JP6336325B2 - Display device for amusement hall - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device for a game arcade provided on a game island where a plurality of gaming machines are installed.

  In game halls where pachinko machines and other gaming machines are installed, an island edge alarm device such as a display lamp is installed on the island edge of the gaming island where a plurality of gaming machines are installed. When a call is made, a call button of a so-called call lamp provided around the gaming machine is pressed, so that not only the call lamp but also the island edge alarm device is in a call state to notify the employee. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes to provide an island edge display for performing data display at the island edge.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-234998

  According to the island edge display device of Patent Document 1, it is possible to provide game information to a player who does not play a game (game candidate) and the like, which is very significant. This is not considered, and if an island edge indicator is provided separately from the island edge alarm device, there may be a problem in terms of cost and installation space. Further, for example, the island edge display shown in FIG. 3 of Patent Document 1 has an inclination angle with respect to the amusement island, but such a configuration is very large and lacks versatility and is difficult to put into practical use.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a versatile display device for a game hall that has both a notification function for employees and a display function for players. It is in.

The display device for a game hall according to the present invention is provided at an island edge of a gaming machine island where a plurality of gaming machines are installed, and an event is held at the gaming machine for the plurality of gaming machines installed on the gaming machine island. When it occurs, it is a display device for a game hall provided with a notification means for performing notification in a preset notification mode according to the event, and the gaming machine and the display device for the game hall are in a one-to-one correspondence A notification section having a vertically long shape; a base mounting means for mounting the notification section to an island edge of the game island ; and the gaming machine island. display area according to the arrangement of the plurality of gaming machines are arranged is divided into a display unit having a display means for displaying the game information relating to a game machine corresponding in the partitioned display area, elongated the notification unit before the display portion of the direction rotating shaft And a rotating means for the rotatable with respect to the notification unit (claim 1).

The display device for a game hall according to claim 1,
Informing part attaching means provided in the informing part for attaching the display part to the informing part, and display part attaching means provided in the display part in order to attach the display part to the informing part. The notification unit and the display unit are separable, and at least one of the notification unit mounting unit and the display unit mounting unit includes a first mounting unit and a second mounting unit corresponding to the other. The display unit and the notification unit can be joined by attaching one of them to the other, and the first attachment mode in which the first attachment means is attached to the other, and the second attachment The arrangement relationship between the display unit and the notification unit is selected by being configured so that the vertical relationship between the notification unit and the display unit is different in the second mounting mode in which the means is mounted on the other side. It may be possible (claim 2).

The display device for a game hall according to claim 2,
The notification means, lighting, or perform notification by blinking notification manner, the display unit performs I Ri Display the image, the display unit mounting means, provided corresponding to the left and right of the display unit One of them is the first mounting means, and the other is the second mounting means, and the vertical direction of the display unit is the same in the first mounting mode and the second mounting mode. In addition, it is possible to select whether the display unit is arranged on the right side or the left side with respect to the notification unit by being configured so that the vertical direction of the notification unit is different (Claim 3).

The display device for game halls according to claim 2 or 3,
The rotating means is provided in the informing part, the informing part attaching means is provided in the informing part via the rotating means, and the informing part attaching means is rotated by the rotating means. The display unit may be rotatable with respect to the notification unit (claim 4).

The display device for a game hall according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The notification means, lighting, or perform notification by blinking notification manner, the display means, the image, or by Ri performs Display character information, when the notification unit has become the notification state, You may make it perform the auxiliary display of the alerting | reporting state (Claim 5).

The game hall display device according to claim 5,
The display means can divide the display area into a first display area and a second display area, and when the auxiliary display is performed in the first display area, the auxiliary display and the auxiliary display in the second display area. May be displayed differently (claim 6).

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the display angle of the display unit can be adjusted to an arbitrary angle by rotating the notification unit with respect to the display unit, and a plurality of display units corresponding to the arbitrary angle are provided. In other words, the display means can be adjusted to an appropriate angle and is versatile. In this case, the notification unit is fixedly installed on the amusement island by the foundation mounting means, so that even if the angle of the display unit is adjusted, the notification unit is fixedly arranged in the same manner as a conventional so-called representative lamp, and the employee notifies the notification. It is possible to reduce the risk of overlooking.

According to the invention of claim 2, the first attachment means and the second attachment means are provided, and one of them is attached to the other attachment means, whereby the correspondence relationship between the display unit and the notification unit can be changed. When gaming machines are placed on both sides of the island, it is desirable that the correspondence between the notification section and the display section be different between the orientation corresponding to one side and the orientation corresponding to the other side. Even if each game information display device is not provided separately, it is possible to deal with both sides with one product. When such a configuration of claim 2 is adopted, the first mounting mode and the second mounting mode are compared. In this case, the upper and lower directions of the display unit and the notification unit are switched. The displayed image will be reversed if the top and bottom of the display are switched. Inconveniences such as the need to make settings such as On the other hand, according to the invention of claim 3, the possibility of such inconvenience occurring can be reduced.

According to invention of Claim 4, since the rotation means was provided in the alerting | reporting part attached to a game island by a foundation attachment means, the more stable rotation of a display part is attained.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the notification means is in the notification state, the display means performs auxiliary display. Therefore, with the conventional representative lamp, the employee who has grasped the occurrence of the event only by lighting or flashing It is possible to respond to an event after confirming the detailed state by the auxiliary display.

