JP2007125112A - Game data collector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To specify the type of a big win based on a signal acquired from a game machine outputting a signal indicating a generation of a big win despite types in the game machine producing different types of games. <P>SOLUTION: This game data collector receives a big win signal indicating the production of the big win despite the types, and a channel state signal indicating the state of a game-board-shaped channel of game media. When acquiring a channel state signal that is a signal (a part indicated by a sign A) indicating that a specific winning hole is in a state allowing easy passing of a Pachinko ball at a time when a big win signal starts to indicate a big win state (a part indicated by a sign T1), namely, during a prescribed time dt1 before producing the big win, this game data collector specifies that the big win state is derived from a big win produced when a Pachinko ball passes through the specific win hole. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for collecting game data of gaming machines that generate different types of jackpots depending on a process difference until a jackpot.

Many pachinko gaming machines are configured to easily acquire a large number of pachinko balls when the gaming machine is in a specific state. A specific state that facilitates acquiring a large number of pachinko balls is referred to as a jackpot state. In addition, when the gaming machine is in the “hit state”, the gaming machine is referred to as generating a jackpot. For example, there is a gaming machine that generates a big hit when a game medium passes through a special winning opening provided on the game board. Alternatively, the game has a lottery section for determining “big hit” or “out of play” by lottery, and the lottery section starts when the game medium passes through the start winning opening provided on the game board. There is a machine. In this gaming machine, when the pachinko ball passes through the start winning opening, the lottery unit operates, and a big hit is generated when the lottery unit determines “big hit”.
When a big hit occurs and the gaming machine is in a big win state, for example, a particularly large winning opening is opened and closed a predetermined number of times. A predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out each time the pachinko balls pass through the large winning opening.
In recent years, in order to make the game more attractive, the lottery section is activated by the jackpot generated when the pachinko ball passes through the special prize opening and the pachinko ball passes through the start prize opening. There are game machines that can generate different types of jackpots depending on the process from when a pachinko ball is struck into the game board until the jackpot is generated, such as a jackpot that is generated when the player decides to win a jackpot. A typical difference in process is that pachinko balls pass through different prize openings. When a jackpot is generated when a pachinko ball passes through one of the different winning gates, each of the different jackpots that the pachinko ball has passed may be referred to as a “different type of jackpot”. . In addition, even if the jackpot state (for example, the jackpot state where a special large winning opening is opened and closed a predetermined number of times as described above) is the same, each jackpot generated by different processes is referred to as “different types of jackpots”. May also be called.
In the following description, the pachinko ball may be referred to as a game medium.

  By the way, the management side of the game hall performs the work of adjusting the nails on the game board in order to adjust the play probability of each gaming machine. At that time, if the probability of the past jackpot occurrence of each gaming machine (for example, the number of jackpot occurrences for a predetermined number of game media that have been driven into the game board) can be grasped, nail adjustment can be performed more appropriately. . Therefore, a signal output from the gaming machine, for example, a signal indicating that the gaming machine has generated a jackpot, a signal indicating the number of out balls (the number of game media driven into the game board), the number of safe balls (gaming machine) A device has been developed that acquires a signal indicating the number of game media paid out from (2) and collects game data such as the probability of jackpot occurrence. For gaming machines that generate different types of jackpots, for example, gaming machines that have multiple winning holes that trigger a jackpot, the jackpots that are generated by the gaming machine are triggered by which winning slot has passed the gaming media It is desirable to output a signal indicating whether or not This is because, when the probability of a jackpot that is generated when a game medium passes through a certain prize opening is low, the nail adjustment can be performed so that the game medium can easily pass through the prize opening.

  However, despite the fact that the game machine can generate different types of jackpots, a signal (referred to as a jackpot signal) indicating that the gaming machine has generated a jackpot is output regardless of the type of jackpot. There is something. With such a jackpot signal, it is impossible to specify what kind of jackpot the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the signal is. Therefore, for a gaming machine that outputs a signal indicating that a jackpot has occurred without specifying the type of jackpot, any type of jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal from any other signal output from the gaming machine. Therefore, there is a demand for a game data collection device that can identify whether or not it is due to the jackpot.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for identifying a jackpot type indicated by a jackpot signal for a gaming machine that outputs a jackpot signal that simply indicates that a jackpot has occurred, even though different types of jackpots can be generated. Proposed.

JP 2005-177263 A

  In Patent Literature 1, for different types of jackpots, game machines with different average durations of the respective jackpot states generated by the occurrence of each type of jackpot are targeted. If the average duration of the jackpot state generated by the occurrence of each type of jackpot is different, it is expected that the number of game media driven into the gaming machine during the jackpot state will be different for each jackpot type. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, the type of jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal is specified from the duration of the jackpot state indicated by the jackpot signal or a signal indicating the number of game media driven into the gaming machine during the duration.

However, since the technology of Patent Document 1 targets gaming machines that have different average durations of the jackpot states generated by each type of jackpot, even if different types of jackpots occur, It is not applicable to gaming machines in which the average duration of each jackpot state caused by the jackpot occurrence is approximately equal.
For gaming machines that can generate different types of jackpots and the average duration of the jackpot state produced by each type of jackpot is approximately equal to the jackpot signal that indicates that a jackpot has occurred, There is a demand for a technique for identifying which kind of jackpot is caused by the jackpot occurrence shown.

Many game machines often have a plurality of different game media flow paths on the game board through which game media can flow in order to change the game. In particular, when a game medium passes, the game medium is easy for the game medium to pass through the winning opening for some of the winning holes (such as the above-mentioned special winning opening and start winning opening) that are the triggers for generating a jackpot. The state can be set to either the state of the flow path or the state of the game medium flow path that is difficult to pass (including the state of the game medium flow path that prevents passage of game media). That is, the game medium flow path can be set to different types of states. In other words, setting the game medium flow paths in different states means different processes until the jackpot is generated. In a gaming machine in which the game medium flow path can be set to different types of state, it is extremely easy for the game medium to pass through in the state of the game medium flow path where the game medium easily passes through the winning opening and in the state where it is difficult to pass through. Are often different. Such a gaming machine often outputs a signal indicating the type of setting state of the game medium flow path.
Some gaming machines output a signal indicating that a game medium has passed a specific location on the game medium flow path on the game board.

  In the present invention, with different types of jackpots, the process from when the game medium is struck to the game board until the jackpot is generated is different, and the difference in the process is that the winning opening that triggers the jackpot is different. Pay attention to. And, it is possible to determine which winning hole through which the game medium easily passes can be specified by the type of the setting state of the game medium flow path on the game board and the position on the game board through which the game medium has passed. To do.

