JP2009028155A - Game parlor system, game machine, and game medium dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game parlor system which does not prevent players from playing games and which makes advertisers hopeful of advertising effects. <P>SOLUTION: Lotteries are carried out on a Pachinko machine 1 or a Pachinko-slot machine 2 for privilege products. The players can choose different privilege products on the basis of member information recorded on their member cards. When the players win the privilege products, the game machine writes to the effect that the privilege products are won on the member cards and sends information to that effect to a server 5 through an inter-game machine 3. The server 5 sends information showing the won privilege products to an inquiry equipment 4. The inquiry equipment 4 issues receipts in exchange. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall system for displaying an advertisement in a game machine, a game machine used in the game hall system, and a game medium lending device.

  Conventionally, many gaming machines (pachinko machines and pachislot machines) are provided with a display unit such as an LCD and can perform various displays. In view of this, it is considered to display an advertising advertisement on the display unit to exert an advertising effect.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which the display mode of advertisements or the like is changed according to the game state. Patent Document 2 describes a gaming machine that displays advertising advertisements according to preferences estimated from player member information.
JP-A-9-299593 JP-A-2005-270203

  However, the display of advertisements not related to the game on the display unit on which various information related to the game is to be displayed has hindered the game. In particular, if there are many opportunities to display advertisements that are not of interest to the player, further frustration has been raised.

  The gaming machine of Patent Document 2 displays advertising advertisements according to preferences estimated from member information. However, the player cannot independently select the type of advertising advertisement.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game room system that does not hinder the game for the player and can be expected to have an advertising effect for the advertiser, and a gaming machine and a game medium rental device used in the game room system. And

  The gaming hall system of the present invention is a gaming hall system comprising a gaming machine and a gaming medium lending device connected to the gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine performs lottery based on a player's gaming operation. Storage means for storing lottery means, a plurality of effect data as data for performing effects based on the lottery result of the lottery means, and mode selection information associated with a combination of some or all of the effect data And an effect execution means for reading out the effect data based on the lottery result and performing an effect including an advertisement, and the gaming medium lending device reads out an identification medium for identifying a player to identify player identification information. A mode selection display means for receiving the mode selection information from the gaming machine and displaying a mode selection screen based on the mode selection information; A mode selection receiving means for selecting a mode, and a transmission means for transmitting the mode selected by the player to the gaming machine, wherein the lottery means performs a lottery regarding the game and the mode selected by the player. On the basis of the production data, the production data to be read out from the production data by the production execution means is selected by lottery.

  In this configuration, mode selection information is stored in the gaming machine. The mode selection information is associated with a combination of part or all of the effect data. This mode selection information is transmitted to the game medium lending device (between machines), and a mode selection screen is displayed. Thereby, the player can select a mode in which some of the effects are combined and a mode in which all the effects are combined, and can select a favorite effect (advertising advertisement). In the gaming machine, a lottery of effects is performed according to the selected mode.

  Further, according to the present invention, the plurality of pieces of presentation data include data for displaying presentations related to advertisements of a plurality of sponsors, and the mode selection information includes information that associates the pieces of presentation data for each sponsor, Information associated with all sponsors.

  In this configuration, a management device connected to the gaming medium lending device and a redemption device that exchanges a privilege granted to the player are provided, and the management device provides privilege grant data in which a privilege is associated with each player. And the lottery means of the gaming machine perform a lottery of a privilege in relation to the plurality of effect data, and indicate that the bonus is won to the gaming medium lending device when the bonus is won The game media lending device includes processing means for transmitting the winning information, receiving the winning information, and transmitting the winning information to the management device in association with the player identification information. The management device receives the winning information. And changing means for changing the privilege grant data stored in the storage means, wherein the exchange machine reads out an identification medium for identifying a player and reads out player identification information; and Receive bonus providing data associated with the player from over server, characterized by comprising: means exchange redeem the award, the.

  In this configuration, a management device connected to the inter-vehicle machine is provided. The management device may be a hall computer in a game hall or a server installed in a remote place. The management device stores information related to privileged products for each player. In the gaming machine, lottery of a bonus product is performed together with lottery related to the game, and when it is won, information (winning information) indicating that is transmitted to the management device via the intermediary machine. The management device updates the winning information in association with the player. The player can receive the privileged product with the exchange machine (for example, reception in the game hall or receipt issuing machine) with the player identification medium (member card). Note that “rewarding a privilege” includes a case where a privilege product is directly received, a case where a privilege product is received at a different place after receiving a receipt, and a case where a privilege product is received later by home delivery or the like.

