JP2006167081A - Game machine management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine management system capable of easily discriminating the kind of a big winning generated in a game machine which generates two or more kinds of the big winnings of different big winning durations and accurately operating a hall. <P>SOLUTION: A hall computer 20 discriminates whether the big winning generated in the game machine 10 is the big winning at the time of rushing into sudden probability fluctuation or a normal big winning based on whether or not the reception duration of big winning signals transmitted from the game machine 10 exceeds 5 seconds, and prepares statistic data for each discriminated kind of the big winning. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine management apparatus that manages gaming machines.

  As a conventional gaming machine, a lottery is performed when a game ball won at the start opening is detected, and if the result of the lottery is a big hit, a big hit is generated. There is a game machine to be opened. It is an important issue to accurately grasp the gaming situation in such a gaming machine and to use it for the management of the hall. For this reason, various contrivances have been made for statistical processing of game information representing the game situation in a gaming machine. For example, it has also been proposed to divide game information into a low probability state and a high probability state (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

FIG. 9 shows an example of management data of gaming machines that is tabulated by a management device that manages gaming machines. The item “out” shown in the figure is the number of game balls that the player has launched on the game board surface by operating the launching handle of the gaming machine, and the item “difference” is a prize ball as a prize to the player from the number of outs. This is the number obtained by subtracting the number of balls (hereinafter referred to as “replenishment number”). The item “number of balls (TY)” is the average number of balls paid out to the player per jackpot (calculation formula is TY = (number of supplies during jackpot-number of outs during jackpot) / jacket Times). The item “T” is the number of hits that occurred. The item “T1” is the number of jackpots that occurred from the normal state (low probability state) in “T”, and the item “T2” is the number of jackpots that occurred from the probability variation state (high probability state) in “T”. The item “TS1” is the probability that a big hit has occurred from the normal state (the calculation formula is TS1 = the number of starts in the normal state / T1), and the item “TS2” is the probability that the big hit has occurred from the probability variation state (the calculation formula is TS2 = number of start times of probability variation state / T2). Note that the value of the management data is 1/10 of the actual value.
JP-A-8-299564

  In recent years, in order to improve game play, the time for which the big hit state continues, that is, the time during which the big winning opening is opened and a state in which a large number of prize balls can be paid out to the player (hereinafter referred to as “big hit”). The specifications of gaming machines that generate multiple jackpots with different durations) are being studied. For example, a big hit at the time of sudden probability fluctuation entry (hereinafter referred to as “rush probability entry big hit”) that is a big hit that shifts to a probability fluctuation state (hereinafter also referred to as “probability change state”) after a very short big hit duration of about 4 or 5 seconds. A gaming machine equipped with a function for generating an error is also being studied. When the rush hit big hit occurs, the big hit continuation time is very short, so that the big hit payout ball hardly occurs (see FIG. 10). Therefore, when the management device counts the rush hit big hit as one big hit like the normal big hit, it becomes impossible to calculate the exact average number of balls played per big hit. Therefore, it becomes impossible to discriminate fraud or abnormality based on the exact number of balls and to perform nail inspection. However, since the gaming machine outputs the same big hit signal when any of the big hits of the rush hit and the normal big hit occurs, the management device can distinguish between the rush hit big hit and the normal big hit. could not.