The present invention acquires a signal indicating that a gaming machine has generated a jackpot regardless of the type of jackpot generated by the gaming machine from the gaming machine, and a channel state signal indicating a setting state of the gaming medium channel, And at least one of the passage signals indicating that the game medium has passed a specific location on the game board is acquired from the gaming machine. When the flow path status signal indicates that the gaming machine is likely to pass through a specific winning port that triggers a big hit within a specific period of time before the occurrence of the big hit indicated by the big hit signal The jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal is specified to be due to a jackpot of a kind triggered by the game medium passing through a winning opening that is easy to pass.
Or, within a specific period of time before the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal, the passing signal has passed through a specific place where the game medium is likely to pass through a specific winning opening that triggers the jackpot. In the case where it is shown, the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal is specified to be due to the type of jackpot triggered by the passing of the game medium through the winning opening that is likely to pass.
A game machine that outputs a signal indicating that a jackpot has been generated despite the fact that different types of jackpots can be generated. Game data collection device for identifying what kind of jackpot the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the acquired jackpot signal is by using at least one of the passing signals indicating that it has passed through the specific place above Can be realized.

The present invention can be embodied in an apparatus that collects game data of gaming machines that generate different types of jackpots depending on the difference in process until the jackpot. The game data collection device acquires a jackpot signal indicating that the gaming machine has generated a jackpot from the gaming machine, and sets a channel state signal indicating a type of setting state of the game medium channel, and the game medium is on the game board. A signal acquisition unit that acquires at least one of the passing signals indicating that the vehicle has passed a specific location from the gaming machine, and the jackpot signal indicates that the jackpot signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates occurrence of a jackpot Type identification that identifies the type of jackpot indicated by the acquired jackpot signal based on at least one of the flow path state signal within a specific period from the point of occurrence of jackpot to a predetermined time and the passing signal within the specific period A part.
The signal acquisition unit may acquire a jackpot signal or the like online from the gaming machine, or temporarily store the signal output from the gaming machine in a storage device such as a hard disk device or a memory device. The signal may be acquired later from the storage device, so-called offline.
In addition, the “difference in the process until the big hit” may be, for example, a difference in a process in which a winning opening through which a game medium passes is different. In this case, the winning hole that generates the jackpot may be some specific winning holes among the winning holes provided in the gaming machine, such as the start winning hole or the special winning hole described above.
In addition, “different types of jackpots” can be regarded as “different types of jackpots”, even if the jackpot status generated by the occurrence of the jackpot is the same, if each jackpot is generated by different processes. Good.
Further, “within a specific period from the time of occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal to a predetermined time before” is based on the time axis on the acquired signal. Therefore, even if the signal is acquired offline in a short time, “within a specific period from the time of occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal to a predetermined time” means that the time axis when the game data collection device acquires from the storage device The time axis indicated by the acquired signal is used as a reference instead of the reference.

  According to the above configuration, for a jackpot signal that simply indicates that a jackpot has occurred regardless of the type of jackpot, the flow path state signal or passage within a specific period from the jackpot occurrence point indicated by the jackpot signal to a predetermined time before From the signal, it is determined which type of jackpot occurrence is caused by the jackpot occurrence indicated by the acquired jackpot signal. From the flow path state signal, it is possible to specify which route the game medium is likely to flow through. That is, it is possible to identify a winning opening through which game media easily pass. The passage signal can specify that the game medium has passed a specific place on the game board. Accordingly, it is possible to specify a winning opening through which a game medium that has passed through a specific place is most likely to pass thereafter. The winning opening with the highest possibility of passing the game medium can be specified by either the flow path state signal or the passage signal. Therefore, it is possible to specify which winning opening the game medium is most likely to pass through a predetermined time before the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal. As a result, it is possible to specify that the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal is a jackpot that is generated when the game medium passes through a winning opening that is in a state where it is most likely to pass before the jackpot occurrence time. . That is, the type of jackpot can be specified.

In the gaming machine, the first winning opening and the second winning opening are arranged on the game board, and the type of jackpot generated by the gaming machine is determined when the game medium passes through the first winning opening. In many cases, there is a first jackpot that occurs at a predetermined probability and a first jackpot that occurs with a predetermined probability through a stochastic process inside the gaming machine when the game medium passes through the second prize opening.
Here, “definitely generated first jackpot” means not probabilistic, and is not limited to the jackpot that is always generated when the game medium passes through the first winning opening. It is sufficient if it is deterministic whether or not a jackpot will occur when the game medium passes through the first winning opening. For example, when the gaming machine is in a jackpot state, a condition that a new jackpot does not occur even if the game medium passes through the first winning opening may be attached.
In addition, the state of the game medium flow path includes a first flow path state in which the game medium easily passes through the first winning port where the first jackpot is definitely generated when the game medium passes, and the first winning port. In many cases, there is a second flow path state in which game media are difficult to pass. Here, the “second flow path state in which the game medium hardly passes through the first winning opening” may be a state in which the game medium cannot pass through the first winning opening.
For such a gaming machine, when the type specifying unit indicates that the channel state signal acquired by the signal acquiring unit indicates that the gaming medium channel is in the first state within the specified period. If the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the acquired jackpot signal is determined to be due to the first jackpot, and the game medium flow path is not indicated to be in the first state within the specified period, the acquired jackpot signal It is preferable to specify that the occurrence of the jackpot shown by is due to the second jackpot.

In such a gaming machine, the second jackpot that is generated with a predetermined probability through the stochastic process inside the gaming machine triggered by the passing of the gaming medium through the second winning opening, even if the gaming medium is in the second winning opening. A big hit does not necessarily occur even if it passes through. Such a second winning opening is usually easier to pass the game medium than the other winning openings, that is, the first winning opening that definitely generates a big win when the game medium passes. Accordingly, when the state of the game medium flow path is the second flow path state in which the game medium is difficult to pass through the first winning opening in which the first jackpot is definitely generated when the game medium passes, Tends to be set so that the game medium is less likely to pass through than the second prize opening.
Further, the first winning opening will definitely generate a big hit if the game medium passes through the winning opening. When the game medium flow path is in the first flow path state in which game media can easily pass through the first prize opening, the probability that a big hit will occur when the game medium passes through the first prize opening tends to increase. It becomes.
By utilizing the above-mentioned tendency, the type specifying unit indicates that the channel state signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates that the game medium channel is in the first state within the specified period. If the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the acquired jackpot signal is determined to be due to the first jackpot, and the game medium flow path is not indicated to be in the first state within the specified period, the acquired jackpot signal Can be identified as being caused by the second jackpot.

  The gaming machine includes a symbol display unit that can display different symbols on the game board, and when the second jackpot occurs, the symbol display unit is often a gaming machine that displays a specific symbol.

  The type specifying unit indicates the acquired jackpot signal when the specific place indicated by the passing signal within the specific period is a place of a specific winning opening that definitely generates a jackpot when the game medium passes. It is preferable to specify that the jackpot is a jackpot due to the passage of the game medium through the specific winning opening.

  If the specific location on the game board indicated by the passing signal is the location of a specific winning opening that will definitely generate a jackpot when the game medium passes, the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal is the specific winning prize. It can be specified that the game is due to a jackpot generated when the game medium passes through the mouth.

