JP2003071140A - Server for conversion into cash, game server and control method for them, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a server for conversion into cash, a game server and a control method for them, and a storage medium, which allow the execution of a game for enabling a game player to enjoy feeling as if playing a game using an actual pachinko machine and an actual pachinko machine fitted with a slot machine mechanism. SOLUTION: A selection between the conversion of a game result into a premium and the conversion of the game result into the cash can be made in a terminal unit by the game player. The game server executes control for processing the conversion into the premium or the cash in accordance with a selection result, and the server for the conversion into the cash performs processing for converting data, obtained according to the game result, into cash data. Thus, the game player can enjoy playing the game while feeling as if playing the game using the actual pachinko machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash exchange server for processing game results of a system for providing a game through a communication line such as the Internet, a game server, a control method thereof, and a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a pachinko game provided from a server to a terminal device via the Internet or an i-mode line. In this pachinko game, the game program makes an effect such as changing or stopping a symbol on the display screen of the terminal device by simply performing an operation such as filling a holding ball by operating the operation button of the terminal device. It was designed to proceed.

[0003]

In a system for playing such a game, a virtual coin or a pachinko ball required to play the game in a terminal device, or a fee for purchasing them is provided. The game server is managed by, for example, a prepaid system, and these data are increased or decreased based on the result of the game played on the terminal device.

However, in such a system,
When the player has run out of reserve balls, the game proceeds by simply operating the operation button of the terminal device to replenish it, which is uninteresting for the player. Further, in the conventional pachinko game played on the terminal device, a service is provided in which the number of balls acquired by each player is ranked on the net server to give a privilege according to the ranking order. The game was far from the actual slingshot.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a cash exchange server, a game server and a control method thereof, and a storage medium which allow a player to execute a game in which he or she can enjoy a feeling of an actual pachinko or pachislot. It is provided.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a player can select whether to exchange a game result for a prize or cash in a terminal device. To Then, the game server executes control for performing a prize or cash process based on the selection result, and the cash server processes the data obtained based on the game result into cash data. Thus, the player can enjoy the game as if he / she had a real pachinko game.

More specifically, the present invention provides the following.

(1) A cash exchange server for transmitting and receiving electronic data to and from a game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, the data being based on the game result and supplied from the game server. A cash exchange server, characterized in that the cash exchange server converts cash into cash data.

According to the invention of (1), the player can convert the data based on the game result into cash data, and can enjoy the game as if he / she is actually playing a pachinko machine. Becomes In addition, the cash server, which does not accept direct access from the terminal device, converts the cash data into cash data, so that the cash data can be illegally operated by the unauthorized access from the terminal device that may be used by an unspecified majority. Can be prevented in advance.

(2) A game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, wherein the selection result of whether to exchange data based on the result of the game for free gift data or cash data is given to the terminal. A game that receives from a device and executes control for exchanging data based on the result of the game for either free gift data or cash data based on the selection result. server.

According to the invention of (2), the player can select whether to exchange the result of the game with the prize data or the cash data, and the player seems to be performing an actual slingshot. You can enjoy the game just like you would.

(3) The game server according to (2), wherein the control for exchanging the prize data or the cash data is control for another server.

According to the invention of (3), an unspecified number of people can be controlled by controlling other servers that do not accept direct access from the terminal device based on the selection result of the conversion into the prize data or the cash data. It is possible to prevent illegal operation of cash data due to illegal access from a terminal device that may be used.

(4) A game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, wherein the selection of whether to exchange data based on the result of the game for premium data or cash data is accepted. A game server characterized by being played on a terminal device.

According to the invention of (4), the player can select whether to exchange the result of the game with the prize data or the cash data, and the player seems to be performing an actual slingshot. You can enjoy the game just like you would.

(5) A data processing method of a cash exchange server for transmitting and receiving electronic data to and from a game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, the game being supplied from the game server. A data processing method for a cash exchange server, comprising: receiving data based on a result; and converting the received data into cash data.

According to the invention of (5), the same effect as that of the invention of (1) can be obtained.

(6) A method of controlling a game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, wherein the selection result of whether to exchange data based on the result of the game for free gift data or cash data From the terminal device, and based on the selection result, performing a control of exchanging data based on the result of the game for either premium data or cash data, the game server. Control method.

According to the invention of (6), the same effect as that of the invention of (2) can be obtained.

(7) The method of controlling a game server according to (6), wherein the control for exchanging the prize data or the cash data is control for another server.

According to the invention of (7), the same effect as that of the invention of (3) can be obtained.

(8) A method of controlling a cash exchange server for transmitting and receiving electronic data to and from a game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, the game result being supplied from the game server. And a step of converting the received data into cash data, the storage medium storing a program capable of executing the method of controlling the cash conversion server.

According to the invention of (8), the same effects as those of the invention of (1) can be obtained in various servers.

(9) A method of controlling a game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, wherein the selection result of whether to exchange data based on the result of the game for free gift data or cash data From the terminal device, and based on the selection result, performing a control of exchanging data based on the result of the game for either premium data or cash data, the game server. A storage medium in which a program capable of executing the control method is stored.

According to the invention of (9), the same effect as that of the invention of (2) can be obtained in various servers.

[Definition of Terms, etc.] The "cash exchange server" is not limited to the charge data necessary for playing the game,
It is a concept that includes management of the number of virtual coins or pachinko balls that can be purchased for each player based on this fee data.

The "data based on the result of the game" is not limited to the game result itself, but is a concept including data obtained by once converting the game result into other information (for example, special prize data).

The "gaming server" is a server that communicates with at least a terminal device and causes the terminal device to execute a game program. In the embodiment, the gaming server manages pachinko balls and the like,
This management may be performed by another server.

