CN115023274A - Management system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a management system capable of reducing problems related to the fighting of a lottery in a game machine. In a management system (A1), a PTS terminal (1700) receives a video of a sports broadcast from a lottery server (A4), receives a video of a game from an attached game machine (A2), constantly records the received video to generate recorded data, and displays the recorded data on a lower display panel (1141) of the attached game machine (A2) when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Description

Management system

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a management system that manages a plurality of gaming machines.

Background

Conventionally, there is a system for managing a plurality of gaming machines such as slot machines. For example, as shown in patent document 1, there is disclosed a management system in which a management server is connected to a plurality of game machines via a communication line, score information associated with the game execution result in each game machine is collected in the management server, a score ranking is determined based on the score information, and a game in which the ranking is competitively ranked between the game machines (players) or between a group of stores and the like to which the game machine belongs is managed.

The game machine is installed in a casino or the like, and in such a casino, a sportsbook for betting on a result of a sports competition may be made. For example, patent document 2 discloses a game machine for performing a play of a sports game or a body lottery that can be bet on the sports game.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese Kokai publication No. 2008-512189

Patent document 1: U.S. patent application publication 2016. 0307395

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problems to be solved by the invention

However, the start time of the sports competition as the betting target of the body lottery cannot be determined on the game machine side, and there is a problem that the spectator cannot be missed or cannot be concentrated on the wagered sports competition.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a management system that can solve the above-mentioned problems.

Means for solving the problems

The management system of the present invention is characterized in that,

the management system has an information management section operated by a player of a game of the gaming machine,

the information management unit includes:

a receiving unit for receiving an image;

a video data generating unit that records the video received by the receiving unit and generates video data;

a storage unit that stores the video data; and

and a playing unit configured to display the video data stored in the storage unit on a display in accordance with an operation by the player.

According to the above configuration, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the video recorded in the game machine can be viewed. Thus, the user can enjoy missed sports broadcasts or game images, or concentrate on sports broadcasts or games, and problems associated with the viewing of body lotteries in the gaming machine can be reduced.

The management system of the present invention is characterized in that the management system comprises an information management unit which is attached to a game machine having a display for displaying a game and is connected to a lottery server in a manner allowing data communication, the lottery server transmitting acceptance of a bet for a lottery and a sports broadcast to be a target of the bet,

the information management unit includes:

a receiving unit that receives the sports broadcast and the video of the game;

a video data generating unit that always records the video received by the receiving unit and generates video data;

a storage unit that stores the video data; and

and a playback unit that transmits the recorded video data stored in the storage unit to an attached game machine and displays the recorded video data on the display when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

According to the above configuration, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the video recorded in the game machine can be viewed. Thus, the user can enjoy missed sports broadcasts or game images, or concentrate on sports broadcasts or games, and problems associated with the viewing of body lotteries in the gaming machine can be reduced. In the management system of the present invention, the information management unit may include a reading device that acquires a member ID, and generate, in response to an input, extracted data in which a part of the recorded image data is extracted, and transfer the extracted data to a memory associated with the member ID.

According to the above configuration, the extracted data extracted from the video data can be transferred to the memory of the user. Thus, the user can easily upload to his own SNS.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a management system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a slot machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a slot machine.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram of a PTS terminal.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the PTS terminal.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of display screens of the PTS terminal and the slot machine.

Fig. 7 is a data table showing a sportsbook history table.

Fig. 8 is a data table showing a body color candidate table.

Fig. 9 is a data table showing a user memory information table.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart of the sportsbook executing process.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart of the sports broadcast processing.

Detailed Description

First, an outline of the management system will be described with reference to fig. 1. As shown in fig. 1, the management system a1 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of information management apparatuses a21 and a management server A3.

A plurality of information management devices a21 each functioning as an information management unit are attached to each of the plurality of game machines a2 that start a game based on a bet of a game value so as to be able to communicate. The game machine a2 has a display a22 for displaying a game. In the present embodiment, the information management apparatus a21 is connected to the lottery server a4 via the management server A3 in a data communicable manner. Further, without being limited thereto, the information management apparatus a21 may be directly connected to the sportsbook server a4 so as to be capable of data communication. The information management device a21 includes a reading device a211, a storage device a212, a receiving unit a213, a recorded-video-data generating unit a214, and a playback unit a 215. The reading device a211 reads a membership card or the like held by the user and acquires a membership ID. The storage device a212 stores the video data of the sports broadcast video transmitted from the sportsbook server a4 and the video data of the game video from the game machine A2.

The receiving section a213 receives the sports broadcast transmitted from the sportsbook server a4 via an antenna or a network line. For example, the receiving unit a213 receives a plurality of packets included in the transport stream transmitted from the lottery server a4 via an antenna or an internet line. The receiving unit a213 decodes the synchronized video data, audio data, and channel information data (program data), and sends them to the recorded data generating unit a 214. In addition, the program data generally represents a moving image of a short time. Therefore, the receiving unit a213 transmits a plurality of program data constituting the same channel to the recorded data generating unit a 214. When the sports broadcast is live-displayed on the display a22, the program data of the selected channel is continuously transmitted to the broadcast unit a 215. The playback unit a215 displays a moving image based on the program data on the display a22 at a timing based on the time stamp included in the program data.

The receiving unit a213 receives a game video from the game machine A2 via an HDMI (registered trademark) cable, and sends the game video to the recorded video data generating unit a 214.

The recorded data generation unit a214 executes processing for generating recorded data that can be played back at a later timing based on the program data transmitted from the reception unit a 213. Specifically, the video data generation section a214 associates animation data of the sports broadcast with data of the sportsbook candidate table. In this way, the recorded data generation unit a214 can process the moving image data as the identifiable and selectable recorded data. The recorded-video-data generating unit a214 stores the recorded video data in the storage device a 212. The animation data may be stored in a state of program data divided into short time periods, or may be aggregated as animation data of a predetermined format for each predetermined time period, or may be aggregated as one data for each program. In this way, in the present embodiment, the information management apparatus a21 stores the movie data of all channels of the sports broadcast transmitted from the sportsbook server a4, thereby realizing continuous video recording of the sports broadcast.

The recorded video data generation unit a214 captures the game video received from the reception unit a213, and stores animation data in a predetermined format in the storage device a212 for each predetermined time.

Thus, the information management device 21 is operated by the player who plays the game of the game machine a 2. The information management device 21 further includes: a receiving unit A213 for receiving video; a recorded video data generating unit A214 which records the video received by the receiving unit A213 and generates recorded video data; a storage device 212 for storing video data; and a playback unit 215 that displays the recorded video data stored in the storage unit on a display a22 in accordance with the operation of the player.