  According to the sixth aspect of the invention, even if auxiliary display is performed in the first display area, display for the player is performed in the second display area, so that the player feels uncomfortable due to the occurrence of an event. Be made.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The image figure which shows the example of arrangement of the information display device in amusement island The figure which shows the example of a display of the display part in an information display apparatus Front view and plan view of information display device Explanatory drawing when assembled in the first mounting mode FIG. 5 equivalent view in the second mounting mode The perspective view showing arrangement | positioning and the rotation range of the display part in a 1st attachment aspect FIG. 7 equivalent view in the second mounting mode

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the game information display system. A large number of gaming machines 1 are installed in the game hall, and a gaming device 2 and a display device 3 are installed as corresponding peripheral devices corresponding to each gaming machine 1 on a one-to-one basis. These gaming machine 1, gaming device 2 and display device 3 are connected to a relay device 4. In this case, the two gaming machines 1, the two gaming devices 2 and the two display devices 3 are relayed by one relay device 4, and the relay device 4 is connected via the LAN 5 to the management device 6 and It is connected to the island edge display device 7.

  The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office room in the game hall, and includes a keyboard 6a, a monitor 6b, a printer (not shown), and the like that are operated by the game hall manager. The management device 6 manages the status of the above-described gaming machine 1, gaming device 2, display device 3 and the like (which are used as devices on the gaming machine side). These outputs from the gaming machine side include an identification signal (device ID) that can identify which gaming machine side the relay device 4 has output.

  In this way, the management device 6 stores the status of each device including the gaming machine 1 and the magnitude of the gaming value for each player (holding balls / stored balls (for members)) based on the signal from the gaming machine side. to manage. As will be described in detail later, the island edge display device 7 (game room display device) identifies and specifies the state of each device in units of gaming machines by inputting various signals from the gaming machine side. In addition, various information such as game information is displayed. In the amusement hall, for example, several hundreds of gaming machines 1 including so-called pachislot machines are installed, which are to be managed by the management device 6 or specified / displayed by the island edge display device 7, respectively.

  A CR (card reader) pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1 as the gaming machine 1 has an operation handle 14, an upper tray 15, and a lower tray 16 that constitute a launching device that launches balls on the board surface 13, and a liquid crystal display on the board surface 13. Section 17, general winning prize opening 18, first starting opening 19, second starting opening 20, and big winning opening 21. This gaming machine 1 operates as follows.

  (1) The first start opening 19 is a winning opening where the winning rate does not fluctuate (so-called navel winning opening), and the second starting port 20 is a winning opening where the winning rate fluctuates (so-called electric Chu). A big hit lottery is performed according to a winning (start winning) at each of the start ports 19 and 20, and a lottery result is notified by symbol variation performed on the liquid crystal display unit 17, and a big hit is made according to the variation result.

  (2) When starting winning a prize during symbol variation, the symbol variation is cumulatively held up to a predetermined holding upper limit value (for example, four each), and the symbol variation held after the symbol variation ends is started. In addition, when a start winning is made in a state where the number of symbols fluctuation (holding number) being held is the upper limit, the symbol fluctuation is not suspended.

  (3) The winning probability (hit probability) of the big hit lottery is 1/360, and the probability change rate that is the ratio of the big hit (probable change big hit) that becomes the probability change state (probability change) thereafter (both normal state and probability change state) 66.6%. When a big hit occurs, the grand prize winning opening 21 is opened for 15 rounds (R). The upper limit winning number of 1R is 10 balls, the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R is ended when either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied.

  (4) During the probability change, the big hit probability is improved to 1/31 and the winning time rate to the second starting port 20 becomes high (short time). Since the probability change continues until the next big hit, it continues until a big hit (ordinary big hit) that becomes a normal gaming state (normal state) that is neither a big hit nor a probable change after the big hit occurs, and then a predetermined number (for example, 100 times) ) The time is shortened until the symbol variation is performed, and then the normal state is reached.

  (5) The second starting port 20 is in an open state with a high winning rate when a normal symbol (ordinary symbol) that fluctuates in accordance with a winning at the regular winning port 18 is hit. In this case, the fluctuation time of one time in the normal figure is 30 seconds in the normal state and 3 seconds in the short time state. The opening time is 0.3 seconds in the normal state and 5 seconds in the short time state. That is, in the short time state, the normal time fluctuation time is shorter than in the normal state, while the open time becomes longer, so that the winning rate of the second start port 20 becomes higher.

  The gaming device 2 includes a state display unit 22 that indicates the state of the gaming device 2, a bill insertion slot 23 that accepts the insertion of bills (money), an operation input from the player, and the number of symbol fluctuations ( Touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 24 for displaying game data such as start count) and jackpot probability, a payout button 25 for paying out a holding ball and a stored ball, a payout nozzle 26 through which the payout ball passes, a general card (IC card) ) 10 and a card insertion slot 27 into which a membership card (not shown) is inserted. The gaming apparatus 2 is configured as a so-called lending machine with a so-called counter counting function, and includes a detachable counting tray 28 positioned below the lower tray 16 of the gaming machine 1. In the gaming apparatus 2, a plurality of (for example, ten) general cards 10 are inserted into the card insertion slot 27 so as to be stockable.

The following gaming signals are output from the above gaming machine side.
Out signal = a signal (operation signal) that can specify a consumption value (out) output from an out BOX that collects consumed balls. Since one pulse is output for 10 consumed (used, driven, and collected) balls, “the number of out signals × 10” is specified as out. A signal output from the gaming machine 1 may be used.

  Safe signal = a signal that can specify a prize-giving value (safe) output from the gaming machine 1. Since 1 pulse is output for 10 payout balls, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe. The supply signal output from the supply device may be a safe signal.