  A gaming machine according to the present invention is used in the game hall system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

  In addition, the game medium lending device of the present invention is used in the game hall system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

  According to the present invention, the game is not hindered for the player, and an advertising effect can be expected for the advertiser.

Hereinafter, a game hall system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game hall system. The game hall system includes a plurality of pachinko machines 1 installed in a game hall, a plurality of pachislot machines 2 also installed in a game hall, a pachinko machine 3 installed between each of the pachinko machines 1 or pachislot machines 2. A plurality of inquiry devices 4 installed in the game hall and a server 5 installed in a remote place are provided.

  This game hall system displays an advertising advertisement according to a player's preference on the display unit of the pachinko machine 1 or the pachislot machine 2, and gives a bonus product (a prize product) to the player. The player can receive the privileged product by browsing the advertisement while playing the game and confirming the winning display of the privileged product that is rarely displayed.

  The interstage machine 3 is electrically connected to the pachinko machine 1 or the pachislot machine 2. The inter-machine 3 is a device that lends game media (pachinko balls, game medals) used in the pachinko machine 1 and the pachislot machine 2. In addition, the inter-machine 3 is provided with a display unit such as an LCD so that various information can be displayed. Further, the inter-machine 3 reads the player information (member information) recorded on the member card possessed by the player, and transmits the read information to the server 5 (first communication means shown in FIG. 1). .

  The server 5 stores member information and information (privilege data) indicating advertisements (benefit data) viewed (winned) viewed by the player in association with each other. Member information is stored in the member data storage area, and privilege data is stored in the privilege data storage area. When the server 5 receives member information from the inter-vehicle machine 3, the server 5 reads out privilege data associated with the member information. In addition, when a special product is won in the pachinko machine 1 or the pachislot machine 2, the member information and information indicating that the prize is won are received via the inter-machine 3 and the member data storage area is updated.

  One inquiry device 4 is installed for a plurality of pachinko machines 1 or pachislot machines 2. In other words, in the amusement hall, one pachinko machine 1 or pachislot machine 2 is installed at a ratio of about one per place (so-called sima). The inquiry device 4 reads the member information recorded on the member card, and transmits the read information to the server 5 (second communication means shown in FIG. 1). The inquiry device 4 displays various information on the basis of the read member information, receives hit information on a player's privileged product from the server 5 as will be described later, and issues an exchange receipt for the privileged product.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external appearance of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the pachinko machine 1.
The pachinko machine 1 is externally provided with a game board 11, a liquid crystal monitor 12 installed substantially at the center of the game board 11, and a speaker 13 installed below the game board 11. In addition, the game board 11 is provided with a start opening 111, a big winning opening 112, a gate 113, a normal winning opening 114, a symbol display section 116, and various effect lamps 119 around the liquid crystal monitor 12. A push button 115 is installed below the game board 11. The pachinko machine 1 includes various configurations for playing games other than these, but the description thereof is omitted in the present embodiment.

  The liquid crystal monitor 12 is a display body such as an LCD and displays various information. In the present embodiment, an effect relating to a game or an effect relating to an advertisement is displayed. The speaker 13 emits sound related to games and advertisements. The various effect lamps 119 are composed of LEDs and the like, and turn on and blink for effects related to the game. The symbol display unit 116 displays symbols related to the game. The start port 111 is installed below the liquid crystal monitor 12 and includes a start port sensor 111S. When a pachinko ball is inserted into the start port 111 and the pachinko ball is detected by the start port sensor 111S, the control unit 101 (particularly the main control unit 102) starts a lottery and a game is played.

  The big prize opening 112 is installed below the start opening 111 and has a big prize opening sensor 112S built therein. The start opening 112 is opened by the big prize opening driving unit 118 when the big win is drawn, and when the pachinko ball enters the big prize opening 112 and the pachinko ball is detected by the big prize opening sensor 112S, the winning ball is made. .

  The gate 113 is disposed in the upper left part of the game board 11 and incorporates a gate sensor 113S. When the pachinko ball is detected by the gate sensor 113, a sub lottery (lottery for opening the honey installed around the start port 111) is performed. When the sub lottery is won, the splash installed around the start port 111 is opened by the start port driving unit 117 for a predetermined time.

  A plurality of normal winning ports 114 are installed in the game board 11, and each of the normal winning ports 114 has a built-in normal winning port sensor 114S. When a normal winning opening sensor 114S detects a pachinko ball, a winning ball is made.