  Further, as a typical external device connected to the management device, there is a call lamp that informs the player of the game situation such as the number of big hits. As a sequence of transferring a signal indicating game information from the gaming machine to the management device and the calling lamp, gaming machine → management device → calling lamp or gaming machine → calling lamp → management device may be considered. As described above, since the rush hit big hit is a big hit that hardly generates balls, there is a case where it is not desired to notify the player from the calling lamp that the big hit has occurred once when the rush hit big hit occurs. In that case, it is necessary to transmit a big hit signal only at the time of a normal big hit, without sending a big hit signal at the time of sudden hit big hit to the calling lamp. That is, the calling lamp needs to receive a signal including only the big hit signal output at the time of the normal big hit shown in FIG. 11C. On the other hand, the management device needs to recognize the occurrence of all jackpot signals in order to manage the gaming situation of the gaming machine, and the management device needs to receive the signal shown in FIG. As described above, since the management device cannot distinguish between the sudden rush big hit and the normal time big hit, the management device cannot output the signal shown in FIG. Therefore, it is necessary to change all the gaming machines to specifications that output the signals of FIGS. 11 (a), 11 (b), and 11 (c). Then, the gaming machine and the calling lamp are connected so that the signal shown in FIG. 11C is output from the gaming machine to the calling lamp, and the signals shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B are sent from the gaming machine to the management device. It is necessary to connect the gaming machine and the management device so as to output, and to connect the management device so as to output the signal of FIG. 11B to the calling lamp. This is enormous and costly and is not realistic.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and easily distinguishes the types of jackpots generated in gaming machines that generate a plurality of types of jackpots having different jackpot durations, thereby enabling more accurate hole management. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine management device that enables this.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 generates a plurality of types of big hits having different big hit durations, and any one of the types of big hits continues. In a gaming machine management device that manages a gaming machine that outputs a jackpot signal for a while, a jackpot discrimination that determines the type of jackpot generated in the gaming machine based on the reception duration of the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine And a statistical processing means for creating statistical data by aggregating game information representing a gaming situation in the gaming machine according to the type of jackpot determined by the jackpot determining means. Providing equipment.
According to this configuration, the gaming machine management device determines the type of jackpot generated in the gaming machine based on the reception duration time of the jackpot signal, and creates statistical data for each determined jackpot type. It is possible to easily distinguish the types of jackpots that have occurred, and more accurate hall management is possible.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine management device according to the first aspect, the big hit type includes a first big hit whose duration of a big hit is within a predetermined time and a big hit duration of a predetermined time. The jackpot determination means determines that the jackpot generated in the gaming machine is the first jackpot when the reception duration of the jackpot signal is within a predetermined time. It is characterized by that.
According to this configuration, the gaming machine management device can determine whether or not the type of jackpot generated in the gaming machine is the first jackpot only by comparing the reception duration of the jackpot signal with a predetermined time. it can.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine management device according to the first or second aspect, external output necessity information indicating whether or not the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine needs to be externally output. And a jackpot signal for controlling the external output of the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine based on the external output necessity information stored in the external output necessity storage means An external output control means is further provided.
According to this configuration, since the gaming machine management device controls the external output of the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine based on the external output necessity information, the jackpot signal can be externally output only when necessary. It becomes possible.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine management device according to the third aspect, the jackpot signal external output control means has a jackpot signal stored in the external output necessity storage means. If the jackpot signal needs to be externally output regardless of the type, the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine is uniformly output externally and stored in the external output necessity storage means. If the external output necessity information indicates that it is not necessary to externally output the jackpot signal at the time of the first jackpot, the jackpot generated in the gaming machine by the jackpot determining means is the first jackpot. The jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine is externally output when it is determined that the jackpot is not a jackpot.

  According to this configuration, the gaming machine management device can easily perform external output control of the first jackpot signal having a short jackpot duration based on the external output necessity information. When control is performed so that the jackpot signal at the time of the first jackpot is not externally output based on the external output necessity information, it is necessary for the external device that receives the jackpot signal to recognize the first jackpot with a short jackpot duration as a jackpot. Disappear.

  According to the present invention, since the gaming machine management device can determine the type of jackpot generated in the gaming machine based on the reception duration of the jackpot signal, it easily distinguishes the type of jackpot generated in the gaming machine. To enable more accurate hall management.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a gaming machine management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
This gaming machine management system includes a gaming machine 10 such as a pachinko machine, a hall computer 20 as a gaming machine management device that manages the gaming machine 10, and a call lamp that displays a gaming situation such as the number of big hits generated in the gaming machine 10. 30.

  The hall computer 20 is connected to each of the gaming machine 10 and the calling lamp 30 via a communication cable. Although only one gaming machine 10 and a call lamp 30 connected to the hall computer 20 are shown in the figure, the gaming machine 10 and the call lamp connected to the hall computer 20 are actually shown. There are a plurality of 30.

