JP2002360895A - Game information providing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game information providing device with which the game information of each of players can be easily and exactly provided. SOLUTION: This device is equipped with a managing device, amusement place managing devices provided at a plurality of amusement places and terminal equipment and each of amusement place managing devices transmits game machine information showing the play state of each of the game machines, player information showing the play state of each of players, player identification information showing the relevant player and amusement place identification information showing each of amusement places to the managing device. The managing device receives each piece of information transmitted from the respective amusement place managing devices and when a game information request signal on the player identification information is received from the terminal equipment, the game information related to a player corresponding to the player identification information received from the terminal equipment is discriminated and transmitted to the relevant terminal equipment on the basis of information received from the respective amusement place managing devices. The terminal equipment transmits the game information request signal to the managing device, receives the game information from the managing device and displays that information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game information providing device for providing game information of each player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game arcade, in order to grasp and analyze the daily business condition, the number of payouts (the number of balls and medals and the number of payouts), the state of a special prize and the like of each gaming machine are determined at predetermined time intervals. (For example, every minute).
In addition, the amusement arcade introduces a membership system in order to increase the number of customers, and provides gaming machine information of each amusement machine in its own amusement arcade as a member-only service. The member confirms and analyzes the gaming machine information of each gaming machine, deduces the setting state and the like of each gaming machine, and makes his own strategy. By providing the gaming machine information in this way, it is possible to further enhance the game characteristics and expect an effect of attracting customers.

[0003]

However, in order for a member to make his / her own strategy, not only the gaming machine information but also his / her gaming information (which gaming machine, how many balls, how much time, It is also important to analyze whether it is consumed or acquired in However, according to the gaming machine information provided by the amusement arcade, for each gaming machine, "who"
You can't check if you were playing. Therefore, a player who wants to know his own game information confirms his own game information by recording the game date and time, the gaming machine number, the purchase price of the ball, and the like. This method is very inconvenient because it is very time-consuming and you may forget to record it. The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game information providing device capable of easily and accurately providing game information of each player.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 1. In the gaming information providing device according to claim 1, each of the gaming facility management devices includes gaming machine information indicating a gaming state of each gaming machine, player information indicating a gaming state of a player, and a game indicating the player. The player identification information and the game hall identification information for identifying the game hall are transmitted to the management device. The management device receives the gaming machine information, the player information, the player identification information, and the game hall identification information transmitted from each of the game hall management devices,
When receiving a game information request signal related to player identification information from the terminal device, based on the information received from the terminal device, the game information related to the player corresponding to the player identification information, based on the information received from each of the gaming space management devices Judge and transmit to the terminal device. The terminal device transmits a game information request signal to the management device together with the player identification information, receives the game information transmitted from the management device, and displays the game information on the display unit. Claim 1
With the use of the gaming information providing device described in the above, conventional gaming machine information can be diverted without including information of a player who has played with the gaming machine in the gaming machine information, and only information relating to the player can be played. May be added as party information. for that reason,
There are few new developments and it is easy to realize. In addition, if the player transmits a game information request signal together with the player identification information using the terminal device, the player can obtain his own game information, and easily and accurately checks his own game information. be able to.

[0005] A second aspect of the present invention is a game information providing apparatus as described in claim 2. In the gaming information providing device according to claim 2, the player information includes player identification information, gaming machine identification information of a gaming machine played by a player corresponding to the player identification information, and Game start time information and game end time information.
By using the game information providing device according to the second aspect, it is possible to accurately know which gaming machine and which time zone the player corresponding to the player identification information has played. For this reason, by associating with the gaming machine information, the player corresponding to the player identification information can determine the gaming information such as the number of balls to be played and the state of the special prize in which gaming machine, in which time slot, and so on. ,easily,
And it can be provided accurately.

