JP2005160773A - Game information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game information providing system for providing a game player with the game information in a game machine through transmission to an external device by allowing the game machine to transmit or receive information to or from the external device using an infrared communication function. <P>SOLUTION: The game information providing system comprises a main board 50 for controlling a game, a second sub-control board 70 provided separately from the main board 50 and electrically connected with the main board 50 so as to transmit the information from the main board 50 at least unilaterally, a slot machine 1 having an infrared port 42 electrically connected with the second sub-control board 70 and able to transmit or receive the information to or from the external device through the medium of infrared rays and a cellular phone 150. The second sub-control board 70 is provided with an information storing process 161 for storing pieces of information transmitted from the main board 50 and a start/finish process 162 for transmitting pieces of the information stored in the cellular phone 150 connected via the infrared port 42. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that accumulates game information as a result of a game, and a game information providing system that transmits game information to an external device and provides game information to the player using the external device.

  A gaming machine (for example, a slot machine) installed in a game hall or the like is a management electronic device or the like ("hall computer") installed in a specific place (such as a management room where only an administrator can enter). Are connected to each other), and the hall computer manages and manages a large number of slot machines installed in the game arcade and manages game information such as game data of each slot machine. This slot machine is configured to output only a signal limited for management by a hall computer in order to prevent an unauthorized operation from the outside (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Therefore, a game by such a slot machine is configured to be completed by starting and ending by a predetermined operation of an operation lever, a button or the like included in this slot machine, and the player repeatedly performs this game. In some cases, winning in a given role in each game may affect the results of subsequent games, or replay may be possible, but each game is basically independent, as described above In addition, game results cannot be input / output from outside the hall computer.

JP 2001-170246 A

  In recent years, in order to provide fine-tuned services to players, for example, slots configured to accumulate various game results (such as information on the number of games that have been played and the number of special roles received) and display various statistical information. Machines etc. are provided. However, such statistical information can be used only by the display device provided in the slot machine, the information providing device installed in the game hall, etc., and also obtains the game result (statistical information) of the individual player. There was a problem that could not be done.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and enables a game to be transmitted to an external device by using an infrared communication function to transmit / receive information to / from an external device and provided to a player. An object is to provide an information providing system.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a game information providing system according to the present invention is provided on a main board that controls games, and is provided separately from the main board, and information is transmitted from the main board in at least one direction. A sub-control board (for example, the second sub-control board 70 in the embodiment) electrically connected to the main board, and an electrical connection to the sub-control board, and transmission / reception of information to / from the outside using infrared as a medium A gaming machine (for example, the slot machine 1 in the embodiment) having a possible external connection means (for example, the infrared port 42 in the embodiment) and an external device (for example, the mobile phone 150 in the embodiment) The control board is connected to information storage means for storing information transmitted from the main board (for example, information storage processing 161 in the embodiment) via an external connection means. Is the external device is, information transmission means for transmitting information stored in the information storage means (e.g., start and end processing 162 in the embodiment) configured to have a.

  In such a game information providing system according to the present invention, the sub-control board is electrically connected to the first sub-control board and is externally connected to the first sub-control board. It is preferable that the connecting means is composed of a second sub-control board that is electrically connected.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the external device has information processing means (for example, the program 151 in the embodiment) for processing and displaying information.

  In addition, the external device holds player identification information and has player information management means (for example, the program 151 in the embodiment) for transmitting the player identification information to the gaming machine via the external connection means, and stores information. Preferably, the means is configured to receive player identification information from an external device and store the information transmitted from the main board in the information storage means in association with the player identification information.

  At this time, it is preferable that the information transmitting means is configured to transmit information associated with the player identification information to the external device.

  In the game information providing system as described above, the external device is preferably a mobile phone capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from the outside using infrared as a medium.

  When the game information providing system according to the present invention is configured as described above, game information such as a player's game history can be transmitted to an external device and processed and displayed by the external device. Can manage his game history, etc. anywhere. In particular, by using an external device as a mobile phone, a player can manage game information using his / her own mobile phone. At this time, by configuring the sub-control board from the first sub-control board and the second sub-control board, the processing for the external connection means is realized by the second sub-control board, thereby affecting the function of the conventional gaming machine. New services can be provided to players without giving them. In addition, by configuring the external connection means using infrared as a medium to transmit and receive information between the gaming machine and the external device, connection of a signal line or the like becomes unnecessary, and information can be easily transmitted and received.

