JPH09220349A - Display device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device, in which data for plural days can be displayed by simple operation and the data can be easily executed. SOLUTION: By pressing a display switch 12 more than designated time, data for plural days are sequentially displayed by each date on a date display device 19, a bonanza data display device 21 and a start data display device 23, and further when the display switch 12 is pressed for a longer time, data for the day stored in a RAM 6 is erased. All data stored in the RAM 6 is erased by continuously pressing the display switch 12 and a call switch 13 at the same time.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for a gaming machine which displays data based on a big hit signal and a start signal from the gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a display device which is provided for each gaming machine and which displays a big hit state of the gaming machine, an actual exploitation 63
The technique described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 158377 is disclosed. On the other hand, a display device having a function of storing the number of big hits and the number of start times on a plurality of days, and displaying data of the number of big hits and the number of start times on different days each time the display switch is pressed has already been commercialized.

[0003]

However, the former technique uses only various detecting means to notify that the gaming machine is in a big hit state, and cannot display the number of big hits or the like. It was

In the latter technique, when it is desired to display data on the number of big hits and the number of starts on a plurality of days, the display switch must be pressed for that number of times, which is very troublesome. Moreover, the data displayed in this way does not change until the next player presses the display switch, so the player can display the data displayed for each gaming machine while checking the number of days. There is a problem that the switch has to be pressed, which increases complexity.

Further, at a game shop, when a game machine is newly opened or when the game machine is replaced, after setting the game machine, as a final finishing, data of all the game machines are collected. Then, since the display data of the display device corresponding to the gaming machine for which the data has been acquired is erased for a plurality of days by operating the reset switch inside the display device, the problem that the person in charge of each gaming machine is complicated is increased. There was a point.

Further, when performing maintenance before opening a store and using each gaming machine, it is necessary to delete the generated big hit data and start data, but also at this time, operation of a predetermined switch inside the display device Because of this, there was a problem in that the burden on staff at the game store increased.

[0007]

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and is a display device of a gaming machine for displaying the big hit data and the start data based on the big hit signal and the start signal from the gaming machine. The display device includes counting means for counting the big hit signal and the start signal,
By operating a data storage means for storing jackpot data and start data counted by the counting means for a plurality of days and a display switch provided on the display device, at least a plurality of days stored in the data storage means The present invention provides a display device for a gaming machine, which is configured by a data display means for sequentially displaying minute jackpot data and start data.

The present invention provides a display device for a gaming machine in which the number of display days can be changed by setting a built-in switch.

The present invention provides a display device for a gaming machine configured to sequentially display the jackpot data and start data for a plurality of days from the oldest, and finally display the jackpot data and start data for the day. To do.

According to the present invention, the start data of the day can be selected from the total of all the start data of the day or the total of the start data after the latest big hit depending on the setting of the built-in switch. A display device for a game machine is provided.

The present invention provides a display device for a gaming machine configured to erase the big hit data and start data of the day by operating the display switch provided on the display device for a predetermined time or longer. Is.

According to the present invention, by operating the display switch and the call switch provided on the display device at the same time for a predetermined time or more, the jackpot data and start data for a plurality of days are all erased. A display device for a machine is provided.

According to the present invention, when erasing the data, the big hit data and the start data are displayed in blinking before the lapse of the predetermined time to notify the operator that the data will be erased. A display device for a gaming machine configured as described above is provided.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a display device of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a display device for performing various displays on a gaming machine (not shown), and display windows 1a to 1f are provided corresponding to various display lamps 17 described later. Further, 12 is a display switch for displaying jackpot data and start data, which will be described later, and 13 is a call switch used for calling an attendant at a game shop.

Further, 19 is a date indicator, 21 is a big hit data indicator, and 23 is a start data indicator, each of which is composed of, for example, 7-segment LED. That is, the date display 19 has a one-digit display, the big hit data display 21 has a two-digit display, and the start data display 23 has a four-digit display.

Next, the display contents of the above-mentioned respective display devices are shown in FIG. In this example, data for 3 days from 2 days before is displayed. If the upper digit is 0, that digit is not displayed.

In the figure, (a) is a display mode of the data two days ago, the date display 19 is "2", the big hit data display 21 is "13", and the start data display 23.
Displays "4563" respectively.