A third aspect of the present invention is a game information providing apparatus as described in claim 3. In the gaming information providing device according to claim 3, the player information includes player identification information, gaming machine identification information of a gaming machine played by a player corresponding to the player identification information, and Game start time information and game continuation time information.
When the game information providing device according to claim 3 is used, the game continuation time is stored in the player information instead of the game end time. For this reason, the player corresponding to the player identification information can accurately know which gaming machine and in what time of day the game was played, and by associating with the gaming machine information, the game corresponding to the player identification information The player can easily and accurately provide the game information such as the number of balls to be played and the state of the special prize in which gaming machine, in what time zone, and so on.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game information providing apparatus according to the fourth aspect. In the gaming information providing device according to claim 4, the gaming machine information includes gaming machine identification information, time information (for example, time at a predetermined time such as every minute), and a gaming machine corresponding to the time information. The game state is included. By using the gaming information providing device according to claim 4, by associating the gaming machine information with the player information, the number of players corresponding to the player identification information, at which gaming machine, in which time zone, and how much By using the time information, the game information such as the number of balls to be played and whether the player is in the special prize state can be provided more accurately.

[0008] A fifth aspect of the present invention is a game information providing apparatus as described in claim 5. In the gaming information providing device according to claim 5, the management device stores the gaming machine information, the player information, and the player identification information received from each of the gaming arcade management devices in the storage device in association with the gaming arcade identification information. I do. If the game information providing device according to claim 5 is used,
Gaming machine information, player information,
The player identification information can be stored for easy use (for example, for easy search). Therefore, it is easy to determine (for example, search) information related to the player identification information and the game hall identification information received from the terminal device. Also,
When processing game information, the processing can be performed in a short time.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game information providing apparatus according to the sixth aspect. In the game information providing device according to claim 6, the game information includes the player identification information transmitted from the terminal device together with the game information request signal, and the information of the gaming machine played by the player corresponding to the player identification information. The game machine identification information, the game start time information and the game end time information of the game machine are included. According to the game information providing device described in claim 6, since the game information displayed on the display means of the terminal device includes the time information, the player can accurately grasp his / her own game information. Can be.

[0010] A seventh aspect of the present invention is a game information providing apparatus as described in claim 7. In the game information providing device according to claim 7, the game information includes the player identification information transmitted from the terminal device together with the game information request signal, and the information of the gaming machine played by the player corresponding to the player identification information. Gaming machine identification information, time information from a time corresponding to the game start time information to a time corresponding to the game end time information at the gaming machine, and a gaming state of the gaming machine at a time corresponding to the time information. It is included. If the game information providing device according to claim 7 is used, the game information displayed on the display means of the terminal device includes time information, and the game state at each time from the game start time to the game end time. Can be confirmed, so that the player can grasp his own game information more accurately.

An eighth aspect of the present invention is a game information providing device as described in claim 8. In the game information providing device according to claim 8, when the terminal device requests the management device to provide the game information, the game device identification information is also transmitted. If the game information providing device according to claim 8 is used,
By using the game hall identification information, the management device can easily specify the customer who has requested the provision of the game information. In addition, when the management device processes the game information based on the information received from each game arcade management device, it is easy to search for the information.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the game information providing device of the present invention. Each of the plurality of game arcades (game arcade A, game arcade B, etc.) has a game arcade management device 30 (game arcade management device 30a of game arcade A, etc.) connected to a communication line 100 (for example, the Internet). In addition, each game arcade management device 30 is connected to each storage device 40 so as to be accessible. Each storage device 40 stores data of each gaming arcade (gaming machine information, player information, member registration information, and the like). A management center 10 and a storage device 20 are provided at a providing center (for example, a central management center for game information). The management device 10 is connected to the communication line 100 and connected to the storage device 20 so as to be accessible. I have.

[0013] For example, at predetermined time intervals (eg, every 24 hours), the game center management apparatus 30 of each game room transmits game room identification information, game machine information, and player information to the providing center. Is done. Further, in the present embodiment, in order to authenticate a player for the purpose of preventing unauthorized access from a third party, member registration information (player identification information and the like) of each game arcade is also transmitted. The management device 10 stores the gaming machine information and the player information received from each of the game arcades in the storage device 20 so as to be searchable based on the game arcade identification information. In addition, the management device 10 stores the member registration information in the storage device 20 so as to be searchable based on the playground identification information. Then, the player accesses the management device 10 using the terminal device 210 connected to the communication line 100 or the portable terminal device 200 capable of using a wireless line, and plays the game together with the playground identification information and the player identification information. An information request signal is transmitted, and a request is made to provide own game information. When the management device 10 receives the game information request signal from the terminal device 210 or the mobile terminal device 200 or the like, the management device 10 determines whether the game device The game information of the designated player is transmitted. For example, game information is created based on gaming machine information and player information stored in the storage device 20. Then, the created game information is transmitted to the terminal device 210 or the portable terminal device 200 which has transmitted the game information request signal. The terminal device 210 or the mobile terminal device 200 receives the game information from the management device 10 and displays the content. Thereby, the player can easily and accurately check his / her own game information.