  Start signal = a signal that can specify a start process (symbol change, accessory operation, unit game) in the liquid crystal display unit 17 that is changed (actuated) by a start winning output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is output when the symbol variation is confirmed and the symbol variation is specified according to the signal input, “the number of start signals × 1” is specified as the number of start times. In addition, it is good also as a signal which shows having won the start openings 19 and 20. The out signal and the safe signal are the same, but since the predetermined period is specified as the operating state from the input of the start signal or the like, the operating signal including the safe signal can be specified as the operating signal.

  Big hit signal = a signal that can specify the big hit period output from the gaming machine 1. Since the level signal is output during the big hit state, the input of the big hit signal is specified as the big hit state.

  Special state signal = a signal that can specify a special state (Gunnaka) output from the gaming machine 1. Since the level signal is output during the special state (during time reduction) in which the winning rate of the second start port 20 is improved, the special state signal being input is identified as being in the special state. Further, a period in which neither the big hit signal nor the special state signal is input is specified as the normal state.

  In addition to the above gaming signals, the gaming machine side outputs a sales signal that can specify sales, a detection signal of abnormal state on the gaming machine side, etc., for example, detecting abnormalities such as clogging on the gaming machine side Then, the detection signal (abnormal signal) is output.

  The display device 3 includes a data display unit 3a, a plurality of operation switch units 3b, and a remote control light receiving unit 3c. Various information such as game information aggregated based on signals input from the gaming machine 1 to the display device 3 is displayed on the data display unit 3a. The plurality of operation switch units 3b are operated in order to switch display contents of the data display unit 3a, or for a player to call an employee of the game hall. Further, various signals such as an empty signal described later are transmitted to the remote control light receiving unit 3c of the display device 3 by the remote control 12 carried by the employee. The remote controller 12 is used for, for example, the display device 3 and the island edge display device 7 and is capable of transmitting signals toward a remote control light receiving unit (not shown) of the island edge display device 7. A configuration using a remote control may be used.

  Now, a plurality of (for example, 40) gaming machines 1 are installed for each gaming island 11 in the game hall, and an island edge display device 7 is provided on the island edge of each gaming machine island 11. In the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 2, when the island end of the gaming island 11 is the entrance side and the side viewed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. It is assumed that an island edge display device 7R corresponding to 1 and an island edge display device 7L corresponding to the left 20 gaming machines 1 are attached to the upper part of the gaming island 11.

Further, the island edge display device 7R and the island edge display device 7L (collectively referred to as the island edge display device 7) of the present embodiment are the same as each other, and the assembling mode (the first mounting mode described later). And the second attachment mode) are different. Therefore, the island edge display device 7R will be mainly described below for convenience of explanation.
4A and 4B show a front view and a plan view of the island edge display device 7R. As shown in the figure, the island edge display device 7R includes an LED notification unit 32 (notification unit) for performing notifications for a game hall employee, and a liquid crystal display unit 31 for displaying information for players. (Display unit).

  The LED notification unit 32 includes a case body 34 made of a transparent resin between the upper frame 33a and the lower frame 33b of the frame 33, and has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole. In the case body 34, the LED group arrange | positioned along with the up-down direction along the vertical frame 33c (refer FIG. 2) in the frame 33 is accommodated. The LED group includes, for example, 20 LEDs corresponding to the 20 gaming machines 1 on the right side of the game island 11. The arrangement of these LEDs is indicated by the numbers “1, 2, 3,..., 18, 19, 20” in FIG. The LED is composed of, for example, a full color LED (multicolor LED) in which any light source (light emitting body) can change the emission color. As described above, the LED notification unit 32 uses the LED as a notification means having a wide viewing angle (approximately 360 degrees), and enters a notification state for employees by lighting or blinking.

  In the outer case of the LED notification unit 32, a portion other than the left side vertical frame 33 c and the upper and lower frames 33 a and 33 b in FIG. 4 is a case body 34, and the cross section of the case body 34 has a “U” shape. That is, in the LED notification unit 32, the transparent case body 34 has a shape surrounding the front surface 34a side, the side surface 34b side (see FIG. 5), and the rear surface (back side) 34c side. For this reason, as shown to Fig.4 (a), if the LED alerting | reporting part 32 is provided so that it may protrude from the corner | angular part 11a of the game island 11, the visible range of LED group can be expanded as much as possible. .

  A mounting frame 35 (foundation mounting means) that is integrated with the vertical frame 33 c is provided on the rear surface side of the LED notification unit 32. The mounting frame 35 is located on the left side of the rear surface of the vertical frame 33c and has a long plate shape extending in the vertical direction. The mounting frame 35 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes 35a penetrating in the thickness direction from the upper side to the lower side. The LED notification unit 32 (island edge display device 7R) is aligned with the game island 11 as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A, and then is a screw (not shown) inserted through the mounting hole 35a. ) And fixed.

  A rotating shaft member 37 as a rotating means for rotatably supporting the liquid crystal display unit 31 is disposed in the vertical frame 33c of the LED notification unit 32. As shown in FIG. 4B, the rotation shaft member 37 has a rod shape extending vertically between the mounting recess 39a on the left side of the upper frame 33a and the mounting recess 39b on the left side of the lower frame 33b. The rotation shaft member 37 is supported by the upper and lower mounting recesses 39a and 39b so as to be rotatable around the central axis C. An attachment arm 37a extending in a direction orthogonal to the central axis C is provided at the upper end of the rotation shaft member 37, and an attachment arm 37b extending in the same direction as the attachment arm 37a is provided at the lower end. Each of the mounting arms 37a and 37b has a narrow plate shape or an extended piece shape, and has through holes 38 and 38 (see FIG. 5) penetrating in the plate thickness direction.

