JP2005319094A - Game machine data collecting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine data collecting apparatus by which a game machine is evaluated properly even in occurrence of temporary abnormality in the game machine. <P>SOLUTION: A hall computer collects operation data (the number of out balls, the number of safe balls and the number of starts) of a Pachinko machine in a period from the opening time of a Pachinko hall to the closing time of it (S130 and S180), and generates data for nail adjustment for evaluating the condition of nails at the Pachinko machine (S160 and S210). In this case, the hall computer judges whether or not the operation data of the Pachinko machine in the period is normal every period until one of the the number of out balls, the number of safe balls and the number of starts amounts to a prescribed value (S150 and S200). In the case of judging it abnormal, the operation data of the Pachinko machine in the period is excluded from the data for nail adjustment. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine data collection device that collects operation data of gaming machines.

  Conventionally, in a game hall (for example, a pachinko store) provided with a large number of gaming machines represented by pachinko machines, operating data is collected for each gaming machine, and each gaming machine is evaluated based on the collected operating data (for example, In the pachinko machine, the condition of the nail is evaluated) and the adjustment is performed.

  However, if a malfunction occurs in a gaming machine or an illegal act is performed, operational data with an abnormal value that cannot occur in a normal state may be collected, and the gaming machine is based on the operational data with such abnormal value. Will cause incorrect adjustments.

Therefore, the number of outs, bases, and start times are collected as operation data for each pachinko machine, and the operation data of the pachinko machine that is outside the preset allowable range among the operation data collected for each pachinko machine in this way. There is one in which abnormal value exclusion data excluding the above is generated (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-325799 A

  By the way, in gaming machines, abnormal values of operational data may be temporarily generated due to failure or fraud. In this case, in the configuration described in Patent Document 1, since the operation data of the gaming machine is not excluded if it is a value within an allowable range as a whole (average), appropriate evaluation is not performed. On the other hand, if the operating data of the gaming machine is outside the allowable range as a whole, it is excluded, but the gaming machine is completely evaluated even though the occurrence of the abnormality is temporary. It becomes impossible to do.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and provides a gaming machine data collection device that can perform an appropriate evaluation of a gaming machine even when a temporary abnormality occurs in the gaming machine. It is an object.

  The gaming machine data collection device according to claim 1, which has been made to achieve the above object, is a gaming machine (for example, a pachinko machine) within a predetermined evaluation period (for example, a period from the opening time of the game hall to the closing time). The game data (for example, the number of out balls (number of hitting pachinko balls), the number of safe balls (number of pachinko balls released as prize balls), the number of starts (number of wins at the start winning opening)) Evaluation data (e.g., nail adjustment data) for evaluating the machine is generated.

  In the gaming machine data collection device, the determination means determines whether or not the operating data of the gaming machine in the abnormality determination period is normal every predetermined abnormality determination period (for example, a fixed time) within the evaluation period. If the determination means determines that the operating data of the gaming machine in the abnormality determination period is not normal, the abnormal data exclusion means determines that the gaming machine is operating in the abnormality determination period determined to be not normal. Exclude data from evaluation data.

  For this reason, according to this gaming machine data collection device, even when a temporary abnormality occurs in the gaming machine, it is possible to appropriately evaluate the gaming machine. That is, in this gaming machine data collection device, it is determined whether or not the operating data of the gaming machine is normal for each abnormality determination period within the evaluation period, and the abnormal data is excluded from the evaluation data. Even if a temporary abnormality occurs in the gaming machine within the evaluation period, only normal data among the operation data in each abnormality determination period is used as the evaluation data. As a result, it is possible to appropriately evaluate a gaming machine in which a temporary abnormality has occurred.

  Here, the abnormality determination period may be a period until any one of a plurality of conditions is satisfied, for example, as described in claim 2. That is, assuming that the abnormality determination period is a period until one condition is satisfied, if that condition is not satisfied, for example, the number of out balls despite the condition that the number of out balls of a pachinko machine reaches 1000. Is not counted due to an abnormality, the abnormality determination period will continue. On the other hand, if it is a period until one of a plurality of conditions is satisfied, even if one condition is not satisfied due to some abnormality, the abnormality determination period may be terminated when another condition is satisfied. It can be done.

