JP2003010519A - System and method for managing game information, and connected device and managing device applied thereto - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game information managing system where a piece of individual game information is able to be visualized at any place. SOLUTION: A cellular phone set 24 is set to a cellular phone holder 25. An ID(identification) number is read from a contactless communication IC(integrated circuit) memory 26 of the cellular phone set 24 by a contactless communication part 30. While the cellular phone set 24 is set to the cellular phone holder 25, game data concerning a game conducted by a game player are transmitted to a parlor managing device 1 together with data of the ID number. The parlor managing device 1 stores the game data in correspondence with the ID number of the cellular phone set 24. Giving a telephone call by the game player at any place through the cellular phone set 24 to the parlor managing device 1 allows the game data stored in the parlor managing device 1 according to the cellular phone set 24 to be received and the piece of the individual game information based on the game data is displayed on a display device 27.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game information management system for managing game information, a game information management method, a stand machine and a management device applied to this system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent game arcades, information display terminals are installed near the entrances of the game arcades, etc.
For example, display information about each gaming machine at the gaming shop (for example, jackpot occurrence rate at each gaming machine (number of jackpots generated per hour)) and gaming information such as information on the gaming shop such as replacement of a new console or holidays. There is a store that does. The game information displayed on such an information display terminal serves as a reference when selecting a game machine to be played, and also as a reference when deciding whether or not to come to a game store at a later date. It can be said that this is very useful information for customers.

However, in the conventional system as described above, since the game information can be viewed only by the information display terminal installed in the game shop, for example, the day before going to the game shop, a sufficient time is taken at home. A player who wants to consider the selection of a game machine tomorrow has to make a note of the contents of the game information displayed on the information display terminal at the game store, which is inconvenient. In addition, in the conventional system, although game information such as information about each gaming machine and information about a game shop can be viewed, game information about the game played by the player himself (for example, game start time, game end time, and the amount of money inserted). , The amount of money won, the number of jackpots, the model name of the gaming machine that played the game, etc.) could not be seen.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] To view game information by storing game information such as information about a game store and individual game information in an IC card for game and setting the IC card in a game information display device. A system capable of doing so has been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-5417). In the system according to this proposal, for example, by setting an IC card in a gaming machine and playing a game, personal game information is stored in this IC card, and then the player takes the IC card home and returns it to the home, for example. By setting the IC card in the game information display device installed in, the individual game information stored in the IC card can be viewed on the game information display device. The player can select a gaming machine with reference to the individual game information, and can make a balance calculation from information on the input amount and the obtained amount.

Since the game information display device is usually too large to carry, it is installed at home. Therefore, although the game information can be carefully viewed at home, there is a problem in that the game information cannot be viewed, for example, when the user wants to view the game information on the way to the game shop. In addition, in order to use the above system, the player must purchase a game information display device, which makes it difficult for many players to use this system.

The present invention has been made under such a background, and a game information management system capable of viewing individual game information at an arbitrary place, a game information management method, a stand machine applied to this system, and The purpose is to provide a management device. Further, another object of the present invention is that a personal game information can be viewed at an arbitrary place and can be used by a large number of players, a game information management system, a game information management method, and a stand machine applied to this system. And to provide a management device.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention] The invention according to claim 1 for achieving the above object is a system for managing game information, wherein a player intends to play a game. (7) is provided in association with the identification information reading means (30) for reading the identification information of the portable terminal (24) owned by the player, and the identification information reading means can read the identification information of the portable terminal. In the state, when the game is played on the gaming machine, the information management means (1, 2, S5) for storing the gaming information related to the gaming in association with the identification information of the portable terminal, and the information managing means. Information transmitting means (1, 2, 30) for transmitting the stored game information to the mobile terminal corresponding to the identification information in a displayable manner.
It is a game information management system characterized by including and.

The alphanumeric characters in parentheses represent corresponding components in the embodiments described later. The same applies in this section below. The identification information reading means is provided in, for example, a stand machine arranged in association with a gaming machine. When the mobile terminal is set to a state in which the identification information can be read by the identification information reading means, the identification information of the mobile terminal is read by the identification information reading means.