(B) is a display mode of yesterday's data,
Date display 19 is "1", jackpot data display 21
Is "21", and the start data display 23 is "682"
1 "is displayed.

(C) is a display mode of data for today (today), in which the date display 19 shows "0", the big hit data display 21 shows "6", and the start data display 23 shows "21".
15 "is displayed.

(D) is a display mode of the current data which is always displayed. The date display 19 does not display, the big hit data display 21 indicates "6", and the start data display 2
3 displays "256", respectively.

Further, (e) is another display mode of the present data, which will be described later, in which the date indicator 19 is not displayed, the jackpot data indicator 21 is "6", and the start data indicator 23.
Displays "2115" as in (c).

On the other hand, (f) shows a date display 19 '. That is, the LEDs 19a to 19g are turned on in correspondence with the date, and when displaying the current data, all the LEDs 19a to 19g are turned off.

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the control circuit of the display device 1. In the figure, 2 is a CPU (Central Process)
When the reset from the reset circuit 3 is released, the programs in the ROM (Read Only Memory) 5 are sequentially executed based on the clock signal from the clock circuit 4. Further, the CPU 2 stores necessary data in a RAM.
(Random Access Memory) 6 is stored. In addition, 7 is R
It is a battery backup circuit for holding the stored contents of AM6.

Further, 9 is a big hit signal input circuit, which receives the big hit signal 8 from the gaming machine, shapes the waveform as necessary as described later, and outputs a detection signal to the input port of the CPU 2. A start signal input circuit 11 receives the start signal 10 from the gaming machine, shapes the waveform as necessary as described later, and outputs a detection signal to the input port of the CPU 2.

Further, reference numeral 12 is a data display switch arranged on the front surface of the display device 1, which displays data for a plurality of days by turning it on for a predetermined time, and for a time longer than the predetermined time. By turning on, the big hit indicator 21 and the start indicator 23 are displayed in a blinking manner to inform the player that the data of the day will be erased, and if the data is on, the data of the day will be displayed. It is configured to erase.

Reference numeral 13 is a call switch provided on the front surface of the display device 1, and normally has a function of calling an attendant of a game shop by turning it ON, but at the same time as the data display switch 12 for a predetermined time. When turned on, the big hit indicator 21 and the start indicator 23 are displayed in a blinking manner to notify the player that all of the big hit data and start data for a plurality of days will be erased, and the player will be turned on. In this case, the big hit data and start data for a plurality of days are all erased.

On the other hand, 14 indicates a start data display changeover switch (SW1), and 15 indicates a date changeover switch (SW2), both of which are arranged inside the display device 1. When the start data display changeover switch 14 is set to ON, when displaying the current data, the start data display 23 displays the cumulative number of the start signals generated on the day (for example, FIG. 2).
(E)) And start data display changeover switch 1
When 4 is set to OFF, the total number of times the start signal is generated after the latest big hit is displayed (for example,
FIG. 2D).

When the date changeover switch 15 is set to ON, the big hit data and start data to be displayed are, for example, seven days including the current day, and when the date changeover switch 15 is set to OFF, the big hit to be displayed. The data and the start data are displayed, for example, for three days including the current day.

Further, 16 is various display lamps 17 for CPU
The driver is driven by the control signal output to the second output port. At this time, since the various display lamps 12 are lit by alternating current, part of the circuit of the driver 17 is configured by a triac. It should be noted that the display device 1 according to the embodiment has various inputs and outputs other than those described above, but the description of those not related to the gist of the present invention is omitted.

On the other hand, based on the data from the output port of the CPU 2, the driver 18, the driver 20, the driver 2
2 via the date indicator 19, jackpot data indicator 21, start data indicator 23, respectively.
It is displayed as shown in (e). Incidentally, based on the data from the output port of the CPU 2, the date display 19 '(19a to 19g) is driven via the driver 18,
It may be configured to display as shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a big hit signal 8 and a start signal 10.
Is a circuit diagram of each of the input circuits 9 and 11, and the input terminal has two input terminals, that is, a voltage input terminal and a contact input terminal. This is because the signal waveforms and output formats of the big hit signal 8 and the start signal 10 differ depending on the game machine.

