JP2005177263A - Data managing system for game hall - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To individually tabulate operation data concerning each big hit state even when a game machine, where not less than two big hit states can be generated and also average continuation periods in the respective periods of the big hit states are different each other, or especially, where signals respectively indicating the generation of the respective big hit states are not outputted, is an object to be managed. <P>SOLUTION: A pachinko game machine 1 generates first-grade and second-grade bit hits which are mutually different in average continuation period, and outputs a big hit signal which indicates each big hit period. A management computer 16 tabulates the number of out-balls during the big hit period of the machine 1 as the number of during-big hit out-balls, based on the big hit signal. The computer determines whether the first- or second-grade big hit states is generated, based on whether the number of tabulated during-big hit out-balls is within the range of predetermined upper limit threshold and lower limit threshold. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is a pachinko gaming machine capable of generating at least two jackpot states in which a winning rate is higher than usual during a game using a pachinko ball, and in particular, the average duration of each jackpot state is different from each other. The present invention relates to a data management system for a game hall that is used to classify and manage operation data related to pachinko gaming machines that are classified by each gaming machine.

  In pachinko machines, there are multiple regular winning openings, starting winning openings and a large winning opening that is always closed, and the results of lottery operations performed in response to winning pachinko balls in the starting winning opening are displayed. A display device that provides a jackpot state (also called a special prize state) in which the winning prize opening is greatly increased from the normal time by opening the big winning opening for a predetermined round when the displayed lottery operation result is a big hit (So-called first type pachinko machines: Seven machines) are widely used. Conventionally, as this type of data management system, a gaming state determination unit that determines whether or not a pachinko gaming machine has been in a jackpot state, and a period in which the pachinko gaming machine is in a jackpot state based on the determination result of the gaming state determination unit What is provided with data calculation means for sequentially counting operation data such as the number of out balls in the middle as history data for each jackpot state period (jackpot history data), and output means for outputting the counting results of the data calculation means Provided (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  Further, in recent years, as seen in Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3, etc., the first winning state that is a big hit when the result of the lottery operation performed in response to the winning of the pachinko ball at the start winning opening is a win. The second type pachinko game that shows a big hit when the pachinko ball wins for a short time due to the winning of the pachinko ball in the seed pachinko machine and the starting chucker (starting prize opening), and the pachinko ball wins in the V zone in it A pachinko gaming machine (combined pachinko gaming machine) in a form that fuses a machine (so-called honey) has been proposed. In addition, a form in which a first-type pachinko machine or a second-type pachinko machine and a third-type pachinko machine (so-called rights) are fused, or a form in which the same kind of pachinko machine is fused (for example, Various forms of composite pachinko gaming machines are considered, such as a form in which two jackpot functions of the first type pachinko gaming machine are provided.

In particular, the Wind Management Law will be revised in January next year (2004) and is scheduled to take effect from July. However, the revision of the law will eliminate the conventional type 1 and type 2 gaming machines, so such a complex The day when pachinko machines are actually installed in the amusement store is not far away.
JP-A-8-98944 JP 2000-33141 A JP 2003-62215 A

  In the conventional game field data management system, nothing is considered about managing pachinko machines that can generate two or more jackpot states, so it is possible to grasp the operating data of the entire gaming machine However, there is a situation in which it is difficult to individually grasp individual operation data related to each jackpot state. In particular, there is a possibility that there is a pachinko gaming machine in which only one type of jackpot signal indicating that the jackpot state is set, even though two or more jackpot states are set. Therefore, it is impossible to divide and totalize the operation data of the gaming machines for each jackpot state. In other words, when this type of pachinko machine is a management target, it becomes impossible for the conventional system to aggregate the operation data in a state divided for each jackpot state, and is obtained from the relationship of the operation data. Since it becomes difficult to grasp the game characteristics of each jackpot state individually, for example, there arises a problem that it becomes impossible to accurately adjust the nail for the composite pachinko gaming machine.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the purpose thereof is a pachinko gaming machine in which two or more jackpot states can occur and the average durations of the respective periods in the jackpot state are different from each other. In particular, when pachinko machines that do not output signals indicating the occurrence of each jackpot state are to be managed, we provide a data management system for a game arcade that can individually collect the operation data related to each jackpot state There is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is configured to pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls when a winning occurs in a game using pachinko balls. A pachinko gaming machine capable of generating an increased first jackpot state and second jackpot state, wherein the average durations of the respective periods in the first and second jackpot states are different from each other In the data management system for game halls that categorizes and manages the operation data related to each gaming machine,
A detecting means for detecting a period in which the pachinko gaming machine is in one of the first and second jackpot states as a jackpot period, and a jackpot indicating the number of pachinko balls used during the jackpot period detected by the detecting means Based on the data calculation means for calculating the hitting pachinko ball number data or the duration data of the jackpot period, and the first hit and the hitting pachinko ball number data or the duration data calculated by the data calculation means, And determining means for determining which one of the second jackpot states is occurring.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the determination means is configured such that the jackpot hitting pachinko ball number data or duration data calculated by the data calculation means includes an upper limit threshold value set in advance for each jackpot state, and It is configured to determine which one of the first and second jackpot states is occurring based on whether or not the value falls within the lower threshold range.

  When the pachinko gaming machine is configured to output a jackpot signal in response to the occurrence of the first and second jackpot states, the detection means includes: The jackpot period is detected based on the jackpot signal output from the pachinko gaming machine.