FIG. 2 shows a connection diagram of each device at each game arcade. Each of the gaming machines 80a to 80d outputs gaming machine information including a gaming state such as the number of inserted balls, the number of paid out balls, and the state of a special prize to the communication device. Communication devices 70a-
70d transmits the game machine information including the game machine identification information of the connected game machines 80a to 80d to the relay devices 50a and 50b.
Is transmitted to the amusement arcade management device 30 via the. The amusement arcade management device 30 aggregates gaming machine information transmitted from the communication devices 70a to 70d at predetermined time intervals (for example, every one minute), and collects gaming machine information including gaming state and time information for each gaming machine. The information is stored in the storage device 40. The gaming machine information transmitted from the communication devices 70a to 70d may be stored in the storage device 40 as it is. Various methods are possible for storing the gaming machine information, and are not limited to the storage method described in the present embodiment.

The game media lending machines 60a to 60d are provided in parallel with the game machines 80a to 80d, and are provided with membership card receiving ports 62a to 62d. For example, Member I
When the member of D "AAA" inserts the member card into the member card receiving port 62a, the game medium lending machine 60a reads the information (member identification information and the like) of the member card. Here, the member identification information corresponds to the player identification information.
Then, the gaming medium lending machine 60a notifies the player identification information (in this case, the member ID “AAA”) of the player using the corresponding gaming machine 80a and the fact that the player has started the game. The game start information shown is transmitted to the game arcade management device 30 via the relay device 50a. Upon receiving the member identification information (in this case, the member ID “AAA”) and the game start information from the game medium lending machine 60a, the game arcade management device 30 associates the game machine identification information ( In this case, the game machine identification information corresponding to the game machine 80a corresponding to the game medium lending machine 60a) and the game start time (for example, the time when the game arcade management device 30 receives the game start information from the game medium lending machine 60a) ) Is stored in the player information. In addition, the member identification information and the time at which the member card is inserted may be transmitted from the game medium lending machine 60a to the game arcade management device 30. The gaming machine identification information and the game start time can be stored in the player information using various information, and are not limited to the storage method described in the present embodiment.

For example, when the member with the member ID "AAA" withdraws the member card from the member card receiving port 62a, the gaming medium renting machine 60a uses the gaming machine 80a corresponding to itself to play the game. Is transmitted to the game arcade management device 30 via the relay device 50a. When receiving the game end information from the game medium lending machine 60a, the game space management device 30 corresponds to the game machine identification information (in this case, the game machine identification information corresponding to the game machine 80a corresponding to the game medium lending machine 60a). The game end time (for example, the time at which the game arcade management device 30 receives the game end information from the game medium lending machine 60a) of the member who played the gaming machine to be played is stored in the player information. In addition, you may transmit the member identification information and the time at which the member card was taken out from the game medium lending machine 60a to the game center management apparatus 30. The game end time can be stored in the player information using various information, and is not limited to the storage method described in the present embodiment.

Also, game media lending machines 60a to 60d
Via the relay devices 50a and 50b, the member identification information read from the member card inserted into the membership card receiving port of the game media lending machine, the amount used for lending the game media with the game media lending machine, and the like. To the game center management device 30. The game arcade management device 30 awards points to the member corresponding to the member identification information in accordance with the member identification information received from the game medium lending machines 60a to 60d, the game medium lending usage amount, and the like. The gaming arcade provides gaming machine information to members whose accumulated point value has reached a predetermined point (100 points, for example). (Game machine information has been provided conventionally.)

