JP2017113052A - System for game parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for a game parlor capable of enhancing a player's motivation for playing a game, and promoting member registration in a game parlor.SOLUTION: A system 1 for a game parlor includes a member information server in each game parlor that stores individual information on a player input when member registration for the game parlor is made, a portable terminal 15 that can execute an application on condition of the registration of an account ID, and can display game information on any one of the game parlors, and an account server that associates the account ID, the individual information on the player, and a game parlor ID, and stores them. The system 1 for a game parlor determines whether or not the game parlor ID is stored in the account server in the state of being associated with the account ID when the portable terminal 15 displays the game information on any one of the game parlors, and if it determines that the game parlor ID is not stored in the account server in that state, outputs solicitation information for soliciting member registration.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system.

  Conventionally, as described in, for example, Patent Document 1 below, membership registration is promoted by providing various services to players who have registered as a member in many game arcades. Strives to improve.

JP 2005-296235 A

  However, in order to register as a member, troublesome procedures such as filling out the required items on the prescribed application form are required, so there are many players who are reluctant to register as members and the membership registration is sufficiently promoted. The fact is that I cannot say.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a system capable of enhancing a player's willingness to play and promoting membership registration at a game hall.

  The application program that can be downloaded in the game hall system of the present invention is a program for browsing game information, and can be executed by registering predetermined account information. On the other hand, the account server provided in the system for the game hall stores account information, personal information of the player, and identification information of the game hall where the player has registered as a member in association with each other.

  When the game system of the present invention displays the game information of a specific game hall by executing the application program, the game hall identification information is associated with the account information registered when the application program is executed. It is determined whether or not it is stored. And when it determines with not having memorize | stored, the invitation information for inviting member registration is output.

  According to the game field system of the present invention, the game motivation of the player can be enhanced by providing game information of each game field to the player who has downloaded the application program to the mobile terminal device. And if the player has not yet registered for membership at the specific amusement hall where the game information has been browsed, solicitation information such as a message for promoting membership registration is displayed. It is possible to motivate member registration.

  As described above, the system for the game hall of the present invention is a useful system that can increase the player's willingness to play and can promote membership registration at the game hall.

The system diagram which shows the structure of the system for game halls. The front view which shows the game information display apparatus attached to a gaming machine. The block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a game information display apparatus. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the game data of each gaming machine managed by the management device. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the member master data which a management apparatus manages. Explanatory drawing which illustrates member individual game data which a management apparatus manages. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the memory | storage data of a server apparatus. The front view which shows the (a) login screen and (b) menu screen which are displayed with a portable terminal. The front view of the game hall selection screen which a portable terminal displays in order to select a game hall. The front view of the hall | hole screen which a portable terminal displays in order to display the game information of a specific game hall. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the portable terminal which displays a two-dimensional code.

The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
Example 1
This example is an example relating to a game hall system 1 that provides various services to registered members.
The game hall system 1 in FIG. 1 is constructed so as to be compatible with a plurality of game halls in which game machines 2 are installed. In this game hall system 1, an application program (hereinafter simply referred to as an application) for the mobile terminal (mobile terminal device) 15 can be downloaded from the server device 100. If this application is executed on the mobile terminal 15, game information relating to a specific game arcade can be browsed.

  In the game hall system 1, each game hall is managed by a game hall ID which is identification information. When the mobile terminal 15 displays game information related to a specific game hall, the user is not a member of the game hall. If registered, solicitation information for member registration is presented. Furthermore, on this application, it is possible to pre-register personal information necessary for membership registration (hall membership registration) at the game hall. If personal information is registered in advance in the mobile terminal 15, the hall member registration in each amusement hall can be completed only by having the mobile terminal registration device 26 installed in the amusement hall read the screen display of the mobile terminal 15. Hereinafter, this content will be described in detail.

  In each game hall, a lending device 25 that lends game media such as balls and medals to the gaming machines 2 such as the pachinko gaming machine 21 and the slot machine 22 and the game information display device 3 are individually installed. Further, one relay device 29 is installed for every two gaming machines 2. In the prize exchange counter (not shown), in addition to a POS terminal (not shown) for exchanging the coins for prizes, several portable terminal registration devices 26 are installed, and in the management space, various devices in the game hall are operated. A management device 20 for centrally managing the situation is installed.