  The invention according to claim 4 uses the data calculation means for payout pachinko ball number data indicating the number of pachinko paid out in the pachinko gaming machine, and the number of pachinko balls paid out in the pachinko gaming machine and games The at least one counting operation of the difference ball number data that is the difference between the number of pachinko performed is performed in real time, and the detection means is the paid-out pachinko ball number data calculated by the data calculation means or the difference The jackpot period is detected based on whether or not the amount of increase in the number of balls data per unit time is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value.

  The invention according to claim 5 is a jackpot medium payout pachinko ball number data indicating the number of pachinko balls paid out during the jackpot period detected by the detection means to the data calculation means, and a payout pachinko coin in the jackpot period. The determining means performs the counting operation of at least one of the jackpot medium difference ball number data which is the difference between the number of balls and the number of pachinko balls used, and at least one of the jackpot medium payout pachinko ball number data and the jackpot medium difference ball number data Is added with a function of calculating an average value for each period in each jackpot state determined by.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, with respect to the determination means, the jackpot hitting pachinko ball number data or duration data calculated by the data calculation means falls within the range of the upper threshold value and the lower threshold value. In this case, a function for outputting an abnormality detection signal is added.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when one of the first and second jackpot states occurs in the pachinko gaming machine, the generation period is detected as a jackpot period by the detecting means. The data calculation means calculates the jackpot hitting pachinko ball number data indicating the number of pachinko balls used during the jackpot period detected as described above or the duration data of the jackpot period. However, it is unclear whether the data obtained in this way is in the first or second jackpot state.

  In this case, the pachinko machine to be managed has a characteristic that the average durations of the periods in the first and second jackpot states are different from each other, and therefore calculated by the data calculation means. The hit jackpot hitting pachinko ball number data or duration data is naturally different between data corresponding to the period in the first jackpot state and data corresponding to the period in the second jackpot state. The determination means determines which of the first jackpot state and the second jackpot state has occurred by using such a difference in data.

  Therefore, it is possible to distribute the operation data of the pachinko gaming machine to the first and second jackpot states based on the determination result by the determination means. Operation data can be aggregated. As a result, it is possible to easily and easily grasp the game characteristics of each jackpot state based on the relationship of each operation data aggregated as described above, so that the nail adjustment for the pachinko gaming machine is performed based on the grasped result. It becomes possible to perform work accurately.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, the determination means uses a characteristic that, in the pachinko gaming machine to be managed, the average durations of the periods in the first and second jackpot states are different from each other. Whether or not the jackpot hitting pachinko ball number data or duration data calculated by the data calculation means is within the range of the upper threshold and lower threshold set in advance for each jackpot state Based on the above, it is determined which of the first and second jackpot states has occurred. Therefore, such a determination can be made with the personality, thereby improving the reliability of the operation data that is aggregated in a state divided for each jackpot state.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the detection operation of the jackpot period by the detection means can be performed in real time based on the jackpot signal output from the pachinko gaming machine.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the operation for detecting the jackpot period by the detecting means is performed based on the aggregated data by the data calculating means, the operation data in the state divided into the first and second jackpot states is recorded. The counting operation can be performed regardless of the specifications of the pachinko machine to be managed, and the versatility of the system is improved.

  According to the invention of claim 5, since at least one of the jackpot medium payout pachinko ball number data and the jackpot medium difference ball number data is obtained an average value for each period in each jackpot state, the gaming characteristics of the gaming machine are It is possible to grasp at a glance which jackpot state depends on the game characteristics.

  According to the invention of claim 6, when the jackpot hitting pachinko ball number data or duration data calculated by the data calculation means is not within the range of the upper threshold value and the lower threshold value, When an abnormal condition such as a so-called puncture or a large amount of pachinko ball release due to fraudulent activity is assumed, an abnormality detection signal is output from the judging means. become.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 schematically shows a front appearance of the pachinko gaming machine. In FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is configured to launch the pachinko balls in the upper plate 2 onto the board surface 4 by an electric ball launching mechanism (only the operation dial is indicated by reference numeral 3). The board surface 4 has an out port 5, a first start winning port 6, a second start winning port 7a and 7b, a large winning port 8 equipped with an electric accessory 8a generally called an attacker, and a combined item 9 And a normal winning opening (not shown) is also provided.

The composite accessory 9 is a symbol display for realizing the function of the first type pachinko gaming machine (so-called seven machine) in the center accessory 10 for realizing the function of the second type pachinko gaming machine (so-called honey). The part 11 is arranged.
FIG. 3 shows the composite combination 9 in an enlarged state, and the configuration of the composite combination 9 will be described below with reference to FIG. That is, the center accessory 10 constituting the composite accessory 9 includes a pair of blades 10b arranged so as to always close the winning area on both the left and right sides of the frame-shaped portion 10a surrounding the winning area. When the blade 10b is expanded as shown by a two-dot chain line in the drawing, a pachinko ball can be won in the winning area. The bottom of the winning area is divided into a V zone 10c formed in the center and a normal winning port 10d occupying a portion other than the V zone 10c, and when the pachinko ball passes through the V zone 10c. The second jackpot condition is satisfied.

