JP2012200413A - Game information management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game information management device for managing game information obviously showing a stress level of a player, based on a general non-execution period at the start of a game and a special non-execution period during the game.SOLUTION: This management device manages, as reserve information, special non-execution information which is at least one of the special non-execution period except the general non-execution period, from when the start of the game is identified to when an execution state is identified, while the game machine is identified to be in operation and to be not in execution, based on an operation signal, as a game signal output from the game machine side, for identifying whether the game machine is in operation or not, and a special non-execution count which indicates the number of times that the special non-execution periods occur, and displays the special non-execution information.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information management device that manages game information based on a game signal output from a gaming machine.

  When managing the game information of a pachinko machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a “game machine”), if the unit game holding status such as symbol variation is managed, for example, there is no number of reserves, that is, the period when symbol variation is not performed. It is possible to manage the symbol variation time and the like for each number of holds, and to grasp the discomfort level of the player, the game tendency of the gaming machine, etc., which is significant. Thus, in Patent Document 1, for example, a start state is determined by using a start winning signal (start winning pulse) indicating that a winning has been won at the start opening and a symbol variation signal (variation start pulse) indicating that symbol variation has been performed. It is proposed to manage the period until the start of symbol variation.

  Now, when a player plays a game, the symbol variation is not naturally performed at the start of the game, and the period until the start winning is in a non-variable state (hereinafter, this period is referred to as a general non-execution period). On the other hand, even if the symbol variation is executed during the game and the symbol variation is not held (the start prize is not generated) and the symbol variation is finished, it can become a non-variable state (hereinafter, this period is not specially excluded). Called the execution period). In this case, the general non-execution period is a period that occurs without fail at the start of the game, and is a non-execution period (a period in which symbol variation is not performed) in which it is difficult for the player to be stressed. The execution period is a period that can be set to 0 by adjusting the gaming machine and suddenly becomes a non-variable state during the game. Therefore, the execution period is considered to be a non-execution period in which the player is easily stressed.

JP 2002-253819 A

However, in the conventional game information management device such as Patent Document 1, since only the non-execution period in which the general non-execution period and the special non-execution period are mixed is managed, for example, a large number of players are switched and the game starts. The larger the number of times, the higher the ratio of the general non-execution period to the non-execution period, and the period during which the player does not feel much stress is included in the non-execution period. As a result, the non-execution period may not be an index for measuring a player's stress level, etc., and even if the special non-execution period is actually 0 due to adjustment of the gaming machine, Since the non-execution period is mixed, the non-execution period does not become zero, and the adjustment degree of the gaming machine cannot be fully reflected.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to pay attention to the fact that there is a general non-execution period at the start of the game and a special non-execution period during the game, and to clearly show the player's stress level. An object of the present invention is to provide a game information management device capable of managing the game information shown.

  The invention according to claim 1 executes a unit game for generating a jackpot on the condition that a start winning is made, and when the start winning is made during the execution of the unit game, the unit corresponding to the start winning A state in which a game can be held and the unit games held in response to the end of the unit game being executed are sequentially executed, while the unit game is being executed and a state in which the unit game is not executed A gaming information management device for managing gaming information of a gaming machine capable of outputting an execution state identification signal capable of identifying a non-execution state, which is a gaming signal output from the gaming machine side An operating signal that can specify whether the machine is in an operating state or a non-operating state, an input means for inputting the execution state specifying signal, and an input of the operating signal by the input means causes the gaming machine to be in an operating state An operating state specifying means for specifying whether there is a non-operating state, and a game start for specifying a game start in a gaming machine when the operating state specifying means specifies that the non-operating state has changed to an operating state An execution state specifying means for specifying whether the unit game is in the execution state or the non-execution state by input of the execution state specification signal by the input means; and the operating state specification means The game start specifying means is further included in a non-execution period in which the fact that the gaming machine is in an operating state is specified and the execution state specifying means specifies the non-execution state. A special non-execution period excluding a general non-execution period, which is a period from when the game start is specified to when the execution state is specified, and the special non-execution period Of special non-execution count is the number of times that Tsu, characterized by comprising a suspension information management means for managing a special non-execution information is at least one as a hold information.