  When the gaming machine is a pachinko machine as described in claim 3, the plurality of conditions include that the number of balls out from the start of the abnormality determination period reaches a predetermined value, and the safe from the start of the abnormality determination period. It is preferable that the three conditions that the number of balls reaches a predetermined value and the number of starts from the start of the abnormality determination period reach a predetermined value are included. Since these conditions are established at probabilistic near timings despite being based on different events, the length of the abnormality determination period can be stabilized even if a certain condition does not hold due to some abnormality. .

  Next, in the gaming machine data collection device according to claim 4, in the gaming machine data collection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the determination means has normal operation data of the gaming machine during the abnormality determination period. A determination criterion for determining whether or not there is is set based on operation data of gaming machines collected during the evaluation period. For example, a standard deviation is calculated from all operating data of gaming machines collected during the evaluation period, and a criterion is set based on this standard deviation. Therefore, according to the gaming machine data collection device, it is possible to determine whether or not the operating data of the gaming machine in the abnormality determination period is normal according to the characteristics of each gaming machine. As a result, an appropriate determination according to the gaming machine can be performed.

  Next, in the gaming machine data collection device according to claim 5, in the gaming machine data collection device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the abnormality determination in which the abnormal data exclusion means is determined to be not normal by the determination means. In addition to the operation data of the gaming machine in the period, the operation data of the gaming machine in at least one abnormality determination period immediately before and immediately after the abnormality determination period determined to be not normal is also excluded from the evaluation data. For this reason, according to this gaming machine data collection device, the reliability of the evaluation data can be further improved. That is, if the operation data in a certain abnormality determination period is not normal, there is a high possibility that it is not normal immediately before or after the abnormality determination period.

Embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a system including a hall computer 10 as a gaming machine data collection device according to the embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, this system is provided in a pachinko parlor with a large number of pachinko machines (corresponding to gaming machines) 20 (one on the drawing), and manages all the pachinko machines 20 in an integrated manner. A hall computer 10 and a plurality of (one in the drawing) island total board 30 provided for each island and connected to the hall computer 10 so as to be able to perform data communication, and each pachinko machine 20 are provided for each island. A plurality (one in the drawing) of base data totaling boards 40 connected to the island totaling board 30 in a communicable manner, and the operation of the pachinko machine 20 corresponding to the base data totaling board 40 for each base data totaling board 40 An out ball counting unit 50 that outputs data, a safe ball counting unit 60, a start signal output unit 70, and a jackpot signal output unit 80 are provided.

  The out ball counting unit 50 outputs a detection signal to the table data totaling board 40 when an out ball is detected by the pachinko machine 20. And the hall computer 10 counts the number of out balls in the pachinko machine 20 by inputting the detection signal from the out ball counting unit 50 via the table data totaling board 40 and the island totaling board 30.

  The safe ball counting unit 60 outputs a detection signal to the table data totaling board 40 when a safe ball is detected by the pachinko machine 20. And the hall computer 10 counts the safe ball | bowl number in the pachinko machine 20 by inputting the detection signal from this safe ball | bowl count part 60 via the base data total board | substrate 40 and the island total board | substrate 30. FIG.

  The start signal output unit 70 outputs a detection signal to the table data totaling board 40 when the pachinko machine 20 detects winning at the start winning opening. The hall computer 10 counts the number of starts in the pachinko machine 20 by inputting the detection signal from the start signal output unit 70 via the table data totaling board 40 and the island totaling board 30.

  The jackpot signal output unit 80 outputs a signal to that effect to the table data totaling board 40 when the pachinko machine 20 is in the jackpot state. And the hall computer 10 grasps | ascertains that the pachinko machine 20 is a jackpot state by inputting the signal from this jackpot signal output part 80 via the stand data total board | substrate 40 and the island total board | substrate 30. FIG.

  Next, nail adjustment data generation processing performed by the hall computer 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The main nail adjustment data generation processing is started when a predetermined store opening operation (operation performed when opening a pachinko store) is performed in the hall computer 10, and a predetermined store closing operation (pachinko store is closed). When the operation is performed), the process is terminated. Further, the nail adjustment data generation processing is performed for each of all the pachinko machines 20 provided in the pachinko parlor, but here, processing for one pachinko machine 20 will be described.

