JP5843507B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine installed in a game hall such as a game hall.

  Patent Document 1 describes a gaming machine that notifies a password indicating a gaming state at the end of a game in response to a predetermined input operation from a player. When the player inputs the password notified last time at the start of the next game to the gaming machine, the gaming machine determines whether or not the entered password matches the stored password. If not, a password NG screen is displayed. If they match, the current gaming state is changed to a gaming state corresponding to the entered password. Therefore, the player can take over the previous game to the next game, and carry the interest of the game to the next game.

  Patent Document 2 describes a password processing device provided in a cab of a construction machine that maintains a prohibited state (locked state) in which a start function of the construction machine is locked unless a user password stored in advance is input. . The password processing apparatus stores in advance a password composed of a combination of a numerical value and a blank, and a digit display corresponding to the numerical value and a dummy digit display corresponding to the blank are displayed on the user password input screen. When a numerical value is input to the dummy digit display unit, the password processing device determines that the input user password does not match the user password stored in advance, and maintains the locked state.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-149452

  Since the processing device of Patent Document 2 uses a password composed of a combination of a numerical value and a blank, password capture by random input of a password from a third party who does not recognize that a blank is included in a password component ( It is effective against a brute force attack, and it is preferable to take measures against the brute force attack even in the gaming machine of Patent Document 1.

  However, in the case of gaming machines, in order to notify the password to an unspecified number of players, it is easy to widely recognize that blanks are included in password components, and blanks are included in password components. The third party who recognizes that it is possible to handle the blank and the numerical value equally. For this reason, the player who performs the brute force attack may repeatedly capture the password by repeatedly inputting the password consisting of a numerical value and a blank.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can effectively counter a brute force attack.

  In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention includes a lottery determination unit, a game process execution unit, a password determination device, and an additional process execution unit.

  The lottery determination means executes electronic internal lottery determination based on a predetermined opportunity. The game process execution means executes a game process corresponding to the result of the determination of whether or not the lottery determination means is successful. The password determination device determines whether or not the input password input by the player is a properly generated regular password by extracting a predetermined number of characters from a plurality of password generation characters. The additional process executing means executes a predetermined additional process that does not affect the game process executed by the game process executing means when the password determination device determines that the input password is a regular password.

The password determination apparatus includes a display unit, an operation unit, a recognition unit, a determination unit, and a determination limit unit .

The display means arranges a plurality of password generation characters and one or a plurality of non-password generation characters that are not used for generating a regular password without distinguishing them and displays them as display characters. The operation means receives an input operation for selecting and inputting a plurality of characters from the display characters from the operator. The recognizing unit recognizes a plurality of display characters input by the input operation as an input password. Determination means, the input password recognition means recognizes executes the determination of whether the normal password according to a predetermined determination process, if the input password is not regular password is determined to authentication failure. The determination limiting unit temporarily limits the determination by the password determination device when the number of authentication failures, which is the number of times the determination unit continuously determines authentication failure, is equal to or more than a first predetermined number of three or more. . The determination restricting means has a non-generation character inclusion count that is determined as an authentication failure due to an input password including a non-password generation character among the authentication failure counts being 2 or more and less than a first predetermined count. If the number of authentication failures is less than the first predetermined number of times, the determination by the password determination device is temporarily limited. The determination restricting means includes the number of unsuccessful authentications less than the first predetermined number of times when the number of non-password generation characters included in the input password is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of characters of 2 or more and includes non-generation characters. Even if the number of times is less than the second predetermined number of times, the determination by the password determination device may be temporarily limited.

  In the above configuration, when the player inputs the password, the display means arranges the plurality of password generation characters and one or more non-password generation characters that are not used for generating the regular password without distinguishing them. Displayed as a display character. In addition, since the regular password notified to the player consists only of password generation characters, it is difficult for the player to recognize the presence of non-password generation characters from the notified regular password. For this reason, a player who performs a brute force attack selects a plurality of characters from the displayed characters without recognizing that non-password generation characters are mixed in the displayed display characters. Must be entered. Accordingly, the probability that an input password that is randomly input matches the regular password is significantly reduced, and password capture is difficult, so that it is possible to effectively counter the brute force attack.

Further, the determining means determines whether or not the non-password generating character is included in the input password recognized by the recognizing means, and the non-password generating character is included in the input password. If it is determined that the authentication has failed , it may be determined that the authentication has failed without executing the predetermined determination process.

  In the above configuration, when the non-password generation character is included in the input password input by the player, the determination unit determines that the input password is not a regular password without executing a predetermined determination process. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not included, the predetermined determination process is executed. Therefore, if the input password contains non-password generation characters, it is determined that the input password is not a legitimate password by a simple determination process of whether or not the input password contains non-password generation characters. Can do. For this reason, since it is not necessary to execute a predetermined determination process for all input passwords, the process for determining whether or not the input password is a regular password can be simplified as a whole.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively counter a brute force attack.

It is a mimetic diagram showing a schematic structure of a gaming system concerning an embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a model selection page, (b) is a diagram showing a customization page. It is a figure which shows a password display page. It is a figure which shows an hourly algorithm table. It is a figure which shows a model classification algorithm table. It is a figure which shows a conversion table. It is a figure which shows the member information, game history information, and customization information which are memorize | stored in the member database. It is a figure which shows the game data before encryption and after encryption, (a) is game data at the time of using the model conversion law algorithm A, (b) is the case at the time of using the model conversion law algorithm B Indicates game data. It is a figure which shows the whole data before encryption and after encryption, (a) is the whole data at the time of using the hourly conversion law algorithm A, (b) is the case at the time of using the hourly conversion law algorithm B Overall data is shown. 1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the state which opened the glass door of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of the random number lottery part for fluctuation patterns shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the detail of the command reference table shown in FIG. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the detail of the production | presentation control process part shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the jackpot presentation table memorize | stored in the production mode memory | storage part shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the jackpot privilege production | presentation table memorize | stored in the production mode memory area shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the effect table for losing memorize | stored in the production mode memory area shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of an effect image, (a) is the effect execution screen immediately after the stop of an effect symbol, (b) is the menu transition guidance screen which switches from an effect execution screen when the stop time of an effect symbol passes predetermined time. Respectively. It is a figure which shows an example of a menu screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a system menu screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the image at the time of password input, (a) shows the input screen of a password, (b) shows the authentication failure notification screen at the time of password authentication failure, respectively. It is a figure which shows an example of a new registration screen. It is a flowchart which shows a password production | generation process. It is a flowchart which shows an input password authentication and a decoding process. It is a flowchart which shows the determination process in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the other example of a password input screen.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a pachinko machine that plays a game by launching a game ball (game medium) in the game area of the game board will be described as an example. It can also be applied to other gaming machines such as (slot machine). In the following description, the left-right direction corresponds to the left-right direction when the gaming machine is viewed from the front (player side).

[Schematic configuration of game system]
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine P constitutes a game system together with a mobile phone 400 possessed by the player and a WEB application server 500 provided by a manufacturer and sales company of the pachinko machine P. The mobile phone 400 and the WEB application server 500 are connected via a predetermined network 450 such as the Internet, and the game system can be used when the player registers as a member from the mobile phone 400 to the WEB application server 500. .

[Outline of the game system]
A player who uses the game system for the first time accesses the WEB application server 500 using the mobile phone 400, and performs a new member registration through the WEB site provided by the WEB application server 500 to obtain a password. The player who has acquired the password inputs the acquired password to the pachinko machine P when starting the game. The pachinko machine P authenticates the input password, and when the authentication is successful, starts counting the game history.

  When ending the game, the player uses the mobile phone 400 to acquire game history information (two-dimensional code 100) at the time of the game from the pachinko machine P, and accesses the WEB application server 500 to access his game history. The information is updated, and the password issued from the WEB application server 500 (displayed on the display unit 405 of the mobile phone 400) is stored in the storage unit 407 of the mobile phone 400 or the like. The pachinko machine P that provided the game history information erases all stored game history information.

  The player who has updated the game history information and obtained the password will input the acquired password into the pachinko machine P and access the WEB application server 500 at the end of the game when starting the next game, as described above. Get the password. In this way, by executing predetermined processing at the start and end of the game, a point value owned by the player (in the member database of the WEB application server 500 corresponding to the individual identification number of the mobile phone 400 of the player) The stored point value is increased.

  One of the characteristic services (privileges) provided to members by this game system is customization of the production mode by the members (players). Customization is a service that is provided only to members who have a predetermined point value or more. A member who owns a point value greater than or equal to a predetermined value and desires customization accesses the WEB application server 500 from the mobile phone 400 before starting the game, and passes through the customization page of the provided WEB site. Input. The WEB application server 500 encrypts customization information corresponding to the customization selected by the member and issues a password, and the player inputs the issued password to the pachinko machine P. The pachinko machine P decrypts the input password, and changes the normal (default) production mode to a production mode corresponding to the customization information obtained by the decryption. Thereby, the player can enjoy a special production mode different from normal.

[mobile phone]
The cellular phone 400 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores various programs executed by the CPU in advance, and a RAM (Random Access Memory). Further, as shown in the figure, the mobile phone 400 includes an imaging unit 401, a two-dimensional code decoding unit 402, a display control unit 403, a communication unit 404, a display unit 405, an input unit 406, and a storage unit 407. And having.

  The imaging unit 401 includes a lens and a two-dimensional image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and generates a captured image based on light received from the lens.

  The storage unit 407 includes the ROM and the RAM. The ROM stores in advance various programs (including a two-dimensional code decoding program and a display control program) executed by the CPU and unique individual identification information.

  The CPU functions as a display control unit 403 that executes display control processing according to a display control program, and as a two-dimensional code decoding unit 402 that executes two-dimensional code decoding processing according to a two-dimensional code decoding program.

  The communication unit 404 has a function of performing a voice call and data communication with other terminals connected to the network 450 via the network 450.

  The display control unit 403 displays a WEB page provided from an external WEB server (including the WEB application server 500) via the communication unit 404 on the display unit 405 that is a liquid crystal display device.

