JP2002279157A - Information transmitting system for game parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information transmitting system for game parlor capable of transmitting a message from a game parlor to a game visitor to a visitor not coming to the parlor as well. SOLUTION: A CR machine 2 and a display unit 3 for each machine are installed corresponding to a game machine 1. A management device 6 transmits various messages from the game store to the game visitor to the display unit 3 for each machine provided corresponding to the game machine 1 played by the game visitor. At this time, the management device 6 converts the message to an E-mail on determining that no game visitor is played in the parlor and transmits the same to an E-mail address of the game visitor. Thus, various messages can be transmitted to the visitor not coming to the parlor, so that the visitor not coming to the parlor is urged to come to the parlor.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game store information transmission system for transmitting a message such as a guide from a game store to a player for prompting a visit to a store.

[0002]

Conventionally, display means are provided for each gaming machine, and various messages such as game guidance are displayed to a player who is playing a game, thereby promoting the player's willingness to play the game. Transmission systems are known. However, since the transmission system can transmit a message only to a player who is playing a game, the transmission system does not satisfy the desire of the game store to promote the willingness of a non-store player to visit the store. It is a dissatisfied thing.

[0003] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an information transmission system for a game store that can transmit a message from a game store to a player to a future store owner. It is in.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A message creating means for creating a message to be transmitted from the gaming store to the player according to the gaming situation of the player is provided, and a gaming machine identifying means for identifying a gaming machine to which the destination of the message is playing is provided. E-mail address storage means for storing an e-mail address for each of the game machines; message notification means provided for the gaming machine for notifying the received message; and providing the message created by the message creation means to the gaming machine identification means. The message is transmitted to the message notifying means provided corresponding to the specified gaming machine, and when the gaming machine specifying means cannot identify the gaming machine, the message is stored in the mail address storage means corresponding to the destination. Message transmitting means for transmitting a message to the given e-mail address.

[0005] According to such a configuration, the message creating means creates the message according to the gaming situation of the player. Further, the gaming machine specifying means specifies a gaming machine in which the message destination partner is playing a game. At this time, if the destination opponent is playing a game with a gaming machine, the gaming machine identification means can identify the gaming machine being played by the destination opponent. The message is transmitted to a message notifying unit provided corresponding to the gaming machine specified by the gaming machine specifying unit. As a result, the message from the game store is notified by the message notifying means, so that the destination player can check the message from the game store in real time.

On the other hand, if the destination partner is not playing a game, the gaming machine identification means cannot identify the gaming machine on which the destination partner is playing. Send a message to an address. As a result, the transmission destination can check the message transmitted by the game store on the personal computer or the mobile phone, thereby increasing the willingness to visit the store.

[0007] According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the player wants to know the gaming status of another friend, the player registers the group in advance by operating the group registration means. The message transmission means transmits a message to notify the group members registered by the group registration means of the game status of the other group members, so that the other group members of the future store know the game status of the group members and visit the store. I feel like trying.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reading means provided corresponding to the gaming machine for reading member information from a membership card issued from a game store. The means specifies a destination machine or a gaming machine played by a group member based on the member information read from the member card.

According to such a configuration, when the player receives various services from the game store, the member card issued from the game store is read by the reading means provided corresponding to the game machine. Thus, the gaming machine identification unit can reliably and easily identify the gaming machine on which the transmission destination or the group member plays based on the member information read from the membership card by the reading unit.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko hall management system will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the entire configuration. In FIG. 1, a plurality of pachinko machines and a gaming machine 1 such as a pachislot machine (not shown) are installed in a pachinko hall, and a CR (card reader) machine 2 and a display for each machine are displayed adjacent to each gaming machine 1. Unit (message notification means,
3) are installed. The CR machine 2 lends a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a medal within a range of the remaining amount stored in the prepaid card with a prepaid card (not shown) inserted. In this case, the rented game media is directly paid out from the gaming machine 1.

