JP6797575B2 - Game information display device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game information display device.

In a conventional game hall, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 below, a game information display device is installed on the side or above of each game machine to display various information to the player. Has become common. The information to be displayed includes, for example, business information of a game hall, jackpot information of a game machine, television images, and the like.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-29446

In recent years, with the diversification of game machines, the types of game information that the player wants to display are increasing more and more, but the display area where the game information can be displayed has area restrictions, so the player wants it. The issue of how to efficiently display game information is highlighted.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a game information display device capable of appropriately displaying necessary game information in a limited display area.

The game information display device of the present invention has at least a first display area and a second display area, and the first display area is reduced when the player is instructed not to display the first display area in response to an operation by the player. On the other hand, when the non-display of the second display area is instructed, the second display area is reduced.
According to the game information display device of the present invention, the player can arbitrarily reduce the first display area or the second display area , so that as much game information as possible can be displayed on one screen .

The system diagram which shows the structure of the playground system. The front view which shows the game information display device attached to a game machine. The block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the game information display device. The front view which shows the 1st example of the display screen by a game information display device. The front view which shows the 2nd example of the display screen by the game information display device. The front view which shows the 3rd example of the display screen by the game information display device. An explanatory diagram showing a virtual sequence of display items corresponding to the "Unit data" menu. Front view of the child screen display area. Front view of the child screen display area after vertical scrolling. The transition diagram of the display mode of each display area in the child screen display area. An explanatory diagram showing a virtual sequence of display items corresponding to the "Unit data" menu.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
(Example 1)
This example is an example relating to a game information display device 1 capable of appropriately displaying various game information and the like. Hereinafter, the game information display device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11.

In the game hall, as shown in FIG. 1, game devices such as the game information display device 1 and the call display device 55 are individually installed on the game machines 51 such as the pachinko game machine 511 and the slot machine 512. The game information display device 1 having a game value lending function such as a ball or a medal is installed in the space between the corresponding game machine 51 and another adjacent game machine 51, and is installed on the side of the corresponding game machine 51. It is located in the direction. The call display device 55 including the call lamp is installed above the game machine 51.

On the game island where the game machines 51 are arranged facing the passage in the game hall, one relay device 56 is installed for each of the two game machines 51. Further, in the management space provided in the game hall, a management device 50 for centrally managing the operating status of various devices in the game hall is installed.

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

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

Examples of the game signal externally output by the pachinko game machine 511 during the progress of the game include 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 in which the serial number ID, which is the identification information of the game machine 51, is associated with the game information display device 1. ..

(1) Out signal: A signal that is output once every 10 balls are fired.
(2) Safe signal: A signal that is output once for every 10 balls paid out according to a prize.
(3) Start signal: A signal that is output once when the symbol variation starts.
(4) Big hit signal: A level signal that is continuously output while a big hit state is occurring.

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

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

The management device 50 realizes the functions as the following means by, for example, the CPU executing a software program read from the hard disk drive.
(1) Member information storage means: A means for storing information about a member registered in the amusement park, and this member information storage means stores and manages at least a member ID which is member identification information. The individual member information, including the mobile ID (mobile identification information) of the mobile terminal 31 (see FIG. 3) possessed by the player and the individual game data for each member, is stored in the member database in association with the member ID. ..
(2) Member ID authentication means: A means for authenticating the member ID of the member card 331 (see FIG. 3) or the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 31 possessed by the member. When the member ID authentication means receives the member ID or mobile ID from the game device such as the game information display device 1, it refers to the member database to inquire whether it is the registered identification information and can inquire. , Authenticate member ID, etc. A game in which a member ID or the like, which is member identification information, is authenticated is specified as a login game by a member.
(3) Game information acquisition means: A means for acquiring game data (game information) related to the game of each game machine 51 installed in the game hall. The game information acquisition means acquires game data transmitted from the game information display device 1 corresponding to each game machine 51 at regular time intervals.
(4) Game information storage means: A means for storing and managing game data for each game machine 51 and individual game data for each member. The game data of each game machine 51 is stored in a state of being associated with the serial number ID which is the identification information of the game machine 51. Further, the game data during the login game is specified as the game data of the member, and is stored as the game data for each member in association with the member ID which is the member identification information.
(5) Each machine management means: A means for grasping and managing the game state of the game machine 51 and the operating state of the game information display device 1 for each machine. In particular, each machine management means grasps and manages the panel position which is the rotation position of the touch panel 15 of each game information display device 1 based on the panel position information to be described later transmitted by the game information display device 1.