  The lending device 25 in FIG. 1 is a vertically long device installed on the side of each gaming machine 2. The lending device 25 for the pachinko gaming machine 21 is installed on the left side of the gaming machine 2 and lends balls, which are gaming media, in accordance with the input of consideration such as cash. The lending device 25 for the slot machine 22 is installed on the right side of the gaming machine 2 and lends medals that are gaming media in accordance with the input of consideration such as cash. The lending device 25 includes a card reader / writer (not shown) that reads / writes recorded information of the member card 17 given to the hall member registered as a member in the game hall, and can insert the member card 17 from the card insertion slot 255 on the front surface.

  In each game hall, a network 200 such as a wired LAN to which the management device 20 is communicably connected is constructed. The gaming machine 2 is connected to the on-site network 200 through the relay device 29 together with the corresponding game information display device 3 and the lending device 25. In the game hall system 10 of each game hall using the hall network 200, various communications between the gaming machine 2 side including the peripheral devices such as the game information display device 3 and the management device 20 are performed via the relay device 29. It has been realized. Furthermore, the game hall system 10 of each game hall is connected to a server apparatus 100 outside the hall through a management apparatus 20 connected to a public communication line such as the Internet line.

Next, the gaming machine 2 will be outlined, and the gaming information display device 3, the portable terminal 15, the management device 20, the portable terminal registration device 26, and the server device 100, which are examples of devices constituting the gaming hall system 1, will be described. .
(Game machine)
The gaming machine 2 illustrated in FIG. 1 is roughly classified into a pachinko gaming machine 21 and a slot machine 22.
The pachinko gaming machine 21 is a gaming machine that is played by launching balls that are gaming media. The pachinko gaming machine 21 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a so-called “seven machine” that executes a jackpot lottery in response to winning at the start winning opening. The pachinko gaming machine 21 starts a game that executes symbol variation according to the jackpot lottery, and notifies the jackpot winning by a stop display of the jackpot symbol. If a big win is generated, it is possible to shift to an advantageous big win state in which the round in which the big winning opening is opened is repeated a plurality of times.

  Examples of game signals that the pachinko gaming machine 21 outputs to the outside while the game is in progress include the following signals. These game signals are output to the game information display device 3, the lending device 25, and the like via the relay device 29, and the management device 20 in a state in which the machine ID that is the identification information of the gaming machine 2 is associated. Sent to.

(1) Out signal: A signal that is output once every time 10 balls are fired.
(2) Safe signal: A signal that is output once every 10 balls paid out in accordance with winning.
(3) Start signal: A signal that is output once when the symbol variation starts.
(4) Jackpot signal: A level signal that is continuously output during occurrence of a jackpot condition.

  The slot machine 22 is a gaming machine that can start a symbol variation game using a specified number of medals as a consideration, and that generates a winning when the combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed is a winning symbol. In addition to the BB symbol corresponding to BB (Big Bonus), the RB symbol corresponding to RB (Regular Bonus), the ART symbol corresponding to ART (Assist Replay Time), the winning symbol includes five or two symbols. A small character design corresponding to such small characters is set.

  In the slot machine 22, an internal lottery is executed at the start of the game, and when a symbol corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery is stopped and displayed, a winning of the winning combination occurs. If the corresponding symbol cannot be stopped and displayed even if the internal lottery is won, it will be lost due to missing. When the BB symbol or RB symbol is stopped and displayed, the BB role or the RB role wins, thereby increasing the probability of winning a specific payout role, such as BB (big bonus) or RB (regular bonus). ) Occurs. In addition, when the ART combination wins, the type of the winning combination is notified, and an advantageous ART that increases the winning frequency of the replay combination that gives the benefit that the next game can be executed without consuming the medal is provided. Occur.

Examples of game signals that the slot machine 22 outputs externally while a game is in progress include the following signals.
(1) Out signal: A signal output once every time one medal is consumed.
(2) Safe signal: A signal that is output once every time a medal is paid out in accordance with a prize.
(3) BB signal: a level signal output during the generation of BB.
(4) RB signal: a level signal output during generation of RB.
(5) ART signal: A level signal output during the generation of ART.

(Game information display device)
The game information display device 3 of FIGS. 1 and 2 is a device including a liquid crystal display unit 33 formed of a large liquid crystal display, and is installed above the gaming machine 2. On the lower side of the screen 330 of the liquid crystal display unit 33, a call button 341, a data switching button 343 and a portable reader 345 are arranged, and on the upper side, a lamp unit 32 is arranged. The liquid crystal display unit 33 is a display unit on which a touch operation can be performed on which a touch panel 331 is stacked. Various information such as a jackpot history and past game information is displayed on the screen 330 of the liquid crystal display unit 33.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game information display device 3 is electrically configured around a control unit 41. The control unit 41 includes a CPU 411 that executes software to perform various calculations, a ROM 412 as a memory unit, a RAM 414, and an I / O unit 415 that inputs and outputs signals. For the control unit 41, a transmission / reception unit 48 for transmitting / receiving signals to / from the outside, a liquid crystal display unit 33, a lamp unit 32 having a calling function for employees, a touch panel 331, a call button 341, a data switching button 343, and portable A reader 345 and the like are electrically connected. The portable reader 345 is a data reader that performs data communication with the portable terminal 15 that supports near field communication (NFC) and reads a terminal ID that is identification information of the portable terminal 15.

