JP2006061568A - Game machine, game system, server, portable terminal, and game program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide various services to a player especially on a game machine for displaying code information such as a barcode in response to a game state and a game program to be performed in a game device in response to the code information, with respect to the game machine, a game system including the game machine, a portable terminal and the game device, and the game program to be performed in the game device. <P>SOLUTION: When BB is terminated in a pachinko slot game device 1, two-dimensional code 30 obtained by encoding gift data is displayed in a two-dimensional code display area 24. The two-dimensional code 30 is photographed by the camera part 101 of a mobile phone 100 and converted by decoding by a two-dimensional code conversion program 133. When access is performed to a server 130, based on the data obtained by decoding, the gift data are acquired. When the player plays a game in the game device 150, the gift data (password data) are inputted, so that the player further enjoys the game program. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, a gaming system including a gaming machine, a server, a mobile terminal, and a game device, and a game program executed by the game device, and particularly displays code information such as a barcode according to a gaming state. It is an object to provide a player with various services on a game machine to be played and a game program executed on the game device in accordance with the code information.

Conventionally, depending on the amusement hall where slot machines, pachinko machines, etc. are installed, when a gaming machine becomes a jackpot or bonus state with a certain pattern, it will be possible to provide some kind of service and excite the jackpot Is encouraged to further promote. For example, when a BB (Big Bonus) or jackpot occurs in a gaming machine, a service is provided in which an announcement is made in the game hall or the BGM is changed. With such a service, the player is further enhanced the excitement of BB and jackpot.
On the other hand, in recent years, game machine manufacturers have developed various game programs such as games for simulating slot machines and pachinko machines actually installed in amusement halls, and have entered the home game machine industry. In particular, games for simulating slot machines and pachinko machines are on the top of sales in the home game machine industry, and the popularity of slot machines and pachinko machines is increasing.

Patent Document 1 describes a gaming machine that is conventionally installed in a game arcade. The gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 is a slot machine that can produce various effects that enhance excitement of the player by music and video according to the gaming state when the gaming state becomes a big hit state.
JP 2003-283349 A

However, when the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 is in a jackpot or a bonus state, the game machine is paid out in a number determined for the gaming machine, or an effect to increase the excitement of the jackpot or bonus is performed. The gaming machine itself does nothing further. In other words, when a gaming machine becomes a jackpot or bonus state with the above-mentioned specific design, it is the amusement hall employees who provide some kind of service, and the gaming hall employees confirm the bonuses and jackpots. This is a problem that increases labor costs because it provides a typical service.
Furthermore, when a plurality of players are simultaneously in a jackpot or bonus state, they are chased to deal with them, and there is a problem that the service as a game hall cannot reach the players. In addition, such a service is a service that is beneficial to the game arcade, but is not a service that is beneficial to the gaming machine manufacturer. For this reason, there has been a demand for the emergence of services that can be executed at amusement halls and have advantages for game machine manufacturers.
In particular, as the popularity of slot machines and pachinko machines increases, there are many players who have strong support and attachment to characters, music, etc. used in the production of gaming machines of a certain gaming machine manufacturer. In view of the fact that the number of game machines has been increasing, there has been a demand for the appearance of services that provide support and attachment to gaming machines manufacturers by providing them from gaming machine manufacturers.

  On the other hand, game machine related products (for example, game software, etc.) as described above have an advantage for a gaming machine maker in order to obtain the player's support for their own gaming machine, but also for a gaming store. Because it is not a thing, it is possible for amusement stores to connect the support of players to such gaming machine manufacturers to improve the ability to attract customers due to the fact that the number of mania customers for gaming machine manufacturers has increased in recent years. The appearance of a new service was requested.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and relates to a game machine, a game system including a game machine, a server, a mobile terminal, and a game device, and a game program executed on the game device. In particular, a game machine in which code information such as a barcode is displayed according to the gaming state, and a game program executed on the game device according to the code information, to provide various services to the player With the goal.

  In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to claim 1 includes an interface (for example, a controller I / F 163) through which game-related information can be input from the outside, and a game according to the game-related information input through the interface. A game device (for example, game device 150) that progresses a game based on the program, a display unit (for example, liquid crystal display device 31), and a lottery unit (for example, CPU 41), and depending on the lottery result by the lottery unit A gaming machine that can be used in a game system including a gaming machine (for example, a pachislot gaming device 1) that includes a gaming state changing means (for example, a CPU 41) that changes a gaming state, the display means ( For example, the liquid crystal display device 31) has an external display in accordance with the gaming state changed by the gaming state changing means. Code information display means (for example, two-dimensional code 30) for displaying the game related information readable by the capturing means (for example, the camera unit 101) or key information for obtaining the game related information (for example, two-dimensional code 30) It has a two-dimensional code display area 24).

  In addition, a game system according to a second aspect includes a gaming machine (for example, a pachislot gaming apparatus 1) according to the first aspect and a reading unit (for example, a reading unit) that reads code information displayed on the code information display unit of the gaming machine. , Camera unit 101), code information conversion means for analyzing and converting code information read by the reading means, and transmission means for transmitting information obtained by the code conversion means to the server (for example, mobile phone communication) Device 102), receiving means (for example, mobile phone communication device 102) for receiving data obtained from this information from the server, code information read by the reading means, and code information received by the receiving means A portable terminal having a display means (for example, a liquid crystal screen 105) capable of displaying information, and information obtained by the code converting means are Receiving means (for example, the server communication device 131), and transmitting means for transmitting the game related information or key information for obtaining the game related information to the portable terminal in accordance with the information received by the receiving means. A server (for example, server 130) having (for example, server communication device 131) and an interface (for example, controller I / F 163) capable of inputting the game-related information or key information for obtaining the game-related information from the outside. And a game device (for example, game device 150) that progresses a game based on the game program in accordance with game-related information or key information input through the interface.

  A game program according to claim 3 is a game program executed by the game apparatus (for example, game apparatus 150) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game machine code information display means (for example, An input step (for example, S505) for inputting game-related information or key information obtained from the code information (for example, the two-dimensional code 30) displayed in the two-dimensional code display area 24); It has a game situation change step (for example, S507) which changes the situation of a game based on key information for obtaining game related information.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to claim 1, comprising an interface capable of inputting game-related information from the outside, and a game that progresses a game based on a game program in accordance with the game-related information input through the interface A gaming machine that can be used in a game system that includes a device and a gaming machine that includes a display means and a lottery means, and a gaming state changing means that changes a gaming state in accordance with the lottery result of the lottery means. The display means of the gaming machine includes the game related information that can be read by an external reading means or key information for obtaining the game related information according to the gaming state changed by the gaming state changing means. Since it has code information display means for displaying code information, game related information and key information according to the player's gaming state It is possible to display the coded various code information. As a result, a variety of game-related information corresponding to the gaming state can be provided to the player via the code information, and this service can provide a new interest to the game program in the game device. And enjoy the game program more deeply. And, it is expected that the support for gaming machine manufacturers will be increased, and the amusement arcade will also have the advantage of improving the rate of attracting customers.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming system according to the first aspect, a reading means for reading the code information displayed on the code information display means of the gaming machine, and the code information read by the reading means. Code information converting means for analyzing and converting the information, transmitting means for transmitting information obtained by the code converting means to the server, receiving means for receiving data obtained from the information from the server, and the reading means A display device capable of displaying read code information and information obtained from the code information received by the receiving means; and a receiving means for receiving information obtained by the code conversion means from the portable terminal; A transmitter that transmits the game-related information or key information for obtaining the game-related information to the portable terminal according to the information received by the receiving means. A game server based on the game program according to the game-related information input through the interface, and an interface capable of inputting the game-related information or key information for obtaining the game-related information from the outside. Since the game device is a progressing game device, the player can acquire the code information from the gaming machine with the reading means of the portable terminal, and the acquired code information is transmitted to the server, so that the game device can execute it. Game related information regarding the game program can be acquired.
As a result, when the player executes the game in the game program, the player can enjoy the game program in an unusual game situation, and feels superiority to the player who has not acquired the game-related information. be able to. Furthermore, the game program can be enjoyed more deeply by providing various game-related information. On the other hand, an information provider (in this case, a gaming machine manufacturer) that provides game-related information can communicate without going through a third party such as a game arcade, so that the player can have a sense of familiarity. it can.

  Furthermore, the game system includes an interface capable of inputting game-related information or key information from the outside, and a game device that progresses a game based on the game program in accordance with the game-related information or key information input through the interface. Therefore, when the player plays with the game device, various games progress based on the game related information. For example, when a new function can be executed on the game based on the game-related information, the player who has acquired the game-related information or key information may select a new function that cannot be used by other players. it can. In this case, the player can feel a sense of superiority in that a function that cannot be normally selected can be used for a player who has not acquired game-related information or key information. On the other hand, an information provider (in this case, a gaming machine manufacturer) that provides game-related information or key information can communicate without going through a third party such as a game arcade, so that the player has a sense of familiarity. You can make it.

  A game program according to claim 3 is a game program executed by the game device according to claim 1 or 2 and is obtained from code information displayed on the code information display means of the gaming machine. Since it has the input step which inputs relevant information or key information, and the game situation change step which changes the situation of a game based on the inputted game relevant information or key information, it is based on the game relevant information which can be acquired from code information The game situation can be changed. Thereby, the player can enjoy the game deeper by changing the game situation when playing with this game program. In particular, when a variety of game-related information can be provided by code information, the game status is in accordance with the game-related information owned by each player, so that the game program can be enjoyed more.

[First Embodiment]
(Game System Configuration) FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram showing an example of a game system according to the first embodiment. This game system performs transmission / reception of data wirelessly via the pachislot gaming device 1, a mobile phone 100 provided with a camera unit 101 (not shown, see FIG. 19) as imaging means, and the mobile phone 100 via the Internet. And a game device 150 capable of executing a game program stored in a CD-ROM 154.

  In the pachislot gaming device 1, by operating the start lever 10 and the stop buttons 11L, 11C, and 11R, a game for paying out medals is executed on condition that the symbols arranged on the reel peripheral surface are arranged. When certain symbols are arranged, the player shifts to BB (Big Bonus) as a special gaming state that is more advantageous than usual for the player. At this time, a game in the special game state is performed, and a lottery is performed as to whether or not to give a prize to the player. At the end of the BB, the two-dimensional code 30 in which the lottery result data related to the lottery result is encoded is displayed in the two-dimensional code display area 24 formed in the liquid crystal display device 31. The player can take an image of the two-dimensional code 30 with the camera unit 101 provided in the mobile phone 100.

  The mobile phone 100 stores image data obtained when the camera unit 101 captures the two-dimensional code 30, and recognizes the two-dimensional code 30 from the image data obtained by capturing the two-dimensional code 30. The lottery result data is generated from the recognized two-dimensional code 30 and transmitted to the server 130. Further, the premium data transmitted from the server 130 is received, and the contents of the premium data are displayed on the liquid crystal screen 105.

  The server 130 receives the lottery result data transmitted from the mobile phone 100 and limits the functions of premium data (for example, image data for standby images, music data for ringtones, and game programs) stored in the database 132 in advance. Based on the lottery result data received from the mobile phone 100, the premium data is extracted from the password data to be released. Then, the extracted prize data is transmitted to the mobile phone 100.