  The push button 115 includes a plurality of buttons (three in the figure). This push button 115 is used not only for the game but also for the operation of the pachinko machine 1 not related to the game. The push button 115 is not essential in the present invention, but may be used for an advertisement selection operation as described later.

  In FIG. 3, the start port sensor 111 </ b> S, the big winning port sensor 112 </ b> S, the gate sensor 113 </ b> S, the normal winning port sensor 114 </ b> S, and the push button 115 that are input units are connected to the control unit 101. In addition, the symbol display unit 116, the start port driving unit 117, the special winning port driving unit 118, the liquid crystal monitor 12, the speaker 13, and various effect lamps 119, which are output units, are connected to the control unit 101.

  The control unit 101 includes a main control unit 102, a sub control unit 103, a sub control unit 104 connected to the sub control unit 103, a relay board 105 that connects the main control unit 102 and the sub control unit, a main control unit and various sensors. The I / O port 106 for connecting the I / O port, the I / O port 107 for connecting the sub-control unit 103 and the push button 115, various driver circuits 108 connected to the main control unit 102, and the display connected to the sub-control unit 103. Driver circuit 109 and driver circuit 110 connected to the sub-control unit 104.

The main control unit 102 and the sub control unit 103 are connected to the inter-station machine 3.
The various driver circuits 108 are connected to the symbol display unit 116, the start port driving unit 117, and the prize winning port driving unit 118, and based on an instruction (control signal) from the main control unit 102, the symbol display unit 116, the start port The driving unit 117 and the special prize opening driving unit 118 are driven.

The display driver circuit 109 drives the liquid crystal monitor 12 based on an instruction from the sub-control unit 103.
The driver circuit 110 drives the speaker 13 and various effect lamps 119 based on instructions from the sub-control unit 104.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main control unit 102 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and mainly performs control related to games. That is, the main control unit 102 receives the sensor signal via the I / O port 106 when the start port sensor 111S and the gate sensor 113S detect the passage of the pachinko ball, and executes a lottery process. Further, the main control unit 102 transmits a control signal to the symbol display unit 116, the start port driving unit 117, and the big winning port driving unit 118 through the driver circuit 108 based on the result of the lottery process, and controls them. . Further, the main control unit 102 transmits an instruction on what kind of effect display is performed to the sub-control unit 103 via the relay board 105 based on the result of the lottery process.

  Further, the main control unit 102 performs a prize ball process when the big prize opening sensor 112S and the normal prize opening sensor 41S (or the start opening sensor 111S) detect the passage of the pachinko ball.

Furthermore, the main control unit 102 according to the present embodiment performs lottery regarding a game and also performs a lottery for a privileged product. When the bonus item is won, the fact that the item has been won is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 12 via the sub-control unit 103. Further, the main control unit 102 transmits winning information to the inter-station machine 3 in order to write that the member card has been won. In the inter-station machine 3, the fact that the member card has been won is written, and information indicating that fact is transmitted to the server 5. In addition, the effect display related to the advertisement may be performed only when the privileged product is won, or the effect display related to the advertisement is always performed, and the special effect display may be performed when the privileged product is selected. . Note that these lottery processing and information transmission processing to the inter-vehicle machine 3 may be performed by the sub-control unit 103.
The ROM of the main control unit 102 stores a command control program and fluctuation pattern data for performing the above operation.

  The sub-control unit 103 and the sub-control unit 104 each have a built-in CPU, ROM, and RAM, and perform various controls mainly not directly related to games. For example, the sub-control unit 103 transmits a control signal for the liquid crystal display unit 12 via the display driver circuit 109 in order to display an effect related to the advertisement on the liquid crystal monitor 12. Further, the sub-control unit 103 receives an instruction on what kind of effect display is to be performed from the main control unit 102 via the relay board 105 in order to display an effect related to the game, and the liquid crystal display unit based on the instruction 12 transmits a control signal. The sub-control unit 104 transmits an audio signal via the driver circuit 110 in order to cause the speaker 13 to generate a sound related to an advertisement and a sound related to a game. Further, the sub control unit 104 transmits control signals for various effect lamps 119 via the driver circuit 110. Various effect lamps 119 turn on and blink LEDs related to the effects.