  The liquid crystal display unit 31 is attached by screws 40, 40 inserted through the through holes 38, 38 in a state where attachment arms 37a, 37b are inserted into attachment holes 49Ra, 49Rb, which will be described later. . Thus, the attachment arms 37 a and 37 b constitute notification part attachment means provided in the LED notification part 32 via the rotation shaft member 37.

  The attachment arms 37a and 37b (or the rotation shaft member 37) are locked by the attachment recesses 39a and 39a of the frame 33 when the attachment arms 37a and 37b are rotated, thereby restricting the rotation range. In this case, the rotation range of the mounting arms 37a and 37b indicated by α in FIG. 4A is, for example, a front position where the display screen 31a of the liquid crystal display unit 31 faces the front (see FIG. 7A) and the display screen. For example, 31a is set so as to be rotated between a side surface position (see FIG. 7C) facing sideways by 90 degrees. The island edge display device 7R has a front position of the liquid crystal display unit 31 where the front surface of the display unit 31 and the front surface of the LED notification unit 32 are aligned, and a rear surface of the display unit 31 at a side surface position of the liquid crystal display unit 31. And the left side of the LED notification unit 32 are aligned. Thereby, it becomes the thing excellent in the external appearance design property. The rotation range α of the liquid crystal display unit 31 is not limited to 90 degrees and may be changed as appropriate.

  The liquid crystal display unit 31 includes a display screen 31a on the front side of the frame 50 and has a vertically long rectangular plate shape as a whole. The display screen 31a is composed of, for example, a vertical liquid crystal display capable of full color display and extending in the vertical direction. The display screen 31a is display means for displaying various information for the player as shown in FIG. The liquid crystal display unit 31 is of a touch panel type having a touch panel 31b on the front side of the display screen 31a.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the overall height of the liquid crystal display unit 31 (that is, the height of the frame 50) is the same as the overall height of the LED notification unit 32 (that is, the height of the frame 33). It is set to be. In the frame 50 of the liquid crystal display unit 31, a frame portion 51 surrounding the display screen 31a has a vertically long rectangular frame shape including an upper frame 51a, a lower frame 51b, a right frame 51c, and a left frame 51d. Mounting holes 49Ra, 49Rb, 49La, and 49Lb are provided at positions corresponding to the mounting arms 37a and 37b on both the left and right sides of the frame portion 51. The mounting arms 37a and 37b are selectively inserted into the right mounting holes 49Ra and 49Rb and the left mounting holes 49La and 49Lb.

  That is, in the right frame 51c of the frame portion 51, an attachment hole 49Ra is formed at the upper end, that is, a portion near the upper frame 51a, and an attachment hole 49Rb is formed at the lower end, that is, a portion near the lower frame 51b. These mounting holes 49Ra and 49Rb are both open at the right end side and extend in the left-right direction along the upper frame 51a or the lower frame 51b. Similarly, in the left frame 51d of the frame portion 51, the attachment hole 49La is formed on the upper end side, and the attachment hole 49Lb is formed on the lower end side. These mounting holes 49La and 49Lb are both open at the left end side and extend in the left-right direction. These four mounting holes 49Ra to 49Lb are formed so as to be bilaterally symmetric and vertically symmetric with respect to each other in the frame portion 51. Note that an image displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 31 or a portion other than the frame portion 51 in the frame 33 is vertically asymmetric (see FIG. 3 or FIG. 4A).

  As will be described in detail later, the right mounting holes 49Ra and 49Rb are used when the liquid crystal display unit 31 is assembled to the LED notification unit 32 in the first mounting mode, that is, when used as the island edge display device 7R. Used (see FIG. 5). On the other hand, the left mounting holes 49La and 49Lb are used when the LED notification unit 32 is assembled in the second mounting mode in which the liquid crystal display unit 31 is arranged on the right side, that is, when used as the island edge display device 7L ( (See FIG. 6).

  The upper frame 51a and the lower frame 51b are provided with holes for screws 40 (only the pair of holes 55 of the upper frame 51a are shown in FIG. 4A) at positions corresponding to the mounting holes 49Ra to 49Lb, respectively. Yes. Here, when the liquid crystal display unit 31 is assembled to the LED notification unit 32 in the first mounting mode, the mounting arm 37a is inserted into the upper mounting hole 49Ra and the mounting arm 37b is inserted into the lower mounting hole 49Rb. The In this inserted state, the screws 40, 40 inserted through the through holes 38, 38 of the mounting arms 37 a, 37 b are screwed into the holes 55, 55. Thereby, the liquid crystal display unit 31 is attached to the LED notification unit 32 in a state of being joined to the attachment arms 37a and 37b through the attachment holes 49Ra and 49Rb, and rotates around the central axis C. The mounting holes 49Ra to 49Lb, the screw 40, and the hole 55 described above constitute display unit mounting means in the liquid crystal display unit 31, of which the right mounting holes 49Ra, 49Rb, the screw 40, and the hole 55 are the first mounting means. The left mounting holes 49La and 49Lb, the screw 40, and the hole 55 are used as the second mounting means. Moreover, the above-mentioned notification part attaching means and display part attaching means are attachment means for joining the LED notification part 32 and the liquid crystal display part 31 in a separable manner.

  Although illustration is omitted, the island edge display device 7R includes a control unit mainly composed of a microcomputer. The control unit of the island edge display device 7R is configured as a notification control unit of the LED notification unit 32 and a display control unit of the liquid crystal display unit 31, and in the notification state of the LED notification unit 32 described above, the notification state is displayed in the liquid crystal display unit 31. Auxiliary display is performed. In addition, the control unit divides the display area of the display screen 31a in association with the arrangement of the gaming machines 1 on the gaming island 11, and the corresponding gaming machine 1 in the divided one display area (divided area). An image of the information related to is displayed (see FIGS. 3A to 3C). Hereinafter, each image displayed on the display screen 31a of the liquid crystal display unit 31 will be described.