The game arcade management device 30 transmits the gaming machine information and the player information stored in the storage device 40 and the game arcade identification information to the management device 10 at predetermined time intervals (every 24 hours, for example). . Note that, for example, the gaming space management device 30 does not transmit the gaming machine information received from the communication device 70 and the player information received from the gaming medium lending device 60 together with the gaming room identification information without transmitting the information every 24 hours. It may be transmitted to the management device 10 as it is. The time information may indicate only the time (not including the date) or may indicate the date.

[First Embodiment] In the first embodiment, the game machine information and the player information transmitted from the game space management device 30 to the management device 10 include the game space identification information and the date. Contains time information about the day. FIG. 3 shows an example of the gaming machine information 41 transmitted from the game arcade management device 30 to the management device 10. The “game space name” stores the name of the game space (“game room A” in this example). This “game room name” corresponds to game room identification information. "Date" indicates the year / year corresponding to the gaming machine information.
The month and day (in this example, May 12, 2001) are stored. The “date” is used to specify “when” the gaming machine information, and corresponds to time information relating to the date. In the “vehicle number”, a number (gaming machine identification information or the like) unique to each gaming machine in the gaming arcade is stored. This “stand number” is used to specify the gaming machine information of “which gaming machine”. The “time” stores a value obtained by dividing the business hours for each predetermined time. For example, the gaming machine information 41 shown in FIG. 3 shows an example in which business starts at 10:00 and data is collected every minute. This “time” corresponds to time information.

In the “out”, the gaming machine (“unit number”)
(The number of balls or medals that have been inserted into the gaming machine) at that time. For example, "1" of the gaming machine corresponding to the unit number "1"
At the time of “0:01”, it is stored that the number of balls inserted into the first gaming machine in one minute between 10:01 and 10:02 is “30”. “Safe” stores the number of payout balls (the number of balls or medals paid out of the gaming machine) of the gaming machine (the gaming machine corresponding to the “unit number”) at the time. For example, at the time of “10:01” of the gaming machine corresponding to the machine number “1”, 10:01 to 1
It is stored that the number of balls paid out from the first gaming machine in one minute between 0:02 is “10”.

The "starting number" includes game media (for example, balls)
Stores the number of times a special prize lottery has been performed when the player enters the winning port of the gaming machine. For example, at the time of “10:01” of the gaming machine corresponding to the machine number “1”, 10: 0
It is stored that the number of times that the player entered the winning opening of the first gaming machine in one minute between 1 and 10:02 is one. The "prize state" stores a state as to whether or not a game medium (for example, a ball) has entered the winning port of the gaming machine and has won the special prize as a result of the special prize lottery. For example, at the time of “10:50” of the gaming machine corresponding to the machine number “1”, 10:50 to 10:50
It is stored that the special prize is allocated to the first gaming machine in one minute during the period 51. These “out”, “safe”, “number of starts”, and “special prize state” correspond to the gaming state of the gaming machine.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the player information 42 transmitted from the game arcade management device 30 to the management device 10. The “game space name” stores the name of the game space (“game room A” in this example). This “game room name” corresponds to game room identification information. "Year / Month / Day" indicates the year / month / day corresponding to the player information (in this example, May 12, 2001).
Is stored. This “date” is used to specify “when” the player information is, and corresponds to time information relating to the date. In the “member ID”, a number (member identification information or the like) unique to each member of the game arcade is stored. This “member ID” is used to specify “who” the player information is.

The "table number" stores a number unique to each gaming machine in the gaming arcade (gaming machine identification information, etc.). The “unit number” is used to specify “in which gaming machine” the member corresponding to the “member ID” was playing. At the “game start time”, the member corresponding to the “member ID” starts playing a game with the gaming machine corresponding to the “unit number” (for example, inserting the member card into the member card receiving slot of the corresponding gaming medium lending machine). ) Is stored, and corresponds to game start time information. At the "game end time", the member corresponding to the "member ID" has finished the game on the gaming machine corresponding to the "unit number" (for example, the member card is taken out from the member card receiving port of the corresponding gaming medium lending machine). Was)
The time is stored and corresponds to game end time information. Here, instead of the "game end time information", "game continuation time information" in which the member continues the game may be stored. For example, in the player information 42 of FIG. 4, when “game end time” is replaced with “game duration”, the member ID
The game continuation time corresponding to the unit number “1” of “AAA” is “00:55” (continue for 55 minutes), and the end time of the game can be determined from the game start time and the game continuation time.