That is, the center accessory 10 is configured to perform an operation of expanding the blade 10b for a short time (for example, 1 second) when a pachinko ball wins the second start winning opening 7a or 7b. When the pachinko ball winning in the winning area surrounded by the frame-shaped portion 10a during the expansion period passes through the V zone 10c, the second jackpot condition is satisfied. In a state where the second jackpot condition is satisfied, the blade 10b is expanded a predetermined number of times for a relatively long time, and accordingly, the winning rate in the winning area is significantly increased from the normal time. 2 jackpot states (hereinafter referred to as type 2 jackpot) are exhibited. The average number of balls in such a period of the second type jackpot is configured to be, for example, around 1200, and the average used for games in the period of the second type jackpot The number of out balls (number of hitting pachinko balls) is configured to be around 200, for example.
During the period of the second type big hit, even if a pachinko ball wins the second start winning opening 7a or 7b, the blade 10b is not expanded for a short time.

  In the winning area, a plurality of studs 10e for standing a pachinko ball passing route at random are provided. Further, in the frame-shaped portion 10a of the center accessory 10, warp route inlets 10f are provided at respective portions corresponding to the base end portion of the blade 10b, and warp route outlets 10g are provided at both side portions corresponding to the entrance of the winning area. When a pachinko ball enters the warp route entrance 10f when the blade 10b is expanded, the pachinko ball is discharged from the warp route exit 10g toward the center of the winning area and wins the V zone 10c. The probability is high.

  On the other hand, the symbol display unit 11 is for displaying the result of the lottery operation with a predetermined probability performed in response to the pachinko ball winning in the first start winning opening 6. An example of displaying a roulette consisting of a string of numbers is shown. That is, the symbol display unit 11 displays roulette variation according to the winning of the pachinko ball at the first start winning opening 6 (in the case of this embodiment, in the range of “0” to “9” of each digit of the digit string). When the result of the lottery operation is a big hit, the numerical string becomes a rough symbol (big win symbol) such as “111”, “222”,... To be controlled.

  In this way, the state in which the gaze symbol is displayed corresponds to a state in which the first jackpot condition is satisfied. When the first jackpot condition is satisfied, the electric accessory 8a (attacker) of the large winning opening 8 is opened for a predetermined period in a predetermined mode, so that the winning rate for the winning opening 8 is extremely high. It exhibits an increased first jackpot state (hereinafter referred to as a first kind jackpot). The average number of balls in such a period of the first type jackpot is configured to be, for example, around 1800, and the average used for games in the period of the first type jackpot The number of out balls (number of hitting pachinko balls) is configured to be about 400, for example.

In short, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which the average number of out balls used in the game in each period of the first type and the second type jackpot is different from each other, in other words, the first type and The average duration of each period in the second type jackpot is different from each other.
In addition, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the first type jackpot and the second type jackpot are generated independently, but the jackpot does not proceed at the same time. When both the first jackpot condition and the second jackpot condition are satisfied, the second jackpot is preferentially switched to the second jackpot condition. That is, when the second jackpot condition is satisfied during the period of the first kind jackpot, the first kind jackpot is interrupted and switched to the second kind jackpot, and then the first kind jackpot is finished when the second kind jackpot ends. It is configured to return to jackpot, and when the first jackpot condition is satisfied during a period of the second type jackpot, the second type jackpot is terminated and then switched to the first kind jackpot. In short, the first type and the second type jackpot can be generated at the same time, but the jackpots do not proceed at the same time, and the operations related to the two types of jackpots are continuously executed. When the second type jackpot occurs during the variable display period of the symbol display unit 11, the variable display is interrupted only for the period until the second type big hit ends thereafter.

  In addition, when the pachinko ball winning in the first start winning opening 6 occurs during the variable display period of the symbol display unit 11 or during the period of the first type big hit or the second type big hit, The display of the corresponding lottery result is put on hold. And the display operation of the lottery result held in this way is performed after the end of the variable display of the symbol display unit 11, the end of the first type or the second type jackpot, and thus the display holding state. Is released. The temporary holding number (so-called holding ball number) of such lottery result display is limited to a predetermined upper limit (for example, “4”), and the symbol display unit 11 displays the number of holding balls. A holding ball display portion 11a using a light emitting diode is provided above.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 configured as described above is provided with a function of outputting each signal described below to the outside.
That is, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is configured to output an out ball signal indicating the number of pachinko balls to be hit and a safe ball signal indicating the number of pachinko balls paid out as a prize ball. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 1 outputs a first start signal every time a symbol change operation is performed by the symbol display unit 11 (hereinafter referred to as a first start), and the pachinko to the second start winning opening 7a or 7b. It is configured to output a second start signal every time execution of a short time expansion operation of the blade 10b according to the winning of the ball (hereinafter referred to as a second start). In this configuration, the jackpot signal is continuously output in each period of two types of jackpots, that is, the same jackpot signal is continuously output in each period in which the first and second type jackpots are generated.

  FIG. 1 shows only a portion of the schematic configuration of the pachinko hall management system according to the present embodiment related to the gist of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the ball lending machine 12 installed in the pachinko hall are configured so that signals can be exchanged between them. A calling lamp unit 13 is provided above the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the pachinko gaming machine 1 is connected to the input / output device 14 via the calling lamp unit 13, and the interball ball lending machine 12 is a pachinko gaming machine. 1 and the call lamp unit 13 are connected to the input / output device 14. The pachinko gaming machine 1 outputs to the input / output device 14 the aforementioned out ball number signal, safe ball number signal, first start signal, second start signal, jackpot signal, and the like.

  The inter-ball ball lending machine 12 is a CR machine (card) that releases (lends) pachinko balls within the range of balance amount data stored in the prepaid card with a prepaid card (not shown) inserted in the prepaid card insertion slot 12a. A function as a reader machine). In this case, a sales signal indicating sales by a prepaid card is output from the inter-ball ball lending machine 12 to the input / output device 14.