  The gaming machine 10 is a pachinko machine that generates a rush hit big hit (first big hit) and a normal big hit (second big hit) as types of big hits. As described above, the rush hit big hit is a big hit that has a big hit duration of about 5 seconds and shifts to a probable change state after the big hit ends. More specifically, the opening time of the big winning opening due to the big hit is extremely short (set to a short time) compared with the normal big hit. Further, the normal big hit is a big hit that is generally generated, and after a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed since the big winning opening is opened, or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls are placed in the big winning opening. This is a big hit that is closed after winning and this opening and closing operation continues for a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times). For this reason, the normal big hit duration is about 3 minutes.

  The gaming machine 10 has a general pachinko machine configuration. Briefly describing the configuration, the gaming machine 10 includes a main control board (not shown), a game board, a symbol control device, and a prize ball payout device. The main control board includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a ROM (Read Only Memory), and controls the entire gaming machine 10. The ROM stores programs and data for controlling the operation of the gaming machine 10. The game board is equipped with a start sensor, a start opening that triggers the lottery / outside lottery, a large winning opening that is open in the case of the lottery result, and a game ball that has not won any winning prize And at least a symbol display device for variably displaying symbols for notifying the result of the lottery. The symbol control device performs display control of symbols and the like on the symbol display device based on a signal from the main control board. The prize ball payout device pays out prize balls from the prize ball storage tank in accordance with a payout signal from the main control board. In addition, an out tank provided with a sensor for detecting an out ball discharged from the gaming machine 10 is provided below the gaming machine 10.

The gaming machine 10 generates a signal indicating gaming information in the gaming machine 10 and transmits the signal to the hall computer 20 via a communication cable. For example, the gaming machine 10 transmits a supply signal (prize ball signal) to the hall computer 20 every time ten prize balls are paid out from the prize ball storage tank by the prize ball payout device.
In addition, the gaming machine 10 transmits an out signal to the hall computer 20 every time ten gaming balls are counted in an out tank provided below the gaming machine 10. In addition, the gaming machine 10 is started when the symbol variation display of the symbol display device is started by a game ball winning at the start opening, and is stopped and confirmed after a predetermined time (that is, the lottery result is notified). A signal is transmitted to the hall computer 20.

  Also, the gaming machine 10 transmits a big hit signal to the hall computer 20 when any big hit including a normal big hit and a sudden hit big hit occurs. FIG. 2A shows an example of a big hit signal output from the gaming machine 10. The gaming machine 10 continues to output a big hit signal and transmits it while the big hit state continues. In addition, the gaming machine 10 has the same probability as the big hit state, the probability variation state where the lottery probability of the big hit changed from the low probability state where the probability of the big hit is a normal probability to the high probability state, and the big hit state, The open / closed body opening time of a normal electric component composed of a starting port is extended to be extended compared to normal, and further, the time of symbol variation is shortened compared to normal and short state. When one of the states continues, a big hit / probability change / short time signal indicating that one of the states continues is output (see FIG. 2B).

  Next, returning to FIG. 1, the configuration of the hall computer 20 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the hall computer 20 includes a CPU 21 that controls the whole hall computer 20, a ROM 25 that is a non-writable memory that stores a startup program that is executed by the CPU 21 when the power is turned on. A RAM 24 for temporarily storing data, an input device 22 composed of a keyboard, a display device 23 composed of a display, and a storage device composed of a large-capacity non-volatile external storage device such as a hard disk 26, an internal clock 27 for measuring time, and an I / O port 28 for receiving a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10 via a communication cable or outputting a signal to the calling lamp 30. ing.

  The storage device 26 stores software such as various data and programs for causing the hall computer 20 to function as a gaming machine management device. Among the programs stored in the storage device 26, a program for discriminating between a normal jackpot and a sudden rush jackpot or a program for performing statistical processing of game information based on a signal received from the gaming machine 10 Is included. The functions shown in FIG. 3 are realized in the hall computer 20 by these hardware and software included in the hall computer 20.

The jackpot determining unit 201 as a jackpot determining means determines the type of jackpot (special prize type) generated in the gaming machine 10 based on the reception duration of the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10.
Specifically, the jackpot discrimination unit 201 uses the internal clock 27 to measure the reception duration of the jackpot signal. When the continuation time of the big hit signal is within a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) set in advance, the big hit discrimination unit 201 discriminates that the big hit generated in the gaming machine 10 is a big hit at the time of sudden entry. . On the other hand, when the continuation time of the jackpot signal exceeds a predetermined time, the jackpot determination unit 201 determines that the jackpot generated in the gaming machine 10 is a normal jackpot.