That is, the receiving unit a213 receives the sports broadcast transmitted from the sports server a4, and the recorded video data generating unit a214 constantly records the received sports broadcast and generates recorded video data of the sports broadcast. Thus, the sports broadcast that the user missed can be recorded, and the user can confirm the sports broadcast that the user wants to confirm again.

The receiving unit a213 receives the game video from the game machine A2, and the recorded data generating unit a214 records the received game video at all times and generates recorded data of the game video. This makes it possible to record a video of a game played by the user and to confirm a game video that the user wants to confirm again.

The lottery server a4 accepts a bet for a lottery and transmits a sports broadcast as a subject of the bet. A plurality of lottery servers a4 are illustrated, but not limited thereto. In the following description, the sports broadcast is a concept including also the playback of recorded sports broadcast.

Here, the "game value" is information relating to the amount, and may be a tangible object having game value information or a intangible object obtained by converting the game value information into electronic data. The "game value information" is non-value information such as coins, banknotes, electronic value information corresponding thereto, and game credits not including the value information. Examples of the "game value" of the tangible object include coins, medals, tokens, electronic money cards, playing cards, and game tickets. The game ticket is, for example, a barcode. The gaming value includes a redeemable gaming value that is redeemable for currency or a non-redeemable gaming value that is not redeemable for currency. Further, the play value of the tangible object corresponds to the structure: the game value information is provided in the form of electronic data or an external surface, and can be read from the outside by wireless communication, image recognition, or the like. The outer surface form is a form that can be recognized from the outside, such as a color, a pattern, a character, an image, and a shape.

"gaming machine A2" may exemplify a slot machine configured to be capable of outputting game information including bet amount data and issue amount data and player identification information. The game machine a2 may be a table game device such as a card game device, as long as it is configured to be able to read the game value information from the outside of the medal or the like by wireless communication, image recognition, or the like. As the wireless communication, RFID (Radio frequency identifier) that transmits and receives information by short-distance Radio using an electromagnetic field, a Radio wave, or the like can be exemplified. The game machine a2 may have a function of outputting game information and player identification information by hardware or software. In this case, a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone or a stationary terminal device such as a desktop computer may be used as the game machine a 2.

The "information management device a 21" may be configured to be able to transmit game information including bet amount data and payout amount data of the game value output from the game machine a2 and player identification information of a player playing an individual game to the outside in a data format. Therefore, the information management device a21 may be configured such that a computer of a general information processing device executes processing for transmitting the game information and the player identification information, or may be configured such that a computer controlling the game machine a2 executes processing for transmitting the game information and the player identification information. In the present embodiment, a Player Tracking System (PTS) device, which will be described later, will be used for description.

As described above, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the information management apparatus a21 transmits the recorded video data stored in the storage apparatus a212 to the attached game machine and displays the recorded video data on the display a 22. Here, the predetermined conditions are a case where the user playing the game machine A2 places a bet on a body lottery, a case where the user plays the sports broadcast while playing the game machine A2 while watching the sports broadcast, is interrupted by the game executed by the game machine A2, a case where the user playing the game machine A2 makes an input that wants to watch the sports broadcast or game video stored in the storage device a212 as video data, and the like, but are not limited thereto. Further, as the event of interrupting the sports broadcast in the game, there are an advantageous situation such as a bonus game in the game, and a prize winning by a predetermined or more distribution in the game, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In this way, in the management system a1, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the recorded video can be viewed by the game machine a 2. Thus, the user can enjoy the missed sports broadcast or game video or concentrate on the sports broadcast or game, and problems associated with the viewing of the body lottery in the game machine can be reduced.

The information management apparatus a21 records video images of the game displayed on the game machine A2, and stores the recorded video images as recorded data in the storage apparatus a 212. In this way, the game video played by the user can also be recorded, and therefore the user can confirm the game video that the user wants to confirm again. Here, "recording the video of the game" may be recording the video itself directly, or may be recording data that can play the video. That is, the information management apparatus a21 may record data for identifying the selection value or the presentation image determined based on the selection value, which is used when the game machine a2 plays the game image on the display a 22.

In the present embodiment, the information management device a21 having a configuration to realize the function of the information management unit is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the function of the information management unit may be realized by a configuration having the information management device a21 and the management server A3, for example. For example, the management server a3 may always record a received video, and generate and store recorded data.

"information management device a21 is attached to game machine a 2" means that information management device a21 is provided in game machine a2 so that at least data communication from game machine a2 to information management device a21 is possible. In the present embodiment, the information management device a21 is built in the game machine a2, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The management server A3 has a management server controller a32, a storage apparatus a33, and a communication apparatus 34. The storage device a33 has a memory for storing data or information in a rewritable manner. The memory is a non-transitory storage medium storing a program for executing a process described later and various data. The storage device a33 stores information for managing users in a casino. The storage device a33 has, for example, storage areas that store member IDs, member information associated with the member IDs, body bet histories, sports broadcast data, body lottery user information, and the like, respectively. The stored member ID is information identifying the user playing the game machine a2, and is checked against the member ID read by the information management apparatus a 21. In the storage means a33, the member ID is associated with the body bet history and the body bet user information.

As described above, the storage device a33 may store video data for recording sports broadcasts or game videos. In the present embodiment, recorded data of sports broadcasts is stored in the storage device a33, and recorded data of game videos is stored in the storage device a212 of the information management device a 21. The video data of the sports broadcast stored in the storage device a33 is transmitted to the information management device a21 as needed.

Further, the storage device a33 stores user memory information associated with the member ID. The user memory information is information such as a URL for transferring data to a memory of an SNS or the like contracted by the user. The information management apparatus a21 generates extracted data obtained by extracting a part of desired recorded data in response to a request from a user, and transfers the extracted data to the user's memory based on user memory information associated with the user's member ID. Thus, the user can easily upload to his own SNS.

The management server controller a32 accepts a bet of a sportsbook from the information management apparatus a21 or a not-shown sportsbook network via the communication apparatus 34. The management server controller a32 logs in to a system for voting for a body lottery using the user information of the body lottery stored in advance in the storage device a33 based on the received bet, and performs voting processing for the body lottery in accordance with a request from the user. The authentication information such as the password may be stored in the storage device a33 in advance, or may be configured to perform password input or biometric authentication in the information management device a21 or the like when betting on the lottery. As described above, in the present embodiment, the information management apparatus a21 is configured to accept a bet for a body lottery and to be able to vote for the body lottery, but is not limited to this. That is, the game machine a2 may be configured not to be able to vote for a sportsbook.

When a bet for a body bet is made, the management server A3 cumulatively stores the bet information in the storage device a33 as a history of the body bet. For example, the body lottery play history is information in which information on the date and time of a bet, a body lottery to be a betting target, a body lottery holding period, a bet amount, and the like are stored in association with a member ID.

