JP2007000260A - Game information providing system and game information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently provide the analysis information of a game machine to a player visiting a game hall or a registered member. <P>SOLUTION: In the game information providing system, a content server 160 stores game contents including the analysis information and setting information for every model of respective pachinko game machines 100 and Pachinko slot machines 80 disposed in a Pachinko hall for every model, and provides the game contents on condition that a settlement amount corresponding to the game contents are already settled in the case that the game contents are requested from a debit terminal 140. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information providing system and game having a payment terminal device disposed in a game store that makes a payment request to a predetermined payment system, and a server device that provides information relating to each gaming machine in the game store. More particularly, the present invention relates to a game information providing system and a game information providing method capable of efficiently providing game machine analysis information to a player who visits a game store or a registered member.

  Conventionally, in the first type of pachinko machine that is the most common as a pachinko machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”), a picture displayed in three display columns when a pachinko ball launched by a player wins a winning opening. Rotate and win a big hit when a certain pattern is aligned on the reach line. For this reason, in order for a player to acquire many pachinko balls with such a pachinko machine, how to read the nail adjustment that is easy to win in the prize opening, considering the past jackpot history, it is easy to hit the pachinko machine How to find was an important factor.

  On the other hand, in a pachislot machine, when a player inserts a medal and depresses the lever, the three drums rotate, and when a specific pattern is aligned on the reach line, it is a big hit. For this reason, in order for a player to obtain many medals with such a pachislot machine, it was an important factor how to find a pachislot machine that is easy to win in consideration of the past jackpot history.

  In this way, even with conventional pachinko machines and pachislot machines, even if the models are different, there is basically no difference in the mechanism, and as a result, the player's turn around in the field of nail adjustment and past history It had a big influence on. For this reason, in recent pachinko parlors, information terminals that can confirm the jackpot history of each game machine are often provided as part of the service. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an information providing system that discloses the availability of pachinko machines, the situation of a ball to a player, and Patent Document 2 discloses ranking information (ranking, ranking) of pachinko machines or pachislot machines. A game information providing system that provides a player with a player number, a number of balls inserted and a number of balls dispensed is disclosed.

  However, there are many recent pachinko machines and pachislot machines that have a high degree of so-called knowledge intervention, and if each player does not fully understand the characteristics of each model, the player will win. May be missed. For this reason, even if only information relating to past game situations and jackpots as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 is provided to the player, the information is incomplete.

  For example, some recent pachislot machines have a game number upper limit called a so-called ceiling, and when the number of games after the big hit reaches this game number upper limit, there is one that automatically leads to a big win. When playing this type of game, the player suffers an unexpected disadvantage if he does not know the ceiling.

  For this reason, recently, there are many pachinko and pachislot magazines that publish analysis information analyzing each model, and each player acquires such pachinko and pachislot magazines for each model. In many cases, pachinko games and pachislot games are performed after grasping the information.

JP 2002-346174 A JP 2004-41570 A

  However, in reality, many players who visit pachinko parlors are not able to sufficiently review the analysis information of each model in advance, and there are many cases where they suddenly stop at pachinko parlors on their way home from work or free time. It is. Also, even a player who tries to check the analysis information as much as possible, since new pachinko machines and pachislot machines appear every day, it is difficult to always obtain the latest model analysis information in advance.

  Therefore, an important issue is how to provide pachinko machines and pachislot machine analysis information to players who visit pachinko parlors. In particular, in pachinko parlors that adopt a membership system, it is desirable to provide member services that give each member registered a preferential treatment over general players, so it is also desirable to provide analysis information as part of the added value for members. .

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a game information providing system capable of efficiently providing game machine analysis information to a player who visits a game store or a registered member. And it aims at providing the game information provision method.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a payment terminal device disposed in a game store that makes a payment request to a predetermined payment system, and a server device that provides information related to each gaming machine in the game store. A game information providing system comprising: storage means for storing game content for each model including at least analysis information for each model of each gaming machine disposed in the gaming store; and the settlement terminal When the game content is requested from a device, the game content providing means for providing the game content is provided on condition that the payment amount corresponding to the game content has been settled.

  In addition, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the storage unit stores game content including analysis information of a desired model and setting information or setting hint information of the model arranged in the game store for each model. It is characterized by that.

  Further, the present invention is the debit terminal according to the above invention, wherein the settlement terminal device accepts a debit card, a personal identification number and a desired settlement amount corresponding to a desired game content and makes a settlement request to the debit information processing center. The game content is requested to the server device when the settlement request is settled.

