JP5947589B2 - Game information display system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information display system for displaying an appearance of a gaming machine in an easy-to-understand manner for a player.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, counters for counting game media acquired by players through games have been installed in game halls. In recent years, a counter installed corresponding to each gaming machine has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In the game hall where a counting machine is installed for each gaming machine, the game media such as balls and medals earned in the game are transferred to a ball box (so-called dollar box) or until the game is finished. There is no need to store boxes in the aisle. In addition, since it is not necessary to carry a large amount of game media to the place where the counter is installed at the end of the game, it is possible to eliminate the work burden on the employees of the game hall that helps with the transportation work.

  However, conventionally, a player who tries to determine how to adjust the nail of a pachinko gaming machine or the setting value of a slot machine, etc. depending on the number of ball boxes stacked in the aisle, There are many players who are motivated. Therefore, if the ball box in the aisle is lost, the player may misunderstand that the ball adjustment is disadvantageous, or the player side despite the ball adjustment being made to increase the ball payout rate. Inconvenience such as being unable to appeal sufficiently.

  In recent years, game machines that give points as game value have been proposed, such as enclosed pachinko machines that do not involve the payout of balls, which are game media, and complete credit-type slot machines that do not use game media such as medals. ing. Such a gaming machine may have the same problem as described above because the player does not need to store the game medium and does not need any storage box such as a ball box.

JP 2009-285140 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a game information display system that conveys the magnitude of the game value acquired by a player to other players in an easy-to-understand manner. It is an invention.

In the present invention, a gaming island where a plurality of gaming machines in which a game progresses by using the gaming value is formed is formed, and the magnitude of the gaming value possessed by the player is counted and counted. Issuing means for recording a value on a recording medium and issuing it to a player is provided corresponding to each gaming machine, and further, gaming information in a game hall in which a gaming information display device for displaying gaming information is installed above the gaming machine In the display system,
Imaging means for imaging the game island and generating image information of the game island;
Display means for displaying an image generated by the imaging means;
By detecting the gaming information display device in the image, it extracts a gaming machine in which the display means is displaying, extracting means to extract the respective gaming machines Ru allocate machine number,
Game information specifying means for specifying the magnitude of the game value possessed by the player in the gaming machine extracted by the extracting means;
A combination display means for combining and displaying special information corresponding to the magnitude of the game value specified by the game information specifying means on the display means in correspondence with the position of the gaming machine in the image information of the game island. The game information display system is characterized in that (claim 1).

  In the game hall to which the game information display system of the present invention is applied, issuing means for counting the magnitude of the game value possessed by the player is installed corresponding to each gaming machine. As a result, storage boxes such as ball boxes that store game media such as balls and medals earned in games are not stacked in the aisle of the game hall, and even if you look around the amusement island, you can understand the status of each game machine. It is difficult to do.

  On the other hand, in the gaming information display system of the present invention, the gaming machine is extracted from the image information of the gaming island generated by imaging the gaming island, and the gaming value given to the player by the extracted gaming machine is extracted. The size is specified. Furthermore, in this game information display system, special information indicating the magnitude of the specified game value is synthesized and displayed in correspondence with the position of the gaming machine in the image information of the game island. If there is a composite information display of special information, it will be possible to grasp the appearance of each game machine on the game island.

  As described above, the game information display system of the present invention is a system that conveys the magnitude of the game value acquired by a player to other players in an easy-to-understand manner.

As the gaming machine in the present invention, there are a pachinko gaming machine that uses a pachinko ball as a gaming value (game medium), a slot machine that generates a prize according to a combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed, and the like.
In addition, as a pachinko gaming machine, a pachinko ball is launched using a score possessed by a player, but a so-called encapsulated type in which a score obtained by a player is recorded on a recording medium and given to the player. There may be. In this case, the score given to the player corresponds to the game value.
The slot machine may be a slot machine that uses medals or coins as game value (game medium), but it is a so-called complete credit in which the number of credits (scores) is handled as game value without using medals or coins. It may be a slot machine of the type. Further, in the case of a slot machine, a parrot (R) that uses a pachinko ball as a game medium may be used.

A game information display system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention includes game information output means for outputting game information of a gaming machine to a server management device provided outside the game hall,
Island specifying information display means for displaying island specifying information that is provided on the gaming island or a special imaging object that can be imaged simultaneously with the gaming island and that can specify which gaming island is based on the imaging result of the imaging means; ,
When the island identification information is included in the imaging result of the imaging means, the island identification information is detected and the game island identification means for identifying which gaming island was imaged is provided,
The game information specifying means specifies the magnitude of the game value by inputting the game information of the gaming machine installed on the game island specified by the game island specifying means from the server management device. ).