  FIG. 3A shows a model name display image on the display screen 31a. In the model name display image, “model name”, “type”, “type”, “number of installed units”, and “notification from the game hall” 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, and 60f are displayed. The “model name” display 60 a is the model name of the gaming machine 1 installed on the gaming island 11, and the “type” display 60 b indicates the type of the unit price of rental, or the type of game balls and medals. The “type” display 60 c represents specifications such as so-called MAX type and middle type, the jackpot probability, and the like, and the “installed number” display 60 d represents the number of installed gaming machines 1 on the gaming island 11. If there is a notification from the game hall, for example, when there is a plan to replace a new machine, the display 60f of "Notification from the game hall" informs the player to that effect (soon new machine replacement). When a new machine has already been introduced to the game island 11, a display 60e indicating that the corresponding model is “new machine” is added.

  The island edge display device 7R is provided with setting means (operation input unit) for performing display contents and setting, and the type, type, various settings, and the like can be changed. The information input by the operation in step 6 may be received and set. Further, as described above, when a plurality of models are introduced on the game island 11, the display area is divided for each model. Specifically, for example, the 20 gaming machines 1 on the right side of the game island 11 are arranged such that 10 machines of model A, 5 machines of model B, and 5 machines of model C are arranged in order from the back of the game island 11. Indicates that there is. In this case, in the model name display image, in correspondence with the arrangement of models A to C, the display for each model is displayed in the display area divided by the dividing line L in accordance with the ratio (number) of the models A to C from the top. indicate. Thus, the model name display image is classified according to the positional relationship of the gaming machines 1 on the gaming island 11 and the ratio of the number of installed machines for each model. The model name display image is displayed as a normal standby display image on the display screen 31a.

  When the island edge display device 7R touches the touch panel 31b, for example, or when a player is detected by a human sensor (not shown) built in the device 7R, the table data list shown in FIG. Display an image. The display area of the table data list image is also divided by a dividing line L in association with the arrangement of the gaming machines 1 on the gaming island 11, and the data of the gaming machines 1 from the back of the gaming island 11 to the near side is displayed in the display area. Display from the top to the bottom of the area. In this display area, for example, a 4-digit machine number display 61a assigned to each gaming machine 1, a model name display 61b of the gaming machine 1, a gauge display 61c, and an operating state display 61d are displayed. Made. Of these, the operating state display 61d represents the current state of the gaming machine 1, such as “vacant” or “special prize” (special prize indicates a big hit). Further, the gauge display 61c includes a counting data item indicating “large number of times” and the like, and when the reference value indicating the upper limit of the display target is exceeded, character information “OVER” and a chart such as an arrow are attached. . Note that “vacant” means that when an amusement hall employee transmits the signal to the remote control light receiving part 3c of the display device 3 by operating the remote controller 12, the signal is sent to the empty space of the corresponding gaming machine 1 in the island edge display device 7R. Identified as a stand.

  FIG.3 (c) has shown the card stock image displayed by said remote control 12 operation by the employee of a game hall. The card stock image represents the number of stocks of the general cards 10 of each gaming device 2 in a divided area divided in association with each gaming device 2. In each divided area, a display 62a of the corresponding game machine 1, a display 62b of the operating state, and a display 62c of the number of stocks of the gaming apparatus 2 are made. The table numbers and operation status displays 62a and 62b are displayed in the same manner as the table data list image, as in the table data list screen. The stock number display 62c displays the remaining number of the general cards 10 in each gaming apparatus 2 in numbers and figures. In this way, the remaining number of the general cards 10 on the game island 11 can be visually recognized with one island edge display device 7R, and the work burden on the employee is reduced. Further, since the division of the divided area of the card stock image corresponds to the LED arrangement of the LED notification unit 32, the remaining number of the general card 10 is compared with the reference value to indicate that the remaining number of the general card 10 is insufficient or excessive. This may be specified, and that effect may be notified by lighting or blinking of the corresponding LED together with the display of the divided area. Note that the card stock image returns to the image before the transition when it is continuously displayed for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) without a remote control operation or when a screen touch is made.

  In the island edge display device 7R, when it is determined that there is a predetermined event, that is, an event (processing request) based on an input signal or the like from the gaming machine side, a transition is made to an event image. As shown in FIG. 3D, in the event image display area, the horizontal display magnification of the model name display image displays 60a to 60e is reduced, and the left visual display area 63a and the upper elapsed time display are displayed. An area 63b and an event content display area 63c on the lower side are provided, and an auxiliary display for notifying the game hall employee is also performed while displaying for the player as in FIG. 3A. The visual display area 63a may be set so that the display of the event image can be switched to the right area so as to be closer to the LED notification section 32 side, that is, the right side.

  The island edge display device 7R divides the visual display area 63a according to the number of gaming machines 1 installed on the gaming island 11 in the same manner as the table data list image and the like, and the state on the gaming machine side is a display area for each gaming machine 1. Is displayed. In the example of FIG. 3D, the serial numbers “1024” to “1039” are displayed in the visual display area 63a, but for example, by operating a scroll key (not shown) (or the event content display area 63c is not displayed). , Machine numbers “1024” to “1043” for 20 cars are displayed. In the visual display area 63a, for example, when a call, check, fraud, or service call occurs as the event, a different display mode for each event type in the corresponding divided area (for example, call is green, check is yellow, fraud is red For example). These events are specified by the island edge display device 7R based on an output signal (including the abnormal signal etc.) from the gaming machine side, and “call” is an operation of the operation switch section 3b of the display device 3. Employee call by "Illegal" corresponds to various illegal acts on the gaming machine side, and "Inspection" corresponds to inspection items set in advance.