  Also, in the present invention, in the above invention, the server device provides game content in which the game content provided by the game content providing means and the identification information of a player who provides the game content are associated and managed When a cancellation request for the game content is received from the status management table and the payment terminal device, the game content is received from the payment terminal device, the game content provision status table is updated, and the payment terminal device And a cancellation processing means for instructing to return money corresponding to the settlement amount of the game content or a part thereof.

  In the present invention, the game content providing means provides unopened game content to the payment terminal device, and the cancellation processing means receives the game content from the payment terminal device. In this case, if the game content is unopened, the cancellation process is performed, and if the game content is in the opened state, the cancellation process is not performed.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the payment terminal device is configured to be communicable with a mobile phone terminal, and a player holds the game content provided by the game content providing means via the payment terminal device. It is stored in a mobile phone terminal.

  In addition, the present invention provides a game in which information relating to each gaming machine in a game store is provided from a server device to a payment terminal device arranged in the game store that makes a payment request to a predetermined payment system. In the information providing method, the server device stores game content including at least analysis information for each model of each gaming machine arranged in the game store in a predetermined storage unit for each model, and A game content providing step of providing the game content when the payment terminal device requests the game content after the payment amount corresponding to the desired game content is settled by the payment terminal device. And

  The present invention provides the cancellation request receiving step of receiving the game content from the payment terminal device when the server device receives the game content cancellation request from the payment terminal device in the above invention, Game content provision status management that manages the game content provided by the game content providing step and the identification information of the player who is the provision destination of the game content in association with each other when a cancellation request is received by the cancellation request receiving step The method further includes a table updating step for updating the table, and a cancellation instruction step for instructing the payment terminal device to return money corresponding to the payment amount of the game content or a part of the payment amount.

  According to the present invention, the server device stores, for each model, game content including at least analysis information for each model of each gaming machine installed in the game store, and when the game content is requested from the payment terminal device. In addition, since the game content is provided on condition that the payment amount corresponding to the game content has been settled, the analysis information for each model having high value for the player is provided for a fee. It is possible to eliminate a situation where a player who has not yet obtained is disadvantaged.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the game content including the analysis information of the desired model and the setting information or the setting hint information of the model arranged in the game store is stored for each model. (For example, settings 1 to 6 of the pachislot machine) or setting hints are provided to the player together with the analysis information, thereby increasing the willingness to purchase game content.

  According to the present invention, the payment terminal device is a debit terminal that receives a debit card, a password, and a desired payment amount corresponding to a desired game content, and makes a payment request to the debit information processing center. Since the game content is requested to the server device when the request is settled, the analysis information can be smoothly provided for a fee using the existing debit card system.

  Further, according to the present invention, the server device associates the provided game content with the identification information of the player who provides the game content and manages them in the game content provision status management table. When a game content cancellation request is received, the game content is received from the payment terminal device, the game content provision status table is updated, and the payment amount of the game content is set to the payment terminal device or a part thereof. Since the corresponding money is instructed to be returned, unnecessary game content can be returned. In addition, since it was decided to return the contents once purchased with the payment system with money, cash out using the payment system is realized, and it is not necessary to purchase unnecessary prepaid cards etc. with the payment system. Players can play smoothly with cash machines and pachislot machines.

  According to the present invention, unopened game content is provided to the payment terminal device, and when the game content is received from the payment terminal device, the cancellation processing is performed if the game content is in an unopened state. Since the cancellation processing is not performed when the game content is in an opened state, the game content that can be canceled can be limited, and the game information providing system can be effectively implemented.

  According to the present invention, the payment terminal device is configured to be communicable with the mobile phone terminal, and the provided game content is stored in the mobile phone terminal held by the player via the payment terminal device. The game information can be confirmed on the mobile phone terminal held by the player himself.

  Exemplary embodiments of a game information providing system and a game information providing method according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, a debit payment system is used as an example of the payment system.

  First, the overall configuration of the game information providing system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a game information providing system according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, in this game information providing system, a debit terminal 140 disposed in a pachinko parlor is connected to an information processing center 200 via a public network 190, and the information processing center 200 is connected to a clearing center 211. Are connected to a debit card issuing bank 220 and a member store bank 230 via a CAFIS (Credit and Finance Information System) network 210.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko parlor, a pachislot machine 80 and a pachinko machine 100 are arranged as gaming machines. Here, for convenience of explanation, one pachislot machine 80 and a pachinko machine 100 are illustrated, but in reality, many different types of pachislot machines 80 and pachinko machines 100 are arranged in the pachinko parlor.