  The invention described in claim 2 is a setting unit configured to set an allowable range for the hold information, a determination unit that determines whether the hold information has deviated from the allowable range, and a determination result by the determination unit And the holding information management means is at least one of the general non-execution period and the non-execution period including the general non-execution period and the special non-execution period. A non-special non-execution period is managed as the holding information, and the setting means includes a non-special permissible range that is an allowable range for the non-special non-execution period and a special permissible range that is an allowable range for the special non-execution period. The non-special permissible range and the special permissible range can be set so as to indicate different permissible ranges, and the determination means is configured for the non-special non-execution period. While determining whether deviates the non special tolerance range, wherein the special non-execution period and judging whether or not outside the above special tolerance.

  The invention described in claim 3 includes game information specifying means for specifying game information by a game signal from the input means, and a hold number management means for managing a management hold number indicating a hold number in the gaming machine, The gaming machine can output, as the execution state specifying signal, a start winning signal that can specify a start winning and a unit game signal that can specify execution of the unit game, and the input means can specify the execution state specifying The start winning signal and the unit game signal are input as signals, and the game information specifying means specifies the start winning by the start winning signal, while specifying the execution of the unit game by the unit game signal, The number-of-holds management means adds the number of management-holds when the start prize is specified by the game information specifying means, while the execution of the unit game is specified Therefore, the execution state specifying means is a state in which the management pending number managed by the pending number management means is a state in which the preset unit game is being executed, and the pending number is When the execution of the unit game is specified by the game information specifying means in the state of the no-hold setting number corresponding to the non-holding state, the non-execution state of the unit game is specified. To do.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, during the period from when the execution state specifying unit specifies that the operating state is in a non-executed state to when the operating state specifying unit specifies that it is in a non-operating state When the execution state specifying means does not specify that the execution state has been established, the operation state corresponding to the period is specified as a special excluded operation state, and the hold information management means includes the special non-execution period, The special non-execution information is managed by excluding a special excluded operation period, which is a period in which the special excluded operation state is specified.

  According to a fifth aspect of the invention, the operating signal is an out signal that is output when a plurality of gaming values are used in a gaming machine, and the operating state specifying means is in a non-operating state. In the specified state, when the out signal is input by the input means, the operating state is specified, while the operating state is specified by the execution state specifying means The execution state has been changed to the execution state by the execution state specifying means after either the specification of the non-execution state or the input of the out signal in the state where the non-execution state is specified. Or the fact that the preset operation setting period has passed without the input of the out signal is specified, and the hold information management means is operated by the operation status specifying means. Among the specification of the non-execution state in the period specified to be the active state and the input of the out signal in the state of the non-execution state being specified, whichever is later The non-execution period is managed by excluding the final operation period, which is a period until the operation setting period elapses, from the non-execution period or replacing it with a preset non-operation exclusion setting period. And

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since it is possible to manage only the special non-execution period excluding the general non-execution period in the non-execution period, the player's stress level is clearly shown. Game information can be managed.
According to the invention described in claim 2, the suspension information management means is a non-special non-execution that is at least one of a general non-execution period and a non-execution period including the general non-execution period and the special non-execution period. The period is managed, and the determination unit determines whether or not the non-special non-execution period has deviated from the non-special allowable range, and the special non-execution period determines whether or not the special non-execution period has deviated. Even if the special non-execution period is short, the player feels stress strongly, while the non-special non-execution period is a period that can naturally occur if it is short, so it is difficult to feel stress, but if it continues for a long period of time, the game Can feel stress. For this reason, both of them are to be managed, and different permissible ranges are set, and it is determined whether or not the permissible range is deviated. Judgment can be made.

According to the invention described in claim 3, the gaming machine can output a start winning signal that can specify a start winning and a unit game signal that can specify the execution of a unit game. The start winning is specified by the winning signal, while the execution of the unit game is specified by the unit gaming signal. Thus, even if a signal that directly indicates the number of holds as a holding number signal or a signal that can directly specify the period during which a unit game is executed as an execution state specifying signal is not output, the start winning signal and the unit gaming signal are output. It is possible to specify a non-execution state or an execution state simply by outputting "".
According to the invention described in claim 4, the hold information management means excludes the special excluded operation period, which is a period in which the special excluded operation state is specified, from the special non-execution period, and performs the special non-execution. Manage information. For example, when a player finishes a game, a big jackpot is generated by the last unit game, and in consideration of winning a prize by the jackpot, a little game value (so-called pachinko ball) is given before the last unit game is finished. There is a player who leaves and interrupts the driving (use). When the last unit game is finished, the remaining game value is entered to finish the game. Since this state is a non-executed state generated by the player himself, few players feel stress. Therefore, since this period is excluded from the special non-execution state, game information that clearly shows the player's stress level can be managed.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the pending information management means includes specifying that it is in a non-operating state and inputting an out signal within a period until it is specified that the non-operating state is entered. The non-execution period is managed by excluding the last operation period, which is the period from the later one until the operation setting period elapses, from the non-execution period or replacing it with a preset non-operation exclusion setting period. Generally, when managing the operating state of a gaming machine, there is often no status signal that can be directly specified from the gaming machine side as being in an operating state. A so-called operation timer is activated for each input, and the operation period is managed as an operation state period. In this case, it can be assumed that the pachinko ball driving is stopped during the game due to the execution of a special unit game such as reach during the unit game, or when the number of reserves approaches the upper limit. In such a case, since the game is naturally in progress, the execution state of the unit game should be specified as the operating state. On the other hand, for example, when the player finishes the game, the driving (use) may be interrupted with a few pachinko balls left before the last unit game is finished. In this case, the non-operating state is identified after the operating timer expires. However, after the unit game ends or after the pachinko ball has been driven, the player leaves the gaming machine as soon as possible, so the time is up. There is a possibility that it is determined that the game is in progress, although the period until is not actually in play. Therefore, by excluding or replacing such a period and specifying a non-execution period, it is possible to accurately exclude a period that is not actually in an operating state and make the non-execution period a management target.

The figure which shows schematically the structure of the system for game centers to which the management apparatus by 1st Embodiment of this invention is applied. Figure showing hold information setting for each model set by the management device The figure which shows the pending | holding management storage area which memorize | stores the pending | holding information which a management apparatus manages Flow chart showing start winning signal input processing by management device The flowchart which shows the design fluctuation signal input processing by the management device The flowchart which shows the signal input standby process by a management apparatus Time chart schematically showing the exclusion period according to the second embodiment of the present invention

Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments of a game information management device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the plurality of embodiments, substantially the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
(First embodiment)
A game information management device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Hereinafter, the game information management device is simply referred to as a management device.
FIG. 1 shows an outline of the overall configuration of a game hall system 1. In the amusement hall, a plurality of gaming machines 2 are installed, and rental machines 3 are installed corresponding to each gaming machine 2. These gaming machines 2 and lending machines 3 are connected to the relay device 4 two by two. A game signal, which will be described later, output from a device on the gaming machine 2 side such as the gaming machine 2 or the renting machine 3 is transmitted by the relay device 4 to a management device 5 as a game information management device. The management device 5 is installed in an amusement hall, for example, at an office or the like, and is connected to each relay device 4 via the LAN 6, and various types of later-described are based on game signals output from the gaming machine 2, the rental machine 3, and the like. The game information to be managed is managed. Although not shown, for example, several hundred gaming machines 2 are installed in the game hall and are managed. Note that a slot machine and a counting device (not shown) are also installed in the game hall.

  The gaming machine 2 is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, and includes a handle 2a for launching a pachinko ball (corresponding to a game value) as a game medium to the board, a regular prize winning port 2b for winning the pachinko ball, A start port 2c and a second start port 2d, a display unit 2e whose display pattern varies according to the winning of a pachinko ball, a large winning port 2f that opens at the time of a big hit, a tray 2g, a holding number display unit 2h, and the like are provided. . The gaming machine 2 performs a lottery lottery according to the winning of the pachinko ball (corresponding to the starting prize) to the first starting port 2c or the second starting port 2d, and based on the lottery result, a so-called special symbol (special diagram) is used. Symbol variation (corresponding to a unit game) is executed on the display unit 2e. Then, when the symbol stopped and displayed on the display unit 2e is a jackpot symbol, a jackpot is generated. While the first start port 2c is a so-called heso-type winning port where the winning rate does not vary, the second starting port 2d varies in the winning rate depending on the lottery result of the regular drawing lottery performed in accordance with the winning of the ordinary drawing winning port 2b. This is a so-called electric Chu type winning opening.

  The gaming machine 2 can hold the symbol fluctuation corresponding to the start winning that occurred during the symbol fluctuation up to a preset upper limit value (corresponding to the holding upper limit value). In this embodiment, the upper limit value is set to four, and the symbol variation can be held until the total number of start winnings held in the first starting port 2c and the second starting port 2d becomes four. The reserved symbol variation is sequentially executed after the symbol variation being executed is completed. As is well known, the symbol variation time varies according to the number of holds at the beginning of the variation. That is, when the number of reservations is large, the symbol variation time is selectively executed to shorten the number of reservations, and the number of reservations does not easily reach the upper limit value. In this case, the same symbol variation time is selected for the symbol variation to be started, whether it is due to a start winning in a non-variable state or when the number of holds is subtracted to 1 due to symbol variation. ing.

  The winning probability (bonus probability) of the jackpot lottery of the gaming machine 2 is 1/300, and the ratio of the jackpot that will be in a probable change state (probability variation) after the jackpot is 66.6% (2/3). Since this probability change continues until the next jackpot occurs, it continues until a normal jackpot that becomes a normal state (normal) after the jackpot occurs. When the jackpot occurs, the gaming machine 2 opens the grand prize winning opening 2f as many times as the number of corresponding rounds (R). In the case of the present embodiment, the maximum number of winnings that a pachinko ball will win in the 1st prize winning hole 2f is 8 and the upper opening time of the large winning opening 2f is 30 seconds, either the upper winning number or the upper opening time. Is satisfied (when the jackpot end condition is satisfied), 1R is ended. R corresponding to the jackpot is provided with 5R and 16R, and the distribution ratio is 25% (1/4) for 5R and 75% (3/4) for 16R. The gaming machine 2 is in a short time state (short time) during which the jackpot probability is improved to 1/30 and the winning rate to the second start port 2d is improved during probability change. In addition, when a normal jackpot occurs, the time is shortened until the symbol change is performed 100 times after the jackpot is completed, including the jackpot generated from the normal state, and then returns to the normal state.

The gaming machine 2 is provided with a control means (not shown). Detection of start winnings at the first start port 2c and the second start port 2d, identification of execution of a unit game such as symbol variation, addition of a holding number, Management of hold information by subtraction. In addition, the gaming machine 2 and peripheral devices of the gaming machine 2 are provided with signal output means (not shown), and the following game signals are output from the signal output means as the game progresses by the player.
Out signal = a signal (corresponding to an operation signal) that can specify the number of used media (out, use value) output from an out BOX (not shown) for collecting used balls. Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered balls (used balls, driven balls), the number of out signals × 10 is specified as the number of used media (out). A signal directly output from the gaming machine 2 may be used.
Safe signal = a signal that can specify the number of payout media (safe) output from the gaming machine 2. Since one pulse is output for 10 payout balls, the safe signal × 10 is specified as the number of payout media (safe, prize-giving value). A supply signal output from a supply device (not shown) may be used as a safe signal.

Start winning signal = a signal (corresponding to a hold number signal and an execution state specifying signal) that can specify a winning (start winning) to each starting port output from the gaming machine 2. Since one pulse is output for each winning prize to the first starting opening 2c or the second starting opening 2d, the starting winning is specified according to the input of the starting winning signal.
Symbol variation signal = Signal (unit game signal, number-of-holds signal) that can identify symbol variation (actual action, unit game) that starts variation (actuation) by starting winning to the first start port 2c or the second start port 2d And the execution state specifying signal). Since it is output when the symbol is determined (when the symbol variation is completed and the symbol is confirmed), the symbol variation is specified according to the signal input.
Jackpot signal = a signal that can be specified for a period of jackpot output from the gaming machine 2. Since this is a state signal that is output at a level during the jackpot, receiving the jackpot signal is identified as being a jackpot.
Time-short signal = a signal (corresponding to a special state signal) that can specify a special state (Gunnaka) output from the gaming machine 2. Since the level signal is output during a special state (short time) during which the winning rate to the second start port 2d is improved, the reception of the short time state signal is specified as a special state. In addition, although it is output if it is a short time state regardless of whether or not the probability change that the jackpot probability is improving, it may be output in a divided manner. Further, a period in which neither the jackpot signal nor the time-short signal is received is specified as the normal state.

The lending machine 3 includes a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 3a for displaying game information and the like, a ball paying exit 3b from which a pachinko ball is paid out, a coin insertion port 3c, and the like. When the player inserts money into the money insertion slot 3c, a number of pachinko balls corresponding to the inserted money are paid out to the tray 2g of the gaming machine 2 from the ball payout exit 3b. The liquid crystal display unit 3a displays game data of the gaming machine 2, game data of individual players, and the like. For example, the following gaming signals are output from the lending machine 3.
Sales signal = 1 pulse output for every 25 balls loaned to a player, so the sales signal x 25 is specified as the loaned ball (value for consideration), and the loaned item is multiplied by the lending unit price (for example 4 yen) Is specified as the amount of sales (value for money).

  The management device 5 (corresponding to a game information management device, input means, game information identification means, game start identification means, hold number management means, setting means, determination means, and hold information management means) is a control unit comprising a CPU (not shown) The computer includes a storage unit including a ROM, a RAM, an HDD, and the like (not shown) and an input / output unit (not shown) that is an input unit that transmits and receives the game signal and the like. The management device 5 operates according to a control program stored in the storage unit, and totals and manages game information specified by a game signal from a device on the gaming machine 2 side input to the input / output unit. For example, an output unit such as a monitor 7 or a printer (not shown) is connected to the management device 5. The management device 5 counts and manages well-known game information such as operation information, a payout rate, and sales based on game signals input from devices on the gaming machine 2 side.

Further, the management device 5 sets and stores the hold information setting shown in FIG. 2 in relation to the present invention. The meaning of each item of the hold information setting is as follows. The management apparatus 5 also performs well-known model setting for grouping gaming machines by model, and can set FIG. 2 for each machine type or gaming machine.
Upper limit value = the upper limit value of the number of holds for which symbol variation is held (holding upper limit value). In the present embodiment, four is set.
Reach setting period = a setting value for a variation timer that measures the symbol variation period, and a setting value for specifying that a reach has occurred depending on the length of the symbol variation period. A period longer than the symbol variation period in which reach does not occur and shorter than the symbol variation period in which reach occurs is set. The target reach is a reach where the player makes a stop, so it is not necessary to consider a reach that does not make a stop, and it is not necessary to specify all the reach that has occurred. Note that the reach is a special state in symbol fluctuation, and when a reach occurs, the execution period of the symbol fluctuation is longer than the normal symbol fluctuation execution period without reach.

    Operation timer setting period = a period until a known operation timer for specifying an operation state (corresponding to an operation period) times out (corresponding to an operation setting period). It is initialized every time an out signal is input, and the operating state of this operating timer is specified as an operating state (operating), and the period of inactivity due to time up is specified as a non-operating state (not operating).

Further, in addition to the known game information counting process described above, the management device 5 executes a start winning signal input process, a symbol variation signal input process, and a signal input standby process, which will be described later, thereby performing the hold management shown in FIG. Various data (holding information) is stored in the storage area. The meaning of each data stored in the hold management storage area is as follows.
Status = indicates the corresponding pending status. Hold-1 corresponds to the non-change state (non-execution state) in which symbol variation is not performed, and holds 0 to 4 correspond to the change state (execution state) in which symbol variation is being performed, each corresponding to the corresponding number of holds. . Further, OF corresponds to a so-called overflow (hereinafter referred to as OF) which is a start winning in a state where the number of holds is a holding upper limit value (upper limit management hold number), that is, a start winning associated with symbol variation. Note that the hold 0 corresponds to the non-hold setting number.

