JP2005160730A - Game information transmitting device and portable game information receiving device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the avoidance of the confusion and complication due to an excessive supply of information for higher convenience by allowing the players to be notified of the game information such as jackpot advance notice information and ready for win performance information at the game parlors as required. <P>SOLUTION: The portable type game information transmitter includes a wireless transmission means 12 which supplies the identification codes individually to the respective game machines installed at the game parlors and wirelessly transmits the game information coded on the game machines along with the identification codes. The portable type game information receiver receives the game information and the identification codes wirelessly transmitted by the wireless transmission means and includes notification means 24 and 25 for notifying the game information and the identification codes. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a configuration of a device for transmitting game information such as a jackpot notice or a reach effect and a portable game information receiving device in a gaming facility such as a pachinko game hall.

  For example, in a pachinko amusement hall where a large number of game machines are installed, a game table in which a big hit has occurred is notified to the player and surrounding players by means of voice, light, etc., and the game orientation is enhanced. ing. In addition, the gaming machine presentation assisting device shown in Patent Document 1 below, when it is determined that a jackpot will be generated by acquiring a specific random number among any of the plurality of gaming machines on the island, the information However, not only the player but also surrounding players are notified by means of voice, lightning or the like.

  In addition to notifying the symbol variation display device of the effect of notifying the jackpot and the reach effect, the player is notified by, for example, sound effects, blinking of the LED, or the handle is slightly vibrated by a vibration device. There is also a gaming machine that increases the interest by making a big hit with a big hit.

In addition, by providing game information such as the number of times of jackpots, the time of occurrence, and the starting rate to many players in the game hall, it is possible to provide a service that can be used as a reference when players select a game machine. It has been made conventionally.
JP 2003-117122 A

  By the way, the game information as described above includes a player who wants to be notified, a player who does not want to be notified, or a player who wants to be notified of only specific game information. Then, since game information was uniformly notified to the players, some players felt that the amount of information was too noisy and noisy. In addition, for example, if a notice of jackpot occurrence is notified for each island as described above, a player who did not hit the jackpot may misunderstand that another player has stolen the jackpot, which may cause unexpected troubles. .

  Therefore, the present invention eliminates the above troubles and makes it possible for a player to carry a game information receiving device individually and to transmit game information to the game information receiving device by wireless communication. This avoids confusion and complications due to excess, and improves convenience.

  For this purpose, the gaming information transmitting device according to the first aspect of the present invention individually assigns an identification code to the gaming machine installed in the game hall, and wirelessly transmits the coded gaming information of the gaming machine together with the identification code. It is characterized by comprising wireless transmission means for transmitting.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an informing means for receiving game information and an identification code wirelessly transmitted from the wireless transmission means and notifying the game information and the identification code. It is characterized by that.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the portable game information receiving apparatus further comprises information selection setting means for selecting desired game information, and only the game information set in the information selection setting means is notified by the notification means. It is made to be made to be done.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable game information receiving device comprising request information transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting game information requested by a player to the game information transmitting device, wherein the game information requested by the player When the game information is transmitted from the game information transmitting device, the game information is notified by the notification means.

  According to the game information transmitting device according to claim 1 and the portable game information receiving device according to claim 2, the player can freely know the game information according to individual needs.

  In the invention according to claim 3, it is possible to selectively know only the game information that is of interest to the user among various types of game information.

  In the invention according to claim 4, it becomes possible to know necessary information in a timely manner according to the player's request.

  Next, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pachinko machine and a game information transmitting device according to the present invention. 1 is a game control board, 2 is a symbol control board, 3 is a lamp control board, 4 is a voice control board, and each control board is The game control board 1 is connected to a start switch 5, a special prize opening switch 6, a continuation switch 7, a special prize opening solenoid 8, a normal prize opening switch 9, 10 and the like. In addition to the symbol control display 11 such as a liquid crystal, the symbol control board 2 is connected to a radio transmission unit 12 and an identification code setting unit 13 which will be described later. Further, the decoration LED 14, the glass frame lamp 15, and the side lamp 16 are connected to the lamp control board 3, and the speaker 17 is connected to the sound control board 4. Reference numeral 18 denotes an antenna connected to the wireless transmission means 12.

  The identification code setting means 13 assigns identification codes individually to a number of pachinko machines installed in the game hall. Further, the wireless transmission means 12 acquires coded game information such as jackpot notice information and reach effect information of the pachinko machine from the symbol control board 2, and wirelessly transmits the information together with the identification code.

