JPH1199276A - Display system for game hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display system for a game hall which enables elaborate operation such as distributing different images for each game island. SOLUTION: This system comprises an image supplying system and a data communication system. The image supplying system is provided with an image display device (communication/display part 1a) provided in correspondence of each game machine, an island-terminal video hub 11, and an island-representing video hub 21, and in the image supplying system the representing video hub 21 supplies image signals from image sources (31, 32, and 33) to each island-terminal video hub 11. The data communication system is provided with a data communication part (communication/display part 1a) provided in correspondence to each game machine, an island-terminal communication hub 12, and an island-representing communication hub 22 and performs data communication between a hall controlling computer 34 and each island-terminal communication hub 12 via the representing communication hub 22. The above island- representing video hub 21 is provided with a data communicating means for data communications with the above representing communication hub 22 and an image selecting means to select images to be supplied for each island-end video hub on the basis of the data received by data communications from among a plurality of image sources (31, 32, and 33).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display system for a game arcade used in a game arcade such as a pachinko hall.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game hall such as a pachinko hall, a video display device is attached to a call display section of each game console, and the video display device can display a TV video or a reproduced video. Have been done. For this purpose, generally, a video source (video source) such as a TV receiver or a video playback device is installed in the hall control room, and a representative video hub is installed in the game hall side, and these are connected by a video transmission cable. Further, the representative video hub and the island end video hub provided on each gaming island are connected by a video transmission cable, and a video signal is transmitted from each island edge video hub to an image display device of each gaming arcade in the island. Is adopted.

In order to manage such a game arcade, each gaming island is provided with an island edge communication hub for collecting platform information of gaming arcades in the island. The island end communication hub communicates with the representative communication hub. The representative communication hub communicates with a hall control computer provided in the hall control room.

[0004]

The video supply system and the data communication system in the above-mentioned amusement arcade are separate systems. In the video supply, a certain game island is provided with a TV video and another game is provided. Playback video on Taishima, etc.
Different video could not be distributed for each gaming island.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a display system for a game arcade that connects a video supply system and a data communication system, and enables a detailed operation of distributing a different video for each game platform island.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a display system for a game arcade according to the present invention is provided with a video display device corresponding to each game console. A video hub that supplies video signals to each video display device; and a representative video hub that supervises these video hubs. The video hub supplies video signals from video sources to the video hubs. Video game system, and a data communication unit corresponding to each game console.Each gaming island has an island edge communication hub that collects platform information via each data communication unit on the island. A representative communication hub that supervises the terminal communication hub, and a data communication system configured to perform data communication between the hall control computer and each of the island end communication hubs via the representative communication hub, The image sources are multiple Mashimashi, the representative video hub,
Data communication means for performing data communication with the representative communication hub, and an image for selecting an image to be given to each island edge video hub from the plurality of image sources based on data received in the data communication Selecting means.

[0007] According to the above configuration, the video supply system and the data communication system are connected, and a TV image is displayed on an image display device of a certain game island, and is displayed on an image display device of another game island. It is possible to display a reproduced video.

The image switching command may be issued by an operator or automatically by the hall control computer. For example,
The hall control computer calculates a game console operating rate for each island based on the table information, determines which video is to be distributed to each gaming table island based on the game console operating rate, and determines the content of the determination. A configuration is conceivable in which the data shown is generated and supplied to the representative video hub via the representative communication hub.

A display system for a game arcade according to the present invention includes a video display device corresponding to each game console, and an island edge video hub for providing video signals to each video display device in each of the game console islands. A video supply system that provides a video signal from a video source to each of the island video hubs and a representative video hub that supervises these island video hubs. Each gaming island has an island edge communication hub that collects platform information via each data communication unit on the island, and a representative communication hub that supervises these island edge communication hubs. A data communication system for performing data communication between the hall control computer and each island end communication hub via the representative communication hub,
And each of the video display devices is capable of displaying a video provided from the island edge video hub and displaying data based on platform information provided from the data communication unit, and switching between these displays. Is performed based on the data received by the data communication unit in the data communication.

With the above configuration, the video supply system and the data communication system are connected, and a TV image is displayed on an image display device of a certain game island, and is displayed on an image display device of another game island. It is possible to cause the game console to display data.