  The ROM of the sub-control unit 103 stores a display control program for performing the above operation, an inter-machine communication control program, normal effect display data, and CM effect display data. An execution effect temporary storage area is secured in the RAM of the sub-control unit 103, and the CPU expands each program and data in the RAM and performs operations.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an external appearance of the pachislot machine 2, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the pachislot machine 2.
In terms of appearance, the pachislot machine 2 has an LCD monitor 22, a speaker 23, a medal slot 211, a medal return button 212, a BET button 213, a MAXBET button 214, a start lever 215, a stop button 116 (left button 216A, middle button 216B, right Button 216C) and various effect lamps 229. Note that the pachislot machine 2 includes various configurations for playing games in addition to these, but the description thereof is omitted in the present embodiment.

  The liquid crystal monitor 22 is a display body such as an LCD and displays various information. In the present embodiment, effects related to games and advertisements are displayed. The speaker 13 emits a sound of effects relating to games and advertising. The various effect lamps 229 are made of LEDs and the like, and turn on and blink for effects related to the game.

  On the front surface of the pachislot machine 2, a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel (not shown) are installed, and a symbol indicating a role such as a big bonus is drawn.

  The start lever 215 is formed by a rod-shaped member formed so as to protrude to the front side, and the reel starts to rotate when the player depresses the start lever 215.

  The left button 216A, the middle button 216B, and the right button 216C are buttons that the player instructs to stop the rotation of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel, respectively, and are arranged in the horizontal direction on the right side of the start lever 215. .

  The BET button 213 and the MAXBET button 214 are buttons that have a light emitting unit and determine the number of game medals betted by the player for each game. Each time the player presses the BET button 213, the number of bets on the game medal increases by one. When the player presses the MAXBET button 214, the number of game medals multiplied is maximized (for example, 3). In the pachislot machine 2, a winning line is set according to the number of bets on the game medals. By arranging predetermined symbols on the winning line, winning combinations corresponding to the arrangement of the symbols are established. The game medal is paid out when the winning combination of the game medal is established. It should be noted that the winning line may be set in any manner.

  In FIG. 5, a medal slot 211, a medal return button 212, a BET button 213, a MAXBET button 214, a start lever 215, and a stop button 116 that are input units are connected to the control unit 201. Further, the left reel driving unit 217A, the middle reel driving unit 217B, the right reel driving unit 217C, the medal insertion number display unit 219, the medal payout number display unit 220, the bonus game state display unit 221, the liquid crystal monitor 22, and the speaker, which are output units. 23 and various effect lamps 229 are connected to the control unit 201.

  The control unit 201 includes a main control unit 202, a sub control unit 203, a sub control unit 204 connected to the sub control unit 203, a relay board 205 that connects the main control unit 202 and the sub control unit 204, a main control unit 202, I / O port 206 for connecting various input units, various driver circuits 208 connected to the main control unit 202, display driver circuit 209 connected to the sub control unit 203, and drivers connected to the sub control unit 204 A circuit 210 is provided.

  The various driver circuits 208 are connected to the left reel drive unit 217A, middle reel drive unit 217B, right reel drive unit 217C, medal insertion number display unit 219, medal payout number display unit 220, and bonus game state display unit 221. The left reel driving unit 217A, the middle reel driving unit 217B, and the right reel driving unit 217C are driven based on an instruction (control signal) from the main control unit 202. The various driver circuits 208 control the display states of the medal insertion number display unit 219, the medal payout number display unit 220, and the bonus game state display unit 221 based on instructions from the main control unit 202.

The display driver circuit 209 drives the liquid crystal monitor 22 based on an instruction from the sub-control unit 203.
The driver circuit 210 drives the speaker 23 and various effect lamps 229 based on instructions from the sub-control unit 204.

  The medal insertion number display section 219 is made of an LED or the like and is installed on the front surface of the pachislot machine 2 (not shown in FIG. 4). The medal insertion number display unit 219 The number display is performed according to the medal insertion number detected by the medal insertion detection unit 211S.

  The medal payout number display unit 220 is composed of LEDs and the like, and is installed on the front surface of the pachislot machine 2 (not shown in FIG. 4). The medal payout number display section 220 displays the number of payouts when symbols are arranged on the winning line and a winning is established.

  The bonus game state display unit 221 is formed of an LED or the like, and is installed on the front surface of the pachislot machine 2 (not shown in FIG. 4). The bonus game state display unit 221 displays various information when a bonus combination is established or a bonus game is won.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the main control unit 202 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and mainly controls games. That is, the main control unit 202 executes a lottery process when detecting that the reel start lever 215 is pressed. Further, the main control unit 102 transmits a control signal of the bonus game state display unit 221 based on the result of the lottery process, and controls them. Further, the main control unit 202 transmits an instruction on what kind of effect display is performed to the sub-control unit 203 via the relay board 205 based on the result of the lottery process. The sub control unit 203 drives the liquid crystal display unit 22 via the display driver circuit 209 based on an instruction from the main control unit 202.

