JP2007244627A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of providing a player with game progress information such as the number of times of generating big winnings, the number of times of variably displaying patterns and the number of times of generating a ready-to-win state easily in a short time. <P>SOLUTION: A pachinko game machine 1 wherein a big winning state is generated when prescribed patterns are stopped and displayed in a pattern display means 5 comprises: a cross key 12 and a decision button 13 which can be operated by a player when starting a game and when ending the game; an external output substrate 18 for continuously and successively outputting the game progress information such as the number of times of generating the big winnings, the number of times of variably displaying the patterns and the number of times of generating a ready-to-win state to the outside and outputting operation information capable of specifying the point of time of an operation for the time of starting the game and the point of time of an operation for the time of ending the game by an operation means to the outside; and an external server 19 capable of preserving the game progress information outputted from the external output substrate 18 together with the operation information while storing it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that includes symbol display means for variably displaying symbols, and a jackpot state occurs when a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means.

  Usually, for example, in a pachinko gaming machine called type 1, a symbol display means for variably displaying three symbols, a starting port for starting variably displaying symbols displayed on the symbol display means, etc. are formed on the game board. If the same symbols are all stopped and displayed on the display surface of the symbol display means, a big hit state occurs and a large number of game balls can be obtained as prize balls. In addition, pachinko machines that are configured so that, when a specific symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means, the jackpot state can be continuously generated as a probability variation, the mainstream.

However, in order to facilitate management at the game store side, it is proposed that game progress information such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of display variations of symbols, the number of reach occurrences etc. in each gaming machine is transmitted to the management computer. However, there is an increasing need to provide such game progress information to the player side. In order to meet such needs, conventionally, a gaming machine has been disclosed in which the game progress information is transmitted to the mobile phone of the player and data specific to the player can be collected (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-181064

  However, in the above conventional gaming machine, it is necessary for the player to bring an information terminal such as a mobile phone that can input information from the gaming machine to the game hall, and the amount of data that can be transmitted to the information terminal is extremely limited. There was a problem that it became a thing. On the other hand, there is a problem that it is difficult for a player to specify his / her own game progress information simply by storing and storing all of the game progress information including those of others, and it is difficult to collect data unique to him / her.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the game progress information for each player, such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of times the symbol is changed, and the number of times the reach has occurred, can be simplified regardless of the amount of data. Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can be surely provided to the player.

  The invention described in claim 1 comprises a symbol display means for variably displaying symbols, and in a gaming machine in which a big hit state occurs when a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means, The operation means that can be operated at the end of the game, and the game progress information such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of display variations of the symbols, the number of reach occurrences are continuously output to the outside continuously, and the operation at the start of the game by the operation means External output means for externally outputting operation information that can specify the time point and the operation time point at the end of the game, and an external server that can store the game progress information output from the external output means and store it together with the operation information It is characterized by that.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the operation means can input an identification code that can identify a player.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a symbol control board for controlling a symbol and image display in the symbol display means, and the external output means on the symbol control board. Is connected, and game progress information related to symbols and image display is externally output.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the information stored in the external server can be accessed by a player via an electric communication line. It is characterized by that.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the game progress information in the gaming machine can be stored and stored together with the operation information in the external server. The game progress information can be provided to the player easily and reliably regardless of the amount of data.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the operation means can input an identification code that can identify the player, the game progress information and the operation information in the gaming machine can be managed in correspondence with the identification code. it can.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the external output means is connected to the symbol control board and the game progress information relating to the symbol and the image display is output to the outside, the data to be stored and stored in the external server is displayed by the symbol display means. Can be limited to those related to the contents. That is, since the game progress information that the player wants to visit after the game is mainly the content displayed on the symbol display means, the information from the symbol control board that controls the symbol display means is accumulated as the game progress information. If stored, information on other substrates (main substrate, payout substrate, etc.) can be easily excluded.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the information stored in the external server can be accessed via a telecommunication line such as the Internet, so that the player confirms his / her game progress information at home or the like. In addition, storage and the like can be easily performed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The gaming machine according to the present embodiment is provided with a symbol display means for variably displaying symbols, and is applied to a pachinko gaming machine in which a jackpot state occurs when a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means. As shown in FIG. 1, a front frame 3 to which a glass plate 2 is attached is provided, and the player can view the game board 4 through the glass plate 2.