  In the visual display area 63a, when a plurality of events occur on the game island 11, numbers are displayed in the divided areas corresponding to the order in which the events occur so that the employee can identify the corresponding order. In FIG. 3D, there are the same events (for example, (calling)) for the game machines 1 with the numbers “1025”, “1031”, and “1036”, and the calls are “1036”, “1031”, and “1025”. The example of a display when it generate | occur | produces in order is shown. In this way, the calling order number is displayed in the divided area corresponding to the event number where the event occurred, and the background images of these three divided areas are all displayed in the same color (for example, green) corresponding to the calling. It is made different from the color of the background image of other divided areas. Thereby, the employee can recognize at a glance that the call is made with the display color green and that the numbers “1” to “3” correspond in the order of “1036”, “1031”, and “1025”. . Also, for example, when a call and inspection display request is made with the number “1036”, the visual display area 63a responds to “call” according to a preset priority order of event display (for example, fraud> call> check). Displayed in the color.

  In the elapsed time display area 63b, the elapsed time since the occurrence of the event described above is displayed. When a plurality of events occur on the game island 11, the elapsed time display area 63b displays the elapsed time of the event that occurred first. The event content display area 63c displays details of the call, inspection, and fraud that occurred on the game island 11 as character information. Note that the display contents are switched according to the priority order by the operation of the remote controller 12 or the operation of the screen, etc., and the number with the highest priority order is displayed when there is no operation. In the event content display area 63c of FIG. 3D, for the details of “calling”, a display example of the corresponding “device number”, elapsed time, and status of peripheral devices is shown. When a call and inspection display request is made with the number “1036” as described above, the inspection content (for example, the gaming machine 2 which is a lending machine) is issued as “calling details 63c” as shown in FIG. "Card jam is also occurring") is displayed as the inspection item.

  On the other hand, in the LED notification unit 32, the uppermost LED and the lowermost LED are respectively associated with the machine numbers in the order from the gaming machine 1 in the back of the gaming island 11 as in the divided area of the image. When an event occurs on the game island 11, the LED notification unit 32 notifies in a preset notification mode for each event. The light emission color of the LED at this time is lit in the same color as the divided area of the corresponding visual display area 63a, that is, the call is green, the check is yellow, the fraud is red, etc. In addition, when a plurality of events (for example, calls) occur on the game island 11, the corresponding LEDs are indicated as fast flashing, medium flashing, slow flashing if the calling order is first, second, third. The blinking patterns are different for the corresponding display colors.

  In this way, when an event occurs, the LED notification unit 32 enters a notification state by turning on or blinking the LED corresponding to the turn number, and the liquid crystal display unit 31 also corresponds to the visual display area 63a of the display screen 31a. The divided area to be displayed is in the display state described above. At this time, on the display screen 31a, an employee who assists (or complements the notification content) of the LED notification unit 32 in the visual display region 63a and the event content display region 63c (both corresponding to the first display region). The auxiliary display for the player is performed, and the display for the player is performed in the other display area (display of the model name display image as the second display area 60a to 60e).

  FIG. 3E shows an image displayed on the display screen 31a when a big hit occurs in any of the gaming machines 1 on the gaming island 11. This image may be displayed for a predetermined time with a predetermined number of big hits, for example, when the cumulative number of big hits reaches 10 on the game island 11.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described by taking as an example a case where the pair of island edge display devices 7R and 7L are installed on the game island 11 as shown in FIG.
First, it is assumed that the island edge display device 7R is assembled in the first attachment mode for the liquid crystal display unit 31 and the LED notification unit 32 that can be separated (separated) as described above. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the right frame 51c of the liquid crystal display unit 31 is aligned with the rotation shaft member 37 (not shown in the figure) of the LED notification unit 32, and the right frame 51c is aligned. The mounting arm 37a at the upper end of the rotating shaft member 37 is inserted into the mounting hole 49Ra, and the mounting arm 37b at the lower end of the rotating shaft member 37 is inserted into the mounting hole 49Rb in the right frame 51c. In this inserted state, the mounting arms 37a and 37b are fixed by screwing screws 40 and 40 into the holes 55 and 55 of the upper frame 51a and the lower frame 51b of the liquid crystal display unit 31, respectively (FIG. 4A). reference). Thereby, it can assemble | attach as the island edge display apparatus 7R by attaching the liquid crystal display part 31 on the left side with respect to the LED alerting | reporting part 32. FIG.

  The island end display device 7R is attached and fixed by a screw (not shown) inserted through the attachment hole 35a of the attachment frame 35 at a position on the upper right side toward the island end of the game island 11 in FIG. The island end display device 7R installed in this way rotates the liquid crystal display unit 31 around the rotation shaft member 37, so that the front position shown in FIG. 7A and the side position shown in FIG. The direction of the liquid crystal display unit 31 can be changed between the two, or the liquid crystal display unit 31 can be adjusted to an arbitrary inclination angle with respect to the island edge (see FIGS. 4A and 7B).