  When the main control unit 202 detects that the stop button 216 has been pressed, the main control unit 202 issues a stop instruction to the left reel drive unit 217A, the middle reel drive unit 217B, and the right reel drive unit 217C. The left reel is stopped when the left button 216A is pressed, the middle reel is stopped when the middle button 216B is pressed, and the left reel is stopped when the right button 216C is pressed. When any of the winning combinations is drawn in the lottery process, when the player presses each button at a predetermined timing, a predetermined symbol is arranged on the winning line and a winning is established. When the big bonus is won, the bonus game proceeds.

Furthermore, the main control unit 202 according to the present embodiment performs lottery regarding a game and also performs a lottery for a privileged product. When the bonus item is won, the fact that it has been won is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 22. Further, the main control unit 202 transmits information indicating the winning to the inter-station machine 3 in order to write that the member card has been won. In the inter-station machine 3, the fact that the member card has been won is written, and information indicating that fact is transmitted to the server 5. It should be noted that the effect display related to the advertising advertisement may be performed only when the privileged product is won, or the effect display related to the advertising advertisement is always performed, and the special effect may be performed when the privileged product is selected.
The ROM of the main control unit 202 stores a command control program and fluctuation pattern data for performing the above operation.

  The sub-control unit 203 and the sub-control unit 204 have a built-in CPU, ROM, and RAM, respectively, and perform various controls that are not mainly related to games. For example, the sub-control unit 203 transmits a control signal for the liquid crystal display unit 22 via the display driver circuit 209 in order to display an effect related to the advertisement on the liquid crystal monitor 22. Further, the sub-control unit 203 receives an instruction on what kind of effect display is to be performed from the main control unit 202 via the relay board 205 in order to display an effect related to the game, and the liquid crystal display unit based on this instruction A control signal is transmitted to 22. The sub-control unit 204 transmits an audio signal via the driver circuit 210 in order to cause the speaker 23 to generate a sound related to an advertisement and a sound related to a game. Further, the sub control unit 204 transmits control signals for various effect lamps 219 via the driver circuit 210. Various effect lamps 219 turn on and blink LEDs related to the effects.

  The ROM of the sub-control unit 203 stores a display control program for performing the above operation, an inter-machine communication control program, normal effect display data, and CM effect display data. The execution control temporary storage area is secured in the RAM of the sub-control unit 203, and the CPU performs operations by expanding each program and data in the RAM.

Next, FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of the intermediary machine 3, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the intermediary machine 3.
The pedestal machine 3 is provided with a liquid crystal monitor 23, a membership card reading unit 33, and a selection button 34 in appearance. The inter-vehicle machine 3 includes a control unit 301, a control unit 301, an opening / closing insertion detection unit 305, an IC stick insertion detection unit 306, and a communication unit 307 because of its internal configuration.

The liquid crystal monitor 32 is a display body such as an LCD and displays various information. In the present embodiment, information related to advertisements (mode selection screen described later) is mainly displayed.
The money insertion detection unit 305 detects that a bill or a coin has been inserted into a money insertion slot (not shown). When the money is inserted, the control unit 301 lends a game medium.

  The IC stick insertion detection unit 306 is not essential in the present invention, but detects that an IC stick possessed by the player has been inserted, and reads information recorded on the IC stick (for example, a balance of stored balls). . The control unit 301 performs various services (for example, a process for paying out a stored ball) based on the read information.

  The communication unit 307 is a module for communicating with the server 5. The inter-station device 3 transmits the member information recorded on the member card to the server 5 via the communication unit 307.

  The control unit 301 is also connected to the hall computer 7. Member information and information indicating that the privileged product has been won are transmitted to the hall computer 7.

  The control unit 301 includes an input system I / O port 303, an output system I / O port 304, and a control unit 302 connected thereto.

  The control unit 302 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The ROM stores a communication control program, and the CPU reads this program (expands it in the RAM) and performs various operations. That is, the member information read from the member card reading unit 33 is temporarily stored in the RAM (member information temporary storage unit), and the information is transmitted to the server 5 or hall computer 7. In addition, when information indicating that the privileged product has been won is received from the pachinko machine 1 or the pachislot machine 2, this is temporarily stored in the RAM as a gaming machine CM effect reception command (game machine CM effect reception command temporary storage unit). Information is transmitted to the server 5 and the hall computer 7. At this time, the member information is transmitted in association with it. Further, the balance read from the IC stick insertion detection unit 306 is temporarily stored as balance data (balance data temporary storage unit).

