JP2011036719A - Game progress information collector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game progress information collector which can supply players easily and quickly with information on a game progress such as the frequency of the occurrence of the jackpot and the frequency of variable display of symbols. <P>SOLUTION: A normal standby demonstration for visitors is displayed by a symbol display means and when a specific input is given, an input screen is displayed in place of the normal standby demonstration for visitors and the operation by an operation means makes ready the inputting of the identification code previously acquired. If no game is determined to be available for a prescribed period of time after the input of the identification code, a specialized standby demonstration for visitors different from the normal standby demonstration for visitors is presented. A player is allowed to get the identification code and prescribed information data uploaded to the main server through an electric communication circuit from a portable terminal. This enables the identification codes and the prescribed data to be stored while being matched with each other to accumulate the prescribed information data corresponding to the identification codes, thereby achieving the collection of a package data in the past or data for an arbitrary period of time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game progress information collecting apparatus including a symbol display means for variably displaying symbols, and having a gaming machine in which a big hit 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, the game progress information is not processed at all and is transmitted to the mobile phone of the player, so there is a possibility that the amount of data to be transmitted becomes enormous. . In that case, there is a problem that a mobile phone having a relatively large capacity memory or the like is required and lacks versatility, and the time for transmitting and receiving the data becomes large.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a game progress information collecting apparatus that can provide game progress information such as the number of occurrences of jackpots and the number of times of symbol change display to a player in a short time. Is to provide.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a symbol display means for variably displaying a symbol, a storage means for sequentially storing game progress information such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of symbol fluctuation displays, and the like when the player starts and ends the game Operation means that can be operated, and the game progress stored in the storage means between the start of the game and the end of the game, provided that the operation means is operated at the start and end of the game. Control means for processing and displaying information into predetermined information data, a gaming machine in which a big hit state is generated when a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means, and the control means displayed by the control means A portable terminal capable of reading predetermined information data, and a main server to which a player can connect from the portable terminal via an electric communication line. Thus, the main server can be accessed to obtain an identification code, and a normal customer waiting demo consisting of a demonstration for waiting for the start of a game is displayed on the symbol display means, and a predetermined operation is performed on the operating means. When there is a special input by performing the input, an input screen is displayed instead of the normal customer waiting demonstration, and the identification code acquired in advance by the operation by the operation means can be input, and after the input of the identification code When it is determined that the game has not been performed for a predetermined time, a dedicated customer waiting demo different from the normal customer waiting demo is performed, and the identification code and the predetermined information data are transmitted from the portable terminal. Uploaded by the player to the main server via a communication line, the identification code and the predetermined information data Stored by response, it is capable saved, it is capable of collecting data from the last batch data or any period by accumulating the predetermined information data corresponding to the identification code.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game progress information collecting apparatus according to the first aspect, the control means causes the symbol display means to display the predetermined information data.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game progress information collecting device according to the first or second aspect, the predetermined information data is processed and displayed in a readable barcode format or QR code format. Features.

  According to the invention of claim 1, since the game progress information stored between the start of the game and the end of the game is processed and displayed as predetermined information data, the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of display variations of the symbols, etc. The game progress information can be provided to the player easily and in a short time.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the control means displays the predetermined information data on the symbol display means, the predetermined information data subjected to the predetermined processing can be clearly displayed.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the predetermined information data is processed and displayed in a readable barcode format or QR code format, for example, the player copies the display as an image with a camera-equipped mobile phone or the like. Thus, information data can be obtained more easily.

The front view which shows the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment in the game progress information collection apparatus of this invention. Block diagram showing the electrical connection relationship of the main board, symbol control board, etc. in the pachinko machine A flowchart showing a control method by the symbol control board in the pachinko gaming machine

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the game progress information collecting apparatus 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 big hit state occurs when a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means. As shown in FIG. 1, it has a front frame 3 to which a glass plate 2 is attached, and is configured so that a player can view the game board 4 through the glass plate 2.

  The game board 4 is formed with various objects, a plurality of nails, a windmill, and the like, and a start opening 6 and a big prize opening 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 start port 6 to obtain a random number to be a big hit state when the start condition is satisfied? 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 sequentially output to the outside, and the progress information is output to an external device (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 1). The display is arranged in the vicinity of the top of the player and can be viewed by the player, or is displayed or stored on a management server or the like installed in the 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. The symbol control board 15 for displaying is provided with a storage means 18 and a control means 19 in its CPU, and a symbol display means 5, a cross key 12 and an enter button 13 constituting an operation means, respectively. Electrically 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. In addition to selecting an arbitrary character or number, the character or number selected by the determination button 13 is determined, and an identification code that can identify the player can be input. Thereby, on the pachinko gaming machine 1 side, it is possible to recognize when the game starts and when it ends, and also recognize the identification code.

