JPH04144582A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To discriminate and display the game information for every prize- winning mode, and also, to timely switch the general information, as well by storing the game information and display data of other free information in a memory, and reading out selectively one of both the information by a display control circuit. CONSTITUTION:An information display device 10 consists of a display device 11 and a controller 12, and the display device 11, the controller 12, and a card reader 13 are contained and provided in the upper position of a picture pattern display window 3, in the inside of a machine 2, and in the upper wall 14 on a machine installation space, respectively. In a storage area of a memory, display data of game information for every different prize-winning mode, and display data of free information except the game information for propaganda and guidance are stored. A display control circuit reads out the display data of the free information and displays it on the display device 11 in the course of executing operation of a game, but at the time of stop of a reel 3, when a decision of prize-winning is executed, the display data of the game information corresponding to its prize-winning mode is read out and displayed on the display device 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a slot machine equipped with an information display device.

<Prior Art> Generally, a slot machine has a plurality of reels with a large number of symbols displayed on the circumference, and after the player has rotated all the reels, the player stops each reel in sequence by pressing a button or the like. It looks like this. The symbols on each reel can be checked from the symbol display window, and when the reels stop and a predetermined combination of symbols is formed on the stop line provided in the symbol display window, it is determined that it is a winning. , a predetermined dividend of coins is paid out.

A plurality of winning modes are set depending on the combination of symbols, and when winning a prize, it is necessary to notify the player visually or auditorily. Conventionally, as a visual notification method, there was a panel with letters or designs drawn on the front of the machine and a light source placed behind it. The player is informed of this.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in this type of display system, it is possible to display only one type of display mode, which is fixed for each lighting display section of the - group, and due to space constraints, it is possible to display only one type of display mode (one different display mode). It is difficult to display 1), especially in recent years, there have been set 11: to pay out coins with high dividends called "jackpot",
In the conventional display method, it is difficult to clearly distinguish this high payout win from other large blacks.

In addition, this conventional example has a method of displaying characters and symbols by lighting a light source, so the display section contains information that is not directly related to the game content, such as advertisements and information. /'It is not possible to display IZ.

This invention has been made by focusing on the J2 question 1-2, so it is possible to display the game 1.1'N information related to the game result separately for each prize type, and in addition, the game information and other information can be displayed separately. To provide a slot machine that can display general information while changing the display at appropriate times.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The invention of: is a smart machine equipped with an information display device, the information display device having a display, a memory, and a display control circuit. 1. The display device is disposed on the front side of the machine, and the memory has a storage area for storing display data of game information related to game results and display data of other free information. The display control circuit selectively reads out game information, free information, etc. from the memory according to the progress of the game, and controls the display operation.

Effect> In the storage area of the medallion, display data of different game information for each winning mode and free information other than game information for advertising and guidance 1tfJ7. display data is stored. The display control circuit reads the display boolean of free information during the execution operation of the game.1. When the reels are stopped and a winning is determined, display data of game information corresponding to the winning mode is read out and displayed on the display.

<Embodiment> FIG. 1 shows a situation where a plurality of slit machines 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention are installed.

Each slot machine 1 has a symbol display window 3 on the front side of the machine 2, and a starting lever 4.
Three stop button switches 5. Coin Insertion "j6. A coin receiver is provided as a plate 7. Three reels a, Th, and C are located inside the symbol display window 3, and the symbols of each reel's position are displayed through this symbol display window 3. The starting lever 4 is for starting all three reels A=C all at once, and the stop switch 5 is 4 and 17)
This is for stopping IJ-Rules A and C.

The coin slot 6 is a part for inserting coins necessary for playing the game, and the -1-in tray is a part for storing coins to be paid out.

Figure 2 shows the features of this invention in the i-R horizontal display device lO.
shows the configuration of The illustrated information display device 10 is composed of a display device 11 and a control device 12, and this display device 11 is located on the side of the symbol display window 3, and the display device 10 is located on either side of the symbol display window 3. Each is provided inside.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 13 denotes a card reader which is a peripheral device, and is housed in the machine installation space 14.

This card reader 13 has a groove 16 on the north surface for inserting and sliding a magnetic card 15, and a magnetic head for reading the recorded information on the magnetic card 15 is disposed within this groove 16. .

The magnetic card 15 has a strip-shaped information recording section 17 on one surface.
The information recording section 17 can be read and written with predetermined data using a magnetic method. In this embodiment, in addition to designation data to be described later, data necessary for determining the authenticity, validity period, etc. of the card is recorded. When the information recording section 17 of the magnetic card 15 is inserted into the groove 16 of the card reader 13 and the magnetic card 15 is slid, the information recording section 17 contacts the magnetic head and moves relative to it, and data is read out. It turns out.

The control device 12 is composed of a microcomputer mainly controlled by a CPU 20 shown in FIG.
A ROM 21 and a RAM 22 are connected to the PU 20 via a bus 23.

Programs and fixed data are stored in the ROM 21, and the RAM 22 is used as a work area.

A display circuit 26 is connected to the bus 23 via a graphic controller processor 24 and a display interface 25, and a card reader 13 is also connected via an I10 interface 27.

The graphic controller processor 24 is for executing drawing processing on the display screen at high speed, and reads display data from either the video memory 28 or 29.
The information content is drawn on the display 11 via the display circuit 26.

In one video memory 28, advertising information relating to a plurality of advertisers is stored in separate areas, and the advertising information can be read by addressing the area. Fourth
The figure shows the storage contents of this video memory 28 as an example, and each storage area indicated by 0 to 5 has F.
Stores advertisement display data for each company.