According to the structure of the present invention, when the game is played on the corresponding gaming machine while the identification information reading means can read the identification information of the portable terminal, the game information about the game (individual game) Information) can be stored by the information management means in association with the identification information of the mobile terminal, and the individual game information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal by the information transmission means and displayed. Therefore, the player can take a closer look at his / her own personal game information transmitted to the mobile terminal at home and carefully select the game machine, for example, want to see the individual game information on the way to the game store. You can also see it at any place when it becomes.

If, for example, a mobile phone, which has been spreading rapidly in recent years, is used as the mobile terminal,
Since it is not necessary to purchase a dedicated device, many players can use this game information management system. The invention according to claim 2 is provided in association with the gaming machine,
The mobile phone further comprises a mobile terminal holder (25) on which the mobile terminal can be set, and the identification information reading means can read the identification information of the mobile terminal set in the mobile terminal holder. It is the game information management system according to claim 1.

According to this structure, the player can cause the identification information reading means to read the identification information of the portable terminal by setting the portable terminal in the portable terminal holder. According to a third aspect of the present invention, the information transmitting means (30) is set in a state in which the identification information can be read by the identification information reading means while a game is being played on the gaming machine. As long as the player sends the game information to the mobile terminal, while the player is playing the game, the personal game information related to the game is automatically sent to the mobile terminal. You can save the trouble of reading personal game information.

On the other hand, as in the invention described in claim 4, the information transmitting means (1, 2) may transmit the game information to the mobile terminal in response to the access from the mobile terminal. For example, the player can receive the personal game information stored in the information management means on the mobile terminal by viewing the information transmission means from the mobile terminal. In particular, since the game information is stored in the information management means having a large data capacity, more personal game information can be stored, and the player can select any one of various personal game information, It can be displayed on a mobile terminal.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing game information, wherein the player possesses identification information reading means provided in association with the game machine with which the player intends to play a game. And a step of reading the identification information of the mobile terminal, and when the game is played on the gaming machine in a state where the identification information reading means can read the identification information of the mobile terminal, The step of the management means storing in association with the identification information of the mobile terminal, and the information transmission means can read the identification information with respect to the identification information reading means while a game is being played on the gaming machine. And a step of transmitting the game information corresponding to the identification information from the information managing means to the portable terminal in the state, the game information managing method.

According to this structure, the same effects as the effects described in relation to claim 1 or 3 can be obtained. The invention according to claim 6 is a method for managing game information, wherein the identification information reading means provided in association with the game machine with which the player intends to play a game has a mobile terminal device possessed by the player. When the game is played on the gaming machine in a state in which the identification information reading means can read the identification information of the mobile terminal, the information management means stores the game information about the game. In response to the access from the mobile terminal, the information transmitting means, in response to the access from the mobile terminal, stores the game information corresponding to the identification information in the mobile terminal, from the information management means. And a step of transmitting the game information, which is a game information management method.

With this configuration, the same effect as the effect described in relation to claim 1 or 4 can be obtained. The invention according to claim 7 further comprises the step of outputting the game information received by the portable terminal device to another terminal device (33), and the game information management method according to claim 5 or 6, is there. According to this configuration, the personal game information transmitted to the mobile terminal can be output to another terminal (for example, a personal computer) and the personal game information can be displayed on the terminal. As a result, the individual game information can be displayed on a large display screen (monitor) so as to be easily viewed, the daily personal game information can be sorted, and the sorted personal game information can be printed by, for example, a printer.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a platform machine adjacent to the gaming machine, wherein the portable terminal holder, which can be set by the player, is set in the portable terminal holder. When identification information reading means for reading identification information of the portable terminal and the portable terminal is set in the portable terminal holder, when a game is played on the gaming machine,
Information management means for storing game information related to the game in association with identification information of the mobile terminal device, and a mobile terminal device set in the mobile terminal device holder while a game is being played on the game device, An information transmission means for transmitting game information corresponding to the identification information from the information management means.