First, the input to the voltage input terminal will be described. The signal from the voltage input terminal is input to the photocoupler 9b via the series resistor 9a. The photo coupler 9b is
The input side is composed of a pair of photodiodes and phototransistors that are connected in parallel in opposite directions, and are electrically insulated from each other. Then, the collector output of the phototransistor is integrated by a predetermined time constant in an integrating circuit composed of a resistor and a capacitor and output to the input port of the CPU 2.

As a result, the big hit signal 8 and the start signal 10 input to the voltage input terminal can be detected regardless of the reference voltage and voltage polarity of the signal or the AC signal (or pulse signal) or the DC signal.

Further, even when the jackpot signal output 8 and the start signal 10 of the gaming machine are connected to the contact input terminal,
When the output side is, for example, a phototransistor, the jackpot signal 8 and the start signal 1 are operated on the same principle as described above.
Any of 0 can be detected.

FIG. 5 shows a storage area of the jackpot count data and start count data for a plurality of days in the RAM 6 and an address map of various counters.
Detailed description will be given at the corresponding places in the flowcharts described later.

Next, the above embodiment will be described with reference to a flow chart. 6 to 13 are flowcharts of the display device of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that the flow chart shown here is only for the present invention and does not show the operation of the entire display device.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the main routine. First, the internal register of the CPU2 is initialized (S1), and the input / output port of the CPU2 is initialized (S1).
2), execute the initialization routine of RAM6 (S3), C
Set the internal timer of PU2 to, for example, 2 ms (S
4) The timer interrupt is started (S5). As a result, the interrupt routine described later is executed every 2 mS.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the initialization routine of the RAM 6 in S3. First, in the address map shown in FIG. 5, the big hit count data 62a and the start count data 62 in the data storage area 62 5 days ago are shown.
The stored contents of b are the big hit count data 61a and the start count data 61 in the data storage area 61 6 days ago.
It is loaded into b (S3-1). Similarly, the storage contents of the four days ago data storage area 63 are loaded into the five days ago data storage area 62 (S3-2), and the storage contents of the three days ago data storage area 64 are loaded into the four days ago data storage area 63 (S3). -3) Load the contents stored in the data storage area 65 two days ago into the data storage area 64 three days ago (S3-
4), the storage content of the previous day data storage area 66 is loaded into the two days ago data storage area 65 (S3-5), and the storage content of the current day data storage area 67 is stored in the previous day data storage area 6
6 is loaded (S3-6).

Then, in S3-7, the contents stored in the big hit counter 67a and the start counter 67b in the data storage area 67 for the current day are cleared, and further the contents stored in the current start counter 68 are cleared. In addition, the contents of other counters and flags are cleared, and this routine ends.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the interrupt routine. First, the signal input routine is executed (S6), the switch input processing routine is executed (S7), the display processing routine is executed (S8), the data processing routine is executed (S9), and finally the delay counter 70 is incremented. Then, the interrupt routine S3 ends.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the signal input routine S6. First, in S6-1, it is determined whether or not there is a rising edge of the big hit signal 8, and when the rising edge is detected, the big hit counter 67a is incremented (S6-
2), the current start counter 68 is cleared (S6-
3). If the rising edge of the big hit signal 8 is not detected in S6-1, S6-2 and S6-3 are skipped.

Next, in S6-4, it is judged whether or not there is a rising edge of the start signal 10, and when the rising edge of the start signal 10 is detected, the start counter 67b is incremented (S6-5) and the current start counter 68 is set. The signal input routine S6 is incremented and the signal input routine S6 is ended (S6-6). When the start signal 10 is not detected in S6-4, S6-5 and S6-6 are skipped and the signal input routine S6 ends.

10 and 11 are flowcharts showing the switch input processing routine S7. First, S7-1
Start data display changeover switch (SW1) 1
4 is ON. If it is ON, the current data display flag is cleared (S7-2). If it is not ON, the current data display flag is set (S7-).
3).

Next, in S7-4, it is determined whether the display permission flag is cleared. This is to judge whether data for multiple days is being displayed, and if it is being displayed,
This is to prevent the date data counter 69 from being initialized by skipping the detection of the date changeover switch (SW2) 15. If the display permission flag is cleared, the date changeover switch (SW
2) Determine if 15 is ON, and if it is ON,
Set the value of the date data counter 69 to "7" and S7
-8 (S7-6), if not ON, set the numerical value of the date data counter 69 to "3", S7-8
(S7-7).