The predetermined time storage unit 202 stores information indicating “predetermined time” which is a threshold value for determining the type of jackpot. This predetermined time can be set by inputting from the input device 22.
The external output necessity storage unit 203 as an external output necessity storage means indicates whether or not the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10 needs to be externally output (for example, output to the calling lamp 30). Necessity information is stored. In the present embodiment, the external output necessity information indicates the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10 when the gaming state of the gaming machine 10 is a sudden rush jackpot state. It is assumed that the information is information for determining whether or not it is necessary.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of information indicating the predetermined time stored in the predetermined time storage unit 202 and external output necessity information stored in the external output necessity storage unit 203. In the example shown in the figure, the predetermined time is represented by “set value” “5” seconds corresponding to “item” “big hit time”. Further, the external output necessity information is represented by “item” “set value” “do not” corresponding to “external output (probable inrush big hit)”.

  The big hit signal external output control unit 204 as the big hit signal external output control means controls the external output of the big hit signal based on the external output necessity information stored in the external output necessity storage unit 203. Specifically, when the jackpot signal external output control unit 204 receives the jackpot signal from the gaming machine 10 and detects that the jackpot has started, the jackpot signal external output control unit 204 stores the external output requirement stored in the external output necessity storage unit 203. Check the contents indicated by the rejection information. The jackpot signal external output control unit 204 indicates that the jackpot signal needs to be externally output regardless of the determination result by the jackpot determination unit 201 (that is, “item” “external output”). When the “setting value” corresponding to “(Risk rush big hit)” is “Yes”, the big hit signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10 is uniformly output to the outside.

  On the other hand, when the big hit signal external output control unit 204 indicates that the external output necessity information stored in the external output necessity storage unit 203 indicates that it is not necessary to externally output the big hit signal at the time of sudden hit big hit When the big hit determining unit 201 determines that the big hit generated in the gaming machine 10 is other than the sudden hit big hit, the big hit signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10 is output to the outside.

  FIG. 5A shows an example of a jackpot signal input from the gaming machine 10 to the hall computer 20. Further, in FIG. 5B, when the “setting value” of the external output necessity information is set to “not”, the big hit signal external output control unit 204 processes the big hit signal of FIG. By doing so, the signal output from the hall computer 20 is shown. As shown in the figure, the big hit signal whose duration of receiving the big hit signal is within 5 seconds is determined as the big hit signal at the time of sudden inrush big hit and is not output to the outside. On the other hand, when the reception duration time of the big hit signal exceeds 5 seconds, it is determined as a normal big hit signal at the time when the reception duration time has passed 5 seconds, and the big hit signal after the determined time point is external. Is output.

In the present embodiment, as a method for controlling the external output of the jackpot signal, the jackpot signal external output control unit 204 outputs the jackpot signal externally by turning on an “external output switch” included in the hall computer 20. On the other hand, the big hit signal external output control unit 204 stops the external output of the big hit signal by turning off the external output switch. Here, the external output switch may be configured by an electric circuit or may be configured by software.
The statistical processing unit 205 serving as a statistical processing unit creates statistical data by aggregating game information representing a gaming situation in the gaming machine 10 according to the type of jackpot determined by the jackpot determining unit 201.

6 and 7 show examples of statistical data created by the statistical processing unit 205. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of management data for each gaming machine 10. The items “out” and “difference” shown in the figure are totaled by the same method as the conventional management data items shown in FIG.
In addition, the item “number of balls to be played (TY)” is calculated by the calculation formula TY = (number of replenishment during big hit−number of out during big hit) / (number of big hits−number of big hits during sudden hitting). In this calculation formula, in the denominator, the number of rush hit rushes is not included by subtracting the number of rush hits from the number of big hits, so the number of balls at the time of normal big hit can be calculated accurately. .