For example, the player information 42 shown in FIG.
On May 12, 2001, the member ID of "Game Hall A"
A member of "AAA" can use a gaming machine with a unit number of "1" to enter "10:
The game is started from “01”, the game at the game machine is ended at “10:56” (or the game is continued during 00:55), and the game machine with the machine number “255” is set to “11”. : 0
It is stored that the game is started from “0” and the game at the gaming machine is ended (or the game is continued during 02:03) at “13:03”.

By combining the gaming machine information 41 shown in FIG. 3 and the player information 42 shown in FIG. 4, the “what game day” and “what machine number” In the "time zone", it is easy to determine "who (what member) played" and "what kind of payout, special prize state, etc.". FIG. 5 shows gaming machine player information 45 in which an item “member ID” is added to the gaming machine information 41 of FIG. Using the gaming machine player information 45 shown in FIG.
"Which month and what day""Which amusement arcade""Which machine number""Which time zone""Who (Which member)" played "What kind of ball, special prize status, etc." Can be easily determined. When the information is stored in the format of the gaming machine player information 45 shown in FIG. 5, the member ID is stored at each time, so that the storage capacity is increased as compared with the method of storing the gaming machine information 41 and the player information 42.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the member registration information 43 transmitted from the game arcade management device 30 to the management device 10. The "game space name" stores the name of the game space (in this example, "game room A"). This “game room name” corresponds to game room identification information. In the “member ID”, a number (member identification information or the like) unique to each member of the game arcade is stored. The “password” stores a personal identification number (member identification information and the like) unique to each member of the game arcade. Here, as the member identification information, only the member ID may be used, only the password may be used, or other unique information may be used. Various information can be used as the member identification information. In the present embodiment, an example of a method of using both a member ID and a password in order to prevent unauthorized access from a third party will be described. The “name”, “mail address”, and “address” store contents unique to the member, and are used when contacting each member by mail or mail. "Cumulative points" include, for example,
An accumulated value such as points according to the amount of money used by the member at the game media lending machine is stored. Various services can be provided according to the accumulated points. For example, in each of the gaming arcades, gaming machine information is provided to members whose "cumulative points" are 100 or more in response to a request for gaming machine information.

The playground management device 30 of each playground stores the gaming machine information, player information, and member registration information stored in each storage device 40 at a predetermined time (for example, after the business hours,
At 23:00 when the aggregation of each information is completed, etc.), the information is transmitted to the management device 10 via the communication line 100. Management device 10
When the game machine information, the player information, and the member registration information are received from the game space management device 30 of each game hall, the information is stored in the storage device 20. FIG. 7 shows an example of the state of each piece of information stored in the storage device 20. In the first embodiment, it is not necessary to store the information in association with the time information relating to the date, but it is an example in which the information is stored in association with the time information relating to the date so as to be easily understood. Note that the member registration information only needs to store the latest information. Also, FIG.
Shows a case where the gaming machine information 41 and the player information 42 shown in FIG. When the gaming machine player information 45 shown in FIG. 5 is used, the transmission of the gaming machine information 41 and the player information 42 or the storage in the storage device 20 may be omitted. In this case, the storage period is limited to one year for each information so as not to exceed the allowable capacity of the storage device 20, for example.
Information exceeding one year may be deleted.

Next, a procedure for requesting the provision of game information from the terminal device 210 will be described with reference to FIG. For example, the member “AAA” of the game hall name “gaming hall A”
0, the user wants to provide his / her own game information.
Access 0. The terminal device 210 receives the access screen information from the management device 10 and
Is displayed. When the user selects “check game information” from the access screen 212a, the terminal device 210
To display the game hall / member input screen information 212b. Select “Game Hall A” from the “Game Hall Name” drop-down menu on this game hall / member input screen 212b, and enter “AA” for “Member ID”.
Enter "A", enter "aaa" in "Password", and select "Execute". The management device 10 includes the “gaming center A”, the member ID “AAA”,
The password “aaaa” is compared with the member registration information 43 stored in the storage device 20, and when the match is found, the confirmation period input screen information is transmitted to the terminal device 210. In this case, for example, it is also possible not to transmit the accumulated points to members whose number is less than 100. Alternatively, the member ID may include the game hall identification information, and the selection of the game hall name may be omitted.