(Game information display device)
The game information display device 1 is provided on the side corresponding to the game machine 51, and is a game device capable of displaying game information related to the game machine 51. The game information display device 1 has a function of displaying various information on a touch panel 15 which is a touch-operable display panel, and also has a function of paying out ball rentals in exchange 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, the front panel 10 of the game information display device 1 is filled with a status display lamp 11 that displays an operating status such as a device error or a general card 332 (FIG. 3) out of stock, and money to be used as a ball rental fee. A coin slot 12, a touch panel 15 that can be switched vertically and horizontally, a portable reader 170 that realizes short-range communication, a card insertion slot 18 for inserting and removing the game card 33, and a card ejection button 181 for ejecting the game card 33 are provided. There is. The ball lending is paid out by touching the ball lending button displayed on the touch panel 15.

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

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 that detects the type of inserted bills, the liquid crystal display unit 151, the touch screen sheet 153, the rotary encoder 165 that detects the orientation of the touch panel 15, and the mobile terminal 31. A portable reader 170 that reads mobile IDs and the like from, a card reader / writer (card RW) 180 that reads and writes recorded data of the game card 33, a card stock unit 183 that stocks general cards 332 for new issuance, a card ejection button 181 and a relay. The I / F unit 19, etc., which form a communication port with the device 56, are electrically connected. In the touch panel 15, a touch screen sheet 153 is laminated on the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 151, and a touch operation is possible.

The touch panel 15 is an example of a display panel having a predetermined rectangular display area. The touch panel 15 having a function as a game information display means displays various information received from the management device 50 via the relay device 56 and various information based on the game signal received from the game machine 51 side.

The touch panel 15 has a first position in which the display screen is vertically long (see FIG. 2A, referred to as a vertically long position) and a second position in which the display screen is horizontally long (see FIG. 2B, referred to as a horizontally long position). It is rotatably supported from the main body side of the game information display device 1 via a support structure (not shown) provided with a rotation mechanism capable of rotating between. This support structure is provided with a rotary encoder 165 (see FIG. 3) that serves as a means for detecting whether the touch panel 15 is in the vertically elongated position or the horizontally elongated position. In the game information display device 1, the panel position (vertical position or horizontally long position) of the touch panel 15 is detected according to the output of the rotary encoder 165.

The control unit 20 realizes the functions as the following means by arithmetically processing the control program stored in the ROM 22 by the CPU 21.
(1) Game data generation means: A means for generating game data (game information) related to a game executed by the game machine 51. The game data generated by the game information display device 1 is stored in the game information display device 1 and is transmitted to the management device 50 in association with the serial number ID which is the identification information of the game machine 51.
(2) Game state detecting means: A means for detecting the game state of the game machine 51. The game state detecting means detects the game state according to the type of the game signal of the game machine 51 received via the relay device 56. For example, it is detected as an operating state (during a game) in response to the reception of an out signal, and is detected as a non-operating state when the elapsed time from the last reception of the out signal reaches a certain time. Further, for example, a jackpot state is detected while receiving a jackpot signal.
(3) Output means: A means for transmitting to the management device 50 panel position information indicating whether the touch panel 15 is in the vertically elongated position or the horizontally elongated position, in addition to the game data and the information indicating the game state. In addition to transmitting game data and information indicating the game state at predetermined time intervals, this output means transmits the above panel position information at any time when the touch panel 15 is rotated to switch between the vertically long position and the horizontally long position. ..
(4) Dividing means: A means for dividing the display area of the touch panel 15 into at least two display areas, a first display area for displaying the first game information and a second display area for displaying the second game information.
(5) Display control means: When the player is instructed not to display the first display area in response to the player's touch operation on the touch panel 15 forming the operation means, the first display area is reduced and the second display area is expanded. On the other hand, when it is instructed that the second display area is not displayed, the means for controlling the display of the touch panel 15 so as to reduce the second display area and expand the first display area.

Further, the touch panel 15 has functions as the following means.
(1) Game information display means: The name and contents of the first game information are displayed in the first display area divided by the above division means, and the name and contents of the second game information are displayed in the same second display area. Means to display.
(2) Operating means: A means for the player to instruct whether or not to display each of the first display area and the second display area. The touch panel 15 as an operation means displays a touch operation button on the screen for accepting the touch operation.