An input / output interface 4 is provided for each of the two gaming machines 1 and the CR machine 2, and each of the gaming machines 1 and the CR machine 2 manages a gaming machine installed on each island through the input / output interface 4. It is connected to the device 5. The gaming machine management device 5 collects and manages data of the gaming machines 1 on the entire island and manages the management devices (message creating means, gaming machine specifying means,
(Equivalent to mail address storage means and message transmission means)
Send to 6. The per-unit display unit 3 is connected to the management device 6 through the display unit management device 7 installed for each island.

The display unit management device 7 constantly samples data transmitted from the input / output interface 4 to the gaming machine management device 5, and supplies the sampled data to the display unit 3 for each unit. Also, when data of another gaming machine 1 is requested from the display unit 3 for each unit, if the gaming machine 1 belongs to its own island, data corresponding to the gaming machine 1 is received from the display unit 3 for each unit. In the case of the gaming machine 1 belonging to another island, the corresponding data is received from the management device 6 and supplied to the request source display unit 3.

The management device 6 manages the gaming status of each gaming machine 1 and the sales status of the CR machine 2 through the gaming machine management device 5, and communicates with the display unit 3 for each unit via the display unit management device 7. Display unit 3
The image to be displayed is controlled. Further, the management device 6 is connected to the gateway 8, and can establish a network with the personal computer 9a or the mobile phone 9b owned by the player via the Internet.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the display unit 3 for each unit. In FIG. 2, the display unit 3 includes a status display lamp 10, a liquid crystal display unit 12 having a touch panel 11, a point display unit 13, a card ejection button 14, and a card insertion slot 15. The status display lamp 10 displays an operation status, an error status, and the like. The point display unit 13 displays the points currently acquired by the pachinko hall members as described later. A membership card issued by the pachinko hall is inserted into the card insertion slot 15.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the display unit 3 for each unit. In FIG. 3, the display unit 3 for each unit is mainly configured by the control unit 16.
The control unit 16 includes a CPU 17, a ROM 18, a RAM 1
The CPU 17 operates based on a program stored in the ROM 18. The operation of the CPU 17 includes display control on the liquid crystal display unit 12 of game data (for example, the number of jackpots, the number of starts, etc.) selected in response to a touch operation on the touch panel 11, reading of a member number from a member card by the card reader 20, There are lighting control of the status display lamp 10, data display on the point display unit 13, determination of the operation state of the card ejection button 14, and communication control with the display unit management device 7 by the transmission / reception unit 21.

FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 schematically show various files stored in a storage device (not shown) of the management device 6, and these files implement the present embodiment as described later. You will need it when you do. In this case, FIG. 4 shows one member of the information file for each member, FIG. 5 shows one group of the group information fine, and FIG. 6 shows one person of the personal special prize history file.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. If the player wants to receive various services provided by the pachinko hall, it is necessary to receive a membership card in advance. A membership number is stored in the membership card, and various services provided by the pachinko hall can be received by using the membership card. As an example of this service, an information providing service for providing table data to a player, storing the obtained pachinko balls, and when returning to the store, paying out the pachinko balls arbitrarily within the range of the number of stored pachinko balls can be performed. There are a ball storage system, a point service that accumulates points according to a game, evaluates a game experience level according to the accumulated points, and gives a predetermined privilege according to a pointer.

When the member card is issued, the management device 6 creates a member-specific information file shown in FIG. In this member information file, the member number, group number, nickname, e-mail address, and gaming machine number are set, and when the member is registered, only the member number and nickname are registered in the member information file. Become. The nickname can be freely determined by the player,
If not determined, register your name as a nickname.

When the player wants to receive various services related to the group, it is necessary to register the group in advance. This group registration is necessary when receiving a message service to be described later or a service for confirming the game level or the number of the game player of the group registered friends. When the player registers a group by operating the display unit 3 for each unit, the management device 6 creates the group information shown in FIG.
The group number is registered in the member-specific information file shown in (1).

When a player who has been issued a membership card as described above plays a game with the gaming machine 1, the membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot 15 of the display unit 3 for each unit. Then, the display unit 3 reads the membership number from the membership card, adds an identification number indicating the gaming machine 1, and transmits the identification number to the management device 6 through the display unit management device 7.
The management device 6 stores the gaming machine number in the member-by-member information file shown in FIG. 4 corresponding to the member number input from the unit-by-unit display unit 3.