  In this case, the game island of the island specification information is specified, and the game information of each gaming machine on the game island can be input from the server management device. There is no need to display information that can identify game information of each gaming machine on the game island.

The composite display means included in the game information display system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention is configured so that the number of boxes corresponding to the magnitude of the game value specified by the game information specifying means corresponds to the position of the gaming machine. The display is synthesized and displayed by the means (claim 3).
When a number of boxes corresponding to the magnitude of the game value possessed by a player are combined and displayed corresponding to each gaming machine, storage boxes for game media such as ball boxes are stacked in the aisle. The scene can be reproduced to some extent. For the player, it becomes easier to grasp the appearance of the game.

The block diagram which shows the whole structure of the game information display system in an Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the game island in a game hall in an Example. The front view which shows the game machine and rental apparatus in an Example. The front view which shows the game information display apparatus in an Example. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of the game information display apparatus in an Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the game data which the game hall management apparatus manages in an Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the game data which a server management apparatus manages for every game hall in an Example. The front view which shows the portable terminal (portable terminal device) in an Example. The rear view which shows the portable terminal in an Example. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the portable terminal in an Example. The front view which shows the portable terminal which is displaying the island image in an Example. The front view which shows the portable terminal which is displaying the island image with which the ball display was synthesize | combined in an Example. The front view which shows the layout display of a game island in an Example. The front view which shows the portable terminal which is displaying the layout image with which the ball display was combined in the Example.

The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
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This example is an example related to the game information display system 1 that displays the game information of the gaming machine 5. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game information display system 1 of the present example is a system that includes a plurality of in-game systems 2, a mobile terminal 4 such as a smartphone possessed by a player, and a server management device 10. . In this game information display system 1, the server management apparatus 10 and the in-site system 2 are connected to a public communication line 100 such as the Internet in a communicable state. Further, the server management apparatus 10 can be accessed from a portable terminal 4 that can be connected to the public communication line 100.

  The in-ground system 2 is a management system for each game hall for managing a plurality of gaming machines 5 such as pachinko gaming machines, and the system configuration is centered on the gaming hall management device 20. In the game hall, the game information display device 3 and the lending device 52 are individually installed for each gaming machine 5. For example, the game information display device 3 is arranged on the upper side of the gaming machine 5, and the lending device 52 is arranged in a space between the adjacent gaming machines 5.

  In the on-site system 2, in addition to the game hall management device 20, a repeater 53 installed for every two adjacent gaming machines 5 is connected to the on-site network 200. In the in-ground system 2, the gaming machine 5, the game information display device 3, the lending device 52, the ball collection device (not shown), and the like are connected to the game hall management device 20 through the relay device 53 in a communicable state.

  In the amusement hall, amusement islands are formed so as to be sandwiched between passages. In each gaming island, an array surface of the gaming machines 5 is formed facing the passages on both sides. Specifically, the gaming machines 5 are arranged side by side, and the adjacent gaming machines 5 face the same direction. In addition, the arrangement planes of the gaming machines 5 on each island across the passage between the two gaming islands face each other. A display panel (island identification information display means) 2P of island identification information, which is identification information of two gaming islands, is fixed to the pillar or wall (special imaging object) at the end of the passage between the two gaming islands. (See FIG. 2). In this example, a display panel 2P in which island specifying information is displayed in a black framed square frame is employed.

  The island specifying information in this example is a symbol code that represents a game hall ID that is identification information of the game hall and two island IDs that respectively specify the game islands on both sides of the passage. In addition to information for identifying the game island itself, the island ID in this example includes information for identifying which array surface faces the passage. For example, the island ID of the first array plane of the first gaming island is 11, the island ID of the second array plane of the same gaming island is 12, and the island ID of the first array plane of the second gaming island is 21. As described above, each island ID is constituted by an identification code of the gaming island of the upper digit and an identification code of the arrangement surface of the lower digit.

  The game information display system 1 of the present example displays the island specifying information displayed on the display panel 2P when displaying the game appearance of each gaming machine 5 on the display screen 450 of the portable terminal 4 that images the game island. The game island to be imaged is specified by using it.