  On the other hand, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a portable game information receiving device according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is an external view thereof, and the portable game information receiving device includes a radio wave receiving circuit 21 connected to an antenna 20 and the radio wave. A microcomputer 22 comprising a CPU, ROM and RAM for analyzing the received signal of the receiving circuit, and setting keys 23 such as scroll keys 23a to 23d, a decision key 23e and a release key 23f for setting the microcomputer 22 as desired. It has. Reference numeral 24 denotes a liquid crystal screen display device for displaying information output from the microcomputer 22, and 25 selects sound effects, music, messages, and the like from sound sources according to command signals from the microcomputer 22, and these are selected by a speaker 26. In the sound reproducing device to be reproduced, the liquid crystal screen display device 24 and the sound reproducing device 25 serve as notification means to the player. Reference numeral 27 denotes a vibration generator driven by a low frequency output from the sound reproduction apparatus. The portable game information receiving apparatus is configured to be small so that it can be carried, and has a built-in power supply battery for driving.

Then, by operating the setting key 23, the microcomputer 22 constitutes an information selection setting means, and a selection screen such as jackpot notice information, reach production information, or the appearance status of the game is displayed on the liquid crystal screen display device 24. it can. Therefore, the player can select and set only the information desired to be notified by operating the setting key 23.
In addition, an identification code of a pachinko machine desired to be received among a large number of pachinko machines installed in the game hall can be input in advance by operating the setting key 23.

  For this reason, this portable game information receiving apparatus displays only the game information selected by the information selection setting means among the various types of game information wirelessly transmitted by the wireless transmission means 12 on the liquid crystal screen display device 24, and the speaker. A predetermined sound effect, music, a message, and the like are reproduced in 26, and the game information is notified to each player carrying the game information receiving apparatus. Also, for example, by operating the vibration generating device at the time of jackpot occurrence notice, the vibration is experienced by the player and the interest is further increased.

  In addition, by inputting the identification code in advance in this portable game information receiving device, it is possible to know game information of only a specific pachinko machine desired to be notified, and game information of other pachinko machines is not notified. Can be. For this reason, if the game information that the player is not interested in is removed from the setting, confusion and complications due to excessive information can be avoided.

  In addition, about an identification code, you may make it display on the demo screen of the said symbol fluctuation | variation display 11 with the machine number of a pachinko machine. Also, an infrared transmitter is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine, and the game information receiver is made to face the pachinko machine so that the identification code transmitted from the infrared transmitter can be received by the game information receiver. Good.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the portable game information receiving device is provided with request information transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting game information requested by the player, and the game information transmitting device is requested to receive the signal. The game information is transmitted, and the game information is received on the liquid crystal screen display device 24 when the game information is received by the portable game information receiving device. In this case, game information is notified in response to a player's request, so that necessary information can be acquired on-demand, and convenience is further improved.

  As the wireless transmission means, various means such as infrared rays or ultrasonic waves can be used in addition to those using radio waves. Also, the game information is not limited to jackpot notice information and reach performance information, but various information such as the number and occurrence timing of jackpots, the pitching rate, various events, replacement of new stands, or the status of the ball is assumed.

  The present invention is not limited to pachinko machines, and can be applied to notifying game information of other gaming machines such as slot machines installed in a game hall.

The block diagram of the pachinko machine which is an Example of this invention, and a game information transmission apparatus. The block diagram of the portable game information receiver which is an Example of this invention. The external view of the portable game information receiver which is an Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game control board 12 Radio | wireless transmission means 13 Identification code setting means 21 Radio wave receiving circuit 23 Setting key 24 Liquid crystal screen display apparatus 25 Sound reproduction apparatus 26 Speaker

Claims (4)

  A game characterized by comprising a wireless transmission means for individually giving an identification code to a game machine installed in a game hall and for wirelessly transmitting the game information coded on the game machine together with the identification code. Information transmission device.   2. A portable game information receiving apparatus comprising: notification means for receiving game information and an identification code wirelessly transmitted from the wireless transmission means according to claim 1, and notifying the game information and the identification code. .   The portable game information receiving apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising information selection setting means capable of selecting desired game information, wherein only the game information set in the information selection setting means is notified by the notification means.   Claim information transmission means for wirelessly transmitting the game information requested by the player to the game information transmitting device according to claim 1, and when the game information requested by the player is transmitted from the game information transmitting device, the game information is transmitted. 4. The portable game information receiving device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the notification means is notified by a notification means.

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