  The game apparatus 150 can be enjoyed by reading a CD-ROM 154 (see FIGS. 25 and 26) in which a game program is stored and operating the game controller 153. The game program stored in the CD-ROM 154 has a function that can be used by releasing the restriction of the restricted function by inputting password data transmitted as premium data from the mobile phone 100. Have. The game program in the present embodiment is a game program that can be played by simulating a game on the pachislot gaming device 1, and in addition to the pachislot gaming device that can be normally played by inputting the password data, It is comprised so that it can play the type of the pachislot gaming device. The password data described above corresponds to the game related information or key information for obtaining the game related information of the present invention. In this embodiment, the key information is electronic information for releasing the function-restricted function in the game program. However, if the key information is information for obtaining the game-related information or game-related information of the present invention, For example, image data for changing the clothes of the character as a character on the game used for the game program can be changed as appropriate. That is, the game-related information obtained by the gaming machine in the present invention or the key information for obtaining the game-related information is obtained according to the lottery result inside the pachislot gaming machine as a gaming machine, and the gaming machine In addition to the entertainment in Japan, it is possible to provide the player with related games and some merits with home game devices, broaden the scope of the entertainment, and simply the fun of the gaming machine itself is directly In addition, it is possible to propose the possibility of overcoming the current situation that has led to the popularity of the gaming machine.

As described above, according to the game system according to the present embodiment which is an example of the present invention, the player uses the mobile phone 100 to display the two-dimensional code 30 displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31 of the pachislot gaming device 1 at the end of the BB. The two-dimensional code 30 can be acquired by the mobile phone 100 by taking an image with the camera unit 101 included in the mobile phone 100. Then, by sending the lottery result data obtained from the two-dimensional code 30 to the server 130, the prize data can be acquired from the server 130.
Further, when the prize data is password data, in the game program executed on the game device 150, the function that has been restricted by inputting the password data (in this embodiment, pachislot game) You can enjoy the game program using a hidden device).

  The pachislot gaming device 1 in the game system described above corresponds to the gaming machine of the present invention. The gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to this example, and examples thereof include a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine.

In this embodiment, the case where the two-dimensional code 30 is used as code information will be described. However, the code information in the present invention includes not only a two-dimensional code but also a one-dimensional code (bar code). In this embodiment, a case where a two-dimensional code is used will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and a QR code (registered trademark) that is one type of two-dimensional code can be used. Of course. In particular, as shown in this embodiment, when the code information displayed as an image is delivered by a photographing means such as a camera, it is more difficult to be affected by blurring of the image at the time of photographing, and it is more preferable to use a QR code. preferable.
The QR code is a code standardized by ISO and JIS. 40 can represent the maximum alphanumeric characters = about 4300 characters and kanji kana = about 1800 characters. 42 models that can read 10 (alphanumeric characters = approx. 174 to 395 characters, kana kana = 74 to 167 characters) have appeared. “Readable” means that code information conversion means (code information conversion program) of code information as a QR code is provided in advance as an application in the mobile phone, and converts code information obtained by photographing. Thus, it has a function of decoding information such as a predetermined URL and characters.

  The mobile phone 100 corresponds to the mobile terminal of the present invention. Note that the mobile terminal of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it includes an imaging unit and can transmit and receive data to and from the server via a communication line. For example, the personal digital assistants (So-called PDA), portable terminals dedicated to the game system, and the like.

  In the first embodiment, the case where the mobile phone 100 and the server 130 transmit and receive data wirelessly will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and transmission and reception may be performed by wire. . That is, the communication line in the present invention includes wired and wireless transmission paths.

(Configuration of Pachi-Slot Game Machine) FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the pachi-slot gaming apparatus shown in FIG.
In addition to coins, medals, tokens, and the like, the pachislot gaming device 1 can play a game using a game medium such as a card that is given to a player or stores information on the game value that is given. Although it is a gaming machine, in the following, it is assumed that a medal is used.

  A liquid crystal display device 31 is installed on the front surface of the housing 2 forming the entire pachislot gaming device 1. The liquid crystal display device 31 can switch a part or all thereof to a transparent / non-transparent state and can display a two-dimensional code 30 as code information. That is, the liquid crystal display device 31 functions as code information display means.

  Further, on the back side of the liquid crystal display device 31, three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are provided as variable display means. Each of the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R has identification information such as a plurality of symbols displayed on its outer peripheral surface, and is provided in a horizontal row so as to be rotatable.

  A pedestal portion 4 having a horizontal surface is formed below the liquid crystal display device 31. A medal slot 6 is provided on the right side of the pedestal portion 4, and a 1-BET is provided on the left side of the pedestal portion 4. A button 5a, a 2-BET button 5b, and a maximum BET button 5c are provided.

On the other hand, a C / P button 7 is provided on the left side of the front portion of the pedestal unit 4 to switch the credit / payout of medals acquired by the player by a push operation.
When “payout” is selected by switching the C / P button 7, medals are paid out from the medal payout opening 8 at the lower front, and the medals received are stored in the medal receiving unit 9. On the other hand, when “credit” is selected, the number of medals is stored as a credit in a memory (for example, a RAM 43 described later) provided in the pachislot gaming apparatus 1.

  On the right side of the C / P button 7, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are rotated by the player's operation, and the symbol variation display in the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R formed in the liquid crystal display device 31 is displayed. A start lever 10 for starting the rotation is attached to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range. Three stop buttons 11L, 11C, and 11R for respectively stopping the rotation of the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are provided in the center of the front surface portion of the base portion 4.

Further, on the right side of the front portion of the pedestal 4, there are provided a ○ button 14 a, an X button 14 b and a cross button 15. By operating the circle button 14a, the x button 14b, and the cross button 15, the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 31 can be switched, an instruction can be input, and the like.
Speakers 12L and 12R are provided on the left and right above the housing 2. Between the two speakers 12L and 12R, a payout table panel 13 indicating a combination of winning symbols, a medal payout number, and the like is provided. ing.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the liquid crystal display device 31 as the code information display means is provided on the front surface of the reel 3 will be described. In the present invention, the position where the code information display means is provided is particularly It is not limited. In the present embodiment, the liquid crystal display device 31 functions as code information display means and functions as display means for displaying effect images and the like. However, in the present invention, effect images and the like are displayed. The display means and the code information display means may be provided separately.

  Next, the panel display unit 2a, the liquid crystal display unit 2b, and the fixed display unit 2c formed on the surface of the liquid crystal display device 31 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the panel display unit, the liquid crystal display unit and the fixed display unit in an enlarged manner.

The panel display unit 2 a includes a bonus game information display unit 16, BET lamps 17 a to 17 c, a payout display unit 18, and a credit display unit 19.
The bonus game information display unit 16 is composed of a 7-segment LED, and displays game information during a bonus game such as the number of possible RB games and the number of possible RB game winnings.
The 1-BET lamp 17a, the 2-BET lamp 17b, and the maximum BET lamp 17c are turned on according to the number of medals betted to play one game (hereinafter also referred to as BET number). One game ends when all reels stop, or when medals are paid out, when medals are paid out. Lights according to the number of medals bet to play the game.
The payout display unit 18 displays the number of medals paid out when a winning is established, and the credit display unit 19 displays the number of medals stored (credited). These display units consist of a 7-segment display.

  The liquid crystal display unit 2b includes symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R, window frame display areas 22L, 22C, and 22R, an effect display area 23, and a two-dimensional code display area 24. The display contents of the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R are the variable display mode and the stop mode of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, and the display contents of the effect display area 23 and the two-dimensional code display area 24 are the liquid crystal display described later. It changes according to the operation of the device 31.

  The symbol display areas 21L, 21C, and 21R are provided corresponding to the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, and display symbols arranged on the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R and various effects. Here, each symbol display area 21L, 21C, 21R is in a state where the corresponding reel 3L, 3C, 3R is rotating, or when the corresponding stop button 11L, 11C, 11R can be stopped. The symbols arranged on the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are transparently displayed so that the player can easily see the symbols.

The effect display area 23 is an area other than the symbol display areas 21L, 21C, 21R and the window frame display areas 22L, 22C, 22R. This effect display area 23 displays effects for increasing the interest of the game, information necessary for the player to advance the game advantageously, and the like. The fixed display unit 2c is an area for displaying various predetermined images.
A two-dimensional code display area 24 is formed at the center of the effect display area 23 and below the reel 3C. As will be described in detail later, this two-dimensional code display area 24 normally functions as an effect display area 23. However, when the pachislot gaming apparatus 1 enters a gaming state that satisfies a specific condition, In this area, the two-dimensional code 30 is displayed.

Next, the symbol rows 20L, 20C, and 20R drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of each symbol row 20L, 20C, 20R drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each reel.
In FIG. 4, 21 types of symbols are arranged and drawn in the symbol rows 20L, 20C, and 20R drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. Each symbol is assigned a code number “00” to “20”, and is stored in a ROM 42 described later as a data table. “Blue 7”, “Red 7”, “BAR”, “Bell”, “Plum”, “Replay” and “Cherry” are drawn as symbols constituting each symbol row. Each reel 3L, 3C, 3R is rotationally driven so that the symbol row moves in the direction of the arrow.

  Next, the relationship between the winning combination of each symbol and the number of medals paid out in the symbol rows 20L, 20C, 20R drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a payout table showing the relationship between winning symbol combinations, winning combinations and medal payout numbers in each gaming state. This payout table is displayed on the payout table panel 13.

First, the gaming state will be described. General gaming state (this state is also expressed as “general gaming”), BB general gaming state (this state is also expressed as “BB in operation”), It is divided into three states: RB gaming state (this state is also expressed as “RB in operation”).
The types of winning combinations that may be won internally are determined by a so-called probability lottery table (described later), and this probability lottery table is provided for each gaming state. That is, in a game with the same gaming state, the types of winning combinations that may be won internally are the same.

  As shown in the figure, when “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” or “red 7-red 7-red 7” are arranged along the active line in the general gaming state, a BB winning is established, While 15 medals are paid out, the gaming state of the next game becomes the “BB gaming state”.

  The “RB gaming state” indicates that when the combination of symbols arranged along the active line is “BAR-BAR-BAR” in the “general gaming state”, or the “RB gaming state” is the active line in the “BB general gaming state”. This occurs when the combination of symbols arranged along the line is “Replay-Replay-Replay” (so-called “JAC IN”), and 15 medals are paid out. In some cases, RBs starting from “general gaming state” are distinguished from normal RBs, and RBs starting from “BB general gaming state” are distinguished from RBs in BB.

  The “RB gaming state” is a state in which a predetermined symbol combination “Replay-Replay-Replay” is arranged by betting one medal and it is easy to win a role that can obtain 15 medals. The maximum number of games that can be played in one “RB gaming state” (this is referred to as “RB game possible number”) is 12. Further, in this RB gaming state, the number of times that a prize can be won (this is referred to as the “number of RB prizes allowed”) is eight. That is, the “RB game gaming state” is ended when the number of games reaches 12 times or when the number of winnings reaches 8. Then, when the RB gaming state ends, the game state transitions to the general gaming state.

  One BB ends when 30 games are played in the BB general gaming state or when the RB gaming state is shifted to three times and the third RB ends. Then, when the BB gaming state ends, the game state transitions to the general gaming state.

In the general gaming state, when the symbol combination arranged along the active line is “Replay-Replay-Replay”, a replay winning is established. When a re-game winning is established, the same number of medals as the number of inserted medals are automatically inserted, so that the player can play the game without consuming the medals.
Further, in the general game state and the BB general game state, it is possible to realize winnings such as “Plum small part” and “Cherry small part”, but the number of medals paid out is as shown in the figure. .