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

(1) Number of big hits: The number of times the big hit state occurs.
(2) Number of starts between jackpots: The number of starts since the end of the previous jackpot state (number of symbol fluctuations).
(3) Cumulative number of starts today: Cumulative number of starts since the store opened on the day.
(4) Number of difference balls: The balance of balls as seen from the player's side. The number of difference balls is calculated by subtracting the number of consumed balls (out), which is added by 10 balls each time an out signal is received, from the safe (number of balls paid out), which is added by 10 balls each time a safe signal is received. ..

The operation of the game information display device 1 having the above configuration will be described by taking 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 terms of processing flow and basic operations.

In the game information display device 1, when a deposit is made in the state where the game card 33 is not inserted, the general card 332 is paid out from the card stock unit 183 to the card RW180, the deposit amount is recorded, and the deposit amount corresponds to the deposit amount. The frequency (1 frequency = 500 yen = 125 balls) is displayed on the touch panel 15, which enables the payout of balls for rent. Up to 10 general cards 332 are stocked in the card stock unit 183 and can be replenished at any time from the card insertion slot 18.

When the game card 33 is inserted into the card insertion slot 18, the deposit amount recorded in the game card 33 is read out, and the frequency corresponding to the deposit amount is displayed on the touch panel 15. If the received game card 33 is a membership card 331, the password is required to be input. The game information display device 1 transmits the member ID read from the membership card together with the input password to the management device 50 to request authentication. If the authentication is completed on the management device 50 side, member services such as display of individual game data of the member become possible.

The game information display device 1 can also be authenticated using a mobile terminal 31 having a short-range communication function. If the mobile 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 mobile ID, which is the mobile identification information. The game information display device 1 transmits the read mobile ID to the management device 50 to request authentication.

If the authentication is completed on the management device 50 side, the same membership service as when the membership card 331 is used can be provided. The management device 50 transmits 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 various received information.

While the game is ongoing, various information is displayed on the touch panel 15. If the member authentication is completed, it is possible to display the individual game data for each member by the member service. In the game information display device 1 of this example, the display mode and display contents of the touch panel 15 differ depending on whether the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position or in the horizontally long position. The contents of the display control of the touch panel 15 will be described in detail later.

If the deposit balance is being displayed, by touching the ball lending button (see FIG. 4) displayed on the touch panel 15, the payout mechanism inside the pachinko game machine 511 will pay out the ball lending for several minutes each, and deposit. The balance is subtracted and updated.
The handling of the game card 33 when the deposit balance becomes zero differs depending on whether it is a general card 332 or a membership card 331. The general card 332 is collected from the card RW180 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 RW180 as it is even if the deposit balance and the number of stored balls become zero.

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

Next, the contents of the display control of the touch panel 15 included in the game information display device 1 will be described.
When the corresponding gaming machine 51 is in a non-operating state in which the game is not performed for a certain period of time, the display of the touch panel 15 is not shown on the non-operating screen regardless of whether the touch panel 15 is in the vertically elongated position or the horizontally elongated position. Switch to. On the non-operating screen, predetermined business information and call-in information are displayed.

On the other hand, various information such as game information such as game data and image information such as television images are displayed on the touch panel 15 under the operating state in which the corresponding game machine 51 is playing a game. When the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position, which is the initial position, the data display screen 40A illustrated in FIG. 4 by the data display process for displaying only the game data, and the division for displaying the game data and the television image by dividing them into upper and lower parts. Any one of the TV display screens 40B illustrated in FIG. 5 by the display process is selectively displayed according to the selection operation by the player. When the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position, it is not possible to set a mode in which the game data is not displayed at all.

On the other hand, when the touch panel 15 is rotated to a horizontally long position, the rotation is detected according to the output of the rotary encoder 165, and the image information such as a television image is displayed in full screen (FIG. 6). When the touch panel 15 is rotated from the portrait position to the landscape position, the display screen in the portrait position is the data display screen 40A in FIG. 4 or the TV display screen 40B in FIG. 5, depending on the displacement to the landscape position. It switches to the full screen display 40C (Fig. 6) of the television image or the like. At this time, a telop (not shown) for notifying the player that the game data cannot be displayed is displayed at the bottom of the display screen for a certain period of time.