  The two-dimensional code decoding unit 402 performs decoding using a predetermined decoding algorithm when a two-dimensional code is included in the captured image generated by the imaging unit 401.

  The input unit 406 is operated by the player when inputting a telephone number, inputting a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the WEB application server 500, or selecting a radio button in a WEB page displayed on the display unit 405. Multiple hardware keys. Note that the input unit 406 may be a software key displayed on the display unit 405.

  At the time of new member registration, the player images the two-dimensional code 100 displayed on the pachinko machine P by the imaging unit 401 of the mobile phone 400. The imaging unit 401 generates a captured image including the two-dimensional code 100. The two-dimensional code 100 includes the URL of a new member registration page provided by the WEB application server 500. When a captured image including a two-dimensional code is generated, the two-dimensional code decoding unit 402 decodes the two-dimensional code 100 using a predetermined decoding algorithm. When the two-dimensional code 100 is decoded, the communication unit 404 accesses the WEB application server 500 based on the URL included in the two-dimensional code 100, and uses the WEB application server to store the solid identification information stored in the storage unit 407. Sent to 500. The communication unit 404 receives a new member registration page (not shown) from the WEB application server 500, and the display control unit 403 displays the received new member registration page. The new member registration page includes a member information input area where a player uses the input unit 406 to input predetermined input items (for example, user name, age, hometown) and a password generation instruction button display area. In the password generation instruction button display area, a password generation instruction button for model A displayed as “issue a password for model A” and a password generation instruction button for model B displayed as “issue a password for model B” And “Generate password for model C” and a password generation instruction button for model C displayed. When the player inputs an input item and presses one of the password generation instruction buttons corresponding to the model of the pachinko machine P that performs the game by inputting a password, the communication unit 404 generates the input contents and the pressed password. A password generation instruction signal including model information (information indicating model A, model B, or model C) corresponding to the instruction button is transmitted to the WEB application server 500.

  Further, when the game history information is updated, the player images the two-dimensional code 100 displayed on the pachinko machine P by the imaging unit 401 of the mobile phone 400 after the game. The imaging unit 401 generates a captured image including the two-dimensional code 100. The two-dimensional code 100 includes game history information, the URL of an information update page provided by the WEB application server 500, and model information for specifying the model of the pachinko machine P. In the game history information, for example, according to the game history in addition to the game history such as the number of changes of special symbols described later, the number of occurrence of jackpots, the type of variation pattern at the time of jackpot occurrence, the number of consecutive resorts, the number of reach etc. The point value given by the pachinko machine P is included. When a captured image including the two-dimensional code 100 is generated, the two-dimensional code decoding unit 402 decodes the two-dimensional code using a predetermined decoding algorithm. When the two-dimensional code is decoded, the communication unit 404 accesses the WEB application server 500 based on the URL included in the two-dimensional code 100, and is stored in the decoded game history information and model information and the storage unit 407. Is transmitted to the WEB application server 500. The communication unit 404 receives an information update page (not shown) from the WEB application server 500, and the display control unit 403 displays the received information update page. The information update page includes a game history information display area in which updated game history information is displayed and a password generation instruction button display area. In the password generation instruction button display area, a password generation instruction button for model A displayed as “issue a password for model A” and a password generation instruction button for model B displayed as “issue a password for model B” And “Generate password for model C” and a password generation instruction button for model C displayed. When the player presses one of the password generation instruction buttons corresponding to the model of the pachinko machine P that inputs the password and plays the game, the communication unit 404 displays the model information corresponding to the pressed password generation instruction button ( A password generation instruction signal including information indicating model A, model B, or model C) is transmitted to the WEB application server 500.

  Further, at the time of customization, the player provides the input unit 406 with a button displayed as “customize” in a menu page (not shown) provided from the WEB application server 500 to the mobile phone 400 and displayed on the display unit 405. Operate and press. The communication unit 404 transmits the individual identification information stored in the storage unit 407 to the WEB application server 500 and requests transmission of a model selection page (see FIG. 2A). The communication unit 404 receives the model selection page from the WEB application server 500, and the display control unit 403 displays the received model selection page. When the player operates the input unit 406 to select one of the model selection buttons 701, 702, and 703 displayed as “model A”, “model B”, or “model C” arranged on the model selection screen. The communication unit 404 transmits a customization page (see FIG. 2B) in which the player customizes the presentation mode executed by the selected model of the pachinko machine P, encrypts the customization information, and issues a password. Requests to the WEB application server 500. The communication unit 404 receives the customization page from the WEB application server 500, and the display control unit 403 displays the received customization page. The customization page includes a customization item display area in which a customization item, for example, “reach effect selection” is displayed, and a button arrangement area in which a password issuance request button 706 in which “issue a password with this content” is displayed is arranged. . In the customization page, the player operates the input unit 406 to select a radio button corresponding to the customization item in the customization page, and is displayed at the bottom of the information report input page. When the password issuance request button 706 is displayed, the communication unit 404 transmits a password generation instruction signal including the content selected by the player and the model information to be customized to the WEB application server 500. The customization item “reach effect selection” is “X” and “Y” when the character appearing in the effect image when the reach occurs in the pachinko machine P, which will be described later, is one of “X” and “Y”. Is an item to be customized by selecting “default setting” that appears frequently and “character X setting” that appears frequently. The player selects one of the radio buttons 704 and 705 corresponding to “default setting” or “character X setting” and presses the password issue request button 706. When the transmission of the customized page is requested, the WEB server unit 501 of the WEB application server 500 described later determines that the point value associated with the individual identification number of the player's mobile phone 400 is less than the predetermined point value. The communication unit 404 receives an error screen (not shown) having a message that the customization page cannot be displayed because there are not enough points from the WEB server unit 501, and the display control unit 403 displays the received error screen.

  When the communication unit 404 receives a password display page (see FIG. 3) including the password generated by the WEB application server 500 after transmitting the password generation instruction signal, the display control unit 403 displays the password display page.

[WEB application server]
The WEB application server 500 includes a CPU (not shown), a ROM in which various programs executed by the CPU are stored in advance, a RAM, and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). In addition, it includes a WEB server unit 501, an application unit 502, a storage unit 503, and a timer unit 504.

  The storage unit 503 includes the ROM, RAM, and HDD. The ROM stores a WEB server program and application programs (including a game information storage program and a password generation program) that are loaded into the RAM and executed by the CPU. A WEB page storage area 508, an algorithm information storage area 505, and a conversion table storage area 506 in which information (HTML file and image data) of a WEB page provided by the program storage area 507, the WEB server unit 501 are stored Has been.

  In the algorithm information storage area 505, a correspondence relationship between time data based on the current time measured by the time measuring unit 504 and a time conversion rule algorithm used when the application unit 502 described later generates a password is previously stored as time-based algorithm information. It is remembered. The hourly algorithm information is stored as an hourly algorithm table 505b including a specific time data value string and an hourly conversion law algorithm string as shown in FIG.

  Also, in the algorithm information storage area 505, the correspondence between the model information of the pachinko machine P and the model conversion rule algorithm used when the application unit 502 described later generates a password is stored in advance as model algorithm information. . The model-specific algorithm information is stored as a model-specific algorithm table 505a including a model information string and a model-specific conversion rule algorithm string as shown in FIG.

  In the conversion table storage area 506, a conversion table 506a composed of divided data value strings and converted character strings is stored as shown in FIG.

  A membership database is set in the HDD. In the member database, as shown in FIG. 7, member information (user name, age, birthplace), customization information, and game history information are stored in association with the individual identification number of the mobile phone 400.

  The CPU functions as a WEB server unit 501 that executes WEB server processing according to a WEB server program and an application unit 502 that executes application processing according to an application program. Note that the application program defines a plurality of model conversion law algorithms and hourly conversion law algorithms used for password generation processing, which will be described later. Each model conversion law algorithm corresponds to model information and is selectively used in password generation processing. Each hourly conversion rule algorithm corresponds to a specific time data value and is selectively used in the password generation process.

  The time measuring unit 504 is a software timer and measures the current time.

  The WEB server unit 501 provides a new member registration page for issuing a password at the time of member registration, and information on members (players) (including game history information) stored in the storage unit 503 to the player. Member page, menu screen, model selection page (see Fig. 2 (a)) for selecting the model to be customized, customization page (see Fig. 2 (b)) that encrypts customization information and issues a password, A WEB page such as an information update page for issuing a password is generated after game history information is updated in response to a request from a member, and is transmitted to the mobile phone 400 via the network 450.

  When the WEB application server 500 receives a request for transmission of a customization page (see FIG. 3) from the mobile phone 400, the WEB server unit 501 refers to the member information (see FIG. 7) in the member database and is sent from the mobile phone 400. It is determined whether or not the point value associated with the solid identification number is greater than or equal to a predetermined point value. If it is less than the predetermined point value, an error screen having a message indicating that the customization page cannot be displayed due to insufficient points is transmitted. On the other hand, if the value is equal to or greater than the predetermined point value, a customization page is created and provided (transmitted) to the mobile phone 400 based on the customization information associated with the individual identification number and corresponding to the model selected on the model selection screen. . For example, when the predetermined point value is 10000 points, the individual identification number as shown in FIG. 7 is received from the mobile phone 400 of the BBB 222, and the customized page transmission request is associated with the individual identification number on the member database. When “default setting” is stored as customization information of the model A, the WEB server unit 501 displays radio buttons corresponding to “default setting” and “character X setting” in the customization item display area of the customization page. Arrange them side-by-side, and display the customization page with the radio button corresponding to “default setting” selected. In the present embodiment, a mode of selecting either “default setting” or “character X setting” as “reach effect selection” as a customization item will be described. However, other settings, for example, an effect image at the time of reach A “character Y setting” in which the character “Y” frequently appears may be provided. Further, as a customization item, in addition to “reach effect selection”, a “music selection” item that can select music flowing from the speaker 20 (see FIG. 10) of the pachinko machine P at the time of reach or a pachinko machine P during the game. A “fixed character selection” item capable of selecting a character CH (see FIGS. 20A and 20B) that is always displayed on the display device (display means) 34 may be provided. Also, in this embodiment, a mode is described in which the contents customized by the player are always reflected (taken over) in a game that is performed after a password is input next time, but the customized contents are only applied to the next game. It may be reflected. In this case, customization information is not stored as member information in the member database, and a radio button corresponding to “default setting” is not displayed in the customization item display area.