  For example, game signals that the transmission / reception unit 48 captures from the slot machine 22 via the relay device 29 include (1) insertion signal, (2) payout signal, (3) start signal, (4) bonus signal (BB signal, RB Signal). The game information display device 3 generates, for example, the following game data (game information) by counting the number of times of acquisition of the game signals acquired from the slot machine 22 side.

(1) Bonus count: The number of occurrences of a bonus status that is a big hit status.
(2) Number of starts between bonuses: Number of starts (number of games) since the last bonus state ended.
(3) Cumulative start count today: Cumulative start count after opening on that day.
(4) Number of medals: The medal balance as seen from the player side. The number of medals is calculated by subtracting the inserted number added one by one every time the insertion signal is received from the number of payouts added one by one every time the payment signal is received.

  The game information display device 3 can display the generated game data on the screen 330. For example, on the screen 330 illustrated in FIG. 2, display columns 361, 363, and 365 for the number of bonuses (BB times and RB times) for today, the previous day, and the day before the previous day are arranged in order from the upper left side. On the right side of the screen 330, display columns 371, 373, 374, and 375 for the past highest BB count, the number of games between bonuses, the number of final games of the previous day, and the number of games accumulated today are arranged in order from the top. A display area 38 for a bonus game number graph for 10 bonuses is provided at the lower center of the screen 330. A large display area 39 is provided at the upper center of the screen 330. The display of the screen 330 can be appropriately switched according to the operation of the data switching button 343.

(Mobile device)
The mobile terminal 15 in FIG. 1 is a communication terminal such as a smartphone (multifunctional mobile phone) including a screen 150 that is a touch panel display. The portable terminal 15 is possessed by the player, downloads the application from the server device 100 as an application server, and executes the application on condition that an account ID or the like as predetermined account information is registered, and serves as a game information server. It is a portable terminal device that can access the server device 100 and display game information.

  A mobile terminal 15 such as a smartphone that can be connected to a public line such as an Internet line can be used as a terminal corresponding to the game system 1 by downloading a predetermined application, and is provided by the game system 1 Can be used from inside and outside the game hall. Furthermore, the portable terminal 15 of this example includes a GPS function that measures its own position using a GPS (Global Positioning System), a near field communication (NFC) function that realizes data communication with the game information display device 3, and the like. It has.

The portable terminal 15 that has downloaded a predetermined application can realize at least functions as the following means.
(1) Personal information registration means: means for storing personal information such as name, date of birth, gender, address, and personal identification number registered by the player who is a user. The function as the personal information registration means is realized by a personal information registration program included in the application for registering the personal information of the player.
(2) Code display means: means for displaying personal information registered together with the application account ID in a two-dimensional code on the screen 150.
(3) Game hall guidance means: means for specifying neighboring game halls based on the own position measured by the GPS function and displaying guidance information.
(4) Communication means: means for transmitting information to other users who use the application and for exchanging messages between users.
(5) Display means: means for displaying various game data and information.
(6) Solicitation information display means: means for displaying solicitation information for soliciting membership registration if the user is unregistered as a member of the playground when displaying game information relating to a specific amusement hall.

(Management device)
As described above, the management device 20 (FIG. 1) is a device for centrally managing the operating status of various devices in the game arcade. The management device 20 is installed in each of a plurality of game halls, and has a function as a member information server that stores the personal information of the players input for membership registration (hall member registration) in the game hall.

  The management device 20 includes an output unit including a PC monitor such as a liquid crystal display and a printer (not shown), an apparatus main body that executes various arithmetic processes, and an input unit including a keyboard and a mouse (not shown). The apparatus main body has a control function centered on a CPU that executes arithmetic processing, a storage function that uses a hard disk drive, ROM, RAM, and the like, and a communication function that transmits and receives various signals or information.