The terminal device 210 receives the confirmation period input screen information from the management device 10 and
Display c. In the “confirmation period” of the confirmation period input screen 212c, “2001 (year) 05 (month) 12 (day) to 20”
01 (Year) 05 (Mon) 20 (Sun) "and select" Confirmation ". The management device 10 receives the “game room A”, the member ID “AAA”, and the period “2” received from the terminal device 210.
May 12, 2001 to May 20, 2001 information stored in the storage device 20 shown in FIG. 7 based on the information of “May 12, 2001 to May 20, 2001”. Then, the information of “gaming hall A” and the member ID “AAA” is extracted to create the game information 44 shown in FIG. The terminal device 210 receives and displays the game information 44 from the management device 10.

If the game information 44 shown in FIG. 9 is confirmed,
The member ID “AAA” (player identification information, etc.) is, for example,
On May 12, 2001, a game was started at 10:01 (game start time information, etc.) at 10:01 on a gaming machine with a platform number of "1" (gaming machine identification information, etc.) at amusement arcade A, and at 10:56. It is possible to easily and accurately confirm that the game has ended (game end time information and the like). In addition, since the game state at each time from the game start time to the game end time can be checked, the number of out, safe balls, and 1 at each time can be confirmed.
At 0:50, it can be easily and accurately confirmed that a special prize state has been achieved. FIG. 10 shows another example of the game information 44. FIG. 10 shows an example in which the total of the game results of the gaming machine corresponding to the machine number is output, instead of the information every predetermined time (for example, every minute). If the game information 44 shown in FIG. 10 is confirmed, the member ID “AAA” (player identification information, etc.)
Is, for example, a gaming machine with a platform number of "1" (gaming machine identification information or the like) of gaming arcade A on May 12, 2001, at 10:01.
Start game (game start time information etc.) from 10: 5
6, the game is ended (game end time information and the like), and the total number of balls out, the total number of safe balls, and the like can be easily and accurately confirmed. Thus, the form of the game information 44 can be output in various forms.

For example, when the game arcades A1 and A2 are affiliated chain stores, the member ID is uniquely assigned in the affiliated chain store. For example, member ID of game hall A1
"ZZZ" members will automatically have their membership ID at Amusement Park A2
Registered as a member of “ZZZ”. This member ID "Z
A member of “ZZ” (for example, the password is “zzzz”) is displayed on the game hall / member input screen 212b shown in FIG.
"Game Hall: Game Hall A1", "Member ID: ZZZ",
“Password: zzzz” is input, and “Confirmation period: May 12, 2001 to 2
Game information 44 when "May 20, 2001" is input
12 is shown in FIG. FIG. 13 shows an example of another game information 44. The game information 44 shown in FIG. 12 is an example of providing game information at a plurality of game arcades in affiliated chain stores to the game information 44 shown in FIG. If the game information 44 shown in FIG. 12 is confirmed, the member ID “ZZZ”
(Such as player identification information) is, for example, May 12, 2001.
On the day, the game starts at 10:01 (game start time information, etc.) at the gaming machine with the unit number "11" (gaming machine identification information, etc.) of the gaming arcade A1 and ends at 10:56 (game) (End time information, etc.) and 11: 0 at the gaming machine with the unit number "245".
The game is played from 0 to 13:03, and the game state (out, safe, etc.) at each time can be easily and accurately confirmed. Further, the member ID “ZZZ” is assigned to the gaming machine with the unit number “55” in the gaming hall A2 of the affiliated chain store on the same day at 14:21 to 1
The game is played until 7:35, and the state of the game at each time can be easily and accurately confirmed. FIG. 13 shows another example of the game information 44. The game information 44 shown in FIG. 13 is an example of providing game information in a plurality of game arcades at affiliated chain stores to the game information 44 shown in FIG. FIG.
Is confirmed, the member ID "ZZ"
Z "is, for example, a game hall A1 on May 12, 2001.
In the gaming machine with the machine number "11", it is possible to easily and accurately confirm how many balls have been consumed or acquired in which time zone. In addition, on the same day, the game hall A2 of the affiliated chain store
It is possible to easily and accurately confirm how many balls have been consumed or acquired in the gaming machine with the stand number "55".