  When the nail adjustment data generation processing is started, first, in S110, the counter value indicating the operating state of the pachinko machine 20 is reset. Specifically, the normal number of out balls Mo for counting the number of out balls in a normal state (a state other than the probability variation state and jackpot state described later), the normal time for counting the number of safe balls in a normal state The number of safe balls Ms, the normal start number Mt for counting the number of start in the normal state, the probability variation state (so-called probability variation state, the jackpot game with a predetermined jackpot symbol is finished, the next jackpot probability is normal The number of out balls at the time of probability change to count the number of out balls in the state that is higher than the time), the number of safe balls Ns at the time of probability change to count the number of safe balls in the probability change state, the number of starts in the probability change state Each value of the probability change start number Nt for counting is reset (set to 0).

Subsequently, in S120, it is determined whether the pachinko machine 20 is in a normal state, a probability variation state, or a jackpot state.
If it is determined in S120 that the pachinko machine 20 is in the normal state, the process proceeds to S130, and the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, and the number of start in the normal state are counted. Specifically, according to the detection signal from the out ball counting unit 50, the number of normally out balls is counted. Further, according to the detection signal from the safe ball counting unit 60, the normal safe ball number Ms is counted. Further, the normal start number Mt is counted according to the detection signal from the start signal output unit 70.

  Subsequently, in S140, it is determined whether or not any of the normally out ball number Mo, the normal safe ball number Ms, and the normal start number Mt has reached a predetermined value set in advance. In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the number of normally out balls reaches 1000, the number of normal safe balls Ms reaches 300, or the number of normal start numbers Mt reaches 60. That is, it is determined whether any one of the three conditions is satisfied.

  In S140, when it is determined that none of the normal out ball number Mo, the normal safe ball number Ms, and the normal start number Mt has reached the predetermined value, the process returns to S120. That is, while the pachinko machine 20 is in a normal state, these counts are continued until one of the number of normally out balls Mo, the number of normal safe balls Ms, and the number of normal start Mt reaches a predetermined value. (“S120: normal state” → “S130” → “S140: NO” is repeated).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S140 that any of the normally out number of balls Mo, the normal number of safe balls Ms, or the normal start number Mt has reached a predetermined value, the process proceeds to S150, and the normal out It is determined whether or not the values of the number of balls Mo, the number of normal safe balls Ms, and the number of normal start Mt are normal. Specifically, first, the base in the normal state (pachinko ball payout rate in a normal period when the pachinko gaming machine is not in the special prize state) is within a preset normal range (in this embodiment, 20 to 40). It is determined whether it is within the range. Here, the base in the normal state is calculated from the following formula (1).

  Furthermore, whether or not the value of the 100 ball start number in the normal state (average start number per 100 out balls) is within a preset normal range (in the present embodiment, within a range of 5 to 7). Determine whether. Here, the number of 100 balls in the normal state is calculated from the following formula (2).

  And in this embodiment, when the base is in the range of 20 to 40 and the 100 ball start number is in the range of 5 to 7, the normal out ball number Mo, the normal safe ball number Ms, It is determined that each value of the normal start number Mt is normal.

  If it is determined in S150 that the normal number of out balls Mo, the normal number of safe balls Ms, and the normal start number Mt are normal, the process proceeds to S160, and these values are used as nail adjustment data. After accumulating as (data for evaluating the state of the nail of the pachinko machine 20 and corresponding to the data for evaluation), the process proceeds to S175.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S150 that the normal number of out balls Mo, the normal number of safe balls Ms, and the normal start number Mt are not normal (abnormal), the process proceeds to S170. Is stored as abnormal data, and the process proceeds to S175.

In S175, the values of the normally out ball number Mo, the normal safe ball number Ms, and the normal start number Mt are reset (set to 0). Thereafter, the process returns to S120.
If it is determined in S120 that the pachinko machine 20 is in the probability variation state, the process proceeds to S180, and the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, and the number of start in the probability variation state are counted. Specifically, according to the detection signal from the out ball counting unit 50, the number of out balls at probability change is counted. Further, according to the detection signal from the safe ball counting unit 60, the number of safe balls Ns at the time of probability change is counted. Further, the probability variation start number Nt is counted according to the detection signal from the start signal output unit 70.