  Here, each pachinko machine 100 is provided with a card processing machine 110, and each pachislot machine 80 is provided with a medal lending machine 90. The card processor 110, the pachislot machine 80, and the medal lending machine 90 are connected to a terminal controller (T / C) 150 via the island controller 120. For the pachinko machine 100, data such as jackpots is notified to the terminal controller (T / C) 150 via the card processor 110, so the pachinko machine 100 and the terminal controller (T / C) 150 are directly connected. It has not been. On the other hand, the pachislot machine 80 is independent from the medal lending machine 90, and thus the pachislot machine 80 and the terminal controller (T / C) 150 are connected.

  A debit terminal 140 and a card issuing machine 130 are arranged as a pair of devices, and the card issuing machine 130 is connected to a terminal controller (T / C) 150 via an island controller 120. A content server 160 is disposed between the terminal controller (T / C) 150 and the island controller 130.

  Here, the server device of claim 1 corresponds to the content server 160 shown in the drawing, and the settlement terminal device of claim 1 corresponds to the debit terminal 140 and the card issuing machine 130 shown in the drawing. It is. However, if the debit terminal 140 has functions for selecting content, selecting cancellation, and paying out cash, which will be described later, the settlement terminal device of claim 1 corresponds to the debit terminal 140 alone.

  The pachinko machine 100 is a gaming machine in which a player plays a pachinko ball in a gaming area, and the card processing machine 110 inserts a prepaid card or a membership card worth a frequency into a predetermined card insertion slot. It is a processing machine that lends pachinko balls that are game media.

  The pachislot machine 80 is a game in which a medal is inserted into the medal slot and the three drums are rotated by operating a lever, and each drum is stopped by pressing a stop button so that the patterns on each drum are aligned. The medal lending machine 90 is a processing machine that lends medals to be used by the pachislot machine 80.

  The island controller 120 is a device that manages the pachislot machine 80, the medal lending machine 90, the pachinko machine 100, the card processing machine 110, the card issuing machine 130, the debit terminal 140, and the like disposed on each island. / Relay data with C150.

  The card issuer 130 is a device that issues a prepaid card valued as a valuable value, and the player issues a card selection operation by inserting cash (banknotes) into the card issuer 130. You can purchase a card. In addition, a prepaid card can be issued by debit payment by the debit terminal 140.

  The debit terminal 140 is attached to the card issuing machine 130. When a bank card (debit card), a PIN number associated with the debit card and a settlement request amount are received, a debit settlement request for the settlement request amount is received. Is a terminal device that performs information processing on the information processing center 190 via the public line network 180. When the payment request is accepted, a prepaid card corresponding to the payment amount is issued from the card issuing machine 130.

  Here, the debit terminal 140 is not only used when purchasing a prepaid card by debit payment like a conventional debit terminal, but also debits game content including analysis information for each model and setting information for the model. It is also used when making a payment.

  The analysis information is information that works advantageously by holding the analysis information when the player plays a game, such as an upper limit of the number of games called the ceiling of the pachislot machine 80, for example. The setting information is a setting value (for example, setting values 1 to 6 of the pachislot machine 80) set in each pachislot machine 80 or the pachinko machine 100.

  That is, when a player purchases a game content of a specific model of the pachinko machine 100 or the pachislot machine 80, the analysis information of the model or the setting information of the model arranged in the pachinko store, for example, “an even numbered base is hot ”And the like related to the setting (hereinafter referred to as“ setting hint information ”). A specific purchasing procedure for game contents using the debit terminal 140 will be described later.

  Further, the debit terminal 140 is configured to be able to communicate with a mobile phone held by a player by infrared communication or the like, and is configured such that the debit terminal 140 can transmit game content acquired from the content server 160 to the mobile phone. ing. The reason for adopting such a configuration is to allow the player to confirm the contents of the game content on his / her mobile phone. If the game content is transmitted to the mobile phone, the player opens the unopened game content on the mobile phone and confirms analysis information and the like included in the opened game content.

  Further, the debit terminal 140 is also used when canceling purchased game content. This is to cope with a case where a player accidentally purchases game content of a different model or reconsiders that the purchased game content is unnecessary. At this time, it is a condition that the game content that can be canceled is unopened. In other words, once the opened game content is canceled, there is no point in providing the game content for a fee.