Furthermore, S7-8, S7-12, S7-14
The time when the display switch (data SW) 12 is continuously pressed (ON) is determined by. First, S7-8
If the display switch (data SW) 12 is ON for 5 seconds or longer continuously at, the display permission flag is cleared (S7-
9), clear the blinking display flag (S7-10), set the current day data deletion flag (S7-11), and S7-
Go to 18. If the display switch (data SW) 12 is continuously ON for 3 seconds or more and less than 5 seconds in S7-12, a blinking display flag is set (S7-13), and S7-18 is set. Move to.

Furthermore, if the display switch (data SW) 12 is continuously ON for 5 milliseconds or more and less than 3 in S7-14, is the display permission flag set in S7-15? To judge. This is to initialize the delay counter 70 in order to equalize the display time intervals on each date when displaying data for a plurality of days, and if the display permission flag is not set The permission flag is set (S7-16), and the delay counter 70 is cleared (S7-17).

On the other hand, if the condition is not satisfied in S7-14 or the display permission flag is set in S7-15, the process proceeds to S7-18. The display switch (data SW) 1 starts displaying data for a plurality of days by operating the display switch (data SW) 12.
After 2 is turned off.

Next, in S7-18, the call switch (call SW) 13 is continuously ON for 5 seconds or more, and in S7-1.
If the current day data deletion flag is set in 9,
Since the display switch (data SW) 12 and the call switch (call SW) 13 are simultaneously and continuously pressed for 5 seconds or more, the all data deletion flag is set (S7).
-20) The switch input processing routine S7 ends. On the other hand, the call switch (call SW) 13 is set to 5 in S7-18.
If it is not continuously turned on for more than a second or if the current day data deletion flag is not set in S7-19, the switch input processing routine S7 is ended as it is.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the display processing routine S8. First, in S8-1, it is determined whether or not the display permission flag is set, and if not set, normal jackpot data and start data are displayed. That is, the date display 19 (19 ') is turned off (S8-
13) The value of the big hit counter 67a is displayed on the big hit data display 21 (S8-14), the current data display flag is judged in S8-15, and if the current data display flag is clear, the value of the start counter 67b. Is displayed on the start data display 22 and the display processing routine S8 is ended (S8-16). If the current data display flag is not cleared, the value of the current start counter 68 is displayed on the start data display 22 and displayed. The processing routine S8 is ended (S8-17). As a result, the latest data can always be displayed on the jackpot data display 21 and the start data display 22.

If the display permission flag is set in S8-1, it is determined whether or not the blinking display flag is set in S8-2.
The eighth of the delay counter 70 which is incremented every time
If the value of the bit is judged to be "0", the display of all data is turned off and the display processing routine S8 is ended (S8).
-12).

On the other hand, if the value of the 8th bit of the delay counter 70 is "1", the date indicator 19 (19 ') is turned off (S8-13), and the value of the jackpot counter 67a is changed to the jackpot data indicator 21. Is displayed (S8-14) and S8-1
If the current data display flag is judged in 5 and the current data display flag is clear, the value of the start counter 67b is displayed on the start data display 22 and the display processing routine S8 is terminated (S8-16). If the display flag is not cleared, the value of the current start counter 68 is displayed on the start data display 22 and the display processing routine S is executed.
8 is completed (S8-17). Thereby, the big hit data display 21 and the start data display 22 can be displayed in a blinking manner at a predetermined cycle.

On the other hand, if the blinking display flag is not set in S8-2, data display for a plurality of days is executed. That is, in S8-3, the date display data counter 6
If the value of 9 is judged to be not "0", the value of "the value of the date display data counter 69" -1 is set to the date display 19 (1
9 ') (S8-4), and the jackpot data display 21 displays the jackpot counter value or the jackpot count data value of the date corresponding to the "value of the date display data counter 69" -1. (S8-5), the value of the start counter of the date corresponding to the value of "the value of the date display data counter 69" -1 or the value of the start count data is displayed on the start data display 22 (S8-6).

Further, in S8-7, the delay counter 70
The value of the 10th bit of is judged to be "0", the display processing routine S8 is ended, and if it is "1", the delay counter 70 is cleared (S8-8) and the date display data counter 69 is decremented. Then, the display processing routine S8 is ended (S8-9). Thereby, the data for each date can be displayed at a predetermined time interval.