  Application processing executed by the application unit 502 includes game information storage processing and password generation processing. In the game information storage process, the application unit 502 generates member information based on the input content on the new member registration page received from the mobile phone 400, and the generated member information is stored in the member of the storage unit 503 according to a predetermined game information storage program. Store in the database. In addition, the application unit 502 stores or updates the game history information received from the mobile phone 400 in the member database, similarly to the member information. In the member database, individual members are identified by the individual identification number of the mobile phone 400 that is transmitted when the mobile phone 400 accesses the WEB application server 500. Member information and game history information are stored in the individual mobile phone 400 of each member. It is stored in association with the identification number (see FIG. 7). In addition, the game history information includes common game history information (for example, a point value) that is accumulated regardless of the type of the pachinko machine P and machine type game history information that is accumulated for each model (for example, totaled for each model). To be driven in). Of the game history information, game histories such as the number of changes in special symbols are accumulated and stored for each game, and point values are accumulated and stored. Further, the application unit 502 generates customization information corresponding to the input contents (selection contents) of the player on the customization page, and stores the generated customization information in association with the individual identification number in the same manner as the member information and game history information. Store in the member database of the section 503. The customization information is stored in the member database for each model of the pachinko machine P to be customized (see FIG. 7).

  In addition, the application unit 502 receives a password generation instruction signal from the mobile phone 400 at the time of new member registration, game history information update, and customization information generation, and executes password generation processing according to a predetermined password generation program. A password is generated and provided to the mobile phone 400 via the WEB server unit 501. When the web application server 500 receives the input content on the new member registration page or the selection content on the customization page together with the password generation instruction signal, the member information and the customization information are stored in the member database by the game information storage process. After that, the password generation process is executed.

  The password generation process includes a first encryption data and second encryption data generation process, an encryption process using a model-specific conversion law algorithm, and an encryption process using an hourly conversion law algorithm. And character conversion processing.

  In the first encryption data and second encryption data generation processing, the application unit 502 specifies model information included in the password generation instruction signal. In addition, when the WEB application server 500 receives the password generation instruction signal from the mobile phone 400, the application unit 502 causes the time measuring unit 504 to output current time data indicating the current time, and the second data included in the acquired current time data. Is acquired as specific time data. The data amount of the specific time data is 8 bits. For example, when the current time is 12:00:45, the specific time data is “01000101” in which “45” is expressed by a BCD code. The specific time data may be acquired as data expressed in binary code. In addition, the application unit 502 has acquired the member information, game history information, and customization information (default values when no customization information is associated) associated with the individual identification information included in the password generation instruction signal. Based on the model information, predetermined information (hereinafter referred to as game data) is read from the member database. In the present embodiment, when the specified model information indicates the model A, the application unit 502 reads the point value and the customization information of the model A. The application unit 502 executes predetermined calculation processing (encryption processing) and generates first encryption data from the read game data. The data amount of game data is 16 bits, and the data amount of first encryption data is 3 bits. In addition, the application unit 502 executes predetermined arithmetic processing (encryption processing) to generate second encryption data from the game data and the acquired time data. The data amount of the second encryption data is 8 bits.

  In the encryption process using the model-specific conversion rule algorithm, the application unit 502 encrypts (changes) game data using the model-specific conversion rule algorithm. Specifically, the application unit 502 refers to the model-specific algorithm table 505a stored in the storage unit 503, and stores the model type corresponding to the model information identified in the first encryption data and second encryption data generation processing. The conversion rule algorithm is specified as the second algorithm, and the game data is encrypted using the second algorithm. As shown in FIG. 5, the model-specific algorithm table 505a includes a model information string and a model-specific conversion law algorithm string, and “model-specific conversion law algorithm A” is displayed for “model A” and “model-B” is “ “Model-specific conversion law algorithm B” is set as “model-specific conversion law algorithm C” for “model C” as the corresponding model-specific conversion law algorithm. That is, when “model A” is acquired as model information, “model conversion law algorithm A” is specified as the second algorithm, and game data is encrypted by the specified algorithm. The model-specific conversion rule algorithms A, B, and C are all algorithms that divide game data into bits and change the array position in the game data of each bit to a predetermined array position. The model conversion law algorithms A, B, and C are different. For this reason, even if the game data is the same, the game data after the change by each algorithm is different. For example, as shown in FIG. 8 (a) (in the figure, □ indicates a bit, and the number in □ indicates an array position before encryption), encryption is performed using a model conversion rule algorithm A. In this case, the bit data arranged at the head before the encryption is arranged at the sixth from the head, and the bit data arranged at the sixth before the encryption is arranged at the top. As shown in FIG. 8B, when encryption is performed using the model-specific conversion law algorithm B, the bit data arranged at the head before encryption is the seventh from the head, and before encryption. The data of the bit arranged at the sixth from the beginning is arranged at the fourth from the beginning.

  In the encryption processing using the hourly conversion law algorithm, the application unit 502 uses the hourly conversion law algorithm to perform the first encryption data, the second encryption data, the specific time data, and the game data (model-specific conversion law). The game data encrypted using the algorithm is encrypted. Specifically, the application unit 502 arranges each data in the order of the second encryption data, the first encryption data, the specific time data, and the game data, and generates the entire data having a data amount of 35 bits. The generated entire data is divided and arranged into unit data having a data amount of 1 bit (see FIG. 9). That is, in this embodiment, the entire data is divided into 35 unit data and arranged. Therefore, the 8th unit data from the head in the whole data is the second encryption data, the 9th to 11th unit data is the first encryption data, and the 12th to 19th unit data is the specific time. The unit data from the 20th to the 35th is included in the game data. Next, the application unit 502 adds the unit data at a predetermined position in the entire data, in this embodiment, the data values of the 13th, 14th, 17th and 18th unit data included in the specific time data. Calculate the specific time data value. For example, when the specific time data is “01000101” as described above, each bit of the specific time data is the 12th to 19th unit data from the beginning of the entire data, so the data value of the 13th unit data is the same. The value “2” obtained by adding “1”, the 14th “0”, the 17th “1”, and the 18th “0” is calculated as the specific time data value. . Next, the application unit 502 specifies the hourly conversion law algorithm corresponding to the specific time data value calculated with reference to the hourly algorithm table 505b as the first algorithm. As shown in FIG. 4, the hourly algorithm table 505b includes a specific time data value sequence and an hourly conversion law algorithm sequence, and the specific time data value “0” includes the “hourly conversion law algorithm A”. “1” has “time conversion law algorithm B”, “2” has “time conversion law algorithm C”, and “3” has “time conversion law algorithm D”. It is set as a separate conversion law algorithm. Therefore, the application unit 502 identifies “hourly conversion rule algorithm C” corresponding to the specific time data value “2” as the first algorithm, and encrypts the entire data using the hourly conversion rule algorithm C. The hourly conversion rule algorithms A, B, C, and D all specify the arrangement positions of the unit data in the whole data except for the 13th, 14th, 17th and 18th unit data from the top in the whole data. It is an algorithm to change to the array position. Further, the predetermined array positions are different in the hourly conversion rule algorithms A, B, C, and D. For this reason, even if the whole data is the same, the whole data after the change by each algorithm is different. For example, as shown in FIG. 9A (in the figure, □ indicates unit data, and the number above □ indicates an array position), when encryption is performed using the hourly conversion rule algorithm A, The unit data that was placed at the 12th position from the beginning before encryption is placed at the 3rd position from the beginning, and the unit data that was placed at the 15th position from the beginning before encryption is placed at the 9th position from the beginning. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9B, when encryption is performed using the hourly conversion algorithm B, the unit data arranged in the twelfth position from the beginning before the encryption is the fifth position from the beginning, and The unit data arranged 15th from the beginning before conversion is arranged 8th from the beginning.

  In the character conversion process, the application unit 502 converts the entire data encrypted based on the conversion table 506a (see FIG. 6) stored in the conversion table storage area 506 into a character string of 7 characters. Specifically, the application unit 502 generates divided data by dividing the entire encrypted data into 7 bits by 5 bits from the top. The application unit 502 refers to the conversion table 506a, converts each divided data into characters based on the data value of each divided data (a value obtained by adding the data value of each bit of the divided data), and a character string of 7 characters. Generate a password consisting of As shown in FIG. 6, the conversion table 506a is composed of divided data value strings and converted character strings. The conversion table 506a includes 22 alphabets and “0” to “C”, “D”, “E”, and “F” corresponding to the divided data values “0” to “31”. Numbers up to “9” are associated. In other words, in this embodiment, “C”, “D”, “E”, and “F” are non-password generation characters that are not used for password generation. For example, if the first divided data is “00001”, it is converted to “A” corresponding to the divided data value “1”, and if it is the next divided data “11111”, “9” corresponding to “31”. Convert to

  The application unit 502 provides the generated password to the WEB server unit 501.

[Schematic configuration of gaming machine]
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the pachinko machine P (bullet ball game machine) according to the present embodiment includes a machine box 1 having a rectangular shape installed in an island facility of a game hall, and a door shape on the machine frame 1. A front frame 2 that can be freely opened and closed, a game board 3 housed inside the front frame 2, and a door that can be freely opened and closed on the front surface of the front frame 2. A large opening 8 is formed at the center. A front board having a glass door 4, a transparent glass plate 10 attached to the opening 8 of the glass door 4, and a tray 5 that is disposed on the lower side of the front frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed and accommodates a game ball. 6, a launching device 9 provided at the lower portion of the front frame 2, a handle 7 attached to the front board 6, and the like. A housing 15 of the pachinko machine P is constituted by a machine frame 1, a front frame 2, and a glass door 4. One speaker 20 is attached to the upper part of the glass door 4 on the left and right sides, and various sound effects relating to games are emitted.