The management server A3 periodically accesses the sportsbook server a4 and updates the broadcastable sportsbook candidates. Further, the management server A3 acquires sports broadcast data for displaying a sports broadcast in transmission from each sportsbook server a 4. The sports broadcast data may be video data or connection information for accessing the video data.

The information management apparatus a21 receives the sports broadcast transmitted from the sports lottery server via the management server A3, and displays it on the display a22 of the attached game machine a 2. Specifically, the information managing apparatus a21 acquires the sportsbook candidate associated with the member ID from the management server A3. Then, the information management apparatus a21 selects a body color to be displayed on the display a22 from the body color candidates. In the case where there is a style bet by the user among the style candidates, the information management apparatus a21 may also select the style.

Then, the information management apparatus a21 transmits the sports broadcast data from the sportsbook server of the selected sportsbook to the attached game machine, and displays it on the display a 22. The information management apparatus a21 may also have a program for causing a computer to execute the above-described processing. The program may be distributed by wire or wirelessly, or may be distributed in a state of being recorded in a recording medium.

As a specific example of the management system, a case where the management system a1 includes a slot machine as the gaming machine a2 and includes the PTS device 1700 as the information management device a21 will be specifically described.

As shown in fig. 2, the slot machine 1010 as the game machine a2 includes a Player Tracking System Device (Player Tracking System Device) 1700. The player tracking device 1700 is a terminal for realizing a player tracking System (playtracking System), and hereinafter, this device will be referred to as a PTS terminal 1700 in the present specification.

The PTS terminal 1700 has a PTS control unit 1700A, PTS user interface unit 1700B and a mixing device 1790. The PTS control unit 1700A controls various processing operations of the PTS terminal 1700, and is connectable to various devices outside in data communication. The PTS user interface unit 1700B is configured to be capable of performing input processing or output processing with an operator such as a user. The mixing device 1790 combines a game video received from a controller 1100, which will be described later, of the slot machine 1010 with a sports broadcast video received from the sports server a4 via the management server A3, and displays the combined video on the displays (the upper image display panel 1131 and the lower image display panel 1141) included in the slot machine 1010. The display mode in the display is preferably a picture-in-picture mode in which the sports broadcast is displayed in a predetermined area in the game video, but is not limited thereto. For example, when there are a plurality of displays, one display may be occupied by the display of a sports broadcast. In the controller 1100 of the slot machine, a substrate provided with a CPU and the like constituting the controller 1100 is connected to the PTS terminal 1700 via an HDMI (registered trademark) cable and the like, and is configured to be capable of data transmission/reception. The mixing device 1790 is not limited to the PTS terminal 1700, and may be incorporated in the slot machine 1010 or the like. Details of the PTS control unit 1700A and the PTS user interface unit 1700B are described later.

Further, slot machine 1010 includes a settlement machine 1868. The slot machine 1010 is connected to the management server a3 via the PTS control unit 1700A of the PTS terminal 1700 and the network. The PTS control unit 1700A is connected to the bill validator 1022 via a communication line (or slot machine 1010). Further, the PTS control unit 1700A performs transmission/reception of data with the controller 1100 based on a predetermined protocol, and performs data communication with the management server a3 or the like connected via a network. For example, point information necessary for starting a game, or a stop command for instructing a unit game to stop at the time of linkage demonstration, or the like may be transmitted from the PTS control unit 1700A to the controller 1100, and point information as a result of the game, or a start notification, an end notification, or the like of the unit game may be transmitted from the controller 1100 to the PTS control unit 1700A.

Further, the PTS control unit 1700A of the PTS terminal 1700 transmits/receives a throw-in notification or a take-out notification of a member card, a start notification or an end notification of a unit game, a lottery result, betting information, game information such as a dispensing amount, a bonus winning notification, point information of a member, and the like.

Here, the game flow in the case of the member is summarized as follows. First, a member registration is performed by a member card issuing terminal, and at this time, a member card (IC card) is issued. Thereafter, the player inserts a membership card into PTS terminal 1700(PTS user interface unit 1700B) of slot machine 1010, where cash is inserted. The bill identifier 1022 identifies the denomination and amount when the bill is inserted, and as the identification result, the denomination data and amount data are sent to the PTS control unit 1700A. The PTS control unit 1700A finds a score for the game from the denomination data and the amount data, and sends it to the controller 1100.

The controller 1100 executes the individual game based on the integral transmitted from the PTS control unit 1700A. Credits corresponding to the game result are transmitted from the controller 1100 to the PTS control unit 1700A, and in the PTS control unit 1700A, dispensing calculation based on the allocation of the game result is performed and the amount to be dispensed to the player is decided. In the PTS terminal 1700(PTS user interface unit 1700B), the decided amount is directly written into the membership card, and the membership card is discharged. Further, a predetermined credit is given to the membership card according to the execution of the game or the like.

In the case where the player who is a member plays the game next time, the PTS control unit 1700A reads in the amount stored in the member card when reading in the inserted member card. The read amount is converted into a credit and transmitted to the controller 1100. The credits corresponding to the game results are transmitted from the controller 1100 to the PTS control unit 1700A as described above, and in the PTS control unit 1700A, a dispensing calculation based on the game results is performed and the amount to be dispensed to the player is decided. At this time, the amount is updated by adding the amount obtained as a result of the game to the amount of the inserted membership card.

At this time, the PTS control unit 1700A further transmits the identification code (or player identification code) read from the membership card and the updated amount to the member management server 13, and the member management server 13 adds and stores the amount transmitted from the PTS control unit 1700A and the amount of the member determined by the identification code. By this processing, the amount held by the member is always managed.

The player as a member may then make a settlement based on the amount stored in the membership card at a cash register or the like as needed. Further, in the case where the slot machine 1010 includes a settlement machine 1868, settlement can be performed using a membership card in the slot machine 1010.

On the other hand, the game flow in the case of the non-member is summarized as follows. The player inserts cash into a PTS terminal 1700(PTS user interface unit 1700B) of the slot machine 1010. The bill validator 1022 recognizes the denomination and amount when the bill is thrown in, and as the recognition result, the denomination data and amount data are sent to the PTS control unit 1700A. The PTS control unit 1700A finds a score for the game from the denomination data and the amount data, and sends it to the controller 1100.

The controller executes a game based on the credit transmitted from the PTS control unit 1700A. Credits corresponding to the game result are transmitted from the controller 1100 to the PTS control unit 1700A, and in the PTS control unit 1700A, a payout calculation based on the game result is performed and an amount to be paid out to the player is decided. In the PTS terminal 1700(PTS user interface unit 1700B), the decided amount is written to a new IC card stored in the slot machine 1010, and the IC card is discharged. The non-member here obtains the IC card for the first time.

The player who is a non-member can then make a settlement based on the amount stored in the IC card at a cash register or the like as needed. Further, in the case where the slot machine 1010 includes a settlement machine 1868, settlement can be performed using an IC card in the slot machine 1010.