If the value of the date display data counter 69 is "0" in S8-3, the display permission flag is cleared and the display processing routine S8 ends (S8-1).
0).

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing the data processing routine S9. First, if the current day data deletion flag is set in S9-1, the data in the current day data storage area 67 is cleared (S9-2), the current start counter 68 is cleared (S9-3), and the current day data deletion flag is set. Is cleared (S9-4). In addition, S9-1
If the current day data deletion flag is not set at, the steps S9-2, S9-3, and S9-4 are skipped.

Further, if the all data deletion flag is set in S9-5, all the data for 7 days are cleared (S9-6), the current start counter 68 is cleared (S9-7), and all the data are cleared. The erase flag is cleared and the data processing routine S9 ends (S9-8). Also, S
If the all data erasure flag is not set in 9-5, S9-6, S9-7, and S9-8 are skipped, and the data processing routine S9 ends.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown here, and may be appropriately changed unless the configurations described in the claims are changed. Can be carried out. For example, the number of days to be displayed is three days or seven days in the above embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this number. Also, the number of digits of the big hit indicator and the start indicator can be arbitrarily set. Further, the time for turning on the display switch and the call switch may be set appropriately.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the power is turned on.
Although the date and data are updated by switching from OFF to OFF, the date and data may be updated using a real-time clock.

[0059]

As described above, according to the display device of the gaming machine of the present invention, the jackpot data and start data for a plurality of days can be sequentially viewed by a simple operation, so that the player It is possible to select a gaming machine without error. In addition, if you want to delete all the data for the day or past data due to maintenance or replacement of the game machine, you can do it with a simple operation, so the burden on staff at the game store etc. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a display device of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A to FIG. 2F are schematic diagrams each showing a display mode of each display in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit of the display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a jackpot signal input circuit and a start signal input circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing an address map of data for a plurality of days according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a main routine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a RAM initialization routine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an interrupt routine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a signal input processing routine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a switch input processing routine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a switch input processing routine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a display processing routine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a data processing routine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 display device 1a-1f display window 2 CPU 3 reset circuit 4 clock circuit 5 ROM 6 RAM 7 battery backup circuit 8 big hit signal 9 big hit signal input circuit 10 start signal 11 start signal input circuit 12 display switch 13 call switch 14 start data Display changeover switch 15 Date changeover switch 16, 18, 20, 22 Driver 17 Various display lamps 19, 19 'Date indicator 19a-19g LED 21 Big hit data indicator 23 Start data indicator 61 6 days ago data storage area 6 25 days ago data Storage area 63 4 days ago data storage area 64 3 days ago data storage area 65 2 days ago data storage area 66 previous day data storage area 67 current day data storage area 67a jackpot counter 67b start cow 68 Current start counter 69 Date display data counter 70 Delay counter

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A display device of a gaming machine for displaying big hit data and start data based on a big hit signal and a start signal from the gaming machine, wherein the display device counts the big hit signal and the start signal. Means, a data storage means for storing the jackpot data and start data counted by the counting means for a plurality of days, and a display switch provided on the display device, thereby storing at least the data storage means. A display device for a gaming machine, comprising a data display means for sequentially displaying jackpot data and start data for a plurality of days. 2. The display device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the number of days to be displayed can be changed by setting a built-in switch. 3. The jackpot data and start data for the plurality of days are sequentially displayed from the oldest, and finally the jackpot data and start data for the day are displayed respectively. Claim 2
A display device for a gaming machine according to any one of 1. 4. A configuration in which the display of the start data of the day can be selected from the total of all the start data of the day or the total of the start data after the latest big hit by setting the built-in switch. The display device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display device is a display device. 5. The jackpot data and the start data for the day are erased by operating the display switch provided on the display device for a predetermined time or more. 4. A display device for a gaming machine according to any one of 4. 6. The structure is such that all the jackpot data and start data for a plurality of days are erased by simultaneously operating the display switch and the call switch provided on the display device for a predetermined time or more. The display device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 7. When erasing the data, the big hit data and the start data are displayed in blinking before the predetermined time elapses to notify the operator that the data will be erased. 7. A display device for a gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the display device is configured.