  In this way, the debit terminal 140 can not only purchase game content by debit payment but also cancel the purchased unopened game content. As a result, the debit payment amount can be fully cashed out. It becomes possible. A player who wishes to cash out may purchase an amount of game content desired to obtain and then continue to cancel the game content. The reason for accepting such a cash-out is that even if a player who plays with a cash-compatible pachinko machine or pachislot machine installed in a pachinko store does not go to the bank when the cash on hand is lost This is because it is necessary to obtain cash quickly.

  At least one T / C 150 is installed in the pachinko parlor, managing data for prepaid cards and membership cards, managing jackpot data for the pachislot machine 80 and pachinko machine 100, managing the pachinko parlor, managing sales, etc. Device. That is, the card ID is stored in the prepaid card, and the frequency corresponding to the card ID is managed by this T / C 150. The T / C 150 is connected to the card company center 180 via the public line network 170, and data relating to the prepaid card is periodically transmitted to the card company center 180. This is in order to perform third party management appropriately.

  The content server 160 stores game content related to each pachinko machine 100 or each pachislot machine 80 arranged in the pachinko store, and when a request for game content is received from the debit terminal 140 that is a client terminal, The corresponding game content is transmitted to the debit terminal 140.

  Specifically, when the content server 160 obtains the analysis information of each model, the content server 160 encloses the analysis information and the setting information of the model arranged in the pachinko parlor to generate game content for the model. And remember. When such game content is generated, it can be opened on the mobile phone by the player, but the opened game content is not transferred to an unopened state. There is a need to. This is because if the opened game content can be unopened again, cancellation of the opened game content will be permitted. Accordingly, it is necessary to install an application that operates on a mobile phone so as to open a game content. However, the application may be downloaded by accessing a server device (not shown) from the mobile phone.

  The information processing center 200 is a window that accepts a debit payment request from the debit terminal 140. If the debit payment request is accepted, a bank account of a player (user) is provided via the CAFIS network 210. A balance inquiry is made to the debit card issuing bank 220, and if there is an account balance that is equal to or more than the requested payment amount, a settlement process is performed. In response to the payment processing, the payment request amount is deducted from the bank account of the player of the debit card issuing bank 220 to the account of the information processing center 200 of the member store bank 230. The settlement amount is transferred from the account to the account of the pachinko store of the bank 240 together.

  Next, the concept of purchasing game content by debit payment using the debit terminal 140 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a concept of purchasing game content by debit payment using the debit terminal 140 shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the player brings his mobile phone B close to the debit terminal 140 so as to be communicable with the debit terminal 140 (step S101), and then inserts the debit card A into the debit terminal 140. The password of the debit card A is input (step S102). Thereafter, when a game content to be purchased is selected on the card issuing machine 130 (step S103), an amount corresponding to the game content is notified from the card issuing machine 130 to the debit terminal 140 as a settlement request amount.

  The debit terminal 140 that has received the notification of the payment request amount makes a debit payment request to the information processing center 200 (step S104), and the information processing center 200 that has received the debit payment request stores it in the account of the player. Check if there is an account balance equal to or greater than the payment request amount + commission.

  When the debit terminal 140 receives a payment permission notification from the information processing center 200 (step S105), the debit terminal 140 requests the game content selected by the player from the content server 160 (step S106). .

  Upon receiving this content request, the content server 160 searches for the corresponding game content from a plurality of game content stored in advance, and transmits the searched game content to the debit terminal 140 (step S107). In the content server 160, the game content provider and the provided game content are associated with each other and registered in the provider table.

  The debit terminal 140 that has received the game content transmits the received game content to the mobile phone B (step S108), and then issues a receipt from the receipt issuing port and displays a transaction completion indication on the display unit. The debit card A is discharged from the insertion slot.

  By performing the above-described series of processing, the player can purchase desired game content using debit payment. Note that a player who has purchased this game content can open the unopened game content on the mobile phone B and check the analysis information, setting information, etc. of the model.

  Next, the concept of canceling purchased game content using the debit terminal 140 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a concept of canceling purchased game content using the debit terminal 140 shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the player makes his / her mobile phone B close to the debit terminal 140 so as to be communicable with the debit terminal 140 (step S201), and then makes a cancellation selection on the card issuing machine 130 ( Step S202). When a plurality of game contents exist on the mobile phone B, each game content on the mobile phone B can be read out to select a game content to be canceled.

  If the cancellation selection is made, the debit terminal 140 reads out the corresponding game content from the mobile phone B and confirms that it is in an unopened state, and then issues an instruction to delete the game content to the mobile phone B. (Step S203) After confirming that the game content has been deleted, the game content to be deleted is transmitted to the content server 160 (Step S204). The content server 160 that has received the game content updates the provision destination table and deletes the game content from the provision destination of the game content. When the cancellation process is completed, the cash corresponding to the canceled game content is discharged from the card issuing machine 130.