The image switching command may be issued by an operator or may be automatically issued by the hall control computer. For example,
The hall control computer calculates a game console operating rate for each island based on the table information, and determines whether to display an image or a data display on each image display device of the island based on the game console operating rate. Is determined, and data indicating the content of the determination is generated, and the data is provided to each data communication unit via the representative communication hub, the representative video hub, and the island edge communication hub.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a display system for a game arcade provided in a pachinko parlor according to this embodiment. The figure shows a case where four pachinko islands are provided in the venue, a symbol A is assigned to the first pachinko island, a symbol B is assigned to the second pachinko island, and a symbol is assigned to the third pachinko island. C
And the symbol D is added to the fourth pachinko island.

The island edge communication hubs 12 provided for each of the pachinko islands A, B, C, and D are provided from the communication / display unit 1a of the pachinko machines 1 on each island. To get it. Each of the island-end communication hubs 12 is set with an address for specifying the individual. When the own address is included in, for example, a platform information request signal supplied via the communication line 13, , And sends out the platform information of its own pachinko island to the communication line 13. Note that the platform information includes basic information output from each pachinko machine or its peripheral devices, such as a jackpot occurrence signal, a probability variation state generation signal, a start signal, an out signal, a safe signal, and the like, Processing information (big hit number information, rank information, etc.) obtained by totaling information is included.

The island edge video hubs 11 provided corresponding to the pachinko islands A, B, C, and D are connected to the island representative video hubs 21 by image supply lines 14, respectively. The video signal sent from the line 14 is supplied to the communication / display unit 1a of each pachinko machine 1. In each pachinko island, the communication / display unit 1a of the adjacent pachinko machine 1 has, for example, a video signal input terminal for inputting a video signal and a video signal output terminal for passing out the received video signal. , Adjacent neighbors are connected to a series.

Communication / display unit 1a of each pachinko machine 1 ...
As described above, in addition to the process of generating / transmitting the platform information and the process of displaying on the liquid crystal or CRT screen based on the video signal sent from the island representative video hub 21, the platform information (the jackpot count information) Etc.) can also be displayed. Note that the display platform information for display may be sent from the hall control computer 34 described later via the communication line 13 in some cases. Each communication / display unit 1a is provided with a switching control unit (not shown), and the switching control unit switches between table information display and video display. An instruction to switch between displaying the platform information and displaying the video is issued by the hall control computer 34. When receiving the switching instruction for its own island, the island end communication hub 12 transmits the instruction to the switching control unit of each communication / display unit 1a.

In this embodiment, the island representative video hub 21 includes a television image transmitting unit 31, a reproduced image transmitting unit 32, and a laser disk image transmitting unit 3 as image sources.
3 receives a video signal. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of an island representative video hub 21. The video selection unit 21a is provided with a number of selection switches corresponding to the number of pachinko islands that the island representative video hub 21 is in charge of. In this embodiment, each selection switch is assigned to each pachinko island using the address set in the island edge communication hubs 12 of each pachinko island.

Each selection switch has three input terminals and one output terminal. The three input terminals are connected to the video transmission units 31, 32, 33, respectively, and the one output terminal Are connected to the island video hub 11 of each pachinko island via a line 14. Communication unit 21
b performs data communication with the island representative communication hub 22 and the island edge communication hub 12. The control unit 21c is an island representative communication hub 22.
Decode the data received from. This data contains information about which pachinko island (determined by the address) and which video (determined by a 2-bit signal described later) is selected, that is, the address and the 2-bit signal. The control unit 21c controls the selection switch based on the decoding result. In FIG. 2, when the 2-bit signal is “00”, the television image is selected and “0” is selected.
In the case of "1", the reproduced image is selected, and in the case of "10", the laser disk image is selected.

The island representative communication hub 22 is connected to a hall control computer 34, and transmits an instruction and the like from the hall control computer 34 to the island representative video hub 21 via a line 23. The platform information coming from the island is transmitted to the hall control computer 34.