[Configuration of front side of gaming machine]
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the game board 3 has a game area 31 on the board surface, and when the game board 3 is mounted on the front frame 2, the game area 31 can be observed from the glass plate 10. It has become. The game area 31 is partitioned and formed into a substantially circular shape by a guide rail 32 for sliding the game ball and a game ball regulating rail 33, and the game ball launched by the launching device 9 flows down in the game area 31. To do. Further, in the game area 31, the special symbol display device 17, the display device 34, the through chucker 21, the normal symbol display device 22, the electric tulip 49, the stage 36, the start winning opening 37, and the general winning a prize. A mouth 38, an out mouth 39, a game nail (not shown), a windmill (not shown), and an attacker device 41 are provided.

  The display device 34 is a liquid crystal display device provided at a substantially central portion of the game board 3. The display device 34 displays a predetermined effect image based on the result of the electronic lottery related to the special symbol performed when the game ball wins the winning prize opening 37. In addition, the display device 34 displays a menu screen (see FIG. 21) or the like according to the operation of the player's input operation unit (operation means) 60, and displays the contents of the game in a standby state where no game is being performed. Display a demonstration video (demonstration screen) such as a video to be introduced. The display device 34 has a display area for performing a hold display (display that the hold ball random number has been stored) when the hold ball random number is stored in the hold ball random number storage unit 115 (see FIG. 13). Is partitioned. That is, the portion of this display area is the reserved ball display area 34a.

  The special symbol display device 17 is for displaying the result of the electronic lottery related to the special symbol that is triggered by the winning of the game ball in the start winning opening 37, and more specifically, The lottery result is displayed in such a manner that the special symbol (number or pattern) is changed and then stopped. This special symbol display device 17 uses a 7-segment display in this embodiment, and is provided at the lower right portion of the game board 3 so as not to enter the field of view of the player watching the display device 34 at the same time. It has been.

  The through chucker 21 has a gate structure through which a game ball can pass, and a magnetic sensor type through chucker detection sensor 46 (see FIG. 13) for detecting that the game ball has passed is incorporated therein. Yes. In addition, a normal symbol display device 22 for displaying the result of the electronic lottery related to the normal symbol performed when the game ball passes through the through chucker 21 is provided next to the special symbol display device 17. . In the present embodiment, the normal symbol display device 22 is composed of two LED lamps, and one LED lamp is lit when the normal symbol hits, and the other LED lamp is lit when lost. Yes.

  The electric tulip 49 is provided at the entrance of the start winning opening 37 and includes a pair of blade members that rotate about an axis orthogonal to the surface of the game board 3. When the solenoid is energized, the pair of blade members Are rotated in directions away from each other, and the entrance of the start winning opening 37 is enlarged. The stage 36 is disposed below the display device 34, and is a structure in which a game ball stays temporarily while rolling. A groove is formed at the center of the stage 36, and a start winning opening 37 is disposed at a position directly below the groove. Therefore, the game ball dropped from the groove is guided to the start winning opening 37 with a high probability.

  The attacker device 41 is a device that is opened a predetermined number of times when the game is won as a big win as a result of an electronic lottery related to a special symbol performed when a game ball wins the start winning opening 37. When the attacker device 41 is opened, the big winning opening 42 is exposed, and a lot of prize balls can be obtained by winning game balls there. In addition, when a game ball wins the general winning opening 38, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the player as prize balls. The game balls that have not entered the start winning opening 37 or the general winning opening 38 are collected from the out opening 39. It should be noted that sensors 43 to 45 (see FIG. 13) for detecting the passage of game balls are provided inside the start winning port 37, the general winning port 38, and the big winning port 42, respectively.

  The front board 6 is provided with a receiving tray 5 that accommodates game balls and can be discharged to the outside. The tray 5 can accommodate not only the game balls thrown by the player but also the game balls paid out from the ball payout device 14 (see FIGS. 12 and 13). A game ball payout sensor 47 (see FIG. 13) is provided in the ball payout device 14 or the game ball payout passage from the ball payout device 14 to the tray 5 for detecting the payout game ball. A launching device 9 for launching game balls toward the game area 31 is attached to the lower part of the front frame 2, and the game balls accommodated in the tray 5 are supplied to the launching device 9 one by one. The Then, when the handle 7 attached to the lower right of the front board 6 is rotated, the launching device 9 can launch the game ball to the game area 31 with a launch intensity corresponding to the turning amount. Yes. A ball launch detection sensor 48 (see FIG. 13) for detecting the launched game ball is provided in the launch path of the game ball from the launch device 9 or the launch device 9 to the game area 31.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a projecting surface portion 5a projecting forward is formed at a substantially central portion of the front edge of the tray 5, and an input operation unit 60 operated by a player is provided on the upper surface of the projecting surface portion 5a. Yes. The input operation unit 60 includes a covered cylindrical push button switch 61 and an annular jog dial 62. The push button switch 61 is a member provided with a spring-biased circular push-down member, and an annular jog dial 62 is rotatably provided around it. Further, the push-down part of the push button switch 61 is a hollow member having a transmissive part, and an LED is built in the push-button switch 61. When the push button switch 61 is pressed, it is lit when some processing can be executed. When no processing is performed, the light is turned off. The push button switch 61 is turned on when pressed, and returns to its original position when the hand is released. The jog dial 62 can be rotated 360 degrees to the left and right, and can detect the amount and direction of rotation, and is used to move the cursor on various screens to be described later displayed on the display device 34 based on this detection. is there. When the push button switch 61 is pressed, the input operation unit 60 transmits a pressing operation signal to an effect control processing unit (additional processing execution unit) 12a described later, and when the jog dial 62 is rotated, A rotation operation signal indicating the rotation direction is transmitted to the effect control processing unit 12a.

[Configuration of the back side of the gaming machine]
As shown in FIG. 12, the pachinko machine P has a main control processing unit (game processing execution means) 11, an effect control processing unit 12a that constitutes a sub control processing unit, a special symbol display control unit 12b, A lamp control processing unit 12c, a payout control processing unit 12e, a normal symbol display control unit 12f, a firing control processing unit 13, a ball payout device 14 and the like are provided.

[Main control processing section]
As shown in FIG. 12, the main control processing unit 11 is provided on the back surface of the game board 3 (see FIG. 11) via a support member or the like. The main control device 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) for storing a predetermined control program, and a RAM (Temporary storage of generated processing information and a RAM for deleting stored information ( Random Access Memory) and the like. When the CPU reads and executes various programs and data stored in the ROM, main processing relating to the game (game processing) is performed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, a special symbol lottery unit (lottery determination means) 110 for performing electronic lottery related to a special symbol when a game ball wins a winning winning opening 37, and this special symbol lottery The special symbol determination unit 120 that determines the special symbol according to the lottery result determined by the unit 110, the variation pattern command determination unit 140 for determining the variation pattern command that is a game command, and the lottery result by the special symbol lottery unit 110 If the determination is a big hit, the solenoid of the attacker device 41 is operated to shift to the big hit game, and the electronic lottery related to the normal symbol is triggered by the passing of the game ball through the through chucker 21 An ordinary symbol lottery unit 170 to perform, and an electric tulip operation control unit 180 that controls the operation of the electric tulip 49. Processing unit 11 is configured.

  The special symbol lottery unit 110 generates a random number for a special symbol that generates a software random number by updating the value of the loop counter one by one within a predetermined range based on an interrupt signal periodically input (for example, every 2 milliseconds). One random number is acquired (latched) at the timing when the game ball is won in the unit 111 and the start winning opening 37 (at the timing when the detection signal from the start winning opening detection sensor 43 is input to the main control processing unit 11). A special symbol random number acquiring unit 112, a special symbol random number acquiring unit 112 that determines whether or not the random number acquired by the special symbol random number acquiring unit 112 is a big hit, with reference to the special symbol determination table 114, and a special symbol If the special symbol is changing when the symbol random number acquisition unit 112 acquires a random number, the acquired random number is stored as a reserved ball random number up to an upper limit of four (predetermined number). That pending ball random number memory unit 115, and a.

  The variation pattern command determination unit 140 includes a variation pattern random number lottery unit 130 that performs a lottery process of variation pattern random numbers used to determine a variation pattern command that is a command for determining an effect mode, a variation pattern random number, and variation Pattern command pattern No. A command reference table 135 in which a plurality of tables associated with (game commands) are stored. As shown in FIG. 14, the random number lottery unit for variation pattern 130 sets the value of the loop counter within a predetermined range (from 0 to 63) based on an interrupt signal periodically input (for example, every 2 milliseconds). Based on a random number generator for variation pattern 131 that generates software random numbers by updating one by one and a game ball won in the start winning opening 37 (a detection signal from the starting winning opening detection sensor 43 is a main control processing section) 11, a variation pattern random number acquisition unit 132 that acquires (latches) one random number (at the timing input to 11), a variation pattern random number storage unit 134 that stores the random number acquired by the variation pattern random number acquisition unit 132, It has.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the command reference table 135 includes a jackpot reference table 135a that is referred to when the acquired special symbol random number is a jackpot random number, and a lost reference table 135b that is referred to in the case of a loss. Referring to these tables 135a and 135b, the variation pattern command determination unit 140 determines the variation pattern No. Is determined.

  More specifically, the big hit reference table 135a includes a variation pattern No. that is a game command. 1 to 64 are assigned, and the change pattern No. which is a game command is stored in the reference table 135b for lose. 65 to 127 are allocated. When the random number acquired by the special symbol random number acquisition unit 112 is a big hit random number, the variation pattern command determination unit 140 determines the variation pattern No. One pattern is selected from 1 to 64 based on the random number for the variation pattern, and the pattern is transmitted to the effect control processing unit 12a as a variation pattern command.