  The storage means 18 is used for sequentially storing game progress information such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of times of symbol change display, and the number of times of reach, and is composed of a memory or the like formed on the symbol control board 15. Such game progress information includes the number of jackpot occurrences as described above, the number of display variations of the symbols, the number of occurrences of reach, the number of occurrences of probability fluctuations, the number of performances of predetermined reach (including rare reach displayed rarely) In the case where the story is developed by changing the number of appearances of a specific character or the stage sequentially, information such as the stage change and the status of the character appearing in the story can be included.

  The control means 19 predetermines the game progress information stored in the storage means 18 between the start of the game and the end of the game on condition that the operation at the end of the game is performed by the cross key 12 and the enter button 13. The information data is processed and displayed on the symbol display means 5. The processing of information data includes compression processing, encryption processing, etc., and the processed information data is displayed in a barcode format or QR code (two-dimensional code) format that can be read by a mobile phone with a camera, for example. It is configured as follows.

  Thereby, the player can obtain the information data more easily by copying the display as an image with a camera-equipped mobile phone or the like, and the information data is displayed on the symbol display means 5. Information data can be displayed clearly. That is, since the symbol display means 5 normally has a relatively large screen for displaying the symbol variation display and effects clearly and clearly, information obtained by performing predetermined processing on the symbol display means 5 is provided. If data is displayed, it can be displayed clearly, and information data can be obtained more reliably when it is copied as an image with a camera-equipped mobile phone or the like.

  Thus, the processed predetermined information data can be uploaded to a main server (not shown) to which a player can connect via an electric communication line such as the Internet. The main server can display and store game progress information of a plurality of players registered in advance, for example, so that each player can return to the home and check the game progress information, and save it. Etc. can be easily performed.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the game progress information stored between the start of the game and the end of the game is processed and displayed as predetermined information data. Game progress information such as the number of display times and the number of reach occurrences can be provided to the player easily and in a short time. Further, since the cross key 12 and the decision key 13 as the operation means can input an identification code that can identify the player, information data that has been subjected to predetermined processing is managed in correspondence with the identification code. be able to.

  Furthermore, since the processed predetermined information data is uploaded to a main server that can be connected by a player via a telecommunication line and is easy to store and save, the information data is accumulated and stored in the past. Data and data for an arbitrary period can be collected, and the reliability of each reach (average value, maximum value, minimum value, etc.) of each reach can be analyzed based on the collected information.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, information data that has been subjected to predetermined processing can be managed in correspondence with an identification code, so that it is easy to perform analysis specific to a specific player, and others Can be prevented from being intentionally or mistakenly stored in the information progress information of the user.

  On the other hand, if the information data of each player is monitored by the person who manages the main server, for example, if data of the number of revolutions impossible in one day is stored and accumulated, it is regarded as fraud and predetermined. Measures can be taken. In addition, by making the main server publicly announce the game progress information or accumulated information for each registered player, it is possible to increase the competitiveness of each player and further improve the game performance, and accordingly, pachinko. The operation of the gaming machine 1 can be improved.

Next, a control method of the symbol control board 15 according to the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
In advance, the player accesses the main server via an electric communication line such as the Internet to obtain an identification code (ID number). Then, a normal customer waiting demonstration (a demonstration for waiting for the start of a game) is displayed on the symbol display means 5 (S1), and whether there is a special input by performing a predetermined operation on the cross key 12 or the decision button 13, for example. Is determined (S2). When there is no special input, a normal game (a normal game without storing game progress information or the like) is performed.

  When there is a special input, an input screen is displayed in place of the normal customer waiting demonstration, prompting the input of the identification code by operating the cross key 12 and the decision button 13, and the input of the identification code acquired in advance by the player is performed. (S3). The game start time is recognized by the input of the identification code. If the player who has the identification code starts a game before that time and has not performed a predetermined end operation and recognizes that the game is continuing, the continuation of the game continues. It is determined whether there is information (S4).

  If it is determined that there is continuation information, the game progress information corresponding to the continuation information is called in S6, and then the process proceeds to S7, where the normal game is resumed. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no continuation information. After S4, the process proceeds to S7 as it is, and the normal game is started. In this normal game, the game ball wins the starting opening 6 and the symbols are displayed on the symbol display means 5 in a variable manner, and game progress information such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the symbol variation display count, the number of reach occurrences, etc. are stored. The data are sequentially stored in the means 18.