  Subsequently, in S190, it is determined whether or not any of the number of out balls at the time of probability change, the number of safe balls at the time of probability change Ns, or the number of start Nt at the time of probability change has reached a predetermined value. In the present embodiment, it is determined whether the number No. of balls at the time of probability change has reached 1000, the number of safe balls Ns at the time of probability change has reached 1000, or the start number Nt at the time of probability change has reached 100. That is, it is determined whether any one of the three conditions is satisfied.

  In S190, if it is determined that none of the number of balls out of probability change, the number of safe balls Ns during probability variation, or the number of start Nt during probability variation has reached the predetermined value, the process returns to S120. That is, while the pachinko machine 20 is in the state of probability change, these counts are continued until one of the number of balls out of probability change, the number of safe balls Ns during probability change, or the number of start Nt during probability change reaches a predetermined value. ("S120: Probability change state"-> "S180"-> "S190: NO" is repeated).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S190 that any one of the number of balls out of probability change, the number of safe balls Ns in probability variation, or the number of start Nt in probability variation has reached a predetermined value, the process proceeds to S200, and the number of out balls at probability variation It is determined whether each value of the number of balls No, the number of safe balls Ns at the time of probability change, and the number of start Nt at the time of probability change are normal. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the base in the probability variation state is within a preset normal range (in the present embodiment, within a range of 20 to 200). Here, the base in the probability variation state is calculated from the following equation (3).

  Further, it is determined whether or not the value of the 100 ball start number in the probability variation state is within a preset normal range (in the present embodiment, within a range of 5 to 20). Here, the 100 ball start number in the probability variation state is calculated from the following equation (4).

  And in this embodiment, when the base is in the range of 20 to 200 and the 100 ball start number is in the range of 5 to 20, the number of balls at the time of probability change, the number of safe balls Ns at the time of probability change, It is determined that each value of the start number Nt at the time of probability change is normal.

  If it is determined in S200 that the number of balls out of probability variation No, the number of safe balls Ns during probability variation, and the start number Nt during probability variation are normal, the process proceeds to S210, and these values are used as nail adjustment data. And the process proceeds to S230.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S200 that the number of balls out of probability change No, the number of safe balls Ns in probability variation, and the number of start Nt in probability variation are not normal (abnormal), the process proceeds to S220. Is stored as abnormal data, and then the process proceeds to S230.

In S230, the number of out balls at the time of probability change, the number of safe balls at the time of probability change Ns, and the number of start at the time of probability change Nt are reset (set to 0). Thereafter, the process returns to S120.
If it is determined in S120 that the pachinko machine 20 is in the big hit state, the standby state is set until the normal state or the probable change state.

  By performing such nail adjustment data generation processing, the pachinko machine 20 operation data (out ball) in the normal state and the probable change state from the opening time to the closing time of the pachinko store (corresponding to the evaluation period). Number, number of safe balls, number of start) is collected in the hall computer 10 (S160, S170, S210, S220). Here, it is determined whether the operation data is normal for each period (corresponding to an abnormality determination period) until one of the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, and the number of start reaches a predetermined value (S150). , S200), nail adjustment data is generated only from normal operation data (S160, S210).

  For example, FIG. 3 is an example of values of operation data of the pachinko machine 20 in a normal state. Here, the first time, the second time,... Means the number of times data is collected in units of the period until one of the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, and the start number reaches a predetermined value (S140: YES). I mean. In the same figure, the third collected data has a value of 7.3 for 100 balls and is outside the normal range of 5-7. Excluded from adjustment data (accumulated as abnormal data). Similarly, since the fifth collection data has a base value of 41.4 and is outside the normal range of 20 to 40, the fifth collection data is also based on the nail adjustment data. Excluded (accumulated as abnormal data).

In the present embodiment, the processes of S150, S160, S200, and S210 in the nail adjustment data generation process (FIG. 2) correspond to the determination unit and the abnormal data exclusion unit.
As described above, the hall computer 10 of the present embodiment collects operation data (the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, the number of starts) of the pachinko machine 20 within the period from the opening time to the closing time of the pachinko store. (S130, S180), nail adjustment data for evaluating the state of the nail of the pachinko machine 20 is generated (S160, S210). Here, in the hall computer 10, whether the operation data of the pachinko machine 20 is normal for each period until one of the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, and the number of starts reaches a predetermined value. (S150, S200). If it is determined that the operation is not normal, the operation data of the pachinko machine 20 in that period is excluded from the nail adjustment data. For this reason, according to the hall computer 10, even when a temporary abnormality occurs in the pachinko machine 20, it is possible to appropriately evaluate the pachinko machine 20.