  On the other hand, when assembling the island end display device 7L, as shown in FIG. 6, the LED notification unit 32 is positioned so that the upper attachment arm 37a is located at the lower end and the lower attachment arm 37b is located at the upper end. Flip it up and down. Accordingly, the liquid crystal display unit 31 is arranged on the right side with respect to the LED notification unit 32 with the upside down, and the left frame 51d is aligned with the rotation shaft member 37 (not shown in FIG. 6). Do. Thus, the mounting arm 37b having the upper end is inserted into the mounting hole 49La of the left frame 51d, and the mounting arm 37a having the lower end is inserted into the mounting hole 49Lb of the left frame 51d. In this inserted state, the mounting arms 37a and 37b are fixed by screwing screws 40 and 40 into the holes 55 and 55 of the upper frame 51a and the lower frame 51b of the liquid crystal display unit 31, respectively. In this way, the island end display device 7L can be assembled in the second mounting mode in which the liquid crystal display unit 31 is disposed on the right side with respect to the LED notification unit 32.

  As apparent from the comparison between FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the vertical direction of the liquid crystal display unit 31 is the same in the first mounting mode and the second mounting mode described above, and the upper frame 51 a remains on the upper side. While the vertical positional relationship is maintained, the vertical direction of the LED notification unit 32 is different (that is, the posture is changed by 180 degrees by the inversion). Even when configured in this way, the outer shape of the LED notification unit 32 is vertically symmetric, and the setting means inverts the output to the LED group up and down (thus emitting light as if the LED array is inverted up and down). Setting is possible. Therefore, the LED notification unit 32 can suitably perform the joining with the liquid crystal display unit 31 and the corresponding notification of the gaming machine 1 regardless of the first and second attachment modes.

  The island end display device 7L is attached and fixed by the screw inserted through the attachment hole 35a of the attachment frame 35 at the upper left position toward the island end of the game island 11 of FIG. The island end display device 7L installed in this way is also rotated around the rotation shaft member 37 so that the liquid crystal is located between the front position shown in FIG. 8 (a) and the side position shown in FIG. 8 (c). The orientation of the display unit 31 can be changed, or the liquid crystal display unit 31 can be adjusted to an arbitrary inclination angle with respect to the island edge (see FIG. 8B). Therefore, in the island edge display devices 7R and 7L, the orientation of the liquid crystal display unit 31 with a narrow viewing angle (180 degrees at the maximum) is set in the installation environment while the LED notification unit 32 with a wide viewing angle (approximately 360 degrees) is fixed. It is possible to make adjustment according to the above, and it is possible to make both the 31 and 32 visible and easy to use.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be produced.
The island edge display devices 7R and 7L include a liquid crystal display unit 31 provided with display means for displaying information for a player, and a rotation shaft member 37 that allows the display unit 31 to rotate with respect to the LED notification unit 32. Therefore, the display angle of the liquid crystal display unit 31 can be adjusted to an arbitrary angle, and the configuration is rich in versatility. In this case, since the LED notification unit 32 is fixedly installed on the game island 11 by the mounting frame 35, even if the angle of the liquid crystal display unit 31 is adjusted, the LED notification unit 32 is fixedly arranged like the conventional so-called representative lamp, The possibility that the employee misses the notification can be reduced.

  The first attachment means (attachment hole 49Ra, attachment hole 49Rb, etc.) of the liquid crystal display unit 31 is attached to the LED notification part 32, and the second attachment means (attachment hole 49La, attachment hole 49Lb, etc.) The second mounting mode attached to the notification unit 32 is configured so that the vertical relationship between the LED notification unit 32 and the liquid crystal display unit 31 is different (one of which is inverted up and down). Thus, the arrangement relationship between the liquid crystal display unit 31 and the LED notification unit 32 can be selected. According to this, by making the correspondence relationship between the LED notification unit 32 and the liquid crystal display unit 31 different, it corresponds to the right side surface and the left side surface of the game island 11 with one product (island edge display devices 7R, 7L). Can be made.

  In the first mounting mode and the second mounting mode, the vertical direction of the liquid crystal display unit 31 is the same, while the vertical direction of the LED notification unit 32 is configured to be different so that the liquid crystal display unit 31 is different in liquid crystal. It is possible to select whether the display unit 31 is arranged on the right side or the left side. According to this, since it is not necessary to invert the liquid crystal display unit 31 upside down, it is not necessary to perform inversion processing of the image, and a simple configuration can be achieved.

By providing the rotation shaft member 37, which is a rotation means, in the LED notification section 32 that is attached to the game island 11 by the basic attachment means (attachment frame 35), the liquid crystal display section 31 can be stably rotated or supported. Become.
When the LED notification unit 32 is in a notification state, the liquid crystal display unit 31 performs auxiliary display, so that an employee who has grasped the occurrence of an event only by lighting or blinking with a conventional representative lamp can display details in the auxiliary display. It is possible to respond to events after confirming the correct state. Further, since the display for the player is performed even if the auxiliary display is performed, it is possible to reduce the player's uncomfortable feeling due to the occurrence of the event.

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The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be modified or expanded as follows, or each modified example may be combined with the above embodiment.
Although the LED is exemplified as the notification means, any notification means such as a light bulb may be adopted. Similarly, in addition to the liquid crystal, the display means may adopt any configuration such as an organic EL or a plasma display. Further, a liquid crystal or the like may be employed as the notification unit, or an LED or the like may be employed as the display unit.

If the notification in the notification section is possible for employees, for example, when starting display of new machine information, game information, etc., it may be notified to the player by blinking during display etc. Also good.
The notification unit and the display unit are joined by providing the mounting arms 37a and 37b. However, if the notification unit and the display unit are provided with mounting means, the mounting arms 37a and 37b are not necessarily provided in the notification unit. For example, an attachment arm may be provided in the display portion, an attachment hole may be provided in the notification portion, or an electromagnet or the like may be joined. In addition, a plurality of at least one attachment means are required with respect to the other attachment means.