  Similarly, in the case of a loss, the fluctuation pattern command determination unit 140 changes the fluctuation pattern No. One pattern is selected from 65 to 127 based on the random number for the variation pattern, and the command is transmitted to the effect control processing unit 12a. The variation pattern No. 1 to 64, the variation pattern No. Compared to 65-127, it is a variation pattern command with a long variation time of special symbols as a whole, and if an effect mode with a long variation time is displayed, the player predicts that the possibility of a big hit is high. Can be done.

  Next, the jackpot game control unit 160 controls to open and close the attacker device 41 by a predetermined number of rounds according to the type of jackpot.

  Further, the normal symbol lottery unit 170 is triggered by the fact that the game ball has passed through the through-chucker 21 and the normal symbol random number generator having the same configuration as the number of random numbers generated by the special symbol random number generator 111. The normal symbol random number acquiring unit that acquires (latches) one random number (at the timing when the detection signal from the through chucker detection sensor 46 is input to the main control processing unit 11), and the normal symbol random number acquiring unit acquires If the normal symbol is changing when the normal symbol random number acquisition unit and the normal symbol random number acquisition unit acquire random numbers, the normal symbol determination table that determines whether or not the random number is per normal symbol And a normal symbol reserved ball random number storage unit for storing the acquired random number as a normal symbol reserved ball random number. In addition, the electric tulip operation control unit 180 controls the solenoid of the electric tulip 49 to open and close based on a command won per normal symbol by the electronic lottery by the normal symbol lottery unit 170.

[Sub-control processing section]
Next, a sub control processing unit that receives various commands (commands) from the main control processing unit 11 and controls various devices will be described. The effect control processing unit 12a, the special symbol display control unit 12b, the lamp control processing unit 12c, the payout control processing unit 12e, and the normal symbol display control unit 12f constituting the sub control processing unit are provided on the back surface of the game board 3 with a support member or the like. In accordance with the processing information generated by the main control processing unit 11, the display device 34, the speaker 20, and other effect devices (such as LED devices) are controlled. Similarly to the main control device 11, the sub-control processing unit also includes a CPU, a ROM that stores a predetermined control program, a RAM that temporarily stores generated processing information, and a RAM that deletes the stored information. The CPU reads and executes various programs (including a program for decrypting and authenticating the input password) and data stored in the ROM, whereby predetermined processing is performed. The program for decrypting and authenticating the input password defines a model conversion law algorithm and a plurality of hourly conversion law algorithms corresponding to the own model. For example, the model conversion law algorithm A is defined in the program for the pachinko machine P of the model A, and the model conversion law algorithm B is defined in the program for the pachinko machine P of the model B. Each hourly conversion law algorithm corresponds to a specific time data value and is selectively used in the password generation process.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the effect control processing unit 12a includes an effect mode determining unit 210, a display control unit (recognition unit, determination unit) 220, a voice control unit 230, and a point control unit 240 as a processing unit, and a storage unit. There are an effect mode storage area 260, an image data storage area 270, an audio data storage area 280, a history information storage area 290, a flag setting area 300, an algorithm information storage area 310, a conversion table storage area 320, and a failure count storage area 330. The time setting unit 250 is provided. The effect mode storage area 260, the image data storage area 270, the audio data storage area 280, the algorithm information storage area 310, and the conversion table storage area 320 are set in the ROM, the history information storage area 290, the flag setting area 300, and the failure count storage. The area 330 is set in the RAM. The timer unit 250 is a software timer, and in accordance with an instruction from the display control unit 220 or the like, an elapsed time from an instructed time point (a first predetermined time, a second predetermined time, and a third predetermined time to be described later). And the current time.

  The effect mode storage area 260 stores a jackpot effect table 260a, a jackpot benefit effect table 260b, a lose effect effect table 260c, and a lose benefit effect table 260d. The effect mode determination unit 210 refers to one of the effect tables 260a to 260d stored in the effect mode storage area 260 based on the variation pattern command received from the main control processing unit 11, and uses the effect used in the game. decide.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the jackpot effect table 260 a has a variation pattern No. 1-No. A production mode is assigned so as to correspond to up to 64 variation pattern commands on a one-to-one basis. For example, the variation pattern No. No. 1 is “Long Reach A”. 2 is “Long Reach B”. 30 is “Super Super Reach A”, and the variation pattern No. 64 is assigned “Premier Reach C”. All of these production modes include reach (the production mode in a state where all other production symbols are stopped at the same design, leaving one production design that is fluctuating among multiple production designs), and reach. It is a mode in which a long-time production is performed as compared to a production that does not include.

  The jackpot bonus effect table 260b is a bonus bonus table for customization that is used in place of the jackpot bonus table 260a only when the player inputs a password in which customization information is encrypted to the pachinko machine P. As shown in FIG. 18, the variation pattern No. is similar to the big hit effect table 260a. 1-No. A production mode is assigned so as to correspond to up to 64 variation pattern commands on a one-to-one basis. The jackpot bonus effect table 260b is set such that the appearance frequency of a specific character is higher than that of the jackpot effect table 260a, and a player who likes a specific character uses the mobile phone 400 to perform the customization page described above. By customizing in (see FIG. 2 (b)), the chances for a favorite character to appear can be increased. For example, when the character appearing in each effect image is one of “X” or “Y” and “X” and “Y” appear in the jackpot variation pattern table 260a at the same frequency, the bonus jackpot table 260b is , One character (for example, “X”) is set to appear more frequently than the other character (for example, “Y”). For this reason, a player who likes one character “X” can increase the chance of the character “X” appearing by selecting and customizing “Character X setting” on the above-described customization page. Note that the jackpot effect table 260a and the jackpot bonus effect table 260b have the same basic configuration (effect time, story, etc.) of the effect modes corresponding to the same variation pattern command. For example, the variation pattern No. Super Super Reach A and Super Super Reach H assigned to 30 have the same production time and story. Also, the sound generated by the sound control unit 230 in accordance with the effect image is different between the case of referring to the jackpot effect table 260a and the case of referring to the jackpot benefit effect table 260b.

  As shown in FIG. 65-No. The production mode is assigned so as to correspond to the variation pattern commands up to 127 on a one-to-one basis. For example, the variation pattern No. 65, “No reach A” indicates a change pattern No. 66, “No reach B” indicates a change pattern No. 80, “Normal reach A” is the change pattern No. No. 85 is “Long Reach A”. 127 is assigned “super super reach C”. As described above, this loss effect table 260c is configured to include a lot of effects without reach.

  The lost bonus effect table 260d is a customized bonus effect table used in place of the lost effect table 260c only when the player inputs a password in which the customization information is encrypted to the pachinko machine P. Although details are not specifically shown, the appearance frequency of a specific character is set to be higher than the loss effect table 260c, as in the big hit privilege table 260b. In this embodiment, only one type of customization benefit presentation table (a jackpot benefit presentation table and a lost bonus presentation table) is provided, but a plurality of types of bonus presentation tables may be provided. In this case, on the WEB site, the player selects a desired customization, and a password corresponding to the selected customization (a password including customization information specifying a privilege effect table corresponding to the character selected by the player) is applied to the WEB application. The server 500 may issue it.

  In the image data storage area 270, menu image data, variation effect image data, background image data, character image data, various button image data, and the like are stored in advance. These image data are read and used when the display control unit 220 generates an effect image and a menu screen.

  The voice data storage area 280 stores voice data such as character voices, sound effects, and background sounds in advance. These audio data are read by the audio control unit 230 and generated from the speaker 20.

  In the history information storage area 290, game history information, for example, the number of changes of special symbols, the number of occurrences of jackpots, the type of change pattern at the time of jackpot occurrence, the number of villas, the number of reach, point values to be described later, With the successful authentication of the password at the start of the game as a start condition, the password is sequentially stored as the game progresses.

  The flag setting area 300 is provided with areas for storing ON / OFF of the effect setting flags FG1 to FG4 corresponding to each of the effect tables 260a to 260d. In the default state after the power is turned on, the flag FG1 corresponding to the jackpot effect table 260a and the flag FG3 corresponding to the loss effect table 260c are set on, and other flags (corresponding to the jackpot bonus effect table 260b) are set. The flag FG2 and the flag FG4 corresponding to the lost privilege effect table are set to OFF.

  In the algorithm information storage area 310, hourly algorithm information similar to the hourly algorithm information stored in the WEB application server 500 is stored in advance. That is, the hourly algorithm information is stored as an hourly algorithm table 505b as shown in FIG.

  Similar to the conversion table storage area 506 of the WEB application server 500, the conversion table storage area 320 stores a conversion table 506a.

  The number-of-failures storage area 330 stores the number of failures counted up by the display control unit 220 every time the display control unit 220 described later determines that the authentication has failed.

  As described above, the production mode determination unit 210 refers to one of the production tables 260a to 260d stored in the production mode storage area 260 based on the variation pattern command received from the main control processing unit 11. Decide the production to use for the game The variation pattern indicated by the variation pattern command is the variation pattern No. 1-No. In the case of 64, the effect mode determination unit 210 determines the effect with reference to the effect table in which the effect setting flags FG1 and FG2 of the flag setting area 300 are turned on in the big hit effect tables 260a and 260b. Similarly, the variation pattern indicated by the variation pattern command is the variation pattern No. 65-No. In the case of 127, the effect mode determination unit 210 determines an effect with reference to an effect table in which the effect setting flags FG3 and FG4 of the flag setting area 300 are turned on in the effect table for loss 260c and 260d. Further, the effect mode determination unit 210 updates and stores the game history information in the history information storage area 290 in accordance with the determination of the effect.

  The point control unit 240 refers to the game history information in the history information storage area 290 every predetermined time, converts the game history information into point values according to a predetermined point conversion program set in advance, and converts the converted point values into history information. Accumulate and store in the storage area 290.

