JP2002078965A - Game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system designed so as to provide quickly and efficiently a benefit corresponding to points acquired when a guest is made to play a point acquirement game at an inn, or the like. SOLUTION: In a game system with which a player can select hardware X furnished with game software for a player to acquire points from among a plurality of hardware A to C and X for game software and operate a control pad 13 for playing a desired game on the screen of a TV set 15, when the player acquires points as a result of a game by the game software, the points are displayed on the screen of the TV set 15, and the player can select a prize within the points by the pad 13 while watching the screen. A database management device 22 issues a voucher of a prize selected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for playing a home-use game machine as a business, and more particularly, to a plurality of types of game operation terminals arranged in individual rooms such as guest rooms of a ryokan. The present invention relates to a game system in which a user can freely select and play a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when playing a game on a home game machine, commercially available game software is mounted on the game machine main body as a hardware, and the game machine main body is connected to a display such as a television and attached to the game machine main body. The game is being operated using the control pad, which is a terminal for game operation. But if you just play at home, don't worry. For example, in the case of providing a guest game machine to a guest at an inn or the like, there is a problem since a game machine body must be prepared for each guest room, which is expensive. In addition, if game software is prepared for each guest room, the cost of the game software is considerably high. In order to solve such a problem, the present applicant has developed a game system in which a user of each guest room can freely select and play a plurality of types of games arranged in separate rooms (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9 (1999)). 192354).

[0003]

By the way, some game software has a game content such as a roulette game for the purpose of obtaining points. If a predetermined profit such as a prize can be given to the player in accordance with the points acquired in such a point acquisition game, the user will have more interest in the game, and the player who provides the game (an inn, etc.) It is also very favorable in terms of business. However, in the past, there was little organic relevance between games and the exchange of such prizes. This is because the game provider does not immediately know how many points a player (player) in a certain room has earned in a game, and the player does not know how many points they have earned. Etc., and it was difficult to immediately give and receive the prizes, which was difficult to realize. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a game system capable of promptly and efficiently providing a profit according to points acquired when a customer plays a point acquisition game as a business purpose at an inn or the like.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of hardwares for game software are provided, and a player is provided with a game software in one of the hardware. And operating an operation member attached to the game operation terminal to play a desired game on the game monitor, wherein at least one piece of hardware includes game software for obtaining points. In a game system, when a player selects hardware on which a game software for the purpose of acquiring points is set and the player obtains points as a result of playing with the game software, the acquired points are displayed on the game monitor. At the same time, select the profit according to the earned points from the multiple profits through the gaming monitor The player is prompted to input from the game operation terminal, and the hardware is connected to a management means for managing the input data and the acquired point data, and the management means is connected to the acquired points and the profit selected by the player. The gist is that an output means for outputting the type is provided.