[0029]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of a net casino system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[Structure of Net Casino System] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a net casino system 10 according to the present invention. The online casino system 1 shown in FIG.
0, the network 51 including the Internet or a dedicated line includes modems 52A, 52B, 52C, ...
Via the terminal device 53 of a personal computer configuration
A, 53B, 53C, ... Can be connected, and the game server 1 which is an information providing server from the respective terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C ,.
7A can be accessed. Each terminal device 53A,
53B, 53C, ... Are respectively installed in restaurants and the like, and customers of the restaurants can operate as players.

The access method is as follows:
.. and the network 51 such as the Internet (host computer of the provider) exchange packets created by the TCP / IP protocol group with dial-up PPP (Point-to-Point Prot).
ocol) connection, and communication by TCP / IP protocol is performed in the network 51 (between the host computer of the provider and the game server 17A). Thereby, the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ...
Can obtain various kinds of provided information from the game server 17A.

A terminal device 53 is connected to the network 51.
A, 53B, 53C, ... A game server 17A for actually providing the game, a fee server 17B for managing the money data of the player, and a special pachinko ball that the player has acquired in the game. An exchange server 17C for exchanging a prize, a cash server 17D for exchanging a special prize for cash, and a prize server 17E for exchanging, for example, a pachinko ball acquired by a player in a game with a prize are connected. Of the servers, only the game server 17A is adapted to accept access from the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... And the other servers (charge server 17B, exchange server 17C, cash server 17D).
And the prize server 17E), the terminal devices 53A, 53B,
It is designed not to accept direct access from 53C, ....

Here, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 53A. Although the terminal device 53A is described here, the other terminal devices 53B, 53C, ... Have the same configuration. As shown in FIG. 2, in the terminal device 53A, C is connected to the data bus BUS.
The PU 21, the memory 22, the communication interface 23 for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the modem 52A, the display unit 24 composed of a liquid crystal display panel, a CRT, etc., the operation unit 25 composed of a keyboard, a jog dial, etc., a hard disk and its drive, etc. The configured storage unit 26 is connected.

The CPU 21 is adapted to execute various operations in accordance with an operation program stored in the memory 22, and controls each circuit section in accordance with the operation. C
Various processing contents of the PU 21 are displayed on the display unit 24 as needed.

The operation unit 23 uses the address information (URL (Uniform Resource Locator)) of the communication destination desired by the user.
Etc.), the data representing the address information is C
Supply to PU21. The CPU 21 makes a connection request to the communication destination represented by the address information input by the user, to the provider of the network 51. As a result, the provider delivers the information from the terminal device 53A to the game server 17A, which is the connection request destination. Therefore, when the terminal device 53A requests the game server 17A to provide certain information, the provider of the network 51 delivers the request to the game server 17A, whereby the game server 17A provides response information to the request. Send to.

At this time, the terminal device 53A has a password stored in advance in the memory 22, terminal type information (data representing the terminal device), information for specifying the transmitting means,
The terminal number 53A, the telephone number, and terminal specifying information including various option data are transmitted together with a request signal to the requesting game server 17A.

The provider sends the information sent from the game server 17A to the requesting terminal device 53A. Thus, the terminal device 53A can receive the desired information only by transmitting the address of the game server 17A and the desired information to the provider. Terminal device 53
A displays the received information on the display unit 24 to provide the information to the user of the terminal device 53A.

[Game Server and Charge Server] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the game server 17A. Incidentally, in the network 51, the fee server 1 is used as another server.
7B, the exchange server 17C, the cash server 17D, and the prize server 17E are connected, and these configurations are also the same as the configurations of the gaming server 17A, and the operation (program)
Shall be different.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game server 17A.
Is a CPU 31, a memory 32, a communication interface 33 and a RAID (Redundant) connected to the data bus BUS.
antArrays of Inexpensive Disks), etc., and the CPU 31 has a control program stored in the memory 32 and a database 34 described later.
Various kinds of processing are executed in accordance with various contents and programs stored in. That is, the CPU 31 transmits each terminal device 53A, 53B, 53C, ... From the provider of the network 51 via the line connected to the communication interface 33.
And receives it from memory and stores it in memory 32.

The terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ...
The information from the ... means that the user has the terminal devices 53A, 53B,
53C, ... Operate the operation unit 25 to request information input from the game server 17A to the terminal devices 53A, 5A.
Information to be output to the game server 17A according to the progress of the game while the terminal device 53A, 53B, 53C, ... Is executing the game program downloaded to the 3B, 53C ,. (Described later).

The CPU 31 executes an internal lottery process (described later) relating to the progress of the control program and the game based on the information request from the user. The CPU 31 stores the execution result of this program in the database 34 and sends it to the terminal device which is the source of the information request.

As described above, the game server 17A provides contents such as a game program to each of the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... And additionally, the terminal device which is executing the game program. Then, the internal lottery process described later is performed based on the response transmitted according to the progress of the game, or the process of rewriting the corresponding information of the fee server based on the game result is executed. .

The charge server 17B stocks the money data used for executing the game program provided by the game server 17A (that is, playing the game) for each player. This fee server 17
B is adapted to accept only access from the game server 17A, and each terminal device 53A, 53B, 5
Direct access from 3C, ... is prohibited.
As a result, each terminal device 53A, 53B, 53C, ...
Therefore, it is possible to prevent unauthorized alteration of the data of the charge server 17B.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the deposit processing procedure. As shown in FIG. 4, the player operates the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... In advance to deposit money data to the game server 17A (step A11, step A12). The gaming server 17A transmits a deposit processing command to the fee server 17B (step A13, step A14, step A1).
5). In this deposit operation, the player inputs his or her identification information, a personal identification number for accessing the game server 17A, a credit number, and the personal identification number, and receives a deposit processing instruction including these pieces of information. Based on the player's credit number included in the command, the fee server 17B bills the computer of the credit company specified by the credit number for the loan (step A16).