Then, when the player inserts the prepaid card into the CR machine 2 and rents a pachinko ball to start the game, a sales signal is transmitted from the CR machine 2 to the management device 6 and the outgoing ball and the safe An out ball signal and a safe ball signal are transmitted to the gaming machine management device 5 according to the occurrence of a ball, and a special prize signal is transmitted to the gaming machine management device 5 according to the occurrence of a special prize. The gaming machine management device 5 aggregates the sales of each gaming machine 1 based on the sales signal from the CR machine 2 and also aggregates the operating state of each gaming machine 1 based on various signals from the gaming machine 1 to a predetermined value. The information is transmitted to the management device 6 every time.
Thereby, the management device 6 can create the personal prize history file for each gaming machine 1 shown in FIG.

By the way, the management device 6 executes various message transmission processes according to the gaming situation of the player, which will be described below. (1) Hyena Check Message Transmission Process FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the hyena check message transmission process in the management device 6. The hyena check is a function for secretly monitoring the gaming status of the gaming machine 1 to which the player was playing immediately before. When the player uses this function, the display unit 3 for each unit is displayed. On the other hand, it is necessary to perform hyena check registration in advance.

In FIG. 7, when a big hit occurs for the first time after registration at a hyena check registration table registered by a player in advance (S101: YES), the management device 6 determines that the condition for transmitting a hyena check message is satisfied. And
The information file for each member shown in FIG. 4 is read (S102),
It is determined whether the gaming machine number is registered (S10
3). At this time, the fact that the gaming machine number is registered means that the player is playing in the store,
The management device 6 transmits a hyena check message to the display unit 3 provided for each game machine corresponding to the gaming machine on which the player plays (S104). As a result, the display unit 3 for each table displayed, "The table that was just hit, the 回 転 rotation was a big hit. Is displayed, the player feels frustrated and willing to work hard on the game.

If the gaming machine number is not registered in the member-by-member information file (S103: N
O), it is determined that the player has not visited the store, and the message is transmitted to the e-mail address registered in the member-specific information file shown in FIG. 4 (S105). As a result, the future store owner feels disappointed by accessing the mail server from the personal computer or mobile phone at home and seeing the hyena check message, and intends to work hard at the next visit.

(2) Group Member Explosion Message Transmission Process FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the group member explosion message transmission process in the management device 6. In FIG. 8, when the number of payouts (the number of difference balls) exceeds 5,000 based on the operation status of the gaming machine 1, the management device 6 (S20).
1: YES), determine that the condition for transmitting the explosion message is satisfied, read the member-specific information file shown in FIG. 4 (S202), specify the group number to which the player belongs (S203), and return to FIG. The indicated group information file is read (S204).

Subsequently, members of the same group are extracted (S
205), the explosion message is transmitted to the display unit 3 for each table in which the player is playing the game (S206). As a result, the display unit 3 for each unit displays "Mr. XX in the same group, XX is exploding. Is displayed, the visiting group member knows that the other group members are performing well and will be willing to work hard on the game.

Subsequently, an explosion message is transmitted in an e-mail format to all the group members of the future store (S207). As a result, the explosion message is stored in the mail server of the provider or the mobile phone company contracted by the group member of the future store, and the group member of the future store accesses the mail server from their personal computer or mobile phone. By seeing the explosion message, you can see that the group members who are visiting the store are doing well and will be willing to work hard the next time they visit the store.

(3) Group Member Visit Message Transmission Process FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a group member visit message transmission process in the management device 6. In FIG. 9, when the player inserts the membership card into the display unit 3 for each unit, the member information is output from the display unit 3 for each unit, so that the management device 6 receives the member information from the display unit 3 for each unit. At this time (S301: YES), the information file for each member shown in FIG. 4 is read (S302), and it is determined whether the store visit flag is set (S303). At this time,
If the store visit flag is set, the group number is specified after the destination party has visited the store (S
305), group members belonging to the same group are extracted (S306).