  The gaming machine 5 of this example is a pachinko machine called a so-called seven machine as shown in FIG. The gaming machine 5 performs a lottery lottery in response to winning at the start-up 501, and displays the lottery result on the symbol variation display unit 50. When winning the jackpot, a jackpot state is started in which the round process of opening the big prize opening 503 is repeated 15 times. In the big hit state in which the payout rate is significantly high, the number of balls that are paid out for the balls that are consumed is overwhelmingly large, and balls according to the winnings are paid out to the lower plate 505 one after another. On the bottom surface of the lower plate 505, a hole (not shown) that opens in response to the operation of the lower plate lever 507 is provided.

  The lending device (issuing means) 52 in FIGS. 1 and 3 is a device that has a function of counting balls acquired in a game, in addition to a function of lending (dispensing) balls necessary for the game. The lending device 52 is installed in the space between the tables with other adjacent gaming machines 5 so as to correspond to each gaming machine 5 individually.

  The lending device 52 can accept money via the money slot 521 and can accept a game card (recording medium) via the card slit 523. The lending device 52 can pay out balls to be used for the game, with the paid cash, the money value charged in the game card, or the game medium corresponding to the number of acquired balls recorded on the game card as a price. The lending device 52 of this example outputs a sales signal once every time 25 balls equivalent to 100 yen are paid out.

  The lending device 52 has a movable ball receiving tray 520B at the tip of a guide arm 520A extended from the counting unit 520. This movable ball receiving tray 520B can be positioned directly below the lower tray 505 of the gaming machine 5 according to the rotation of the guide arm 520A. The balls that have flowed down to the movable ball receiving tray 520B according to the operation of the lower tray lever 507 of the gaming machine 5 are supplied to the counting section 520 via the tubular guide arm 520A and counted. The number of balls counted by the counting unit 520 is added as needed to the number of balls acquired for the game card being received. When a game is started without inserting a game card, a visitor's game card is prepared in the lending device 52 according to the counting by the counting unit 520, and the number of balls obtained at that time is the number of balls acquired by that game card. To be recorded. Note that the game medium corresponding to the number of acquired balls recorded on the game card can be paid out for re-game only on the same day, and must be exchanged for a prize when the game is ended.

  1 relays the game signals output from the gaming machine 5, the ball collecting device and the lending device 52 to the game information display device 3, and manages the game information aggregated by the game information display device 3 in the game center management. Send to device 20.

The game signals relayed by the repeater 53 to the game information display device 3 include at least the following signals.
(1) Out signal: A game signal output by a ball collecting device for collecting used balls. One pulse for every 10 balls collected (used, consumed, driven). Out (number of used media, number of consumed media) is the number of out signals × 10 balls. In the case of the gaming machine 5 that can output an out signal, the ball collecting device can be omitted.
(2) Safe signal: A game signal output from the gaming machine 5. One pulse for every 10 payout balls. Safe (number of payout media) is the number of safe signals × 10 balls. A supply signal from a ball supply device (not shown) for supplying balls to the gaming machine 5 can also be used as a safe signal.
(3) Start signal: A game signal output from the gaming machine 5. One pulse per symbol variation (actual operation, start process) in the symbol variation display section (combined item) 50 that fluctuates (operates) due to winning in the starting ball 501 or winning in the starting port 501.
(4) jackpot signal: a game signal output from the gaming machine 5. A status signal that is output during a big hit.
(5) Probability change signal: A game signal output from the gaming machine 5. A special gaming state signal that is output as a level during probability change.
(6) Sales signal: a game signal output by the lending device 52. One pulse for every 25 balls (100 yen worth) out of the loaned balls (lending medium) loaned to the player as a consideration.
(7) Re-game signal: a game signal output by the lending device 52. One pulse for every 25 re-playing balls to be paid out from the number of acquired balls recorded on the gaming card being accepted by the lending device 52.

  The game information display device 3 of FIG. 4 is a device that displays various game information of the corresponding gaming machine 5. The game information display device 3 is disposed so as to be embedded in the upper decorative panel of the gaming machine 5. Most of the front of the game information display device 3 is occupied by a display screen 330 of a data display unit 33 formed of a liquid crystal display, and an operation unit 34R is disposed on the left side of the display screen 330 when viewed from the player. The side surface of the game information display device 3 is formed by a light emitting surface such as an employee calling lamp (not shown).