In such a configuration, when a player selects hardware of a game content for which points are to be obtained from a plurality of game software and obtains a point as a result of the game, the point is displayed on a monitor. The player recognizes the profit that can be selected according to points, for example, on a game monitor or based on a printed list prepared separately. Then, a desired profit is selected and input from the game operation terminal according to the screen for prompting the input of the game monitor. These input data and point data are managed by management means. On the other hand, when the profit is selected, the management means outputs the type of the profit and the remaining acquired points, and when the profit is not selected, only the remaining acquired points are outputted from the output means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, the game operation terminal and the game monitor are provided for each of a plurality of rooms, and hardware is installed afterwards. The gist is that each game operation terminal is provided with first identification means dedicated to the hardware in order to recognize that the player has selected the game in a predetermined room. As a result, it is possible to recognize, based on a signal from the first identification unit, additional hardware that is not incorporated into the system from the beginning.
Therefore, it is possible to recognize in which room the retrofitted hardware is used in the same manner as the hardware built into the system from the beginning.
In the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, a second identification means for identifying a user on the management means side is provided in the game operation terminal. The gist of what has been done. As a result, it is possible to know who is using it.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a player selects hardware of a game content that acquires points from a plurality of game software and acquires points as a result of the game, the player responds to the acquired points. Profit can be selected immediately, and the points obtained by the game provider and the selected profit can be immediately grasped, so that the profit can be quickly supplied to the player. According to the second aspect of the present invention,
In addition to the effects of the invention of the present invention, it is possible to recognize where the retrofitted hardware is used in the same room as the hardware built into the system from the beginning, so it can support new games It becomes easier to do. According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to accumulate points obtained when the same player plays a game at a later time because personal management is possible. It becomes possible.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a game transfer system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. A communication cable Cb is provided between the central control room C and each guest room, and is branched and connected to the game operation terminal 11 of each guest room by the distributor D. First, the equipment on the guest room side will be described. Rooms 1 and 2 as shown in FIG.
The game operation terminal 11 is arranged in each of .about.n. The game operation terminal 11 as a designation means designates a game desired by a player, outputs operation data to a line, and has a function of a modulator for modulating an input video data signal or audio data signal. Have both. Also,
A terminal data creation circuit and a tuning circuit are built in. The game operation terminal 11 is provided with a game designation switch 12. The game designation key 12 is for designating one of the games available to the guest. For example, the A key can designate the game of the A maker, and the C key can designate the game of the C maker. Can be specified. The game operation terminal 11 is provided with an ID signal generator 17 in which a card reader 16 is incorporated. I
The D signal generating device 17 outputs a signal unique to each game operation terminal 11 and uses the game operation terminal 11 in another room when using a game with the later-installed hardware X described later.
And make a distinction. The card reader 16 reads the ID card assigned to each guest and outputs the data to identify who plays the game. Two control pads 13 are connected to the ID signal generator 17. The control pad 13 corresponds to a pilot in a game in which the movement and the direction of the character are changed. In the present embodiment, the control pad 13 also has a function as a selection unit for selecting a premium. The game operation terminal 11, the ID signal generator 17, and the control pad 13 are connected in series. The game operation terminal 11 is connected to a monitor screen television 15 for displaying a game image.

Next, the equipment on the central control room C side will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a game management device 20, a controller 21, and a database management device 22 are provided in the central management room C.
Are arranged. Also, game machine bodies A to C, X as hardware for game software manufactured by a plurality of manufacturers.
Is stored. A central processing unit (CPU) 25 as a management unit and a monitoring unit of the game management device 20 manages and controls the use of the game in the cabin. C
The PU 25 is connected to a memory 26 storing a control program and a management program relating to the game machine bodies A to C. In the present embodiment, the control program for the game machine main body X provided later is not stored in the memory 26. The CPU 25 has a monitor 2
7, keyboard 28 and liquid crystal display (LCD) 2
9 is connected. The monitor 27 displays the usage status of the game in the guest room (whether or not it is used, the game machine itself being used, the usage time, the fee, etc.). Various data are input by the keyboard 28 and the game machine main body (here, A to C) in use by the LCD 29.
Can be checked immediately.

In the central control room C, game machine bodies A to C and X for game software made by a plurality of manufacturers are stored. The game consoles A to C, X output video and audio data signals in response to drive signals or operation signals. Further, an operation signal output in response to the operation of the control pad 13 is converted in accordance with the standards of each company. In the present embodiment, the game machine bodies A to C are basic game hardware provided from the set at the beginning of the game system, and the game machine body X is optional game hardware provided afterward. In this game machine main body X, game software of a game content for acquiring points in a game is set. The storage format of the game software is various,
For example, there are a ROM cassette format and a CD-ROM format. The game consoles A to C and X have first to eighth
Modulation / demodulation circuits MOD1 to MOD8 are connected. First
To the eighth modulation / demodulation circuits MOD1 to MOD8 modulate the video and audio data signals of the game machine main units A to C, X to respective unique frequencies. First to eighth modulation / demodulation circuits MOD1 to MOD
8 is connected to the mixer circuit 23 and the data processing circuit 24 on the communication cable Cb. The mixer circuit 23 has a first
To the eighth modulation / demodulation circuits MOD1 to MOD8, and serially transfers data. The input / output signals of the game consoles A to C and X are respectively input to first to eighth modulation / demodulation circuits MOD1 to MOD.
It is exchanged via the OD 8 and the mixer circuit 30. The mixer circuit 30 is connected to the CPU 25 via the data processing circuit 24.
It is connected to the. The data processing circuit 24 synchronizes the video data and the audio data, and serially transfers these signals as encoded data. In addition, the game operation terminal 1
1 to process the communication data.