Next, a description will be given of a case where a slot machine is used as the gaming machine a2 of the management system a1, with reference to fig. 3. As shown in fig. 3, the slot machine 1010 uses a membership card (IC card), banknotes, or electronic value information corresponding thereto as a game medium. In particular, in the present embodiment, point-related data such as cash data stored in the IC card 1500 is used.

The slot machine 1010 includes: a housing 1011, a top box 1012 disposed at an upper side of the housing 1011, and a main door 1013 disposed at a front of the housing 1011.

A symbol display device 1016 called a lower image display panel 1141 is provided on the main door 1013. The symbol display device 1016 is formed of a transparent liquid crystal panel. The screen displayed by the symbol display device 1016 has a display window 1150 in the center portion. The display window 1150 is made up of 5 columns and 20 display blocks 1028 of 4 rows. The 4 display blocks 1028 of each column form pseudo reels 1151 to 1155, and are rotated according to the operation of the player. Each of the pseudo reels 1151 to 1155 is moved and displayed in a downward direction while changing the speed as a whole by the 4 display blocks 1028, thereby enabling to perform a reconfiguration of stopping the symbol 1501 displayed on each display block 1028 after rotating in a longitudinal direction.

Here, "reconfiguration" means a state in which the symbol 1501 is reconfigured after the configuration of the symbol 1501 is released. "arrangement" means that the symbol 1501 is in a state of being visually recognizable by an external player. The slot machine 1010 executes a so-called slot game in which an allocation corresponding to a winning combination (winning combination) is given in accordance with the arrangement state of the symbols 1501 caused by the stop of the rotating pseudo reels 1151 to 1155.

In the present embodiment, the description has been given of the case where the slot machine 1010 is a so-called video slot machine, but the slot machine 1010 of the present invention may employ a so-called mechanical reel, or may replace a part of the pseudo reels 1151 to 1155.

A touch panel 1069 is provided on the front surface of the symbol display device 1016, and a player can input various instructions by operating the touch panel 1069. An input signal is transmitted from the touch panel 1069 to the main CPU.

An upper image display panel 1131 is provided in front of the top box 1012. The upper image display panel 1131 is formed of a liquid crystal panel and constitutes a display. The upper image display panel 1131 displays images related to presentations or images representing game content introductions or rule descriptions. Further, a lamp 1111 is provided on the top box 1012.

An integral number display unit (not shown) is displayed above the display window 1150, and the current integral number is displayed. Here, "credits" are virtual game media on the game used by the player to place a wager. In addition, the total number of credits currently owned by the player is displayed on the credit number display unit.

Further, a mantissa cash display unit (not shown) is displayed below the integral display unit. The mantissa cash is displayed on the mantissa cash display section. The "fraction cash" refers to cash that is not converted into points because the amount charged is insufficient.

Further, below the lower image display panel 1141, a PTS terminal 1700 is assembled in the housing 1011. Speakers 1112 are provided on the left and right of the PTS terminal 1700, respectively. The slot machine 1010 executes demonstration of a unit game by image display by the upper image display panel 1131, sound output by the speaker 1112, light output by the lamp 1111, and the like.

The PTS terminal 1700 can be incorporated into various types of gaming machines of various manufacturers by exchanging data using a data interface that is shared with the slot machine 1010. Thereby, the PTS terminal 1700 can be mounted on a gaming machine in the gaming system 1 having various gaming machines including the slot machine 1010 to easily construct the management system a 1.

Next, a case will be described in which the PTS terminal 1700 is used as the information management apparatus a21 in the management system a1, with reference to fig. 4. As shown in fig. 4, the PTS terminal 1700 has a PTS control unit 1700A and a PTS user interface unit 1700B.

The PTS control unit 1700A has a PTS controller 1750. The PTS controller 1750 has a CPU, ROM, and RAM. The CPU of the PTS controller 1750 performs execution control of each constituent part of the PTS terminal 1700, and executes or calculates various programs stored in the ROM. For example, the CPU executes an integration update program to update integration related data stored in the IC card 1500.

Further, for example, in the PTS controller 1750, the server I/F1755 described later decodes a plurality of packets received from the sports broadcast server a4 via the management server A3 into program data, and executes processing of transmitting it to the mixing device 1790 described later in order to display it on the upper display panel 1131 or the lower display panel 1141 as the display a 22. Further, for example, in order to store decoded program data as video data, the PTS controller 1750 performs processing of associating it with a title or the like and storing it in the storage device 1770.

Further, for example, in order to display a game video received by the later-described game machine I/F1756 from the controller 1100 of the game machine a2 via an HDMI (registered trademark) cable or the like on the upper display panel 1131 or the lower display panel 1141 as the display a22, the PTS controller 1750 executes processing of transmitting the game video to the mixing device 1790. Further, for example, in order to store the received game video as recorded data, a process of transmitting the game video to a capture device 1767 described later converted into a predetermined format is executed. In the present embodiment, the display unit included in the game machine is shown as an example of the display, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the video data may be displayed on the LCD1719 of the PTS terminal 1700.

The PTS controller 1750 has a storage device 1770 formed of a ROM or a RAM. The ROM of the PTS controller 1750 is constituted by a memory device such as a flash memory, and stores permanent data to be executed by the CPU. For example, in the ROM: a point update program for rewriting the point-related data stored in the IC card 1500, an interlock demonstration control program executed in response to a request from the bonus server 11, a notification program executed in response to a request (notification information or the like) from the management server a3, and the like. Further, the RAM of the PTS controller 1750 temporarily stores data necessary when executing various programs stored in the ROM.

The storage device 1770 has the functions of the storage device a212 described above, and stores recorded data of sports broadcasts and recorded data of game videos.

The PTS control unit 1700A has a server I/F (interface) 1755, a game machine I/F (interface) 1756, a bill validator I/F (interface) 1757, and a settlement machine I/F (interface) 1758 as communication interfaces with external devices.

The server I/F1755 enables data communication between a server such as the management server a3 and the PTS terminal 1700. The gaming machine I/F1756 realizes data communication between the controller 1100 of the slot machine 1010 and the PTS terminal 1700, and a specified protocol can be used in the data communication. The bill validator I/F1757 is connected to the bill validator 1022. Settlement machine I/F1758 is connected to Settlement machine 1868.

The PTS control unit 1700A also has a USB control unit 1759. The USB control portion 1759 determines whether or not power is supplied from the power supply unit at the USB terminal, and enables charging of the USB terminal if a predetermined condition is satisfied. In the case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, the player may connect the electronic device to the USB terminal and charge the electronic device.