The hall control computer 34 performs hall management based on the received platform information and the like. In particular, in this embodiment, the operation status of the pachinko machine is determined based on the vehicle information, and the process of determining which video is to be given to which pachinko island is also performed based on the operation status. For example, when the operation rate of a pachinko machine on a certain pachinko island is lower than a predetermined value, a laser disc image is supplied to the pachinko island, and the operation rate of the pachinko island is higher than a predetermined value. Supply the store's campaign video footage. Further, not only the selection of the video based on the operation rate but also the selection of the video and the data display of the platform information are performed. For example, when the operation rate of a pachinko machine on a certain pachinko island is lower than a predetermined value, the information on each machine is displayed on the video display device of each pachinko machine on the pachinko island, and the operation rate is reduced. For a pachinko island having a predetermined value or more, one of three images is displayed.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an example of the control contents in the hall control computer 34.
First, the platform information on a certain Pachinko Island is obtained (Step 1), and the operation rate on the Pachinko Island is calculated (Step 2). Next, it is determined whether the operation rate is equal to or less than 100% and greater than a first predetermined value (step 3). YES
If so, data for selecting a campaign video image of the shop is generated and transmitted (step 4). In the case of NO, it is determined whether the operation rate is equal to or less than the first predetermined value and larger than the second predetermined value (step 5). If YES, data for selecting a TV image is generated and transmitted (step 6). In the case of NO, it is determined whether or not the operation rate is equal to or less than the second predetermined value and larger than the third predetermined value (step 7). If YES, data for selecting the data display of the platform information is generated and transmitted (step 8). In the case of NO, data for selecting a laser disk image is generated and transmitted (step 9). Then, the same processing is repeatedly performed for the next pachinko island.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of control contents in the island representative video hub 21. Here, it is assumed that a plurality of island representative video hubs 21 are installed, and in this case, an address is assigned to each island representative video hub 21 (hereinafter, this address is referred to as an island representative address).
Is assigned.

First, an island representative address is extracted based on data obtained from the hall control computer 34 via the island representative communication hub 22 (step 11). Then, it is determined whether or not the extracted island representative address matches the island representative address set therein (step 1).
2). If they match, the received data is decoded (step 13). Then, it is determined which video is to be applied to which pachinko island based on the decoded data (step 14), and the selection switch is controlled based on the determination result (step 15).

According to the above configuration, it is possible to perform a detailed operation such as distributing a different video for each game platform. It is also possible to display a TV image on a video display device of a certain gaming island and to display data of a gaming table on an image display device of another gaming island. Furthermore,
The switching of the video is automatically performed by the hall control computer 34 without depending on the operation of the operator.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to perform a detailed operation such as displaying a different image for each game platform island.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a game hall display system provided in a pachinko hall according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an island representative video hub according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing contents of a hall control computer according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing contents of an island representative video hub according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 Pachinko machine 1a Communication / display unit 11 Island end video hub 12 Island end communication hub 13 Communication line 14 Video supply line 21 Island representative video hub 22 Island representative communication hub 34 Computer for hall control

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tsutomu Fujita 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] An image display device is provided in correspondence with each game console, and each game console island is provided with an island edge video hub for providing an image signal to each image display device in the island, and these island edge video hubs are controlled. A video supply system that supplies a video signal from a video source to each of the island end video hubs; and a data communication unit corresponding to each game console. The island has an island edge communication hub that collects platform information via each data communication unit on the island, a representative communication hub that supervises these island edge communication hubs, and a hall control computer through this representative communication hub. A data communication system configured to perform data communication with each of the island edge communication hubs, wherein the plurality of video sources are provided, and the representative video hub is configured to perform data communication with the representative communication hub. To communicate A game device comprising: a data communication unit; and a video selection unit that selects, from among the plurality of video sources, a video to be provided to each island edge video hub based on data received by the data communication. Place display system. 2. The hall control computer calculates a game console operating rate for each island based on the table information, and determines which video is to be distributed to each gaming table island based on the game console operating rate. 2. The display system for a game arcade according to claim 1, wherein data indicating the determined content is generated and provided to a representative video hub via a representative communication hub. 3. An image display device is provided corresponding to each game console, and each game console island is provided with an island edge video hub for providing an image signal to each image display device in the island, and these island edge video hubs are controlled. A video supply system that supplies a video signal from a video source to each of the island end video hubs; and a data communication unit corresponding to each game console. The island has an island edge communication hub that collects platform information via each data communication unit on the island, a representative communication hub that supervises these island edge communication hubs, and a hall control computer through this representative communication hub. A data communication system configured to perform data communication with each of the island edge communication hubs, wherein each of the image display devices displays an image provided from the island edge video hub, and the data From the communication section A display system for a game arcade, wherein data display based on given platform information is possible, and switching between these displays is performed based on data received by the data communication unit in data communication. . 4. The hall control computer calculates a game console operating rate for each island based on the table information, and displays an image on each image display device of the island based on the game console operating rate. It is determined whether data is to be displayed or data is to be displayed, data indicating this determination is generated and given to each data communication unit via the representative communication hub, the representative video hub, and the island edge communication hub. The display system for a game arcade according to claim 3, wherein: