JP2012045150A - Game information management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately detect fraudulence in terms of a recording medium even if the ID of a recording medium or the like, with which a valuable value is matched cannot be specified.SOLUTION: When determining that a valuable value payed from a dispenser 2 by a player has been received, a relay device 3 sets a monitoring period starting with the time when the valuable value was received. When determining that, without receiving a sales signal from the dispenser 2 within the monitoring period, a dispensing process is performed such that game mediums are dispensed to a player with the received valuable value as price, an abnormal state is detected by referring to determination-out and a determination S rate, and whether fraudulence was carried or not is detected in terms of the recording medium with which the valuable value is matched.

Description

  The present invention relates to a lending machine that issues a value specifying medium that is a recording medium that can specify the remaining valuable value obtained by subtracting the consideration of the lent gaming media from the accepted value, and the value specifying medium issued from the lending machine The present invention relates to a game information management device provided in a game hall where a settlement machine that accepts the value and settles the residual value is installed.

  In the game hall, the value of money such as money collected from the player is associated with a recording medium such as a so-called member card or prepaid card, and the recording medium in which the value is associated is accepted by the gaming machine. The game value is rented out by specifying the valuable value. In this case, since the valuable value is collected from the player in advance, if a big hit or the like occurs before the valuable value is used up, the recording medium can be settled with a settlement machine. Then, paying attention to this system, by making the system misrecognize the valuable value using counterfeit money, etc., illegally associate the valuable value with the recording medium, and then settle the recording medium with the illegally associated valuable value. Taking into account that the fraudulent act of obtaining real money by performing payment at the machine, for example, Patent Document 1 includes the reception time when the valuable value is received and the time when the recording medium is settled It has been proposed to identify such fraud by referring to the time difference from the settlement time.

JP 2003-225442 A

  Now, in the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is assumed that the player who received the valuable value and the player who settled the recording medium are the same, so the ID of the recording medium It is necessary to specify the player by, for example. In other words, it is difficult to implement without a card management device that manages the valuable value of the recording medium or a management device that can receive the ID of the recording medium from the card management device or the like. Further, such a card management device is a dedicated device for managing the valuable value of the recording medium, and is different from the game information management device for managing the game information of the gaming machine such as so-called out and start. Generally, it is difficult for such a game information management device to specify the ID of the recording medium. In other words, the gaming information management device is considered to be most effective as the above-mentioned fraud countermeasures, as it is considered that fraud detection by a gaming information management device that is frequently referred to for viewing gaming information as a gaming site. However, the ID of the recording medium could not be specified, and the above-described fraud detection could not be performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to appropriately detect frauds related to a recording medium or the like even if the ID of the recording medium or the like associated with a valuable value cannot be specified. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game information management device that can be used.

  The invention described in claim 1 is provided corresponding to the gaming machine, and accepts a valuable value paid by the player, and receives the valuable value received by the value receiving means as a consideration to the player. A lending means for lending a game medium, and a recording medium capable of specifying a residual value obtained by subtracting the value of the game medium lent by the lending means from the value received by the value receiving means. Issuing means for issuing a certain value specifying medium, a valuable value signal that can specify that the valuable value has been received by the value receiving means, and a lending signal that can specify that the lending process has been performed by the lending means A lending machine having a signal output means for outputting the value, and the value specifying medium can be received, and the residual value specified by the received value specifying medium is settled In a game information management device provided in a game hall where a computer is installed, a game signal that can specify game information output from the gaming machine side, and receives at least the value signal and the lending signal Receiving means, value receiving specifying means for performing value receiving specifying processing for specifying that the valuable value paid from the player by the lending machine is received by the value signal received by the receiving means, and A lending specification unit that performs a lending specification process that specifies that the lending process has been performed based on the lending signal received by the receiving unit, and a monitoring period that starts from the time when the value reception specifying process is performed are set. Setting means, abnormality detection means for detecting an abnormality on the condition that the lending identification process is not performed within the monitoring period, and an abnormality detection result by the abnormality detection means And informing means for informing, characterized by comprising a.

  In the invention described in claim 2, the lending signal can specify the number of game media lent by the lending process, and the lending specifying means specifies the number of game media lent by the lending process. Lending information that can be specified by processing can be specified, the setting means can set a lending reference range that is a reference range for the lending information, and the abnormality detecting means can detect the lending specifying means within the monitoring period. When the lending information specified by is within the lending standard range, no abnormality detection is performed, and when the lending information is outside the lending standard range, the lending information is detected within the monitoring period. An abnormality is detected on condition that the processing is not performed.

  The invention described in claim 3 includes game information specifying means for specifying game information by the game signal received by the receiving means, and the receiving means is provided from a gaming machine side provided corresponding to the lending machine. As a game signal to be output, the number of operations of a predetermined function for generating a jackpot in the gaming machine, which operates in response to winning in a specific winning port, and the specific winning port A start signal capable of specifying at least one of the number of winnings is received, and the game information specifying means is specified by the start signal as game information specified by the game signal received by the receiving means. The starting information that is game information can be specified, the setting means can set a starting information reference range that is a reference range for the starting information, and the abnormality detecting means When detecting an abnormality on the condition that the lending specification process is not performed within the viewing period, the start information specified by the game information specifying means within the monitoring period is within the start information reference range. In other words, it is characterized in that fraudulent abnormality detection is performed to the effect that a fraudulent valuable value has been received.

  The invention described in claim 4 includes an extraction unit that extracts the starting information within the monitoring period when an abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection unit, and the abnormality detection unit includes the extraction unit within the monitoring period. In the case where an abnormality is detected on the condition that the loan specifying process is not performed, the game is further executed on the condition that the start information specified by the game information specifying means is outside the start information reference range within the monitoring period. The game information specifying means detects the start information extracted according to the detection of the dissatisfaction abnormality by the extraction means as the game information in units of gaming machines. The notifying means outputs the starting information extracted in response to the detection of the dissatisfaction abnormality by the extracting means for each gaming machine counted by the game information specifying means. Wherein the notifying serial abnormality detection result.

  In the invention described in claim 5, the abnormality detection unit is configured to detect the abnormality within the monitoring period specified by the lending identification process according to reception of the lending signal when the lending signal is received by the receiving unit. When the lending information is outside the lending standard range, the monitoring period is extended.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, the monitoring period starting from the time when the valuable value paid from the player is received by the lending machine is set, and the received valuable value is considered as the consideration within the monitoring period. Since an abnormality is detected when it is specified that the lending process for lending a game medium to a player has not been performed, the player cannot be specified by the ID of a recording medium or the like associated with a valuable value. Even in a game information management device, it is possible to appropriately detect fraud related to the recording medium, etc., and to specify that fraud has occurred while browsing other game information, etc. Can meet the needs of the venue.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, it is assumed that some unauthorized persons leave the gaming machine without performing a game after depositing it and may be suspicious if it is settled as it is. Although there are fraudsters who pay for the games, even if there are such acts, fraud can be detected appropriately.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, some players leave the gaming machine with dissatisfaction because they cannot obtain the desired game result even though they have made a deposit. Paying attention to the fact that the person leaves the gaming machine only when the starting information, i.e., the game result is unintentional, it is possible to distinguish fraudulent acts as described in claim 2 and appropriately detect fraud.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the game is adjusted for the start information, the accessory operation ratio between the period during which the accessory operation (winning) is easy in a short period of time called so-called slump and the period during which the accessory operation is difficult to perform. Even if this slump is large, even if this slump is large, it may become standard data by starting information aggregation in units of one business day, but depending on the extracted starting information, It is possible to grasp whether or not the person has left the gaming machine with dissatisfaction after depositing.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, when an unauthorized person pretending to be a general customer described in claim 2 is taken into account, since there is an unauthorized person who impersonates without pretending to be a general customer, it is difficult to set a monitoring period. In other words, it is necessary to set a relatively long period as a monitoring period for fraudsters pretending to be general customers, while fraudulent persons who do not pretend to be general customers leave the gaming machine immediately after depositing, Although identification is delayed, fraud can be appropriately detected for both actions.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Diagram showing abnormality judgment settings Diagram showing stored data Diagram showing abnormal storage summary data flowchart

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game hall system. A lending machine (CR sand) 2 (value receiving means, lending means, issuing means, signal output means) is installed in the game hall corresponding to a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a gaming machine) 1. Two gaming machines 1 and two lending machines 2 are connected to one relay device 3 (receiving means, value reception specifying means, lending specifying means, setting means, abnormality detecting means, notification means, game information specifying means, extraction The relay device 3 is connected to the game information management device 5 via the LAN 4. The lending machine 2 is connected to the card management device 7 and the payment machine 8 via the LAN 6. The game information management device 5 and the card management device 7 are installed in a management room, for example. A plurality of settlement machines 8 are installed in the game arcade for each gaming machine island where a plurality of gaming machines 1 are installed. Although omitted in FIG. 1, several hundred gaming machines 1 are managed by the gaming information management device 5.

  The gaming machine 1 has a well-known configuration as a so-called digipachi, and an upper tray 9 that receives paid-out game balls, a ball that overflows from the upper tray 9 or a ball that is guided from the upper tray 9 by a button operation. 10 and a handle 11 for firing the balls of the upper tray 9 onto the board surface. The upper tray 9 is provided with a rental button and a return button (both not shown) that can be operated by the player. Also, on the board surface of the gaming machine 1, a general (ordinary symbol) winning port 12, a first starting port 13, a second starting port 14, a first starting port 13 or a second starting port 14 (all of which are specific winning ports) The liquid crystal display unit 15 whose display symbols are changed in accordance with the winning prize, and the big winning opening 16 that is opened when the jackpot symbol is generated when the symbol displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 15 is a jackpot symbol is provided. Yes.

The gaming machine 1 operates as follows.
(1) A jackpot lottery is performed in accordance with the winning at the first start port 13 or the second start port 14, and based on the lottery result, a symbol variation based on a so-called special symbol (special symbol) is executed on the liquid crystal display unit 15. The jackpot is generated according to the result. Note that the upper limit of so-called holding balls is four each, and when starting and winning a prize during holding, the upper limit is held, and after the symbol change ends, the held symbol variation is executed sequentially.
(2) The winning probability (probability of jackpot) of the jackpot lottery is 1/300, and the percentage of jackpots that will be in a probabilistic state (probability) after the jackpot is 66.6% (2/3). 1 ÷ (1− (2/3)) = 3 times.

(3) When a big win occurs, the big winning opening 16 is opened by the amount corresponding to the corresponding round (R) (15R). In addition, the upper limit winning number of 1R is 10, the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R is ended when either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied.
(4) During probability change, the jackpot probability is improved to 1/30 and the winning rate to the second start port 14 is improved. Since the probability change continues until the next jackpot, it continues until a jackpot (ordinary jackpot) that becomes a normal state (normal) after the jackpot occurs. In addition, a state in which the player is more likely to generate a big hit than usual for a player such as a probability change and a short time is referred to as “sweet”.

  The lending machine 2 has a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 18 having a money insertion slot 17 for a player to insert money, a display function for displaying various information such as game data, and an input reception function for receiving input from the player. A card insertion slot 19 or the like for a player to insert a membership card is provided. The lending machine 2 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including a CF (Compact Flash (registered trademark)), a RAM, a ROM, and a transmission / reception unit including an I / F. By executing the program, the following processing is performed.

  When the lending machine 2 receives the money (value) from the money insertion slot 17, the money lending machine 2 receives the money corresponding to the money received, and receives a deposit signal corresponding to the money received (details). Is output to the relay device 3. The lending machine 2 is also directly connected to the gaming machine 1, and the lending output from the gaming machine 1 in response to the player pressing the lending button provided on the upper tray 9 of the gaming machine 1. When the request signal is received, a lending command signal is transmitted to the gaming machine 1 so as to pay out the lending balls up to 1 lending unit (125 balls) according to the stored balance, and the balls (gaming media) from the gaming machine 1 ) Is paid out. When the lending machine 2 receives the lending completion signal output from the gaming machine 1 in response to the completion of the lending process by the gaming machine 1, the lending machine 2 subtracts the balance for the consideration (lending ball x lending unit price (4 yen)). Then, a sales signal (details will be described later) is output to the relay device 3. In addition, when lending for 1 unit of lending, the lending command signal and the lending completion signal may be transmitted and received a plurality of times.

  Further, the lending machine 2 records the balance when receiving a return request signal output from the gaming machine 1 in response to the player pressing the return button provided on the upper tray 9 of the gaming machine 1. A balance card (a value specifying medium that is a recording medium that can specify the residual value) is issued from the card insertion slot 19. Note that a predetermined number (five) of cards can be stocked in the back of the card insertion slot 19, and when the balance card is issued, the stocked card is used as the balance card. In addition, the balance card can be settled by being accepted by the settlement machine 8, but it can also be accepted at the card insertion slot 19 of the lending machine 2, and is accepted at the card insertion slot 19. Is added to the balance stored in the lending machine 2.

The gaming signal shown below is output from the gaming machine 1 side.
“Out signal”: a signal that can specify the number of used balls (out, the number of used media) output from an out box for collecting used balls (used media). Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered (used and driven) balls, “the number of out signals × 10” is specified as out.
“Safe signal”: a signal that can specify the number of payout balls (safe, the number of payout media) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output for 10 payouts corresponding to a game (winning) in the gaming machine 1, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe. The supply signal output from the supply device may be a safe signal.

  “Start signal”: a signal that can specify the number of symbol fluctuations (number of acting items, start) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output per symbol variation (actual operation, start process) in the liquid crystal display unit 15 (combined) that varies (acts) by winning to the first start port 13 or the second start port 14, “Start signal number × 1” is specified as a start. In addition, it is good also considering the start winning signal output according to the winning to the 1st starting port 13 or the 2nd starting port 14 as a start signal. Corresponds to the start signal.

“Big jackpot signal”: a signal that can be output from the gaming machine 1 and that can identify the jackpot. Since the status signal is level-output during the jackpot, receiving the jackpot signal is identified as being jackpot.
“Special state signal”: a signal that can specify a special state output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is a state signal (probability change signal) that is output in a special state (probability change signal) that is more likely to generate a big hit such as during probability change that increases the probability of jackpot than in the normal state, it is in a special state while receiving a special state signal Identify as medium. The status signal (time-short signal) may be output not only during the probability change but also during the time when the winning rate to the first start port 13 or the second start port 14 is improved. Further, it is determined that the gaming machine 1 is in a normal state during which neither the jackpot signal nor the special state signal is received.

  “Sales signal”: a signal that can specify sales information (number of sales balls, sales amount) output from the lending machine 2. Since one pulse is output for every 25 balls that are valued as valuable to the player, “sales signal number × 25” is specified as the number of sales balls, and “sales number × lending unit price (eg 4 yen)” "Is specified as the sales amount. The sales signal is output to the game information management device 5 by being output to the relay device 3, but is not output to the card management device 7. Corresponds to a lending signal.

  “Payment signal”: a signal that can specify the received deposit amount output from the lending machine 2. Since one pulse is output for every received deposit amount of 1,000 yen, “the number of deposit signals × 1000 yen” is specified as the deposit amount. As with the sales signal, the deposit signal is output to the game information management device 5 by being output to the relay device 3, but is not output to the card management device 7. Corresponds to value signal.

  “Lending information signal”: a signal that can specify the balance output from the lending machine 2 and the ID of the balance card. Unlike the sales signal and the deposit signal, the lending information signal is output to the card management device 7 but is not output to the game information management device 5.

  The relay device 3 includes a control unit composed of a CPU, a storage unit composed of a CF (Compact Flash (registered trademark)), a RAM, a ROM, etc., and a transmission / reception unit composed of an I / F, and transmits and receives various signals and various information. It has a function to relay (relay).

  The game information management device 5 includes a control unit composed of a CPU, a storage unit composed of HDD, RAM, ROM, etc., a transmission / reception unit composed of I / F, an output unit composed of a monitor and a printer, an operation unit composed of a keyboard and a mouse, etc. When the game signal output from the gaming machine 1 side (the gaming machine 1, the renting machine 2, etc.) is received via the relay device 3, the game information is managed based on the received gaming signal.

  The card management device 7 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including an HDD, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, a transmission / reception unit including an I / F, an output unit including a monitor and a printer, an operation unit including a keyboard and a mouse, and the like. When the lending information signal output from the lending machine 2 is received, the balance and ID of the balance card issued from the lending machine 2 are specified based on the received lending information signal.

  The checkout machine 8 includes a control unit made up of a CPU, a storage unit made up of CF (Compact Flash (registered trademark)), RAM, ROM, etc., a transmission / reception unit made up of an I / F, and the like. When the balance card is received, the balance specified from the received balance card is settled.

  Now, the game information management device 5 can set the abnormality determination setting shown in FIG. 2 by accepting the setting input by the game hall manager, and the relay device 3 is set by the game information management device 5. The abnormality determination setting can be received from the game information management device 5 and set. Further, the relay device 3 includes a storage area capable of storing the storage data shown in FIG. 3 and a storage area capable of storing the abnormal storage total data shown in FIG. 4, and the game signal output from the gaming machine 1 side is provided. In response to the reception, the stored data shown in FIG. 3 is updated one by one, and an abnormality determination process described later in detail is performed. The meaning of each item in the abnormality determination setting shown in FIG. 2 and the stored data shown in FIG. 3 is as follows.

“Decision deposit amount”: This is a deposit amount for specifying whether or not to shift from a standby state (non-operation period of a determination timer described later) to a monitoring state (determination timer operation period).
“Allowable payment”: An allowable value for the determined deposit amount. When the determined deposit amount exceeds the allowable deposit amount in the standby state, the state shifts from the standby state to a monitoring state in which an abnormality is detected.

“Judgment sales balls”: The number of sales balls for identifying an abnormality in the monitoring state.
“Allowable sales”: The allowable value for the judged sales ball, and the monitoring state is continued as long as the judged sales ball after transition from the standby state to the monitoring state is less than the allowable sales, while the standby state is changed to the monitoring state. If the determined sales ball after the shift is not less than the allowable sales, it is determined that there is no abnormality in the deposit, and shifts from the monitoring state to the standby state. More than the allowable sales corresponds to the lending standard range, and in this embodiment, the lending standard range is set by setting the allowable sales. Similarly, other reference values are set by setting an upper limit or a lower limit of the reference range.

“Determination out”: Out in the monitoring state.
“Allowed out”: An allowable value for the determination out, and if the determination out does not exceed the allowable out when the determination timer expires, abnormality detection (details will be described later) is performed assuming that there is an abnormality in the deposit.

“Judgment start”: Start in the monitoring state.
“Decision S rate”: a value indicating the ratio of determination start to determination out (determination start ÷ determination out × 1000). It corresponds to start information. Note that a setting value instead of the allowable S described later may be set using the determination start as the starting information.

  “Allowable S”: an index indicating whether abnormality detection or dissatisfaction detection is performed. If the determination out exceeds the allowable out when the determination timer expires, if the determination S rate exceeds the allowable S, an abnormality is detected, while the determination S rate does not exceed the allowable S. , Dissatisfaction detection (details will be described later). The range exceeding the allowable S corresponds to the start information reference range.

“First determination timer”: a timer that operates when the determined deposit amount exceeds the allowable deposit, and is set with reference to the time until the player presses the lending button after deposit processing.
“Second determination timer”: a timer that is activated when the sales signal is less than the allowable sales when the sales signal is received, and the time until the player uses up one unit of lending balls (125 balls) is a guide To set. The first determination timer and the second determination timer are collectively referred to as a determination timer, the operation period of the determination timer is set to the monitoring state, and the non-operation period of the determination timer is set to the standby state.
“Number of abnormalities”: The number of abnormalities detected when the judgment timer time is up.
“Number of times of dissatisfaction”: This is the number of times dissatisfaction is detected when the judgment timer expires.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows a loan abnormality determination process performed by the relay device 3 in connection with the present invention.

  When the relay device 3 starts the loan abnormality determination process, the relay device 3 determines whether or not a deposit signal is received from the lending machine 2 (S1). When the relay device 3 determines that a payment signal has been received from the lending machine 2 in response to the player inserting money into the money insertion slot 17 of the lending machine 2 (when the value acceptance specifying process is performed) (S1: YES), according to the deposit amount specified by the received deposit signal, the determined deposit amount is added (updated) in the stored data shown in FIG. 3 (S2), the updated determined deposit amount and the abnormality shown in FIG. The allowable payment (“3,000 yen” in FIG. 2) of the determination setting is compared, and it is determined whether or not the determined payment exceeds the allowable payment (S3).

  When the relay device 3 determines that the determined deposit amount exceeds the allowable deposit (S3: YES), the relay device 3 starts a first determination timer (“30 seconds” in FIG. 2) and shifts from the standby state to the monitoring state ( The monitoring state is started) (S4). The relay device 3 determines whether or not the determination timer is in operation (S5), and if it is determined that the determination timer is in operation, that is, is in a monitoring state (S5: YES), the relay device 3 is out of the gaming machine 1. It is determined whether a signal is received (S6), whether a start signal is received from the gaming machine 1 (S7), and whether a sales signal is received from the lending machine 2 is determined (S8). ), It is determined whether or not the determination timer has expired (S9).

  When the relay device 3 determines that an out signal has been received from the gaming machine 1 (S6: YES), it adds (updates) the determination out of the stored data shown in FIG. 3 (S10). When it is determined that the relay device 3 has received the start signal from the gaming machine 1 (S7: YES), the determination start is added (updated) in the stored data shown in FIG. 3 (S11).

  The relay device 3 is sold from the lending machine 2 in response to the player pressing the lending button provided on the upper tray 9 of the gaming machine 1 and completing the lending process in which the gaming machine 1 lends game media. When it is determined that the signal has been received (when the loan specifying process is performed) (S8: YES), the determined sales ball is added (updated) in the stored data shown in FIG. 3 according to the sales information specified by the received sales signal. (S12), and the updated determined sales balls are compared with the allowable sales (“250 balls” in FIG. 2) shown in FIG. 2 (S13).

  When the relay device 3 determines that the determined sales ball is less than the allowable sales (the loan information is outside the lending standard range) (S13: YES), the second determination timer ("2 minutes" in FIG. 2) is restarted. (Extend the monitoring period) (S14), while continuing the monitoring state, the determined sales balls are not less than the allowable sales, that is, the determined sales balls have reached the allowable sales (the lending information is within the lending standard range). Is determined (S13: NO), the determination timer is stopped (S15), the monitoring state is shifted to the standby state (the monitoring state is terminated), and the determination deposit amount and the determination sales ball in the stored data shown in FIG. , Judgment out and judgment start are initialized ("0" is set) (S16). In this case, the relay device 3 initializes the determination S rate and the determination start, thereby also initializing the determination S rate (sets “0”).

  When the relay device 3 determines that the determination timer has timed out without the determination deposit amount exceeding the allowable deposit (S9: YES), the determination device indicates that the determination out does not exceed the allowable out (“100” in FIG. 2). It is determined (S17: NO), or even if the determination out exceeds the allowable out, the determination S rate exceeds the allowable S ("40" in FIG. 2) (the start information is within the start information reference range) (S18: YES), an abnormality detection process (corresponding to fraudulent abnormality detection) is performed (S19), while the determination S rate does not exceed the allowable S (starting information is outside the starting information reference range). ) (S18: NO), a dissatisfaction detection process (corresponding to detection of dissatisfaction abnormality) is performed (S20).

  The relay device 3 outputs to the game information management device 5 an abnormality signal that can identify the corresponding gaming machine ID so that the game information management device 5 notifies the abnormality in the abnormality detection process. The game information management device 5 When the abnormal signal output from 3 is received, the gaming machine ID is identified based on the received abnormal signal, and the abnormality is notified by displaying, printing, voice, or the like so that the gaming machine ID can be identified. Further, after the relay device 3 outputs the abnormal signal to the game information management device 5 in this way, the determination information (determination out, determination start, determination S rate) stored as the storage data shown in FIG. In association with the record NO, it is stored as a history of the abnormal storage total data shown in FIG. 4 together with the time. Abnormality detection is detection that indicates that there is a high possibility that the deposit process is illegal.

  In the dissatisfaction detection process, the relay device 3 associates the determination information (determination out, determination start, determination S rate) stored as the storage data shown in FIG. And stored as a history of the abnormal storage total data shown in FIG. The dissatisfaction detection is a detection indicating that the game result assumed by the player is unlikely to be obtained, that is, the player has played a game, but the number of symbol variation executions is less than expected, and the possibility of feeling dissatisfaction is high.

  Even after performing either of the abnormality detection process or the dissatisfaction detection process in this way, the relay device 3 stops the determination timer (S15), shifts from the monitoring state to the standby state (ends the monitoring state), Of the stored data shown in FIG. 3, the judgment deposit amount, judgment sales balls, judgment out, and judgment start are initialized (S16). Also in this case, the relay apparatus 3 initializes the determination S rate by initializing determination out and determination start.

  The relay device 3 outputs information that can specify the stored data shown in FIG. 3 and the abnormal storage total data shown in FIG. 4 to the game information management device 5. That is, the game information management device 5 manages the storage data and the abnormal storage total data for each gaming machine 1 by receiving information that can specify the storage data and the abnormal storage total data output from the relay device 3. Output is possible.

Here, the abnormal storage total data shown in FIG. 4 will be described. In the abnormal storage aggregate data, as described above, together with the time at which either abnormality detection or dissatisfaction detection is detected, the determination out, determination start and determination S rate at that time are stored as determination information. “○” is set, and when dissatisfaction is detected, “○” is set in the dissatisfaction column, so that it is possible to classify whether it is abnormal detection or dissatisfaction detection. Further, the total column and the average column indicate totals of all stored determination information, and the determination S rate is calculated for the total. In addition, the abnormal total is the total of records with “○” in the abnormal column, the dissatisfied total is the total of records with “○” in the dissatisfied column, and the cumulative total is out in the normal state from the start of business regardless of the judgment information. And start total (cumulative) and S rate (start ÷ out × 1000), abnormal S or total dissatisfaction judgment S rate (
(Corresponding to starting information extracted in response to detection of dissatisfaction abnormality) and the cumulative S rate are tabulated so as to be comparable.

  In this way, abnormal detection and dissatisfaction detection are divided and tabulated, so that it is unlikely that the act of a fraudster who performs a fraudulent act using forged banknotes and the game result assumed by the player will be obtained. It can be distinguished from the act of the player who dissatisfied the game with dissatisfaction, and the player who ended the game with dissatisfaction was mistakenly treated as a fraudster and further increased dissatisfaction. The fear can be eliminated. Further, in the abnormal storage total data shown in FIG. 4, although the S rate is standard in the cumulative total, the dissatisfaction detection is “5 times”, and the determination S rate in that case is “30”. There is a tendency that the first start port 13 or the second start port 14 is biased and the nail adjustment is avoided by the player.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the relay device 3 determines that the valuable value paid from the player is received by the lending machine 2, the monitoring period starting from the time when the valuable value is received. If it is determined that the lending process for lending the game medium to the player was not performed without receiving a sales signal from the lending machine 2 within the monitoring period, Since the abnormality is detected by referring to the determination S rate, even if the game information management device 5 cannot identify the player by the ID of the recording medium with which the valuable value is associated, Can be detected appropriately.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
The determination deposit amount, the determination sales ball, the determination out, and the determination S rate may be set as appropriate, or any or all of them may not be set. In this case, it is only necessary to determine whether or not the determination information is within an allowable range by receiving a corresponding signal. Further, only one type of determination timer may be provided without providing a plurality of determination timers, and it is not necessary to reactivate when a sales signal is received.

Although the abnormality detection is performed with reference to the determination out and the determination S rate, the abnormality detection may be performed as it is because the reference range lending process or the lending process itself is not performed during the monitoring period.
Even in the standby state, the determined sales balls may be updated and the determined sales balls may be referred to when the standby sales state is shifted to the monitoring state. Further, when the judgment sales ball has exceeded the allowable sales and the state shifts from the standby state to the monitoring state, the monitoring state may be terminated as it is, and the sales signal may be received again during the monitoring state. The monitoring state may be terminated as a condition. In this case, while it is possible to set a large allowable deposit, there is no possibility of erroneous detection even if the player repeats a low deposit in a plurality of times.

  In the same way, when the judgment deposit amount becomes the allowable deposit, the monitoring state is continued only when the receipt interval of the receipt signal for updating the judgment deposit amount is within the set time, or a plurality of permissible sales are provided. If the receipt interval of the deposit signal is within the set time, the low allowable sales will be referred to, while if the receipt interval of the deposit signal is not within the set time, the high allowable sales will be referenced. The allowable sales to be referred to may be changed based on whether or not there is.

A gaming machine in which the dissatisfaction detection is equal to or greater than a set value, that is, a gaming machine in which the player is dissatisfied may be extracted so as to be specified. In this case, it may be extracted on the condition that the difference from the cumulative S rate is out of the allowable range. Further, when outputting the abnormal storage total data shown in FIG. 4, it may be output so that it can be identified.
Since the balance or the like may not be recorded on the balance card due to a rule or the like, the balance may be specified by managing the card card by associating the balance with the balance card ID in the card management device. That is, as long as information that can identify the balance is recorded, the balance does not necessarily have to be recorded directly on the balance card. Moreover, not only a card-shaped recording medium but also a coin-type recording medium or the like may be used.

The game information may be directly specified based on the game signal, or the related game information is specified based on the game signal, and the game information is indirectly specified by combining the related game information using an arithmetic expression. May be. Moreover, all the numerical values, the number of digits, items, etc. which were illustrated are illustrations and any numerical value may be employ | adopted.
As a corresponding gaming machine, pachinko gaming machines other than those exemplified, slot machines, and the like can be adopted. In this case, a medal or the like can be used as the game medium.
The game information management device or the like may perform a part or all of the information processing performed by the relay device. Similarly, the relay device may perform part of the information processing performed by the game information management device. That is, the game information management device includes a concept of a broad game information management device including a relay device and the like.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a lending machine (value receiving means, lending means, issuing means, signal output means), 3 is a relay device (receiving means, value receiving specifying means, lending specifying means, setting means, abnormality detection) Means, notification means, game information specifying means, extraction means), 5 is a game information management device, and 8 is a settlement machine.

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A value receiving means provided corresponding to the gaming machine and receiving the valuable value paid from the player;
A lending unit that lends a game medium to a player as a consideration for the valuable value received by the value receiving unit;
Issuing means for issuing a value specifying medium that is a recording medium capable of specifying the remaining valuable value obtained by subtracting the consideration of the gaming medium lent by the lending means from the value received by the value receiving means;
Lending provided with a valuable value signal that can specify that the valuable value has been received by the value receiving means and a lending signal that can specify that the lending process has been performed by the lending means Machine,
In the game information management device provided in a game hall that is capable of accepting the value specifying medium and in which a settlement machine for adjusting the residual value specified by the received value specifying medium is installed,
A gaming signal that can specify gaming information output from the gaming machine side, and receiving means for receiving at least the value signal and the lending signal;
Value reception specifying means for performing value reception specifying processing for specifying that the valuable value paid from the player by the lending machine is received by the value signal received by the receiving means;
Lending specification means for performing lending specification processing for specifying that the lending processing has been performed based on the lending signal received by the receiving means;
A setting means for setting a monitoring period starting from the time when the value reception specifying process is performed;
An abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality on the condition that the loan specifying process is not performed within the monitoring period;
A game information management device comprising: an informing means for informing an abnormality detection result by the abnormality detecting means. The lending signal can specify the number of game media lent by the lending process,
The lending specifying means can specify lending information that can specify the number of game media lent by the lending process by the lending specifying process,
The setting means can set a lending reference range that is a reference range for the lending information,
The abnormality detection means does not detect abnormality when the lending information specified by the lending specification means within the monitoring period is within the lending reference range, and when the lending information is outside the lending reference range. 2. The game information management device according to claim 1, wherein abnormality is detected, and abnormality is detected on condition that the loan specifying process is not performed within the monitoring period. Game information specifying means for specifying game information by the game signal received by the receiving means;
The receiving means is a predetermined accessory for generating a jackpot in a gaming machine as a gaming signal output from a gaming machine side provided corresponding to the lending machine, It is possible to receive a start signal that can specify at least one of the number of movements of an accessory that operates in accordance with a prize and the number of prizes that are awarded to the specific prize opening
The game information specifying means can specify start information that is game information specified by the start signal as game information specified by the game signal received by the receiving means,
The setting means can set a starting information reference range that is a reference range for the starting information,
When the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality on the condition that the lending specification process is not performed within the monitoring period, the start information specified by the game information specifying unit within the monitoring period is further 3. The game information management device according to claim 2, wherein fraud abnormality detection is performed to the effect that an illegal value has been received on condition that the information is within an information reference range. When an abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection means, the extraction means for extracting the start information within the monitoring period,
When the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality on the condition that the lending specification process is not performed within the monitoring period, the start information specified by the game information specifying unit within the monitoring period is further On the condition that it is outside the information standard range, detect dissatisfaction abnormality that the player played the game with dissatisfaction,
The game information specifying means totals start information extracted by the extraction means in response to the abnormality detection as the game information in units of gaming machines,
The notification means notifies the abnormality detection result by outputting start information extracted by the extraction means in response to the detection of the dissatisfaction abnormality for each gaming machine counted by the game information specifying means. The game information management device according to claim 3.   When the lending signal is received by the receiving unit, the abnormality detecting unit is configured such that lending information within the monitoring period specified by the lending specifying process according to reception of the lending signal is outside the lending reference range. 5. The game information management device according to claim 2, wherein the monitoring period is extended in some cases.

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