  By performing the above-described series of processing, game contents unnecessary for the player can be canceled from the provided game contents. For this reason, it becomes possible to cash out the payment request amount in full.

  Next, the external configuration of the debit terminal 140 and the card issuing machine 130 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the external configuration of the debit terminal 140 and the card issuing machine 130 shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, a display unit 141, a numeric keypad 142, a debit card insertion slot 143, a receipt issuing slot 144, a proximity position mark 145, and a holding holder 146 are provided on the front surface of the debit terminal 140.

  The display unit 141 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel that performs various displays related to debit payment transactions and the like, and the numeric keypad 142 is an input device used for inputting a personal identification number. The debit card insertion port 143 is an insertion port for inserting the debit card A, and the receipt issue port 144 is an issue port for issuing a receipt on which a debit transaction result is printed. The proximity position mark 145 is a mark used when infrared communication or the like is performed with the mobile phone B. When the mobile phone B capable of infrared communication or the like is brought close to the proximity position mark 145, the communication becomes possible. The holding holder 146 is a holder for holding the mobile phone B.

  On the other hand, on the front face of the card issuing machine 130, a display unit 131, a money amount selection button 132, a game content selection button 133, a cancellation button 134, a card issuing port 135, and a bill insertion / discharge port 136 are provided.

  The display unit 131 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel that performs various displays relating to card issuance, and the amount selection button 132 is a selection button for selecting the amount of the prepaid card to be issued. The game content selection button 133 is a selection button provided for each type of game content to be purchased, and the cancellation button 134 is a button for canceling the purchased game content. The card issuing port 135 is an issuing port for issuing a prepaid card, and the banknote insertion / discharge port 136 inserts a banknote when purchasing a prepaid card, and discharges a banknote when canceling the change or game content. This is an insertion / discharge port.

  Here, an outline of operation when purchasing a prepaid card using money that is cash will be described using this front view. The player presses the money amount selection button 132 of the corresponding money amount after inserting a banknote greater than or equal to the amount of the prepaid card to be purchased into the bill insertion / discharge port 136. As a result, a prepaid card valued for the selected amount of money is issued from the card issuing slot 135 and change is discharged from the bill insertion / discharge slot 136.

  Next, an outline of operations when purchasing a prepaid card by debit payment will be described using this front view. First, the player inserts the debit card A into the debit card insertion slot 143 and inputs the password using the numeric keypad 142. When the player presses down the desired amount selection button 132 of the card issuing machine 130, the pressed amount is notified to the debit terminal 140 as a settlement request amount. When the above series of operations is performed, the debit terminal 140 makes a debit payment request to the information processing center 200.

  When the information processing center 200 accepts the debit payment request, the payment completion or the like is displayed on the display unit 141, and the prepaid value corresponding to the payment amount is valued from the card issuing port 135 of the card issuing machine 130. As the card is discharged, a receipt is issued from the receipt issuing port 144, and the debit card A is returned from the debit card insertion port 143.

  On the other hand, when the debit payment request is rejected by the information processing center 200, that effect is displayed on the display unit 141, and the debit card A is returned from the debit card insertion slot 143.

  Next, an outline of operations when purchasing game content by debit payment will be described using this front view. First, the player holds the mobile phone B in the holding holder 146 so as to be communicable with the debit terminal 140, and then inserts the debit card A into the debit card insertion slot 143 and inputs the password using the numeric keypad 142. To do. Thereafter, when a desired game content selection button 133 on the card issuing machine 130 is pressed to select a game content, an amount corresponding to the game content is notified from the card issuing machine 130 to the debit terminal 140 as a settlement request amount.

  The debit terminal 140 that has received the notification of the payment request amount makes a debit payment request to the information processing center 200. If the debit terminal 140 receives a payment permission notification from the information processing center 200, the debit terminal 140 requests the game content selected by the player from the content server 160, and the corresponding game is received from the content server 160. Receive content.

  The debit terminal 140 that has received the game content transmits the received game content to the mobile phone B, and then issues a receipt from the receipt issue port 144 and displays a transaction completion indication on the display unit 141. From 143, the debit card A is discharged.

  Next, the internal configuration of the debit terminal 140 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of the debit terminal 140 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the debit terminal 140 includes a display unit 141, a numeric keypad 142, communication interface units (communication I / F units) 140a and 140b, a card reader 140c, a mobile phone data communication unit 140d, a printing unit 140e, a debit A card processing unit 140f, a content processing unit 140g, and a control unit 140h are included.