Next, the visitor sends a store visit message to the display unit 3 corresponding to the gaming machine 1 in which the game is being played (S307). As a result, the display unit 3 for each unit "Mr. XX of the same group came to the store. Is displayed, the group members visiting the store will be glad to know that other group members have visited the store.

Subsequently, a store visit message is transmitted to the group member of the future store (S308). As a result, the message is stored in the mail server of the provider or the mobile phone company. Therefore, the group member of the future store accesses the mail server with his / her personal computer or mobile phone and sees the message coming to the store to see the other group members. Came to the store and came to want to play and play.

(4) P-Man Level Down Message Transmission Process FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the P-man level down message transmission process in the management device 6. The P-man is an alter ego of the player displayed on the display unit 3 according to the game situation of the player, appears according to the game situation, encourages the player by displaying a message, and encourages the player. It is intended to entertain the game by expressing the emotions of the game. In this case, the P-man changes according to the points held by the player. The points are calculated as follows based on experience points, technical points, help points, and deduction points, and various awards are given from the game store to the player according to the points. Has become.

One point is raised for every 1000 operations (about 10 minutes). When the gaming machine 1 is a pachinko machine, three points are raised each time a special prize is obtained, each time a V zone is won, and each time a big bonus is obtained. The number of difference balls at the time of removing the membership card from the display unit 3 per unit is increased by 5 points corresponding to 5000 yen. If the number of difference balls at the time of removing the membership card from the display unit 3 for each unit is equal to or more than 10,000 yen, the points are increased by 10 points. Decrease by 10 points for each 10-day future store.

The game goes up and down depending on the outcome of the battle battle by the group members. The battle battle is one of the functions of the display unit 3 for each unit, and is for recruiting participants among group members and competing for a set time for a set time. In this case, it is necessary to bet points as a competitive BET in order to participate in the Baltic battle, and a group member having less points than the competitive BET cannot participate in the battle. In addition, when the player wins the Baltic match, the points bet on the match can be collected.

Points increase and decrease due to the reach attack during the battle. This reach attack is
A battle participant who has reached a reach during a battle is to bet on whether a jackpot will occur following the reach. Collect. If the special prize does not occur after the reach, the reach-tack destination wins, and the reach-attack source distributes one point to the reach-attack destination.

As shown in FIG. 12, the display unit 3 displays the P-man displayed on the display unit 3 in accordance with the points owned by the player, as shown in FIG. 7 in order.

Level 1 ... 0 to 100 points Level 2 ... 100 to 500 points Level 3 ... 500 to 1000 points Level 4 ... 1000 to 2000 points Level 5 ... 2000 to 3000 points Level 6 ... 3000 to 5000 Points Level 7: 5000 points or more

In FIG. 10, the management device 6 constantly totals points other than the store visit point according to the game situation of the player, and when the store closing process is completed (S401: Y
ES), a visit point subtraction process remaining as a point total is executed (S402). That is, the points of the players who have not visited the store for 10 days are reduced.

Subsequently, a player whose points totaled including the store closing process are less than the lower limit value of the current player level range is extracted (S403), and if such a player exists, the game is executed. A level down message is transmitted to the customer's e-mail address (S404). As a result, the mail server of the provider or the mobile phone company with which the player has contracted says, "If you do not come soon, the level of P-man will go down. Is stored.

By the above operation, the member accesses the mail server with his / her personal computer or mobile phone and sees the level down message, so that he / she thinks he / she has to go to the game store.

(5) Group Member Battle Message Transmission Process FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a group member battle message transmission process in the management device 6. This FIG.
In, when the ball-out battle starts (S501: YES), the management device 6 specifies a group member performing the ball-out battle (S502), and transmits a battle message to the e-mail address of the group member. (S50
3). As a result, the mail server of the provider or mobile phone company to which the player has subscribed says, "Group members are in battle. Is stored.