  The game board 4 is formed with various accessories, a plurality of nails, a windmill, and the like, and a start port 6 and a big prize port 7 are formed. Furthermore, a symbol display means 5 comprising a liquid crystal display device or the like is disposed at the approximate center of the game board 4 so that a predetermined symbol or background can be displayed on the screen. When the starting condition is established by winning the game ball at the starting port 6, the symbols on the symbol display means 5 are variably displayed, and the predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed as a “big hit” state. Is opened at a predetermined time and timing to obtain a large number of game balls.

  A handle 8 is provided at the lower right corner of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the player turns the game ball while holding the handle 8 so that the game ball in the upper plate 9 can be moved to the game board 4. It is configured to launch. Reference numeral 11 in the figure denotes a speaker formed above the lower plate 10 of the front frame 3, and the effect of playing during the game is enhanced by sound, sound effects, etc. emitted from the speaker 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a main board 14, a symbol control board 15, a lamp control board 16 and an audio control board 17 are disposed on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and each board is made of a transparent resin. While being accommodated in the case, it is electrically connected to a predetermined substrate or element. Specifically, the main board 14 and the symbol control board 15 are connected to each other so that an output signal or a control signal of the main board 14 can be transmitted to the symbol control board 15. The control board 16 and the voice control board 17 are connected to each other so that an output signal or a control signal of the symbol control board 15 can be transmitted to the lamp control board 16 and the voice control board 17, respectively.

  Of these, the main board 14 is for controlling the game contents throughout the pachinko gaming machine 1, and should the game ball be awarded to the starting port 6 and a random number be obtained when the starting condition is satisfied to make a big hit state? Or, a lottery to determine whether to be out of place is performed. The lottery result includes a reach in which two of the three symbols to be displayed are all stopped and displayed (including both a winning or a disappointing result as a result of the reach) and its effects.

  Further, the main board 14 is configured so that game progress information such as jackpot occurrence information, symbol variation display information, and high probability information can be continuously output to the outside, and the progress information is output to an external device (for example, a pachinko machine). It is configured to be displayed or stored on an indicator disposed near the upper portion of the gaming machine 1 and visible to the player, or a management server installed in a management room of the game hall.

  The lamp control board 14 is connected to decorative LEDs, side lamps, and glass frame lamps formed on the front frame 3 and the like, and controls the overturning or blinking operation of these lamps based on the gaming state. The control board 15 is for controlling the output from the speaker 11 based on the gaming state.

  The symbol control board 15 controls the display of the symbol control means 5 on the basis of the control signal from the main board 14, displays a predetermined symbol on the screen in a variably display and stops display, or displays a character or the like for the background or effect. In addition to the symbol display means 5, the cross key 12 and the decision button 13 constituting the operation means and the external output board 18 (external output means) are electrically connected to the symbol control board 15 for displaying. Connected.

  The cross key 12 and the decision button 13 can be operated by the player at the start of the game and at the end of the game. For example, by operating the cross key 12 up / down / left / right, a plurality of symbols displayed on the symbol display means 5 are displayed. While selecting an arbitrary character or number, the character or number selected by the decision button 13 is determined, and an identification code that can specify a player (a number that can specify a pachinko game machine to be played, etc.) (Good) can be entered.

  However, the input identification code and the information (operation information) that can specify the time (the operation time at the start of the game and the operation time at the end of the game) when the cross key 12 and the decision button 13 are operated are the external output board. 18 is configured to be output externally. The external output board 18 is connected to the symbol control board 15 and is configured to continuously and continuously output game progress information such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of symbol fluctuation displays, and the number of reach occurrences.

  That is, from the external output board 18, the game progress information in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is continuously and continuously (over all time the pachinko gaming machine 1 operates regardless of the operation of the cross key 12 and the decision button 13). In addition to being output, operation information at the start and end of the game is output to the outside so that game progress information from the start of the game to the end of the game can be separated.

  The game progress information output to the outside includes not only the number of jackpot occurrences as described above, the number of times the symbol is changed, the number of times the reach has been generated, the number of times the probability has changed, the predetermined reach (premium reach that is rarely displayed) Information), the number of appearances of a specific character, or in the case where a story is developed by sequentially changing the stage, information such as the change of the stage and the status of the character appearing in the story can be included.

  The external output board 18 is connected to the external server 19 by wireless (for example, wireless LAN or the like) or wired, so that the game progress information continuously output from the external output board 18 together with the operation information is stored in the external server. 19 can be accumulated and stored. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the external server 19 is a server installed at each store (game hall), and transmits stored information to the main server 20 via an electric communication line such as the Internet. Configured to get.