  In addition to the employee call button 345, a display switching button (operation means) 340 such as a graph switching button for switching to graph display is arranged on the operation unit 34R. The game information display device 3 in a normal state in which the display switching button 340 is not operated displays a today's data screen for displaying game information for the current day. When any one of the display switching buttons 340 is operated, various display screens such as the previous day data screen and the graph display screen are switched and displayed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the game information display device 3 is electrically configured around a control unit 31. The control unit 31 is electrically connected to a lamp unit 32 such as a call lamp, a data display unit 33, various buttons 34 such as a call button 345 and a display switching button 340.
The control unit 31 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 311, a read only memory (ROM) 312 and a random access memory (RAM) 314 that are storage elements, an I / O unit 315 that forms an input / output interface, and the like.
The ROM 312 stores various processing programs to be executed by the CPU 311.
The RAM 314 is a readable / writable storage element that is also used for the work area of the CPU 311 and temporary writing.

  The control unit 31 causes the CPU 311 to execute the program read from the ROM 312, thereby realizing functions as the game information generation unit 301, the game information storage unit 302, and the game information transmission unit 303.

The game information generation unit 301 is a unit that generates various types of game information by, for example, totalizing the number of times a game signal output from the gaming machine 5 or the ball collecting device is collected.
The game information storage unit 302 is a unit that stores the game information generated by the game information generation unit 301.
The game information transmitting means 303 is means for transmitting game information to the game hall management device 20 via the relay 53. The game information transmission means 303 in this example transmits game information in a state in which a machine ID (which is a game machine in the game hall is used in this example) that is identification information of the corresponding gaming machine 5 is associated. .

The game information generated by the game information generating means 301 and output to the game hall management device 20 includes the following game data.
(1) Number of starts now: The number of starts from the end of the most recent jackpot to the present. After the big hit state ends, the count starts with zero start and is incremented once every time a start signal is received.
(2) Cumulative number of starts today: The total number of starts on the current day executed under non-hit conditions. After the start of business on that day, counting starts at zero start and is added once every time a start signal is received.
(3) Number of hits today: Number of occurrences of the BB state (cumulative date). Each time the jackpot signal is switched from the non-reception state to the reception state, it is added once.
(4) Number of times of probability change: Number of times of probability change state (cumulative date). The probability variation signal is added once every time the non-reception state is switched to the reception state.
(5) Number of balls: The number of balls acquired and possessed by the player through the game. Counting starts at zero start according to the start of the game at the corresponding gaming machine 5, and every time a safe signal, a sales signal, or a re-game signal is received, 10 balls, 25 balls, and 25 balls are added, and an out signal is received. Every time it is received, 10 balls are subtracted.

  Next, the game hall management device 20 and the server management device 10 will be described. These management apparatuses 20 and 10 (FIG. 1) have similar system configurations although there are differences in the scales of calculation processing capacity and storage capacity. Each of the management devices 20 and 10 includes an output unit including a liquid crystal display and a printer (not shown), an apparatus main body that executes 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 that executes arithmetic processing, a storage function that uses a hard disk drive (HDD), ROM, RAM, and the like, and a communication function that transmits and receives various signals or information.

  In the game hall management device 20, as shown in FIG. 6, the day of the above (1) to (5) in the state where the island ID, which is the identification information of the gaming island to which each gaming machine 5 belongs, and the machine number ID are associated with each other. Game information is managed. The game information is associated with the game hall ID by the game information output means included in the game hall management device 20 and transmitted to the server management device 10.

  In the server management device 10, the game information received from each game hall management device 20 is managed separately for each game hall. In particular, as shown in FIG. 7, the server management apparatus 10 of this example manages the number of games played by each gaming machine 5 separately for each island ID, for each managed game arcade. If the game information shown in FIG. 7 is referred to by using the game hall ID and the island ID for identifying the game hall, the output of each gaming machine 5 installed on any arrangement surface of the specific game island of the specific game hall. The number of balls can be extracted.

  Next, the portable terminal 4 shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 is a flat terminal having a thickness of about 1 cm. A display screen 450 of the liquid crystal display unit 451 is disposed on the front surface (FIG. 8), and a power button 421 is disposed on the right side thereof. On the back surface (FIG. 9) of the portable terminal 4, an opening 441 of a lens fixed to the camera substrate 440 (FIG. 10) constituting the imaging means 408 is provided. A touch sensor sheet 453 (FIG. 10) is stacked on the display screen 450 of the liquid crystal display unit 451, thereby forming a touch panel capable of touch operation.