With the above operation, the future shop group member wants to go to the game shop and participate in the battle by accessing the mail server with his / her personal computer or mobile phone and watching the level down message. .

(6) The special prize history mail management device 6 is configured to transmit a special prize history to the display unit 3 for each player, or to remove the member card from the display unit 3 for each unit. The personal award history data of the member shown in FIG. 6 is transmitted to the e-mail address of the player. As a result, the special prize history of the player is stored in the mail server of the provider or the mobile phone company with which the player has contracted.

With the above operation, the member can check his / her special prize history at home or outside by accessing the mail server with his / her personal computer or mobile phone and viewing the special prize history data.

According to such a configuration, when the player is a future store, various messages to the player are transmitted from the store to the e-mail address of the player.
Unlike the conventional one that only sends a message to the playing player, even if the player is a future store,
Various messages can be transmitted to the player to urge the player to visit the store or to provide various information.

Further, the game status of the group member is transmitted to the players registered in the group, so that the group member of the future store can check the game status of the group member with his / her personal computer or mobile phone. Looking at it makes me want to visit the store.

Further, when the player is playing a game using the membership card, the gaming machine 1 on which the player is playing is specified based on the member information from the membership card. Can be reliably specified.

In addition, when the player is playing a game, the message is transmitted to the display unit 3 provided for each gaming machine 1 in which the player plays the game.
As in the related art, a message can be transmitted in real time to a player who is playing a game.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and a message may be notified by voice.

[0049]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the information transmission system for a game store of the present invention, a message preparation means for preparing a message to be transmitted from a game store to a player according to the game situation of the player. Provided, a gaming machine identification means for identifying a gaming machine to which a message transmission destination is playing, an e-mail address storage means for storing an e-mail address for each player, provided corresponding to the gaming machine. Providing message notification means for notifying the received message,
When the message created by the message creating means is transmitted to the message notifying means provided corresponding to the gaming machine identified by the gaming machine identifying means, and when the gaming machine identifying means cannot identify the gaming machine. E stored in the mail address storage means corresponding to the transmission destination.
Since a message transmission means for transmitting a message to an e-mail address is provided, it is possible to transmit a message from a game store to a player to a future store owner, thereby prompting a visit to the store or providing various information. It has excellent effects.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an entire configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a display unit for each stand.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a display unit for each unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an information file for each member.

FIG. 5 shows a group information file.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a personal award history file.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a hyena check message transmission process of the management device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a group member explosion message transmission process of the management device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a group member visit message transmission process of the management device.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a level down message transmission process of the management device.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a group member battle message transmission process of the management device.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing levels of P-man.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a CR machine, 3 is a display unit for each unit (message notification means, group registration means, reading means), 6 is a management device (message creation means, gaming machine identification means, mail address storage means, message transmission Means).

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Naoki Ogawa 1-47-1, Naguno, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya Furuya International Center Building 2F Daikok Electric Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 2C088 CA02 CA27 EA49

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A message creating means for creating a message to be transmitted from a game store to a player according to a gaming situation of a player, a gaming machine identifying means for identifying a gaming machine to which a destination of the message is playing. E-mail address storage means for storing an e-mail address for each player; message notification means provided corresponding to a gaming machine for notifying a received message; and a game machine identification means for storing a message created by the message creation means. Is transmitted to the message notifying means provided corresponding to the specified gaming machine, and stored in the mail address storage means corresponding to the transmission destination when the gaming machine specifying means cannot specify the gaming machine. E
A game store information transmission system, comprising: a message transmission unit that transmits a message to a mail address. 2. A group registration unit for registering a group in response to an input operation of a player, wherein the message transmission unit notifies a group member registered by the group registration unit of a game status of another group member. 2. The information transmission system for a game arcade according to claim 1, wherein a message to notify is transmitted. 3. A reading device provided corresponding to the gaming machine, for reading member information from a member card issued from a gaming store, wherein the gaming machine specifying device includes a member read by the reading device from the member card. 3. The information transmission system for a game shop according to claim 1, wherein it is determined based on the information that a destination machine or a group member specifies a gaming machine to be played.