The computer of the credit company which has received the request for the loan performs the authentication process based on the player's credit number or personal identification number, and when it is judged that the loan is possible, the result is transmitted to the fee server 17B (step A17). .
As a result, the data of the loan amount desired by the player at this time is added to the possession data of the player in the database of the charge server 17B (step A1).
8). Incidentally, the computer of the credit company will withdraw the loaned amount together with the commission from the specified account of the player on the predetermined withdrawal date. Thus, the charge server 17B notifies the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53 via the game server 17A that the deposit processing is completed.
By transmitting to C, ... (Step A19, Step A20, Step A21), the terminal devices 53A, 53
B, 53C, ... Display the fact that the deposit process is completed on the display unit 24 (step A22).

FIG. 5 shows the money data of each player stored in the database of the fee server 17B. As shown in FIG. 5, the possession data of each player is described together with the identification information and the personal identification number of each player. The charge data means data converted into cash data in the cash server 17D for special prizes obtained by the above-described deposit processing and a pachinko game described later, and for the player to play a pachinko game, for example. Every time you buy a pachinko ball (gaming ball), you will use this money data. This possession data is made to have a history according to the deposit processing and use.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the procedure for the player to purchase a pachinko ball (gaming ball). As shown in FIG. 6, after the game program is downloaded from the game server 17A to each of the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C ,.
When a player tries to play a game at A, 53B, 53C, ..., The player has the terminal device 53A, 53 concerned.
For B, 53C, ..., A pachinko ball (gaming ball) purchase command is input together with his / her own identification information and personal identification number (step A31). The terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53 to which the identification information and the personal identification number are input
C, ... The game server 1 uses the identification information and the personal identification number.
Send to 7A. The game server 17A that has received the identification information and the personal identification number performs authentication by comparing the identification number and the personal identification number with the identification number and the personal identification number registered in the database 34 in advance (step A32),
When it is determined that the access is from the authorized player, the fee server 17B transmits the identification information to the fee server 17B (step A33), and the fee server 17B stores the money data of the player specified by the identification information. Check the balance in the database (step A3)
4).

When the balance of the money data of the player in the database of the fee server 17B is equal to or more than the balance required for playing the game, the game server 17A transmits the identification information at this time. A game execution permission signal is transmitted to the original terminal device, and the amount of money required to execute the game at this time is subtracted from the money data of the player in the database of the fee server 17B (step A35). , Step A
36, step A37, step A38). The terminal devices 53A and 53B which have received the execution permission signal of this game,
53C, ... Start executing the game (step A3).
9).

Specifically, when a pachinko game is executed on a terminal device, the player inputs the number of balls he or she needs at the terminal device, and the terminal device plays the data of the input number of balls. It is transmitted to the server 17A. The game server 17A, which has received the data of the number of balls, calculates the fee corresponding to the number of balls, and determines whether the possession data exceeding the calculated amount remains in the database of the player of the fee server 17B. It will be confirmed. When the possession data exceeding the calculated amount remains in the fee server 17B, the gaming server 17
A subtracts the amount of money calculated at this time from the possession data, stores the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the amount of money in the memory 32 as the number of balls held by the player, and the number of balls held in hand by the terminal device. 53A, 53B, 53
Send to C ... Terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53
The player who operates C, ... Plays a pachinko game on the terminal device using this number of balls.

In this way, the player can start the game on the terminal device in exchange for the subtraction of the player's money data in the fee server 17B.

[Execution of Game on Terminal Device] The game server 17A has terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ...
The database 34 has contents such as information about pachinko and pachislot, and user participation type pachinko / pachislot game programs as information to be provided to the user. The game server 17A stores a main control program for providing these information and contents in the memory 32, and the CPU 31 executes this program to read and distribute the image data stored in the database 34. Or a game providing program of a game (pachinko game, pachi-slot game, or other competitive game) stored in the database 34 is expanded on the memory 32 and the game providing program is executed, whereby the terminal device 53A, Content (53B, 53C, ...) (a game program for executing a pachinko game or the like on the terminal device side) is provided and transmitted from the terminal device executing the game program at a predetermined timing according to the progress of the game. Performs internal lottery processing, which will be described later, based on the response signal Ri, make the necessary communication with the other servers, such as a fee server 17B. Incidentally, the game providing program for providing the content or the content itself, which is the game program downloaded to the terminal device, may be stored in another storage medium such as a magnetic disk instead of the database 34.

Terminal device 53 by game server 17A
The pachinko / pachislot contents provided to A, 53B, 53C, ... include the latest information on pachinko and pachislot models, methods for capturing each pachinko and pachislot model, pachinko games and pachislot games, etc., and terminal devices 53A,
A player operating 53B, 53C, ... Can request these information and programs from the game server 17A.

FIG. 7 shows terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ...
When the pachinko game is executed in ...
4 is a display image of the game board 114 of the pachinko gaming machine displayed in FIG. 4, and all the ones shown in FIG. 7 are displayed as images. As shown in FIG. 7, a display device 132, which is a display unit as described later, is provided substantially at the center of the front surface of the game board 114. A display device 152 is provided at the center of the upper portion of the display device 132. The display device 152 is composed of, for example, a 7-segment display device, and a normal symbol, which is display information,
It is variably displayed so that fluctuation and stop are repeated.

Ball passage detectors 155a and 155b are provided on the left and right sides of the display device 132. This ball passage detector 155a or 155b, when detecting that the game ball has passed in the vicinity thereof, in the display device 152 described above, the variable display of the normal symbol is started, and after a predetermined time has passed, the normal symbol is displayed. Stop changing display. This ordinary pattern is information including numbers and symbols, and is, for example, numbers from "0" to "9" and symbols such as "☆".