Items “T”, “T1”, and “T2” are the total number of jackpots that have occurred, and are tabulated in the same manner as the conventional management data items shown in FIG. The item “Ta” represents the number of rush hits. As a breakdown of “Ta”, the item “Ta1” represents the number of times that a rush rush jackpot has occurred from the normal state, and the item “Ta2” represents the number of times that a rush rush jackpot has occurred from the probability variation state (Ta = Ta1 + Ta2). . The item “Ta%” represents the ratio (%) of the big hits that occurred during the big hit (the calculation formula is Ta% = (Ta / T) × 100). The item “Ta1%” represents the ratio of occurrence of rush rush big hits from the normal state among the generated rush rush big hits. “Ta2%” represents the ratio of the rush rush big hit that occurred when the rush rush hit from the probability change state.
The item “TS1” indicates the probability that a big hit (T1) has occurred from the normal state. The item “TS1a” represents the probability that a normal big hit (T1-Ta1) has occurred from the normal state (the calculation formula is TS1a = number of start times in the normal state / (T1-Ta1)).

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the special award history data in the gaming machine 10 whose machine number is 15, which is counted by the statistical processing unit 205. The item “special award” shown in the figure represents the number of times that a big hit has occurred in each row. The item “state” represents a state when the jackpot of the row occurs, “0” represents a normal state, “1” represents a probability variation state, and “2” represents a short-time state. Since the state is “0” in the first prize, it indicates that the normal state has shifted to the big hit state. Since the state is “1” in the third prize, it indicates that the state has shifted from the probability variation state to the big hit state. In the next line of the first prize, the status is “2”, and the number of special prizes is not counted. The short-time state is counted a specified number of times and returns to the normal state. Represents a transition from the normal state of “0” to the big hit state.

  The item “time” represents the time when the big hit occurs. The item “TO” represents the number of outs in the jackpot state (number = × 10), and the item “BO” represents the number of outs until the jackpot occurs (number = × 10). The item “B difference” represents a difference ball (number = × 10) until a big hit occurs, and the item “AS” represents the number of start times until a big hit occurs. The item “TY” represents the number of balls in the big hit (number = × 10). The item “set” represents the number of balls (number = × 10) per consecutive villa that occurred during the probability fluctuation state. The item “table sales” represents sales (amount = × 100). Further, the jackpot of the row where the “★” mark is displayed represents a jackpot generated from the probability variation state. A jackpot of a row where a “▲” mark is displayed represents a sudden rush jackpot, and a jackpot of a row without a mark represents a normal jackpot.

  The statistical processing unit 205 displays these statistical data on the display device 23 or prints them periodically so that the hall manager can confirm them. With this special award history data, it is possible to analyze and manage the special award history by distinguishing the rush hit big hit and the normal big hit. In addition, when the input device 22 is operated by the hall manager or the like, for example, the special prize history may be displayed for each gaming machine 10 or for each jackpot type.

The external output necessity switching unit 206 changes the content of the external output necessity information stored in the external output necessity storage unit 203 in response to an external input from the input device 22 or a switching button. Thereby, the hall manager can easily set whether or not to output a big hit signal at the time of sudden rush big hit to the calling lamp 30.
The predetermined time storage unit 202 and the external output necessity storage unit 203 are configured by information stored in the storage device 26. The jackpot determining unit 201, the jackpot signal external output control unit 204, the statistical processing unit 205, and the external output necessity switching unit 206 are functions realized by the CPU 21 executing a program.

(Big hit discrimination processing)
Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the jackpot determination process performed by the hall computer 20 will be described. In addition, it is description about a normal state. As an initial state, it is assumed that the external output switch used for controlling the external output of the jackpot signal is in an OFF state. Further, it is assumed that information indicating a predetermined time (“set value” “5” seconds corresponding to “item” “big hit time”) is stored in the predetermined time storage unit 202. Note that the following processing is performed for each gaming machine 10.

First, when the hall computer 20 receives the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10 and detects that the jackpot has occurred, the statistical processing unit 205 is based on the supply signal and the out signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10. To start counting the number of supplies and the number of outs. Further, the statistical processing unit 205 increments the number of big hits “T” by 1 (step S101).
The big hit signal external output control unit 204 indicates whether or not the external output necessity information stored in the external output necessity storage unit 203 indicates that it is necessary to output the big hit signal externally even at the time of sudden hit big hit. judge. Specifically, the big hit signal external output control unit 204 determines whether or not the “set value” corresponding to “item” “external output (probable rush big hit)” is set to “Yes” (step S102). ).