  The display control unit 220 reads out the image data from the image data storage area 270 based on the effect mode determined by the effect mode determination unit 210, generates an effect image, and displays it on the display device 34. As shown in FIG. 20A, the effect image includes a dummy symbol (effect symbol) that changes in synchronization with the special symbol that is variably displayed on the special symbol display device 17. The effect symbol is stopped and displayed as a confirmed effect symbol at the end of each effect (at the end of the effect generated by one special symbol lottery). The display control unit 220 produces an effect based on the variation pattern command received from the main control processing unit 11 even when any screen other than the game execution screen (see FIG. 20A) is displayed. When starting the game, the screen is switched to the game execution screen, and the effect image including the change stop of the effect symbol is displayed.

  The effect control processing unit 12a receives a pressing operation signal from the input operation unit 60 (push button switch 61) after the first predetermined time (10 seconds in the present embodiment) has elapsed since the confirmed effect symbol is displayed. The menu screen is generated and displayed on the display device 34.

  As shown in FIG. 21, a history display button 601 displayed as “history display” is arranged in the approximate center of the menu screen, and “system menu” is displayed below the history display button 601. A system menu display button 602 is arranged. These buttons 601 and 602 are selected by a cursor that is moved by a rotation operation of the player's input operation unit 60 (jog dial 62). Specifically, the display control unit 220 displays the cursor as a frame surrounding the outer periphery of the button, and for example, the effect control processing unit 12a generates a rotation operation signal indicating that the input operation unit 60 has been rotated clockwise. When received, the cursor is moved downward, and when a rotation operation signal indicating that it has been rotated counterclockwise is received, the cursor is moved upward. The selection by the cursor is confirmed by receiving a pressing operation signal by pressing the input operation unit 60 of the player. In addition, the display control unit 220 generates a menu transition guidance screen after a second predetermined time (20 seconds in the present embodiment) that is longer than the first predetermined time has elapsed since the confirmed effect design is displayed. It is displayed on the display device 34. On the menu transition guide screen, as shown in FIG. 20 (b), the image of the input operation unit 60 is displayed below the effect image being displayed, and an explanation of the display method of the menu screen is displayed. Further, the display control unit 220 causes the time measuring unit 250 to measure the elapsed time from the start of display of the menu transition guidance screen, does not receive either the rotation operation signal or the pressing operation signal from the input operation unit 60, and the variation pattern. When this elapsed time exceeds a predetermined time (2 minutes in this embodiment) without receiving a command, the menu transition guidance screen is switched to the demonstration screen and displayed.

  When the history display button 601 on the menu screen is selected by the player, the display control unit 220 refers to the history information storage area 290 and displays a history display screen based on the stored history information.

  When the system menu display button 602 on the menu screen is selected by the player, a system menu screen is generated and displayed. As shown in FIG. 22, the system menu screen includes a password input screen display button 603 displayed as “password input”, a new registration button 604 displayed as “new registration”, and “issue two-dimensional code”. A displayed two-dimensional code issue button 605 and a return button 606 displayed as “return” are arranged in order from the top to the bottom of the screen. These buttons 603 to 606 are selected by a cursor that is moved by the rotation operation of the player's input operation unit 60 in the same manner as the selection of the buttons 601 and 602 on the menu screen described above, and the player's input operation unit 60 is pressed. The selection is confirmed by the operation.

  When the password input screen display button 603 on the system menu screen is selected by the player, the display control unit 220 generates a password input screen and displays it on the display device 34.

  As shown in FIG. 23A, a software keyboard 607 composed of 36 keys is arranged in the approximate center of the password input screen displayed on the display device 34 by the display control unit 220. Each key corresponds to any one letter of alphabets A to Z or 0 to 9, and the corresponding alphabet or numeral is displayed as a display character. The keys are arranged in three stages, and the keys with alphabets A to M in the first stage, N to Z in the second stage, and numbers 0 to 9 in the third stage are displayed. Has been placed. That is, the software keyboard includes keys corresponding to non-password generation characters “C”, “D”, “E”, and “F” that are not used for password generation in the present embodiment. As described above, the display device 34 constitutes display means that arranges a plurality of password generation characters and non-password generation characters without distinguishing them and displays them as display characters.

  Above the password input screen, an input character field 611 for displaying alphabets or numbers (hereinafter referred to as input characters) input by the player using the software keyboard 607 for the number of characters of the password, in this embodiment, seven characters is arranged. Has been. In the input character column 611, input characters are displayed in the order of input from the left side. In the lower part of the password input screen, an erase button 608 displayed as “delete”, a complete button 609 displayed as “complete”, and a return button 610 displayed as “return” are arranged in order from the left side. ing. The keys of the software keyboard 607 and the buttons are selected by a cursor that is moved by a rotation operation of the player's input operation unit 60. Specifically, the display control unit 220 displays the cursor as a frame surrounding the outer peripheries of the keys and buttons, and, for example, produces a rotation operation signal indicating that the input operation unit 60 has been rotated clockwise. When 12a is received, the cursor is moved to the right, and when a rotation operation signal indicating that it has been rotated counterclockwise is received, the cursor is moved to the left. When a pressing operation signal is received by a pressing operation of the player's input operation unit 60, the selection is confirmed. In addition, when the cursor is positioned on the key arranged on the rightmost side of the password input screen, when receiving the rotation operation signal indicating that the input operation unit 60 is rotated clockwise, the display control unit 220 The cursor is moved to the key located at the leftmost position below the current position (when the cursor is positioned at the key corresponding to “9”, the cursor is moved to the delete button 608). When the cursor is positioned on the leftmost key or the delete button 608 arranged on the password input screen, when the rotation operation signal indicating that the input operation unit 60 is rotated counterclockwise is received, display control is performed. The unit 220 moves the cursor to a key arranged on the rightmost side above the current position.

  When each key of the software keyboard 607 is selected by the player, alphabets or numbers corresponding to the selected key are displayed in the input character column 611. When the delete button 608 is selected, the input character displayed on the rightmost side of the input character field 611 (the input character input most recently) is deleted.

  When the completion button 609 is selected, the display control unit 220 recognizes an alphabetic character string displayed in the input character field 611 as an input password, and the recognized input password is properly generated by the WEB application server 500. Authentication and decryption processing is performed to determine whether the password is a regular password. Details of the authentication and decryption processing of the input password will be described later. As described above, the display device 34, the input operation unit 60, and the display control unit 220 constitute a password determination device.

  When the display control unit 220 determines that the input password is a regular password, the display control unit 220 determines that the authentication is successful. In the case of successful authentication, the production mode determination unit 210 starts a game history information storage process. If the authentication is successful, the display control unit 220 customizes the presentation corresponding to the decrypted customization information. In this embodiment, when the decrypted customization information is “Character X setting”, the flag FG1 corresponding to the jackpot effect table 260a and the flag FG3 corresponding to the loss effect table 260c are set to OFF, The flag FG2 corresponding to the privilege effect table 260b and the flag FG4 corresponding to the loss benefit effect table are set to ON. On the other hand, when the customization information is “default setting” or the default value is set as the customization information, the flag FG1 corresponding to the jackpot effect table 260a and the flag FG3 corresponding to the loss effect table 260c are set to ON. Then, the flag FG2 corresponding to the big hit bonus effect table 260b and the flag FG4 corresponding to the lost bonus effect table are set to OFF (the default state is maintained). When a plurality of types of customization can be set, the display control unit 220 determines the effect table indicated by the customization information included in the input password, and the effect setting flag corresponding to the effect table is set to ON at that time. It may be set to on instead of the flag. Further, the display control unit 220 displays an authentication success notification screen (not shown) in which a message “password authentication succeeded” is superimposed for a predetermined time at a substantial center of the password input screen, and then displays a menu transition guidance screen. Is displayed. Further, the display control unit 220 clears the number of failures in the failure number storage area 330. On the other hand, if the display control unit 220 determines that the input password is not a regular password, the display control unit 220 determines that the authentication has failed. In the case of authentication failure, as shown in FIG. 23B, an authentication failure notification screen in which an error message “password is not correct” is displayed at the approximate center of the password input screen for a predetermined time, and then the failure count storage area 330 The number of failures is counted up, and when the number of failures is less than a predetermined number (three in this embodiment), the password input screen is displayed again. On the other hand, when the number of failures reaches the predetermined number, the display control unit 220 redisplays the game execution screen (see FIG. 20A) including the stop display of the current confirmed effect symbol, and redisplays it on the timing unit. Indicates the time elapsed from the start. The display control unit 220 starts the redisplay of the game execution screen and continues to the menu transition guidance screen (see FIG. 3) even after the second predetermined time has elapsed for a third predetermined time (3 minutes in the present embodiment). 20 (b)) is not displayed, and even if a pressing operation signal is received from the input operation unit 60 pressed by the player, the menu screen (FIG. 21) is not displayed on the display device 34. Continue to display the game execution screen. That is, when the player fails to input the password three times in succession, the menu screen display is restricted (not displayed on the display device 34) even if the input operation unit 60 is operated for 3 minutes thereafter. Accordingly, the display of the system menu screen (see FIG. 22) and the password input screen (FIG. 23) is also restricted (not displayed on the display device 34), so that the player cannot input the password during the above period. . Therefore, if an input password that is not a regular password is entered continuously due to a brute force attack, it is difficult to return to a state where the password can be entered (display of the password input screen), thereby making the brute force attack difficult. It can effectively counter. The display control unit 220 clears the number of failures in the failure number storage area 330 after the third predetermined time has elapsed, and displays a menu screen on the display device 34 when a pressing operation signal is received from the input operation unit 60. .

  When the return button 610 on the password input screen is selected by the player, the display control unit 220 displays a system menu screen.

  Returning to the description of the system menu screen, if the player selects the new registration button 604 on the system menu screen, the display control unit 220 displays the new registration screen. As shown in FIG. 24, a predetermined new registration two-dimensional code 100 stored in advance in the image data storage area 270 is displayed in the approximate center of the new registration screen. The two-dimensional code 100 in the case of new registration includes URL information of a new member registration page and predetermined initial information about game history information.