This normal symbol is a predetermined symbol, for example, "7"
When it is stopped and displayed, the movable pieces 158a and 158b provided on both the left and right sides of the starting port 144, which will be described later, are driven to open the starting port 144 so that the game ball can easily enter the starting port 144. Make it open. After a predetermined time has elapsed after the starting opening 144 is opened, the movable piece is driven to close the starting opening 144 so that it is difficult for the game ball to enter.

Four holding lamps 134a to 134d are provided on both left and right sides of the display device 152 described above. Further, at the upper part of the display device 152, a general winning hole 150
Is provided. In addition, at the bottom of the game board 114, a game ball winning hole 138 is provided. This prize hole 13
A shutter 140 is provided in the vicinity of 8 so as to be openable and closable. The shutter 140 is driven so as to be in the open state when the variable display game described later is in the big hit state.

General prize holes 154a and 154b are provided on both left and right sides of the display device 132 described above. Further, general winning openings 154c and 154d are provided on the left and right sides of the lower portion of the display device 132. In addition, at the left and right ends of the game board 114, special winning holes 156a and 15
6b is provided, and special winning openings 156c and 156d are provided on both left and right sides of the winning opening 138.

Further, a variable display game to be described later is started, and a plurality of symbols displayed on the display device 132, for example, a start having a ball detection sensor 142 that triggers a transition to a variable display state of symbols as three pieces of identification information A mouth 144 is provided. The above-mentioned winning opening 138, starting opening 144, general winning openings 154a to 154d and special winning openings 156a to 156a.
When the game balls are won in 56d, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out (a predetermined number of game balls is displayed) according to the type of the winning opening.

Furthermore, rolling guide members 159a and 159b for guiding the path of the game ball in a predetermined direction are provided on both left and right sides of the display device 132. Also,
Decorative lamps 136a and 136b are provided on the upper left side and the upper right side of the outside of the game board 114.

The portion of the above-described display device 132 for displaying an effect image described later may be a liquid crystal display panel or a cathode ray tube. In addition, in the example described above, the display device 1
32 shows the case where it is provided in the approximate center of the front face of the game board 114 of the pachinko game machine which is a game machine, but if it is a position that the player can see, the display device is at any position of the game machine. 132 may be provided.

Furthermore, in the recent pachi-slot gaming machine,
There is also a device having a liquid crystal screen in addition to the symbol display means for displaying a symbol, and such a pachi-slot gaming device displays a game effect screen similar to that of a pachinko gaming device within the liquid crystal screen to improve the taste. However, the present invention may also be applied to a pachi-slot gaming machine having such a liquid crystal screen.

The terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ...
In the pachinko game executed in, the fixed screen displayed on the display device 132 is switched to the normal screen, and the variable display game is started. Here, the variable display game is a game imitating a game played in a slot machine, and a plurality of symbols are displayed on the display device 132, and each of them is displayed in a varying manner, and then these are displayed at a predetermined timing. It is a game to display the symbols so that they stop sequentially, and when the combination of symbols when all the symbols have stopped becomes a predetermined combination, shift the pachinko game to a state advantageous to the player, This is a game in which the variable display and the stop display are executed as one process (one cycle).

For example, the symbols consisting of 12 numbers “1”, “2”, ..., “12” are set as one set (one identification information image), and these 12 symbols are displayed on the display device 32. The symbols are sequentially displayed, and while the symbols are displayed to move, the symbols themselves are displayed to change.

For example, to explain one set displayed on the display device 132, the symbol “1” is displayed on the display device 13.
2 After scrolling from top to bottom, the symbol "2" is displayed to scroll from top to bottom, and then the symbol "3" is similarly displayed to scroll from top to bottom To do. Symbol "1" to symbol "1"
After displaying up to 2 "in this manner, the symbol" 1 "is again displayed so as to be scrolled, and the same display is sequentially repeated.

By displaying the symbols on the display device 132 in this way, the symbols are sequentially changed while scrolling from "1" to "2" and from "2" to "3". "12" is displayed, then "1" again
Will be displayed.

The symbols belonging to one set are displayed on the display device 32.
In the case of displaying on, the symbols to be displayed are not limited to only one symbol belonging to the group, but a plurality of symbols, for example, 2 symbols.
Up to three symbols may be displayed simultaneously. For example, when the symbol “5” is variably displayed on the display device 32, a part or the whole of the symbol “4” is variably displayed below the symbol “5”, and the symbol “6” is above the symbol “5”. May be displayed in a variable manner.

The symbol group described above is also a concept corresponding to the symbol group displayed on one reel used in the slot machine.

Further, when the variable display game is executed on the display device 132, the symbols belonging to each of the plurality of groups are displayed. For example, when each of the symbols belonging to the three groups is displayed in the horizontal direction, the symbols belonging to one group are displayed on the left side of the display device 32, and the symbols belonging to another group are displayed on the display device 132. The symbols displayed in the center and belonging to the remaining groups are displayed on the right side of the display device 132. By displaying the pattern which is the identification information in this manner, the identification information image is displayed on the display device 132 which is the display unit.

For example, one of the symbols belonging to one set
When the variable display is performed so that only one symbol is always displayed, the display device 132 displays three symbols, that is, one symbol on the left side, one symbol on the center, and one symbol on the right side. Two symbols will be displayed. Further, the number of groups when the variable display game is executed is not limited to three, and symbols belonging to a plurality of groups other than three may be displayed on the display device 132. As described above, by displaying the symbols in this manner, a plurality of symbols, that is, a plurality of pieces of identification information, are displayed on the display device 132 which is the display unit.

