KR20030071351A - Game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM: The present invention can relate to a game in a mobile phone and a game in a game machine in a play facility.

Solution: A game machine provided in the amusement facility and capable of playing a game according to at least a point, an internet accessable floor management device provided in the amusement facility and managing the game machine, and a game content provider for providing game content through the Internet; And a point information management device capable of storing and rewriting point information obtained by the game in the mobile communication terminal, and a mobile communication terminal capable of playing a game by receiving the game content through an Internet connection. The floor management device is characterized by acquiring a point from the point information management device on the basis of identity authentication to enable the game machine.

Description

Game system

The present invention relates to a game system having relevance to a game in a mobile phone and a game in a game machine of a amusement facility, and a game system relating to a medal game machine and other game machines.

Background Art Conventionally, there is a game machine provided in a amusement facility such as a medal game machine described in JP-A-10-108977. In such a game machine, a player goes out to a play facility and enjoys a game.

On the other hand, in recent years, by providing game contents to a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone, it is possible to enjoy a game without necessarily going to a play facility.

However, in the above-mentioned mobile phone, the size is much smaller than the actual game machine, and it is good to enjoy the game temporarily, but it cannot replace the beauty of the game in the game machine of the amusement facility.

Therefore, even a person playing a game with a mobile phone wants to actually go out to the amusement facility and enjoy the game at the game machine of the amusement facility. In such a case, by making a connection between a game on a mobile phone and a game on a play facility, it is possible to facilitate the use of a game machine in a play facility for a player who enjoys a game on a mobile phone.

However, conventionally, there is no relation between a game on a mobile phone and a game on a game machine of a play facility, and even after playing a game on a mobile phone, the use of a game machine on a play facility does not become easy, and the use of the game machine is limited. Was.

On the other hand, in a medal game machine, if a game is successful, more medals can be refunded than a thrown medal. When a game with a refunded medal is made possible for another game machine, the degree of freedom of usability is greatly increased, but the game is not compatible with the medal game machine and other game machines, and it is accompanied by restrictions for the gamers.

The present invention provides a game system capable of facilitating the use of a game machine in a entertainment facility by playing a game with a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone, and makes it compatible with medal game machines and other game machines. The provision of the game system which exists is a 2nd subject.

Means to solve the problem

The invention of claim 1 is a game machine provided in a play facility and capable of playing a game according to at least a point, an internet access floor management device provided in the play facility and managing the game machine, and a game content system for providing game content through the Internet. It is provided with a mobile communication terminal which can play a game by receiving study and said game content by internet connection, and the point information management apparatus which can store and rewrite the point information acquired by the said game in the said mobile communication terminal, The floor management device is characterized by acquiring a point from the point information management device on the basis of identity authentication to enable the game machine.

The invention of claim 2 is the game system according to claim 1, wherein the identity authentication is based on an input from a game machine by the mobile communication terminal.

The invention according to claim 3 is the game system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the point information management device is a master management device that stores application software relating to operation management of the game machine, and the floor management device is connected to the master by Internet connection. The application software of the management device is downloaded, and the game machine is operated at any time.

The invention according to claim 4 or 5 is the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising a billing server that enables the purchase of the point on the mobile communication terminal and charges according to the purchase of the point. It is characterized by.

The invention according to claim 6 receives a monthly loan at a amusement facility, plays a medal game with a medal game machine of the amusement facility, entrusts the remaining medals to the amusement facility side, and receives a refund of the medals entrusted to the next time, and reissues the medal game with the medal game machine again. In this possible game system, there is provided a floor management device, which is provided in the amusement facility and manages various game machines, and a point information management device capable of storing and rewriting point information according to the information of the medal. The device is characterized by acquiring points from the point information management device on the basis of identity authentication to enable various game machines.

1 is a block diagram according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

1: game machine 2: mobile phone (mobile communication terminal)

5: floor management equipment

11: Game content provider server (game content provider)

15: Master management device (point information management device)

1 shows a block diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game facility is equipped with the game machine 1. This game machine 1 is capable of medal games at least in accordance with points. In this embodiment, the game can be played even by putting hardening of 100 yen coins or the like. Although only one game machine 1 is shown in FIG. 1, in practice, a plurality of types and a plurality of game machines 1 are provided on one floor, for example.