  A control board on which an electric circuit that forms the control unit 40 is formed is housed inside the portable terminal 4. In addition to the camera substrate 440 on which the CMOS element and the lens are mounted, the amplifier substrate 433 that drives the speaker 431, the power button 421, the touch sensor sheet 453, the liquid crystal display unit 451, and the like are electrically connected to the control unit 40. It is connected. The liquid crystal display unit 451 has a function as a display unit 407 that displays an island image that is image information of a game island imaged by the imaging unit 408.

The control unit 40 includes a CPU 41, a ROM 42 and a RAM 43 that are storage elements, an I / O unit 44 that forms an input / output interface, and the like.
The ROM 42 stores various processing programs that are executed by the CPU 41.
The RAM 43 is a readable / writable storage element that is also used for the work area of the CPU 41 and temporary writing.

  The control unit 40 causes the CPU 41 to execute a program read from the ROM 42 to thereby specify a game island specifying unit 401 that specifies a gaming island to be imaged, an extracting unit 403 that extracts each gaming machine 5 on the gaming island, and each gaming machine 5. Game information specifying means 405 for specifying the number of balls played (the amount of game value possessed by the player), and a ball display (special information) indicating the number of balls played by each gaming machine 5 are combined and displayed on the island image. The function as the composite display means 406 is realized. The dedicated application program for realizing these functions can be downloaded by accessing a home page provided by the server management apparatus 10 on the Internet, for example.

  The composite display unit 406 is a unit that composites and displays an outgoing ball display that is special information corresponding to the number of outgoing balls of each gaming machine 5 on an island image. This example includes a box mark 110 (FIG. 12), which is an illustration image of a ball box used to accommodate balls, medals and the like in a game hall where a function for counting acquired game media is not provided for each table. This is an example in which a display 11 is used. In this example, a box mark 110 representing 1500 balls is used per box.

The operation of the game information display system 1 of the present example configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 showing the operation of the mobile terminal 4.
In the game information display system 1 of this example, it is possible to grasp the appearance status of each gaming machine 5 using the portable terminal 4 in which a dedicated application program is installed.

  In order to grasp the appearance situation of each gaming machine 5, it is first necessary to take an image of a gaming island using the camera function of the mobile terminal 4. Specifically, the island image 1A illustrated in FIG. 11 is acquired by imaging the game island from the end of the passage where the display panel 2P of the island identification information can be viewed. In this example, it is necessary to image the amusement island so that the display panel 2P posted in front of the passage is located approximately at the center of the display screen 450.

  In the game information display system 1 of this example, the mobile terminal 4 that images the game island (1) specifies the game islands on both sides of the passage in the island image 1A, (2) extracts each gaming machine 5, and (3) each game. Each process of specifying the number of balls in the machine 5 and (4) combining and displaying the ball display for each gaming machine 5 is executed.

(1) Identification of gaming island The mobile terminal 4 first detects the display panel 2P from the island image 1A. The detection of the display panel 2P is realized by searching for a square frame near the center of the island image 1A. In the detected image area of the display panel 2P, the island specifying information displayed inside is recognized, and the game hall ID and the island ID are read out.

(2) Extraction of each gaming machine 5 in the island image 1A In this example, the gaming information display device 3 that is installed on the upper side of each gaming machine 5 and is less likely to be blocked by the player playing a game is detected. Thus, extraction of each corresponding gaming machine 5 is realized. In this example, for each gaming island on both sides of the passage in the island image, the extraction number is assigned to each gaming machine 5 that has been extracted from the gaming machine 51 in the foreground to the first, the second, the third toward the back, and so on. Is assigned. The ascending order of such extraction numbers is the same as the ascending order of the machine number ID in each game island.

  In this example, the game information display device 3 is detected using the image features of the island image 1A captured as described above. This image feature is a feature based on the installation specifications of the game information display device 3. The game information display device 3 is embedded in a plain white decorative panel on the upper side of the gaming machine 5. Therefore, in the island image 1A, a smooth region which is an image region corresponding to the decorative panel and has a small change in pixel value (brightness of pixels constituting the image) surrounds the upper and left and right sides of each game information display device 3. Are arranged as follows.

  In such a smooth region where the change in pixel value is small, an edge component representing a sudden change in pixel value has a low density. On the other hand, in the image region corresponding to the game information display device 3 or the like, the pixel value is suddenly changed by the button or the outline of the display character, and the edge component tends to become high density. Although not shown in FIG. 2, the edge components due to the contours of the lighting and lighting fixtures are relatively high in the image area corresponding to the ceiling portion of the game arcade where the lighting is provided. It has become.