Further, as described above, a plurality of symbols may be displayed for the symbols belonging to one set,
For example, if two symbols belonging to one group are displayed so as to be variably displayed at the same time, and three groups are displayed, a total of six symbols are variably displayed on the display device 132. It will happen.

After variably displaying symbols belonging to a plurality of groups,
When all symbols that have been variably displayed are stopped and displayed at a predetermined timing, and when the combination of these symbols is stopped and displayed in accordance with the predetermined combination, the pachinko game is said to have won the variable display game as a jackpot. Transition to a state that is advantageous to the player. For example, when the symbols belonging to three groups are displayed on the display device 132, the symbols belonging to one group are stopped and displayed at "7", and the symbols belonging to other groups are also stopped and displayed at "7", and the rest. When the symbols belonging to the group are also stopped and displayed at "7", the symbol combination is a predetermined combination "7"-"7"-
Matching with "7", it is shifted to a state in which the pachinko game is advantageous to the player, assuming that the variable display game has been won as a jackpot.

When the state becomes a big hit and the state becomes advantageous to the player, the shutter 140 of the winning opening 138 provided on the front surface of the game board 14 is opened to facilitate the entry of the game ball into the winning opening 138. . Further, when the variable display game is being executed, a display screen such as a background image or a character image is also displayed on the display device 132.

The fixed screen mentioned above means the display device 13
The variable display game executed in 2 is not executed and is a screen displayed on the display device 132 when only a pachinko game is in progress on the pachinko gaming machine. In addition, the normal screen is a period from when the variable display game is started on the display device 132 and the symbols displayed on the display device 132 are variably displayed until the reach of the variable display game, or until a big hit. Means an effect screen displayed on the display device 132.

FIG. 8 shows terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C,
It is a flow chart which shows the order in the execution processing of the game in. As shown in FIG. 8, the terminal device 53
When the game can be executed in A, 53B, 53C, ... (Step A51), the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C ,. Start execution.
At this time, the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ...
The game progress information (information indicating that a pachinko ball has been hit, etc.) is transmitted to the game server 17A (step A51).

Game server 17B which received this information
At this time, the number of balls used in the game (expected to be launched in a certain period) is subtracted from the number of balls held by the player who executes the game at this time (step A53). Incidentally, the player is specified by inputting the identification number and the personal identification number of the player when the player operates the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... And inputs the execution command of the game. The terminal device 5
Information for identifying those players is transmitted from 3A, 53B, 53C, ... To the game server 17A.

The terminal device 53 where the pachinko game is started
In A, 53B, 53C, ... When the launched pachinko ball (gaming ball) enters the start winning port, the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C ,. Then, the winning result is transmitted to the game server 17A. After receiving the game result, the game server 17A adds the number of balls in hand according to the winning result (step A55), and then executes the internal lottery process (step A56). In this internal lottery process, the game server 17A "is out with a reach",
Either "out of reach" or "big hit" is selected by lottery.

The game server 17A transmits the internal lottery result to the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... (Step A57). Terminal device 53 that has received the internal lottery result
A, 53B, 53C, ... Perform an effect based on the internal lottery result (step A58). In this production, for example, if the internal lottery result is “out of reach”, the production screen portion of the pachinko board surface displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 53A, 53B, 53C ,. The effect is such that the three variable symbols stop at different symbols. On the other hand, for example, if the internal lottery result is “missing with reach”, the display units 2 of the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C ,.
In the production screen section of the pachinko board displayed in 4, with the reach production such that two symbols out of the three variable symbols from the normal screen stop at the same symbol and the other one stops at a different symbol Outlier production is performed. On the other hand, for example, if the internal lottery result is "big hit", the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53
In the effect screen section of the pachinko board displayed on the display section 24 of C, ..., Of the three fluctuation patterns from the normal screen, 2
After the reach effect in which two symbols stop at the same symbol as each other is performed, a jackpot effect in which the remaining one variable symbol stops at the same symbol as the other two symbols is performed, and in this case, a further special prize. The effect is such that the pachinko ball launched with the mouth open enters the special winning opening.

At this time, the game server 17A receives the result of the internal lottery and adds the number of balls in hand according to the result of the internal lottery. In this case, the number of prize balls obtained at the time of "big hit" is set in advance, and the game server 17A adds the set number of prize balls to the number of balls held by the player executing the game at this time ( Step A59). Thus, the game server 17A adds the number of prize balls obtained in the "big hit" to the number of balls in the hand every time the "big hit" appears, and the pachinko ball launched in step A53 as the game is executed. The corresponding number of balls on hand will be subtracted.

[Exchange Server Exchange Processing] If, for example, a pachinko game is played in the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... As described above and the player's ball remains, the player holds the ball. Can be exchanged for either free gifts or cash. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for exchanging the handheld ball number data for special prize data. In this case, the player uses the terminal device 53A,
By operating 53B, 53C, ... to request a handheld ball exchange menu (step A61), the game server 17
A transmits the handheld ball exchange menu to the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... By the game providing program (step A62, step A63).

The terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ...
On the exchange menu displayed in step (step A6
4) When the player inputs the selection designation of cash conversion and his / her identification information (step A65), the terminal device 53
A, 53B, 53C, ... Transmit these inputted command information to the game server 17A. Gaming server 17
A identifies the player from the identification information, reads the hand-held ball number data corresponding to the identified player from the database 34, and transmits it to the exchange server 17C (step A66).