According to this structure, it is possible to provide a bench machine suitable for the game information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The invention according to claim 9 is a device for managing game information relating to a game played on a plurality of gaming machines, wherein identification information reading means provided in association with the gaming machine with which the player intends to play a game is provided. Information that, when a game is played on the game machine in a state in which the player can read the identification information of the game machine, the game information about the game is stored in association with the identification information of the game machine. A management device comprising: management means and, in response to access from the mobile terminal, information transmission means for transmitting game information corresponding to the identification information to the mobile terminal from the information management means. Is.

With this configuration, it is possible to provide a management device suitable for the game information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a card-type game medium lending system in which a game information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated. In this card-type game medium lending system, a person playing a game in a hall (game shop) or a person who is about to play a game uses a game card in which a valuable value equivalent to money is recorded. It is a system that allows you to rent pachinko balls or medals.
It includes a hall management device 1 installed in a hall and a system management device 2 installed in a system management company. The hall management device 1 and the system management device 2 are communicably connected via a dedicated communication line 3.

In the hall management device 1, a card vending machine 4 which issues (sells) a game card in which a valuable value corresponding to the input amount is recorded, and a balance of the valuable value recorded in the game card are settled, A card settlement machine 5 for refunding the amount of money corresponding to the balance and a relay device 6 provided for each gaming machine island are communicably connected. In each gaming machine island, gaming machines 7 such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines and table machines 8 for lending game media within the range of valuable value recorded in the gaming card are arranged in an alternating manner in one-to-one correspondence. It is configured by Tajima machine 8 of each gaming machine island,
The communication device is communicatively connected to the relay device provided on the gaming machine island, and also communicatively connected to the one-to-one associated gaming machine.

The card vending machine 4, the card settlement machine 5, and the inter-machine machine 8 send data to the hall management device 1 regarding the usage amount and sales amount of game cards in each device. The hall management device 1 aggregates data sent from the card vending machine 4 and the like, and transmits the aggregated data to the system management device 2 as system usage status data after the hall is closed, for example. The system usage status data sent from the hall management device 1 to the system management device 2 is managed by the system management device 2 so that the system management company can use it as a calculation reference of the system usage fee to be collected from the hall.

When a big hit occurs in a lottery performed during a game, for example, the gaming machine 7 transmits a signal indicating that the big hit has occurred to the hall management device 1 via the inter-machine 8. The hall management device 1 counts the number of jackpots generated in each gaming machine 7 based on the jackpot occurrence signal sent from each gaming machine 7, and calculates from the counted number of jackpots generated and this jackpot occurrence number. It manages information about games in each gaming machine 7, such as jackpot occurrence rate (number of jackpot occurrences per hour). In addition to this, the hall management device 1 manages information about halls such as replacement of new units and holidays. In addition, in halls that have introduced a system to give points to persons registered as members of the hall under predetermined conditions and give various service benefits to members according to the number of points earned by this, Member information such as the number of points acquired is managed by the hall management device 1. Information about the game and information about the hall (game information) in each of these gaming machines 7 is transmitted from the hall managing device 1 to the system managing device 2 via the communication line 3 and managed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the external configuration of the gaming machine 7 and the inter-machine machine 8 associated therewith. The game machine 7 is, for example, a pachinko machine that uses a pachinko ball as a game medium. On the front surface of the game machine 7, the game board 9 and the momentum of the pachinko ball fired toward the inside of the game board 9 are adjusted. A handle 10 for storing, an upper plate 11 for storing the pachinko balls to be fired toward the game board 9, and a lower plate 12 for receiving the pachinko balls that cannot be stored in the upper plate 11 are arranged. Has been done.

A guide rail 13 formed in an arc shape is arranged on the periphery of the game board 9, and a space surrounded by the guide rail 13 allows a pachinko ball shot by the operation of the handle 10 to pass therethrough. It has become a game area.
Then, in this gaming machine 7, whether or not the pachinko ball launched in the game area enters a starting winning opening (not shown) or the like provided in the gaming area, and whether or not the pachinko ball to the starting winning opening is A game such as whether or not a big hit comes out in a big hit lottery that is performed in response to entering a ball.