Instruction data (for example, numbers O to 5) for instructing which display data in the video memory 28 is to be read is written in the information recording section 17 of the magnetic card 15.
When the card reader 13 reads the specified data, the CP
U20 specifies the area corresponding to the designated data and causes the graphic controller processor 24 to read the display data of that area.

In the other video memory 29, display data of game information related to game results is stored in a plurality of areas, and by specifying the address of the area, it is possible to similarly read any of the game information. Here, the game information is information for informing the player of what kind of winning symbol combination has been established or not on the stop line provided in the symbol display window 3 when the reels are stopped. In the figure, "Jackpot information display data" means display data to inform you when a combination of winning symbols that pays out the coin with the highest payout is established, and similarly, "Medium hit information display data" and "Small "Win information display data" means display data for notifying when a combination of winning symbols that pays out coins with the second or third highest payouts is established.

Whether or not a combination of these winning symbols has been established is determined by the machine control circuit unit 30 that controls the machine operation, and the determination signal is sent to the CP via the I10 interface 31.
Incorporated into U20.

FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the display screen of the display 11.

This display screen is constructed by arranging a plurality of display panels 41 in a line. Each display panel 41 has a large number of light emitting diodes (hereinafter referred to as "LEDs") 42 arranged in a matrix, and by arranging the rows and columns of the LED groups on each display panel 41, a series of display screens is formed. Ru. Note that the display 11 is not limited to this configuration, but may also be a CRT.
It may also be possible to use a method such as

Each display panel 41 includes a display circuit 4 including a matrix circuit 43 and two drivers 44 and 45 as shown in FIG.
6 is connected. The matrix circuit 43 connects all LEs.
The LEDs 42 are connected in a matrix, and each LED 42 is scanned by a driver 44, 45 to form an image on the entire screen.

One driver 44 inputs an address signal from the display interface 25 and sequentially activates the columns of the matrix circuit 43. The other driver 44 includes a shift register (not shown), inputs display data in series, performs a shift operation, and outputs each bit of data in parallel. Further, an enable signal, a latch signal, and a clock signal are input to the driver 45. The enable signal sequentially activates the rows of the matrix circuit 43, and activates the rows of the matrix circuit 43 and the driver 44.
LED4 at the intersection with the column activated by
Display data is given to 2 to turn on or off. The latch signal latches the lighting state of the LED 42 for each row,
Further, the clock signal determines the timing at which the shift register is operated.

FIG. 8 shows the flow of operation of the information display apparatus described in section 2, and the operation of this embodiment will be explained below with reference to the figure.

First, when the machine 2 is started, the judgment in step l (indicated by rsTIJ in the figure) becomes "YES", and in the next step 2, the combination of winning symbols is established by the machine control circuit section 30. It is checked whether or not a discrimination signal indicating that the information has been sent manually.

If such a discrimination signal is not manually operated (if so, the determination in step 2 is "No", the process proceeds to step 7, and an advertisement is displayed on the display 11. In this case, the display 11 For example, to display Company A's advertisement ↑R information, specify the 0th area in the video memory 28. The company's advertising display data must be set in advance.

When the magnetic card 15 is inserted into the groove 16 of the card reader 13 and slid, the designated data recorded in the information recording section 17 by the magnetic head in the groove 1G is read. This specified data is passed through bus 23 to CPTJ20.
, and the CPU 20 uses the graphics controller Broselli 24 to read out the Company A advertisement display data stored in the 0th area from the video memory 28, and causes the display circuit 2G to display a total of four advertisements. be.

Returning to Fig. 8, if the judgment of "Winner?" in step 2 is "YES", proceed to step 3, and CPTJ2
0 starts the internal timer to 1, and it takes a certain period of time until it times up, and the display 11 shows what kind of combination of winning symbols has been achieved or not (for example, the words "Jackpot"). (Step 3-5)
).

When the CPU 20 receives a discrimination signal indicating the winning details from the machine control circuit section 30, the CPTJ 20 sends the graphic controller block -',! -24, the corresponding display data is read from the video memory 29 and displayed on the display circuit 2G.

When the timer times up and the CPU 30 resets the timer (step G), the CPU 20 switches the display operation of the display 11 to advertisement display.

Switch the advertisement display on the display 51i to that of another company (for example, Company B). (magnetic card)
In the above embodiment, a relatively cheap magnetic card is used as the recording medium for the specified data, or this information recording medium is not compatible with the magnetic card. However, it may be an IC card, an optical power card, or the like.

<Effects of the Invention> As described in the following, the present invention stores display data of game information related to game results and display data of other free information in a mailbox, and controls the game by a display control circuit. According to the progress of game j, game 2↑ru i and free information are selectively read out from the memory and displayed on the display.
This invention not only makes it possible to display different prizes for each winning mode, but also makes it possible to display information that is not directly related to the content of the game, such as general information about advertisements and guidance. ” achieves a remarkable effect of achieving the target.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an information display device, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration of the present invention. 4 and 5 are explanatory diagrams showing the storage contents of the video memory, FIG. 6 is a front view 1 showing the structure of the display screen, FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the structure of the display circuit, and FIG. 8 is the front view showing the structure of the display screen. 3 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure of the device of the invention. 1... Slot machine 2... Machine 10...
...Information display device 11...Display device 12...
・Control device 2o...CPU24...
Graphic controller processor 26...Display circuits 28, 29...Video memory

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim] A slot machine equipped with an information display device, the information display device having a display device, a memory, and a display control circuit, the display device being disposed on the front of the machine, and the memory has a storage area for storing display data of game information related to game results and display data of other free information, and the display control circuit reads game information and data from the memory according to the progress of the game. A slot machine characterized in that display operations are controlled by selectively reading out free information.