Topper Device Of Gaming Machine

Abstract

When any of slot machines comprising a link system (e.g., the slot machine) has won, the winning slot machine transmits a win signal to an installed topper device. A processor of the topper device that received the win signal transmits to other linked topper devices (e.g., the topper devices) an effect signal informing that the slot machine has won, and performs effect showing that the installed slot machine has won. In contrast, the processors of the topper devices that received the effect signal specifies the sending topper device, and executes the effect showing a position of the winning slot machine, by using a topper liquid crystal panel or the LED.

1 . A topper device of a gaming machine comprising:
 an effect device that executes the effect;   a first communication device that communicates with an installed gaming machine;   a second communication device that communicates with other topper devices installed in other gaming machines; and   a processor that executes:
 (a) when the installed gaming machine has won, a process to receive from the gaming machine a win signal informing that it has won, via the first communication device; 
 (b) when receiving the win signal, a process to execute at the effect device a first effect informing that the gaming machine has won; 
 (c) when receiving the win signal, a process to transmit to the other topper devices an effect signal informing that the gaming machine has won, via the second communication device; and 
 (d) when receiving the effect signal from the other topper devices, a process to execute at the effect device a second effect showing that the gaming machine in which the topper device that transmitted the effect signal is installed has won. 
   
   
   
       2 . A topper device of a gaming machine comprising:
 an effect device that executes effect;   a first communication device that communicates with an installed gaming machine;   a second communication device that communicates with other topper devices installed in other gaming machines; and   a processor that executes:
 (a) when the installed gaming machine has won, a process to receive from the gaming machine a win signal informing that it has won, via the first communication device; 
 (b) when receiving the win signal, a process to execute at the effect device the first effect informing that the gaming machine has won; 
 (c) when receiving the win signal, a process to transmit to the other topper devices an effect signal informing that the gaming machine has won, via the second communication device; and 
 (d) when receiving the effect signal from the other topper devices, a process to execute at the effect device the second effect showing a direction of installation of the gaming machine in which the topper device that transmitted the effect signal is installed. 
   
   
   
       3 . The topper device of the gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the effect signal includes the identification information that identifies the topper device that transmitted the effect signal, and   the processor specifies the topper device that transmitted the effect signal, based on the identification information.   
   
   
       4 . The topper device of the gaming machine according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the effect signal includes the identification information that identifies the topper device that transmitted the effect signal, and   the processor specifies the topper device that transmitted the effect signal, based on the identification information.   
   
   
       5 . The topper device of the gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein
 when receiving the effect signal from the other topper devices located within a predetermined distance, the processor executes the second effect showing that the gaming machine in which the topper device that transmitted the effect signal is installed has won.   
   
   
       6 . The topper device of the gaming machine according to  claim 5 , further comprising an operation unit that accepts an operator's input operation,
 wherein the processor sets the predetermined distance based on the input operation accepted by the operation unit.