  Next, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing details of the member data storage area and the CM effect data storage area stored in the server 5 shown in FIG. In the member data storage area, the member number of each player, member nomination, and CM sponsor privilege (information indicating the selected privilege product) are stored. CM sponsor benefits are described by command numbers.

  In the CM effect data storage area, the name of the privileged product selected by each gaming machine is stored as a command number. When the server 5 receives information (command number) indicating that the member information and the privileged product have been won from the inter-vehicle machine 3, the server 5 writes the command number in the member number indicated by the member information.

  When the server 5 receives the member information from the inquiry device 4, the server 5 refers to the member data storage area and reads the CM sponsor privilege (command number) that the member has won. The server 5 transmits the name of the privilege product corresponding to the command number to the inquiry device 4. The inquiry device 4 issues an exchange receipt regarding the received privileged product.

  Note that these pieces of information may be stored in the hall computer 7 and the hall computer 7 may be used in place of the server 5 to perform a series of operations from the lottery of privileged goods to receipt issuance.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an external appearance of the inquiry device 4, and FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the inquiry device 4.
The inquiring device 4 includes a privilege information display display unit 42, a member card reading unit 43, a YES button 44, a privilege exchange receipt discharging unit 45, and a NO button 46 in appearance. The inquiry device 4 includes a control unit 401, a YES button detection unit 441, and a NO button detection unit 461 in terms of internal configuration.

  The privilege information display display unit 42 is composed of a display body such as an LCD, and displays member information, the name of the selected privilege product, and the like.

  The YES 44 and NO buttons 46 are operation buttons that are operated by the player, and instruct whether or not the player issues a receipt relating to the privileged product.

  The control unit 401 includes an input system I / O port 403, an output system I / O port 404, and a control unit 402 connected thereto. The I / O port 403 is connected to the server 5.

  The control unit 402 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The ROM stores a communication control program, and the CPU reads this program (expands it in the RAM) and performs various operations. That is, the member information read from the member card reading unit 43 is temporarily stored in the RAM (member information temporary storage unit), and this information is transmitted to the server 5. Further, the information received from the server 5 (information related to the privileged product) is temporarily stored in the RAM (server reception data temporary storage unit).

  The control unit 402 displays member information and information related to the privileged product on the privilege information display display unit 42, and displays a confirmation screen as to whether or not to issue a receipt. When it is detected that the YES button 44 has been pressed, a replacement receipt is issued from the privilege exchange receipt discharge unit 45. At the same time, information indicating that the privileged product is to be deleted is transmitted to the server 5 (information indicating that the YES button has been pressed), and the server 5 sponsors the CM sponsor of the member. Delete benefits.

  Next, the operation of the game hall system will be described in detail using the flowcharts shown in FIGS. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the pachinko machine 1 or the pachislot machine 2 (generally called gaming machines).

  First, the gaming machine determines whether or not a pachinko ball has won a prize at the starting port (s11). In the case of a pachislot machine, it is determined whether or not the start lever 215 has been operated. If no prize has been awarded, the operation ends.

  When it is determined that the gaming machine has won a prize, the random number for lottery is acquired (s12). This corresponds to the lottery process described above. Thereafter, it is determined whether the hold is full (s13). Usually, up to 4 lottery holds are held. If the hold is full, the operation ends. Note that this processing is not necessary for a pachislot machine.

  Thereafter, the gaming machine stores the acquired random number value in the RAM (s14), and determines whether the random value is a random value corresponding to the CM effect (s15). Here, “the random value corresponding to the CM effect” means that the bonus item is won. If it is a random value corresponding to the CM effect, information indicating that (command number) is transmitted to the inter-vehicle machine 3 (s16).

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the inter-vehicle machine 3. The inter-station machine 3 first determines whether or not the member card insertion detection unit is ON (s21). That is, it is determined whether or not a membership card is inserted. If the membership card is not inserted, the membership information temporary storage section in the RAM is cleared and released (s22). If the membership card is inserted, the membership information is read and written in the membership information temporary storage section of the RAM (s23).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether a command number is received from the gaming machine (s24). If no command number has been received, the operation ends. If the command number has been received, the command number is written in the gaming machine reception command temporary storage unit (s25). Thereafter, it is confirmed whether or not data is written in the member information temporary storage unit (s26). If it is written, the command number and member information are transmitted to the server 5 (s27). Thereafter, the gaming machine reception command temporary storage unit is cleared (s28), and the operation is finished. If it is determined in s26 that data is not written in the member information temporary storage unit, the game machine reception command temporary storage unit is cleared without transmitting data to the server 5 (s26 → s28), and the operation is terminated.