The game machine 1 is provided with an antenna 3 of a radio unit for transmitting and receiving data. In addition, the game machine 1 is provided with a connection terminal section 4 for connecting the mobile telephone 2 as a mobile communication terminal.

The amusement facility is equipped with a floor management device 3. The floor management device 3 functions as a game POS terminal in a store, and is composed of a personal computer or the like. The floor management device 5 is provided with a radio 7 and is configured to transmit and receive data from the antenna 9. The floor management apparatus 5 is capable of internet connection.

On the other hand, a game content provider server 11 is provided as a game content provider for providing game content via the Internet. The manager of the game content provider server 11 may be the same person or any other person as the manager of the amusement facility. The game content provided by the game content provider server 11 is a mobile phone 2 which is a mobile communication terminal. ), The game is possible by accepting. In FIG. 1, the mobile phone 2 is in a state of being connected to the game machine 1, but when the game content is received from the communication game content provider server 11 and the game is played on the mobile phone 2, the mobile phone 2 is used. ) Is not connected to the game machine 1.

The mobile telephone 2 is capable of internet access via a server of a communication service provider, for example, a Docomoi mode server 13. When the mobile phone 2 receives game content from the game content provider server 11 and plays a game, points are awarded by the game, and the point information manager receives the point information. The master management device 15 is stored as a master, and the previous information can be rewritten with the latest information.

In the present embodiment, the master management device 15 stores a plurality of application software including know-how about operation management of the game machine 1. This application software is, for example, to establish a point-of-sale information management (POS) system that grasps the sales information of each amusement facility deployed nationwide in real time, and as a wireless point-of-sale information management system in parallel with the wireless communication as described above. It is.

In addition, the floor management device 5 of each amusement facility downloads application software from the master management device 15 via the Internet to perform operation management of the game machine 1 and the like, and the master management device 15 is application software. It acts as a service provider (ASP).

The application software stored in the master management device 15 is software such as machine management such as game machine 1, sales management, and commute management of employees in the facility, and includes a high level of know-how regarding operation management at any time. have.

In the database of the master management device 15, machine name (case name), game name (substrate name), the number of openings, the type, the charge setting (50 yen, 100 yen,…) as machine information of the game machine 1 or the like. ), Date of purchase, price, depreciation, size, weight, parts replacement history, repair history, store information, sales information… … Etc. are memorized.

And the game player enjoys the game machine 1 etc. according to preference by the business in a play facility. The operation of the game machine 1 etc. usually starts after a coin, a medal, etc. are input, and therefore, the input of a coin etc. When the controller detects the number of inputs and counts the number of inputs, the operation state of the game machine 1 or the like can be managed at any time to grasp. Thus, at the time of receiving the instruction time (radio signal of the ID number of the corresponding game machine) from each game machine 1 and the time unique to the game machine 1 or the like which has been programmed in advance in each game machine 1 or the like, such as 00 minutes every hour. Gas number and count data of the game machine 1 etc. are transmitted from the antenna 3 of the game machine 1, and the floor management apparatus 5 receives this data signal.

In this way, the floor management apparatus 5 receives, arranges, and aggregates the data of all game machines under the management. In this arrangement and counting, the store staff operates the floor management device 5 to connect to the Internet, and downloads and performs necessary information from the master management device 15. For example, data such as master model name, game name, fee setting, point setting and the like can be downloaded and processed, and printed out as a sales slip.

On the other hand, in the mobile phone 2, it is operated in a place away from the game machine 1 outside of the amusement facilities, connected to the Internet through the server of the communication company 13, and receives the game contents from the game content provider server 11. The game can be played independently. In the game of the mobile phone 2, if the game is successful, the points are increased, and the obtained point information is stored in the master management device 15, or the previous point information is rewritten with the latest point information. Will be. In this way, the mobile phone 2 is provided with the game contents, and the points can be obtained by playing the game.

And when a player actually goes out to a play facility and operates the game machine 1 etc., the mobile telephone 2 can be connected to the game machine 1 by the connection terminal part 4, and a game can be played within the range of the said acquired point. have. At this time, first, the cellular phone 2 is operated, and identity verification is performed by the master management device 15 by inputting an ID code and a password number. At this time, the ID code and the encryption number are inputted from the antenna 3 of the game machine 1 to the floor management device 5 via the antenna 9 of the floor management device 5 and the wireless unit 7 and connected to the Internet. Is input to the master management device 15 by.