  A counting unit that calculates the total number of jackpots generated during a predetermined period from the jackpot signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit, and calculates a ratio of the number of jackpot occurrences by type specified by the type specifying unit to the total number of times It is preferable that the game data storage unit stores the ratio calculated by the counting unit.

  According to said structure, it is possible to store the jackpot occurrence probability for different types. The saved jackpot occurrence probability may be used for subsequent nail adjustments, or for each gaming machine, the occurrence probability for each jackpot type may be disclosed to the players in the game hall. By notifying the player of the probability of occurrence of each jackpot type, the player can use it as reference information when selecting a gaming machine to be played.

  According to the present invention, a flow path state indicating a set state of a game medium flow path with respect to a signal that is output from a gaming machine that generates different types of jackpots and merely indicates that a jackpot has occurred regardless of the type. By using information of at least one of the passing signals indicating that the signal and the game medium have passed a specific place on the game board, it is possible to determine what kind of jackpot is caused by the jackpot occurrence indicated by the jackpot signal. Can be identified. In this case, the jackpot type indicated by the jackpot signal can be specified even when the average durations of the jackpot states caused by different types of jackpot occurrences are approximately equal.

The main features of the examples are listed.
(First Form) The gaming machine has a lottery unit that determines either “big hit” or “off” by lottery, and the second big hit that occurs with a predetermined probability through the stochastic process is When the game medium passes through the second winning opening, the lottery unit is activated, and it is often a big hit that occurs when the lottery unit determines “big hit” by lottery.
(Second Form) The gaming machine has a swingable blade member on the game board, and realizes the first flow path state by moving the blade member to the first position. It is preferable that the second flow path state is realized by moving to the second position.
(Third embodiment) The specific period is the occurrence of the current jackpot (that is, the target jackpot state of the target whose jackpot type is to be identified) from the time when the period when the acquired jackpot signal indicates the previous jackpot state ends. It is preferable that the time is shorter than the time until the point of time.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First, an outline of the game hall 500 will be described with reference to FIG. The game hall 500 includes a plurality of gaming machines 101a, 101b, 101c, and the like. FIG. 8 shows only a part of the gaming machines provided in the game hall 500. An island 410a is formed by about 20 gaming machines including the gaming machines 101a, 101b, and 101c. The gaming machines 101a, 101b, and 101c in the island 410a are communicably connected to the base unit 420a. Three other game machines (not shown) in the island 410a are also connected to another base unit (not shown). The base unit 420a is also communicably connected to the island unit 412a. Similarly, a base unit (not shown) that is communicably connected to other gaming machines in the island 410a is also communicably connected to the island unit 412a. The island unit 412a is also communicably connected to the hall computer 400.
Similarly, an island 410b is formed by about 20 other gaming machines. Three gaming machines in the island 410b are communicably connected to the base unit 420b and the like. The base unit 420b and the like that are communicably connected to the gaming machine in the island 410b are communicably connected to the island unit 412b. The island unit 412b is also communicably connected to the hall computer 400.
Similarly, the other island unit 412c is connected to the hall computer 400 so as to be communicable. In this way, all the gaming machines 101a, 101b, 101c, etc. in the game hall 500 are communicably connected to the hall computer 400 via the base units 420a, 420b, etc. and the island units 412a, 412b, 412c, etc.

  From each gaming machine 101a, 101b, 101c, etc., signals relating to the state of the gaming machine, such as signals relating to pachinko balls (game media) such as the number of out balls and the number of safe balls, and jackpot signals are transmitted to the base unit 420a etc. and the island unit 412a etc. To the hall computer 400. A game data collection device 10 is built in the hall computer 400 and receives a signal output from each gaming machine. The game data collection device 10 may receive a signal output from the gaming machine online, or a storage device (not shown) such as a hard disk device or a memory device built in the hall computer 400 that receives the signal output from the gaming machine. May be acquired offline after being temporarily stored. The game data collection device 10 may be built in the hall computer 400, but may be a separate device from the hall computer 400.

<Example 1>
Next, the game data device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a gaming machine 100a from which the game data collection device 10a collects game data. A game board 102 is provided in front of the gaming machine 100a. A pachinko ball is driven into the game board 102 by operating the handle 104 by the player. The game board 102 is provided with a plurality of nails 106. In FIG. 1, not all nails are illustrated, and all the illustrated nails are not denoted by reference numerals. Pachinko balls that have been driven into the game board 102 come into contact with the nail 106 and flow down while changing the direction of travel. That is, the game board 102 becomes a pachinko ball channel (game medium channel).

The game board 102 is provided with a plurality of winning ports 200, 202, 204, 206. The winning opening 206 is provided with an open / close lid 208. The opening / closing lid 208 is normally closed so that the pachinko balls cannot pass through the winning prize opening 206. When the gaming machine is in a specific state (a jackpot state to be described later), the opening / closing lid 208 is repeatedly opened and closed 15 times at intervals of 10 seconds. When the opening / closing lid 208 is in an open state, the pachinko ball can pass through the winning opening 206.
Each time the game medium passes through the winning openings 200, 202, 204, 206, 15 pachinko balls are paid out. The paid-out pachinko balls are paid out from the payout port 107 and stored in the first pachinko ball storage unit 108 (so-called upper plate). In the first pachinko ball storage unit 108, each time a single pachinko ball is driven by the player's operation of the handle 104, the next driving ball is automatically loaded into the launcher (not shown). Further, when the pachinko balls are filled in the first pachinko ball storage unit 108, the pachinko balls that have been paid out any more are sent to the second pachinko ball storage unit 110 (so-called lower plate) arranged therebelow.

The game board 102 is also provided with a cruising portion 220 and a pair of swingable blade members 230a and 230b. Both sides and the bottom of the cruising portion 220 are surrounded by an isolation wall 221, a winning opening 204, and a cruising off-off opening 212, and are separated from other portions of the game board 102.
A pair of swingable blade members 230 a and 230 b are arranged on the upstream side of the game medium flow path of the cruising portion 220. The pair of blade members 230a and 230b can swing so as to be located at either the second position indicated by the solid line or the first position indicated by the two-dot chain line. When the pair of blade members 230a and 230b are in the second position indicated by the solid line, the game medium flowing down on the game board 102 cannot enter the cruising portion 220. On the other hand, when the pair of blade members 230a and 230b are in the first position indicated by a two-dot chain line, the game medium flowing down on the game board 102 is a blade member that is opened laterally as indicated by a broken line A. 230a (or 230b) is guided and can easily enter the cruising portion 220. In normal times, the pair of blade members 230a and 230b are moved to the second position indicated by the solid line.