  Furthermore, by holding player identification information for identifying a player in an external device and transmitting this player identification information to the gaming machine, it is easy to relate the game result to the player Can be done.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described using a slot machine as an example with reference to FIGS. The slot machine 1 includes a box-shaped housing 2 having an opening on the front surface side, and a front door 3 attached so as to be able to open and close the opening. The front door 3 is attached to be openable and closable by an upper and lower hinge mechanism (not shown) disposed across the housing 2 and the left side of the front door 3, and is always a locking device 4 provided at the right edge. Is held in a state of being closed and locked to the housing 2.

  Inside the housing 2, a reel unit 22 including three rotatable reels 21 a, 21 b, 21 c provided with various patterns along the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder, and a hopper unit 23 for paying out game medals , An auxiliary storage unit 24 for storing game medals overflowing from the hopper unit 23, a main board 50 for comprehensively controlling the operation of the slot machine 1, and a hall computer (not shown) in the game hall An external concentrated terminal board 60 to be connected and a power supply unit 25 for supplying power to components such as the reel unit 22, the hopper unit 23, and the main board 50 are disposed. Further, a second sub-control board 70 and a LAN adapter 26, which will be described in detail later, are disposed inside the housing 2.

  Above the front door 3, an upper effect lamp 31, left and right upper speakers 32a and 32b, and an effect display device 33 constituted by a liquid crystal display or the like are disposed. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a first sub-control board 80 is disposed on the upper back surface side of the front door 3, and is electrically connected to the main board 50 on the housing 2 side by a wire harness (not shown). ing.

  A transparent window 34 is disposed in the middle of the front door 3 so as to be aligned with the three reels 21a, 21b, and 21c. A predetermined range of the three reels 21a, 21b, and 21c is exposed to the front of the machine body. Not. Further, a second display device 35 constituted by a liquid crystal display or the like, and left and right effect lamps 36a and 36b are disposed on the side of the see-through window 34. Further, an operation unit 37 for a player to operate is provided below the fluoroscopic window 34. The operation unit 37 includes a medal insertion unit 38 for inserting game medals and the number of medals per game. Bet buttons 39a, 39b, 39c for setting, a start lever 40 for instructing the start of one game, and three stop buttons 41a, for individually stopping the rotating reels 21a, 21b, 21c, 41b and 41c are arranged. In addition, below the operation unit 37, an infrared port 42, which will be described later in detail, is disposed.

  A medal payout opening 43 is provided on the lower front side of the front door 3, a tray 44 is provided in the lower part thereof, and a lower speaker 45 is provided in the vicinity of the medal payout opening 43. As shown in FIG. 2, on the lower back side of the front door 3, a medal selector 46 and a medal selector 46 for distinguishing and distributing whether the inserted material from the medal inserting unit 38 is a regular game medal or a foreign object. A first guide member 47a that guides the distributed game medals to the hopper unit 23 provided on the housing 2 side, and a second guide member that guides and discharges the foreign matters distributed by the medal selector 46 to the medal payout outlet 43. 47b, and a third guide member 47c for guiding game medals paid out from the hopper unit 23 to the medal payout opening 43 are provided. The third guide member 47c is aligned with the medal payout opening 43 described above.

  Further, a long central display board 90 is disposed above the medal selector 46, and a setting button 48 and numerals 0 to 6 are provided at one end on the back side of the central display board 90. And a setting display element 49 formed of a light emitting diode for performing segment display.

  In order to play a game in such a slot machine 1, the player inserts a predetermined number of game medals from the medal insertion unit 38, operates one of the bet buttons 39a, 39b, 39c, and starts. When the lever 40 is operated, the three reels 21a, 21b, and 21c start to rotate. The player arbitrarily selects the three reels 21a, 21b, and 21c that are rotating, operates the stop buttons 41a, 41b, and 41c in a desired order and timing, and operates the reels 21a, 21b, and 21c. Stop.

  When all the three reels 21a, 21b, and 21c that have been rotated stop, the winning symbol is determined, that is, whether the winning combination is lost or not, and the symbol combination corresponds to a predetermined winning symbol combination. A predetermined number of game medals are paid out from the hopper unit 23. At this time, each effect lamp 31, 36a, 36b is turned on (or turned off), a predetermined sound effect is generated from each of the upper and lower speakers 32a, 32b, 45, or a predetermined effect image is generated by the effect display device 33. Various displays according to the state of the game are performed. Here, the winning symbol is a combination of symbols of predetermined combinations, and the combination includes, for example, a special combination, a small combination, and a replay (re-playing combination).