[Second Embodiment] In the second embodiment, the gaming machine information and the player information transmitted from the game arcade management device 30 to the management device 10 include time information on the date. This is an example in which the game room identification information is not included in the first embodiment. In the gaming machine information 41, the player information 42, and the member registration information 43, the game hall identification information is omitted. Management device 10
Stores the gaming machine information, player information, and member registration information received from each of the gaming facility management apparatuses 30 in the storage device 20 in association with the gaming facility identification information. Note that the member registration information only needs to store the latest information. FIG. 11 shows the storage device 2
The example of the state of each information stored in 0 is shown. In the second embodiment, if the information is stored in association with the game hall identification information, it is not necessary to store the information in association with the time information on the date. However, for easy understanding, the time information on the date is also included. This is an example in which they are stored in association with each other. As in the first embodiment,
In the case of using the gaming machine player information obtained by omitting the playground identification information from the gaming machine player information 45 shown in FIG. 5, the transmission of the gaming machine information 41 and the player information 42 or the storage device 20 is performed.
May be omitted. In this case, for example, the storage period may be limited to one year for each piece of information so that the allowable capacity of the storage device 20 is not exceeded, and information that exceeds one year may be deleted. The other description is the same as that of the first embodiment, and will not be repeated.

[Third Embodiment] In the third embodiment, the game machine information and the player information transmitted from the game space management device 30 to the management device 10 include the game space identification information. This is an example in which time information regarding the date is not included in the first embodiment. In the gaming machine information 41, the player information 42, and the member registration information 43, time information relating to the date is omitted. The management device 10 stores the gaming machine information and the player information received from each of the amusement arcade management devices 30 in the storage device 20 in association with the time information relating to the date. For example, it is stored as shown in FIG. Note that the member registration information only needs to store the latest information. Similarly to the first embodiment, when using the gaming machine player information obtained by omitting the time information on the date from the gaming machine player information 45 shown in FIG. 5, the gaming machine information 41 and the player information The transmission of 42 or the storage in the storage device 20 may be omitted. In this case, the storage device 2
In order not to exceed the allowable capacity of 0, for example, the storage period may be limited to one year for each piece of information, and information exceeding one year may be deleted. The other description is the same as that of the first embodiment, and will not be repeated.

[Fourth Embodiment] In the fourth embodiment, the gaming machine information and the player information transmitted from the game arcade management device 30 to the management device 10 are the first information.
This embodiment is an example in which the game room identification information and the time information on the date are not included in the embodiment. Gaming machine information 4
1. In the player information 42 and the member registration information 43, the time information relating to the game hall identification information and the date is omitted.
The management device 10 stores the gaming machine information and the player information received from each of the game arcade management devices 30 in the storage device 20 in association with the game arcade identification information and the time information on the date. For example, it is stored as shown in FIG. Note that the member registration information may store only the latest information in association with the game hall identification information. Similar to the first embodiment, when the gaming machine player information obtained by omitting the game hall identification information and the time information on the date from the gaming machine player information 45 shown in FIG. The transmission of the information 41 and the player information 42 or the storage in the storage device 20 may be omitted. Also,
In this case, in order not to exceed the allowable capacity of the storage device 20,
For example, the storage period may be limited to one year for each piece of information, and information exceeding one year may be deleted. The other description is the same as that of the first embodiment, and will not be repeated.