  In addition, a prize winning port 204 and a crunch disconnecting port 212 are arranged at the bottom of the croon portion 220. When the pair of blade members 230a and 230b are in the first position indicated by the two-dot chain line, the game medium may enter the croon portion 220. The croon will pass through one of the slip ports 212. That is, the state of the game medium flow path (that is, on the board surface of the game board 102) changes depending on the positions of the pair of blade members 230a and 230b. When the pair of blade members 230a and 230b are in the first position indicated by the two-dot chain line, the pachinko ball is likely to pass through the winning hole 204. This state is referred to as a first flow path state. Conversely, when the pair of blade members 230a and 230b are in the second position indicated by the solid line, the pachinko ball is in a state where it cannot pass through the winning hole 204 (it is difficult to pass through). This state is referred to as a second flow path state. In FIG. 1, by increasing the distance between the pair of nails 106 positioned above the pair of blade members 230a and 230b, the pachinko balls are connected to the pair of nails in the second flow path state as indicated by the broken line B. It is also possible to enter the croon 220 after passing through and pass the winning hole 204. Even in such a case, the second flow path state is still in a state in which the pachinko ball does not easily pass through the winning opening 204. In other words, the second flow path state may be a state in which the pachinko ball does not easily pass through the winning opening 204 in the cruising portion 220, or the pachinko ball cannot pass through the winning opening 204 in the cruising portion 220. Also good.

Some of the winning openings 200, 202, 204, and 206 have not only a payout of 15 pachinko balls every time the pachinko balls pass, but also other functions.
When the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 200, the lottery unit 122 in the controller 120a built in the gaming machine 100a is started. The lottery unit 122 performs a programmed lottery process to determine either “big hit”, “small hit”, or “out” with a predetermined probability. In the lottery process, for example, numbers from 1 to 10 are randomly generated. When 1 is generated, “big hit” is determined. When 2 to 4 are generated, “small hit” is determined. When 10 occurs, “disconnect” is determined.
When the lottery unit 122 determines “big hit”, the gaming machine 100a generates a big hit and enters a big hit state. When the big hit state is reached, the open / close lid 208 that has closed the winning opening 206 opens and closes 15 times as described above. The winning opening 206 is formed wider than the other winning openings, and many pachinko balls can pass through the winning opening 206 when the opening / closing lid 208 is opened.
A jackpot that is generated through a process in which the lottery unit 122 is actuated when the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 200 and the lottery unit 122 determines a “hit” by lottery is referred to as a second jackpot. In this case, the second jackpot can also be expressed as a jackpot generated when the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 200. In addition, the winning opening 200 in which the lottery unit 122 is activated when the pachinko ball passes is sometimes referred to as a starting winning opening.
On the other hand, when the lottery unit 122 determines “small hit”, the pair of blade members 230a and 230b move to the first position indicated by the two-dot chain line for a predetermined time. That is, the state of the game medium flow path changes from the second flow path state to the first flow path state. And a pair of blade member 230a, 230b will move to the 1st position shown with the dashed-two dotted line only for the predetermined time, and it will be in the state which a pachinko ball passes easily to the winning opening 204 in the cruising part 220. FIG. When a predetermined time elapses after the pair of blade members 230a and 230b move to the first position indicated by the two-dot chain line, the blade members 230a and 230b move to the original second position indicated by the solid line.

  In addition, the game board 102 includes a symbol display unit 214 that can display different symbols. The symbol display unit 214 of this embodiment can display three numbers side by side. The number to be displayed can be changed for each digit. FIG. 1 shows a state where “777” is displayed. The symbol display unit 214 is linked with the lottery result of the lottery unit 122 described above. When the lottery unit 122 is started, the symbol display unit 214 changes the symbol. When the lottery unit 122 determines “big hit”, the odd number is displayed in three digits (that is, displayed in a flat-and-white pattern), and the symbol variation stops. When the lottery unit 122 determines “small hit”, the even number of the same number is displayed in three digits, and the symbol variation stops. When the lottery unit 122 determines “out of”, the number variation is stopped by displaying a number that is different from all three digits, or a number that is the same in two digits but different in one digit. The player can see the symbol displayed on the symbol display unit 214 and know whether the lottery result is “big hit”, “small hit”, or “out”.

  When the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 202, the pair of blade members 230a and 230b move to the first position indicated by a two-dot chain line for a predetermined time. And a pair of blade member 230a, 230b will move to the 1st position shown with the dashed-two dotted line only for the predetermined time, and it will be in the state which a pachinko ball passes easily to the winning opening 204 in the cruising part 220. FIG. When a predetermined time elapses after the pair of blade members 230a and 230b move to the first position indicated by the two-dot chain line, the blade members 230a and 230b move to the original second position indicated by the solid line. That is, when the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 202, the same operation is performed as when the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 200 and the lottery unit 122 determines “small hit”. However, the design of the design display unit 214 does not change.

When the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 204 opened at the bottom of the cruising portion 220, a big hit is generated. Even when the jackpot occurs, the gaming machine 100a is in a jackpot state. The jackpot state at this time also performs the same operation as when the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 200 and the lottery unit 122 determines “hit” by lottery. That is, the open / close lid 208 that has closed the winning opening 206 opens and closes 15 times as described above. However, the symbol of the symbol display unit 214 does not change. When the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 200, the subsequent lottery unit 122 performs a probabilistic process, and as a result, the second jackpot is generated with a predetermined probability. On the other hand, if the pachinko ball passes through the winning hole 204 when the gaming machine 100a is not in the big win state, a big hit always occurs. That is, when the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 204, a big hit is definitely generated. The jackpot that occurs when the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 204 is referred to as a first jackpot. In this case, the first jackpot can also be expressed as a jackpot generated through a process in which the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 204.
Here, “definitely a big hit” means that the big hit is not a thing that occurs probabilistically by lottery with a random number or the like inside the gaming machine, and when the pachinko ball passes the winning hole 204. It is not limited to the case where a big hit always occurs. If the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 204, it may be deterministic whether or not a jackpot will be generated. For example, as described above, when the gaming machine is in a jackpot state, a condition that a new jackpot is not generated even if the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 204 may be incidental. In addition, the winning opening 204 that is definitely a big hit when the pachinko ball passes may be referred to as a special winning opening.

  Pachinko balls that have not passed through any winning opening pass through the outlet 210 located on the most downstream side of the gaming board 102 and are accommodated inside the gaming machine 100a. Further, the pachinko balls that have entered the cruising portion 220 and have passed through the detaching port 212 are also accommodated in the gaming machine 100a.

A controller 120a is built in the gaming machine 100a. The controller 120a controls the operation of the gaming machine 100a. The operation of the gaming machine 100a to be controlled includes the control of the symbol display unit 214 and the operation of the pair of blade members 230a and 230b. In addition, the lottery part 122 arrange | positioned inside the controller 120a is one of the control which the controller 120a performs.
The controller 120 a controls the gaming machine 100 a and also controls communication with the hall computer 400 via the signal line 124. From the controller 120a, a signal indicating the number of out balls (out ball signal), a signal indicating the number of safe balls (safe ball signal), a signal indicating that the gaming machine 100a has generated a big hit (big hit signal), a lottery section is started A signal indicating that it has started (start signal) and whether the pair of blade members 230a and 230b are in the first position (whether the game medium flow path is in the first state) or the pair of blade members 230a and 230b are in the second position A signal (flow path state signal) indicating whether or not the game medium flow path is in the second state is output to the hall computer 400. Here, the jackpot signal output from the gaming machine 100a is simply a signal indicating that the gaming machine 100a has generated a jackpot regardless of whether the first jackpot or the second jackpot has occurred. The signal output from the gaming machine 100a is acquired by the gaming data collection device 10a built in the hall computer 400.