  Thus, a player who plays a game in the slot machine 1 loses the inserted game medal when the displayed symbol does not correspond to a predetermined combination (when it is out of place), but is displayed. When the symbol corresponds to a predetermined combination (when winning), it is possible to acquire more game medals than the number inserted in the game, and enjoy the interest of increasing the game medals.

  Next, the control system of the slot machine 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. This control system mainly includes a main board 50, a first sub control board 80, a central display board 90, an external concentrated terminal board 60, and a second sub control board 70. For example, the main board 50 performs lottery of normal roles such as small roles, special roles, and replays, and controls the components of the slot machine 1 to control the game by the slot machine 1.

  A power supply unit 25 is electrically connected to the main board 50, and predetermined power is supplied from the power supply unit 25 to each component device via the main board 50. Further, a hopper unit 23 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 25, and predetermined power is supplied from the power supply unit 25 to the hopper unit 23, and a hopper drive signal output from the main board 50 is a power supply unit. The hopper unit 23 is input to the hopper unit 23 via 25. Further, the reel unit 22 is electrically connected to the main board 50, and a reel control signal output from the main board 50 is input to a reel motor (not shown) constituting the reel unit 22, The rotation / stop control of the reels 21a, 21b, 21c is performed.

  The central display board 90 is electrically connected to the main board 50. The central display board 90 further includes a medal selector 46, bet buttons 39a, 39b, 39c, a start lever 40, stop buttons 41a, 41b, 41c, the setting button 48, and the setting display element 49 are electrically connected. The medal detection signals output from the medal selector 46 and the operation signals output from the bet buttons 39a, 39b, 39c, the start lever 40, and the stop buttons 41a, 41b, 41c are transferred to the main board 50. Based on the segment display signal output from the main board 50, the setting display element 49 displays numbers from 0 to 6.

  The external concentration terminal board 60 is electrically connected to the main board 50 and is also electrically connected to a hall computer (not shown) in the game hall, so that game medals are transferred from the medal insertion section 38 to the hopper unit 23. A “game medal insertion signal” that is output each time one is inserted, a “game medal payout signal” that is output each time one game medal is paid out from the hopper unit 23 to the medal payout opening 43, and a regular bonus ( RB) is output when winning a special role larger than the regular bonus (RB) called “Big Bonus (BB)”, which is output when winning a special role called “RB” “Signs per device continuous operation increasing device” are transmitted in parallel from the main board 50 to the hall computer via the external concentrated terminal board 60. It has become as to be.

  The first sub-control board 80 is electrically connected to the main board 50 so that information is transmitted from the main board 50 in one direction. The first sub-control board 80 is electrically connected to the effect lamps 31, 36 a, 36 b, the upper and lower speakers 32 a, 32 b, 45, and the effect display device 33, and transmits from the main board 50. In response to the effect control signals, the drive signals are output to the respective effect lamps 31, 36 a, 36 b, the upper and lower speakers 32 a, 32 b, 45, and the effect display device 33, and transmitted from the main board 50. Control of the appeal appealing to the visual and auditory sense of the player in accordance with the effect control signal.

  In addition, in the effect control signal transmitted from the main board 50 to the first sub-control board 80, a “game state command” for giving an effect corresponding to the case of winning the RB or winning the BB, and the input of the game medal And “operation-related commands” for performing effects corresponding to operations of the start lever 40 and the stop buttons 41a, 41b, 41c, etc., and “effect designation commands” for performing effects corresponding to the lottery result of normal roles, reel control results, etc. There is. In addition, the first sub control board 80 is configured to perform a lottery of a specific combination called an assist time (AT) in response to the “effect designation command”. The specific combination is a combination that is different from a normal combination such as a special combination (RB or BB) or a small combination, and that is a game that has a larger expected value for the number of game medals than the normal game.

  The second sub-control board 70 is electrically connected to the first sub-control board 80 so that information is transmitted from the first sub-control board 80 in one direction or in both directions (in FIG. This shows a case where information is transmitted from the control board 80 to the second sub-control board 70 in one direction). Then, a “gaming state command”, an “operation system command”, and a lottery result of a specific role called assist time (AT) are transmitted from the first sub control board 80 to the second sub control board 70. It is like that. The infrared port 42 and the LAN adapter 26 are electrically connected to the second sub control board 70, and the infrared port 42 and the LAN adapter 26 are bidirectionally connected to the second sub control board 70. It is configured to be able to input and output.