  Although it has been exemplified that the notifying part is vertically symmetric and the display part is vertically asymmetrical, it is possible to deal with a plurality of game islands 11 without any sense of incongruity, but the notifying part is vertically asymmetrical or the display part is vertically symmetric. However, there is some discomfort, but it is possible to maintain versatility. In addition, the processing becomes complicated, such as inverting the display on the display unit, but if the display unit can be flipped up and down, the display unit and the notification unit need not be separable, and the plurality of game islands 11 can be separated. It becomes possible to correspond to the surface.

  While notifying the notification unit up and down, the display unit may be vertically symmetric so that the image can be reversed up and down, and the correspondence between the two may be changed. In this case, the upper and lower sides of the display unit, not the notification unit, are switched and joined (or supported). That is, when changing the correspondence between the two, either the display unit or the notification unit may be changed up and down.

If the angle of the display unit can be changed with respect to the notification unit, the display unit and the notification unit are not necessarily configured to be separable.
If the mounting arms 37a and 37b can be rotated by 180 degrees and the notification unit is configured to be rotatable to both the right side and the left side with respect to the notification unit without being turned upside down, the notification unit needs to be turned upside down. In this case as well, the sense of incongruity disappears even if the notification unit is vertically asymmetric. In this case, there may be a need to change the arrangement of the foundation mounting means or to slide the rotating part in order to maintain the positional balance between the notification part and the display part. Should be added.

In consideration of mischief and appearance of a player or the like, among the mounting holes such as the mounting holes 49Ra to 49Lb, a blindfold lid or the like may be used for the mounting holes into which the mounting arms 37a and 37b are not inserted.
The upper and lower lengths of the notification unit and the display unit are substantially the same, but one may be made longer or shorter than the other. For example, the notification unit may be divided into a plurality of parts, for example. On the other hand, it is good also as a structure which provides a some alerting | reporting part and makes it 1 product.

  As target gaming machines, pachinko gaming machines or slot machines other than those exemplified may be targeted. In the case of a slot machine, the game value is a medal and the start is a game. In addition, a so-called encapsulated type or credit type that allows a game with points without using a game medium may be targeted, and in consideration of these, it may be expressed as a game value including game media and points.

  All illustrated numerical values, items, etc., such as the specifications and setting values of the gaming machine are examples, and any numerical values may be adopted. Of course, other game information may be specified by an optimum specifying method, whether directly or indirectly. Furthermore, various types of information processing may be shared in any way, such as by the relay device 4 or the display device 3. Further, to the illustrated configuration may be combined how including modification, as appropriate, may not be performed.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 7, 7R, 7L are island edge display devices (game room display devices), 31a is display means, 31 is display means, 31a is display means, 32 is notification means, and 35 is foundation mounting. 49Ra and 49Rb are display unit mounting means (first mounting unit), 49La and 49Lb are display unit mounting units (second mounting unit), and 40 and 55 are display unit mounting units (first and second mounting units). is there.

Claims (6)

When an event occurs on the gaming machine island that is provided at the island edge of the gaming machine island where a plurality of gaming machines are installed, and the gaming machine is installed on the gaming machine island , depending on the event A display device for a game hall provided with a notification means for performing notification in a preset notification mode , wherein the gaming machine and the display device for the game hall are in a one-to-one correspondence.
A notification unit provided with the notification means and having a vertically long shape ;
A base mounting means provided in the notification unit, for mounting the notification unit to an island edge of the game island;
A display area that is divided according to the arrangement of a plurality of gaming machines arranged on the gaming machine island, and provided with display means for displaying gaming information relating to the corresponding gaming machine in the divided display area ;
A display device for a game hall, comprising: rotating means that enables the display unit to be rotated with respect to the notification unit with a vertically long direction of the notification unit as a rotation axis . Informing part mounting means provided in the informing part for attaching the display part to the informing part,
A display unit mounting means provided on the display unit for mounting the display unit to the notification unit;
The notification unit and the display unit are separable,
At least one of the notification unit mounting unit and the display unit mounting unit includes a first mounting unit and a second mounting unit, corresponding to the other,
The display unit and the notification unit can be joined by attaching one of them to the other,
In the first mounting mode in which the first mounting unit is mounted on the other side and the second mounting mode in which the second mounting unit is mounted on the other side, the vertical relationship between the notification unit and the display unit is different. The display device for a game hall according to claim 1, wherein an arrangement relationship between the display unit and the notification unit can be selected by being configured as described above. The notification means performs notification in a notification mode that lights or flashes,
Wherein the display means performs by Ri Display the image,
The display part attaching means is provided corresponding to the left and right of the display part, one of which is the first attaching means, and the other is the second attaching means,
In the first mounting mode and the second mounting mode, the vertical direction of the display unit is the same, while the vertical direction of the notification unit is configured to be different, so that The display device for a game hall according to claim 2, wherein the display unit can be selected to be arranged on the right side or on the left side. The rotation means is provided in the notification unit,
The notification part mounting means is provided in the notification part via the turning means,
4. The display device for a game hall according to claim 2, wherein the display unit is rotatable with respect to the notification unit by rotating the notification unit attaching unit with the rotation unit. . The notification means performs notification in a notification mode that lights or flashes,
The display means, the image, or by Ri performs Display character information, when the notification unit has become the notification state, claim 1, wherein the performing auxiliary display of the broadcast state 4 The display device for game halls as described in any one of these. The display means can divide the display area into a first display area and a second display area, and when the auxiliary display is performed in the first display area, the auxiliary display and the auxiliary display in the second display area. 6. The display device for a game hall according to claim 5, wherein different displays are performed.

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