The exchange server 17C replaces this hand-held ball number data with special prize data of a number corresponding to the number of balls represented by the hand-held ball number data (step A67, step A68), and data corresponding to the player. As a result, it is returned to the game server 17A (step A69). Gaming server 1
7A saves the special prize data received from the exchange server 17C in the database 34 as the data of the corresponding player (step A70), and deletes the handheld ball data converted to the special prize data (step A71). . As a result, in the database 34 of the game server 17A, the player's hand-held ball count data is converted into special prize data. Then, the gaming server 17A notifies the terminal device 53A that the exchange process is completed,
By transmitting to 53B, 53C, ..., That fact is displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 53A, 53B, 53C, .... (Step A72, Step A7).
3).

This special free gift data is an intermediate free gift for exchanging the hand-held ball for cash. The player once exchanges the hand-held ball for this special free gift, and then this is given to the game server 1.
The cash server 17D operated by an operator other than the operator of 7A can exchange the cash.

Incidentally, when the exchange server 17C receives from the game server 17A for the exchange of the special prize, the handheld ball number data exceeds the preset number, the exchange instruction. Is prohibited (step A68). As a result, when a number of exchange requests larger than the actual number of balls in hand are transmitted to the exchange server 17C due to some dishonesty, it is possible to prevent the fraudulent exchange.

By the way, FIG. 10A shows the game server 17A.
10 shows the handheld ball count data for each player associated with the identification information (each player) stored in the database 34 of FIG. The special prize data shown in (B) will be stored in the database 34.

[Cash server cashing process] The player who owns the special prize data in the database 34 of the game server 17A operates his / her special character at any timing by operating the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, .... It is possible to convert the free gift data into cash. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for converting special prize data stored in the database 34 of the game server 17A into cash.

In this case, the player first selects the terminal device 53A,
By operating 53B, 53C, ..., his / her identification information, personal identification number, and a command to convert the special prize into cash are input (step A81). Terminal device 53A,
53B, 53C, ... Sends the input command to the game server 17A. Game server 1 that received the command
7A (step A82), if the combination of the identification information and the personal identification number matches the combination registered in advance in the database 34, the special prize data of the player specified by the identification information is read from the database 34, This is transmitted to the cash server 17D (step A83).

Cash server 1 that received the special free gift data
7D (step A84) converts the special prize data into cash data at a certain fixed exchange rate (determined by the operator of the cash server 17D) (step A84).
85). The cash server 17D transmits the cash data converted at this time to the fee server 17B (step A8).
6). The fee server 17B performs an online process of transferring the money amount data received from the cash server 17D to a bank account designated beforehand by the player who owns the money amount data (step A87). By the way, as for the information of this bank account, the player previously uses the terminal devices 53A, 53B,
It is registered in the database 34 of the game server 17A via 53C, ....

If the player inputs a command to exchange money into the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... If he / she also inputs to save as possession data, the fee server 17B The cash data received from the cash server 17D is added to the money data of the player as the money data of the player (step A87). In this way, the player can select either to exchange the cash data that has been exchanged for cash into actual cash or to save it as possession data for playing the game.

Incidentally, when the special prize data received from the game server 17A exceeds the preset predetermined number, the cash server 17D prohibits execution of the cash conversion (step A85). . Thereby, when the number of cash exchange requests, which is larger than the actual number of special prize data, is transmitted to the cash server 17D due to some fraud, it is possible to prevent the cash exchange due to the fraud in advance.

When the processing is completed, the fee server 17B sends a message to that effect to the game server 17A (step A88),
The game server 17A displays the processing results as terminal devices 53A, 5
3B, 53C, and so on (step A90). As a result, the cash processing result is displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 53A, 53B, 53C, ... (Step A91).

[Premium Exchange Process of Freebie Server] As described above, for example, when a pachinko game is played in the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... And the player's ball remains, the player holds it. It is possible to exchange balls for prizes or cash. In this case, when the player operates the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... And requests a handheld ball exchange menu, the game server 17A displays the handheld ball exchange menu by the game providing program. 53B, 53C, ...
Send to ...

When the player inputs the selection and designation of the exchange for the prize and his / her identification information on the exchange menu displayed on this terminal device, the terminal device transmits the input command information to the game server. 17A. The game server 17A identifies the player from the identification information and stores the handheld ball number data corresponding to the identified player in the memory 3
It is read from 2, and this is transmitted to the prize server 17E together with the player's identification information.

The free gift server 17E selects free gifts that can be exchanged according to the number-of-hands ball data from a plurality of free gifts stored in advance in the database, and sends a list of the selected free gifts to the game server 17A. . The gaming server 17A receives the list received from the prize server 17E, and the terminal devices 53A and 53 that are the sources of the exchange request at this time.
Send to B, 53C, ....

As a result, the terminal devices 53A, 53
A list of exchangeable prizes will be displayed on the display screens of B, 53C, .... When the player selects a desired prize from this list, the terminal devices 53A, 53
B, 53C, ... Send the selection result to the game server 17A. The game server 17A transfers the selection result to the prize server 17E.

The prize server 17E thus receiving the selection result executes a process of sending the prize specified by the selection result to the player. In this process,
The prize server 17E searches the game server 17A for the registered address of the player based on the identification information of the player who is the destination of the prize. In the game server 17A, personal information such as a player's address is stored in the database 34 in advance in combination with identification information, and the player's address is notified in response to a request from the prize server 17E.

The prize server 17E, which has obtained the address data of the player who is the recipient of the prize, sends an online request to the address concerned to ship the prize selected at this address (not shown). Send to. Thus, the selected gift is delivered from the mail order dealer to the registered address of the player.

[Providing Processing of Charge Information] The charge server 17 which stores the money data and other balance information for each player in association with the identification information of each player in the database.
B responds to a request from the player via the game server 17A, and provides these information of the player. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the information providing process.