As described above, in the gaming machine 100a, the first jackpot is definitely generated when the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 204. On the other hand, the lottery unit 122 inside the gaming machine 100a performs a stochastic process when the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 200. As a result, the second jackpot is generated with a predetermined probability. As described above, the gaming machine 100a according to the first embodiment can generate two types of jackpots, the first jackpot that is definitely generated and the second jackpot that is generated through the probability process.
Both the jackpot state caused by the occurrence of the first jackpot and the jackpot state caused by the occurrence of the second jackpot normally open and close the open / close lid 208 that closes the winning opening 206. As for the first jackpot and the second jackpot, regardless of which jackpot occurs, the duration of the resulting jackpot state is substantially the same. Therefore, in the gaming data collection device 10a that receives the signal output from the gaming machine 100a, from the length of time that the jackpot state continues after the jackpot signal indicates the occurrence of jackpot (the duration of the jackpot state) It is not possible to specify whether the jackpot state is due to the occurrence of the first jackpot or the second jackpot.

Next, the game data collection device 10a will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the game data collection device 10a.
The game data collection device 10 a includes a signal receiving unit 12, a jackpot type identification unit 14, a counting unit 16, and a game data storage unit 18. The game data collection device 10a receives signals output from each gaming machine in the game hall 500 (see FIG. 8), and stores game data for each gaming machine. Here, for simplification of description, a process when a signal from one gaming machine of the gaming machine 100a shown in FIG. 1 is received will be described. Similar processing is performed on signals acquired from other gaming machines.
The signal receiving unit 12 receives a signal from the gaming machine 100a (see FIG. 1). The received signal includes a jackpot signal indicating that the gaming machine 100a has generated a jackpot, and a channel state signal indicating whether the game medium channel state of the gaming machine 100a is the first state or the second state. These are a start signal indicating that the lottery unit 122 (see FIG. 1) has started, an out signal indicating the number of out balls, and a safe signal indicating the number of safe balls. The received signal is sent to the jackpot type identification unit 14 and the counting unit 16.

In the jackpot type identification unit 14, when the received jackpot signal indicates the occurrence of a jackpot from the jackpot signal and the flow path state signal, whether the jackpot occurrence indicated by the jackpot signal is due to the first jackpot or the second jackpot Or identify the type of jackpot. The specific processing of the jackpot type will be described later with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 and the signal timing chart shown in FIG.
The jackpot type identification unit 14 sends the identified jackpot type (whether it is the first jackpot or the second jackpot) to the counting unit.

The counting unit 16 counts the number of starts, the number of out balls, and the number of safe balls per specific time. The jackpot occurrence probability is calculated from the signal indicating the jackpot type sent from the jackpot type identification unit 14. The probability of jackpot occurrence is, for example, the number of first jackpot occurrences for the number of out balls per specific time, the number of second jackpot occurrences for the number of out balls per specific time, the first jackpot and the second for each specific time Number of first big hits with respect to the total number of big hits, number of second big hits with respect to the total number of first big hits and second big hits per specific time, and number of second big hits with respect to the number of starts per specific time The number of occurrences.
The data of the number of starts, the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, and the probability of occurrence of first and second jackpots determined by the counting unit 14 (collectively referred to as game data) are game data. It is stored in the storage unit 18.
The stored game data is referred to later when adjusting the nail of the gaming machine 100a, or is used to display the number of jackpot occurrences of each type of the gaming machine 100a to visitors to the game hall.

  Next, processing performed by the jackpot type identification unit 14 will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. 3 and a timing chart of signals shown in FIG. First, the timing chart of FIG. 4 will be described.

FIG. 4 is a time chart of signals acquired by the game data collection device 10a. In addition, since the signal which shows the number of out balls and the signal which shows the number of safe balls are not related to specification of the type of jackpot state, illustration is omitted.
The time chart of FIG. 4 shows the jackpot signal, the flow path state signal, and the start signal from the top. Each signal is a binarized signal of High level and Low level.
The jackpot signal indicates that the gaming machine 100a is in a jackpot state at the high level. The low level indicates that the gaming machine 100a is not in a jackpot state. Therefore, the time when the jackpot signal is switched from the low level to the high level represents the time when the jackpot is generated. FIG. 4 shows that three jackpot states of periods T1, T2, and T3 have occurred. The duration of the jackpot state indicated by the periods T1, T2, and T3 shown in FIG. 4 is substantially the same. This is because, as described above, the opening / closing lid 208 of the winning opening 206 is opened / closed the same number of times in the jackpot state due to the occurrence of the first jackpot and the jackpot state due to the occurrence of the second jackpot. Therefore, it is not possible to specify whether the jackpot state during each of the periods T1, T2, and T3 is due to the occurrence of the first jackpot or the second jackpot by using the jackpot signal alone.
The flow path state signal indicates that the state of the game medium flow path of the gaming machine 100a is the first state at the high level. The low level indicates that the state of the game medium flow path is the second state.
The start signal is a pulse signal, and when the high level rises, it indicates that the lottery unit 122 (see FIG. 1) has started.

Next, the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to the time chart shown in FIG.
First, in step S300, the signal receiving unit 12 acquires a signal received from the gaming machine 100a. FIG. 4 is a timing chart of the acquired signal.
In step S302, the jackpot signal among the acquired signals is checked to determine whether or not a jackpot has occurred. As described above, this determination is made when the jackpot signal is generated when the jackpot signal switches from the low level to the high level. If the jackpot signal does not indicate the occurrence of jackpot (step S302: NO), the processing is terminated as it is. Then, the process is repeated from step S300 for the next acquired signal.
If it is determined in step S302 that the jackpot signal indicates the occurrence of a jackpot (step S302: YES), the process proceeds to step S304. For example, the period indicated by T1 in FIG. 4 is a jackpot state that is first detected, and the rising edge of the signal in period T1 is the jackpot occurrence time.