The PTS control unit 1700A has a control unit connected to each unit of the PTS user interface unit 1700B. Specifically, the PTS user interface unit 1700B has: full color LEDs 1721a/1721b, LCD with touch panel 1719, card unit 1741, card stacker 1742, eject button 1732, touch unit 1745, human body detection camera 1713, microphone 1715/1717, speaker 1707/1709, audio terminal 1738. Details of the PTS user interface unit 1700B are illustrated in fig. 5. On the other hand, the PTS control unit 1700A has: an LED driving part 1761, an LCD control part 1762, an IC card control part 1763, a touch unit control part 1764, a camera control part 1766, and a DSP 1765.

The LED driving part 1761 performs control such that the full-color LED 1721a and the full-color LED 1721B of the PTS user interface unit 1700B are lit at predetermined timings in accordance with a notification request or the like from the management server a 3. The full-color LED 1721a causes a light emitting panel 1720a on the upper side of the LCD1719 in the PTS user interface unit 1700B of fig. 5 to emit light. The full color LED 1721b illuminates a light emitting panel 1720b on the lower side of the LCD 1719.

The LCD control unit 1762 controls to display information relating to the game, member information, information about members, and the like on the LCD1719, or to display data read from the IC card 1500 or data input by the player. In addition, the LCD1719 has a touch panel function, and when the player operates the touch panel, a predetermined signal is sent to the CPU of the PTS controller 1750.

The IC card control part 1763 controls insertion and ejection of the IC card 1500, writing of integral data, and the like. The IC card control part 1763 includes an IC card R/W (reader/writer) control part, an IC card suction/discharge control part, and an LED control part.

The IC card R/W control unit control card unit 1741 of the IC card control unit 1763 updates the integral-related data stored in the IC card 1500. Further, in the case of newly issuing the IC card 1500, the point-related data corresponding to the settlement amount is stored. The card unit 1741 has an antenna portion for reading or writing data in the IC card 1500 by NFC or the like. The card unit 1741 has functions of an IC card reader for reading information stored in the IC card 1500 and an IC card writer for writing information in the IC card 1500, but may have any of the functions as necessary.

The IC card suction/discharge control unit of the IC card control unit 1763 controls the suction and discharge of the IC card 1500. When the player inserts the IC card 1500 into the card insertion slot 1730 of fig. 5, during the player's execution of the game, control is made to hold the IC card in the card unit 1741. After the point-related data is written into the IC card 1500 at the time of settlement, the IC card 1500 is controlled to be discharged. When the eject button 1732 is pressed, the IC card 1500 is discharged. Further, in the case of newly releasing the IC card 1500, the IC card 1500 is newly taken out from the card stacker 1742, and the IC card 1500 is supplied to the card unit 1741 to store the integration associated data.

The LED control portion of the IC card control portion 1763 controls to light an LED provided in the vicinity of the card insertion slot 1730 of the card unit 1741, and controls to light an LED provided in the vicinity of the eject button 1732.

The touch unit control part 1764 controls transmission/reception of data accompanying a touch operation of the IC card 1500, the mobile phone, the smartphone, or the like. The touch unit control part 1764 includes a non-contact R/W (reader/writer) control part and an LED control part.

The non-contact R/W control unit of the touch unit control unit 1764 determines whether or not the IC card 1500 or the mobile phone approaches a predetermined distance (for example, a touch operation) at the touch unit 1745, and acquires a read result or the like from the touch unit 1745 when the distance approaches the predetermined distance. The touch unit 1745 includes an antenna portion for transmitting and receiving data to and from the IC card 1500 or the mobile phone by NFC or the like.

The touch unit 1745 has functions of an IC card reader for reading information stored in the IC card 1500 or the mobile phone and an IC card writer for writing information in the IC card 1500 or the mobile phone, but may have any of the functions as necessary.

The LED control part 1764b of the touch unit control part 1764 controls the LEDs arranged at the four corners of the front of the touch unit 1745 to light up at predetermined timing.

The camera control unit 1766 acquires an image of a player or the like captured by the human body detection camera 1713, performs predetermined image processing as necessary, and transmits the processed data to the CPU of the PTS controller 1750. This data is transmitted to the management server a3 or the like via the server I/F1755, for example. The camera control unit 1766 also transmits the image pickup information captured by the human body detection camera 1713 to the management server a3 or the like.

The DSP 1765 receives sound data acquired from the microphone 1715/1717, performs predetermined sound processing, and then sends the data to the CPU of the PTS controller 1750. In addition, the DSP 1765 sends the received sound data to the speaker 1707/1709. In addition, the DSP 1765 outputs the received sound to the headphone for the audio terminal to which the headphone is connected, and processes and transmits the sound received from the microphone to the CPU of the PTS controller 1750. Here, a schematic configuration is shown, and an a/D converter, a D/a converter, an amplifier, and the like are omitted.

Further, as described above, the PTS control unit 1700A has the mixing device 1790. The hybrid device 1790 is connected to the upper image display panel 1131 and the lower image display panel 1141 via an HDMI (registered trademark) cable or the like. The mixing device 1790 configures videos to be displayed on the upper image display panel 1131 and the lower image display panel 1141 based on game videos received from the controller 1100 via the game machine I/F1756, sports broadcast videos received from the management server a3 via the server I/F1755, video data stored in the storage device 1770, and the like.

Further, the PTS control unit 1700A has a capturing device 1767. The capture device 1767 converts the game images received by the game machine I/F1756 from the controller 1100 into a predetermined format, and stores it as video data in the storage device 1770. In this way, the functions of the recorded video data generator a214 are realized by the PTS controller 1750, the decoding program stored in the storage device 1770, the capture device 1767, and the like.

As shown in fig. 5, the PTS user interface unit 1700B has a panel 1710. Each portion disposed on the front surface of the panel 1710 can be visually confirmed by the player. On the other hand, the components disposed on the back surface of the panel 1710 are housed inside the slot machine 1010 and cannot be visually confirmed by the player.

An LCD1719 having a touch panel function is provided on the front right side of the panel 1710.

An LCD cover 1719a is provided around the LCD 1719. In this example, the LCD1719 is configured to have a touch panel function, but an instruction from a player may be input through another input device such as a keyboard or a mouse.

Further, a light emitting panel 1720a connected to an LED for emitting light is provided above the LCD1719 and the LCD cover 1719 a. The light-emitting panel 1720a is made of, for example, polycarbonate, is connected to a plurality of (for example, 7) full-color LEDs 1721a arranged on the back side of the panel 1710, and emits light in accordance with light emission of the full-color LEDs 1721 a.

A light emitting plate 1720b connected to the LED for emitting light is also provided under the LCD1719 and the LCD cover 1719 a. The light-emitting plate 1720b is made of, for example, polycarbonate, is connected to a plurality of (for example, 7) full-color LEDs (not shown) disposed on the back side of the panel 1710, and emits light in accordance with the light emission of these full-color LEDs.

