaming machines on the left and right sides of the gaming machine is respectively shown. A shift operation for shifting to the second individual information screen 452 is possible. When the transition operation is performed, the game information display device 1 reduces the first individual information screen 451 and displays the transition screen 400 (FIG. 5) in which a part of the second individual information screen 452 is arranged on both sides thereof. indicate. Then, in accordance with the transition operation performed while the transition screen 400 is being displayed, the left or right second individual information screen 452 is replaced with the first individual information screen 451 and displayed.

  In the transition screen 400 illustrated in FIG. 5, a first individual information screen 451 and a part of the second individual information screen 452 are displayed together. The player can sequentially confirm the game information one by one by performing a transition operation for instructing a transition to either the left or right on the transition screen 400. In particular, in the transition screen 400, since a part of the second individual information screen 452 corresponding to the gaming machine located on the left and right is displayed on both sides, it is determined that the transition to the individual information screen of the left and right gaming machines is possible. Can be grasped intuitively and smooth transition operation is possible without hesitation.

  While the transition screen 400 is being displayed, the result display 43 showing the comparison result between the game information on the first individual information screen 451 and the game information on the second individual information screen 452 is displayed together with the transition screen 400. If the result display 43 is displayed together with the transition screen 400, it is possible to grasp to some extent which gaming machine 51 the game information is good at before the transition. For example, when the game information of the right gaming machine is not good, an operation of immediately shifting to the right gaming machine 51 can be performed without considering the game information in detail, thereby improving work efficiency.

  In the game information display device 1, a transition screen 400 (FIG. 5) is displayed on the touch panel 15 on which a touch operation (contact operation) can be performed. Therefore, by performing a touch operation such as a swipe operation for horizontally scrolling the display content on the transition screen 400, a transition operation for replacing the first individual information screen 451 with the second individual information screen 452 can be performed. . Of the first and second individual information screens 451 and 452 displayed on the touch panel 15, an unnecessary individual information screen is designated by a fingertip or the like and sent out of the screen, or a desired individual information screen is similarly displayed on the screen. It is possible to intuitively understand the operation such as pulling in.

  As described above, in the gaming information display device 1 of this example, the operability when the player checks the gaming information of each gaming machine 51 is improved, and the burden on the operation is reduced.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be adopted. Further, the following configurations may be appropriately combined and adopted.
In this example, the comparison result between the game information of the central base, which is the gaming machine corresponding to the first individual information screen, and the game information of the adjacent left and right bases is displayed by symbols such as ○ and △. The display mode of the comparison result is not limited to this example, and may be displayed in any mode. For example, it is also possible to display numerically how many times the number of big hits on the left and right tables is larger than the number of big hits on the central platform.

  In this example, the touch panel 15 in which the touch screen sheet 153 is laminated on the surface of the liquid crystal display unit 151 is employed as an operation unit that receives a transition operation for replacing and displaying the first individual information screen with the second individual information screen. . Instead of the touch screen sheet 153, a permanent switch such as a push button or a membrane switch may be provided on an outer frame or the like of the touch panel 15.

  An example has been described in which the rotary encoder 165 is employed as an example of a detecting unit for detecting the attitude of the touch panel 15 and whether the portrait position or the landscape position is detected in accordance with the output of the rotary encoder 165. It is also possible to provide a switch that turns on and off at the position and the horizontal position, and detect whether the position is the vertical position or the horizontal position according to the on / off signal output from the switch.

  When the game information and the television image are displayed at the same time in the vertical position, the display area of the game information may be set to the lower side and the display area of the television image may be set to the upper side. It is also possible to arrange a television image display area in the middle, and provide game information display areas above and below it. Further, the player may be allowed to arbitrarily select each display position. The display areas may be interchanged and re-arranged by a player's touch operation.

The type of game information displayed on the touch panel 15 is not limited to this example, and various game information can be displayed.
The type of game information for which the comparison result is obtained is not limited to the number of big hits, and various types of game information such as a payout rate (number of payout balls / number of input balls) and a difference ball number (number of payout balls−number of input balls) are employed. can do.

  In the management device 50, the panel position (vertical position or horizontal position) of the touch panel 15 of each game information display device 1 may be displayed in a list. If the panel positions of the touch panel 15 of each game information display device 1 are displayed in a list, the panel position of each touch panel 15 can be easily grasped, for example, when the game arcade is closed, and all the game information display devices 15 are prepared for opening the next day. The operation of adjusting the touch panel 15 to the initial position (for example, the vertically long position) can be efficiently performed.

  As described above, specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the embodiments. However, these specific examples only disclose examples of the technology included in the claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be interpreted in a limited manner by the configuration or numerical values of the specific examples. The scope of the claims encompasses techniques in which the above-described specific examples are variously modified, changed, or appropriately combined using known techniques, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

1 game information display device 11 status display lamp 15 touch panel (individual information display means, transition operation means, transition screen display means, replacement display means, comparison result display means)
150 display screen 20 control unit (game information generation means, game information acquisition means, game state detection means, output means, display control means)
50 management device (member information storage unit, member ID authentication unit, game information acquisition unit, game information storage unit, each unit management unit)
51 gaming machine 511 pachinko gaming machine 512 slot machine 55 call display device 56 relay device 40 data display screen 451 first individual information screen 452 second individual information screen 41 browsing menu 43 result display 400 transition screen

Claims (4)

In a game arcade in which a plurality of gaming machines are juxtaposed, in a gaming information display device attached to each gaming machine and capable of displaying gaming information related to the gaming machine,
Individual information display means for displaying a first individual information screen showing game information of one specific gaming machine;
Shift operation performed by the player to instruct the player to shift to the second individual information screen showing game information of gaming machines located on the left and right sides of the gaming machine when the first individual information screen is displayed Means,
When the transition operation means is operated, the first individual information screen is reduced, and a transition screen in which a part of the second individual information screen is arranged on both sides of the reduced first individual information screen is displayed. Transition screen display means,
Replacement display means for displaying the left or right second individual information screen specified by a player's transition operation when the transition screen is displayed, replacing the first individual information screen with the first individual information screen. Characteristic game information display device.   When the transition screen display means is displaying the transition screen, the game information displayed on the first individual information screen is compared with the game information displayed on the second individual information screen, and the comparison result is displayed. The game information display device according to claim 1, further comprising a comparison result display unit that displays the transition result screen together with the transition screen.   The gaming information display device according to claim 1, wherein the gaming information includes a number of jackpots generated in the gaming machine and a number of jackpot lotteries executed.   The display screen for displaying the game information is configured to allow a touch operation, and the shift operation is performed by a touch operation on the display screen by a player. The game information display device according to the paragraph.