Further, when the touch panel 15 is rotated from the horizontally long position to the vertically long position, a split display process of vertically dividing the game information (game data) and the television image is executed, which is illustrated in FIG. The TV display screen 40B is displayed on the touch panel 15.

Regardless of whether the touch panel 15 is in the vertically long position or the horizontally long position, when the corresponding game machine 51 is in the non-operating state for a certain period of time, predetermined business guidance information, call-in information, etc. are displayed. You can switch to the non-operating screen that is not shown.

When the touch panel 15 is rotated, the game information display device 1 transmits the panel position information indicating whether the current panel position is the vertically long position or the horizontally long position to the management device 50. As a result, the management device 50 side grasps and manages the panel position of the touch panel 15 of each game information display device 1.

In the data display screen 40A illustrated in FIG. 4, in order from the top, the game console information area, the menu area and submenu area for selecting the display menu, the child screen display area which is the game data display area, the deposit balance, and the like are displayed. A prepaid information display area and an operation button area where touch-operable buttons are arranged are arranged. In the operation button area, a ball lending button, a return button for returning the card, and the like are arranged.

Some menus have a submenu area and some do not. Therefore, the submenu area is displayed or hidden according to the selected menu. Since the display area of the prepaid information display area is displayed / hidden for each item according to the display content, the size of the display area varies. At that time, the size of the child screen display area (the size of the display area) fluctuates according to the size of the prepaid information display area, and if the prepaid information display area becomes smaller, the child screen display area expands. On the other hand, the operation button area is always displayed.

The sub-screen display area (FIG. 4) is a display area for display items corresponding to the menu selected on the tab of the menu area. In the sub-screen display area, the entire display area is divided into small display areas for each display item and displayed. For example, in the child screen display area of FIG. 4, a data item that displays numerical values such as the number of big hits and the number of starts, a slump graph that displays a graph of the change in the difference ball obtained by subtracting the used ball from the payout ball, and a bar graph that displays the start between big hits. The display area divided for each display item of the first jackpot start bar graph is arranged over the three upper, middle, and lower rows.

While the display area of the sub-screen display area has size restrictions, some menus contain more display items than can be displayed in the sub-screen display area. For example, in the "unit data" menu, while the display items are virtually connected as illustrated in FIG. 7, only the range included in the display area indicated by the thick solid black frame in the figure is illustrated in FIG. Is displayed in the child screen display area.

In the sub-screen display area, the entire vertical scroll is possible in response to a vertical swipe operation or the like. When a swipe operation for vertical scrolling is performed, the display area of the child screen display area shown by the black frame in FIG. 7 moves along a virtual sequence of display items and is displayed in the child screen display area. Items are swapped. For example, when the display area of the child screen display area moves to the position of the dashed black frame in the figure, the second big hit start bar graph that displays the big hit start bar graph with game data is below the child screen display area. Appears from and the displayed content changes as shown in FIG. At this time, since all the game information cannot be displayed for the second jackpot start bar graph, the footer including the area switching button 402 described later is displayed.

A virtual sequence of display items as shown in FIG. 7 is set for each menu, and horizontal scrolling of the sub-screen display area enables crossing between menus. When side-scrolling is performed, a virtual sequence of display items as illustrated in FIG. 7 is arranged in a plurality of columns for each menu, and the black frame indicating the display area of the sub-screen display area is switched to the adjacent column. , Display items of different menus can be displayed in the sub-screen display area.

When the menus displayed in the sub-screen display area are replaced in this way, the corresponding tabs in the menu area are switched to the selected display at the same time. If the display content of the child screen display area is switched to the content corresponding to another menu, the display state corresponding to the original menu is memorized, and when redisplaying, the display content before switching remains as it is in the child screen display area. Is displayed in.

In addition, the display area of some display items displayed in the sub-screen display area can be vertically scrolled or horizontally scrolled inside the display area. When a swipe operation for vertical scrolling or horizontal scrolling is performed in the display area in this way, the display area in the sub-screen display area is not scrolled as a whole, but individual scrolling in the display area is executed. .. For example, side-scrolling the graph display area of the slump graph below.