An imaging window 1712 is provided on the right side of the LCD1719, and a human body detection camera disposed inside the LCD cover 1719a or on the back side of the panel 1710 captures an image of a player or the like through the imaging window 1712. The imaging window 1712 may be a half mirror material that is shielded with smoke or the like, for example.

A home button 1722 is provided at the LCD cover 1719a on the lower right of the LCD 1719. The home button 1722 is a button for shifting the screen displayed on the LCD1719 to a predetermined upper screen.

A speaker duct 1706 is provided in an LCD cover 1719a on the right side of the LCD1719, and a bass reflex type speaker 1707 is provided at a position on the back side of the panel 1710 corresponding thereto. Similarly, a speaker duct 1708 is provided on the left side of the LCD1719, and a bass reflex type speaker 1709 is provided at a position corresponding to the rear side of the panel 1710. These speakers 1707/1708 are dedicated speakers of the PTS terminal 1700, and are provided separately from speakers for slot games provided in the slot machine 1010. These speakers 1707/1708 can realize linked presentations, voice calls, output notification sounds generated by forgetting to remove the IC card 1500, or output sounds or voices related to various notification information or award information.

A microphone opening 1714 and a microphone opening 1716 are provided in the LCD cover 1719a on the lower left of the LCD1719, and a microphone 1715/1717 is provided in each of the corresponding LCD covers 1719 a.

A card insertion opening 1730 into which the IC card 1500 can be inserted or removed is provided on the lower left front of the panel 1710. A full-color LED is provided at the card insertion portion of the card insertion port 1730, and the remaining number of IC cards 1500 accumulated in the card stacker 1742 can be notified by lighting in a plurality of colors. An eject button 1732 is provided at the card insertion slot 1730, and a red LED provided in the vicinity of the eject button 1732 is lit so that the position of the eject button 1732 or the step of the eject operation is known.

Further, a card unit 1741 and a card stacker 1742 are provided at a position on the back side of the panel 1710 corresponding to the card insertion port 1730, and the card insertion port 1730 constitutes a part of the card unit 1741. About 30 IC cards 1500 may be stored in the card stacker 1742, and when a player who has newly played a unit game performs settlement of points, the IC card 1500 stored in the card stacker 1742 is taken out and discharged to the card insertion slot 1730.

The IC card 1500 inserted from the card insertion port 1730 and held in the card unit 1741 updates the point information by NFC or the like at the time of point settlement, and thereafter, the IC card 1500 is discharged from the card insertion port 1730. The IC card 1500 is completely stored inside the card unit 1741 during the player's play of the unit game.

Note that, even if the IC card 1500 remains during the point settlement, the IC card 1500 may be stored in the card stacker 1742 when the absence of the player is detected by a human body detection camera or the like. Thus, for example, even when the player knows that the remaining points are small and leaves the seat while placing the IC card 1500, or even when the player leaves the seat while forgetting to take the IC card 1500, the IC card 1500 is not held in the card unit 1741 for a long time.

A USB terminal 1737 and an audio terminal 1738 are provided on the upper left front side of the panel 1710. The USB terminal 1737 is configured to be able to connect a USB device to the USB terminal 1737 for charging or the like. Further, the audio terminal 1738 is, for example, a 4-pole terminal, and a headphone can be inserted into the audio terminal 1738 and a conversation can be made with the other party using the headphone and the microphone. In addition, the audio terminal 1738 may also be used as a 2-pole or 3-pole terminal for listening to sound with headphones.

In front of the panel 1710, a touch unit 1745 is provided on the left side of the LCD 1719. The touch unit 1745 includes an RFID module capable of functioning as a writer that writes data to an IC device (for example, a non-contact IC card or a mobile phone or a smart phone having an NFC-based communication function or the like) including an IC chip by data communication or a reader that reads data from the IC device by data communication. Further, LEDs are arranged at four corners of the front surface of the touch unit 1745. In addition to or instead of the touch unit 1745, an information recording medium reading device for reading information stored in an information recording medium such as a magnetic card may be provided. In this case, a magnetic card may be used as the membership card instead of the IC card 1500.

The PTS terminal 1700(PTS user interface unit 1700B) configured as described above has the IC card 1500 inserted therein, displays the number of points stored in the IC card on the number-of-points display portion, and displays the mantissa cash stored in the IC card on the mantissa cash display portion. In addition, these values are stored in the member management server 13 in association with the identification code of the member card.

The IC card 1500 is a contactless IC card in which an IC (Integrated Circuit) for recording or calculating various data such as integration is embedded, and short-range wireless Communication using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology such as NFC (Near Field Communication) is possible. The player can possess the point associated data by using the IC card 1500 and can freely carry the point associated data between different slot machines. Also, the player can play a game of a unit game or the like in the slot machine 1010 using the point association data (amount data) stored in the IC card 1500 by inserting the IC card 1500 into the PTS terminal 1700 of the slot machine 1010. Further, the IC card 1500 may store data of the usage amount value specific to the player.

Next, with reference to fig. 6, a description will be given of a display screen displayed on the lower image display panel 1141 of the slot machine 1010 and the LCD1719 of the PTS terminal 1700. In the present embodiment, the game image of the slot machine 1010 is displayed on the lower image display panel 1141, and the live sports broadcast image, the recorded sports broadcast image, and the recorded game image are displayed in a picture-in-picture format.

As shown in fig. 6, on a lower image display panel 1141 of the slot machine 1010, a display window 1150 that performs changing display and stopping display of symbols is provided in the center portion, and a picture-in-picture display region 1142 is provided in the upper right portion. The pip display area 1142 becomes non-display during the non-display condition is satisfied.

For example, in the case where the execution of the bonus game is a non-display condition, as shown in fig. 6, the pip display area 1142 becomes non-display during the execution of the bonus game. Then, when the bonus game is ended, the pip display area 1142 is displayed again, and live sports broadcast or video data is played in the pip display area 1142. That is, the predetermined condition for displaying the recorded data in pip display area 1142, including the above-described non-display condition, is not satisfied.

Further, at the LCD1719 of the PTS terminal 1700, a sports broadcast display portion 1719a showing displayable sports broadcasts is provided for each sports broadcast, and a broadcast data type display portion 1719b and a selection operation portion 1719c are provided for each sports broadcast display portion 1719 a. The broadcast data type display unit 1719b indicates whether the displayable sports broadcast is live broadcast or recorded data. The selection operation unit 1719c is an area of the touch panel of the LCD1719 that receives input. That is, when the user touches and operates the selection operating section 1719c, the sports broadcast corresponding to the selection operating section 1719c is fixedly displayed in the pip display area 1142.