Next, a control system of the pachislot gaming apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the pachislot gaming apparatus shown in FIG.
The main control circuit 81 has a microcomputer 40 disposed on a circuit board as a main component. The microcomputer 40 includes a CPU 41 that performs a control operation according to a preset program, a ROM 42, and a RAM 43. Connected to the CPU 41 are a clock pulse generation circuit 44 and a frequency divider 45 for setting a reference clock pulse, and a random number generator 46 and a sampling circuit 47 for generating a random number to be sampled. In addition, as a means for random number sampling, you may comprise so that the sampling of a random number may be performed on the operation | movement program of CPU41.

  The ROM 42 stores various control commands (commands) to be transmitted to the sub control circuit 82. As the command, for example, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a command related to display control for the liquid crystal display device 31 is stored.

Examples of commands related to display control for the liquid crystal display device 31 include a start effect command and an end effect command. The start effect command is a command for displaying an effect image on the liquid crystal display device 31 at the start of rotation of the three reels 3. The end effect command is a command for displaying an effect image on the liquid crystal display device 31 when all the three reels 3 are stopped.
Further, a command relating to setting or releasing of RB and BB is also stored in the ROM 42, and the setting or releasing of RB or BB is notified to the sub-control circuit 82 by the command. It should be noted that data indicating that RB or BB is being executed may be included in various commands relating to display control for the liquid crystal display device 31 instead of commands relating to setting or releasing of RB and BB.

  Various commands as described above are called from the ROM 42 by the CPU 41 and set in the RAM 43 when the predetermined condition is satisfied. The command set in the RAM 43 is supplied to the sub control circuit 82 at a predetermined timing. The sub control circuit 82 executes various processes based on the supplied command.

The sub control circuit 82 does not input a command or the like to the main control circuit 81, and communication is performed in one direction from the main control circuit 81 to the sub control circuit 82. The ROM 42 also stores a symbol table for associating the rotational positions of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R with the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the reel, and a combination of symbols for winning, A winning symbol combination table in which a medal payout number and a winning determination code representing the winning are associated with each other, a probability lottery table necessary for performing a lottery for determining an internal winning combination, and the like are stored.
In addition to the above-described commands, the RAM 43 stores variables, flags, and the like related to game progress such as the number of credits corresponding to the number of medals.

  As main peripheral devices (actuators) whose operations are controlled by control signals from the microcomputer 40, various lamps (1-BET lamp 17a, 2-BET lamp 17b, maximum BET lamp 17c) and various display units (payout) Display unit 18, credit display unit 19, bonus game information display unit 16), and a hopper (including a drive unit for payout) 50 that stores medals and pays out a predetermined number of medals in response to a command from hopper drive circuit 51. And stepping motors 53L, 53C, and 53R that rotationally drive the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R.

  Further, a motor drive circuit 49 that drives and controls the stepping motors 53L, 53C, and 53R, a hopper drive circuit 51 that drives and controls the hopper 50, a lamp drive circuit 55 that drives and controls various lamps, and a display that controls and drives various display units. The unit drive circuit 58 is connected to the output unit of the CPU 41 via the I / O port 48. Each of these drive circuits receives a control signal such as a drive command output from the CPU 41, and controls the operation of each actuator.

  The main input signal generators for generating an input signal necessary for the microcomputer 40 to generate a control command include a start switch 6S, a 1-BET switch 71, a 2-BET switch 72, a maximum BET switch 73, There are a stored medal clearing switch 74, a inserted medal sensor 75, a reel stop signal circuit 56, a reel position detection circuit 60, and a payout completion signal circuit 61. These are also connected to the CPU 41 via the I / O port 48.

  The start switch 6S detects the operation of the start lever 10. The inserted medal sensor 75 detects a medal inserted into the medal slot 6. The reel stop signal circuit 56 generates a stop signal in response to the operation of each stop button 11L, 11C, 11R. The ○ button 14a, the x button 14b, and the cross button 15 can be used to switch the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 31, input instructions, and the like by these operations.

The reel position detection circuit 60 receives the pulse signal from the reel rotation sensor and transmits a signal for detecting the position of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R to the CPU 41.
The payout completion signal circuit 61 generates a medal payout completion signal when the count value of the medal detection unit 50S (the number of medals paid out from the hopper 50) reaches the designated number. When the CPU 41 receives this medal payout completion signal, the driving of the hopper 50 is stopped via the hopper drive circuit 51 to complete the payout of medals. The medal detection unit 50S includes a medal sensor including a physical sensor for detecting medals paid out from the hopper 50, and can count the number of medals paid out by the medal sensor.

  In the circuit shown in FIG. 6, the random number generator 46 generates random numbers belonging to a certain numerical range, and the sampling circuit 47 samples one random number at an appropriate timing after the start lever 10 is operated. . The internal winning combination is determined based on the random numbers sampled in this way and a probability lottery table (see FIGS. 10A and 10B) stored in the ROM 42 described later. After the internal winning combination is determined, random number sampling is performed again to select the “stop control table”.

Here, the probability lottery table will be described. This probability lottery table is provided according to the gaming state, and here, an example thereof will be described. 10A is a probability lottery table used in the general gaming state, and FIG. 10B is a probability lottery table used in the general gaming state during BB.
In any probability lottery table, the random number range is set to 0 to 16383, and the internal winning combination is determined using one random number value extracted from the random number values in this range. For example, in the general gaming state, when the extracted random number value is 2851, the internal winning combination of this game is “bell”. Further, in the general gaming state, when the extracted random number value is in the range of 11036 to 16383, the internal winning combination of the game is “losing”. As described above, after the internal winning combination is determined based on the sampled random number and the probability lottery table, the random number is sampled again to select the “stop control table”.

  On the other hand, after the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is started, the number of drive pulses supplied to each of the stepping motors 53L, 53C, 53R is counted, and the counted value is written in a predetermined area of the RAM 43. From the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, reset pulses are obtained for each rotation, and these pulses are input to the CPU 41 via the reel position detection circuit 60. The count value of the drive pulse counted in the RAM 43 is cleared to “0” by the reset pulse thus obtained. As a result, the RAM 43 stores a count value corresponding to the rotation position within the range of one rotation for each of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R.

  Furthermore, a winning symbol combination table is stored in the ROM 42. This winning symbol combination table is referred to when the left reel 3L, the center reel 3C, and the right reel 3R are stopped and when winning confirmation after all reels are stopped.

  When an internal winning is made by the lottery process (probability lottery process) based on the random number sampling, the CPU 41 sends an operation signal sent from the reel stop signal circuit 56 at the timing when the player operates the stop buttons 11L, 11C, 11R, and Based on the selected stop control table, a signal for stopping the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is sent to the motor drive circuit 49.

  In the stop mode indicating the winning of the winning combination in the internal winning state, when “payout” is selected by switching the C / P button 7, the CPU 41 supplies the hopper drive circuit 51 with a payout command signal. A predetermined number of medals are paid out from 50. At that time, the medal detection unit 50S counts the number of medals to be paid out from the hopper 50, and when the count value reaches a designated number, a medal payout completion signal is input to the CPU 41. As a result, the CPU 41 stops driving the hopper 50 via the hopper drive circuit 51 and ends the “medal payout process”. On the other hand, when “credit” is selected by switching the C / P button 7, the number of medals to be paid out is stored in the RAM 43 as credits.

  A sub control circuit 82 is connected to the main control circuit 81 including the CPU 41. The sub control circuit 82 performs display control of the liquid crystal display device 31 and sound output control from the speakers 12L and 12R based on a control command (command) from the main control circuit 81.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the sub control circuit shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the command is supplied from the main control circuit 81 to the sub-control circuit 82 and the signal cannot be supplied from the sub-control circuit 82 to the main control circuit 81. Not limited to this, the sub control circuit 82 may be configured to transmit a signal to the main control circuit 81.

The sub control circuit 82 includes a sub CPU 84, a program ROM 85, and a work RAM 86. Further, the O button 14 a and the X button 14 b are connected to the sub control circuit 82 via the IN port 87.
Further, the sub control circuit 82 performs display control in the liquid crystal display device 31 by the image control circuit 91, and controls sound generated from the speakers 12L and 12R by the sound source IC 88 and the power amplifier 89.

The sub CPU 84 has a function of executing various processes in accordance with the program stored in the program ROM 85, and controls the sub control circuit 82 in accordance with various commands supplied from the CPU 41. In particular, the sub CPU 84 performs display control for the image control circuit 91.
In addition, the sub CPU 84 performs a lottery to determine whether or not to give a prize to the player at a timing when a command related to BB setting is received from the main control circuit 81, and draws lottery result data relating to the result of the lottery. A two-dimensional code is generated by encoding and stored in the work RAM 86. Then, the sub CPU 84 extracts the two-dimensional code display pattern from the program ROM 85 and transmits it to the image control CPU 92 at the timing when the BB release command is received from the main control circuit 81. The two-dimensional code display pattern includes, for example, various data necessary for displaying the two-dimensional code, such as the position and period for displaying the two-dimensional code. As will be described later, the image control CPU 92 that has received the two-dimensional code display pattern performs a process of reading the two-dimensional code from the work RAM 86 and displaying it on the liquid crystal display device 31 based on the two-dimensional code display pattern.
In this embodiment, a case where a lottery result data is encoded to generate a two-dimensional code will be described. However, in the present invention, the two-dimensional code may be stored in advance in the image ROM 96 or the like.

The program ROM 85 stores a program for controlling a game effect in the liquid crystal display device 31 by the sub CPU 84, and also stores various tables such as a table for making a decision regarding the effect. .
The program ROM 85 also includes a plurality of types of effect patterns corresponding to the screen image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31 and a plurality of screen images corresponding to the screen image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31 when all the reels 3 are stopped. Types of end effect patterns and audio data used for these effects are stored. Further, the program ROM 85 stores a two-dimensional code display pattern including various data for displaying a two-dimensional code.

  In the present embodiment, the program ROM 85 is used as a storage medium for storing programs, tables, and the like. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and any other storage medium can be used as long as the storage medium can be read by a computer including a CPU. For example, it may be recorded on a storage medium such as a CD-ROM. Of course, what is stored in the program ROM 85 may be stored in the ROM 42.

The work RAM 86 has a function of storing various flags and variable values as a temporary storage area of the sub CPU 84. Furthermore, the work RAM 86 stores lottery result data related to the lottery result and the two-dimensional code 30 that encodes the lottery result data.
In the present embodiment, the work RAM 86 is used as a temporary storage area of the sub CPU 84, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any readable / writable storage medium may be used.

The sound control is performed by a sound source IC 88 that performs sound control, a power amplifier 89 that amplifies the sound signal, and a sub CPU 84.
The sound source IC 88 is connected to the sub CPU 84 and the power amplifier 89. The sound source IC 88 controls sound generated from the speaker 21.

  The sub CPU 84 selects one sound data from a plurality of sound data stored in the program ROM 85 based on the command supplied from the CPU 41. Thereafter, the sub CPU 84 reads the selected audio data from the program ROM 85 and supplies it to the sound source IC 88. The sound source IC 88 that has received the audio data converts the audio data into a predetermined audio signal, and supplies the audio signal to the power amplifier 89. The power amplifier 89 amplifies the sound signal and generates sound from the speakers 12L and 12R.

  The image control circuit 91 generates a screen image in accordance with the game result determined by the CPU 41 or the instruction input by the ○ button 14 a, the x button 14 b and the cross button 15, and the screen image is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31. The image control CPU 92, the image control work RAM 93, the image control program ROM 94, the IN port 95, the image ROM 96, the video RAM 97, and the image control IC 98 are configured.