  When the 2D code issue button 605 on the system menu screen is selected by the player, the display control unit 220 includes a 2D including game history information stored in the history information storage area 290 and URL information of the information update page. Code 100 is generated. In addition, a two-dimensional code issuance screen is displayed in which the generated two-dimensional code 100 is arranged substantially at the center. After displaying the two-dimensional code issue screen, the display control unit 220 clears the game history information in the history information storage area 290.

  When the return button 606 on the system menu screen is selected by the player, the display control unit 220 displays the menu screen.

  Returning to FIG. 13, the voice control unit 230 reads the voice, sound effect and background sound of the character from the voice data storage area 280 based on the presentation mode determined by the presentation mode determination unit 210 and generates it from the speaker 20. Let Therefore, when the display control unit 220 determines that the input password is a regular password, the effect mode determination unit 210 refers to the flags FG1 to FG4 set by the display control unit and corresponding to the decrypted customization information. The display control unit 220 displays the effect image based on the determined effect mode, and the audio control unit 230 reads out the audio data and generates it from the speaker 20, so that the effect mode determination unit 210 and the display control unit The effect control processing unit 12a having 220 and the voice control unit 230 constitutes an additional process executing unit that executes an effect process that does not affect the game process executed by the main control processing unit 11 as an additional process. Note that the addition process is not limited to the above-described effect process, and for example, a process of constantly displaying the character selected in the above “fixed character selection” on the display device 34 during the game may be executed as the additional process. .

  The special symbol display control unit 12b specially displays the special symbol display device 17 based on the special symbol command determined by the special symbol determination unit 120 of the main control processing unit 11 and the variation pattern command determined by the variation pattern command determination unit 140. The special symbol determined by the special symbol determining unit 120 is displayed in such a manner that the symbol is changed for a predetermined time and then stopped as a confirmed special symbol. On the other hand, the normal symbol display control unit 12f receives the command of the lottery result relating to the normal symbol by the normal symbol lottery unit 170, displays the normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 22 based on the command, and displays it in a manner of stopping. It is controlled to do. The basic symbol display control unit 12f has substantially the same basic configuration of display control, although the symbol to be displayed is different from the display control by the special symbol display control unit 12b described above.

  The payout control processing unit 12e receives a signal from the CR unit (not shown) and controls the ball paying device 14 so as to lend out a game ball to the player, and receives a payout command from the main control processing unit 11, The ball payout device 14 is controlled so as to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls to the player. The ball dispensing device 14 includes a sprocket (not shown) in which notches for holding game balls one by one are formed, and a motor (not shown) for rotating the sprocket. By controlling the rotation of the motor, the required number of prize balls can be paid out. Specifically, when the start winning port detection sensor 43, the general winning port detection sensor 44, the big winning port detection sensor 45, etc. detect the passage of the game ball, the ball payout device 14 receives the ball via the main control processing unit 11. The game ball is paid out based on the command.

  The firing control processing unit 13 is a device that controls the operation of the launching device 9 according to the rotation amount of the handle 7. More specifically, control processing is performed such as energizing the launching device 9, stopping energization, or changing the energization current.

[Password generation processing and input password authentication and decryption processing]
Next, a password generation process executed by the application unit 502 of the WEB application server 500 and an authentication and decryption process of the input password executed by the display control unit 220 of the pachinko machine P in the gaming system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[Password generation processing]
When this process is started, the application unit 502 specifies model information included in the password generation instruction signal as shown in FIG. 25 (step S1), and proceeds to step S2. In step 2, the time measuring unit 504 outputs current time data indicating the current time, acquires second time data included in the current time data as specific time data, and proceeds to step S3.

  In step S3, the member information associated with the individual identification information included in the password generation instruction signal, the game history information, and the customization information (default value when no customization information is associated) are included in the specified model information. Based on this, predetermined information (game data) is read from the member database, and the process proceeds to step S4.

  In step S4, predetermined arithmetic processing is executed to generate first encryption data from the read game data, and the process proceeds to step S5.

  In step S5, predetermined arithmetic processing is executed to generate second encryption data based on the game data and the acquired specific time data, and the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S6, by referring to the model-specific algorithm table 505a, the model-specific conversion law algorithm corresponding to the model information specified in step S1 is specified as the second algorithm, and the process proceeds to step S7. In step S7, the game data is encrypted using the second algorithm, and the process proceeds to step S8.

  In step S8, the entire data is generated by arranging each data in the order of the second encryption data, the first encryption data, the specific time data, and the game data, and the generated total data is converted into a 1-bit data amount. The unit data is divided and the process proceeds to step S9.

  In step S9, the unit data at a predetermined arrangement position in the whole data, in this embodiment, the data values of the 13th, 14th, 17th and 18th unit data included in the specific time data are added to specify the specific time. The data value is calculated, the hourly conversion law algorithm corresponding to the specific time data value calculated with reference to the hourly algorithm table 505b is specified as the first algorithm, and the process proceeds to step S10. In step S10, the entire data is encrypted using the specified first algorithm, and the process proceeds to step S11.

  In step S11, the entire encrypted data is divided into seven to generate divided data, and each divided data is converted into characters based on the conversion table 506a (see FIG. 6) stored in the conversion table storage area 506. A password consisting of a 7-character string is generated, and this process is terminated.

[Input password authentication and decryption]
When this process is started, the display control unit 220 decodes the input password consisting of a 7-character string into the entire data based on the conversion table 506a stored in the conversion table storage area 320 (step S21), and step S22. Migrate to That is, the display control unit arranges the divided data of 5 bits corresponding to each character of the input password in the order of arrangement and decodes the data into 35 bits. Further, the display control unit 220 recognizes each bit constituting the entire data as unit data having a data amount of 1 bit.

  In step S22, the specific time data value is calculated by adding the data value of the predetermined position in the whole data, in this embodiment, the data values of the 13th, 14th, 17th and 18th unit data from the beginning, and step S23. Migrate to For example, if the data value of the 13th unit data from the beginning of the entire data is “1”, the 14th is “0”, the 17th is “1”, and the 18th is “0”, A value “2” obtained by adding the data values is calculated as the specific time data value.

  In step S23, referring to the hourly algorithm table 505b (see FIG. 4) based on the calculated specific time data value, the hourly conversion law algorithm corresponding to the calculated specific time data value is specified as an algorithm used for decoding. The process proceeds to step S24. Therefore, when the calculated specific time data value is “2”, the “time-dependent conversion law algorithm C” is specified as an algorithm to be used in combination.

  In step S24, the entire data is decoded using the specified hourly conversion rule algorithm, and the process proceeds to step S25.

  In step 25, game data, specific time data, first encryption data, and second encryption data in the entire data decoded by the hourly conversion rule algorithm are specified, and the process proceeds to step 26. In the present embodiment, the 8th unit data from the head is used as the second encryption data, the 9th to 11th unit data is used as the first encryption data, and the 12th to 19th unit data is used as the specific time. As data, 20th to 35th unit data is specified as game data.

  In step S26, the display control unit 220 decrypts the game data with the model conversion law algorithm corresponding to the own model specified in the program for decrypting and authenticating the input password, and proceeds to step S27. That is, when the pachinko machine P in the present embodiment is the model A, the game data is decoded using the model-specific conversion law algorithm A.

  In step S27, the application unit 502 of the WEB application server 500 executes predetermined arithmetic processing similar to the arithmetic processing executed to generate the second encryption data, and uses the decrypted game data and the specific time data for verification. The second encryption data is generated, and the process proceeds to step S28.

  In step S28, it is determined whether or not the generated second encryption data for verification matches the second encryption data of the entire data. If it is determined that they match (step S28: YES), the WEB application server 500 is determined. The application unit 502 executes predetermined arithmetic processing similar to the arithmetic processing executed to generate the first encryption data, and generates the first encryption data for verification from the decrypted game data (step S29). The process proceeds to step S30. On the other hand, if it is determined that they do not match (step S28: NO), it is determined that the input password is not a regular password, an authentication failure notification screen is displayed (step S32), and this process is terminated.

  In step S30, it is determined whether or not the generated first encryption data for verification matches the first encryption data of the entire data. If it is determined that they match (step S30: YES), the input password is a regular password. And the authentication success notification screen is displayed (step S31), and this process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that they do not match (step S30: NO), it is determined that the input password is not a regular password, an authentication failure notification screen is displayed (step S32), and this process is terminated.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, when the player inputs the password, the display device 34 is used to generate a plurality of password generation characters and a regular password on the password input screen (see FIG. 23A). One or a plurality of non-password generation characters that cannot be displayed are arranged without distinction and displayed as display characters. In addition, since the regular password notified to the player via the password display page (see FIG. 3) from the WEB application server 500 is composed only of the password generation characters, the non-password generation characters are notified from the notified regular password. It is difficult for a player to recognize the existence. For this reason, the player who performs the brute force attack does not recognize that non-password generation characters are mixed in the display characters displayed on the display device 34, and the plurality of characters from the display characters. Must be selected and entered. Accordingly, the probability that an input password that is randomly input matches the regular password is significantly reduced, and password capture is difficult. Therefore, it is possible to effectively counter the brute force attack.

  Further, even when the alphabet “C”, “D”, “E”, and “F” are non-password generation characters and the other 22 alphabet characters are password generation characters, the display device Since 34 can display all 26 alphabets as display characters, the player can select display characters without feeling uncomfortable with the arrangement of display characters. For this reason, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation when inputting the player's password.

  When the application unit 502 receives the password generation instruction signal, the application unit 502 acquires specific time data corresponding to the reception timing of the generation instruction signal, refers to the hourly algorithm table 505b stored in the storage unit 503, and specifies the specific time data. The hourly conversion law algorithm corresponding to the specific time data value based on the time data is specified as the first algorithm, and a password is generated according to the first algorithm using the game data and the specific time data. For this reason, even when a password is generated using the same game data, the hourly conversion rule algorithm specified by the specific time data value that changes according to the reception timing of the password generation instruction signal is different. For this reason, since the passwords generated according to the specified hourly conversion rule algorithm are also different, it is difficult to estimate the correspondence between the game data and the password. Therefore, it is possible to generate a password in which the correspondence between the privilege according to the game record and the password is difficult to be estimated. Thereby, the enjoyment of the privilege by an illegal password input can be prevented, and the fall of the value of a privilege and the interest property of a game can be prevented.