  In step S304, the flow path state signal is checked by going back a predetermined time from the time of occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal. That is, it is checked whether or not the flow path state signal indicates that the gaming machine 100a is in the first flow path state during a predetermined period from the time of occurrence of the big hit indicated by the jackpot signal to a predetermined time before. In FIG. 4, “predetermined period” is indicated by dt1. As a result, if the flow path state signal indicates that the first flow path state is present (step S304: YES), it is determined that the jackpot occurrence detected in step S302 is due to the first jackpot. (Step S306). In the time chart of FIG. 4, the flow path state signal is at a high level, as shown by the symbol A during the period dt1 preceding the jackpot occurrence time indicated by the sub-rise time of the signal in the period T1, that is, the game medium flow path. It is detected that the state is the first flow path state. In the first flow path state, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, the pair of blade members 230a and 230b are in an open state. That is, the first flow path state is a state in which the pachinko ball easily passes through the winning opening 204. Therefore, if the jackpot signal indicates the occurrence of a jackpot within dt1 hours after the state of the game medium channel becomes the first channel state, the occurrence of the jackpot is caused by the pachinko ball passing through the winning hole 204. It can be specified that it is the first jackpot that has occurred as a trigger. For example, in the jackpot state of the period T1 shown in the time chart of FIG. 4, as indicated by the symbol A in FIG. 4 before a predetermined time dt1 from the time when the jackpot state starts (that is, when the jackpot occurs). A signal indicating the first flow path state is detected. Therefore, in this case, the jackpot state indicated by the period T1 can be specified as being due to the occurrence of the first jackpot that occurs when the pachinko ball passes through the winning hole 204.

  On the other hand, when the flow path state signal does not indicate that the first flow path state is present (step S304: NO), the occurrence of the jackpot detected in step S302 is due to the second jackpot. Specify (step S308). In the jackpot state in the period T2 shown in the time chart of FIG. 4, the signal indicating the first flow path state is a predetermined time dt1 before the jackpot state is started (that is, when the jackpot is derived). , It does not appear on the flow path status signal. In this case, it can be specified that the start result of the lottery unit 112 of the gaming machine 100a represented by the start signal indicated by C in FIG. It should be noted that the flow path signal is in the first flow path state, as indicated by reference numeral B, before the predetermined time dt1 prior to the jackpot state T2 in FIG. However, either the pachinko ball has not entered the cruising portion 220 shown in FIG. 1 during the first flow path state indicated by the symbol B, or the pachinko ball has passed through the crunch disconnection port 212 even if it has entered. It can be judged that.

In this way, the type of jackpot detected in step S302 is identified (whether it is the first jackpot or the second jackpot).
In the jackpot state indicated by the period T3 in FIG. 4, the flow path state signal is output in the period dt1 before the time when the jackpot state starts (that is, the time when the jackpot state causing the jackpot state indicated by the period T3 occurs). 1 indicates that the flow path is in a state (portion indicated by symbol D in FIG. 4), and at the same time, a start signal is detected (portion indicated by symbol E in FIG. 4). Since the determination in step S304 in the flowchart of FIG. 3 is YES, it is determined that the jackpot state during the period T3 is due to the occurrence of the first jackpot. This is because, when the state of the game medium flow path is the first flow path state, the first big hit that occurs when the pachinko ball passes through the winning hole 204 in the croon portion 220 is the pachinko ball. This is because it is generated at a higher probability than the second jackpot that is triggered by passing the winning opening 200. The jackpot state indicated by the period T3 is that the result of starting the lottery unit 122 indicated by the start signal of the symbol E is “small hit”, and as a result, the channel state of the game medium is the first channel state (that is, This is due to the first jackpot that occurs as a result of the pachinko ball passing through the winning hole 204, in a state where the pachinko ball easily passes through the winning hole 204 in the cruising portion 220) (part indicated by reference numeral D in FIG. 4). Can be estimated.

  As described above, the game data collection device 10a according to the first embodiment can generate the first jackpot and the second jackpot, but the jackpot is simply generated regardless of whether the first jackpot or the second jackpot occurs. The game data of the gaming machine 100a that outputs a jackpot signal indicating that is a target to be collected. Because the jackpot state generated by the first jackpot and the jackpot generated by the second jackpot have the same duration, specify which type of jackpot has occurred with the jackpot signal alone. I can't. Therefore, in the game data collection device 10a of the first embodiment, a signal indicating the state of the game medium flow path of the gaming machine 100a in a specific period (a period dt1 in FIG. 4) from the time of occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal to a predetermined time before. use. The signal indicating the state of the game medium flow path indicates which winning hole is easy for the game medium to pass through. Accordingly, among the winning holes (in the first embodiment, the winning port 200 and the winning port 204 correspond to this) that trigger the occurrence of a jackpot by a signal indicating the state of the game medium flow path, the game medium easily passes. It is possible to specify a winning opening. Out of the winning holes that trigger the occurrence of the jackpot in the period from the jackpot occurrence point indicated by the jackpot signal to a predetermined time, if the winning mouth through which the pachinko ball easily passes is found, the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal is It can be specified that the jackpot generated by the opportunity that the pachinko ball has passed through a winning opening that is easy to pass.

In the first embodiment, the winning opening 204 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to a “first winning opening” in the claims. That is, the first jackpot is definitely generated when the pachinko ball (game medium) passes through the winning opening 204 (first winning opening). Further, the winning opening 200 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to a “second winning opening” in the claims. In other words, the second jackpot is equivalent to the stochastic process inside the gaming machine 100a (the process of the lottery unit 122 shown in FIG. 1) when the pachinko ball (game medium) passes through the winning opening 200 (second winning opening). Is generated with a predetermined probability.
Further, the signal receiving unit 12 in the game data collecting apparatus 10a shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to a “signal acquisition unit” in the claims. The jackpot type specifying unit 14 in the game data collection device 10a shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to a “type specifying unit” in the claims.

<Example 2>
Next, Example 2 will be described. FIG. 5 is a schematic front view of a gaming machine 100b that is a target of the gaming data collection device 10b according to the second embodiment. In the gaming machine 100b of FIG. 5, the same reference numerals are given to the same devices and parts as the gaming machine 100a shown in FIG. In the gaming machine 100b shown in FIG. 5, a sensor for detecting passing through each winning opening is added to the gaming machine 100a shown in FIG. Only the added sensor will be described here. The gaming machine 100b shown in FIG. 5 is provided with sensors 250, 252, 254, and 256 that detect that pachinko balls have passed through each winning opening.
The sensor 250 is a sensor that detects that a pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 200. The sensor 250 outputs a one-pulse signal every time the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 200. Similarly, the sensor 252 is a sensor that detects that a pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 202, and outputs a one-pulse signal each time the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 202. The sensor 254 is a sensor that detects that the pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 204, and outputs a one-pulse signal every time the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 204. The sensor 256 is a sensor that detects that a pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 206, and outputs a one-pulse signal every time the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 206.

  The operation of the gaming machine 100b shown in FIG. 5 is to output that each sensor 250, 252, 254, 256 has passed the winning holes 200, 202, 204, 206, respectively, and the controller 120b has a hall as will be described later. The gaming machine 100a is the same as the gaming machine 100a shown in FIG. 1 except that the types of signals output to the computer 400 are different. Accordingly, the first jackpot and the second jackpot are generated in the same manner as the gaming machine 100a shown in FIG.