  The image control CPU 92 determines display contents on the liquid crystal display device 31 in accordance with the image control program stored in the image control program ROM 94 based on the parameters set by the sub-microcomputer 83. The image control program ROM 94 stores an image control program related to display on the liquid crystal display device 31 such as display of the two-dimensional code 30 and various selection tables. The image control work RAM 93 is configured as a temporary storage unit when the image control CPU 92 executes the image control program. The image control IC 98 forms an image corresponding to the display content determined by the image control CPU 92 and outputs the image to the liquid crystal display device 31. The video RAM 97 is configured as a temporary storage unit when the image control IC 98 forms an image.

  The image ROM 96 stores, for example, a background image, a character image representing a character, and the like. In this embodiment, a case where a lottery result data is encoded to generate a two-dimensional code will be described. However, in the present invention, the two-dimensional code may be stored in the image ROM 96 in advance.

  The image control CPU 92 extracts an effect image from the image ROM 96 in accordance with an image display command (command) supplied from the sub CPU 84. Further, when receiving the two-dimensional code display pattern from the sub CPU 84, the image control CPU 92 extracts the two-dimensional code from the work RAM 86 based on the two-dimensional code display pattern.

The image control CPU 92 stores various images extracted from the image ROM 96 or the work RAM 86 in the video RAM 97 by superimposing and storing them in the video RAM 97, for example, in the order of the background image, the character image, and the two-dimensional code. The images are combined and supplied to the liquid crystal display device 31 at a predetermined timing. As a result, the two-dimensional code 30 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31 (see FIG. 11).
As shown in FIG. 11, the player can take an image of the two-dimensional code 30 displayed in the two-dimensional code display area 24 of the liquid crystal display device 31 with the camera unit 101 provided in the mobile phone 100.
At this time, the liquid crystal display device 31 displays a two-dimensional code (code information) obtained by encoding the lottery result data relating to the lottery result in a manner that can be imaged by the camera unit 101 (reading unit) from the outside. Functions as a means.

  In the first embodiment, the case where the sub CPU 84 encodes the lottery result data to generate a two-dimensional code will be described. However, in the present invention, the two-dimensional code is stored in advance in the storage means provided in the gaming machine. It is good as well. In this case, one or more table data corresponding to a certain random value and image data of the two-dimensional barcode are stored in the storage means in advance, and the two-dimensional barcode corresponding to the random number according to the lottery result The image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31.

  In the following, it is assumed that the pachislot gaming device 1 is activated, the variables used in the CPU 41 are initialized to a predetermined value, and are constantly operating in a state where the set value is also set to the predetermined value. .

  12 and 13 are flowcharts showing a main routine of the game execution process performed in the main control circuit.

  First, in step 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as S), the CPU 41 determines whether or not there is a request for automatic medal insertion. The case where there is a request for automatic insertion is a case where a winning of replay (replay) is established in the previous game. When there is a request for automatic insertion of medals, medals for the insertion request are automatically inserted (S3), and a medal insertion command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 82 (S4).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S1 that there is no request for automatic medal insertion, the CPU 41 determines whether or not a medal has been inserted (S2). That is, the CPU 41 determines whether or not a detection signal issued by the insertion medal sensor 75 that has detected that a medal has been inserted into the medal insertion slot 6 has been received, or a BET switch (1-BET switch 71, 2-BET switch). 72 or the maximum BET switch 73), it is determined whether or not a medal has been inserted. If it is determined that the detection signal issued by the BET switch (1-BET switch 71, 2-BET switch 72 or maximum BET switch 73) has been received, the CPU 41 is betted from the number of credits stored in the RAM 43. A process of subtracting the number of credits corresponding to the number of medals is performed.

When determining in S2 that no medal has been inserted, the CPU 41 returns the process to S1.
If it is determined in S2 that a medal has been inserted, or if the process of S4 is executed, the CPU 41 determines whether or not the start lever 10 has been operated (S5). That is, the CPU 41 determines whether or not an input signal from the start switch 6S has been received.

  When determining in S5 that the start lever 10 has not been operated, the CPU 41 returns the process to S1. On the other hand, when it is determined in S124 that the start lever 10 has been operated, the CPU 41 performs processing related to various settings (S6). In these various setting processes, the random number is sampled from the random number generator 46 at the timing when the start lever 10 is operated, the sampled random number value, the probability lottery table (see FIG. 10) set in the RAM 43, and A lottery process for generating an internal winning combination (winning flag) is performed based on this. In the various setting processes, for example, a process related to selection of a stop control table for stopping the reels, a process for initializing for reel rotation, and the like are performed, and rotation of the reels 3 (3L, 3C, 3R) is started. Let

  After the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R is started, the number of drive pulses transmitted to each of the stepping motors 53L, 53C, and 53R is counted, and the counted value is stored in the RAM 43. A reset pulse is obtained for each rotation from the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, and these pulses are input to the CPU 41 via the reel position detection circuit 60. The count value is cleared to “0” in the drive pulse counted in the RAM 43 by the reset pulse thus obtained. In this way, the RAM 43 stores a count value corresponding to the rotation position within one rotation range for each of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R.

  In addition, in the symbol table (see FIG. 4) stored in the ROM 42 for associating the rotational positions of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R with the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the reel, the rotational position where the reset pulse is generated is described. As a reference, a code number sequentially assigned for each fixed rotation pitch of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R is associated with a symbol code indicating a symbol provided corresponding to each code number. Further, the winning symbol combination table stored in the ROM 42 is referred to when the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are stopped and when winning is confirmed after all reels are stopped. After executing the process of S6, the CPU 41 shifts the process to S7.

  In S <b> 7, the CPU 41 sets a start effect command in the RAM 43. The start effect command is a command for starting display of a predetermined effect image on the liquid crystal display device 31 and includes data related to the internal winning combination determined by the lottery process. The start effect command is supplied to the sub control circuit 82 at a predetermined timing. After executing the process of S7, the CPU 41 shifts the process to S8.

  In S8, the CPU 41 determines whether or not the stop buttons 11L, 11C, and 11R are “ON” based on the presence / absence of an input signal from the reel stop signal circuit 56 (S8). When determining that the stop buttons 11L, 11C, and 11R are not “ON”, the CPU 41 determines whether or not the value of the automatic stop timer is “0” (S9). If it is determined in S9 that the value of the automatic stop timer is not “0”, the process returns to S8.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S8 that the stop buttons 11L, 11C, and 11R are “ON”, or if it is determined in S9 that the value of the automatic stop timer is “0”, the CPU 41 is input. The rotation of the reel 3 corresponding to the stop buttons 11L, 11C, and 11R is stopped. At that time, the winning request (internal winning combination), the symbol position (the rotating position of the reel 3 at the time of operation) are selected. The number of sliding frames is determined from the stop control table and the like (S10).

Next, the CPU 41 performs a process of rotating and stopping the reels 3 for the number of sliding frames determined in S10 (S11), and sets a stop request for one reel 3 (S12).
Then, the CPU 41 determines whether or not all of the three reels 3 (3L, 3C, 3R) are stopped (S13). If it is determined that all the reels 3 are not stopped, the process returns to S8. On the other hand, if it is determined that all the reels 3 have stopped, the CPU 41 performs a winning search (S14). At this time, a winning symbol combination table or the like stored in the ROM 42 is referred to. Further, it is determined whether or not the winning flag is normal. If not, the illegal error may be displayed and the process may be interrupted.

  After executing the winning search (S14), the CPU 41 sets an end effect command in the RAM 43 (S15). This end effect command is a command for displaying an effect image at the end of the game according to the game result, and includes data related to the result of the winning search in S14. The end effect command is supplied to the sub control circuit 82 at a predetermined timing.

Next, the CPU 41 determines whether or not medals have been paid out, that is, whether or not there is a winning number (S16). When determining that there is a medal payout, the CPU 41 stores or pays out the number of medals according to the gaming state and the winning combination (S17).
When storing medals, the CPU 41 performs a process of adding the number of credits stored in the RAM 43. On the other hand, when paying out medals, the CPU 41 sends out a payout command signal to the hopper driving circuit 51 and pays out a predetermined number of medals from the hopper 50.
At that time, the medal detection unit 50S counts the number of medals to be paid out from the hopper 50, and when the count value reaches a designated number, a medal payout completion signal is input to the CPU 41. As a result, the CPU 41 stops driving the hopper 50 via the hopper drive circuit 51 and ends the medal payout process.

  Next, the CPU 41 determines whether or not the RB has been won (S18). If it is determined that RB is won, the CPU 41 performs processing related to RB setting (S19). In S <b> 19, the CPU 41 performs processing related to the setting of the RB probability lottery table and the RB winning symbol combination table. In S <b> 19, the CPU 41 starts counting the number of RB game winnings and the like, and starts processing for displaying the count value on the bonus game information display unit 16. After executing the process of S19, the CPU 41 shifts the process to S20.

  In S <b> 20, the CPU 41 sets an RB setting command in the RAM 43. The RB setting command is a command for causing the liquid crystal display device 31 to display an RB effect image as a screen image, and is supplied to the sub-control circuit 82 at a predetermined timing.

  When it is determined in S18 that the RB has not been won, or when the process of S20 is executed, the CPU 41 determines whether or not the BB has been won (S21). If it is determined that BB has been won, the CPU 41 performs a process related to BB setting (S22). In S22, the CPU 41 performs processing related to the setting of a probability lottery table for BB, a winning symbol combination table for BB, and the like. In S24, the CPU 41 starts counting the number of times the BB game is consumed, displaying the count value on the bonus game information display unit 16, counting the number of medals paid out, and the like. At this time, the CPU 41 functions as a gaming state changing means for shifting to the special gaming state (BB). Thereafter, the CPU 41 shifts the processing to S23.

  In S <b> 23, the CPU 41 sets a BB setting command in the RAM 43. The BB setting command is a command for causing the liquid crystal display device 31 to display an effect image for BB as a screen image, and is supplied to the sub-control circuit 82 at a predetermined timing.

  When it is determined in S21 that the BB has not been won or when the process of S23 is executed, the CPU 41 determines whether or not the RB has ended (S24). If it is determined that the RB has ended, the CPU 41 next performs a process related to the RB setting cancellation (S25). In S25, the CPU 41 sets the probability lottery table used for the normal gaming state (other than RB or BB) from the RB probability lottery table set in the process of S19, the winning symbol combination table for RB, or the like. Process related to change. Thereafter, the CPU 41 shifts the processing to S26.

  In S <b> 26, the CPU 41 sets an RB release command in the RAM 43. The RB release command is a command for stopping the display of the effect image for RB as the screen image and causing the liquid crystal display device 31 to display a normal effect image (other than RB or BB). The RB release command is supplied to the sub control circuit 82 at a predetermined timing.

  If it is not determined in S24 that the RB has ended, or if the process of S26 is executed, the CPU 41 determines whether the BB has ended (S27). If it is determined that the BB has ended, the CPU 41 then performs a process related to the BB setting cancellation (S28). In S28, the CPU 41 changes the setting from the lottery table for BB set in the process of S22, the winning symbol combination table for BB, or the like to the probability lottery table used for the normal gaming state (other than RB or BB). Perform this process. Thereafter, the CPU 41 shifts the processing to S29.