When it is determined that the external output necessity information indicates that it is necessary to externally output a big hit signal even in the case of a sudden inrush big hit (step S102; YES), the big hit signal external output control unit 204 outputs the external output. The switch is turned on (step S103).
Next, the big hit determination unit 201 acquires information (“set value” “5” seconds) indicating the predetermined time from the predetermined time storage unit 202. The jackpot discriminating unit 201 uses the internal clock 27 to measure the reception duration time of the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10 to determine whether or not the reception duration time has exceeded “set value” “5” seconds. Determination is made (step S104).

When the continuation time of the big hit signal is within the “set value” “5” seconds (step S104; YES), the big hit determination unit 201 determines that the big hit generated in the gaming machine 10 is the sudden hit big hit. . Then, when the reception of the big hit signal from the gaming machine 10 is stopped, the statistical processing unit 205 finishes counting the supply number and the out number (step S105). The big hit signal external output control unit 204 turns off the external output switch (step S106).
The statistical processing unit 205 records the counted number of replenishments and the number of outs in the storage device 26 as statistical data about the sudden entry big hit. Further, the statistical processing unit 205 stores in the storage device 26 the jackpot number “Ta” of the rushing hit jackpot incremented by 1 and the total jackpot count “T” incremented by 1 (step S107).

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S104 that the continuation time of the big hit signal exceeds the “set value” “5” (step S104; NO), the big hit determination unit 201 detects that the big hit generated in the gaming machine 10 It is determined that it is a normal jackpot. When the reception of the big hit signal from the gaming machine 10 is stopped, the statistical processing unit 205 finishes counting the supply number and the out number (step S108), and the big hit signal external output control unit 204 turns off the external output switch. The state is set (step S109).
The statistical processing unit 205 records the counted replenishment number and out number in the storage device 26 as statistical data for the normal jackpot. In addition, the statistical processing unit 205 stores the total jackpot number “T” incremented by 1 in the storage device 26 (step S110).

  On the other hand, in step S102, when the external output necessity information indicates that it is not necessary to externally output the big hit signal at the time of sudden hit big hit (step S102; NO), the big hit signal external output control unit 204 Leave the external output switch off. Then, the jackpot determining unit 201 uses the internal clock 27 to measure the reception duration of the jackpot signal. If the continuation time of the big hit signal is within the “set value” “5” seconds (step S111; YES), the big hit determination unit 201 determines that the big hit generated in the gaming machine 10 is a sudden rush big hit. . Then, when the reception of the big hit signal from the gaming machine 10 is stopped, the statistical processing unit 205 finishes counting the supply number and the out number (step S112). The statistical processing unit 205 records the counted replenishment number and out number in the storage device 26 as statistical data about the sudden entry big hit. In addition, the statistical processing unit 205 records in the storage device 26 the number of hits “Ta” at the time of rushing hit big hit incremented by 1 and the total number of hits “T” incremented by 1 (step S113).

  On the other hand, when the reception duration of the big hit signal exceeds the set value “5” seconds in step S111 (step S111; NO), the big hit determination unit 201 determines that the big hit generated in the gaming machine 10 is the normal big hit. Determine. Then, the big hit signal external output control unit 204 turns on the external output switch in order to externally output the big hit signal (step S114).

When the reception of the big hit signal from the gaming machine 10 is stopped, the statistical processing unit 205 ends the counting of the replenishment number and the out number (step S115). The big hit signal external output control unit 204 turns off the external output switch (step S116).
The statistical processing unit 205 records the counted replenishment number and out number in the storage device 26 as statistical data about the normal jackpot. Further, the statistical processing unit 205 records the total number of big hits “T” incremented by 1 in the storage device 26 (step S117).