When the personal authentication is performed by the above input, the floor management device 5 downloads the customer's point information from the master management device 15, and when this point is within the range of the fee setting and the point setting of the game machine 1; The floor management device 5 starts the game of the game machine 1. Therefore, the game player can enjoy the taste of the actual game in the game machine 1 in accordance with the points acquired by the mobile telephone 2.

In this way, the game on the mobile phone 2 and the game on the game machine 1 of the play facility can be related, and the player can be connected to the game machine 1 of the play facility or the like according to the game on the mobile phone 2. The game can be played, and the degree of freedom in the form of play between the game in the mobile phone 2 and the game in the game machine 1 in the play facility can be greatly increased.

In addition, in the present embodiment, since the application software including the advanced know-how can be downloaded from the master management device 15 and operation management of the game machine 1 and the like can be carried out, the operation company even when the entertainment facility is newly deployed nationwide. It is not necessary to develop application software by yourself, and it can be deployed nationwide at a very low cost.

In other words, the initial investment costs hundreds of millions of yen for the introduction of the nationwide POS, but the initial investment is enough to establish a wireless LAN, and the application includes a high level of know-how with a 3% operating fee for sales. Software is available. Therefore, by providing the know-how of the work by the software targeted for a specific industry, the know-how of the work of the operator performing the optimized operation can be immediately obtained by collecting the know-how fee as a software use fee, and it is possible to perform the optimal work uniformly. It can be done and is extremely beneficial for improving the performance.

In addition, when new know-how is put into the application software, the provider of the application software with accumulated know-how can be performed by extracting a part or all of the improvement points of the facilities that are widely deployed. There is no need to improve the application software on its own, and furthermore, it is possible to always operate with the optimum application software.

Moreover, in amusement facilities, introduction of new models and batch switching from old and new models are frequently used. In large facilities, 200 to 300 game consoles are installed. Even if the replacement is performed freely, the operation can be started immediately, which is extremely advantageous.

On the other hand, when the game machine 1 and the mobile phone 2 are connected and playing a game as described above, or when a game is played by the mobile phone 2 group, the point is lost on the mobile phone 2. We can enable the purchase of point. In this case, a billing server is provided and billing in accordance with the purchase of points is performed. The charges for the purchase of this point are collected by the telecommunications carrier 13, and the sum minus the telephone fee and the agency fee is paid to the management operator of the amusement facility.

Even when the game content providing server 11 provides game content, the billing server charges the call. The fee is collected by the telecommunication service provider 13, and the sum of minus the call charge and the agency fee is paid to the game content provider 11.

2 shows a block diagram according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, an example of the case where the medal management system and the floor management device 5 are connected by radio is shown. In other words, in the present embodiment, the medal storage dispensing machine 17 is provided in the amusement facility. This medal storing and dispensing period 17 allows a player to receive a loan of a certain amount of medals by putting a fixed amount of money.

In addition, after receiving a loan of a medal and playing a medal game in the medal game machine 19, the remaining medal can be entrusted. When receiving the expenditure of a storage medal from the medal storage vending machine 17, or entrusting it, a fingerprint authentication and a verification number We confirm by person.

The medal entrusted to the medal storage dispensing machine 17 can receive a refund next time, and can again play the medal game in the medal game machine 19. The medal storage dispenser 17 is connected to a management device 21 of a medal management system operator on the amusement facility side.

The management device 21 is provided with an MPU memory and the like, has an antenna 23 of a radio section for performing data transmission and reception, and is wirelessly connected to the floor management device 5. However, the management device 21 can also be connected to the floor management device 5 by wire. Therefore, the management device 21 inserts the information of the storage medallion from the medal storage dispenser 17, and stores the information of the stored storage medallion in the master management device 15 through the floor management device 5, or The previous information can be rewritten with the latest information. At this time, the information on the reward of the medal itself and the points according to the number of medals are also stored.

Therefore, a medal game is played in the medal game machine 19, and the point information according to the winning is saved in the master management device 15, and game machines other than the medal game machine 19 can be played according to this point. When receiving other game console expenses, the number of medals according to the above-mentioned points is spent.

Further, in the mobile phone 2, a medal game according to a medal game machine can be played to win medals. The medal information on the mobile phone 2 can be obtained as described above to the master management device 15. By storing and updating, the game of another game machine can also be played as mentioned above according to the number of points.