  The communication I / F unit 140 a is an interface unit for data communication with the information processing center 200 via the public line network 190, and the communication I / F unit 140 b is connected via the card issuer 130 and the card issuer 130. Interface unit for communicating with the T / C 150 and the content server 140.

  The card reader 140c is a processing unit that reads the card ID from the debit card A inserted into the debit card insertion slot 143 and outputs the card ID to the control unit 140h. The mobile phone data communication unit 140d is a portable unit held by the holding holder 146. The communication unit performs data communication with the telephone B by infrared communication or the like, and the printing unit 140e is a small printer for printing the debit details after completion of the debit payment transaction as a receipt. The receipt printed by the printing unit 140e is discharged from the receipt issuing port 144.

  The debit card processing unit 140f is a processing unit that makes a debit payment request corresponding to the debit payment request to the information processing center 200 when a debit payment request is received from a player. Then, the personal identification number and the settlement request amount (the amount of the selected amount selection button 132 + the fee or the amount of the selected game content button 133 + the fee) are transmitted to the information processing center 200 to make a debit settlement request.

  The content processing unit 140g is a processing unit that performs processing for purchasing gaming content from the content server 160 and processing for canceling gaming content. In the case of purchasing game content, after the debit payment processing is completed, the game server requests the corresponding game content from the content server 160 and receives the game content. To send. On the other hand, when canceling the game content, it is confirmed whether or not the game content in the mobile phone B is unopened. If the game content is unopened, the game content is transmitted to the content server 160 and the cancel processing is performed. At the same time as requesting, a process of deleting the game content from the mobile phone B is performed.

  The control unit 140h is a control unit that performs overall control of the debit terminal 140. Specifically, the control unit 140h performs processing for exchanging data with the information processing center 200 via the public line network 180, and communication with the T / C 150. The process etc. which perform are performed.

  Next, the internal configuration of the content server 160 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of the content server 160 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the content server 160 includes a display unit 161, an input unit 162, a communication interface unit (communication I / F unit) 163, a storage unit 164, a game content provision processing unit 165, and a game content cancellation processing unit 166. And have.

  The display unit 161 is a display device such as a display, and the input unit 162 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse. The display unit 161 and the input unit 162 are mainly used when an administrator performs operations such as registration and deletion of the game content 164a.

  The communication interface unit 163 is a communication interface for communicating with the debit terminal 140 or the terminal controller (T / C) 150 via the island controller 120.

  The storage unit 164 is a secondary storage medium such as a hard disk, which stores at least the game content 164a and the provision destination table 164b. The game content 164a is data in which analysis information, setting information, etc. for each model is enclosed as described above, and can be opened on the mobile phone B. The provision destination table 164b is a table that stores game content provision destinations and provided game content types in association with each other. More specifically, data associated with a debit card number as a providing destination and a game content identification number as a type is stored.

  The game content provision processing unit 165 is a processing unit that provides and processes the game content 164a stored in the storage unit 164 in response to a request from the debit terminal 140. Specifically, if a request for a certain game content 164a is received, For example, the game content 164a is extracted from the storage unit 164 and transmitted to the debit terminal 140, and at the same time, the provision destination and the type of game content are associated with each other and registered in the provision destination table 164b.

  In response to the cancellation request from the debit terminal 140, the gaming content cancellation processing unit 166 deletes the provision type of the game content of the corresponding providing destination from the providing destination table 164 and uses the gaming content returned from the debit terminal 140 as a reminder. For logging. Since the returned game content may be unopened after being opened once, it is stored as log data in another large-capacity storage medium (not shown), and is opened and verified offline as necessary.

  Next, a processing procedure when purchasing game content by the debit terminal 140 and the content server 160 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when purchasing game content by the debit terminal 140 and the content server 160 shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the debit terminal 140 is initially in a data communication standby state with the mobile phone B (step S301), and when the mobile phone B is placed on the holding holder 146 and becomes communicable (Yes in step S302). ), Accepting the debit card A, accepting the cancellation operation, and the like.

  Here, when the debit card A is received from the debit card insertion port 143 (step S303), the card identification information is read from the debit card A. Further, the personal identification number is received from the numeric keypad 142 (step S304), and a game content selection signal corresponding to the game content selection button 133 is received from the card issuing machine 130 (step S305), and the settlement request amount is based on this game content selection signal. To decide.