A controller 21 is connected to the game machine main body X, which is optional game hardware. The controller 21 manages the acquired points as a result of playing the software in the game machine main body X, the game operation terminal 11 using the game machine main body X, and the game machine main body X use subject. The database management device 22 manages the prize selected based on the points acquired by the player and the points acquired by the player input through the controller 21. In addition, it manages customers and manages the lodging history of customers.
A monitor 35, a keyboard 36, and a printer 37 are connected to the database management device 22. On the monitor 35, the room in which the game machine main body X is used and the name (or ID name) of the player using it are displayed, and the points obtained by the player and the selected prize are also displayed. ing. Various data is input by the keyboard 36. The printer 37 issues the points of the player and the form of the selected premium, and also issues a customer list and customer's lodging history data.

Next, the operation of the game system thus configured will be described. First, for example, in order for the guest A in the guest room 1 to play a game, the game operation terminal 11, the ID
Signal generator 17, card reader 16 and television 15
Is turned on. Then, the television 15 is set to the game mode, and preparations for starting the game are made in accordance with the displayed instructions. The guest A uses the card reader 16 to read the ID card and operates the game designation switch 12 of the terminal 11 to enable the game machine main body A to be used.
To C or X (in the present embodiment, the game machine main body X
Select 1). Then, communication data is transferred from the game operation terminal 11 to the central control room C via the communication cable Cb. This communication data is transferred from the distributor D to the data processing circuit 24 and is tuned. The communication data includes a designation signal corresponding to a desired game machine main body (here, that of the game machine main body X1) and a first signal from the ID signal generator 17.
Signal (here, that of the guest room 1) and a second pilot signal (here, the guest A) from the card reader 16 indicating the use of the pilot signal and the control pad 13
Is included. The data processing circuit 24 constantly monitors the game operation terminal 11 in each guest room, and outputs a designated signal to the CPU 25 based on the output data content.
Reference numeral 25 outputs, via the mixer circuit 23, a select signal for selecting the game machine main body X1 in accordance with the data designation signal. On the other hand, the data processing circuit 24 outputs the first and second pilot signals toward the mixer circuit 23. The controller 21 detects the first and second pilot signals via the game machine main body X1 and recognizes that the request is a request from the guest A from the game operation terminal 11 of the guest room 1 based on the signals. The main body X1 outputs the game software data to the seventh modulation / demodulation circuit MOD7 together with the designation signal of the cabin 1. The game software data is output through the mixer circuit 23 and is transmitted via the distributor D to the game operation terminal 1 in the guest room 1.
It is transported to 1.

Next, a description will be given of a means for obtaining points and a means for selecting a prize in a game game. The guest A is prompted to play the service game on the game screen 41 as shown in FIG. 2 which is not charged before the start of the charged game to be charged. The medals (corresponding to the number of points) earned in this service game are counted as the current earned points, and if there are any points earned in the past game, they are added, and this is the guest A's point at the start of the game. You. Guest A then plays the selected game that is actually charged for the game. If the guest A has the acquired points, the guest A can play the game with the points as medals. On the other hand, if it is the first game or there is no accumulation of acquired points in the past, points can be purchased in another mode (not shown). This will be settled at checkout.

On the game screen 42 as shown in FIG. 3, the current acquired points (medals) are displayed in the lower left frame 42a, and the points (medals) acquired in the current game are displayed in the lower right frame 42b. You. The points (medals) acquired in that time are updated in the lower left frame 42a as total points for the next game. With the end of the game, a prize screen 43 as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed to urge selection of a prize. The current points held are displayed in the lower right frame 43a of the screen, and the points (medals) obtained in the current game are displayed in the lower left frame 43b of the screen. When the guest A selects one of the prizes by operating the control pad 13, points (described as medals) of an amount necessary for the prize are displayed in another mode (not shown). At this time, the current points owned by the guest A, the points acquired in the current game, and the total points thereof are displayed on the monitor 35 of the database management device 22 in real time. When the prize is determined, feedback indicating that the prize selected by the guest A has been received and the remaining earned points are displayed on the TV 15 screen. The database management device 22 issues a form on which the code of the selected premium is printed. The central management room C arranges to give the guest A a prize based on the form. The database management device 22 stores the acquired points of the guest A obtained by subtracting the points corresponding to the selected premium from the total points.