On the upper plate 11, a card balance indicator 14 for displaying the balance of the valuable value recorded in the gaming card inserted in the stand machine 8 and a push operation for requesting the pachinko ball lending. Pachinko ball lending button 15 and stand machine 8
A card return button 16 that is pressed when instructing the return of the game card inserted in is arranged. In addition, in the vicinity of the pachinko ball lending button 15, a lendable indicator lamp 1 for indicating whether or not the pachinko ball can be lent using the valuable value recorded on the game card.
7 is arranged, for example, when the pachinko ball can be lent out, the lending possible display lamp 17 is turned on.

On the other hand, in the upper front part of the stand machine 8, a coin insertion slot 18 into which coins (banknotes or coins) for purchasing a valuable value necessary for renting pachinko balls are inserted.
Are arranged. Further, above the coin insertion slot 18, a coin insertion possible indicator lamp 19 for indicating whether or not the coin can be inserted from the coin insertion slot 18 is arranged. The currency insertion possible indicator lamp 19 is, for example, the currency insertion slot 1
Lights up when money can be inserted from 8.

Below the money slot 18, from top to bottom,
Card insertion indicator lamp 20, card insertion button 21,
A card insertability indicator lamp 22 and a card insert / eject port 23 are arranged. A game card used for renting a pachinko ball is inserted from the card insertion / ejection port 23. In addition, the game card returned in response to the pressing operation of the card return button 16 is a card insertion /
It is ejected from the ejection port 23, and about half of this side (to the extent that the player can pick it up with a finger) stops while protruding from the card insertion / ejection port 23. When the card insertion button 21 is pressed in this state, the game card protruding from the card insertion / ejection port 23 is taken into the inter-machine machine 8.

The card-indicating indicator lamp 20 indicates that the machine 8
It is a lamp for indicating that a game card is inserted therein, and is lit, for example, in a state where the game card is inserted. The card insertability display lamp 22 is a lamp for indicating whether or not a game card can be inserted from the card insert / eject port 23.
It is turned on when the game card can be inserted from the discharge port 23. In the game information management system according to the present embodiment, the mobile phone 24 owned by each player is used.
A mobile phone holder 25 capable of holding the mobile phone 24 is formed at the lowermost part of the front surface of the bench machine 8. The mobile phone 24 includes, for example, a non-contact IC memory (eg, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)).
Chip) 26 is built-in, and the inter-machine 8 has a non-contact I of the mobile phone 24 set in the mobile phone holder 25.
It is possible to communicate with the C memory 26 in a non-contact (wireless) manner. That is, the inter-machine 8 is, for example, the mobile phone 2 stored in the non-contact IC memory 26 of the mobile phone 24.
Read the ID number (identification information) of 4 or non-contact IC
Predetermined data can be transmitted to and stored in the memory 26. In addition, the mobile phone 24
Is provided with a display 27 composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display.

Further, on the front surface of the inter-unit machine 8, a portable-phone acceptability display lamp 28 for indicating whether the inter-unit machine 8 can communicate with the mobile phone 24, the inter-unit machine 8 and the mobile phone 24. And an operation mode display lamp 29 for indicating a communication operation state with. For example, when the mobile phone 24 is set in the mobile phone holder 25 while the mobile phone acceptance / rejection display lamp 28 is lit, the ID number of the mobile phone 24 is read, and during the reading operation of the ID number, The operation mode display lamp 29 is turned on.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit of the gaming machine 7 and the inter-machine 8 associated therewith. The pachinko machine as an example of the gaming machine 7 includes the gaming machine 7
Main control board S1 for performing overall control of, a pachinko ball payout device board S2 for controlling a pachinko ball payout device (not shown) for paying out a pachinko ball as a game medium from inside the machine, and a rental of the game medium Interface for controlling the communication between the lending board S3 to which the respective units (for example, the card balance indicator 14, the pachinko ball lending button 15, the card return button 16, and the lending indicator lamp 17) are connected, and the stand machine 8. A face substrate S4 is provided. A main control board S1, a pachinko ball payout device board S2, and a lending board S3 are connected to the interface board S4.