The LCD1719 of the PTS terminal 1700 is provided with a game information display unit 1719d and a video data control panel 1719e at the lower portion. The game information display unit 1719d displays the game result in the slot machine 1010, event information relating to the game, and the like. The video data control panel 1719e is an area where the touch panel of the LCD1719 receives input, and receives an input operation for the video of the video data displayed in the pip display area 1142. For example, when the user inputs video data for playing a game video into the video data control panel 1719e, the game video is played back in the pip display area 1142, tracing back from the input timing. The recorded data control panel 1719e receives input operations such as playback, pause, rewind, and fast-forward of recorded data, and controls the video of the played recorded data. For example, the recorded data control panel 1719e sets the start point and end point of the recorded data, and accepts an input operation to generate extracted data therebetween. In this way, PTS terminal 1700 can selectively present live video of sports broadcast, recorded data of sports broadcast and game video, and is configured to play the selected video in pip display area 1142 of lower image display panel 1141. The PTS terminal 1700 is configured to be able to control playing of recorded data of sports broadcast and game video played in the pip display area 1142. That is, the PTS terminal 1700 performs processing of selecting and playing the live video of the sports broadcast, the recorded data of the sports broadcast and the game video based on the input accepted by the touch panel of the LCD 1719. The PTS terminal 1700 executes control processing such as playing of recorded data in accordance with input received by the touch panel of the LCD 1719.

As shown in fig. 1, the management server A3 is an information processing apparatus as a storage section having a communication apparatus a34, a storage apparatus a33, and a management server controller a 32. Various data tables in which various data and information are associated with each other are stored in the storage device a33 of the management server A3.

Fig. 7 is a body bet history table that stores body bet histories associated with respective member IDs. As described above, the body bet history is history information of bets on the body bet performed by the person in the past. Specifically, the body bet history table has a member ID column, a body bet ID column, a holding period column, a bet date and time column, and a bet amount column. Identification information for identifying the user is stored in the member ID field. Identification information for identifying a sportsbook is stored in the sportsbook ID field. The period during which the sports broadcast of the sports lottery is stored in the holding period column is transmitted from the sports lottery server a 4. The date and time when the user made a bet on the body bet using the terminal for making a bet on the body bet is stored in the bet date and time column. The bet amount of the user for making a bet on the body lottery is stored in the bet amount field.

The body bet history table is updated when a member makes a bet for a body bet. That is, when the member makes a bet for a body bet, bet information or information related to the body bet is added to the body bet history table.

Further, when the user plays in the slot machine 1010, the body bet history table is referred to. Specifically, in the case where the user inserts a membership card into the PTS terminal 1700 in the slot machine 1010, the PTS terminal 1700 inquires of the management server a3 using a membership ID acquired from the membership card. Then, the management server a3 refers to the body bet history table, and replies the body bet history associated with the member ID to the slot machine 1010 which has made the inquiry together with the body bet candidate. Then, if there is a sportsbook bet by the user among the sportsbook candidates, the PTS terminal 1700 preferentially broadcasts the sportsbook or plays video data.

Fig. 8 is a sportsbook candidate table storing a sportsbook broadcast candidate list acquired from each sportsbook server a 4. Although not shown, the management server A3 acquires a list of broadcasters from each lottery server a4 at a predetermined timing and updates the lottery candidate table.

Specifically, the sportsbook candidate table has a sportsbook server column, an ID column, a negotiation column, a title column, and a broadcast type column. Information for identifying the sportsbook server a4 that manages the sportsbook is stored in the sportsbook server column. Identification information for identifying a broadcastable sportsbook is stored in the ID field. The identification information corresponds to the body bet ID in the body bet history table (see fig. 7). The match column stores information indicating a match of the sportsbook. Information indicating the broadcast content of the sportsbook is stored in the title bar. In the broadcast type field, information indicating whether the broadcast sportsbook is live or recorded is stored. The information of the game bar and the title bar is used for a sports broadcast display portion 1719a displayed on the LCD 1719. The sportsbook candidate table is acquired from the PTS terminal 1700 when a sports broadcast displayed on the lower image display panel 1141 is selected.

Fig. 9 is a user memory information table storing user memory information set in advance by a user as a member. As shown in fig. 9, the user memory information table has a member ID column and a user memory information column, and stores user memory information having information for accessing the memory of the user in association with the member ID.

Next, the operation of the management system a1 will be described.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart of the sportsbook execution process executed by the management server controller a32 of the management server A3 in the management system a 1. The management server controller a32 executes the processing described below based on a bet operation for a body lottery from the slot machine 1010 or a body lottery terminal such as a body lottery network, not shown, or transmission from the body lottery server a 4.

Specifically, when the user places a bet on the lottery, the lottery terminal registers the casino server by reading a member card or inputting a member ID. That is, the lottery terminal performs a login process of transmitting the member information to the management server A3 and receiving authentication from the management server A3 (SQ 12).

The lottery terminal performs a bet acceptance process (SQ13) of accepting a bet subject and a bet amount from the user, and transmits bet information including these information to the management server A3. When bet completion information indicating that the bet is formally completed is received from the management server a3, the betting terminal executes a bet acceptance completion process (SQ 14). That is, the sportsbook terminal displays information based on betting completion information on the screen and notifies that betting is formally performed. Thereafter, the sportsbook terminal performs a log-out process based on an input from the user (SQ15), and deletes the temporarily stored member information or bet information from the storage area.

In addition, in the PTS terminal 1700 or the sports terminal such as the sports net, when the user performs an input (an operation of setting a start point and an end point in the recorded data) to the recorded data control panel 1719e or the like, for example, the extracted data generating process is executed (SQ 16). In this process, the sports lottery terminal extracts a video in a predetermined range from the recorded video data, and transmits the extracted data to the management server a 3.

On the other hand, in the management server A3, the management server controller a32 executes a user authentication process based on the member information received from the lottery terminal (S11), and responds information indicating that it has been authenticated to the lottery terminal. Then, the management server controller a32 executes bet acceptance processing in a case where bet information is received from the sportsbook terminal (S12). In the bet acceptance process, the management server controller a32 transmits the sportsbook user information associated with the member ID to the sportsbook server a4, and makes a login to the sportsbook server a 4. Then, the management server controller a32 transmits the accepted betting information to the lottery server a4, and performs a betting process of making a bet for a lottery (S13). Then, the management server controller a32 acquires information of the body lottery ID and the like from the bet, and executes a bet history accumulation process of adding data to the body lottery play history table (refer to fig. 7) (S14).

Further, the management server controller a32 refers to the sportsbook candidate table (fig. 8) in the case of having a transmission of the sports broadcast list from the sportsbook server a4, and updates the sportsbook candidate table in the case of having a change (S15). Specifically, a list is generated in which the sportsbook of the sportsbook server a4 that transmitted the sports broadcast list is extracted from the sportsbook candidate list, and in the case of being different from the transmitted sports broadcast list, it is rewritten.