  Therefore, based on the display state of the symbol display means 5, the launching state of the game ball, etc., it is determined whether or not a game is in progress in S8. If there is a game, whether or not there is a special input similar to S2 Is determined (S9). When there is no special input, the normal game is continued, and when there is the special input, an input screen is displayed, prompting the player to input an identification code by operating the cross key 12 and the enter button 13, and acquired in advance by the player The entered identification code is input (S10). When the identification code is input, the end of the game is recognized.

  After the input of the identification code in S10, the game progress information stored in the storage means 18 from the input of the identification code of S3 (at the start of the game) to the input of the identification code in S10 (at the end of the game) It is processed into predetermined information data and displayed on the symbol display means 5. Such information data may be displayed on a separate display means different from the symbol display means 5. Thereafter, whether or not the game progress information may be deleted is displayed, and for example, it is determined whether or not there is an input by pressing the enter button 13 (S12). If there is such an input, the display of the information data is erased, and the process returns to S1 to display a normal customer waiting demo. Such deletion of the display of information data may be performed when a predetermined time has elapsed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S8 that the game is not in progress, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) has elapsed (S13). While displaying different waiting-for-customer demonstrations, the game progress information stored in the storage means 18 is collected from the time of input of the identification code in S3 (at the start of the game) to S8 (S14).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) has elapsed. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to S8 to determine whether or not a game is in progress. The game progress information is held as continuation information (S16), and the process returns to S1 to display a normal customer waiting demonstration. Such continuation information is referred to in the determination of S4, and when the player having the same identification code resumes the game, the game progress information corresponding to the continuation information is called.

  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, the game progress information from the start of the game to the end of the game can be stored, and the game progress information can be processed into predetermined information and displayed at the end of the game.

  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.

  Symbol display means for variably displaying symbols, storage means for sequentially storing game progress information such as the number of jackpot occurrences, symbol variation display count, and operation means that allow the player to operate at the start and end of the game The game progress information stored in the storage means between the start of the game and the end of the game is processed into predetermined information data on condition that the operation means is operated at the start of the game and at the end of the game. Control means for displaying the game, a gaming machine in which a jackpot state occurs when a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display means, a portable terminal capable of reading the predetermined information data displayed by the control means, It consists of a main server to which a player can connect via a telecommunication line from the portable terminal, and the player accesses the main server via the telecommunication line in advance for identification. If a special input by performing a predetermined operation on the operation means is displayed, a normal customer waiting demonstration consisting of a demonstration for waiting for the start of the game is displayed on the symbol display means. When the input screen is displayed instead of the customer waiting demonstration, the identification code acquired in advance by the operation by the operation means can be input, and after it is determined that the game is not performed for a predetermined time after the input of the identification code, A dedicated customer waiting demo is performed, which is different from the normal customer waiting demo, and the identification code and predetermined information data are uploaded by the player from the mobile terminal to the main server via the telecommunication line, Can be stored and stored in correspondence with each other, and predetermined information data corresponding to the identification code is accumulated and stored in the past. If the game progress information collection device data may collect data or any period, can be applied to such other functionality is added.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 2 ... Glass board 3 ... Front frame 4 ... Game board 5 ... Symbol display means 6 ... Starting 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 ... Memory | storage means 19 ... Control means

Claims (3)

Symbol display means for variably displaying symbols, storage means for sequentially storing game progress information such as the number of jackpot occurrences, symbol variation display count, and operation means that allow the player to operate at the start and end of the game The game progress information stored in the storage means between the start of the game and the end of the game is processed into predetermined information data on the condition that the operation means is operated at the start and end of the game. And a control unit for displaying the game, and a gaming machine in which a jackpot state occurs when a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display unit,
A portable terminal capable of reading the predetermined information data displayed by the control means;
A main server to which a player can connect from the portable terminal via an electric communication line;
Consisting of
A player can access the main server via a telecommunication line in advance and obtain an identification code; and
In the symbol display means, a normal customer waiting demonstration consisting of a demonstration for waiting for the start of a game is displayed, and when there is a special input by performing a predetermined operation on the operation means, the input is performed instead of the normal customer waiting demo. When the screen is displayed and the identification code acquired in advance by the operation of the operation means can be input, and it is determined that the game has not been performed for a predetermined time after the input of the identification code, the normal customer waiting demo It is supposed that a special customer waiting demo will be held,
The identification code and the predetermined information data are uploaded from the portable terminal to the main server via a telecommunication line by the player, and the identification code and the predetermined information data can be stored and stored in correspondence with each other. And a game progress information collecting device capable of accumulating the predetermined information data corresponding to the identification code and collecting past batch data or data of an arbitrary period.   2. The game progress information collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control means displays the predetermined information data on the symbol display means.   3. The game progress information collecting device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information data is processed and displayed in a readable barcode format or QR code format.

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