  Further, in the hall computer 10, it is determined whether or not the operation data is normal in a period until any one of the three conditions is satisfied (S140: YES, S190: YES). Yes. For this reason, according to the hall computer 10, for example, even when the number of out balls of the pachinko machine 20 is not counted due to an abnormality, the period can be ended when other conditions are satisfied. In particular, since the above three conditions can be set to be established at probabilistically close timings despite being based on different events, the length of the period can be stabilized.

As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention can take a various form.
For example, in the hall computer 10 of the above-described embodiment, the operation data of the pachinko machine 20 is normal for each period until one of the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, and the number of start reaches a predetermined value. (S150, S200), and if it is determined that it is not normal, the operation data of the pachinko machine 20 during that period is excluded from the nail adjustment data. Absent. For example, in addition to the operation data in the period determined to be not normal, the operation data in the period immediately before and immediately after that may be excluded from the nail adjustment data. For example, in the example of FIG. 3, when it is determined that the third data is not normal, the second and fourth data before and after that are also excluded. In this way, the reliability of the nail adjustment data can be further improved. This is because there is a high possibility that abnormal data is included before and after the period determined to be not normal.

  In the hall computer 10 of the above embodiment, the operation data is normal depending on whether the base calculated from the operation data of the pachinko machine 20 and the 100 ball start number are within a preset normal range. It is determined whether or not (S150, S200), but is not limited to this. For example, the normal range may be set based on the operation data of the pachinko machine 20 during the period from the opening time of the pachinko shop to the closing time. Specifically, a standard deviation can be calculated from all operating data of the pachinko machine 20 collected during the period from the opening time to the closing time, and the normal range can be set using this standard deviation. According to this configuration, it is possible to appropriately determine whether or not the operation data is normal according to the characteristics (for example, the state of the nail) of each pachinko machine 20.

It is a block diagram showing schematic structure of the system provided with the hall computer of embodiment. It is a flowchart of the data generation process for nail adjustment. It is an example of the value of the operation data of the pachinko machine in a normal state.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Hall computer, 20 ... Pachinko machine, 30 ... Island total board, 40 ... Unit data total board, 50 ... Out ball counter, 60 ... Safe ball counter, 70 ... Start signal output, 80 ... Signal output

Claims (5)

A gaming machine data collection device that collects operation data of gaming machines within a predetermined evaluation period and generates evaluation data for evaluating the gaming machines,
Determination means for determining whether or not the operation data of the gaming machine in the abnormality determination period is normal for each predetermined abnormality determination period in the evaluation period;
If it is determined by the determination means that the operation data of the gaming machine in the abnormality determination period is not normal, the operation data of the gaming machine in the abnormality determination period determined to be not normal is used for the evaluation. Abnormal data exclusion means to exclude from the data,
A gaming machine data collection device characterized by comprising: In the gaming machine data collection device according to claim 1,
The abnormality determination period is a period until any one of a plurality of conditions is satisfied;
A gaming machine data collection device characterized by the above. In the gaming machine data collection device according to claim 2,
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine,
In the plurality of conditions, the number of balls out from the start of the abnormality determination period reaches a predetermined value, the number of safe balls from the start of the abnormality determination period reaches a predetermined value, the number of starts from the start of the abnormality determination period 3 conditions are included to reach a predetermined value,
A gaming machine data collection device characterized by the above. In the gaming machine data collection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The determination means sets determination criteria for determining whether or not the operation data of the gaming machine in the abnormality determination period is normal based on the operation data of the gaming machine collected in the evaluation period. ,
A gaming machine data collection device characterized by the above. In the gaming machine data collection device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The abnormal data excluding means, in addition to the operation data of the gaming machine in the abnormality determination period determined as not normal by the determination means, at least immediately before and immediately after the abnormality determination period determined as not normal Excluding the operation data of the gaming machine in one abnormality determination period from the evaluation data,
A gaming machine data collection device characterized by the above.

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