  The call lamp unit 13 has a known configuration including a plurality of display lamps 13a, for example, a data display unit 13b made of a liquid crystal panel, a call button 13c, and the like. A function for displaying a jackpot state generated in the pachinko gaming machine 1, a function for displaying data for a player (such as the number of jackpot occurrences) created based on operation data in the pachinko gaming machine 1 (this will be described later), It has a data input / output interface function for the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the stand-by ball lending machine 12.

  The input / output device 14 is connected to an in-store LAN 15, and a management computer 16 (corresponding to detection means, data calculation means, and determination means) installed in the management office of the pachinko hall is connected to the in-store LAN 15. Yes. In addition, although not shown, the store LAN 15 is also connected to a POS terminal installed at the gift exchange counter, a pachinko ball counter installed at the island edge, and the like.

  The management computer 16 outputs various signals (out ball signal, safe ball signal, first start signal, second start signal, jackpot signal, sales signal, etc. output from the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the ball lending machine 12 ) Based on the operation data (number of out balls (number of hitting pachinko balls), number of safe balls, number of difference balls, operation rate, output rate, base, symbol display units 10 and 11) It has a well-known data totaling function that counts and stores the start count (first start count, second start count, etc.) and lending amount data (sales amount, divisor, etc.) for the daitama ball lending machine 12 It becomes the composition.

The management computer 16 has a function for creating and outputting jackpot history data related to the gist of the present invention in addition to the above-described data totaling function. The explanation will be made with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 shows an example of the occurrence and end timings of the first type jackpot and the second type jackpot in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the output timing of the jackpot signal associated therewith. However, FIG. 4 shows an example in which the first type and the second type jackpot are generated independently for convenience of explanation. In this example, the first type jackpot is generated four times and the second type jackpot is generated five times. In FIG. 4, serial numbers “1” to “9” are arranged in the order of occurrence of each jackpot. Is attached. Note that the first type jackpot corresponding to the serial number “7” shown in FIG. 4 is a jackpot with a so-called probability change. For example, the determination of whether or not the probability change is accompanied is made on the display symbol of the symbol display unit 11. Can be done on the basis. In addition to this, it is possible to determine whether or not there is a so-called time reduction at the time of occurrence of each jackpot based on the display symbol of the symbol display unit 11.

  The management computer 16 creates jackpot history data based on the operation data collected during the jackpot signal output period. However, in the present embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 for which only one type of jackpot signal is output despite the fact that two types of first and second jackpots are set is the management target. Alone, it is not possible to distinguish whether the operation data collected on the management computer 16 side is from the first type or second type big hit. Therefore, in this embodiment, the management computer 16 uses the jackpot signal and the number of out balls during the period when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a jackpot (hereinafter referred to as jackpot / medium out pachinko ball count data: The first type and the second type big hit have been determined, which will be described below.

  That is, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, as described above, the average number of out balls in the period of the first type jackpot is around 400, and the average number of out balls in the period of the second type jackpot is 200. Before and after. Therefore, in the management computer 16, the range of the upper threshold value and the lower threshold value in which the number of balls in the jackpot during the period in which the jackpot signal is output (the duration of the first and second type jackpots) is preset. The type of jackpot that has occurred is determined based on whether or not it is within the range.

In this case, the upper and lower thresholds for the number of hits for the first type jackpot are set to “500” and “301”, for example, and the number of hit balls for the second hit The upper and lower thresholds are set to “300” and “101”, for example.
Therefore, when a jackpot signal is output, the number of balls hitting the jackpot accompanying this is monitored, and finally,
301 ≦ number of balls out of jackpot ≦ 500
It is determined that the first type jackpot has occurred when
101 ≤ number of balls out of jackpot ≤ 300
It is determined that the second type jackpot has occurred when the state becomes.

  FIG. 5 shows a timing chart for explaining the determination operation as described above. In FIG. 5, the horizontal axis indicates the number of out balls that increase with the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the vertical axis indicates the number of difference balls that vary with the game, at timings t 1, t 3, and t 4 in the figure. An example is shown in which the second type jackpot occurs and the first type jackpot occurs at timings t2 and t5.

  In FIG. 5, ΔY1, ΔY3, ΔY4 are the number of big hits / difference balls related to the second type jackpot, ΔY2, ΔY5 are the number of jackpots / difference balls related to the first type jackpot, and ΔX1, ΔX3, ΔX4 are the numbers The number of out balls in the jackpot relating to the second type jackpot, ΔX2, ΔX5 are the number of balls out in the jackpot relating to the first kind jackpot. The management computer 16 totals these data in real time every time the jackpot signal stops outputting in the pachinko gaming machine 1. Among such aggregated data, the type of jackpot that has occurred can be determined relatively accurately in the management computer 16 by comparing the jackpot medium-out balls ΔX1 to ΔX5 with the upper and lower thresholds. Become.

  The management computer 16 is provided with a function of creating and outputting jackpot history data related to each pachinko gaming machine 1 based on the determination result and the operation data obtained by the data aggregation function described above. In this embodiment, a composite data creation mode is set as the creation / output form. Therefore, in the following, the composite data creation mode will be described with respect to the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the first type and the second type jackpot have occurred at the timing as shown in FIG.