  13 and 14 are flowcharts showing the operation of the server 5. In FIG. 13, the server 5 determines whether a command number and member information are received from the inter-vehicle machine 3 (s31). If not received, the operation ends.

  If the command number and member information are received from the inter-vehicle machine 3, the member data storage area is referred to and the member number is collated (s32). Then, it is confirmed whether or not member information corresponding to the member data storage area is registered (s33). If not registered, member information is added (s34). Thereafter, or when it is confirmed that the member information is registered in s33, the CM effect data storage area is referred to by the command number received from the inter-vehicle machine 3 and the corresponding CM sponsor benefit is collated (s35). Then, the command number is recorded by associating the CM sponsor benefit with the member number of the member (s36).

  In FIG. 14, the server 5 determines whether or not member information has been received from the inquiry device 4 (s41). When the member information is received, the member number is checked with reference to the member data storage area (s42). Then, the CM sponsor privilege assigned to the member number is transmitted to the inquiry device 4 (s43).

  Thereafter, or when member information has not been received in s41, it is determined whether or not information indicating that the YES button has been pressed has been received from the inquiry device 4 (s44). If the above information has not been received, the operation ends. If received, the CM sponsor benefit associated with the member number is deleted (s45).

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the inquiry device 4. The inquiry device 4 first determines whether or not a member card has been inserted (s51). If the member card is inserted, the member information is transmitted to the server 5 (s52). Thereafter, the CM sponsor benefit is received from the server 5 (s53) and displayed on the benefit information display unit 42 (s54).

  Thereafter, or when it is determined in s51 that the member card is not inserted, the YES button 44 and the NO button 46 are validated (s55). Then, it is determined whether the YES button has been pressed or the NO button has been pressed (s56). If the YES button has been pressed, information indicating that is transmitted to the server 5 (s57).

  If the NO button is pressed in s56, or after the processing of s57, the YES button 44 and the NO button 46 are set invalid (s58), and the membership card is returned (s59).

  As described above, according to the game hall system of the present embodiment, a player can play a game while expecting winning of a CM sponsor benefit while expecting winning of a jackpot. Browsing the advertisement leads to the winning of the CM sponsor benefit, which does not hinder the game for the player and can also be expected to have an advertising effect for the advertiser.

  Further, in the game hall system of the present embodiment, when a player plays a game, it is possible to select a genre (that is, a sponsor company) of an advertisement to be viewed. Since the genre of the advertisement can be selected, the player's interest is attracted and further advertisement effect can be expected.

  Genre selection will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. As shown in FIG. 16, the pachinko machine 1 or the pachislot machine 2 has a company-wide mode for displaying advertisements of a plurality (or all) of sponsor companies, and a company mode for displaying advertisements of a single sponsor company (in FIG. Can switch between A company mode, B company mode, and C company mode).

  The inter-vehicle machine 3 receives information on modes that can be executed from the pachinko machine 1 or the pachislot machine 2 and displays the information on the liquid crystal monitor 32. The player uses the selection button 34 to select one of the displayed modes.

  In the company-wide mode, the probabilities of advertisements (winning) of each company appear different. For example, the appearance rate of companies paying a large initial sponsor fee is high, and the appearance rate of companies having a low initial sponsor fee is low. In addition, the advertisement may be linked with an effect related to the game. For example, advertisements for companies with a high initial sponsor fee will appear in conjunction with reach with a high appearance rate, and advertisements for companies with a low initial sponsor fee will appear in conjunction with reach with a low appearance rate (rare) do it.

  In the initial state, only the company mode may be selected. When browsing advertisements of any one company in the company-wide mode, the inter-machine 3 transmits the browsing history to the server 5. When the player next inserts a membership card into the machine 3, the machine 3 receives the member's history information from the server 5 and allows the user to select the viewing mode of the sponsor company that has been viewed in the past. .