  In addition, the application unit 502 identifies model information of the pachinko machine P from the password generation instruction signal transmitted from the mobile phone 400, refers to the model-specific algorithm table 505a stored in the storage unit 503, and corresponds to the model information. The model conversion law algorithm to be performed is specified as the second algorithm, and the game data is changed according to the second algorithm, and then the password is generated using the changed game data. For this reason, the game data is changed by a different model conversion algorithm for each model information, so that it is possible to generate a password that makes it difficult to estimate the correspondence between the privilege and the password according to the game results.

  In addition, the application unit 502 converts the first encryption data and the second encryption data that are collated with the collation first and second cipher data generated by the display control unit 220 in the input password authentication and decryption processing, Generated by executing a predetermined arithmetic process, and the password is generated by encrypting the game data, the specific time data, the first encryption data, and the second encryption data after being changed by the second algorithm according to the first algorithm. To do. For this reason, the password containing the data collated in the case of a decoding and authentication can be produced | generated. Therefore, the password can be authenticated without previously storing the data in the pachinko machine P.

  In addition, the application unit 502, based on the hourly conversion law algorithm specified as the first algorithm, excludes the 13th, 14th, 17th and 18th unit data included in the specific time data in the entire data, The password is generated by changing the array position of the unit data in the. For this reason, the pachinko machine P that decrypts and authenticates the password identifies the hourly conversion law algorithm identified as the first algorithm as an algorithm for decryption, based on the part of the unit data whose arrangement position is not changed. can do. Therefore, it is possible to generate a password that can be decrypted and authenticated without specially providing data indicating the hourly conversion rule algorithm specified as the first algorithm separately from the specific time data as data used for generating the password. As a result, the amount of data used for password generation can be relatively reduced, and consequently the number of characters in the generated password can be relatively reduced, reducing the burden of player password input work. The

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, the display control unit 220 determines whether or not a non-password generation character is included in the input password before executing the input password authentication and decryption processing, and the non-password generation is included in the input password. It is different from the first embodiment in that when it is determined that a character is included, it is determined that the input password is not a regular password without executing the input password authentication and decryption processing. Note that, in each of the following embodiments, description of portions common to the first embodiment will be omitted.

  The determination process of the display control unit 220 in the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 27, when this process is executed, the display control unit 220 performs non-password generation characters that are not used to generate a password for the input password, that is, “C”, “D”, It is determined whether or not “E” and “F” are included (step S41). If it is determined that they are included (step S41: YES), it is determined that the input password is not a regular password and authentication fails. A notification screen is displayed (step S42), and this process is terminated. On the other hand, when it determines with not being contained (step S41: NO), it transfers to step S43. Steps S43 to S53 are the same as steps S21 to S31 (see FIG. 26) in the input password authentication and decryption process of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the display control unit 220 determines whether a predetermined determination process (step S43 to step S43 in FIG. 27) is performed when a non-password generation character is included in the input password input by the player. S53, that is, the input password authentication and decryption processing shown in FIG. 26 is not executed, and it is determined that the input password is not a regular password. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not included, a predetermined determination process is executed. Therefore, if the input password contains non-password generation characters, it is determined that the input password is not a legitimate password by a simple determination process of whether or not the input password contains non-password generation characters. Can do. For this reason, since it is not necessary to execute a predetermined determination process for all input passwords, the process for determining whether or not the input password is a regular password can be simplified as a whole.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment to which the invention made by the present inventor is applied has been described, the present invention is not limited by the discussion and the drawings that form part of the disclosure of the present invention according to this embodiment.

  For example, in the first and second embodiments, the divided data values “0” to “31” and the four characters “C”, “D”, “E”, and “F” are excluded from the conversion table 506a. The alphabet of characters and numbers from “0” to “9” are associated, and “C”, “D”, “E”, and “F” are set as non-password generation characters that are not used for password generation. did. Further, in the character conversion process, the application unit 502 generates divided data by dividing the entire encrypted data into 7 bits by 5 bits from the beginning, refers to the conversion table 506a, and based on the data value of each divided data, Each divided data was converted into characters to generate a password consisting of a 7-character string. However, the length of the entire data, the number of bits of the divided data, the number of characters of the password to be generated, etc. can be set arbitrarily, and the characters (including alphabets and numbers) associated with the conversion table as the number of divided data values increases May be increased. For example, the divided data value includes a total of 46 characters including 23 characters excluding uppercase alphabets “C”, “S” and “Z” and 23 characters excluding lowercase alphabets “c”, “s” and “z”. With reference to the conversion table to be associated, the application unit 502 may generate a password consisting of 8 characters. In this case, when inputting the player's password, the display control unit 220 displays a password input screen as shown in FIG. In the password input screen, a software keyboard 612 composed of 52 keys is arranged at substantially the center. Each key corresponds to either one of uppercase letters or lowercase letters, and the corresponding alphabet is displayed on each key. Further, the keys are arranged in four rows of 13 each, and are arranged in alphabetical order from the left side. That is, uppercase letters A to M are displayed in the first row, uppercase letters N to Z are displayed in the second row, lowercase letters a to m are displayed in the third row, and lowercase letters nz are displayed in the fourth row. The keys are arranged. In addition, an input character field 613 for displaying characters entered by the player using the software keyboard 612 for eight characters of the password is arranged above the password input screen.

Moreover, although the WEB application server 500 performed the password generation and notified the mobile phone 400 via the network 450, the pachinko machine P generates the password and displays the generated password on the display device 34. You may notify a player.

  In addition, in the failure count storage area 330, the number of failures counted up each time the display control unit 220 determines authentication failure, and the display control unit 220 determines that the input password includes non-generating characters. The non-generating character inclusion count that is counted up each time it is stored may be stored. In this case, when the display control unit 220 determines that the authentication has failed, the password input screen is displayed when the number of non-generating characters included is less than a predetermined number (for example, 2 times) and the number of failures is less than a predetermined number (for example, 3 times). Display again. On the other hand, when the non-generating character inclusion count reaches 2 times, even if the failure count is less than 3, the display control unit 220 displays the current The game execution screen (see FIG. 20 (a)) including the stop display of the confirmed effect symbol is redisplayed, and the re-display of the game execution screen is started for a third predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes). If the menu transition guidance screen (see FIG. 20B) is not displayed even after the predetermined time of 2 has elapsed, and the pressing operation signal is received from the input operation unit 60 pressed by the player, the menu The display of the game execution screen is continued without causing the display device 34 to display the screen (FIG. 21). Therefore, when an input password that includes non-password generation characters is input multiple times by brute force attack, it is difficult to return to a state where the password can be entered, so that for brute force attack, It can be countered more effectively.

  In addition, the display control unit 220 may count the number of non-password generation characters included in the input password. In this case, when the number of non-password generation characters included in the counted input password is a predetermined number or more, for example, 5 characters or more, the display control unit 220 counts the number of failures described above even if it is a first failure. Similarly to the case where the number reaches three times, the display of the menu transition guide screen and the menu screen on the display device 34 may be limited for a predetermined time. Therefore, when an input password that includes multiple non-password generation characters is input due to a brute force attack, it is difficult to return to a state in which the password can be entered. It can be countered more effectively.

  That is, it should be added that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on these embodiments are all included in the scope of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Main control process part (game process execution means), 12a ... Production control process part (addition process execution means), 34 ... Display apparatus (display means), 60 ... Input operation part (operation means), 110 ... Special symbol lottery Unit (lottery determination unit), 220 ... display control unit (recognition unit, determination unit), 400 ... mobile phone, 401 ... imaging unit, 402 ... two-dimensional code decoding unit, 403 ... display control unit, 404 ... communication unit, 405 ... Display unit, 406 ... Input unit, 407 ... Storage unit 407, 500 ... WEB application server, 501 ... WEB server, 502 ... Application unit, 503 ... Storage unit, 504 ... Timekeeping unit, P ... Pachinko machine

Claims (2)

Lottery determination means for determining whether electronic internal lottery is successful or not by a predetermined opportunity;
A game process executing means for executing a game process in accordance with the result of the success / failure determination of the lottery determination means;
A password determination device that determines whether an input password input from a player is a properly generated regular password by extracting a predetermined number of characters from a plurality of password generation characters;
When the password determination device determines that the input password is the regular password, an additional process execution unit that executes a predetermined additional process that does not affect the game process executed by the game process execution unit is provided. A gaming machine,
The password determination device includes:
Display means for disposing the plurality of password generation characters and one or more non-password generation characters not used for generating the regular password without distinguishing them, and displaying them as display characters;
Operation means for accepting an input operation for selecting and inputting a plurality of characters from the display characters from an operator;
Recognition means for recognizing a plurality of display characters input by the input operation as the input password;
And determination means the determination input password recognition means has recognized the whether said normal password run according to a predetermined determination process, if the input password is not the normal password to determine that the authentication fails,
Judgment restricting means for temporarily restricting the judgment by the password judging device when the number of authentication failures, which is the number of times judged by the judging means continuously as an authentication failure, is equal to or more than a first predetermined number of times of three or more. and, with a,
The determination limiting means has a non-generation character inclusion count that is the number of times that authentication failure is determined by input of an input password including the non-password generation character among the authentication failure counts, and the first limit A gaming machine characterized by temporarily limiting the determination by the password determination device when the number of authentication failures is less than the first predetermined number of times when the second predetermined number of times or less is reached . The gaming machine according to claim 1,
When the number of characters of the non-password generation character included in the input password is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of characters of 2 or more, the determination limiting unit has the number of authentication failures less than the first predetermined number of times and the non-generation Even if the number of characters included is less than the second predetermined number of times, the determination by the password determination device is temporarily limited .

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