  That is, in the composite data creation mode, the jackpot history data of each time is calculated based on the operation data during the period until one of the first type and the second type jackpot occurs in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the operation data during the jackpot period. The jackpot history data for both type 1 and type 2 jackpots is created and arranged in the order of occurrence, and output as composite data with other predetermined data added thereto.

  Specifically, each jackpot history data includes the jackpot occurrence time, jackpot type (distinguishing between type 1 and type 2), jackpot occurrence status (distinguishing between “probability” and “short time”), jackpot Out-of-place (the number of out balls in the period until a new jackpot is generated), the difference in the jackpot (the number of balls in the period until a new jackpot is generated), the start of the jackpot (the same type of jackpot just before occurs) The number of starts in the period from the start to the occurrence of the corresponding jackpot (the first start count and the second start count): However, for the first jackpot that occurred after the start of business, until the corresponding jackpot occurs after the start of business The number of start of the period), jackpot medium difference ball (the number of jackpot medium difference ball corresponding to one jackpot: equivalent to the data of the jackpot medium difference ball), the jackpot medium out (the aforementioned bonus This is a combination of the number of out balls in the middle (the number of hitting pachinko balls in the jackpot) and the jackpot in the middle safe (the number of safe balls in one jackpot period: equivalent to the number of pachinko balls paid out in the jackpot) It is provided as a print output through a display or a display output through a display.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which the composite data corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1 that outputs the jackpot signal at the timing as shown in FIG. 4 is created at the timing T shown in FIG.
In FIG. 6, the composite data is associated with serial numbers (“1” to “9”) indicating the order of occurrence of jackpots, and each jackpot history data (occurrence time, jackpot type (first type, second type) Species classification), occurrence status, jackpot out, jackpot difference ball, jackpot start (first start number and second start number), jackpot medium difference ball, jackpot midout, jackpot medium safe combination data) In addition, the jackpot out, the jackpot difference ball, and the jackpot start at the timing T in FIG. 3 are recorded.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the management computer 16 includes “first type big hit total”, “second type big hit total”, “first type big sum” as described below in the composite data recorded as described above. The jackpot average, type 2 jackpot average, actual start ratio, and total average data are added and tabulated.
“Total type 1 jackpot” …… The first start count until the first type jackpot occurs and the first start count up to the present time, the jackpot medium difference ball according to the occurrence of the first type jackpot, the jackpot out, Data totaled for each jackpot medium safe,
“Total type 2 jackpot” …… The number of times of the second start until the second type jackpot occurs and the number of times of the second start up to the present time, the jackpot difference according to the occurrence of the type 2 jackpot, the jackpot out, Data totaled for each jackpot medium safe,
“Type 1 jackpot average” …… One jackpot out of jackpot corresponding to the first jackpot, jackpot difference ball, first start number, jackpot medium difference ball, jackpot middle out, jackpot medium safe Data showing the average per hit,
“Type 2 jackpot average”: jackpot out corresponding to type 2 jackpot, jackpot difference ball, second start count, jackpot medium difference ball, jackpot midout, jackpot medium safe once per jackpot type 2 Data showing the average per hit,
Actual start ratio …… Data indicating the ratio of the number of first starts in the “type 1 big hit average” to the number of second starts in the “type 2 big hit average”
“All average” …… Out of jackpot according to the occurrence of the first and second kind of jackpot, jackpot difference ball, first start number, second start number, jackpot medium difference ball, jackpot middle out, jackpot medium safe Data showing each average.

The creation and output functions of the jackpot history data by the management computer 16 described so far are the contents when the first type and the second type jackpot are generated independently, respectively, but the first type and the second type jackpot are the same. When it occurs at the time, the management computer 16 performs the following operation.
That is, FIG. 7 shows an example different from FIG. 4 regarding the occurrence and end timing of the first type jackpot and the second type jackpot in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the output timing of the jackpot signal associated therewith. ing. In this example, the first type jackpot is generated four times (when the first type jackpot is interrupted according to the occurrence of the second type jackpot (the state indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 4 is counted as one)) A case where two types of big hits are generated five times is shown. In FIG. 7, serial numbers “1” to “9” are assigned in the order of occurrence of the big hits. In short, in this example, the second jackpot condition corresponding to the serial number “3” is generated during the first jackpot period corresponding to the serial number 2, that is, the second jackpot condition is met during the period of the first jackpot. As it is established, the first type jackpot is interrupted and switched to the second kind jackpot, and after that, when the second kind jackpot ends, the state of returning to the first kind jackpot is shown. In this case, in the state in which the first type and second type jackpot have occurred at the same time (the second type jackpot corresponding to the serial number “3” occurred during the first type jackpot period corresponding to the serial number “2”). The jackpot signal indicating the occurrence of each jackpot is continuously output.

  In the management computer 16, whether the first type or the second type jackpot has occurred is determined based on the jackpot signal and the number of balls out of the jackpot as described above, and whether or not each jackpot has occurred simultaneously. It is the structure which performs determination. Specifically, in addition to the above-described upper threshold and lower threshold for the first type and second type jackpot, the upper threshold and lower limit for simultaneous determination of the first type and second type jackpot A threshold value is set, and the threshold values are, for example, “700” and “501”.

Therefore, when a jackpot signal is output, the number of balls hitting the jackpot accompanying this is monitored, and finally,
301 ≦ number of balls out of jackpot ≦ 500
It is determined that the first type jackpot has occurred when
101 ≤ number of balls out of jackpot ≤ 300
It is determined that the type 2 jackpot has occurred when
501 ≦ number of balls out of jackpot ≦ 700
When it becomes this state, it will be determined that the first type and the second type jackpot have occurred at the same time.