The game information providing device of the present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the embodiment, and various changes, additions, and deletions can be made without changing the gist of the present invention. For example, the game information may be provided to the member from each game hall without providing the game information to the member from the providing center. Further, the provision center may be included in a predetermined game arcade. In addition, the function of the providing center can be provided in a game hall management device of a predetermined game hall. Further, the terminal device or the mobile terminal device may be a terminal device or a mobile terminal device owned by a member, or may be a terminal device or a mobile terminal device provided in a game arcade. Further, as the mobile terminal device, various mobile terminal devices such as a mobile phone, a mobile information terminal, and a PDA can be used. Also, gaming machine information 4
1, player information 42, member registration information 43, game information 4
4. The configuration, items, contents, and the like of the gaming machine player information 45 can be variously changed. The member identification information (such as player identification information) may include the game hall identification information, and the name of the game hall may be omitted from the member registration information 43. Further, the display screen displayed on the display means of the terminal device shown in FIG. 8 is not limited to the display screen shown in the present embodiment, and can be variously changed.
Further, the display contents, procedures, and the like are not limited to the present embodiment, and can be variously changed. The method of storing the gaming machine information, the player information, and the like in the storage device 20 is not limited to the methods shown in FIGS. 7 and 11, and various storage methods are possible. Also,
The numerical values used in the description of the embodiment are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to these numerical values.

[0036]

As described above, by using the game information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
In addition, it is possible to provide a game information providing device capable of providing game information of each player accurately.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of a game information providing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a connection diagram of each device in a game arcade.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of gaming machine information 41 transmitted from the game arcade management device 30 to the management device 10.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of player information 42 transmitted from the game arcade management device 30 to the management device 10.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of gaming machine player information 45.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of member registration information 43 transmitted from the game arcade management device 30 to the management device 10.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a state of each piece of information stored in a storage device 20.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a procedure for requesting provision of game information from a terminal device 210.

9 is a diagram showing an example of game information 44 created by the management device 10. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the game information 44.

11 is a diagram illustrating another example of the state of each piece of information stored in the storage device 20. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another example of the game information 44.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of the game information 44.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Management device 20, 40 Storage device 30 Amusement arcade management device 100 Communication line 200 Portable terminal device 210 Terminal device

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A game device comprising a management device, a game room management device provided in a plurality of game rooms, and a terminal device, wherein each game room management device is provided in a game room managed by the game room management device. Gaming machine information indicating a gaming state of each gaming machine, player information indicating a gaming state of a player who has played with each gaming machine, player identification information indicating the player, and managed by the gaming space management device The management device transmits the game space identification information for identifying the game space to the management device, and the management device receives the gaming machine information, the player information, the player identification information, and the game space identification information transmitted from each of the game space management devices. When receiving a game information request signal related to player identification information from the terminal device, the game information related to the player corresponding to the player identification information received from the terminal device, based on the information received from each of the amusement arcade management devices. To the terminal device Wherein the terminal device transmits a game information request signal to the management device together with the player identification information, receives the game information transmitted from the management device, and displays the game information on the display means. . 2. The gaming information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the player information includes player identification information and a gaming machine identification of a gaming machine played by the player corresponding to the player identification information. A game information providing device comprising information, game start time information and game end time information of the gaming machine. 3. The game information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the player information includes player identification information, and a game machine identification of a gaming machine played by the player corresponding to the player identification information. A game information providing device comprising information, game start time information and game continuation time information of the gaming machine. 4. The gaming information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine information includes gaming machine identification information, time information, and a gaming machine corresponding to the time information. A game information providing device comprising: a state; 5. The game information providing device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage device, wherein the management device receives the game machine information and the player information received from each of the game space management devices. A game information providing device, wherein player identification information is stored in a storage device in correspondence with game hall identification information. 6. The game information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the game information includes player identification information transmitted together with a game information request signal from a terminal device, and the player identification information. A game information providing device comprising: game machine identification information of a game machine played by a player corresponding to the information; and game start time information and game end time information of the game machine. 7. The game information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the game information includes player identification information transmitted together with a game information request signal from a terminal device, and the player identification information. Gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine played by the player corresponding to the information, time information from a time corresponding to the game start time information at the game machine to a time corresponding to the game end time information, and each time information And a game state of the gaming machine at a time corresponding to the game information. 8. The game information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the management device receives a game information request signal related to player identification information and game room identification information from the terminal device. The terminal device determines the game information related to the player corresponding to the player identification information, based on the information received from each of the game room management devices, in the game arcade corresponding to the game hall identification information received from the device. The terminal device transmits a game information request signal to the management device together with the player identification information and the game hall identification information, receives the game information transmitted from the management device, and displays the game information on the display means. Game information providing device.