With this configuration, the present embodiment has the following effects. (1) Since the points acquired in the game are obtained as a prize as real profit, the pleasure of playing the game for the guest is further increased, and the inn can provide the service that the guest is pleased with, and the both sides can provide the profit for both sides. It is possible to provide a certain game system. (2) The points acquired in the past game can be managed for each guest and can be added to the game at the time of the next stay, so that the user can feel motivated to stay at this inn next time and can contribute to attracting customers. (3) for the game machine main body X is Retrofit, CPU25 recognition has been selected the game machine body X anywhere in the room because there is no control program and data relating to the game machine body X is when you select a game machine body X is Where not possible, separate ID
Since the signal generator 17 is provided alongside the game operation terminal 11 in each guest room and is recognized by the controller 21, it is not necessary to reconstruct a program or the like in particular, so that a highly versatile system can be obtained.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the present invention can be implemented in other modes.
For example, in the above embodiment, food and drink are provided as a prize, but it is also possible to use the prize as another prize or to settle a room charge. The point is that it can be converted into something that benefits the user. In the above embodiment, the customer's ID card is read by the card reader 16. However, the input means such as the control pad 13 is used to
A person may be recognized by entering a number or a password. Further, the card reader 16 and the ID signal generator 17 may be provided separately. The configuration of the above system is an example, and the system may be realized by another configuration. For example, the system does not necessarily need to use the communication cable Cb. -Although the game machine main body X is retrofitted, it may be incorporated into the system from the beginning. -The controller 21 and the database management device 22 may be integrally formed. The controller 21 and the database management device 22 may be configured integrally with the game management device 20. In the above embodiments, the television 15 is used as a display, but a monitor may be provided separately from the television 15.
The game operation terminal 11 is separate from the television 15 in the figure, but may be integrated. It may be integrated with a separately provided monitor. -The game operation terminal 11 is not limited to guest rooms such as inns and hotels. For example, a plurality of private rooms dedicated to games may be set up, and the game console body may be set up in a centralized control room. Further, the central control room does not necessarily have to be in the same inn, hotel, or the like. In addition, the present embodiment can be freely modified and implemented without departing from the spirit thereof.

Further, other technical ideas grasped by the above embodiments will be described below together with their effects. (1) The game system according to claim 2, wherein the retrofitted game machine main body is for game software for obtaining points. (2) The game system according to claim 3, wherein the management means stores past acquired point data, and adds the points newly acquired by playing the game by the same user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a service game screen.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen of a point acquisition game.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a premium selection screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

11: terminal for game operation, 13: control pad as operation member, 15: television as monitor for game, A to C, X: game machine body as hardware,
21: controller as management means; 22: database management device as management means; 35, monitor as output means; 37, printer as output means.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game machine comprising a plurality of hardware for game software, wherein a player selects game software in any of the hardware and operates an operation member attached to the game operation terminal to obtain a desired one on a game monitor. In a game system capable of performing the above-mentioned game play, a game system in which at least one piece of hardware is provided with a game software for the purpose of acquiring points, wherein the player selects the hardware on which the game software for the purpose of acquiring points is set. When the player acquires points as a result of playing the game with the game software, the acquired points are displayed on the gaming monitor,
From the plurality of profits via the gaming monitor, the player is prompted to select a profit corresponding to the acquired points from the plurality of profits and to input the same from the game operation terminal. A game system, wherein a managing means for managing is connected, and the managing means is provided with an output means for outputting acquired points and a type of profit selected by the player. 2. The game operation terminal and the game monitor are provided for each of a plurality of rooms, and each of the game operation terminals is provided to recognize that the retrofitted hardware is selected in a predetermined room. The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a first identification unit dedicated to the hardware. 3. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game operation terminal is provided with a second identification means for identifying the user.