  FIG. 8 shows a timing chart for explaining the determination operation as described above. In FIG. 8, as in FIG. 5, the horizontal axis indicates the number of out balls that increase with the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the vertical axis indicates the number of difference balls that vary with the game. An example is shown in which the second type big hit occurs at t1, t3, t4, and the first type big hit occurs at timings t2, t5. In FIG. 8, the generation timing t3 for the second type jackpot is a timing during the period in which the first type jackpot has not ended after the first type jackpot has occurred, and in this case, at the timing t3. The first type jackpot is resumed at the timing t3 ′ when the first type jackpot is interrupted and then the second type jackpot ends.

  In FIG. 8, ΔY1 and ΔY3 are the number of big hits in the second type jackpot, ΔY4 is the number of jackpots in the first type jackpot, and ΔY2 is the first and second kind of big hit at the same time. * X1 and ΔX3 are the jackpot medium-out balls according to the second type jackpot, ΔX4 is the jackpot / medium-out ball number according to the first kind jackpot, and ΔX2 is the first and second balls It is the number of balls out of jackpot when two kinds of jackpots occur at the same time. The management computer 16 totals these data in real time every time the jackpot signal stops outputting in the pachinko gaming machine 1. Among such aggregated data, by comparing the big hit middle out balls ΔX1 to ΔX4 with the upper limit threshold and the lower limit threshold, the management computer 16 determines the type of the big hit that has occurred and the presence or absence of simultaneous occurrence of each big hit. Can be judged.

  If the management computer 16 determines that the first type and second type jackpot have occurred simultaneously, the management computer 16 creates composite data as shown in FIG. 9 in the composite data creation mode described above. The composite data in FIG. 9 is basically the same as the composite data shown in FIG. 6, but when the first type and second type big hits occur in parallel at the same time, It is configured to invalidate the aggregation of each data of jackpot medium difference ball, jackpot medium out, jackpot medium safe related to jackpot, that is, a configuration to exclude those data from the jackpot history data. In the example of the composite data in FIG. 9, the jackpot history data corresponding to the serial numbers “2” and “3” excludes the jackpot / medium difference ball, jackpot / medium out, and jackpot / medium safe data.

  On the other hand, the management computer 16 accumulates the composite data created in the composite data creation mode as described above for a predetermined number of days, and the accumulated data is output to a pachinko hall employee as a print output or a display output through a display. In addition to the functions that are selectively provided, a data output function is set. This data output function is provided to the player side by displaying the data for the player created based on the accumulated data on the data display unit 13b of the calling lamp unit 13, which will be described below.

FIG. 10 shows a display example on the data display unit 13b.
That is, FIG. 10 shows a display example of data for the player created based on the composite data (see FIG. 5).
・ Number of occurrences of type 1 hit on the day a,
・ Number of occurrences of certainty and short time on the day b,
・ Number of occurrences of type 2 jackpot on the day c,
・ The first start number d from the end of the first type jackpot until the current time (however, when the first type jackpot has not occurred, the first start number from the start of the day to the current time),
・ The second start number e from the end of the previous type 2 jackpot to the current point in time (however, when the second type jackpot has not occurred, the second start number from the start of business to the current point in time),
・ Number of occurrences of type 1 jackpot on the previous day f,
・ Number of occurrences of type 2 hit on the previous dayg,
・ The number of occurrences of type 1 jackpot on the day before, h,
・ Number of occurrences of type 2 jackpot on the day before last i,
Are displayed numerically, a start history graph j for the first and second start counts, and a so-called continuous change count k for the first type jackpot are displayed.

  The start history graph j is a bar graph composed of data sets in a state in which the first start number and the second number of start times can be distinguished from each other (for example, in a state in which the display color is changed). One scale corresponds to 1 to 100 times. That is, the bar graph displayed only on one scale has a start count of 1 to 100 times, the bar graph displayed on two scales has a start count of 101 to 200, and the bar graph displayed on a 3 scale has a start count of 201 to 300,. It turns out that.

  In this case, the first start number and the second start number from the end of the previous corresponding jackpot (or business start time) to the current time are displayed in association with the characters “current”, and newly The history for the past five times for the corresponding number of start times (first start number or second start number) in each period up to the time when the first type jackpot or the second type jackpot occurs is “1 time before”, “2 times” Displayed in association with the characters “Previous”, “3 times before”, “4 times before”, and “5 times before”. However, the first type big hit with a probability change (or time reduction) and the first type big hit (that is, continuous state) generated at the time of this probability change (or time reduction) are counted as one time. Alternatively, a bar graph is displayed for the first number of start times in a period until a first type big hit with a short time occurs.

  That is, in the example of the composite data in FIG. 5, the first type big hits corresponding to the big hit history data of serial numbers “7” and “8” are counted as one, and the first big hit corresponding to the big hit The number of times of 1 start becomes a history of “2 times before”. In the example of FIG. 5, since the first start count in the jackpot history data of the serial number “7” related to the first type jackpot with probability variation (or short time) is “118”, The corresponding bar graph will display two scales.

  The number of consecutive chunks k is displayed numerically in a state where it is associated with the characters “current”, “1 time ago”, “2 times before”, “3 times before”, “4 times before”, and “5 times before”. However, since there is no concept of probability change or short time for the type 2 jackpot, “-” is displayed. Note that the continuous ch number k = “0” indicates that the first type big hit has not occurred, and the continuous ch number k = “1” indicates that the first type big hit has occurred independently.