The pulses output from the respective sensors 250, 252, 254, 256 are sent to the controller 120b.
The controller 120b controls the gaming machine 100b and also controls communication with the hall computer 400 via the signal line 124. From the controller 120b, a signal indicating the number of out balls (out ball signal), a signal indicating the number of safe balls (safe ball signal), a signal indicating that the gaming machine 100b has generated a big hit (big hit signal), a lottery section is started A signal indicating that it has started (start signal) and a pulse signal output from each sensor 250, 252, 254, 256, that is, when a pachinko ball passes through any of the winning openings 200, 202, 204, 206, A signal (passage signal) or the like that can identify the winning opening through which the pachinko ball has passed is output to the hall computer 400. Here, the jackpot signal output by the gaming machine 100b is simply a signal indicating that the gaming machine 100b has generated a jackpot regardless of whether the first jackpot or the second jackpot.

  The block diagram of the game data collection device 10b is the same as the block diagram of the game data collection device 10a shown in FIG. In the game data collection device 10b of the second embodiment, the contents of the processing in the jackpot type identification unit 14 shown in FIG. Therefore, hereinafter, the block diagram shown in FIG. 2 will be described as showing a block diagram of the game data collection device 10b of the present embodiment.

  Next, processing performed by the jackpot type identification unit 14 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. 6 and a timing chart of signals shown in FIG. First, the timing chart of FIG. 7 will be described.

FIG. 7 is a time chart of signals acquired by the game data collection device 10b. Note that the signal indicating the number of out balls and the signal indicating the number of safe balls are not shown because they are not related to the type of jackpot. In addition, as for the passing signal, only a signal indicating that the pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 204 that definitely generates the first jackpot when the pachinko ball passes is shown.
The time chart of FIG. 7 shows a jackpot signal, a passing signal, and a starting signal from the top. Each signal is a binarized signal of High level and Low level. The meaning of the jackpot signal and the start signal is the same as in FIG.
The passing signal is a signal that becomes a high level every time the pachinko ball passes through the winning opening 204 as described above.
The periods T4, T5, and T6 shown in FIG. 7 indicate when the jackpot signal is at a high level. That is, in the time chart of FIG. 7, three big hits have occurred. The duration of the jackpot state indicated by the periods T4, T5, and T6 shown in FIG. 7 is substantially the same. This is because, as described above, the opening / closing lid 208 of the winning opening 206 is opened / closed the same number of times in the jackpot state caused by the first jackpot occurrence and the jackpot state caused by the second jackpot occurrence. Therefore, it is not possible to specify whether the jackpot state during each of the periods T4, T5, and T6 is due to the occurrence of the first jackpot or the second jackpot by the jackpot signal alone.
As in the first embodiment, in the jackpot signal of the second embodiment, it is possible to specify that the jackpot has occurred and the time point at which the jackpot has occurred depending on when the signal level switches from the low level to the high level.

Next, the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG.
First, in step S600, the signal receiving unit 12 (see FIG. 2) acquires a signal received from the gaming machine 100b. FIG. 7 is a timing chart of the acquired signal.
In step S602, the jackpot signal among the acquired signals is checked to determine whether or not a jackpot has occurred. If the jackpot signal does not indicate the occurrence of a jackpot (step S602: NO), the processing is terminated as it is. Then, the process is repeated from step S600 for the next acquired signal.
If it is determined in step S602 that the jackpot signal indicates the occurrence of a jackpot (step S602: YES), the process moves to step S604. For example, the period indicated by T4 in FIG. 7 is a jackpot state period that is first detected, and the rising edge of the signal in period T4 is the jackpot occurrence time point.

  In step S604, the passing signal is checked by going back a predetermined time from the time of occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal. That is, it is checked whether or not the passing signal indicates that the pachinko ball has passed the winning opening 204 during a specific period from the time of occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal to a predetermined time. The specific period in the present embodiment is from the time of occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal to the time when the previous jackpot state ends. In FIG. 7, the specific period for the jackpot state of the period T4 is indicated by dt2. As a result, when the passing signal indicates that the pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 204 (step S604: YES), the occurrence of the jackpot detected in step S602 is due to the first jackpot. Specify (step S606). In the flowchart of FIG. 7, it is detected that the passing signal is high, that is, that the pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 204 during the specific period dt2 prior to the jackpot state of the period T4, as indicated by reference numeral A. The winning opening 204 definitely generates a first jackpot when the pachinko ball passes. Therefore, it is possible to specify that the jackpot generated after the passing signal indicates that the pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 204 is due to the first jackpot that is generated when the pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 204.

  On the other hand, if the passing signal does not indicate that the pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 204 within the specific period (step S604: NO), the jackpot detected in step S602 is the second jackpot. Specify (step S608). In the jackpot state in the period T5 shown in the time chart of FIG. 7, the previous jackpot state (the period of the jackpot state indicated by the period T4) ends from the time when the jackpot state is started (that is, when the jackpot occurs). The signal indicating that the pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 204 before the specific period dt3 until does not appear on the passing signal. In this case, the start result of the lottery unit 112 of the gaming machine 100b represented by the start signal indicated by symbol B in FIG.

  Similarly, in the jackpot state of the period T6 shown in the time chart of FIG. 7, the previous jackpot state (period of the jackpot state shown in T5) ends from the time when the jackpot state is started (that is, when the jackpot occurs). The signal indicating that the pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 204 before the specific period dt4 until the time is not shown on the passing signal. In this case, the type of jackpot that caused the jackpot state of the period T6 occurred when the result of starting the lottery unit 112 of the gaming machine 100b represented by the start signal indicated by D in FIG. It can be specified that it is due to the second jackpot. In the time chart of FIG. 7, a signal indicating that the pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening 204 is shown as indicated by reference numeral C prior to the jackpot state indicated by the period T6. However, the passing signal indicated by the symbol C is not generated within the specific period dt4 from the time when the jackpot state of the period T6 starts to be indicated (that is, when the jackpot occurs), but during the jackpot state indicated by T5. It has occurred. The gaming machine 100b of the present embodiment is set so that the jackpot state does not occur repeatedly in the jackpot state. Therefore, the passing of the pachinko ball through the winning opening 204 indicated by the symbol C does not generate a jackpot. Therefore, it can be specified that the jackpot state of the period T5 is due to the occurrence of the second jackpot due to the fact that the lottery unit 112 indicated by the symbol D is started and determines “big jackpot”.

As described above, the game data collection device 10b of the second embodiment also indicates that a big jackpot has occurred regardless of the occurrence of the first or second jackpot, similarly to the game data collection device 10a of the first embodiment. By combining the jackpot signal with other signals, it is possible to specify what kind of jackpot the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal is. At this time, the duration of each jackpot state in which different types of jackpots occur may be the same.
In the second embodiment, a passing signal indicating that the pachinko ball has passed through the winning opening (the winning opening 204 in FIG. 5) that definitely generates a jackpot when the pachinko ball passes is used. Even if it is not possible to determine which type of jackpot has occurred only with the jackpot signal, the passing signal indicates that the jackpot signal indicated by the jackpot signal is retroactive from the point of occurrence of the jackpot to the point when the previous jackpot state ends. By detecting that the pachinko ball has passed the winning opening that will definitely generate a jackpot when the pachinko ball passes, the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal can be identified as a definite jackpot that occurs .