The management apparatus 20 has functions as the following means, for example, when a CPU executes a software program read from a hard disk drive.
(1) Game data generating means: means for generating game data (game information) relating to games executed in each gaming machine 2. The game data generation means generates game data by counting the number of receptions of game signals such as out signals output from each gaming machine 2. For the pachinko gaming machine 21, game data such as out (number of balls consumed), safe (number of balls paid out), start (number of games), number of jackpots, etc. is generated for each gaming machine 2. For the slot machine 22, game data such as out (number of medals consumed), safe (number of paid-out medals), start (number of games), number of BBs, number of RBs, number of ARTs, etc. is generated for each gaming machine 2. The generation of game data may be executed by the management device 20 or may be executed by a device attached to the gaming machine 2 such as the game information display device 3.
(2) Game data storage means: means for storing game data for each gaming machine 2 and individual game data for each hall member. The game data of each gaming machine 2 is stored in a state in which a machine ID that is identification information of the gaming machine 2 is associated. The game data for each hall member is stored in association with a member ID that is identification information of the hall member.
(3) Member information storage means: means for storing information relating to hall members registered in the game hall. The member ID is associated with the information regarding the hall member, and linked to the individual game data for each hall member via the member ID.
(4) Registration information transmitting means: means for transmitting registration information to the server device 100 when hall member registration is performed. The registration information includes an account ID and a member ID that are associated with each other.
(5) Player ID acquisition means: means for reading the member ID or terminal ID from the member card 17 or the portable terminal 15 possessed by the hall member. A game in which the member ID of the hall member can be acquired is specified as a login game by the hall member.

(Mobile device registration device)
The portable terminal registration device 26 in FIG. 1 is a device for performing hall member registration in each game hall. A plurality of portable terminal registration devices 26 are installed on a prize counter or the like so that a player who wishes to register for a hall member can use the portable terminal registration device 26. The portable terminal registration device 26 has a built-in card reader / writer (not shown) for reading and writing recorded information of the member card 17 and a card insertion slot 260 is provided on the front surface. On the upper surface side, a reading scanner 262 for reading a two-dimensional code displayed on the mobile terminal 15 is provided. The mobile terminal registration device 26 has a function as information output means for outputting information read from the two-dimensional code displayed and output by the mobile terminal 15 to the management device 20.

(Server device)
The server device 100 in FIG. 1 is a computer device managed by, for example, a game information providing service operating company, and is connected to an Internet line. The server device 100 is communicably connected to the game hall system 10 of each game hall via a public line such as the Internet line. The server device 100 has a function as a game information server that stores game information regarding a plurality of game halls, a function as an application server that stores an application program for displaying game information, an account ID that is account information, It also functions as an account server that stores the personal information of the player in association with the game hall ID that is the identification information of the game hall where the player has registered as a member. Instead of this example, the function as the game information server, the function as the application server, and the function as the account server may be separate devices, or separate devices may be installed in different locations. good. Furthermore, the server device 100 also has a function as a mail server that enables mail exchange between application members who have downloaded and registered an application.

The server device 100 has functions as the following means.
(1) Distribution means: means for downloading an application for providing a service of the game system 1. The distribution means automatically downloads the upgrade software at an appropriate timing after the initial download. Thereby, on the mobile terminal 15 side, the version of the application is kept up-to-date.
(2) Player information storage means: personal information of a player who is an application member, a terminal ID of the portable terminal 15 possessed by the player, an account ID which is account information when using the application, and a registered game hall Means for storing the game hall ID and the like and managing it for each app member. Furthermore, personal game data such as game time, amount of money used, income and expenditure, number of jackpots, etc. are also managed for login games at halls that have been registered as hall members.
(3) Hall information storage means: means for storing hall information relating to each game hall. The details of the hall information will be described later.
(4) Model information storage means: means for storing model information such as game playability, specifications, and how to play for each model of the gaming machine 2.
(5) Account authentication means: The account ID that is the account information input when the application is executed on the mobile terminal 15 is verified to be valid or invalid. A means to allow execution.
(6) Solicitation information output means: when the mobile terminal 15 executes an application on the condition that the account ID that is account information is authenticated, and displays game information related to a specific game hall selected from a plurality of game halls If it is determined whether or not it is stored in the server device 100 as an account server in a state in which the game hall ID that is the identification information of the game hall is associated with the account ID, and the member is determined to be not stored Means for outputting solicitation information for soliciting registration to the mobile terminal 15 and displaying it on the mobile terminal 15.

  The gaming hall system 1 configured as described above stores and manages various data in order to provide various services. Of the following data, (1) to (3) are data managed by the management apparatus 20, and (4) to (6) are data managed by the server apparatus 100.