  In short, according to the above-described embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 capable of generating the first type and the second type jackpot, in particular, the durations of the respective periods in the first type and the second type jackpot are different from each other. Management provided to separately manage the operation data (number of out balls, number of safe balls, number of difference balls, number of first start, number of second start, etc.) related to pachinko gaming machine 1 separately for each gaming machine 1 When the jackpot signal is output from the pachinko gaming machine 1, the computer 16 detects in real time the operation of detecting the output period as a jackpot period in which either the first type or the second type jackpot occurs in the pachinko gaming machine 1 Run with.

  In addition, the management computer 16 counts the number of out balls in the jackpot period as the number of balls hitting the jackpot, and the number of balls hitting the jackpot is an upper limit set in advance for each of the first and second type jackpots. Based on whether it is within the range of threshold (first big hit → 500, second big hit → 300) and lower threshold (first big hit → 301, second big hit → 101) It is determined whether type 1 or type 2 big hit has occurred. Further, the management computer 16 indicates that the first and second type jackpots have occurred at the same time, and the range of upper and lower threshold values (501 and 700) in which the number of balls in the jackpot is preset. Judgment based on whether or not it is within.

  Therefore, in the management computer 16, even if the pachinko gaming machine 1 that can generate two types of jackpots and outputs only one type of jackpot signal at the time of each jackpot is managed, Based on the determination result as described above, it becomes possible to sort the data into the first type and second type jackpot, and it becomes possible to tabulate the operation data in a state divided for each jackpot. .

  Specifically, the management computer 16 determines the number of hitting pachinko balls that indicate the number of pachinko balls to be paid out in each period when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the first and second type jackpots, and the number of pachinko balls that are driven in that period. The jackpot history data including the data of the jackpot medium out ball number indicating the difference and the jackpot medium difference ball number indicating the difference ball number in the period is performed, and the total result is a composite as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. Output as data. As a result, based on the composite data output in such a manner, it becomes possible to individually and easily grasp the game characteristics of the first type and second type jackpot set in the pachinko gaming machine 1, Based on the result, it is possible to accurately perform the nail adjustment work of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the like.

  Moreover, if the first and second type jackpots occur in parallel at the same time, the management computer 16 invalidates the summation of each data of the jackpot medium difference ball, jackpot medium out, jackpot medium safe related to the jackpot state. And these data are excluded from the jackpot history data (see FIG. 9). In other words, only the data of the jackpot medium difference ball, the jackpot middle out, and the jackpot middle safe when the first and second kind jackpots are generated and ended independently are included in the jackpot history data. As a result, even if the first and second type jackpots occur at the same time, the transition of the jackpot history data associated with each jackpot can be accurately tabulated. As a result, it becomes possible to easily and accurately grasp which balance data of the pachinko gaming machine 1 indicated by the jackpot history data depends on the gaming characteristics related to which jackpot, and the grasping result can be obtained, for example, by a pachinko gaming machine. It can be useful for 1 nail adjustment work.

  Also, in the above composite data, for each jackpot for each data of jackpot medium difference ball number, jackpot medium out ball number, jackpot medium safe ball number, which is aggregated in the state classified into type 1 and type 2 jackpot Since data indicating an average value for each period is included, it is possible to grasp at a glance which game characteristic of the jackpot state the game characteristic of the pachinko gaming machine 1 depends on.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the data for the player created based on the composite data accumulated for a predetermined number of days is displayed on the data display unit 13b of the calling lamp unit 13 and provided to the player side. Since the function is provided, it becomes possible for the player side to grasp the tendency of each jackpot in the pachinko gaming machine 1 to some extent, thereby improving the interest in the game and consequently the visitor rate of the player. Will be beneficial on.

(Other embodiments)
In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and can be modified or expanded as described below, for example.
In the management computer 16 of the above embodiment, the number of balls in the big hit is within the range of the upper threshold value and the lower threshold value for the number of big hit medium out balls preset for each of the first and second type big hits. Although it is configured to determine which of each jackpot has occurred based on whether or not it is within, it may be configured to perform such determination based on the duration data of the jackpot period.

  Abnormal when the data indicating the number of balls hitting the jackpot or the duration of the jackpot period is not within the range of the upper threshold and the lower threshold corresponding to the management computer 16 A structure for adding a detection signal output may be added. According to this configuration, when the number of balls hitting the jackpot or the duration of the jackpot period is not within the range of the upper threshold and lower threshold corresponding to each, that is, a large amount due to so-called puncture and fraud When it is assumed that an abnormal state such as a pachinko ball releasing operation has occurred, an abnormality detection signal is output from the management computer 16, so that such an abnormal state can be dealt with quickly.

  In the said Example, it was set as the structure which performs the detection of the jackpot period in the state which the pachinko gaming machine 1 exhibited either the 1st kind and the 2nd kind jackpot based on the jackpot signal output from the pachinko gaming machine 1 However, the increase amount per unit time of the safe ball count (corresponding to the payout pachinko ball count data) or the difference ball count (corresponding to the difference ball count data) counted by the management computer 16 is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value. It is good also as a structure which detects the said jackpot period based on whether or not. According to this configuration, since the jackpot signal is not required for the operation data totaling operation in the state classified into the first type and the second type jackpot, the operation data totaling operation is controlled by the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be managed. Can be performed regardless of the specifications of the system, and the versatility of the system is enhanced.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the first start winning port 6 and the second start winning ports 7a and 7b are individually provided. However, these may be configured to be shared by one start winning port. In this case, for example, a means for selecting which of the blade 10b of the center accessory 10 and the symbol display unit 11 to start the operation according to the winning timing of the pachinko ball to the combined start winning opening or a predetermined order. Or a means for selecting which one of the blade 10b and the symbol display unit 11 to start the operation with an auxiliary accessory that operates in accordance with the winning of the pachinko ball in the combined start winning opening may be considered.