On the other hand, the inter-unit machine 8 has a C as a control center.
The inter-machine control board S5 including a PU and a memory is provided. On the inter-machine control board S5, a money handling unit including a money insertion possible indicator lamp 19, a card insertion / ejecting unit including a card insertion indicator lamp 20 and a card insertion possibility indicator lamp 22, and a portable telephone acceptance acceptability indicator. A mobile phone information processing unit including a lamp 28, an operation mode display lamp 29, and a non-contact communication unit 30 for performing non-contact communication with the non-contact IC memory 26 of the mobile phone 24 is connected as a control target. The non-contact communication unit 30 is built in the mobile phone holder 25, for example.

The inter-machine control board S5 can send and receive signals to and from the main control board S1, the pachinko ball payout device board S2, and the lending board S3 via the interface board S4 of the gaming machine 7. It has become. Further, the inter-machine control board S5 is communicatively connected to the relay device 6 shown in FIG. 1, and data can be transmitted and received to and from the hall management device 1 via the relay device 6. ing.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game information management system incorporated in the card-type game medium lending system.
Further, FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a data flow in the game information management system.

With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, when the mobile phone 24 is set in the mobile phone holder 25, first, the non-contact communication section 30 of the inter-unit machine 8 is moved to the non-contact IC memory 26 of the mobile phone 24. A command for requesting the transmission of the ID number data (ID data) is transmitted toward it (ID data transmission request). In response to this, the ID data stored in the non-contact IC memory 26 is transmitted to the non-contact communication section 30 (transmission of ID data), and the ID number by the machine-to-machine 8 (non-contact communication section 30). Reading is achieved. This ID number is read within a predetermined time (0.
01 to several seconds).

On the other hand, the gaming machine 7, while the player is playing the game, game information about the game in the gaming machine 7 (for example, the game start time, the game end time, the inserted amount, the obtained amount, the number of jackpots, the game The personal game information such as the model name of the gaming machine being played) is transmitted from the main control board S1 to the inter-machine control board S5 of the inter-machine 8 (game data transmission). The machine controller 8 temporarily stores the game data transmitted from the game machine 7 in the memory of the machine controller board S5.

When the console machine 8 receives the ID data from the mobile phone 24, subsequently, the ID data and the game data stored in the memory of the console machine control board S5 at that time are stored in the hall management device. Sent to 1 (ID
Data and game data transmission). Mobile phone 2 from inter-machine 8
The hall management device 1 that has received the ID data No.
It is verified whether the ID number of the D data is the already registered ID number (ID verification). Then, if the ID number of the received ID data is the already registered ID number, the ID corresponding to the ID number is added to the file.
The game data transmitted together with the data is stored, and if it is an unregistered ID number, a file for saving the game data corresponding to the ID number is created, and I is stored in the file.
The game data transmitted together with the D data is stored (game data is stored for each ID number).

The game data stored in the hall management device 1 is also transmitted to the system management device 2. The system management device 2, like the hall management device 1, stores the received game data in a file corresponding to the ID number. The feature of this embodiment is that the player makes a call to the hall management device 1 from the mobile phone 24 set in the mobile phone holder 25 during the game, so that the mobile phone 24 stored in the hall management device 1 is called. The game data corresponding to the ID number is received through the communication line, and the personal game information based on the game data is displayed on the display 2 of the mobile phone 24.
By displaying it on 7, personal game information can be viewed.

That is, when a player makes a call to the hall management device 1 from the mobile phone 24, the hall management device 1 automatically answers the call and the ID of the mobile phone 24.
Read data (transmit ID data). The hall management device 1 reads the game data requested (game data transmission request) by the player operating the mobile phone 24 from the file corresponding to the ID number associated with the read ID data, and transmits it to the mobile phone 24. Yes (sending game data). The mobile phone 24 displays personal game information based on the game data received from the hall management device 1 on the display 27 (game information display).