(1) Game Data for Each Game Machine 2 Game data for each game machine 2 installed in the field, and FIG. 4 is an example of game data for the slot machine 22. The management device 20 stores game data such as the number of inserted medals, the number of paid out coins, the number of games, the number of BBs, the number of RBs, and the like in association with a machine ID that is identification information of the gaming machine 2. The game data managed by the management device 20 is transmitted to the server device 100 every time a predetermined time such as 10 minutes elapses.

(2) Member Master Data This is data shown in FIG. 5 for managing hall members registered in the game hall. The management apparatus 20 associates the game club member ID with the application account ID and application. It manages personal information such as the terminal ID, name, age, and gender of the downloaded mobile terminal 15. Note that the member master data covers all the hall members regardless of whether or not they are registered as hall members using an application. The account ID is registered only for the hall member who has downloaded the application and registered as a hall member. The terminal ID can be registered by performing an operation for causing the game information display device 3 to read the terminal ID of the portable terminal 15 during the login game using the member card 17.

(3) Hall Member Individual Game Data Individual game data of each hall member registered in the game hall, and FIG. 6 illustrates the game data of the hole member with the member ID “12345678”. In the individual member game data shown in the figure, a game record, which is the history of the above-mentioned login game by the hall member, is managed for each gaming machine 2, and in each gaming record, the machine number of the gaming machine 2, the game start time, and the game end time The number of games, the number of BBs, and the like are managed. The login game by the hall member is specified in response to the reception of the membership card 17 by the lending device 25 or the game login by reading the terminal ID of the portable terminal 15 by the game information display device 3. In the “game start” item, the time when the member card 17 is inserted or when the terminal ID of the portable terminal 15 is read is recorded. In the “game end” item, the time when the member card 17 is discharged or when the terminal ID is read again is recorded.

(4) Application member data Application member data that has been downloaded and registered, and the server device 100 associates an account ID, which is identification information of the application member, with an e-mail address as illustrated in FIG. In addition to the password, the terminal ID of the portable terminal 15, personal information such as name and age, and the member ID for each playground are stored and managed. As the member ID for each game hall, the game hall ID, which is identification information of the game hall, can be associated with up to 100 stores, and in the server device 100, the storage area of the game hall ID and the member ID is equivalent to 100 data. (Data 1 to Data 100) are prepared.
(5) Application member individual game data Individual game data of application members registered in the application. As individual game data for each application member, game time, amount of money used, balance of payment, number of jackpots, etc. are managed for each day and each game hall. For example, when a game is played in two or more game halls on the same day, individual game data for the day is managed separately for each game hall.
(6) Hall information for each game hall The hall information includes game data of each gaming machine 2 installed in the game hall, facility information of the game hall, and sales information of the game hall. The hall information is managed in association with a game hall ID that is identification information for identifying each game hall, and the hall information of a specific game hall can be referred to by using the game hall ID. The facility information includes information such as an amusement hall address, telephone number, traffic access information, business hours, an Internet site address provided by the amusement hall, and the like. The sales information includes various breakdowns related to the amusement machine, such as the breakdown of the machines 2 installed in the amusement hall, sales guidance information such as business hours and event sales, the presence of parking lots and wireless LAN environments, and facility information such as amenities. Contains information.

  Next, a procedure for using a service provided by the game hall system 1 will be described. In using the service provided by the game hall system 1, it is necessary to access the site of the operating company in advance and download the application to the mobile terminal 15.

  A login screen illustrated in FIG. 8A is displayed on the screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 that has started the application. On the login screen, a new member registration button 151, a login button 153, and a skip button 155 for using the application are arranged. The new member registration button 151 is a button for starting application member registration necessary for using the application. The login button 153 is a button for a user who has been registered as an application member to log in by inputting a registered account ID and password. The skip button 155 is a button for skipping application member registration. If this skip button 155 is operated, a part of services provided by the application can be limitedly used even before application member registration.

The following items are set as input items when registering application members.
(A) Required items An account ID and password for starting the application.
(B) Optional items Personal information such as name, date of birth, gender, address, password.

  (B) Among optional items of personal information, name, date of birth, gender, address, etc. are items required for hall member registration at each amusement hall. If these items have been entered, 15 can be easily registered as a hall member. The personal identification number is an input item necessary for depositing a ball (medal) acquired by the player as a stored ball on the game site side and using the stored ball service that enables the player to redraw the game later. The above input items can be input at the time of application member registration, and can be input or changed at any time after the application is downloaded.