In the display area of the data item of the sub-screen display area (see FIG. 8), the display is updated at any time when the game data to be displayed is changed. In the display area of the slump graph, a new plot is added every time the number of inserted medals increases by 80. In the display area of the first big hit start bar graph, one bar graph is added every time a new big hit occurs.

Further, the display area of the sub screen display area is set to be automatically opened and closed while the game is in progress. For example, when a new big hit occurs during the display of the child screen display area (FIG. 8), the display area of the middle slump graph, which is an example of the first display area, is temporarily erased, and the second display area is displayed. The display area of the first jackpot start bar graph in the lower row, which is an example, is enlarged and displayed, and a bar graph is added. Then, after 5 seconds, the display area of the slump graph returns to the original display state. That is, the control unit 20 having a function as a display control means changes the display contents of the first game information displayed in the first display area and the second game information displayed in the second display area at any time. It is configured to change. When either the first game information or the second game information changes, the display area of the game information in which the change has occurred is expanded, while the other display area in which the change has not occurred is reduced. Execute (automatic opening / closing function).

As illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9, each display area of the sub-screen display area is provided with a header which is a strip-shaped area at the upper end, and in addition to the title name, a display switching button 401 of "close" ⇔ "open" is arranged. Has been done. The game information corresponding to the display item is displayed in the game information area below the header.

By operating the display switching button 401 provided on the header, it is possible to switch whether or not to display the game information (game data) corresponding to the title name, as illustrated in FIG. When a touch operation (instruction of no display) is performed on the "close" button 401A of the header of any of the display areas, the game information area and the footer are erased, leaving the header. For example, in the case of the display area of the second jackpot start bar graph in FIG. 10, only the header is displayed by touching the "close" button 401A of the display switching button 401 of the header "close" ⇔ "open". At the same time, the display switching button 401 is switched to the "open" button 401B. That is, the control unit 20 having a function as the display control means displays the contents of the first game information or the second game information when the first display area or the second display area divided in the sub-screen display area is reduced. On the other hand, the control of displaying the header displaying the title name of the first game information or the second game information without erasing is executed.

Further, for example, when the "close" button 401A of the display item of the slump graph in FIG. 8 is touch-operated, the sequence of the virtual display areas described above changes as illustrated in FIG. 11, whereby the black frame is displayed. In the sub-screen display area shown, a total of four display items can be displayed by adding the data item, the slump graph (header only), the first jackpot start bar graph, and the second jackpot start bar graph. Regarding the number of jackpots displayed in the second jackpot start bar graph, the number of times that can be displayed in the vacant area is selected according to the erasure of the game information in the slump graph, and some game information is not displayed. Become.

As for the state in which some game information cannot be displayed due to the large number of display contents of any of the display items, the display area of the second jackpot start bar graph (bar graph of jackpot start with game data) is used as an example. I will explain. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a footer which is a strip-shaped area is provided at the lower end of the display area, and an area switching button 402 of “expand” ⇔ “shrink” is arranged. The game information corresponding to the display item will be displayed in the game information area between the header and the footer.

As illustrated in FIG. 10, when the "expand" button 402A of the second jackpot start bar graph is touch-operated, the number of displayed bar graphs increases and becomes longer in the vertical direction, and the area switching button 402 of the footer becomes " Switch to the "Shrink" button 402B. When the "shrink" button 402B is touch-operated, the display area returns to the original size.

When the display area of any display item is "expanded", it may not be possible to display all or part of the display area of the other display item. In such a case, for example, the following processing may be adopted as the display processing of the other display area.
-Display processing that erases the game information area and footer while leaving the header for other display areas.
-Display processing that moves other display areas by top-justification or bottom-justification, and sends the upper or lower display area out of the area to frame out.
-Display processing that overwrites the "expanded" display area with other display areas.

As described above, in the game information display device 1 of this example, the display area of the sub-screen display area is divided to display two or more display areas, and each display area is enlarged or reduced according to the operation by the player. .. According to the game information display device 1, since the player can arbitrarily enlarge / reduce each display area, the game information that the player wants to confirm can be timely enlarged and displayed in an easy-to-see manner. According to the game information display device 1, as much game information as possible can be displayed on one screen, and specific game information such as, for example, a player's desire or a change in the game information can be displayed in a timely and easy-to-see manner. Is.

When the display area of any of the sub-screen display areas is reduced, the contents of the game information are deleted, while the header including the name of the game information is displayed as it is. Therefore, the player can easily grasp which game information has been deleted, and can immediately redisplay it by his / her own operation as needed.