  Since the information stored in the main server 20 can be accessed via a telecommunication line such as the Internet, the player can check his / her game progress information at home or the like and easily store the information. be able to. That is, all the game progress information in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stored in the main server 20 (in general, the game progress information including the game time of other people in addition to their own game time), while the game progress information and the operation information are stored. Since the management is performed in correspondence with the identification code, if the player inputs the identification code, the game progress information from the start of the game to the end of the game can be separated and displayed and stored. .

  According to the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the game progress information in the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be stored in the external server 19 while being stored together with the operation information, so that the game progress information for each player is stored in the data amount. Regardless of the size, it can be provided to the player easily and reliably. Furthermore, a player can accumulate his game progress information and collect past batch data and data for an arbitrary period, and the collected information can be used to determine, for example, the reliability of each reach (average of the player). Value, maximum value, minimum value, etc.).

  Further, since the external output means 18 is connected to the symbol control board 15 and the game progress information related to symbols and image display is externally output, the data stored and stored in the external server 19 is related to the contents displayed on the symbol display means 5. It can be limited to things. That is, since the game progress information that the player wants to visit after the game is mainly the content displayed on the symbol display means 5, the information from the symbol control board 15 that controls the symbol display means 5 is used as the game progress information. If it is stored and stored as, it is possible to easily exclude information on other boards (main board, payout board, etc.) and obtain only the data that the player really wants.

  The game progress information and operation information stored and stored in the external server 19 are preferably uploaded to the main server 20 after being subjected to predetermined processing such as compression. Further, if the identification code for each player is configured to be registered in the main server 20, a big hit number contest, a premium reach appearance frequency contest, a reach reliability contest, or the like can be performed for each identification code. It is possible to further improve the playability of 1 and improve the operation rate. Further, if the characters and items that appear in the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be used in a community on the Internet, the operating rate of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be further improved.

  On the other hand, if the identification code assigned to each store is an identification number or the like, it is possible to register other players' game progress information as their own, but the person who manages the main server 20 monitors the information data of each player. By doing so, for example, when data that cannot be physically played from game time data obtained from operation information or the like is registered, it can be regarded as fraud and a predetermined measure can be taken. .

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of inputting an identification code by operating means, a game start time and game end time are recognized by simple button operation or the like. It may be configured to be able to be made. Even in this case, if the player can be specified by some means, the game progress information from the start of the game to the end of the game can be separated.

  Further, instead of the cross key 12 and the enter key 13 as input means, other means (such as a numeric keypad or a joystick) may be used. Furthermore, in this embodiment, although applied to the pachinko gaming machine, it can be applied to other gaming machines such as a slot machine.

  The game progress information, such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of display variations of the symbols, the number of reach occurrences, etc. is continuously and continuously output, and the operation information that can specify the operation time at the start of the game and the operation time at the end of the game is external As long as it is a gaming machine that can output and store the outputted game progress information together with operation information, it can also be applied to ones with different external shapes or with other functions added.

Front view showing a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Block diagram showing the electrical connection relationship of the main board, symbol control board, etc. in the pachinko machine The schematic diagram which shows the connection state via the internet with the main server and each store server etc. in the same pachinko machine

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 2 ... Glass board 3 ... Front frame 4 ... Game board 5 ... Symbol display means 6 ... Start-up opening 7 ... Grand prize opening 8 ... Handle 9 ... Upper plate 10 ... Lower plate 11 ... Speaker 12 ... Cross key ( Operation means)
13 ... Decision button (operation means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 ... Main board 15 ... Symbol control board 16 ... Lamp control board 17 ... Audio | voice control board 18 ... External output board (external output means)
19 ... External server 20 ... Main server

Claims (4)

In a gaming machine comprising a symbol display means for variably displaying symbols, and when a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means, a jackpot state occurs.
Operation means that the player can operate at the start of the game and at the end of the game;
The game progress information such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of display variations of the symbols, the number of reach occurrences, etc. can be continuously and externally output, and the operation point at the start of the game and the operation point at the end of the game can be specified. An external output means for outputting operation information externally;
An external server capable of storing together with operation information while accumulating game progress information output from the external output means;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation means can input an identification code that can identify a player.   It comprises a symbol control board for controlling the symbol and image display in the symbol display means, and the external output means is connected to the symbol control board to externally output game progress information relating to the symbol and image display. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information stored in the external server is accessible to a player through an electric communication line.

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