  When logging in with the application member registered, the screen 150 of the portable terminal 15 is switched to the menu screen of FIG. On the menu screen, menu buttons corresponding to the following services to be provided are arranged. The “model information” menu 156A is a menu that displays various information (specs, how to play, etc.) regarding the model of the gaming machine 2. The “Hall Information” menu 156B is a menu for displaying information (address, business hours, installed model, etc.) regarding each game arcade. The “everyone's game plaza” menu 156C is a menu that displays word-of-mouth information posted by an application user. The “moving image” menu 156D is a menu for viewing free moving image content. The “balance book” menu 156E is a menu for the player himself to input and manage the game balance. The “QR code (R)” menu 156F is a menu for displaying the registered personal information as a two-dimensional code. The operation of the “QR code (R)” menu 156F corresponds to a personal information output operation, which is required when hall member registration is performed at a specific amusement hall. The “others” menu 156G is a menu for performing operations related to various settings such as registration of personal information.

The services provided by the game hall system 1 via the application include the following services.
(1) Game Information Browsing Service for a Specific Game Place A service corresponding to the above “Hall Information” menu 156B. In this game information browsing service, sales guidance of an arbitrarily selected game arcade and game data of each gaming machine 2 are displayed on the screen 150 of the portable terminal 15 to allow the player to browse.
(2) Model information browsing service of gaming machine 2 A service corresponding to the “model information” menu 156A. In this game information browsing service, information such as game characteristics, specifications, and how to play arbitrarily selected models is displayed on the screen 150 of the portable terminal 15 to allow the player to browse.
(3) User's own game data management service A service corresponding to the above-mentioned “payment book” menu 156E. In this game data management service, individual game data (game time, amount used, balance of payment, number of jackpots, etc.) of the player who is an application member is tabulated and managed. The mobile terminal 15 can browse individual game data for each day, each month, and each game hall.
(4) GPS-linked game center guidance service A service that guides nearby game fields on the screen 150 of the portable terminal 15 in conjunction with the GPS function of the portable terminal 15 and based on the position captured by the GPS function.
(5) SNS service A service corresponding to the “Minna no Amusement Plaza” menu 156C. The SNS service is a service that enables communication among players who are application members. There are e-mail exchange service and message transmission service.
(6) Member registration solicitation service A service that encourages hall member registration for unregistered amusement halls. When the game information of a specific amusement hall is browsed using the mobile terminal 15, a screen (see FIG. 10) including solicitation information for encouraging hall member registration is displayed when the amusement hall is not registered as a member.
(7) Prior personal information registration service One of the services provided by the “Others” menu 156G. The prior personal information registration service is a service for registering in advance personal information necessary for registering as a hall member at a specific amusement hall. If the personal information is pre-registered, the personal information can be output by the above personal information output operation.

Next, the contents of the above (6) member registration solicitation service and (7) prior personal information registration service will be described in detail.
(6) The member registration solicitation service is a service automatically provided from the game hall system 1 side in response to the above-mentioned (1) game information browsing service of the specific game hall. When the user of the application operates the “Hall Information” menu 156B in FIG. 8B, the above-described (1) game information browsing service for the specific game arcade is started. First, the screen 150 of the portable terminal 15 is displayed in FIG. Switch to the game hall selection screen illustrated in

  When any one of the game halls is selected on the game hall selection screen, the mobile terminal 15 transmits a request signal for browsing game data to the server device 100 together with the game hall ID of the game hall. The server apparatus 100 that has received this request signal switches the screen display of the portable terminal 15 to the hall screen. This hall screen includes a hall top screen, a basic information screen illustrated in FIG. 10, an installation model screen, a store visit push information screen that appeals to the “sale” of the amusement hall, etc., and any one can be selectively displayed by a tab menu. . Each screen has the same hole name label and tab menu in the upper stage, but the display content of the lower area differs depending on the selected tab menu. The hall screen illustrated in FIG. 10 is an example of the basic information screen when the basic information tab menu is selected. On this basic information screen, there are arranged a display column for service icons representing services and facilities provided in the game hall, a display column for basic information such as the address and access information of the game hall, and the like.

  Here, when the server apparatus 100 receives a request signal or the like for browsing the game information of a specific game arcade from the portable terminal 15, the storage illustrated in FIG. 7 through the account ID used for logging in the application. With reference to the data, it is determined whether or not the game hall ID of the game hall is registered for the account ID. When the game hall ID is not registered, that is, when the application user is not registered as a member in the game hall for which the game information is requested to be viewed, “member unregistered” is displayed around the center of the hall screen as illustrated in FIG. Encourage membership registration by presenting solicitation information including text display. On the other hand, if the member has already been registered, a hall screen in which the display of “member not registered” is omitted is displayed.