  The second display device 35 is electrically connected to the second sub-control board 70, and is configured to perform display according to a display signal (information) transmitted from the second sub-control board 70. Yes. As a result, information can be transmitted to and received from the second sub-control board 70 via the infrared port 42, so that an effect corresponding to information read from an external device such as a mobile phone can be displayed to the player via the infrared port 42. it can. In addition, since information can be transmitted to and received from the second sub-control board 70 via the LAN adapter 26, an effect corresponding to information received by the LAN adapter 26 can be displayed to the player. The second display device 35 may be configured as a touch panel display, and may be configured as an input device for the player to select information or the like (in the following description, the input from the player is a touch panel display). The case where the second display device 35 configured by the above is used will be described).

  As described above, the slot machine 1 according to the present invention can use the external connection device (the infrared port 42 and the LAN adapter 26) through the second sub-control board 70. First, the infrared port 42 communicates with the mobile phone 150 using infrared rays, and the mobile phone 150 stores identification information of each player (hereinafter referred to as “player identification information”). In addition, when a player plays a game using the slot machine 1, the player who uses the slot machine 1 can be identified (personal authentication) by reading data from the mobile phone 150. By enabling personal authentication, a record of game results can be stored in the mobile phone 150 so that the player can check it, or the number of winnings for special roles, etc. can be counted in units of game halls, etc. You can put it on.

  The second sub-control board 70 is configured so that the LAN adapter 26 can exchange information via a network (LAN). FIG. 4 shows a configuration diagram when such slot machines 1 are connected via a network.

  A plurality of slot machines 1 are installed in the game hall 100, and these are connected via a LAN adapter 26 to a LAN (local area network) 101 laid around the game hall 100. In addition, other types of gaming machines such as a pachinko machine 107 are connected to the LAN 101 via the LAN adapter 26. Furthermore, it has a large display device 105 and an audio device 106 for performing the entire game hall 100 as will be described later, and information on each gaming machine (the BB and RB of the slot machine 1 and the pachinko machine 107) A hall server 103 having a player information database (external storage device, etc.) 104 for managing the number of winnings) is connected.

  Further, the LAN 101 of such a game hall 100 is connected to a WAN (wide area network) 110 via a gateway device (router or gateway server) 102, and a plurality of game halls 100 transmit and receive information via the WAN 110. Is configured to be possible. The WAN 110 is configured by an ISDN network or an optical network network. Further, a center server 120 is connected to the WAN 110, and an overall player information database (external storage device or the like) 121 is provided to perform information management of the entire network. The center server 120 is also connected to the Internet 130, and is configured to be able to provide information to the personal computer 140, the mobile phone 150, and the like installed in a general home via the Internet 130.

  Now, a method for providing game information by the slot machine 1 configured as described above and a game information providing system combined with the slot machine 1 will be specifically described. Note that the use of the mobile phone 150 as described above will be described for the use of the player authentication information and the game information. The mobile phone 150 executes a predetermined program that can be downloaded from the outside, can display information on a display unit of the mobile phone 150, and has an infrared communication function capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from the outside using infrared rays. It is configured as follows.

  First, a method for providing game information to the player in the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the system configuration diagram of FIG. 5, only the connection between processes is shown, and the configuration of the network and the like is omitted. As shown in FIG. 5, when a player plays a game in the slot machine 1, information at that time is transmitted as game information from the main board 50 to the second sub control board 70 via the first sub control board 80. It is configured. The game information transmitted from the main board 50 and the first sub-control board 80 is obtained not only for the special combination and special combination winning information as described above, but also for the number of inserted game medals and the winning combination. The number of game medals (the above-mentioned operation commands) is also included.

  The game information transmitted from the first sub-control board 80 is received by the information storage processing 161 executed by the second sub-control board 70, and stored and managed in the memory 164 provided in the second sub-control board 70. The The memory 164 may be, for example, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory or a hard disk. Each time game information is received from the first sub-control board 80, the information storage processing 161 stores the information in the memory 164. Note that the memory 164 preferably has a storage capacity capable of storing a predetermined number of days (for example, one week) as such game information, and information that has passed the predetermined number of days is deleted. (It can be configured to be deleted by the information storage processing 161, or it may be a circular storage configuration in which new data is written on old data).