In S <b> 29, the CPU 41 sets a BB release command in the RAM 43. The BB release command is a command for stopping the display of the effect image for BB as the screen image and causing the liquid crystal display device 31 to display a normal effect image (other than RB or BB). The BB release command is supplied to the sub control circuit 82 at a predetermined timing.
In S27, when it is determined that the RB has not ended, or when the process of S29 is executed, the game execution process is ended.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of command reception processing performed in the sub control circuit.
First, in S50, the sub CPU 84 determines whether or not a start effect command has been received. If it is determined that the start effect command has not been received, the process proceeds to S55.
On the other hand, when determining that the start effect command has been received, in S51, the sub CPU 84 selects an effect pattern corresponding to the command from among a plurality of types of effect patterns stored in the program ROM 85. For example, when the RB flag is set, the sub CPU 84 selects an effect pattern for RB. If the BB flag is set, an effect pattern for BB is selected. Next, in S <b> 52, effect pattern data that is data indicating the effect pattern is supplied to the image control circuit 91. After executing the process of S52, the process proceeds to S55.

In S55, the sub CPU 84 determines whether or not an end effect command has been received. If it is determined that the end effect command has not been received, the process proceeds to S60.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the end effect command has been received, the sub CPU 84 selects an end effect pattern corresponding to the command from among a plurality of types of end effect patterns stored in the program ROM 85 in S56.
Next, in S57, end effect pattern data is supplied to the image control circuit 91. After executing the process of S55, the process proceeds to S60.

  In S60, the sub CPU 84 determines whether or not an RB setting command has been received. If it is determined that the RB setting command has not been received, the process proceeds to S65. On the other hand, when determining that the RB setting command has been received, the sub CPU 84 sets the RB flag in S61. After executing the process of S61, the process proceeds to S65. The RB flag is a flag that is set when the RB starts and cleared when the RB ends.

  In S65, the sub CPU 84 determines whether or not a BB setting command has been received. If it is determined that the BB setting command has not been received, the process proceeds to S70. On the other hand, when determining that the BB setting command has been received, the sub CPU 84 sets the BB flag in S66. The BB flag is a flag that is set when the BB starts and cleared when the BB ends.

After executing the process of S66, the sub CPU 84 executes a prize lottery process (S67). When executing the processing of S67, the sub CPU 84 functions as a lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to give a prize to the player.
In this process, the sub CPU 84 first executes a random number generation program stored in advance in the program ROM 85, and extracts one random number from the numerical value range 0-16383. Then, the sub CPU 84 refers to a prize lottery table stored in advance in the program ROM 85, and determines lottery result data corresponding to one extracted random number.

  Here, the prize lottery table used in the prize lottery process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a prize lottery table. In the figure, in order to show the correspondence between the lottery result data (URL) and the prize data, the prize data is described, but the program ROM 85 does not store the prize data.

  When the random number extracted by the prize lottery process is included in the range of 0 to 6143, the URL as the lottery result data is “http: //***.***.001.htm” There is no data. In this case, the result of the lottery is a loss, and the prize data cannot be obtained even if the URL site is accessed.

  When the extracted random number value is included in the range of 6144 to 8191, the URL as the lottery result data is “http: //***.***.002.htm”, and the prize data Is “standby image (A)”. Therefore, when accessing the site of this URL, the image data of the standby image (A) can be obtained as premium data.

  When the extracted random number value is included in the range of 8192-10239, the URL as the lottery result data is “http: //***.***.003.htm”, and the prize data is “ Standby image (B) ”. Therefore, when accessing the site of this URL, the image data of the standby image (B) can be obtained as free gift data.

  When the extracted random number value is included in the range of 10240 to 12287, the URL as the lottery result data is “http: //***.***.004.htm”, and the prize data is “ Music data (C) ”. Therefore, by accessing the site of this URL, it is possible to obtain ringtone music data (C) as free gift data.

  When the extracted random number value is included in the range of 12288 to 13799, the URL as the lottery result data is “http: //***.***.005.htm”, and the prize data is “music data” (D) ". Therefore, when the URL site is accessed, ringtone music data (D) can be obtained as premium data.

  Similarly, when the extracted random number value is included in the range of 13800 to 15635, the URL as the lottery result data is “http: //***.***.006.htm”, and the prize data is “Music data (E)”. Therefore, when the URL site is accessed, ringtone music data (E) as free gift data can be obtained.

  Furthermore, when the extracted random number value is included in the range of 15636 to 16383, the URL as the lottery result data is http: //***.***.007.htm, and the prize data is “Password data (F)”. Therefore, when accessing the site of this URL, the function restriction is canceled by inputting a function that cannot be used because the function is restricted in the game program executed on the game device 150 described later as premium data. Password data (F) can be obtained.

  If it is determined in S65 that the BB setting command has not been received, or if the prize lottery process in S67 has been executed, the sub CPU 84 determines whether or not an RB release command has been received (S70). If it is determined that the RB release command has been received, the RB flag is cleared (S71).

If it is determined in S70 that an RB release command has not been received, or if the process of S71 has been executed, the sub CPU 84 determines whether or not a BB release command has been received (S75).
If it is determined that the BB release command has not been received, this subroutine is terminated.
On the other hand, when determining that the BB release command has been received, the sub CPU 84 clears the BB flag (S76). Next, the sub CPU 84 performs an encoding process, and encodes the URL as the lottery result data into a two-dimensional code (S77). This encoding process will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. Thereafter, the sub CPU 84 stores the two-dimensional code generated in S77 in the work RAM 86 (S78). The sub CPU 84 reads the two-dimensional code display pattern data from the program ROM 85, reads the two-dimensional code generated from the work RAM 86, and supplies it to the image control circuit 91 (S79). Thereafter, this subroutine is terminated.

  Here, the above-described encoding process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an encoding process subroutine called and executed in S77 of the subroutine shown in FIG.

First, the sub CPU 84 sets a URL (see FIG. 15) as lottery result data relating to the lottery result in the prize lottery process (FIG. 14, S67) in the work RAM 86 (S100).
Next, the sub CPU 84 creates a mode identifier in the work RAM 86 according to the character type of the lottery result data (for example, numbers, alphanumeric characters, kanji, etc.) (S101). Thereafter, the sub CPU 84 creates a character number identifier corresponding to the number of characters of the lottery result data in the work RAM 86 (S102). Then, the sub CPU 84 performs a process of binarizing the lottery result data (S103), and performs a process of adding a termination pattern to the data obtained by the processes of S101 to S103 (S104).

After adding the termination pattern, the sub CPU 84 performs code word conversion of the data obtained in S104 (S105), creates an error correction code word based on the data obtained in S105, and obtains it in S105. (S106). Thereafter, the sub CPU 84 binarizes the data obtained in S106 and performs a process of arranging in a matrix (S107).
Then, the sub CPU 84 performs a process of masking a predetermined pattern on the data obtained in S107 (S108). Next, a process of adding format information including an error correction level and a mask identifier is performed (S109), and a two-dimensional code is generated (S110). The generated two-dimensional code is stored in the work RAM 86. Thereafter, this subroutine is terminated.

  In the present embodiment, the case where only the URL as the lottery result data is encoded (encoded) into the two-dimensional code has been described. However, in the present invention, the lottery result data and other data (for example, a game machine) Data indicating the model, data unique to the gaming machine for identifying the gaming machine, and the like) may be encoded.

Next, display control processing performed in the display control circuit will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of display control processing performed in the display control circuit.
The image control CPU 92 generates a screen image corresponding to various data supplied from the sub CPU 84. When the display control process is started, first, in S150, it is determined whether or not effect pattern data is supplied from the sub CPU 84. When the production pattern data is not supplied from the sub CPU 84 (S150: NO), the image control CPU 92 extracts the demo image from the image ROM 96 and stores it in the image control work RAM 93 (S151).

  The image control CPU 92 receives the effect pattern data from the sub CPU 84 (S150: YES), and extracts the effect image from the image ROM 96 when the end effect pattern data is not supplied (S152: NO). Then, it is stored in the image control work RAM 93 (S153).

The image control CPU 92 receives the effect pattern data from the sub CPU 84 (S150: YES), and extracts the effect image at the end from the image ROM 96 when the end effect pattern data is supplied (S152: YES). Then, it is stored in the image control work RAM 93 (S154).
After executing the processing of S151, S153, or S154, when the image control CPU 92 receives the supply of the two-dimensional code display pattern data (S155: YES), the image control CPU 92 extracts the two-dimensional code from the work RAM 86, The data is stored in the RAM 93 (S156). At this time, the two-dimensional code is stored by being superimposed on the effect image extracted in S161, S153, or S154 and stored in the buffer.
Thereafter, when it is time to end the display of the two-dimensional code (S157: YES), the two-dimensional code display pattern data is cleared (S158).

Next, the screen image is output to the liquid crystal display device 31 at every predetermined timing (for example, every 1/30 seconds) (S159: YES) (S160). As a result, the two-dimensional code 30 is displayed in the two-dimensional code display area 24 of the liquid crystal display device 31, as shown in FIG. On the other hand, if it is not the predetermined timing (S159: NO), the process returns to S159.
Thereafter, if the effect has not ended (S161: NO), the process returns to S150. On the other hand, when the effect is finished (S161: YES), the process returns to S150.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the prize lottery is performed at the timing when the BB is set has been described. However, in the present invention, the timing when the prize lottery is performed is not particularly limited, and can be set as appropriate. is there.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, like the pachislot gaming device 1, it is desirable to display code information (two-dimensional code) at the end of the special game state (BB). This is because the code information is displayed when the excitement of the game is most likely to cool down at the end of the special game state, so that the interest and interest in the game can be raised again. Also, even if code information is displayed when you are enthusiastic about the game, it is difficult to image with the imaging means of the mobile terminal, but when the special game state ends, it is also a time when a break of the game is taken, This is because displaying the code information does not hinder the game, and the player can reliably capture the code information.
In addition, the timing which displays code information in the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to this example.

  (Structure of a portable terminal) Next, the mobile phone 100 as a portable terminal which comprises the game system which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated in detail with reference to drawings. FIG. 18 is an external perspective view of the mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 19 is an external perspective view of the cellular phone 100 according to the present embodiment in a folded state. FIG. 2 is an overview perspective view of the mobile phone shown in FIG. 1. The mobile phone 100 corresponds to a mobile terminal in the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the mobile phone 100 includes a first casing 100 a having a liquid crystal screen 105 and a second casing 100 b having an operation unit 106, and the first casing 100 a and the second casing 100 b include The liquid crystal screen 105 and the operation unit 106 can be folded in the inner direction.

The first casing 100a is provided with a mobile phone communication device 102, a liquid crystal screen 105, and a reception speaker 112. A liquid crystal screen 105 is disposed on one surface of the first casing 100a that is the inner side when the cellular phone 100 is folded, and displays various information such as contents input by the operation unit 106 and an Internet site. The liquid crystal screen 105 functions as a so-called finder by displaying an image that can be photographed by the camera unit 101 in a photographing mode of the camera unit 101 described later. Then, at the upper part of the liquid crystal screen 105 in FIG. 18, a receiving speaker 112 that emits a voice signal of the other party when a call is made with the mobile phone 100 is disposed.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 19, on the back side of the liquid crystal screen 105, a mobile phone communication device 102 connected to a communication network and transmitting / receiving various data is arranged. The cellular phone communication device 102 is a so-called rod antenna, and is attached to the first casing 100a so as to be extendable and contractible. And the camera part 101 is arrange | positioned in the approximate center part of the back surface of the 1st housing 100a. The camera unit 101 acquires a video that can be captured by the camera unit 101 as image data, and has a light emitting unit 101a that emits light when the amount of light is insufficient at the time of shooting, and can acquire clear image data. ing.