  A user who wishes to register as a hall member can easily perform hall member registration without any hassle using the above (7) advance personal information registration service. Of the above-mentioned input items at the time of application member registration, the information of each item of the (B) optional item excluding the password is personal information necessary for hall member registration. The portable terminal 15 stores the personal information input by the player by executing the personal information registration program included in the application. Furthermore, in response to the personal information output operation of operating the “QR code (R)” menu 156F on the menu screen (FIG. 8B) displayed on the mobile terminal 15 in which the personal information is registered, the mobile terminal 15 The registered personal information is converted into a two-dimensional code and displayed on the screen 150 (see FIG. 11).

  A user who wishes to register as a hall member at any of the game halls only needs to hold the screen 150 of the portable terminal 15 displaying the two-dimensional code representing the personal information over the reading scanner 262 of the portable terminal registration device 26. On the other hand, in the portable terminal registration device 26 waiting for hall member registration, the unregistered member card 17 is set in the built-in card reader / writer. When the personal information is read from the two-dimensional code displayed by the mobile terminal 15, the mobile terminal registration device 26 writes the member ID into the unregistered member card 17 and associates the member ID with the read personal information and manages the device. 20 to send.

  In this way, the management device 20 as a member information server takes in the personal information output by the portable terminal 15 when executing the hall member registration process. Specifically, the management device 20 takes in the personal information read by the reading scanner 262 from the two-dimensional code displayed and output by the portable terminal 15 in response to the personal information output operation, and stores the account ID, personal information, and member ID. The three are stored in association with each other, and hall member registration is executed. After the hall member registration, the management apparatus 20 notifies the server apparatus 100 that the hall member registration has been executed together with the member ID and the account ID, and returns a signal indicating registration to the mobile terminal registration apparatus 26. When the portable terminal registration device 26 receives a signal indicating registration, it issues a member card 17 in which the member ID is recorded.

  In addition, the hall member registration as described above can be executed at a plurality of game halls. In the server apparatus 100, as exemplified in the application member data of FIG. 7, every time the number of game halls registered as hall members increases, a maximum of 100 combinations of game hall IDs and member IDs are added.

  On the other hand, if you do not use the above (7) advance personal information registration service, as usual, register the hall member by filling out the required information on the predetermined hall member application form at each amusement hall and submitting it to the amusement hall It is possible. In this case, the amusement hall employee reads the items entered in the application form and manually inputs the information into the management device 20 to execute hall member registration, and issues a member card 17.

  An application that can be downloaded in the gaming hall system 1 configured as described above is a program for browsing game information, and can be used by registering an account ID, which is an example of predetermined account information. The server device 100 as an account server provided in the gaming system 1 corresponds to an account ID, a player's personal information, and a gaming hall ID that is identification information of a gaming hall where the player has registered as a member. I remember it.

  In this game hall system 1, when game information of a specific game hall is displayed by executing an application, an account ID registered at the time of executing the application is stored in association with the game hall ID of the game hall. It is determined whether or not. Then, when the mobile terminal 15 displays game information of a game hall that is not stored in association with the account ID registered when the application is executed, solicitation information for soliciting member registration is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 15. 150 is displayed and output (see FIG. 10).

  According to this game system 1, the game motivation of the player can be enhanced by providing game information of each game field to the player who has downloaded the application to the mobile terminal 15. And, when membership registration at a specific amusement place where the player has viewed the game information has not been made yet, solicitation information such as a message for promoting membership registration is displayed. Motivate membership registration.

  As described above, the gaming hall system 1 is a useful system that can increase the player's willingness to play and promote member registration at the gaming hall.

  Further, the application that can be downloaded by the portable terminal 15 in the game hall system 1 includes a personal information registration program for registering the personal information of the player. The mobile terminal 15 stores the personal information input by the player by executing the personal information registration program, and outputs the personal information as a two-dimensional code in accordance with the personal information output operation by the player (FIG. 11). ). On the other hand, the management device 20 as a member information server takes in the personal information read by the mobile terminal registration device 26 from the two-dimensional code displayed on the mobile terminal 15 and uses it for the hall member registration when executing the processing of hall member registration. To do.

  In this game hall system 1, a player who has downloaded an application for browsing game information related to the game hall to the portable terminal 15 registers personal information for hall member registration at the game hall in advance on the application. At a later date, you can register for hall membership by presenting your registered personal information when you visit the amusement hall. Since the personal information registered on the application is valid for all the game halls, it can be reused in all the game halls once registered. There is no need to manually enter personal information every time a member is registered in the amusement hall, and the burden of the procedure for registering a member in a plurality of amusement halls is extremely reduced. In particular, it is convenient for users who want to register for a hall member at a plurality of amusement halls, because the labor required for the hall member registration is greatly reduced. As described above, according to the gaming hall system 1, membership registration at the gaming hall can be promoted by reducing the burden of the procedure for membership registration.