That is, while the game is being executed by the player or in any other state, the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C,
.. is operated to input the browsing request and the requested content, and the identification information and the personal identification number of the user.
A, 53B, 53C, ... Suspend the game program being executed at that time and transmit the input information to the game server 17A (step A101). Based on these pieces of information, the game server 17A performs an authentication process based on the relationship between the identification information and the personal identification number stored in the database 34 in advance (step A102, step A10).
3). Then, when the combination of the input identification number and personal identification number is correct, a use permission flag is set as an authentication result so that the terminal device 53A, 53B, 53C, ... The data of the player corresponding to the requested identification number (possession data stored in the database of the fee server 17B, other balance data) is allowed to be browsed.

Then, the game server 17A requests the fee server 17B for the money data and the balance data of the player who has made the request at this time (step A104). In response to a request from the game server 17A, the fee server 17B searches for the corresponding data (step A105) and transmits the searched data to the game server 17A (step A).
106). The game server 17A transmits the data received from the fee server 17B to the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... Which are the sources of the request at this time (step A107, step A108). As a result, the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ...
Displays the information (possession data, balance data, etc.) received from the game server 17A on the display section 24 (step A109).

By the way, as described above with reference to FIG. 5, the possessed money data means that the player has made a deposit using a credit number or the like in advance, or that the game is executed by the player. Game server 17A according to progress
The fee server 17B stores the number of balls held by the player in the possession data of the player at the end of the game, for example.
It is what is stored in (that is, the balance). In addition, the balance data is a daily displacement table of the possession data, a fee balance for each game model, and the like. The fee server 17B is configured to store a history of increase / decrease in the money data of each player, and a daily displacement table of the money data can be created from this history and provided to the game server 17A. It is possible. Also, the fee server 17A receives the game balance data for each model from the game server 17A when each player plays a pachinko game, and collects and stores this data for each model. The balance data for each model can be provided in response to a request from the game server 17A.

Thus, the player has the terminal devices 53A, 5A and 5B.
In 3B, 53C, ..., you can browse your own money data at that time, the daily displacement table of the money data, and the balance data for each model. Incidentally, FIG. 13 shows a state in which the pachinko game is interrupted and the balance of possession money is displayed on the display unit 24. The player performs such browsing on the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C,
By being able to execute the pachinko game while it is running, it becomes possible to know the amount of money that the player has spent up to that point, and even when he is enthusiastic about the pachinko game, he can stay calm. Of.

[Process for Purchasing a Game Ball During a Game] When the player operates the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... To execute a pachinko game, for example, the game server 17
When the number of balls held by the player on A becomes "0", the player cannot continue the pachinko game any more. Then, when information indicating that the player's hand-held ball has run out or information prompting the purchase of the hand-held ball from the game server 17A is transmitted to the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ..., The pachinko game is executed. On the display unit 24, the information indicating that the hand-held ball is exhausted and the information for urging the purchase of the hand-held ball are visually displayed together with the image of the gaming ball purchase machine.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a procedure for purchasing a pachinko ball (gaming ball) during a game. In this case, the player has terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ...
Is operated to transmit a handheld ball purchase command to the game server 17A together with the player's identification information (input by the player), the credit number and the personal identification number (step A121). The game server 17A that has received the purchase instruction of the handheld ball, after the authentication process (step A122), charges corresponding to the number of balls included in the purchase instruction (those input by the player operating the terminal device). Is calculated (step A123), and it is confirmed whether or not the money data exceeding the calculated amount remains in the database of the player of the fee server 17B (step A124, step A125, step A126, Step A127).

If the money data exceeding the calculated amount remains in the fee server 17B, the game server 17A subtracts the amount calculated at this time from the money data (step A128, step A128). A129), the number of pachinko balls (gaming balls) corresponding to the amount of money is added to the handheld ball number data of the database 34 as the number of handheld balls of the player (step A130), and the handheld ball number is terminal devices 53A, 53B. , 53C, ... (Step A131). Terminal devices 53A, 53
The player operating B, 53C, ... Uses the number of balls to continue the pachinko game on the terminal device (step A132).

On the other hand, the possession data exceeding the fee corresponding to the number of balls included in the purchase order is the fee server 17B.
If not, the process routine shown in FIG. 15 is entered from the above step A128, and that effect is notified from the game server 17A to the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... Used by the player at this time. It is transmitted (step A141, step A142). As a result, on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 53A, 53B, 53C, ..., As shown in FIG. 16, a message indicating that the fee is insufficient, and a credit number and its personal identification number are prompted. A message is displayed.

When the player inputs the credit number and the personal identification number according to this message, the terminal device 53
A, 53B, 53C, ... Send the inputted credit number and personal identification number to the game server 17A (step A143). The game server 17A transfers these pieces of information to the fee server 17B (step A144). When the charge server 17B receives the credit number and the personal identification number from the game server 17A (step A145), the purchase amount of the pachinko ball (game ball) at this time is subtracted from the possession data of the corresponding player (that is, the subtraction result is Then, the result is transmitted to the game server 17A (step A147). The game server 17A that has received the subtraction result adds the number of pachinko balls (gaming balls) corresponding to the amount of money to the data of the number of balls the player has, and saves it in the database 34 (step A14).
8), the number of balls in hand is calculated by the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53
It is transmitted to C, ... (Step A149). Terminal device 5
The player operating 3A, 53B, 53C, ... Continues the pachinko game on the terminal device by using this number of balls (step A150). Then, the fee server 17B, with respect to the negative money holding data stored in the database at a predetermined timing thereafter, when calculating the money holding data, the terminal devices 53A, 53B,
Based on the credit number and personal identification number of the corresponding player transmitted from 53C, ... via the game server 17A, the computer of the credit company specified by the credit number is requested for a loan.