In the present embodiment, the winning opening 204 shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to a “first winning opening” in the claims. That is, the first jackpot is definitely generated when the pachinko ball (game medium) passes through the winning opening 204 (first winning opening). Further, the winning opening 200 shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to a “second winning opening” in the claims. That is, the second jackpot is equivalent to a probabilistic process inside the gaming machine 100a (the process of the lottery unit 122 shown in FIG. 5) when the pachinko ball (game medium) passes through the winning opening 200 (second winning opening). Is generated with a predetermined probability.
Further, the signal receiving unit 12 in the game data collecting apparatus 10a shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to a “signal acquisition unit” in the claims. The jackpot type specifying unit 14 in the game data collection device 10a shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to a “type specifying unit” in the claims.

  Specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail above, but these are merely examples and do not limit the scope of the claims. The technology described in the claims includes various modifications and changes of the specific examples illustrated above.

For example, there may be a plurality of winning holes (special winning ports) where a jackpot is definitely generated when a game medium passes. In that case, the gaming machine outputs a signal (flow path state signal) indicating which special winning slot the pachinko ball is likely to win in the state of the game medium flow path. In the game data collection device, the pachinko ball passed through the special winning opening through which the pachinko ball is most likely to pass, based on the flow path state signal from the time of occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the acquired jackpot signal to a predetermined time ago. It is also suitable to identify the jackpot.
Alternatively, the gaming machine outputs a signal (passage signal) (flow path state signal) that identifies the special winning opening through which the pachinko ball has passed. In the game data collection device, the special winning opening through which the pachinko ball has passed is identified from the passing signal from the time of occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the acquired jackpot signal to a predetermined time, and the pachinko ball has passed through the special winning opening. It is also preferable to configure so as to identify the jackpot generated as an opportunity.

  In the second embodiment, the passing signal is a signal indicating which winning opening the game medium has passed. The passing signal is not limited to a signal indicating which winning opening the game medium has passed. For example, the passage signal may be a signal indicating that the game medium has passed through the location of the inlet of the cruising unit 220 shown in FIG. 5 (that is, between the pair of blade members 230a and 230b). In this case, it can be detected from the passage signal that the game medium has entered the cruising unit 220. When a game medium enters the cruising unit 220, the game medium passes through the start winning port 200 when the game medium passes through the winning port 204 in the cruising unit 220. As a result, the lottery unit 122 is started, and the lottery unit 122 is more likely to occur than the jackpot that is generated when the lottery unit 122 determines “big jackpot”. Therefore, when the passing signal indicates that the game medium has entered the cruising unit 220 by a predetermined time before the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the jackpot signal, the jackpot is played through the winning hole 204 in the cruising unit 220. Can be identified as a jackpot that was triggered by the passing of.

  Further, the technical elements described in the present specification or drawings exhibit technical usefulness alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combinations described in the claims at the time of filing. In addition, the technology illustrated in the present specification or the drawings can achieve a plurality of purposes at the same time, and has technical utility by achieving one of the purposes.

1 is a schematic front view of a gaming machine according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram of a game data collection device. It is a flowchart figure which shows the process which the game data collection device of Example 1 specifies the type of jackpot. It is a time chart figure of the signal which the game data collection device of Example 1 acquires from a game machine. It is a typical front view of the gaming machine of Example 2. It is a flowchart figure which shows the process which the game data collection device of Example 2 specifies the type of jackpot. It is a time chart figure of the signal which the game data collection device of Example 2 acquires from a game machine. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of arrangement | positioning of the game machine and hall computer of a game arcade.

Explanation of symbols

10, 10a, 10b: Game data collecting device 12: Signal receiving unit 14: Big hit type specifying unit 16: Counting unit 18: Game data storage unit 22: Total number storage units 100a, 100b, 101a, 101b, 101c: Gaming machine 102 : Game board 104: handle 106: nail 107: payout port 108: first pachinko ball storage unit 110: second pachinko ball storage unit 120a, 120b: controller 122: lottery unit 124: signal lines 200, 202, 204, 206: Winning port 208: Opening / closing lid 210: Outgoing port 212: Clune disconnecting port 220: Clune part 221: Isolation walls 230a, 230b: Blade members 250, 252, 254, 256: Sensors 410a, 410b: Island 420: Stand units 412a, 412b 412c: Island unit 400: Hall computer 500: Wazajo

Claims (5)

It is a device that collects game data of gaming machines that generate different types of jackpots depending on the process until the jackpot
A jackpot signal indicating that the gaming machine has generated a jackpot is acquired from the gaming machine, and a channel state signal indicating a setting state of the game medium channel on the game board and a specific location on the game board are indicated by the game medium. A signal acquisition unit that acquires from the gaming machine at least one of the passing signals indicating that it has passed,
When the jackpot signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates the occurrence of a jackpot, at least one of the flow path state signal within a specific period from the jackpot occurrence time indicated by the jackpot signal to a predetermined time and the passing signal within the specific period A type identifying unit that identifies the type of jackpot indicated by the acquired jackpot signal based on one signal;
A game data collecting apparatus comprising: In the gaming machine, a first winning port and a second winning port are arranged on the game board,
The types of jackpots that are generated by gaming machines include the first jackpot that is definitely generated when the game medium passes through the first winning opening, and the game that occurs when the gaming medium passes through the second winning opening. There is a second jackpot that occurs with a certain probability through the probabilistic processing inside the aircraft,
The state of the game medium flow path includes a first flow path state in which the game medium easily passes through the first winning opening and a second flow path state in which the game medium does not easily pass through the first winning opening,
If the flow path state signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates that the game medium flow path is in the first state within the specific period, the type specifying unit receives the jackpot indicated by the acquired jackpot signal. If the occurrence is determined to be due to the first jackpot and the game medium flow path is not indicated to be in the first state within the specified period, the occurrence of the jackpot indicated by the acquired jackpot signal is the second jackpot The game data collection device according to claim 1, wherein the game data collection device is specified to be based on the above.   The gaming machine includes a symbol display unit that can display different symbols on the gaming board, and the symbol display unit displays a specific symbol when the second jackpot is generated. The game data collection device according to claim 1 or 2.   The type specifying unit indicates the acquired jackpot signal when the specific place indicated by the passing signal within the specific period is a place of a specific winning opening that definitely generates a jackpot when the game medium passes. 2. The game data collection device according to claim 1, wherein the occurrence of the big hit is specified as a big hit due to the game medium passing through the specific winning opening.   Calculating the total number of jackpots generated during a predetermined period from the jackpot signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit, and calculating a ratio of the number of jackpot occurrences by type specified by the type specifying unit to the total number of times, The game data collection device according to claim 1, further comprising: a game data storage unit that stores a ratio calculated by the counting unit.