When the game information displayed in any of the display areas of the sub-screen display area changes due to the occurrence of an event during the game such as the occurrence of a big hit, the display area of the changed game information is configured to automatically expand. There is. If such a configuration is adopted, it is possible to notify the player that any of the game information has changed by expanding the display area.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be adopted. In addition, the following configurations may be appropriately combined and adopted.
In this example, the display area of the slump graph is illustrated as the first display area, the display area of the first jackpot start bar graph is exemplified as the second display area, the difference ball is used as the first game information, and the second game information is used. This is an example of setting a big hit start. The type of game information displayed in the first display area and the second display area is not limited to this example, and any type of game information may be used. The combination in which the first display area is the display area of the slump graph and the second display area is the display area of the first jackpot start bar graph is an example. The combination of the first display area and the second display area may be any combination.

In this example, the display area of the sub-screen display area is divided into three, but any number may be divided as long as it is two or more.
Regarding the automatic opening / closing function of the divided display area of the sub-screen display area, the operation was illustrated for the two display items of "big hit start bar graph" and "slump graph", but 3 including "data item" It is also possible to automatically open and close each display area for all of them. That is, when expanding any one display area, the other two display areas can be reduced. However, since the game information of the "data item" is updated frequently, it is preferable that the game information is automatically expanded at regular intervals, for example, every time the "start now" is increased by 100.

An example has been described in which a rotary encoder 165 is adopted as an example of a detection means for detecting the posture of the touch panel 15 and whether the rotary encoder 165 is detected as a vertically long position or a horizontally long position according to 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 horizontally long position, and detect whether the position is the vertically long position or the horizontally long position according to the on / off signal output by the switch.

When the game data and the television image are displayed at the same time in the vertically long position, the display area of the game data may be on the lower side and the display area of the television image may be on the upper side, but the top and bottom may be interchanged. It is also possible to arrange the display area of the television image in the middle stage and provide the display area of the game data above and below the display area. Further, the player may arbitrarily select each display position. The display area may be exchanged or rearranged by the 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.
In the management device 50, the panel positions (vertical position or horizontally long 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 panels 15 of each game information display device 1 are displayed in a list, for example, the panel positions of the touch panels 15 can be easily grasped when the game hall is closed, and all the game information display devices 15 are prepared for the opening of the next day. The work of arranging the touch panel 15 in the initial position (for example, a vertically long position) can be efficiently performed.

Although specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the examples, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the claims. Needless to say, the scope of claims should not be construed in a limited manner depending on the composition and numerical values of specific examples. The scope of claims includes technologies that are variously modified, modified, or appropriately combined with the specific examples by utilizing known technologies, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

1 Game information display device 11 Status display lamp 15 Touch panel (display panel, game information display means, operation means)
165 Rotary encoder 20 Control unit (game data generation means, game state detection means, display control means, output means, division means)
401 Display switching button 401A "Close" button 401B "Open" button 402 Area switching button 402A "Expand" button 402B "Shrink" button 50 Management device (member information storage means, member ID authentication means, game information acquisition means, game information storage Means, each unit management means)
51 Game machine 511 Pachinko game machine 512 Slot machine 55 Call display device 56 Relay device

Claims (1)

In a game information display device that is provided in correspondence with a game machine and can display game information related to the game machine.
A display panel with a predetermined display area and
A dividing means for dividing the display area into at least two display areas, a first display area for displaying the first game information and a second display area for displaying the second game information.
A game information display means for displaying the name and content of the first game information in the first display area and displaying the name and content of the second game information in the second display area.
With respect to each of the first display area and the second display area, an operation means operated by the player to instruct the presence or absence of display, and
In response to the operation of the operation means by the player, the first display area is reduced when the display non-display of the first display area is instructed, while the display non-display of the second display area is instructed to be the first. (2) A display control means for reducing the display area is provided.
When the display control means reduces the first display area or the second display area, the display control means erases the contents of the first game information or the second game information, while the first game information or the second game information. Is displayed without erasing the name of, and the display contents of the first game information and the second game information are changed at any time according to the change of the first game information and the second game information. A game information display device characterized in that when any of the changes occurs, the display area of the game information in which the change has occurred is expanded, while the display area of the other in which the change has not occurred is reduced .