In this way, compatibility with medal game machines and other game machines can be achieved, and the degree of freedom of usability can be greatly expanded.

In the invention of claim 1, the player can play the game at least in accordance with a point by means of a game machine provided in the play facility. The game machine can be managed by a floor management device. In addition, the player can play the game by receiving the game content from the game content provider via the Internet using a mobile communication terminal. When points are won by a game in the mobile communication terminal, the point information is stored in the point information management device, or the previous information is rewritten with the latest information.

The floor management device can acquire points from the point information management device on the basis of identity authentication and enable the game machine to operate. Therefore, the player can not only enjoy the game of the mobile communication terminal, but also can acquire points by the game, and can actually go out to the play facility and enjoy the game by this point, and enjoy the taste of the actual game machine. have.

In the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, since the personal authentication is based on the input from the game machine by the mobile communication terminal, it is possible to input easily by the player and to perform reliable personal authentication.

In the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effects of the invention of claim 1 or 2, the point information management device is a master management device that stores application software relating to operation management of the game machine, and the floor management device is an application of the master management device by Internet connection. Since any one of the software is downloaded and the game machine is managed at any time, the downloaded application software enables the floor management device to accurately manage the game machine using a POS system (point of sale information management system) or the like by wireless communication. For this reason, even when a game facility equipped with a game machine is deployed nationwide, it can be carried out at a low cost, and it is possible to manage and grasp the game machine by an optimal operating method at any time.

Moreover, even when new know-how is put into the application software, it can be immediately downloaded and used, and it is possible to always perform optimal operation. In the case of introducing new know-how to application software, the operator of the facility can be done by extracting improvement points from a part or all of the facilities in which the application software with accumulated know-how is widely deployed. Etc. do not need to improve the application software by themselves, and can always operate by the optimum application software.

Furthermore, in case of management by a POS system by wireless communication, the operator of the facility can immediately grasp the sales information in real time even if the game machine is batch-converted for optimal placement and the like, or replaced with a new model. .

In the invention of claim 4 or 5, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 3, it is possible to purchase a point on the mobile communication terminal, and the billing server according to the purchase of the point can be performed. Therefore, even when the game content is played by receiving the game content from the mobile communication terminal, and points are lost, it is not necessary to purchase points on the mobile communication terminal and carry coins, such as 100 yen coins, in the facility, so that the game can be easily enjoyed.

In the invention of claim 6, a medal game is loaned at a amusement facility, a medal game is played at a medal game machine of the amusement facility, and the remaining medal is left to the amusement facility side, and a medal game is returned to the medal game machine after receiving a refund of the medal entrusted to the next time. In this possible game system, the floor management device provided in the said entertainment facility which manages various game machines, and the point information management device which can store and rewrite point information according to the information of the said medallion are provided, The floor management The device may acquire points from the point information management device based on the identity authentication and enable various game machines.

Therefore, a medal game is played with a medal game machine, and the point information according to the winning is saved by the master management apparatus, and a game can be played with game machines other than a medal game machine according to this point.

Claims (6)

A game machine provided in a amusement facility and capable of playing at least a point, An internet access floor management device provided in the amusement facility and managing the game machine; A game content provider for providing game content through the Internet, A mobile communication terminal capable of playing a game by accepting the game contents through an internet connection; And a point information management device capable of storing and rewriting point information obtained by the game in the mobile communication terminal. And the floor management device acquires a point from the point information management device on the basis of identity authentication to enable operation of the game machine. The method of claim 1, And said identity authentication is based on input from a game machine by said mobile communication terminal. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The point information management device is a master management device that stores application software relating to operation management of the game machine. The floor management device downloads any one of the application software of the master management device through an Internet connection, and performs game operation management of the game machine at any time. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And a billing server that enables the purchase of the point on the mobile communication terminal and charges according to the purchase of the point. The method of claim 3, wherein And a charging server that enables the purchase of the point on the mobile communication terminal and charges according to the purchase of the point. In a game system that receives a loan of a medal at a play facility, plays a medal game on a medal game machine of the play facility, leaves the remaining medals to the play facility, receives a refund of the medal entrusted to the next time, and re-issues the medal game with a medal game machine. In An internet access floor management device provided in the amusement facility and managing various game machines; And a point information management device capable of storing and rewriting point information according to the information on the medal, And the floor management device acquires points from the point information management device on the basis of identity authentication to enable operation of various game machines.