FIG. 6 shows the display 2 of the mobile phone 24.
It is a figure which shows the specific example of the screen displayed on 7. In response to the call from the mobile phone 24, the hall management device 1 first transmits to the mobile phone 24 the data of the initial screen to be displayed on the display 27 of the mobile phone 24. An initial screen as shown in FIG. 6A is displayed on the display 27 of the mobile phone 24 which has received the initial screen data. On the initial screen, a list of game information available to the customer is displayed as "XX hall information list". The mobile phone has, for example, direction instruction keys (not shown) for instructing the up, down, left, and right directions, respectively. By operating this direction instruction key to indicate the up and down direction, the initial screen is displayed. It is possible to select game information to be viewed from the list of the played game information and request transmission of the game information. In the list of game information, for example, the latest hall guidance information (1. latest information) provided from the hall, information about each gaming machine 7 installed in the hall (2. installation model information), this mobile phone 24 Past personal game information of the possessed player (3. Your game history)
Etc. are included. For example, when the selection frame is aligned with “3. Your game history” and an operation for determining the selection by this selection frame is performed, a signal to that effect is transmitted from the mobile phone 24 to the hall management device 1. . When the hall management device 1 receives the signal from the mobile phone 24, in response to this, the data on the screen of FIG. 6B is transmitted from the hall management device 1 to the mobile phone 24.

On the screen of FIG. 6B, it is possible to select which genre of data is to be viewed from among the data collected by genre. The data aggregated by genre includes, for example, data aggregated by the day when the player plays the game (1. data by day), data aggregated by the model played by the player (2. model) Other data) etc. are included. In the screen of FIG. 6B, for example, when the selection frame is adjusted to “1. Data by day” and an operation for determining the selection by this selection frame is performed, the screen is displayed in accordance with this operation. Data of the screen 6 (c) is sent from the hall management device 1 to the mobile phone 24.

In the screen of FIG. 6C, a date display section 31 is displayed at the top of the screen, and the date display section 31 has the newest date (for example, 2001) out of the dates on which the player plays the game. / 03/01 (year / month / day)) is displayed. In the screen of FIG. 6C, when the direction instruction key is operated to instruct the left direction, the date on which the game is played by the player is displayed one by one backward on the date display section 31. It On the other hand, when the direction indicating key is operated to indicate the right direction, the date displayed on the date display unit 31 becomes a new date for each operation. The player can display the date of the individual game information he / she wants to see on the date display section 31 by operating the direction instruction key.

Below the date display section 31, the option display section 3 is provided.
2 is displayed. For example, if the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, the number of hits and the number of balls of a pachinko ball, and if it is a pachislot machine, the data that aggregates the number of inserted medals and the number of medals by time IN / OU of ball / medal
T), data in which the contents of jackpots generated during the game are aggregated by time (2. jackpot occurrence status), etc. can be selected. As shown in the screen of FIG. 6C, for example, in a state where “2001/03/01” is displayed in the date display section 31, the selection frame is adjusted to “2.
When an operation for determining the selection in the selection frame is performed, the data on the screen shown in FIG. 6D is sent from the hall management device 1 to the mobile phone 24 according to the operation. In the screen of FIG. 6D, the “big hit situation” on the date (2001/03/01) selected on the screen of FIG. 6C.
Is displayed. Thus, on the screen of FIG. 6 (c),
When the date of the personal game information to be viewed is displayed on the date display section 31, if the selection frame is adjusted to the desired option, the data on that date is displayed on the display 27. .

The jackpot situation shown in FIG. 6 (d) is, for example, when the gaming machine is a pachi-slot machine, and the content of the jackpot that has occurred and the model name thereof are tabulated and displayed, for example, every 30 minutes. In FIG. 6D, the so-called regular bonus (RB) and big bonus (BB) are executed once between 10:00 and 10:30 on the pachi-slot machine with the model name “XXX”. Is displayed. On this screen, when the direction key is operated to instruct the vertical direction, the jackpot situation is scrolled vertically.