  As described above, the slot machine 1 is configured so that the game results (game medal insertion / payout, special combination / special combination winning, etc.) are always stored in the memory 164. In order to store the result of playing the game, it is necessary to authenticate the player and store it in association with the information of the player. A start process (start / end process 162) for providing game information for each player will be described with reference to FIG. When starting the game, when the player selects to start providing game information from the second display device (touch panel) 35, first, the player communicates with the mobile phone 150 via the infrared port 42 to provide game information. Information about whether the necessary program 151 is installed in the mobile phone 150 (flash memory or the like) is read (S201). Then, the presence / absence of the program 151 is determined (S202). If the program 151 exists, the program 151 is activated (S203). If the program 151 does not exist, error processing (S206) is performed, and then this start processing is terminated (start). (If the end process 162 cannot communicate with the mobile phone 150 via the infrared port 42, the process proceeds to the error process (S206)).

  In the error process (S206), the second display device 35 is used to notify the player that the program 151 necessary for the mobile phone is not installed or that the mobile phone 150 cannot be communicated. At this time, by displaying a procedure and address information (URL) for downloading the necessary program 151 to the mobile phone 150, the player can use the mobile phone 150 to determine a predetermined server (for example, The necessary program 151 can be downloaded by accessing the center server 120) in FIG. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4, when the slot machine 1 is connected to a network (LAN 101 and WAN 110), an e-mail containing the procedure and address information is sent to the mobile phone 150 via the networks 101 and 110. Thus, the player can easily download the program 151 from the center server 120 by operating according to the contents of the mail. When downloading the program 151 from the center server 120 to the mobile phone 150, the player information is registered in the center server 120 and the player identification information is transmitted to the mobile phone 150 together with the program 151. It is desirable to do. This player identification information is also held in the flash memory of the mobile phone 150 together with the program 150 installed in the mobile phone 150.

  On the other hand, when the necessary program 151 is installed in the mobile phone 150, the program 151 is activated from the slot machine 1 (S 203), and user information (game) held in the mobile phone 150 via the infrared port 42. Player identification information) is transmitted from the program 151 to the slot machine 1 to authenticate the player (S204). When the player authentication is completed in this way, the information (player identification information, etc.) is passed from the start / end process 162 to the information storage process 161, and thereafter, the game information is obtained as the game information of the authenticated player. The game result is stored in the memory 164 and managed in association with the person identification information (S205).

  In this way, when a player plays a game in the slot machine 1, the accumulation of the player's game information in the memory 164 is continued until the player selects the end of providing the game information. This end process (start / end process 162) will be described with reference to FIG. When the player ends the game, the player selects the end of providing the game information from the second display device 35. When the end of providing game information is selected, the start / end processing 162 communicates with the mobile phone 150 via the infrared port 42 and starts the program 151 installed on the mobile phone 150 (S211). Note that the processing when the program 151 is not installed or when communication with the mobile phone 150 cannot be performed is the same as that in FIG. 6, and therefore the description thereof and the description of the processing in FIG. 7 are omitted. Then, game information corresponding to the player identification information of the player authenticated at the start of the game is read from the game information stored in the memory 164 and transmitted to the mobile phone 150 (S212). At this time, as game information transmitted to the mobile phone 150, not only the game information of the authenticated player but also game information by other players accumulated so far in the slot machine 1 is transmitted together. Thus, the player can also obtain statistical information for a predetermined period in each slot machine 1. Note that the game information transmitted from the slot machine 1 is held in the mobile phone 150 (flash memory or the like).

  As described above, by executing the game information storage process or the like on the second sub-control board 70, the process for the normal game executed on the main board 50 or the first sub-control board 80 is affected. Rather, a new service can be provided to the player in addition to the processing for the normal game. The first sub-control board 80 and the second sub-control board 70 are electrically connected, so that information can be transmitted from the second sub-control board 70 to the first sub-control board 80. Accordingly, the processes 161 to 163 and the memory 164 described above can be mounted on the first sub-control board 80.