The second casing 100b is provided with an operation unit 106 and a call microphone 113 on the surface of one surface of the second casing 100b that becomes the inner side when the cellular phone 100 is folded. In the second casing 100b, a mobile phone CPU 103 that controls the functions of the mobile phone 100 and a memory 104 that stores image data captured by the camera unit 101, downloaded data, and the like are stored.
As shown in FIG. 18, the operation unit 106 performs a number / character input key 107, a cursor key 108 for moving a cursor for selecting displayed contents, an enter key 109 for confirming selection, and transmission / reception of e-mails. Mail key 110 and an Internet connection key 111 for connecting to the Internet are arranged.

  Next, control of the mobile phone 100 will be described. FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the mobile phone 100. The mobile phone 100 includes a camera unit 101 as an imaging unit, a mobile phone communication device 102, a mobile phone CPU 103, a memory 104, a liquid crystal screen 105, an operation unit 106, a voice control unit 117, a reception speaker 112, a call microphone 113, and a battery 114. It has.

  The mobile phone communication device 102 is controlled by the mobile phone CPU 103 and transmits / receives to / from the base station through the mobile phone communication device 102 using radio waves as a medium. The voice control unit 117 outputs a reception signal output from the mobile phone communication device 102 through the mobile phone CPU 103 to the reception speaker 112 and performs mobile phone communication through the mobile phone CPU 103 using the voice signal output from the call microphone 113 as a transmission signal. Output to the device 102.

The reception speaker 112 converts the reception signal output from the voice control unit 117 into a reception voice and outputs it. The call microphone 113 converts the transmission voice emitted from the operator into a voice signal and sends it to the voice control unit 117. Output.
The camera unit 101 can image the two-dimensional code 30 displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31 of the pachislot gaming device 1, and image data obtained by imaging is stored in the memory 104. In the present embodiment, a case where a CCD camera is used as the imaging unit will be described. However, the imaging unit in the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a CMOS sensor camera.

  The memory 104 includes a RAM 104a and a ROM 104b. In the RAM 104a, for example, image data as the code information of the present invention obtained by the camera unit 101 imaging the two-dimensional code 30, and an image for a standby image Various data such as data, ringtone music data, and various programs are stored in a nonvolatile manner. On the other hand, the ROM 104b stores a two-dimensional code conversion program 133 (to be described later), telephone incoming / outgoing processing, e-mail creation transmission / reception processing, and control processing related to Internet processing. Each process is performed by executing the control program. The battery 114 can supply power to each circuit and be charged via the charging terminal 115. The mobile phone CPU 103 performs transmission / reception of electronic mail and data via the Internet via the mobile phone communication device 102.

  The cellular phone CPU 103 downloads the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 from the server 130 via the Internet or pre-installs the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 in advance based on a predetermined instruction input via the operation unit 106. Stored in the memory 104. In the case of this embodiment, the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 is preinstalled and stored in the ROM 104b of the memory 104 in advance. Then, the cellular phone CPU 103 functions as follows (A) to (B) by reading the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 from the memory 104 and executing it.

(A) The mobile phone CPU 103 recognizes the two-dimensional code 30 from the image data obtained when the camera unit 101 images the two-dimensional code 30, and generates lottery result data from the recognized two-dimensional code 30.
(B) The mobile phone CPU 103 transmits the lottery result data generated in (A) to the server 130 via the Internet by the mobile phone communication device 102.

  In the present embodiment, the game-related information that can be used in the game program of the game apparatus 150 or the game-related information is transmitted by recognizing the two-dimensional code 30 obtained by photographing with the mobile phone 100 and transmitting the lottery result data to the server 130. Although an example is shown in which electronic information is obtained as key information for obtaining information, for example, game-related information that can be directly used for the game device 150 by the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 of the mobile phone 100 or The game information may be converted into key information for obtaining the game related information, and electronic information as the converted key information may be directly input to the game apparatus 150. In this case, the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 is preferably configured to be downloaded from the net so that the electronic information can be converted into electronic information according to the game program used in the game device 150. .

(Server Configuration) Next, a server configuring the game system will be described. FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the server shown in FIG.
The server 130 includes a server communication device 131 for communicating with the mobile phone 100 via the Internet, a database 132, a server storage device 134, and a server CPU 135 as an arithmetic processing device.

The database 132 stores premium data (for example, image data for standby images, music data for ringtones, password data for game programs, etc.) for each site corresponding to the URL as the lottery result data. .
When the URL as the lottery result data and the ID data of the mobile phone 100 are received from the mobile phone 100, the server CPU 135 receives data (for example, HTML data, etc.) representing the site corresponding to the URL from the database 132, as described above. The premium data is read out and transmitted to the mobile phone 100 by the server communication device 131 via the Internet. As a result, a site corresponding to the URL as the lottery result data is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 105 of the mobile phone 100, and premium data can be acquired at the site.

  The database 132 also stores a two-dimensional code conversion program 133 for downloading to the mobile phone 100. The two-dimensional code conversion program 133 is not necessary for the mobile phone 100 described above, in which the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 is preinstalled in advance, but the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 is preinstalled in advance. Since there is no mobile phone, the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 can be appropriately downloaded to such a mobile phone. Then, when the server CPU 135 receives a signal from the mobile phone requesting the download of the 2D code conversion program 133 from the mobile phone, the 2D code conversion program 133 is read from the database 132. Is transmitted from the server communication device 131 to the mobile phone that requested the download via the Internet. If the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 is preinstalled for all mobile phones in advance, it is of course unnecessary to provide the server 130 with a function for downloading the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 as described above. It is.

The server 130 also stores a two-dimensional code conversion program 133 as code information conversion means for analyzing and converting the two-dimensional code even when image data itself of the two-dimensional code is transmitted from the mobile phone in the ROM 134a. ing. As described above, the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 is preinstalled in the mobile phone 100, or the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 is downloaded from the server 130, or the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 is installed in the mobile phone itself. This is so that it can be applied to mobile phones with specifications that cannot download the program. That is, the server storage device 134 includes a ROM 134a and a RAM 134b. When image data of the two-dimensional code 30 is transmitted from the mobile phone to the ROM 134a together with a control program for controlling the server, the image data A two-dimensional code conversion program 133 executed by the server CPU 135 for recognizing and decoding and converting the two-dimensional code 30 is stored. On the other hand, the RAM 134 b functions as a temporary storage unit when performing various controls of the server 130.
According to the server 130 as described above, when the game-related information as the lottery result data transmitted from the mobile phone 100 or the code information as the key information for obtaining the game-related information is received, directly or indirectly from the server 130. For example, password information that can be directly input to the game apparatus 150 is transmitted as the game-related information or key information for obtaining the game-related information. If the code information as the lottery result data transmitted from the mobile phone is image data, the image data is decoded, and the decoded game-related information or key information for obtaining the game-related information is obtained. The corresponding password information is transmitted. The password information is indirectly obtained from the server 130. As described later, URL information that can download game-related information or premium data as key information for obtaining the game-related information is temporarily stored in the mobile phone 100. Means that the mobile phone 100 can receive password information as the premium data from another server or the server 130 by connecting to the URL by the mobile phone 100.

(Processing Between Mobile Phone and Server) Here, processing performed between the mobile phone 100 and the server 130 described above will be described. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing processing performed in the mobile phone and the server.
First, the cellular phone CPU 103 included in the cellular phone 100 drives the camera unit 101 as an imaging unit based on an instruction input via the operation unit 106, and the camera unit 101 is a liquid crystal display device of the pachislot gaming device 1. The two-dimensional code 30 included in the screen image displayed on 31 is imaged (S200).

  Thereafter, the cellular phone CPU 103 stores the image data obtained in S200 in the memory 104 (S201). Next, the cellular phone CPU 103 activates the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 to perform a two-dimensional code recognition process (S202), and recognizes the two-dimensional code from the image data obtained in S200. The lottery result data is generated from the recognized two-dimensional code. The two-dimensional code recognition process will be described in detail later with reference to the drawings.

  Then, the cellular phone CPU 103 transmits the lottery result data obtained by the two-dimensional code recognition process in S202, together with the ID data of the cellular phone 100, to the server 130 via the Internet by the cellular phone communication device 102 (S203). .

  On the other hand, when the server CPU 135 included in the server 130 receives the lottery result data (URL) and the ID data of the mobile phone 100 from the mobile phone 100 via the Internet, the lottery result data (URL) and the ID data are stored in the RAM 134b. Store (S300). Then, the server CPU 135 extracts data representing a site (for example, HTML data) corresponding to the URL as the lottery result data received in S300 and premium data corresponding to the site from the database 132 (S301). . Thereafter, the server CPU 135 transmits data representing the site and the extracted premium data to the mobile phone 100 (S302).

  When the mobile phone CPU 103 of the mobile phone 100 receives the data (data representing the site and premium data) transmitted from the server 130, the mobile phone CPU 103 stores it in the memory 104 (S204). Then, the mobile phone CPU 103 displays a site corresponding to the URL as the lottery result data on the liquid crystal screen 105 based on the data (see FIG. 24). Then, the player can acquire premium data by operating the operation unit 106 and inputting a predetermined instruction.

(Two-dimensional code conversion process)
Here, the two-dimensional code recognition process (S202) performed by executing the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 by the mobile phone CPU 103 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the two-dimensional code recognition process called and executed in S202 of the process shown in FIG.
First, the cellular phone CPU 103 performs image conversion processing on the image data stored in the RAM 104a (S400). In the image conversion process, image data of an area where the two-dimensional code 30 is displayed is extracted from image data obtained by imaging, corrected for tilt and distortion, converted into a monochrome image with a predetermined threshold, and viewed from the front. This is a process for obtaining image data including the two-dimensional code.

Next, the cellular phone CPU 103 extracts the two-dimensional code 30 from the image data obtained in S400, and performs correction such as noise removal (S401). Then, the cellular phone CPU 103 performs binarization processing on the two-dimensional code 30 obtained in S401, and replaces each dot constituting the two-dimensional code with “0” or “1” (S402). Data is generated (S403).
After generating the binarized matrix data, the mobile phone CPU 103 decodes the binarized matrix data (S404) and generates lottery result data (S405). After the completion of the process of S405, this subroutine is terminated, and the process proceeds to S203 of the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the mobile phone 100 transmits the URL as the lottery result data and the ID data of the mobile phone 100 to the server 130 (FIG. 22, S203), data representing a site corresponding to this URL (for example, HTML data or the like) ) And premium data are transmitted from the server 130 to the mobile phone 100 (FIG. 22, S302), and an image indicating a password as shown in FIG. 24 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 105 of the mobile phone 100.

(Flow after Receiving Premium Data) FIG. 24A is a diagram illustrating an example of a standby image transmitted as a premium from the server to the mobile phone.
In the central part of the liquid crystal screen 105, a standby image representing a character appearing in the effect in the pachislot gaming device 1 is displayed. In addition, two options “return” and “save” are displayed below the liquid crystal screen 105. At this time, by operating the operation unit 106 and selecting the option “save”, the image data for the standby image is stored in the memory 104 of the mobile phone 100. When music data for ringtones is transmitted as free gift data, the title of the music data is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 105, and “return” and “play” are displayed below the liquid crystal screen 105. , Three options "Save" are displayed. At this time, if the option “play” is selected, the music data is played.