In the screen shown in FIG. 6D, when the downward direction is exceeded and the downward direction is instructed by the direction key, the return key 34 is aligned with the selection frame. When the operation for determining the selection by this selection frame is performed in a state where the selection frame is aligned with the return key 34, the display on the display 27 returns to the screen of FIG. 6C. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the game data received from the hall management device 1 to the mobile phone 24 can be transferred to another terminal such as the personal computer 33 (game data transmission). ). This allows
Since the game data can be stored in the personal computer 33, personal game information based on the stored game data can be easily displayed on a large display screen (monitor), daily personal game information can be organized, and personalized game information can be organized. Can be printed on a printer, for example.

The game data is transferred from the mobile phone 24 to the personal computer 33 by, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus).
s) Wired connection or the like may be used, or wireless communication such as infrared communication for transmitting / receiving data via infrared may be used. However, the other terminal device is not limited to the personal computer 33, and may be another mobile phone, for example. In this case, for example, personal game information can be exchanged by transferring game data from the mobile phone 24 owned by the player to the mobile phone owned by another person.

In this embodiment, the player is the mobile phone 2
By calling the hall management device 1 from 4, the game data stored in the hall management device 1 is transferred to the mobile phone 2
4 to receive personal game information based on the game data. Therefore, the player can carefully select the gaming machine by looking at the individual game information at home, and, for example, when he / she wants to see the individual game information on the way to the game store, You can also see it in place.

In particular, since the game data is stored in the hall management device 1 having a large data capacity, more game data can be stored, and the player can select any one of various personal game information. It can be selected and displayed on the display 27 of the mobile phone 24. Further, by using the mobile phone 24 which has been rapidly spreading in recent years as a mobile communication terminal, it is not necessary to purchase a dedicated device, so that many players can use this game information management system.

In the game information management system, when the player calls the system management device 2 from the mobile phone 24, the system management device 2 is operated instead of the hall management device 1.
The mobile phone 24 may receive game data from the mobile phone 24 via a communication line. The configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the player accesses the hall management device 1 or the system management device 2 by making a call from the mobile phone 24, but the access number of the hall management device 1 or the system management device 2 (for example, URL (Uniform Resource Locato).
r)) may be accessed.

The individual game information may not be managed by the hall management device 1 and the system management device 2, but the individual game information may be managed by the machine control board S5 for each machine 8. The management devices 1 and 2 and the machine-to-machine 8 may manage individual game information. At this time, the player does not receive the game data by accessing the hall management device 1 or the system management device 2 from the mobile phone 24, but plays the game with the mobile phone 24 set in the mobile phone holder 25, for example. As a result, the game data may be transmitted from the non-contact communication unit 30 of the inter-machine 8 to the non-contact IC memory 26 of the mobile phone 24. According to this configuration, while the player is playing the game, the game data is automatically transmitted to the mobile phone 24, which saves the user the trouble of reading the game data into the mobile phone 24.

The non-contact communication between the stand-alone machine 8 and the mobile phone 24 is not limited to the configuration using the non-contact IC memory 26, and for example, a wireless data communication interface (Bluetooth etc.) built in the mobile phone 24 is used. Alternatively, short-range wireless communication may be used. Further, the communication between the stand-alone machine 8 and the mobile phone 24 is not limited to the non-contact communication, and for example, the mobile phone holder 25 is provided with a connecting portion, and by setting the mobile phone 24 in the mobile phone holder 25, It may be configured to be connected by wire via this connection unit to enable communication.

Mobile phone holder 25 and non-contact communication section 30
Is not limited to the configuration provided in the stand-by machine 8, and may be provided in the gaming machine 7, for example. ID of mobile phone 24
The reading of the number is not limited to non-contact communication between the non-contact IC memory 26 and the non-contact communication section 30, and, for example, a bar code sticker or a hologram code sticker representing the ID number of the mobile phone 24 is attached to the mobile phone 24. At the same time, the mobile phone holder 25 is equipped with a bar code reader or a hologram code reader, and the bar code or the hologram code attached to the mobile phone 24 is read, whereby the I of the mobile phone 24 is read.
Reading of the D number may be achieved.