  The game information received by the mobile phone 150 is processed by the program 151 installed in the mobile phone 150 and displayed on the display screen 150a of the mobile phone 150 as various statistical information. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a so-called slump graph G (the change in the number of balls) is a graph of the difference between the number of inserted game medals and the number of acquired games (number of game medals paid out) of the player. Information) can be processed and provided to the player. In addition, from the game information of the slot machine 1 that has played the game (results played in the slot machine 1 for a predetermined period regardless of which player has played the game result) Similarly, information on the number of games between the slump graph and BB (big bonus) in the slot machine 1 can be provided to the player. Note that such game information is read out by the information display processing 163 mounted on the second sub-control board 70 in the game information stored in the memory 164 and slumped to the second display device 35 mounted on the slot machine 1. It can also be configured to display as a graph or the like.

  If the infrared communication function is used as described above, the game result in the slot machine 1 can be transmitted as game information to the mobile phone 150, and the information can be processed by the mobile phone 150 and used as various statistical information. However, it is also possible to use this infrared communication function to transmit a special image or ringtone for the standby screen to the mobile phone 150 when winning a special role in the slot machine 1. . Also, a photograph of the player's face is taken by the camera function of the mobile phone 150, the image is taken into the second sub-control board 70 by infrared communication, and the number of game medals acquired when winning a prize for special role. By processing and displaying the second display device 35, a new effect can be given to the player.

  As described above, the game information of the slot machine 1 is transmitted to the mobile phone 150, and the information is processed and displayed so that the game history and the like can be managed by the mobile phone 150 owned by the player. Very convenient. Further, by configuring the mobile phone 150 to hold and manage the player identification information, the player can be easily authenticated using the mobile phone owned by each player. At this time, by transmitting and receiving information between the slot machine 1 and the mobile phone 150 using a communication means using infrared as a medium, connection of a signal line or the like becomes unnecessary, and information can be easily transmitted and received.

It is a front view showing a slot machine according to the present invention. It is a front view which shows the state which removed the front door of the said slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows the outline | summary of the control system in the said slot machine. It is a network block diagram for providing the service by the said slot machine. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a game information providing system according to the present invention. FIG. It is a flowchart for information provision start. It is a flowchart for the end of information provision. It is a figure when game information is processed and displayed with a mobile phone.

Explanation of symbols

1 slot machine (game machine)
2 Housing 3 Front door 4 Locking device 21a, 21b, 21c Reel 22 Reel unit 23 Hopper unit 24 Auxiliary storage unit 25 Power supply unit 26 LAN adapter 31 Upper effect lamps 32a, 32b Left and right upper speakers 33 Effect display device 34 Viewing window 35 Second display device 36a, 36b Left / right direction lamp 37 Operation unit 38 Medal insertion unit 39a, 39b, 39c Bet button 40 Start lever 41a, 41b, 41c Stop button 42 Infrared port (external connection means)
43 medal payout outlet 44 tray 45 lower speaker 46 medal selector 47a first guide member 47b second guide member 47c third guide member 48 setting button 49 setting display element 50 main board 60 external concentration terminal board 70 second sub control board (sub Control board)
80 1st sub control board 90 Central display board 100 Game room 101 LAN
102 Gateway device 103 Hall server 104 Player information database 105 Large display device 106 Sound device 107 Pachinko machine 110 WAN
120 Center server 121 All player information database 130 Internet 140 Personal computer 150 Mobile phone (external device)
151 program (information processing means, player information management means)
161 Information accumulation processing (information accumulation means)
162 Start / end processing (information transmission means)
163 Information display processing 164 Memory

Claims (6)

A main board that controls the game, a sub-control board that is provided separately from the main board, and is electrically connected to the main board so that information is transmitted from the main board in at least one direction, and A gaming machine that is electrically connected to the sub-control board and has an external connection means capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from the outside using infrared as a medium, and an external device,
The sub-control board is
Information storage means for storing the information transmitted from the main board;
A game information providing system, comprising: an information transmission unit configured to transmit the information stored in the information storage unit to the external device connected via the external connection unit. A first sub control board electrically connected to the main board; a second sub control board electrically connected to the first sub control board; and the external connection means electrically connected to the second sub control board. The game information providing system according to claim 1, comprising a sub-control board. The game information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the external device has information processing means for processing and displaying the information. The external device holds player identification information, and has player information management means for transmitting the player identification information to the gaming machine via the external connection means,
The information storage means is configured to receive the player identification information from the external device and store the information in the information storage means in association with the player identification information. Item 4. A game information providing system according to any one of Items 1 to 3. 5. The game information providing system according to claim 4, wherein the information transmitting means is configured to transmit the information associated with the player identification information to the external device. The game information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the external device is a mobile phone capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from the outside using infrared as a medium.

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