  In this example, paying attention to the density of the edge component in the island image 1A, first, a smooth region corresponding to the decorative panel is detected. Then, in the island image 1A, each game information display is performed by specifying an image region surrounded by the smooth region on the upper side and the left and right sides and having a high density of edge components as an image region corresponding to the game information display device 3. The device 3 is detected. If the image characteristic that the game information display devices 3 on both sides are arranged along a virtual line 1C that passes through the center of the image (near the display panel 2P) and extends obliquely upward to the left and right is used. The game information display device 3 can be detected more reliably based on the above-described concept. Further, the fact that the game information display devices 3 are arranged at equal intervals in the real space can be effectively used to increase the detection accuracy of the individual game information display devices 3 in the island image 1A.

  In some cases, for example, the game information display device 3 at the back may not be able to ensure sufficient detection reliability. In such a case, the position of the other game information display device 3 using the position on the image of the game information display device 3 with high detection reliability, the position on the image of the display panel 2P, or the like as the reference position. It is also good to estimate.

(3) Identification of the number of balls for each gaming machine 5 The portable terminal 4 designates the gaming hall ID and island ID read from the display panel 2P, and then game information of each gaming machine 5 on the corresponding gaming island (FIG. 7) is requested to the server management apparatus 10. And the number of balls of each gaming machine 5 in the island image 1A is specified using the number of balls in the game information downloaded from the server management apparatus 10 in response to this request.

  Two island IDs are specified by the portable terminal 4 when the download request is made. The first island ID corresponds to the left game island in the island image 1A, and the second island ID corresponds to the right game island. In this example, the number of appearances of each gaming machine 5 is downloaded for each island ID. The portable terminal 4 assigns the number of balls of each gaming machine 5 corresponding to the first island ID to each gaming machine 5 in the left row in the island image 1A, and for each gaming machine 5 in the right row. By assigning the number of balls for each gaming machine 5 corresponding to the second island ID, the number of balls for each gaming machine 5 in the island image 1A is specified.

  As described above, in this example, the extraction numbers are assigned to each gaming machine 5 extracted from the island image 1A in the same ascending order as the machine number ID. Therefore, in specifying the number of balls for each gaming machine 5 in the island image 1A, the ascending order of the extraction number of each gaming machine 5 and the ascending order of the machine number ID of each gaming machine 5 corresponding to the island ID match. It suffices to assign the number of balls to each gaming machine 5 so as to make it happen. To match the ascending order of the extraction numbers with the ascending order of the machine IDs, for example, the extraction number 1 is associated with the smallest (youngest) machine ID, and the extraction number 2 is assigned the second smallest machine ID. This means that the third smallest machine ID is associated with the association and extraction number 3.

(4) Synthetic display of the payout display In the portable terminal 4, as shown in FIG. 12, the payout display 11 representing the number of payouts of each gaming machine 5 is compositely displayed on the island image 1A. The box mark 110 is combined and displayed in the passage portion on the back side of the gaming chair of each gaming machine 5 in the island image 1A. In the composite display of this example simulating how the ball boxes are stacked in the aisle on the back side of the gaming chair in the game hall where the ball box is actually used, the correspondence relationship between the gaming machine 5 and the ball display 11 is grasped. There is an advantage that it is easy to do.

  As described above, the game information display system 1 of this example is a system that enables the combined display of the ball display 11 representing the number of balls for each gaming machine 5 in the captured image of the game island. In this game information display system 1, it is possible to display a composite image of the above-mentioned ball display 11 just by taking an image of a game island using the camera function of the portable terminal 4 in which a dedicated application is installed. Even if the game information display system 1 of this example is introduced even in a game room where a lending device 52 having a counting function is installed for each unit and a large amount of game media is not kept around the player, It becomes possible for the player to grasp the appearance of the game island.

  Instead of this example, the layout display 22 of FIG. 13 for displaying the layout of the game islands may be used as the island specifying information display means. For example, the layout display 22 is posted on a wall surface in a game arcade or displayed on a display screen such as an in-field display device (not shown). In the layout display 22, a code image 225 representing island specifying information is arranged for each gaming island 222. In the layout image 22A obtained by capturing the layout display 22, as shown in FIG. 14, the outgoing ball display 11B representing the number of outgoing balls by the height of the stick is displayed in a composite manner corresponding to each gaming machine 5. It is also possible to omit the code image 225 for each gaming island and adopt a configuration in which the gaming island is specified on the mobile terminal 4 side based on the layout of the gaming island in the layout display 22.