Further, when receiving the extracted data from the PTS terminal 1700 or the sports terminal such as the sports network, the management server controller a32 refers to the user memory information associated with the member ID, for example, performs access to the URL indicated by the user memory information, and transfers the received extracted data to the memory associated with the account of the user (S16).

Further, the sportsbook server a4 performs a login process based on the sportsbook user information from the management server A3 and performs a login process for responding to the authentication information (SR 12). Then, based on the bet information from the management server A3, a bet acceptance process (SR13) is performed, a bet acceptance completion process (SR4) is performed, and the bet completion information is replied to the management server A3.

Further, the sportsbook server a4 updates a sports broadcast list (SR15) in the case of ending a sports broadcast or starting a sports broadcast, and transmits the sports broadcast list to the management server A3(SR 16).

Thus, in the management server a3, the body bet history associated with the member ID is updated, and the candidates of the sports broadcast viewable on the slot machine 1010 are updated.

Next, with reference to fig. 11, a flowchart of the body color broadcast process executed by the PTS control unit 1700A of the PTS terminal 1700 will be described.

First, the PTS control unit 1700A determines whether or not there is a user login (S51). That is, in the PTS control unit 1700A, the card unit 1741 reads the membership card, and the IC card control part 1763 receives the membership ID and determines whether or not authentication is performed in the management server a 3. In the case of no login (S51: no), the PTS control unit 1700A executes step S51 again, and shifts to a state of waiting for login.

On the other hand, in the case of login (S51: yes), the PTS control unit 1700A transmits the accepted member ID to the management server A3, and requests a sporty style candidate and a sporty style betting history associated with the member ID (S52). Then, the PTS control unit 1700A determines whether there is a sportsbook of the subject bet by the user among the sportsbook candidates (S53).

If there is no betting object among the body lottery candidates (S53: no), the PTS control unit 1700A selects any one of the body lottery candidates as a body lottery for sports broadcasting (S54). The selection method is not limited, and may be, for example, random or may be selected from a start time after the end time.

On the other hand, in the case where a betting subject exists among the parities candidates (S53: yes), the PTS control unit 1700A selects a parities as its betting subject as a parities for sports broadcasting (S55). Then, PTS control section 1700A determines whether or not the selected sportsbook includes video data (S56). When the video data is included (yes in S56), PTS control unit 1700A requests management server A3 to download the sportsbook as video data and stores it in storage device 1770 (S57). In the present embodiment, the body lottery of the video data is selected only for the body lottery that the user has made a bet as a bet target. That is, in the present embodiment, the predetermined condition for displaying the recorded data includes a case where the user places a bet on the body lottery of the recorded data.

In the case where the video data is not included (no in S56), or after step S57, the PTS control unit 1700A determines whether the non-display condition of the sports broadcast display area 1142 is satisfied (S58). That is, the PTS control unit 1700A determines whether or not it is a bonus game period or the like, for example, and determines whether or not it is a game state in which the sports broadcast display region 1142 is set to non-display, based on game information received from the game machine 1010.

In the case where the non-display condition is satisfied, the PTS control unit 1700A controls the mixing device 1790, and as shown in fig. 6, enlarges the display window 1150 in the lower image display panel 1141, changes to the display mode in which the sports broadcast display area 1142 is set to non-display, and stops the sports broadcast (S59). Then, the PTS control unit 1700A stores information indicating the time at which the sports broadcast was stopped in the storage device 1770 (S60).

On the other hand, in the case where the non-display condition is not satisfied, the PTS control unit 1700A reads in the stop time information stored in the storage device 1770 (S61). In addition, in the case where sports broadcasting has been performed, the process is skipped. Then, the PTS control unit 1700A restarts the sports broadcast from the time indicated by the stop time information when the sports broadcast is restarted. In the case where the sports broadcast has been performed, the sports broadcast is continued. In step S59, when a live sports broadcast is being performed, the recorded data of the sports lottery may be downloaded from the management server A3 and displayed on the sports broadcast display area 1142. Note that, regarding the sports lottery selected as the target for the sports broadcast, the PTS terminal 1700 may record the sports lottery.

Then, PTS control section 1700A determines whether or not there is an operation on selection operating section 1719c (see fig. 6) for changing the sports broadcast (S63). When there is a change operation (S63: yes), the PTS control unit 1700A switches the sports broadcast data transmitted to the mixing device 1790 to the requested data, and changes the sports broadcast displayed on the sports broadcast display area 1142 (see fig. 6) of the lower image display panel 1141 (S64).

In the case where there is no operation to change (S63: no), or after step S64, the PTS control unit 1700A determines whether any one of the sports broadcasts ends, or whether the sportsbook candidate is changed (S65). In the case where any of these conditions is satisfied (S65: yes), the PTS control unit 1700A shifts the process to step S52, acquires the sportsbook candidate again and selects the object for sports broadcasting.

On the other hand, in step S65, in the case where any condition is not satisfied (S65: no), the PTS control unit 1700A determines whether there is a request from the user to log out (S66). In the case where the user has not logged out of the login request, the PTS control unit 1700A shifts the process to step S58. Further, in the case where there is a request to log out (S66: YES), the PTS control unit 1700A deletes the temporary file including the member information of the body bet history and the like from the memory (S67), and ends the present routine.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the embodiments are merely specific examples, and the present invention is not particularly limited thereto, and the specific configurations of the means and the like may be appropriately designed and changed. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are merely the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects according to the present invention are not limited to the effects described in the embodiments of the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals

1010 coin-feed game machine

1500 IC card

1700 PTS terminal

A1 management system

A2 game machine

A21 information management device

A3 management server

A32 management server controller

A33 storage device

Claims (3)

1. A management system, characterized in that,

the management system has an information management section that is operated by a player of a game of the gaming machine,

the information management unit includes:

a receiving unit for receiving an image;

a video data generating unit that records the video received by the receiving unit and generates video data;

a storage unit that stores the video data; and

and a playing unit configured to display the video data stored in the storage unit on a display according to an operation by the player.

2. A management system, characterized in that,

the management system includes an information management unit which is attached to a game machine having a display for displaying a game and is connected to a lottery server in a data communication manner, the lottery server transmitting an acceptance of a bet for a lottery and a sports broadcast to be a target of the bet,

the information management unit includes:

a receiving unit that receives the sports broadcast and the video of the game;

a video data generating unit that always records the video received by the receiving unit and generates video data;

a storage unit that stores the video data; and

and a playing unit that transmits the recorded data stored in the storage unit to an attached game machine and displays the recorded data on the display when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

3. The management system according to claim 1, wherein the information management unit has a reading device that acquires a member ID, and generates, in response to an input, extracted data in which a part of the video data is extracted, and transmits the extracted data to a memory associated with the member ID.

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