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the concept of this mode switching. As shown in the figure, the server 5 stores information indicating which company's advertisements can be viewed for each player (which mode can be selected). For example, the player A shown in the figure has a history of browsing advertisements of the company A, so that the company-wide mode and the company A mode can be selected. Since Player B has no history of browsing advertisements, only the company-wide mode can be selected. When the player B views the advertising advertisement of the company A in the company-wide mode, information indicating that the advertising advertisement of the company A has been viewed is transmitted from the inter-machine 3 and is recorded in the server 5 (that is, the game shown in the figure). It will be the same state as the former). Further, since the player has a history of browsing advertisements of Company A and Company B, the company company mode, Company A mode, and Company B mode can be selected.

  Further, the server 5 stores the number of times advertisements of each company have been viewed. This number is the sum of the number of histories viewed by all players. Based on the number of browsing, the operator of the game hall system can charge a sponsor fee. Moreover, you may memorize | store the number of the log | history browsed for every player. In this case, a privileged product may be given according to the number of browsing advertisements. In addition, you may memorize | store the number by which the mode of each company was selected.

  With reference to FIG. 18, the effect of the game hall system of the present embodiment will be described. As shown in the figure, in the gaming machine system of the present embodiment, since the advertising advertisement is displayed on the gaming machine, the sponsor company can receive an advertising opportunity from the gaming machine manufacturer and the gaming hall. A gaming machine manufacturer can obtain advertising expenses from a sponsor company, and can obtain a profit for selling gaming machines from a game hall. The amusement hall can obtain product advertising expenses from the sponsor company, and can obtain money consumption by the player. A player can obtain a privileged product as a customer service from the amusement hall.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which a selection button is provided on the intermediary machine 3 has been described. However, an operation unit not directly related to a game operation may be provided in the gaming machine, and this may be used as the selection button. For example, since the push button 115 is provided in the pachinko machine 1, this can be used as a selection button. Also, if it is a pachislot machine, the history reference button (to display the outcome and the game chart etc. between games) and the production button (to participate in the game production) can be used as selection buttons. You can also. Costs can be reduced by using these buttons as selection buttons.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of a game hall system. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of a pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of a pachislot machine. It is a figure which shows the structure of a pachislot machine. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of a pedestrian machine. It is a figure which shows the structure of a between machine. It is a figure which shows the detail of the member data storage area | region memorize | stored in the server 5, and CM effect data storage area | region. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the inquiry apparatus. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an inquiry device 4. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the pachinko machine 1 or the pachislot machine 2. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the inter-vehicle machine 3. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the server 5. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the server 5. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the inquiry device 4. It is a figure which shows the concept of mounting mode. It is a figure which shows the concept of mode switching. It is a key map showing the effect of the game hall system of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1-pachinko machine 2-pachislot machine 3-between machine 4-inquiry device 5-server

Claims (5)

A game hall system comprising a gaming machine and a gaming medium lending device connected to the gaming machine,
The gaming machine includes lottery means for performing lottery based on a player's gaming operation;
Storage means for storing a plurality of effect data, which are data for performing effects based on the lottery result of the lottery means, and mode selection information associated with a combination of some or all of the effect data;
Production execution means for reading out the production data based on the lottery result and performing production including advertising.
With
The game medium lending device reads out an identification medium for identifying a player and reads out player identification information;
Mode selection display means for receiving the mode selection information from the gaming machine and displaying a mode selection screen based on the mode selection information;
A mode selection receiving means for the player to select a mode;
Transmitting means for transmitting a mode selected by the player to the gaming machine;
With
The lottery means performs a lottery regarding a game and a lottery system for effect data to be read out from the effect data by the effect execution means based on a mode selected by the player. The plurality of effects data includes data for displaying effects related to advertisements of a plurality of sponsors,
The game mode system according to claim 1, wherein the mode selection information includes information in which the effect data is associated with each sponsor and information in which all sponsors are associated. A management device connected to the game medium lending device, and an exchange machine for exchanging benefits granted to the player,
The management device includes a storage unit that stores privilege grant data in which a privilege is associated with each player;
The lottery means of the gaming machine performs a lottery of a bonus in relation to the plurality of effect data, and transmits winning information indicating that the bonus is won to the gaming medium lending device when the bonus is won,
The game medium lending device includes processing means for receiving the winning information and transmitting the winning information in association with the player identification information to the management device,
The management device includes a changing unit that receives the winning information and changes the privilege grant data stored in the storage unit,
The exchange machine reads out an identification medium for identifying a player and reads out player identification information;
The game hall system according to claim 1, further comprising: an exchange unit that receives privilege grant data associated with the player from the server and exchanges the privilege.   A gaming machine used in the game hall system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   A game medium lending device used in the game hall system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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