  In the embodiment described above, the management computer 16 may be configured to have a function of outputting average jackpot history data obtained by averaging jackpot history data for the same model of the pachinko gaming machine 1. According to this configuration, the average jackpot history data for the same model of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be used as standard data that serves as a guideline for the analysis of the jackpot history data. The reliability of data analysis for each jackpot generated in 1 can be improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first jackpot state is a jackpot state corresponding to the first type pachinko gaming machine (first kind jackpot), and the second jackpot state is corresponding to the second kind pachinko gaming machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a configuration in which the jackpot state set for the third type pachinko gaming machine (so-called right property) is applied as the first jackpot state or the second jackpot state, a configuration in which the same type of pachinko gaming machine is fused (for example, the first jackpot state) Various configurations such as a configuration capable of generating three or more types of jackpot states are conceivable.

Further, in the above embodiment, the number of continuous rounds in each jackpot state may be specified by setting one of the upper threshold and the lower threshold more finely.
The pachinko gaming machine to be managed in the present invention is not limited to the type shown in the above embodiment, and for example, a so-called encapsulated pachinko gaming machine can also be managed. In that case, of course, the score given according to the winning corresponds to the number of pachinko balls to be paid out according to the winning in the present invention. In addition, the start winning opening (the first start winning opening 6 and the second start winning opening 7a, 7b) in the above embodiment is not limited to a pachinko ball that is paid out according to the winning of the pachinko balls. It is a concept that includes a pass gate type that does not involve paying out pachinko balls by winning a prize.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an entire system showing an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic front view of pachinko machine An enlarged front view of the main part of a pachinko machine Timing chart 1 showing an example of occurrence patterns of type 1 and type 2 jackpots and output patterns of jackpot signals Action diagram 1 Figure 1 showing an example of composite data output Timing chart 2 showing an example of occurrence pattern of type 1 and type 2 jackpots and output pattern of jackpot signal Action explanation diagram 2 Figure 2 showing an example of composite data output Figure showing a display example of data for players

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1 is a pachinko machine, 6 is a 1st start winning opening, 7a and 7b are 2nd starting winning openings, 8 is a large winning opening, 8a is an electric accessory, 9 is a composite accessory, 10 is a center accessory, 10b is The blades, 10c are V zones, 11 is a symbol display unit, 13 is a calling lamp unit, 13b is a data display unit, and 16 is a management computer (detection means, data calculation means, determination means).

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It is configured to pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls when a win is generated by a game using pachinko balls, and a first jackpot state and a second jackpot state in which the winning rate is higher than usual during the game can be generated. A pachinko gaming machine in which the operation data relating to the pachinko gaming machine in which the average durations of the respective periods in the first and second jackpot states are different from each other are classified and managed by each gaming machine In the field data management system,
Detecting means for detecting a period in which the pachinko gaming machine is in either of the first and second jackpot states as a jackpot period;
Data calculating means for calculating the jackpot hitting pachinko ball number data indicating the number of pachinko balls used during the jackpot period detected by the detection means or the duration data of the jackpot period;
Determination means for determining which one of the first and second jackpot states has occurred based on the hitting medium hitting pachinko ball count data or duration data calculated by the data calculation means; A data management system for game halls characterized by   In the determination means, the jackpot hitting pachinko ball number data or duration data calculated by the data calculation means falls within a range of an upper threshold value and a lower threshold value preset for each jackpot state. 2. The game hall data management system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined which of the first and second jackpot states has occurred based on whether or not the game is in progress. The pachinko gaming machine is configured to output a jackpot signal in response to the occurrence of the first and second jackpot states,
3. The game hall data management system according to claim 1, wherein the detection means is configured to detect the jackpot period based on the jackpot signal output from the pachinko gaming machine. The data calculation means is a payout pachinko ball number data indicating the number of pachinko paid out in the pachinko gaming machine, and a difference between the number of pachinko balls paid out in the pachinko gaming machine and the number of pachinko used in the game. It is configured to perform at least one totaling operation of the difference number data in real time,
The detection means is based on whether the increase amount per unit time of the payout pachinko ball number data or the difference ball number data calculated by the data calculation means is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value. The game field data management system according to claim 1, wherein the game field data management system is configured to detect a game.   The data calculation means is a jackpot medium payout pachinko ball number data indicating the number of pachinko balls paid out during the jackpot period detected by the detection means, and a difference between the number of pachinko balls used and the number of pachinko balls used in the jackpot period. For each period in which each jackpot state determined by the determining means is performed for at least one of the jackpot medium payout pachinko ball number data and jackpot medium difference ball number data while performing the counting operation of at least one of the jackpot medium difference ball number data 5. The game field data totaling system according to claim 1, further comprising a function of calculating an average value of the game field.   The determination means outputs an abnormality detection signal when the jackpot hitting pachinko ball number data or duration data calculated by the data calculation means is not within the range of the upper threshold value and the lower threshold value. 6. The game hall data totaling system according to claim 1, further comprising a function.

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