  Then, a debit payment request for the payment request amount is made to the information processing center 200 (step S306), and if a notification that the payment request is rejected (No at step S307), the balance is displayed on the display unit 141. Insufficient error display is performed (step S314), and the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the payment request is accepted (Yes at Step S307), the game server 164 requests the corresponding game content 164a from the content server 160 (Step S308). The request includes the card identification information of the debit card A of the player.

  The content server 160 that has received the request for the game content 164a retrieves the corresponding game content 164a from the storage unit 164 (step S309), transmits the retrieved game content 164a to the debit terminal 140 (step S310), and then provides it. The provision destination table 164b stored in the provision destination table 164b in association with the card identification information of the player and the type of the game content 164a provided is updated (step S311).

  On the other hand, the debit terminal 140 that has received the game content 164a transfers the received game content 164a to the mobile phone B (step S312), and after issuing a receipt and discharging the debit card A, the display unit 141 The processing completion is displayed on (Step S313).

  Next, a processing procedure when the game content is canceled by the debit terminal 140 and the content server 160 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the game content is canceled by the debit terminal 140 and the content server 160 shown in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the debit terminal 140 is initially in a data communication standby state with the mobile phone B (step S401), and when the mobile phone B is placed on the holding holder 146 and becomes communicable (Yes in step S402). ), Accepting the debit card A, accepting the cancellation operation, and the like.

  Here, when the player inserts the debit card A into the debit card insertion slot 143 and receives a content cancellation operation signal by pressing the cancellation button 134 on the card issuing machine 130 (step S403), it is stored in the mobile phone B. The played game content 164a is read (step S404), and it is confirmed whether or not it is in an unopened state (step S405). If it is not unopened but opened (No at step S405), an error message indicating that cancellation is not possible is performed (step S416), and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the game content 164a is in an unopened state (Yes at step S405), the game content 164a is transmitted to the content server 160 to give a cancellation instruction (step S406). It is assumed that this cancellation instruction includes card identification information of the debit card A of the player.

  Upon receiving this cancellation instruction, the content server 160 checks the provision destination table 164b to determine whether or not cancellation is possible (steps S407 to S408), and notifies the debit terminal 140 of the check result (step S409). ) If cancellation is possible (Yes in step S410), an update process is performed to delete the identification information of the game content of the corresponding provision destination from the provision destination table 164b (step S411). The determination as to whether or not cancellation is possible is based on whether or not the card identification information of the player who made the cancellation request is associated with the identification information of the game content to be canceled and registered in the provision destination table 164b. Made.

  The debit terminal 140 that has received this check result, if cancellation is not possible (No at step S412), performs error processing for displaying on the display unit 141 that the game content is not provided at the pachinko parlor (step S416).

  On the other hand, if cancellation is possible (Yes in step S412), the corresponding game content 164a is deleted from the mobile phone B (step S413), and the refund for the game content 164a canceled to the card issuing machine 130 is made. An instruction is given and a refund is issued from the card issuing machine 130 (step S414). Thereafter, the termination is displayed on the display unit 141 (step S415).

  As described above, in this embodiment, the game server 164a including the analysis information and the setting information for each model of the pachinko machine 100 and the pachislot machine 80 installed in the pachinko parlor is provided for each model. When the game content game content 164a is requested from the debit terminal 140, the game content game content 164a is provided on the condition that the payment amount corresponding to the game content game content 164a has been settled. With this configuration, it is possible to provide analysis information and setting information for each model with high value for the player for a fee, thereby eliminating a situation in which a player who has not obtained analysis information or the like becomes disadvantageous.

  In addition, when the unopened game content game content 164a that has been purchased in response to a cancellation request from the debit terminal 140 is canceled, it is configured to be refunded with cash, so that the debit settlement amount can be cashed out, and the cash machine A smooth game can be played at.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the present invention uses a debit payment system is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to the case where other payment systems are used.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the content server 160 is provided in the pachinko store is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the content server 160 is provided outside the pachinko store, The present invention can also be applied to the case where the game content game content 164a is provided by access.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the description has been made mainly on the case where one purchased game content 164a exists in the mobile phone B, but when a plurality of purchased game contents 164a exist, any of the game contents 164a is canceled. It can also be configured to select on the card issuing machine 130 whether or not to do so. In such a case, the identification information of the plurality of game contents 164a existing in the mobile phone B may be taken out and displayed on the card issuing machine 130 so that the player can select.

  Further, in this embodiment, when canceling, it is operated once through the mobile phone B, but when canceling immediately after purchase, the card issuer 130 and the debit terminal 140 are operated without using the mobile phone B. You may be able to cancel just by doing. By doing so, the cash-out process can be performed more smoothly.