On the other hand, FIG. 24B is a diagram illustrating a case where password data of a game program executed on the game device 150 is transmitted as premium data.
On the liquid crystal screen 105, a site related to a game program executed on the game device 150 is displayed. Here, when the operation unit 106 is operated to select an option desired by the player, the password 171 and the contents of the password 171 indicating which function restrictions are to be released are displayed on the liquid crystal screen 105.

(Configuration of Game Device) Next, a game device configuring the game system according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 25 is an external perspective view of the game apparatus 150 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 25, the game apparatus 150 includes a game apparatus main body 155 that internally includes a game apparatus control circuit 151 that reads and executes a game program from a CD-ROM 154 that is a storage medium in which a game program to be described later is stored. The game display unit 152 displays various information based on the execution of the game program, and the game controller 153 reflects the player's intention during the game when operated by the player.

  The game display unit 152 is installed upright on the back side of the game apparatus main body 155 and is a display device that can display various types of power when the game apparatus main body 155 is turned on. When the game display unit 152 is executed with the CD-ROM 154 attached to the game apparatus main body 155, display of various contents is displayed based on the game program. The game display unit 152 is integrally formed with a speaker (not shown), and can output an audio signal based on a game program.

  The game apparatus body 155 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an opening / closing door 156 that can be rotated about the back side of the game apparatus body 155 is formed at the center of the upper surface of the game apparatus body 155. In addition, an open button 158 for opening the opening / closing door 156 is provided on the front side of one end portion of the upper surface of the game apparatus main body 155 so that the opening / closing door 156 can be opened. When the opening / closing door 156 is opened, a CD-ROM reader 157 for reading the contents stored from the CD-ROM 154 is disposed at the center of the game apparatus body 155.

  In addition, a power switch 159 and a reset button 159a are arranged side by side at one end of the front side surface of the game apparatus main body 155. A game controller 153 that performs various operations of the game apparatus 150 is connected to the center of the front side surface of the game apparatus body 155. The game controller 153 is provided with a cross key 160, a trigger button 161, and a start button 162, and various command signals are transmitted to the game apparatus 150 by operating these buttons.

Next, the control system of the game apparatus 150 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing a control system of the game apparatus 150 according to the present embodiment.
As described above, the game apparatus 150 is configured by connecting the game display unit 152 and the game controller 153 to the game apparatus main body 155. The game apparatus 150 can play a game by causing the game apparatus 150 to read and execute a CD-ROM 154 that is a storage medium in which a game program is stored.

The game apparatus main body 155 has a game apparatus control circuit 151, whereby various controls of the game apparatus 150 are performed. The game device control circuit 151 includes a CD-ROM reader 157, a controller interface 163 (hereinafter abbreviated as a controller I / F), a game device CPU 164, a BootROM 165, a game device memory 166, an image processing unit 167, and an audio processing unit 168. And a game display unit I / F 169.
Here, the configuration of each part of the game apparatus control circuit 151 will be described. The CD-ROM reader 157 has a CD-ROM 154 as a storage medium in which a game program is stored, and functions as an interface for reading the game program into the game apparatus main body 155. The controller I / F 163 is an interface for receiving a signal from the game controller 153 input based on the operation of the game controller 153 by the player and inputting the signal to the game apparatus CPU 164.

Game device CPU 164 controls each part of game device main body 155 so that game device 150 as a whole performs a desired operation. Specifically, game device CPU 164 activates game device main body 155 according to an initialization program stored in BootROM 165. Further, when the CD-ROM 154 is mounted on the game apparatus 150, a desired calculation process is performed in accordance with the game program stored in the CD-ROM 154, and each part of the game apparatus body 155 is changed based on the calculation result. The game is executed by controlling.
The BootROM 165 is a memory for an activation program that stores an operating system that is activated when the game apparatus body 155 is powered on. The game device memory 166 is a memory in which arbitrary data is temporarily stored in accordance with various processes in the game device main body 155. The game device memory 166 stores a part of the game program stored in the CD-ROM 154 and data in the middle of calculation in the game device CPU 164, the image processing unit 167, the sound processing unit 168, and the like. Can be recorded.

  The image processing unit 167 is a dedicated circuit for generating an image to be displayed on the game display unit 152. Similarly, the sound processing unit 168 is a dedicated circuit for generating sound output from the game display unit 152. The game display unit I / F 169 is an interface for outputting the image data generated by the image processing unit 167 or the game device CPU 164 and the sound data generated by the sound processing unit 168 or the game device CPU 164 to the game display unit 152. It is.

  The game controller 153 is an instruction device such as a game pad or a keyboard that gives an instruction to the operation of the game. Normally, the game controller 153 is detachably connected to the game apparatus main body 155. In the game display unit 152, a monitor that displays the image data generated by the image processing unit 167 or the game device CPU 164 and a speaker that outputs the sound data generated by the sound processing unit 168 or the game device CPU 164 are integrated. It is a configured device.

  The CD-ROM 154 is a storage medium that stores a game program. In the present embodiment, there is a restriction that a specific function in the game program cannot be selected and determined unless a predetermined condition is satisfied.

  Next, a game program executed by the game device 150 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 27 is a flowchart of the game program according to the present embodiment. FIG. 28 to FIG. 30 are explanatory diagrams showing the state of the game display unit 152 when this game program is executed.

  In the present embodiment, the game program executed on the game device 150 is, for example, a game program that simulates a pachislot gaming device and can be played in the same manner as a real machine. In this game program, it is usually possible to play by selecting from three types of pachislot machines. However, as will be described later, when a specific condition is satisfied, it is possible to play with one type of pachislot machine. It is a game program that can simulate and play up to four types of slot machines.

  Here, based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 27, this game program is demonstrated sequentially. When the CD-ROM 154 is mounted on the game device 150 and the execution of the game program is started, first, a game item selection screen (see FIG. 28A) is displayed on the game display unit 152, and a game item selection process (S501). ) Is performed. In S501, the cursor 170 displayed on the game display unit 152 is moved by operating the game controller 153, and a desired game item is selected and determined. For example, as shown in FIG. 28 (b), the cursor 170 can be moved by the game controller 153, and any of the game items “NEWGAME”, “CONTINUE”, and “PASSWORD” can be selected. After the game item selection process (S501) ends, the process proceeds to S502.

In S502, it is determined whether or not the game item selected and determined in S501 is in the password input mode (that is, “PASSWORD”). If it is the password input mode (S502: YES), the process proceeds to S505.
On the other hand, if it is not the password input mode (S502: NO), the process proceeds to S503. Here, the case where it is not the password input mode is a case where the game items “NEWGAME” and “CONTINUE” shown in FIG. 28 are selected. In this case, the game is executed in S503. In the case of this embodiment, a selection screen (see FIG. 30A) of the slot machines A to C is displayed on the game display unit 152, and the desired slot machine is selected to simulate the slot machine. And can play. Here, the game item “NEWGAME” is a mode in which this game is played from the initial state. On the other hand, the game item “CONTINUE” is a mode in which the state of the previous game is taken over and the game is played in the slot machine. At this time, it is possible to play with another slot machine by taking over the credit number of medals acquired up to the previous game.
In S503, after the game is executed, a determination is made as to whether or not to end the game in S504. When the game is to be ended (S504: YES), the game is ended as it is. On the other hand, when the game is not finished (S504: NO), the process returns to S501.

  On the other hand, if the password input mode is selected in S502 (S502: YES), the process proceeds to the password input process (S505). When the process proceeds to the password input process (505), the game display unit 152 performs the display shown in FIG. An input field for inputting a password 171 is displayed at the center of FIG. 29A, and a predetermined password 171 is input by operating the game controller 153 in this input field. Enter the password in the input field, and go to S506.

In S506, it is determined whether there is a hidden element corresponding to the password 171 input in S505. When there is a hidden element corresponding to the password 171 (S506: YES), that is, when the password input in the input process is “◯ × △ ○○ □” shown in FIG. It is determined that the corresponding hidden element exists (S506: YES), and the hidden element corresponding to the password 171 is reflected in the game (S507). The hidden element in this case is a type of slot machine that cannot be normally selected (so-called hidden type). The slot machine X shown in FIG. 30B can be selected (S507), and the process returns to S501. .
On the other hand, when there is no hidden element corresponding to the password 171. That is, when a password other than the password shown in FIG. 24B is input, an error display as shown in FIG. 28B is displayed on the game display unit 152 (S508), and the password input process (S505) is performed. Return.

  As described above, when the game is executed after the password 171 is input and the restriction of the hidden element is released, as shown in FIG. 30 (b), the password is not selected (see FIG. 30 (a)). A slot machine that could not be selected can be selected, and this "slot machine X" can be played.

  By informing the player of the password 171 through the two-dimensional code 30 displayed in the two-dimensional code display area 24 at the end of the BB, the player who does not know the password 171 in the game program executed on the game device 150 It is possible to enable game functions that cannot be selected. Thereby, the pleasure that a game program can be played deeper can be provided with respect to a player.

As described above, according to the pachislot gaming device 1 and the game system according to the first embodiment, the two-dimensional code obtained by encoding the URL as the lottery result data related to the result of the prize lottery can be captured by the camera unit 101 of the mobile phone 100. 11 (see FIG. 11), for example, the player images the two-dimensional code by the camera unit 101 of the mobile phone 100, and the lottery result data generated from the two-dimensional code by the mobile phone 100 is stored in the server. By transmitting to 130, the prize data according to the lottery result can be acquired from the server 130 (see FIG. 22).
Therefore, for the game store, since the two-dimensional code necessary for acquiring the prize is displayed on the pachislot gaming device 1 (see FIG. 11), it is possible to improve the ability to attract customers, while the game machine manufacturer sees it. For example, it is possible to provide services that are advantageous to both the game store and the gaming machine manufacturer, such that the gaming machine manufacturer can support and attach to the pachislot gaming device 1 of the gaming machine manufacturer. . In addition, there is a merit that such a service can be provided without increasing the labor of the store clerk.

Furthermore, in addition to the pleasure of simply acquiring medals, the player can be given new enjoyment that is not affected by the regulation of acquiring password data for game programs as a prize, so the regulation becomes stronger and the pachislot becomes stronger. Even if the gaze of the gaming device 1 is reduced, the popularity of the pachislot gaming device 1 can be maintained, and changes in regulations on the pachislot gaming device 1 can be prevented from affecting the profits of game shops and gaming machine manufacturers. Is possible.
Furthermore, in the game program executed by the game device 150 constituting the game system according to the present invention, it is possible to use a game function that cannot be selected by a player who does not know the password 171. That is, it is possible to provide the player with two enjoyments that the pachislot gaming device 1 can be enjoyed deeply and the game program can be played deeper.

The mobile phone 100 corresponds to the mobile terminal of the present invention. According to the mobile phone 100, the two-dimensional code is captured from the pachislot gaming device 1 that displays the two-dimensional code obtained by encoding the lottery result data related to the result of the prize lottery, and the obtained image data is transmitted to the server 130. The prize data corresponding to the result of the lottery can be acquired from the server 130 (see FIGS. 20 to 22). Accordingly, it is possible to provide a service that is beneficial to both the game store and the gaming machine manufacturer.
In the embodiment described above, the game-related information obtained according to the lottery result of the gaming machine or the code information as key information for obtaining the game-related information is finally stored on the liquid crystal screen 105 of the mobile phone 100 as the password information. The password 171 is displayed, and the displayed password information is manually input using the game controller 153 of the game device 150. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mobile phone 100 has a Bluetooth communication function or an optical When there is a communication function and a function for receiving these of the game apparatus is provided, game-related information or key information for obtaining the game-related information is transmitted from the mobile phone 100 to the game apparatus 150 wirelessly. It can also be. If the mobile phone 100 has a memory card slot, the memory card is inserted into the slot, and the memory card temporarily stores game-related information or key information for obtaining the game-related information. The key information may be read at 150 (by being indirectly input) and used.