  As described above, the hall computer 20 can determine the type of jackpot generated in the gaming machine 10 based on the reception duration of the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10. For this reason, it is possible to easily distinguish between the rush hit big hit and the normal big hit only by changing the software stored in the hall computer 20 without changing the big hit signal output from the gaming machine 10. . If it is possible to distinguish between a rush hit big hit and a normal big hit, it is possible to accurately calculate the number of big hits at the time of a normal big hit. Can be used for nail inspection.

  Further, if the devices are connected so that the output signals are transferred in the order of the gaming machine 10 → the hall computer 20 → the call lamp 30, the call lamp can be changed by changing the setting of the external output necessity information of the hall computer 20. At 30, it is possible to cope with whether or not the rush hit big hit is counted as the number of big hits. For this reason, it is not necessary to connect the gaming machine 10 to the hall computer 20 and the calling lamp 30 so as to transmit a big hit signal separately.

In the above-described embodiment, the first jackpot whose duration is within a predetermined time has been described as a rush rush jackpot that occurs before shifting to the probability fluctuation state, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, even if the first big hit is a big hit that occurs before the transition to the short-time state, it may be a big hit whose number of rounds is less than the usual 15 rounds.
Further, when the gaming machine 10 is a gaming machine that generates three types of jackpots having different jackpot durations, three threshold values are stored in the predetermined time storage unit 202 so that three It is recommended to determine the big hit.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the game machine management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (A) is a timing chart showing an example of a jackpot signal output from the gaming machine. (B) is a timing chart showing an example of a jackpot / probability change / time reduction signal output from the gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the hall computer which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the information which shows the predetermined time which concerns on the embodiment, and external output necessity information. (A) is a timing chart which shows an example of the jackpot signal input from the gaming machine to the hall computer. (B) shows that when the “setting value” of the external output necessity information is set to “not”, the jackpot signal external output control unit processes the jackpot signal of (a) and outputs it from the hall computer. It is a timing chart which shows the signal to be performed. It is a figure which shows an example of the management data which concern on the embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of special prize history data concerning the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the big hit discrimination | determination process based on the embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the conventional management data. It is a figure for demonstrating the signal output from the conventional gaming machine, and the counting method of the number of big hits in a management apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating the signal which needs to be output from a game machine, when connecting a management apparatus and a call lamp to a game machine conventionally.

Explanation of symbols

10 gaming machine 20 hall computer 21 CPU
22 Input device 23 Display device 24 RAM
25 ROM
26 Storage device 27 Internal clock 28 I / O port 201 Big hit discrimination unit 202 Predetermined time storage unit 203 External output necessity storage unit 204 Big hit signal external output control unit 205 Statistical processing unit 206 External output necessity switching unit 30 Call lamp

Claims (4)

In a gaming machine management device for managing a gaming machine that generates a plurality of types of jackpots having different durations and outputs a jackpot signal while any one of the types of jackpots continues ,
Jackpot determining means for determining the type of jackpot generated in the gaming machine based on the reception duration of the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine;
A gaming machine management device comprising: statistical processing means for creating statistical data by aggregating game information representing a gaming situation in the gaming machine by type of jackpot determined by the jackpot determining means. The types of jackpots include a first jackpot that has a jackpot duration within a predetermined time, and a second jackpot that has a jackpot duration exceeding a predetermined time,
The jackpot determining means is
2. The gaming machine management device according to claim 1, wherein when the duration of receiving the big hit signal is within a predetermined time, it is determined that the big hit generated in the gaming machine is the first big hit. External output necessity storage means for storing external output necessity information indicating whether or not it is necessary to externally output a jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine;
And a jackpot signal external output control means for controlling an external output of the jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine based on the external output necessity information stored in the external output necessity storage means. The gaming machine management device according to claim 1 or 2. The jackpot signal external output control means,
If the external output necessity information stored in the external output necessity storage means indicates that it is necessary to output a jackpot signal externally regardless of the type of jackpot, it is transmitted from the gaming machine. The jackpot signal coming out is uniformly output externally,
When the external output necessity information stored in the external output necessity storage means indicates that it is not necessary to externally output the big hit signal at the time of the first big hit,
4. The jackpot signal transmitted from the gaming machine is externally output when it is determined by the jackpot determining means that the jackpot generated in the gaming machine is other than the first jackpot. The gaming machine management device described.

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