  The game information providing system and the game information providing method according to the present invention are useful for efficiently providing game machine analysis information to a player who visits a game store or a registered member.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the game information provision system which concerns on a present Example. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the purchase concept of the game content by the debit payment using the debit terminal shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the cancellation concept of the purchased game content using the debit terminal shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the external appearance structure of the debit terminal and card issuing machine shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the internal structure of the debit terminal shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the internal structure of the content server shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence at the time of the game content purchase by the debit terminal and content server shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence at the time of the game content cancellation | release by the debit terminal and content server shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

80 Pachislot Machine 90 Medal Lending Machine 100 Pachinko Machine 110 Card Processing Machine 120 Island Controller 130 Card Issuer 131 Display Unit 132 Amount Selection Button 133 Game Content Selection Button 134 Cancellation Button 135 Card Issue Port 136 Bill Insertion / Ejection Port 140 Debit Terminal 140a 140b Communication interface unit (communication I / F unit)
140c Card reader 140d Mobile phone data communication unit 140e Printing unit 140f Debit card processing unit 140g Content processing unit 140h Control unit 141 Display unit 142 Numeric keypad 143 Debit card insertion port 144 Receipt issue port 145 Proximity position mark 146 Holding holder 150 Terminal controller (T / C)
160 Content Server 161 Display Unit 162 Input Unit 163 Communication Interface Unit 164 Storage Unit 164a Game Content 164b Destination Table 165 Game Content Provision Processing Unit 166 Game Content Cancellation Processing Unit 170, 190 Public Line Network 180 Card Company Center 200 Information Processing Center 210 CAFIS Network 211 Clearing Center 220 Debit Card Issuing Bank (Bank where player's account is established)
230 Merchant bank (bank with information processing center account)
240 △△ Bank (bank where pachinko parlor account is established)

Claims (8)

A game information providing system comprising a payment terminal device arranged in a game store that makes a payment request to a predetermined payment system, and a server device that provides information related to each gaming machine in the game store,
The server device
Storage means for storing game content for each model including at least analysis information for each model of each gaming machine arranged in the game store;
And a game content providing means for providing the game content on condition that the payment amount corresponding to the game content has been settled when the game content is requested from the payment terminal device. Game information provision system.   2. The storage unit stores game content including analysis information of a desired model and setting information or setting hint information of the model arranged in the game store for each model. Game information provision system.   The payment terminal device is a debit terminal that accepts a debit card, a password, and a desired payment amount corresponding to a desired game content and makes a payment request to the debit information processing center, and when the payment request is settled The game information providing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game content is requested from the server device. The server device
A game content provision status management table for managing the game content provided by the game content providing means and identification information of a player who is a provider of the game content in association with each other;
When a request to cancel the gaming content is received from the settlement terminal device, the gaming content is received from the settlement terminal device, the gaming content provision status table is updated, and the gaming content is updated with respect to the settlement terminal device. 4. The game information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a cancellation processing unit that gives an instruction to return money corresponding to a settlement amount or a part of the settlement amount.   The game content providing means provides unopened game content to the payment terminal device, and the cancellation processing means is in an unopened state when the game content is received from the payment terminal device. 5. The game information providing system according to claim 4, wherein a cancellation process is performed, and if the game content is in an unsealed state, the cancellation process is not performed.   The payment terminal device is configured to be communicable with a mobile phone terminal, and stores the game content provided by the game content providing means in a mobile phone terminal held by a player via the payment terminal device. The game information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A game information providing method for providing information related to each gaming machine in a game store from a server device to a payment terminal device arranged in the game store that makes a payment request to a predetermined payment system,
A storage step in which the server device stores game content including at least analysis information for each model of each gaming machine arranged in the gaming store in a predetermined storage unit for each model;
A game content providing step of providing the game content on condition that the payment amount corresponding to the game content has been settled when the game content is requested from the payment terminal device. To provide game information. A cancellation request receiving step of receiving the gaming content from the payment terminal device when the server device receives the gaming content cancellation request from the payment terminal device;
When the cancellation request is received in the cancellation request receiving step, the gaming content provision status in which the gaming content provided in the gaming content provision step and the identification information of the player who is the gaming content providing destination are associated and managed A table update process for updating the management table;
The game information providing method according to claim 7, further comprising: a cancellation instruction step for instructing the payment terminal device to return money corresponding to the payment amount of the game content or a part of the payment amount. .

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