[Second Embodiment]
Here, a game system different from the first embodiment will be described as a second embodiment. In the game system according to the first embodiment described above, the mobile phone 100 has the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 and recognizes the two-dimensional code 30 and converts it into lottery result data. In the game system according to the embodiment, the mobile phone 100 does not include the two-dimensional code conversion program 133, the server 130 includes the two-dimensional code conversion program 133, recognizes the two-dimensional code 30, and converts it into lottery result data. The case of performing will be described.

  In addition, the external appearance and internal configuration of the pachislot gaming machine, mobile phone, and server (see FIGS. 1 to 10, 15, and 18 to 21) that constitute the game system according to the second embodiment, and the pachislot gaming machine The processing to be performed (see FIGS. 12 to 14, 16, and 17) is the same as that of the first embodiment, and therefore description thereof is omitted here. Here, in the cellular phone and the server, The processing to be executed will be described. In the following, the same components as those of the game system according to the first embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing processing performed in the mobile phone 100 and the server 130 constituting the service providing system according to the second embodiment.
First, in S250, the mobile phone CPU 103 included in the mobile phone 100 drives the camera unit 101 as an imaging unit based on an instruction input via the operation unit 106, and the camera unit 101 is connected to the pachislot gaming device 1. The two-dimensional code 30 included in the screen image displayed in the two-dimensional code display area 24 is imaged (see FIG. 11).

  Thereafter, the mobile phone CPU 103 determines a predetermined address in the server 130 (for example, a site of a gaming machine manufacturer) based on an instruction input via the operation unit 106 or data indicating an address transmitted from the server 130 in advance. And the image data obtained when the camera unit 101 images the two-dimensional code 30 together with the ID data of the mobile phone 100 based on a conventionally known communication protocol (for example, FTP). The telephone communication device 102 transmits to the server 130 via the Internet (S251).

On the other hand, when the server CPU 135 included in the server 130 receives the image data and the ID data of the mobile phone 100 from the mobile phone 100 via the Internet, the server CPU 135 stores the image data and the ID data in the RAM 134b (S350).
Next, the server CPU 135 performs a two-dimensional code recognition process (S351), and the two-dimensional code is obtained from image data obtained when the camera unit 101 (reading unit) of the mobile phone 100 images the two-dimensional code (code information). Is recognized, and the recognized two-dimensional code is converted into lottery result data. Note that the two-dimensional code recognition process in the second embodiment is the same as the two-dimensional code recognition process in the first embodiment, and has already been described with reference to FIG.

Next, the server CPU 135 stores the lottery result data obtained by the two-dimensional code recognition process of S301 in the RAM 134b in association with the ID data of the mobile phone 100 (S352).
Then, the server CPU 135 stores data representing a site (for example, HTML data) corresponding to the URL as the lottery result data obtained by the two-dimensional code recognition process of S301, and premium data corresponding to this site, in the database. Extract from 132 (S353)
Thereafter, the server CPU 135 transmits data representing the site and premium data to the mobile phone 100 (S354).

  When the cellular phone CPU 103 receives the data representing the site and the prize data from the server 130, the cellular phone CPU 103 stores the data (data representing the site and the prize data) transmitted from the server 130 in the memory 104 (S252). Then, the mobile phone CPU 103 displays a site corresponding to the URL as the lottery result data on the liquid crystal screen 105 based on the data (see FIG. 24). Then, the player can acquire premium data by operating the operation unit 106 and inputting a predetermined instruction.

As described above, according to the game system according to the second embodiment, the two-dimensional code obtained by encoding the lottery result data related to the result of the prize lottery is displayed on the pachislot gaming device 1 as in the first embodiment, and the player The prize data corresponding to the lottery result can be acquired from the server 130 by imaging the two-dimensional code with the camera unit 101 of the mobile phone 100 and transmitting the obtained image data to the server 130.
That is, even when the two-dimensional code conversion program 133 is not stored in the memory 104 of the mobile phone 100, the prize data can be acquired in the game system according to the second embodiment.
Therefore, for the game store, since the two-dimensional code necessary for acquiring the prize is displayed on the pachislot gaming machine 1, it is possible to improve the ability to attract customers. On the other hand, for the game machine manufacturer, It is possible to provide services that are advantageous to both the game store and the gaming machine maker, as the gaming machine maker can be supported and attached to the pachislot gaming device 1. In addition, there is a merit that such a service can be provided without increasing the labor of the store clerk.

Furthermore, in addition to the pleasure of simply acquiring medals, the player can be given new enjoyment that is not affected by the regulation of acquiring password data for game programs as a prize, so the regulation becomes stronger and the pachislot becomes stronger. Even if the gaze of the gaming device 1 is reduced, the popularity of the pachislot gaming device 1 can be maintained, and changes in regulations on the pachislot gaming device 1 can be prevented from affecting the profits of game shops and gaming machine manufacturers. Is possible.
Further, since the game program password data can be acquired by the player as premium data, the game program maker has an advertising effect on the player of the pachislot gaming device 1. As a result, there is a merit that the game program maker also has an opportunity to acquire a new customer segment.
On the other hand, for game machine manufacturers, the user of the game program plays with the pachislot gaming device 1 in order to further enjoy the game, so an opportunity to acquire a new customer base can be obtained.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, Of course, various improvement and deformation | transformation are possible within the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, image data for standby images, music data for ringtones, and password data for games are used as the prize data. However, the prize data in the present invention is limited to this example. It is not something. As the prize data, for example, data representing a form for inputting personal information (for example, name, address, etc.) for applying for a prize may be transmitted to the mobile terminal. In this case, by inputting predetermined personal information into the form and transmitting it to the server, the player can obtain the prize by home delivery or the like. In this case, a tangible object can be adopted as a prize.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the game program executed on the game device 150 is a game program that simulates and plays a slot machine such as the pachislot gaming device 1 in the same manner as an actual one. Although the unusable slot machine is made usable as a hidden model, the contents of the game program and the password 171 are not limited to this.
For example, in the game program for simulating the pachislot gaming device 1, the number of medals possessed by the player may be increased by inputting the password 171 as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment. In addition, a function for changing the fluctuation speed of the symbol of the pachislot gaming device on the game display unit 152 may be usable.

In this embodiment, the game program simulates and plays a slot machine in the same way as an actual one, but it does not have to be a game program that simulates a slot machine, so-called role-playing games and action games. And various games such as a puzzle game.
In this case, the password 171 that can be acquired from the two-dimensional code 30 may be data of an item that allows the game program to proceed with the player's advantage. For example, powerful weapons and armor may be used in role playing games, action games, and the like. Also, if it is a puzzle game, it may be configured to enable a function to change the difficulty level further, or conversely, to enable a hint function that provides hints for the current puzzle game. good.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but only specific examples are illustrated, and the present invention is not particularly limited. The specific configuration of each unit and the like can be appropriately changed. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the game system which concerns on this embodiment. 1 is an external perspective view of a gaming machine (pachislot gaming device) according to the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which expands and shows the panel display part, liquid crystal display part, and fixed display part of a game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the symbol row drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each reel of a gaming machine. It is a payout table showing the relationship between winning symbol combinations, winning combinations and medal payout numbers in each gaming state. It is a block diagram of the main control circuit of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is a block diagram of the sub control circuit of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows a start command and a bonus game state change instruction command. It is explanatory drawing which shows a win command, a game medal insertion command, and a display control command. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a probability lottery table, FIG. 10 (A) is a probability lottery table used in a general gaming state, and FIG. 10 (B) is a probability lottery table used in a general gaming state during BB. is there. It is explanatory drawing regarding acquisition of the two-dimensional code by a mobile phone. It is a flowchart of the control operation program of CPU in the main control circuit of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is a flowchart of the control operation program of CPU in the main control circuit of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is a flowchart of the command reception process in the sub-control circuit of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the prize lottery table used for prize lottery processing. It is a flowchart of the encoding process in the sub-control circuit of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is a flowchart of the display control process in the sub-control circuit of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is an external appearance perspective view of the mobile phone which comprises the game system which concerns on this embodiment. It is an external appearance perspective view of the state which folded the mobile phone which comprises the game system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of a mobile telephone. It is a block diagram of the server which comprises the game system which concerns on this embodiment. 4 is a flowchart illustrating processing performed between the mobile phone and the server in the game system according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart of a two-dimensional code recognition process. It is explanatory drawing of the game system which concerns on this embodiment. FIG. 24A shows a case where a standby image is won as the prize data, and FIG. 24B shows a case where password data is won as the prize data. It is an external appearance perspective view of the game device which constitutes the game system concerning this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of a game device. It is a flowchart of the game program run with a game device. It is explanatory drawing (1) which showed the display mode of the game display part at the time of running a game program. It is explanatory drawing (2) which showed the display mode of the game display part at the time of running a game program. It is explanatory drawing (3) which showed the display mode of the game display part at the time of running a game program. It is a flowchart which shows the process performed between a mobile telephone and a server in the game system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 gaming machine 3L, 3C, 3R reel 10 start lever 11L, 11C, 11R stop button 24 two-dimensional code display area 30 two-dimensional code 31 liquid crystal display device 41 CPU
42 ROM
43 RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Mobile phone 101 Camera part 102 Mobile phone communication apparatus 103 Mobile phone CPU
104 Memory 105 Liquid Crystal Screen 106 Operation Unit 130 Server 131 Server Communication Device 132 Database 134 Server Storage Device 150 Game Device 151 Game Device Control Circuit 152 Game Display Unit 153 Game Controller 154 CD-ROM
157 CD-ROM reader 164 Game device CPU

Claims (3)

A game device that includes an interface capable of inputting game-related information from the outside, and proceeds with a game based on a game program in accordance with the game-related information input through the interface;
A gaming machine that has a display means and a lottery means, and that can be used in a game system comprising a gaming machine that includes a gaming state change means that changes a gaming state according to a lottery result by the lottery means,
Code information as key information for obtaining the game-related information or the game-related information that can be read by an external reading unit according to the gaming state changed by the gaming state changing unit is displayed on the display unit of the gaming machine. A game machine characterized by having code information display means for displaying. A gaming machine according to claim 1;
Reading means for reading the code information displayed on the code information display means of the gaming machine, code information converting means for analyzing and converting the code information read by the reading means, and information obtained by the code converting means as a server Transmitting means for transmitting to, receiving means for receiving data obtained from this information from the server, code information read by the reading means and information obtained from the code information received by the receiving means can be displayed A portable terminal having display means;
A receiving means for receiving information obtained by the code converting means from the portable terminal, and transmitting the game related information or key information for obtaining the game related information to the portable terminal according to the information received by the receiving means. A server having transmission means for
A game comprising an interface capable of inputting the game-related information or key information for obtaining the game-related information from the outside, and progressing a game based on the game program according to the game-related information or key information input through the interface A game system comprising a device. A game program executed by the game device according to claim 1 or 2,
An input step of inputting game related information or key information obtained from the code information displayed on the code information display means of the gaming machine;
A game program comprising: a game situation changing step for changing a game situation based on input game-related information or key information for obtaining the game-related information.

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