  In the game hall system 1, the personal information necessary for hall member registration at each game hall is two-dimensionally encoded by the mobile terminal 15 and displayed. The management device 20 as a member information server takes in the personal information read by the mobile terminal registration device 26 from the two-dimensional code displayed and output by the mobile terminal 15 and executes hall member registration processing. If personal information is converted into a two-dimensional code and displayed and output, the personal information necessary for hall member registration can be obtained very simply by simply holding the screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 over the reading scanner 262 of the mobile terminal registration device 26 as a reading device. Output is possible.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be employed. Further, the following configurations may be combined as appropriate.
As a message (solicitation information) for prompting member registration, any message may be used in place of “member unregistered” in this example.
When displaying game information of a specific game hall, the type of game information may be different depending on whether or not membership registration has been completed in the game hall. For example, the game information related to the jackpot can be browsed when the member is registered, but the game information can be set not to be browsed when the member is not registered. If comprised in this way, the promotion effect of hall member registration can be improved further.

  As an application function, a gaming machine with excellent gaming information (e.g., a gaming machine satisfying a predetermined condition such as a large number of jackpots or a large number of medals) among gaming machines installed in an unregistered gaming hall A function of extracting and displaying the game information of these gaming machines together with the game hall name in a list may be added. By providing such a function, it is possible to appeal that the gaming machine in the game hall that has not yet been registered as a member is excellent, and the effect of further promoting member registration can be expected.

In this example, the game information server, the application server, and the account server are shared by one server, but may be configured by separate servers.
Although the configuration in which the personal information stored in the portable terminal 15 is two-dimensionally encoded and output has been illustrated, personal information necessary for hall member registration may be output using NFC (Near Field Communication Function). It is also possible to provide both a configuration for outputting personal information by two-dimensional coding and a configuration for outputting personal information using NFC.

  In this example, the gaming information display device 3 installed above the gaming machine is illustrated, but the gaming information display device 3 may be installed on the side of the gaming machine. Further, the game information display device and the call display device having a function of calling an employee may be integrally configured, or the game information display device and the lending device may be integrally configured.

  The configuration in which the application program is downloaded in advance to the mobile terminal 15 has been described as an example, but an ASP (Application Service Provider) type website that provides various services without downloading the application may be provided.

  As described above, specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the embodiments. However, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the scope of claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the specific examples. The scope of the claims includes techniques in which the specific examples are variously modified, changed, or appropriately combined using known techniques and knowledge of those skilled in the art.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game hall system 10 Game hall system 100 Server apparatus (game information server, application server, account server, distribution means, player information storage means, hall information storage means, model information storage means, account authentication means, solicitation information output means )
15 Mobile terminal (mobile terminal device, personal information registration means, code display means, game hall guidance means, communication means, display means, solicitation information display means)
17 member card 2 gaming machine 20 management device (member information server, game data generating means, game data storing means, member information storing means, registration information transmitting means, player ID acquiring means)
21 Pachinko machine 22 Slot machine 25 Lending device 26 Mobile terminal registration device (information output means)
262 Reading scanner 29 Relay device 3 Game information display device

Claims (2)

A game information server for storing game information relating to a plurality of game halls;
An application server for storing an application program for displaying the game information;
A member information server that is installed in each of the plurality of game halls and stores personal information of the player input for membership registration in the game hall;
A portable possessed by a player that downloads an application program from the application server, executes the application program on condition that predetermined account information is registered, and accesses the game information server to display game information A terminal device;
In a game hall system comprising: an account server that associates and stores the account information, personal information of the player, and identification information of a game hall where the player has registered as a member,
When the portable terminal device executes the application program on the condition of authentication of the account information and displays game information related to a specific game hall selected from a plurality of game halls, identification information of the game hall and Solicitation information output that determines whether or not the account information is stored in association with the account information and outputs solicitation information for soliciting membership registration when it is determined that the account information is not stored A gaming system characterized by comprising means. The application program includes a personal information registration program for registering personal information of the player,
The portable terminal device stores the personal information input by the player by executing the personal information registration program, and outputs the personal information according to the personal information output operation by the player,
2. The game hall system according to claim 1, wherein the member information server is configured to take in personal information output by the mobile terminal device when executing member registration processing. 3.