The identification number read from the mobile phone 24 is not limited to the ID number, but may be the mobile phone 2, for example.
It may be a telephone number (call number) of 4 or the like. In this embodiment, a mobile phone 24 is used as an example of a mobile communication terminal.
However, the mobile communication terminal is not limited to the mobile phone 24, and may be, for example, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).
It may be a pager. Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the game information management system is incorporated into the card-type game medium lending system is taken as an example, but the game information management system may be implemented independently from the card-type game medium lending system. Good.

Besides, various design changes can be made within the scope of the matters described in the claims.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card-type game medium lending system in which a game information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an external configuration of a gaming machine and a stand-mounted machine associated therewith.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit of a gaming machine and a machine-mounted machine associated therewith.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game information management system incorporated in a card-type game medium lending system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a data flow in the game information management system.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of a screen displayed on the display of a mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 hall management device 2 System management device 7 game machines 8 machine 24 mobile phones 25 Mobile phone holder 30 Non-contact communication section 33 PC S5 Unit-to-unit control board

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A system for managing game information, which is provided in association with a game machine to which a player intends to play a game, and reads identification information of a portable terminal device owned by the player. When the game is played on the gaming machine while the identification information reading means can read the identification information of the mobile terminal,
Information management means for storing game information relating to the game in association with the identification information of the mobile terminal device, and game information stored by the information management means so as to be displayable to the mobile terminal device corresponding to the identification information. A game information management system comprising: an information transmitting means. 2. A portable terminal device holder, which is provided in association with the gaming machine and can set the portable terminal device, further comprising: the identification information reading means for identifying the portable terminal device set in the portable terminal device holder. The game information management system according to claim 1, wherein the information can be read. 3. The information transmitting means transmits game information to a portable terminal device in which the identification information can be read by the identification information reading means while a game is being played on the gaming machine. The game information management system according to claim 1, wherein the game information management system according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The game information management according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information transmitting means transmits game information to the mobile terminal in response to access from the mobile terminal. system. 5. A method for managing game information, wherein identification information reading means provided in association with a game machine with which the player intends to play a game has identification information of a portable terminal device possessed by the game player. And a step in which the identification information reading means can read the identification information of the mobile terminal device, when a game is played on the gaming machine,
A step of storing game information relating to the game in association with the identification information of the mobile terminal by the information management means, and an information transmission means for the identification information reading means while the game is being played on the gaming machine. On the other hand, a step of transmitting game information corresponding to the identification information from the information managing means to the portable terminal device in which the identification information can be read is included. 6. A method for managing game information, wherein identification information reading means provided in association with a game machine with which a player intends to play a game has identification information of a portable terminal device possessed by the game player. And a step in which the identification information reading means can read the identification information of the mobile terminal device, when a game is played on the gaming machine,
The step of storing game information relating to the game in association with the identification information of the mobile terminal by the information management means, and the information transmission means in response to the access from the mobile terminal, the identification information of the mobile terminal. And a step of transmitting game information corresponding to the above from the information management means. 7. The game information management method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of outputting the game information received by the portable terminal device to another terminal device. 8. A mobile terminal machine holder adjacent to a game machine, in which a mobile terminal machine carried by a player can be set, and identification of the mobile terminal machine set in the mobile terminal machine holder. When a game is played on the gaming machine in a state where the portable terminal is set in the portable terminal holder and the identification information reading means for reading information, game information regarding the game is displayed as identification information of the portable terminal. And an information management unit that stores the game information corresponding to the identification information in the mobile terminal set in the mobile terminal holder while the game is being played on the game machine. And an information transmitting unit for transmitting the information from the inter-machine. 9. An apparatus for managing game information relating to a game played on a plurality of gaming machines, wherein the identification information reading means provided in association with the gaming machine the player is going to play is a player. When the game is played on the gaming machine in a state in which the identification information of the portable terminal possessed by the player can be read, information management means for storing game information related to the game in association with the identification information of the portable terminal machine. A management device, characterized in that, in response to an access from the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal includes information transmission means for transmitting game information corresponding to the identification information from the information management means.