The computer of the credit company, which has received the request for the loan, performs the authentication process based on the player's credit number or personal identification number, and when it judges that the loan is possible, it sends the result to the fee server 17B. Incidentally, the computer of the credit company will withdraw the loaned amount together with the commission from the specified account of the player on the predetermined withdrawal date.

In this way, the player plays the terminal devices 53A, 5
When the number of balls in hand is “0” when the pachinko game is being executed in 3B, 53C, ...
If the money data of the player on the fee server 17B is insufficient for the amount of pachinko balls to be purchased, the player uses his credit number and his / her personal identification number to the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... You can immediately purchase a pachinko ball (gaming ball) as your own ball without waiting for the result of the authentication process with the actual credit company. As a result, for example, in a pachinko game in which a player is playing, even when there is an urgent need to purchase a pachinko ball (gaming ball), as in the case where the handheld ball runs out with the special winning opening open, It is possible to purchase a pachinko ball (gaming ball) without waiting for a relatively time-consuming process such as a credit company authentication process. Further, in this way, when the number of balls in the hand is “0”, the player inputs the purchase command and the credit number into the terminal device by his / her own operation, so that the player is Since it is necessary to perform the operation even when you are enthusiastic about the pachinko game, you can be calm once, and you are more likely to notice that before the loss of the pachinko game becomes large. is there.

Incidentally, in the above embodiment, when the number of balls held by the player becomes "0", the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 5 which are executing the pachinko game from the game server 17A.
The case where a message prompting the purchase of a pachinko ball (game ball) is transmitted to 3C, ... And displayed on the display unit 24 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the remaining number of balls in hand is When the number becomes equal to or less than a predetermined number, the game server 17A sends information indicating that fact to the terminal device 53A, 5
3B, 53C, ..., and the corresponding terminal device 53A, 53
An alarm message may be displayed on the display units 24 of B, 53C, .... By doing so, the player can purchase the pachinko ball (gaming ball) with much more margin.

In the above-described embodiment, the charge server 17C purchases pachinko for the game server 17A before requesting a loan from the player to the credit company based on the credit number or the personal identification number. Although the case where the use permission of the ball (gaming ball) is given has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the permission to use the pachinko ball (gaming ball) is issued after waiting for the approval of the loan from the credit company. Good. Further, as in the above-described embodiment, in the case of issuing the permission to use the pachinko ball (gaming ball) for the purchase without waiting for the approval of the loan from the credit company, at least until the approval from the credit company is obtained. It is also possible to prohibit exchange of pachinko balls (gaming balls) for special prizes and conversion of special prizes into cash data based on the game result in the game server 17A. This makes it possible to prevent the loss from increasing even when the approval of the credit company cannot be obtained.

In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the pachinko game terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ...
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pachi-slot game is executed in each of the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C ,. It can be widely applied to the system performed in the device.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the personal computer configuration is used as the terminal devices 53A, 53B, 53C, ... Has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a portable telephone is used as the terminal device. You may do it.

[0113]

As described above, according to the present invention, the player can select whether to exchange the game result for a prize or cash in the terminal device. Then, the game server executes control for performing a prize or cash process based on the selection result, and the cash server processes the data obtained based on the game result into cash data. Thus, the player can enjoy the game as if he / she had a real pachinko game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an online casino system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game server according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a deposit processing procedure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an update history of possession data in a database of a charge server.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a procedure for purchasing a game ball.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a pachinko board surface image displayed on the display unit of the terminal device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a game execution processing procedure.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure for exchanging a special prize.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing data stored in a database of the game server 17A.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a cash exchange processing procedure.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a browsing processing procedure.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating a screen display example of a terminal device. It is a schematic diagram for explaining a "pair building" service.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a procedure for purchasing a game ball.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a procedure for purchasing a game ball.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating a screen display example of a terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Internet casino system 17A game server 17B charge server 17C exchange server 17D cash server 17E Freebie Server 21, 31 CPU 22, 32 memory 24 Display 25 Operation part 34 Database 51 network 53 Terminal

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A cash exchange server for transmitting and receiving electronic data to and from a game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, which is based on a result of the game supplied from the game server. A cash exchange server characterized by converting data into cash data. 2. A game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, wherein the selection result of whether to exchange data based on the result of the game for free gift data or cash data. And a control for exchanging data based on the result of the game for either premium data or cash data based on the selection result. . 3. The game server according to claim 2, wherein the control for exchanging the prize data or the cash data is control for another server. 4. A game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, wherein the terminal accepts selection of whether to exchange data based on the result of the game for free gift data or cash data. A game server characterized in that it can be played on a device. 5. A data processing method of a cash exchange server for transmitting and receiving electronic data to and from a game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, the game result being supplied from the game server. And a step of converting the received data into cash data, the data processing method of the cash conversion server. 6. A method of controlling a game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, wherein the selection result of whether to exchange data based on the result of the game for free gift data or cash data. A game server, comprising: a step of receiving from the terminal device; and a step of performing a control of exchanging data based on the result of the game for either prize data or cash data, based on the selection result. Control method. 7. The game server control method according to claim 6, wherein the control for exchanging the prize data or the cash data is control for another server. 8. A method of controlling a cash exchange server for transmitting and receiving electronic data to and from a game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, the game result being supplied from the game server. A storage medium storing a program capable of executing a method of controlling a cash conversion server, the method including: receiving data based on the data; and converting the received data into cash data. 9. A method of controlling a game server for providing a predetermined game to a terminal device, wherein a selection result of whether to exchange data based on the result of the game for free gift data or cash data is provided. A game server, comprising: a step of receiving from the terminal device; and a step of performing a control of exchanging data based on the result of the game for either prize data or cash data, based on the selection result. A storage medium storing a program capable of executing a control method.