  In this example, a box mark 110 that makes an image of a ball box is adopted as the ball display 11. As the ball display, in addition to the ball display 11B of FIG. 14, even if the ball display is to display the number of balls in shades by changing from a cold color to a warm color as the number of balls increases. good. Furthermore, it is also possible to synthesize and display the number representing the number of balls for each gaming machine 5.

In this example, a symbol code is used as the island specifying information. Instead of the symbol code, a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (R), a one-dimensional code such as a bar code, or a character code may be employed.
The display position of the island specifying information is not limited to the pillars and walls in this example. It may be displayed on the floor or ceiling of the aisle, or may be displayed on the wall surface on the near side of the amusement island (the amusement island may display island specifying information).

  In this example, the ball display 11 corresponding to each gaming machine 5 is realized for the island image 1A captured so that the display panel 2P is positioned substantially at the center. The position of the display panel 2P in the island image may not be as in this example. If the display panel 2P is picked up at some position in the island image, for example, the display panel 2P is detected using a template matching method or the like well known in the field of image processing, and the island displayed inside is identified. It is also possible to recognize information.

  In extracting the gaming machine 5 from the island image 1A, the gaming information display device 3 is used in this example. Instead of this, the gaming machine 5 may be directly detected from the island image 1A. In this way, when the gaming machine 5 is directly detected, the system of this example can be applied to gaming islands of various modes regardless of the mode of gaming islands such as the installation specifications of the gaming information display device 3. As a method for detecting the gaming machine 5, there are a method for detecting the gaming machine 5 by a template matching method, a method for detecting a characteristic shape of the gaming machine 5 such as a circular gaming area, and the like. Furthermore, it is also conceivable to detect gaming chairs on the game island and extract the corresponding gaming machines 5.

  Island images of various imaging patterns may be targeted, such as when the imaging direction is different or the entire game island is not captured. For the game information display device 3, if template images of various patterns with different imaging angles are prepared in advance, the game information display device 3 can be detected using a template matching method or the like regardless of the imaging pattern of island images. It becomes possible. Note that the same applies to the case where the gaming machine 5 is directly detected.

Display panels 2P may be posted at two predetermined locations on the game island so that island images of various imaging patterns can be handled. In this case, the imaging direction and imaging range can be specified with reference to the positions of the two display panels 2P in the island image. Furthermore, it is also possible to specify the image area of each gaming machine 5 in the island image based on the specified imaging direction and imaging range.
It is also effective to use a portable terminal equipped with a stereo camera as the imaging means. If it is an island image by a stereo camera, the three-dimensional position of each position in the island image can be easily calculated, which makes it easier to extract the gaming island array plane and each gaming machine installed on the array plane. Become.

Furthermore, it is also conceivable to specify the game island to be imaged from the in-place structure reflected in the island image 1A while specifying the game hall using the GPS function of the mobile terminal.
A mobile terminal may include a configuration in which a highly directional RFID tag, an infrared transmission unit, and the like are disposed around a place where a game island is imaged, and island identification information is received wirelessly or infraredly.

  In this example, the game information display device 3 arranged on the upper side of each gaming machine 5 is detected to realize the extraction of the lower gaming machine 5. Instead of this, each gaming machine 5 may be directly detected and extracted.

In this example, every time the game starts, the number of balls played is counted with zero start. Instead of this, it is also possible to add up the total number of balls that have not been reset even if there is a change of player and display the total number of balls that have been played. The number of acquired media recorded on the game card being accepted by the lending device 52 can also be used as the number of balls to be played.
In this example, in totaling the number of balls, the number of balls paid out by the lending device 52 is added to the total. The number of balls to be dispensed may be totaled ignoring the number of balls to be dispensed by the lending device 52.

In this example, the game information displayed by the game information display device 3 is output to the server management device 10 via the game hall management device 20. Instead of this, the game information display device 3 may directly output the game information to the server management device 10 without going through the game hall management device 20.
About the function of the game information transmission means 303 with which the game information display apparatus 3 of this example is provided, you may provide in the repeater 53. FIG.

  This example is an application example to a game arcade in which a lending device 52 having a counting function is installed for each unit. In place of this, for the game hall where a so-called enclosed pachinko gaming machine that does not pay out pachinko balls or a so-called fully credited slot machine that does not use a game medium such as a medal is introduced. It is also effective to apply the game information display system 1 of the example. In the case of a sealed pachinko gaming machine or a complete credit type slot machine, the gaming value acquired by the player is counted on the gaming machine side and recorded on a recording medium such as a gaming card.

  Instead of this example, a lending device that does not have a counting function and a counting device that has a counting function may be installed corresponding to each gaming machine 5. In addition, one device may be shared by two adjacent gaming machines, one or both of the lending device and the counting device. That is, a single lending device or counting device may correspond to a plurality of gaming machines 5.

  In addition, in this example, the structure which records and issues the number of counting balls on a game card is adopted, but it is not limited to this structure. For example, the number of counting balls may be stored in a portable terminal distributed at a game hall, or the number of counting balls can be stored in a mobile phone or the like possessed by the player. In this case, when the mobile terminal (mobile phone) is held over the lending device 52, it is easy to use if it is configured to transfer the data of the counting balls. In such a configuration, the portable terminal possessed by the player corresponds to “recording medium”, and the lending device (issuing means) 52 storing data in this portable terminal corresponds to “issuance of recording medium”. ing.

  In this example, the mobile terminal 4 is exemplified by a mobile terminal (multifunctional mobile phone) such as a smartphone. The mobile terminal 4 may be any terminal that can access the public communication line 100, and instead of or in addition to the smartphone of this example, a mobile phone, a portable game machine, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) different from the smartphone. It is also possible to use a terminal such as

  In this example, the mobile terminal 4 accesses the server management apparatus 10 via the public communication line 100 and downloads game information (number of balls) of each gaming machine 5. Alternatively, the game information of each gaming machine 5 can be downloaded from the game hall management device 20 by accessing the in-place network via a wireless LAN, Wi-Fi, or the like.

In this example, a pachinko gaming machine is illustrated as the gaming machine 5. The gaming machine 5 may be a slot machine, or may be both a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine.
When the public communication line 100 such as the Internet is employed, a high security level can be secured by using, for example, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) technology. Further, as the public communication line 100, another public communication line such as an ISDN line or a telephone line can be adopted.

  As described above, specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the embodiments. However, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the scope of claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the specific examples. The scope of the claims includes techniques obtained by variously modifying or changing the specific examples using known techniques, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game information display system 10 Server management apparatus 100 Public communication line 2 In-situ system 2P Display panel (island specific information display means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Game hall management apparatus 200 Network in hall 22 Layout display 3 Game information display apparatus 301 Game information production | generation means 302 Game information storage means 303 Game information transmission means 4 Portable terminal 401 Game island specification means 403 Extraction means 405 Game information setting means 406 Composite display Means 407 Display means 408 Imaging means 440 Camera substrate 451 Liquid crystal display unit 5 Game machine 52 Lending device 53 Repeater

Claims (3)

A game island is formed in which a plurality of gaming machines where the game progresses by using the game value is formed, and the size of the game value possessed by the player is counted, and the counted value is recorded. In a game information display system in a game hall where issuance means for recording and issuing to a player is provided corresponding to each gaming machine, and further a gaming information display device for displaying gaming information is installed on the upper side of the gaming machine ,
Imaging means for imaging the game island and generating image information of the game island;
Display means for displaying an image generated by the imaging means;
By detecting the gaming information display device in the image, it extracts a gaming machine in which the display means is displaying, extracting means to extract the respective gaming machines Ru allocate machine number,
Game information specifying means for specifying the magnitude of the game value possessed by the player in the gaming machine extracted by the extracting means;
A combination display means for combining and displaying special information corresponding to the magnitude of the game value specified by the game information specifying means on the display means in correspondence with the position of the gaming machine in the image information of the game island. A game information display system characterized by that. Game information output means for outputting game information of the gaming machine to a server management device provided outside the game hall;
Island specifying information display means for displaying island specifying information that is provided on the gaming island or a special imaging object that can be imaged simultaneously with the gaming island and that can specify which gaming island is based on the imaging result of the imaging means; ,
When the island identification information is included in the imaging result of the imaging means, the island identification information is detected and the game island identification means for identifying which gaming island was imaged is provided,
The game information specifying means specifies the magnitude of the game value by inputting the game information of the gaming machine installed on the game island specified by the game island specifying means from the server management device. The game information display system according to claim 1.   The combined display means displays a number of boxes corresponding to the game value specified by the game information specifying means in a composite manner on the display means in correspondence with the position of the gaming machine. Or the game information display system of 2.

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