Number of times = Shows the number of times that the corresponding number of holds has been reached, and whether the number of times was promoted from a lower rank state (start winning prize), or whether it was demoted from a higher rank state with a large number of holds (design fluctuation) Separate and memorize. For example, in the case of the hold 1, the number of times that the start win from the hold 0 and becomes the hold 1 is promoted (202), and the number of times that the symbol change from the hold 2 is stopped and becomes the hold 1 is demoted (512). . In addition, the promotion (21) of the hold-1 indicates the number of times that the non-operating state is changed to the active state, that is, the number of game starts, and the demotion of the hold 4 is the number of times that the state of the hold 4 is maintained after the OF. Is shown.
Cumulative period = total period (seconds) of the state period corresponding to the number of holdings. Therefore, the accumulated period of the hold-1 indicates a non-execution period of the unit game. As with the number of times described above, promotion and demotion are classified and tabulated. For example, in the case of Hold 1, the total period (cumulative period) of maintaining Hold 1 after being promoted to Hold 1 is 6902 seconds, and the total period of maintaining Hold 1 after being demoted is 15946 seconds. It is shown that.

Launch arrival = number of times and period of time when each state is first reached after the game is started, that is, from the non-operating state to the operating state in the hold-1. As described above, since the number of game starts is 21, it indicates that all of 21 have been reached up to hold 3, 19 have been reached to hold 4, OF has been 15 times, and no other has been reached. The period indicates the period from the start of the game to the arrival, and the average is calculated by the period divided by the number of times and indicates the average arrival period per time.
Reference arrival = corresponds to launch arrival for which the period until stopping in a corresponding state (becomes non-operational) is to be counted. In addition, taking into account the reach period during symbol fluctuation, even if the symbol fluctuation signal input interval is equal to or longer than the reach setting period, it will continue to be counted even if it is not in operation, and it will be in the operating state after detecting that inactivity. Or the period until the next symbol variation signal (end of symbol variation) is excluded as a stop period.

    Elevation rank ratio = promotion S ratio (total promotion ratio, total number of promotion times, total demotion ratio) indicates the ratio of start prizes that are promoted to the corresponding state among all start prizes. That is, since the start winning is the total value (total promotion information, total demotion information) of the suspensions 0 to 4 and the number of OF promotions, the total value is divided by the number of promotions. Theoretically, the number of promoted ranks and the number of degraded ranks are the same, so each promotion S rate also indicates the ratio of downgraded symbol changes. Therefore, although not shown in particular, it is of course possible to manage the demoted symbol variation rate indicating the proportion of demoted symbol variation. The promotion rate is a ratio of promotion to the corresponding state, and is calculated as each promotion rate = number of promotion times (each promotion information) ÷ total number of times (each total information). The demote rate is the ratio of demote to the corresponding state, and is calculated by each demote rate = number of demotions (each demote information) ÷ total number of times. The elevating rate is the ratio of the number of demotions to the number of promotions, and is calculated by the number of demotions divided by the number of promotions. Note that not only the number of times but also the cumulative period may be managed similarly. Of course, the promotion S rate is the same.

Average period = Average of stay period (cumulative period / number of times) for each state divided by promotion, demotion, and total. Here, promotion of the hold-1 indicates a period from the start of the game to the change of the symbol. Relegation corresponds to the period from the start of the game to the time when the symbol change is performed, that is, the period after the symbol change ends until the symbol change is performed after the state is changed.
Stay rate = percentage of operating period for each state. Calculated as the cumulative period of each state divided by the total cumulative period.
Pending average = Average number of holds in operation. The number of holds corresponding to each state.times.total of the cumulative period of each state / total cumulative period. In the case of FIG. 3, the hold average = (0 × 3376 + 0 × 10038 + 1 × 22848 + 2 × 15600 + 3 × 2752 + 4 × 800) ÷ (3376 + 10038 + 22848 + 15600 + 2752 + 800) = 1.18.

Next, the operation of the management apparatus 5 having the above configuration will be described.
In addition to the known game information counting process described above, the management device 5 executes the start winning signal input process shown in FIG. 4, the symbol variation signal input process shown in FIG. 5, and the signal input standby process shown in FIG. As a result, the pending management storage area shown in FIG. 3 is updated.
In the start winning signal input process shown in FIG. 4, the management device 5 determines whether a start winning signal has been input (A1). If the starting winning signal has not been input (A1: NO), the management device 5 returns. To do. Further, in the symbol variation signal input process shown in FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not a symbol variation signal is input (B1). If no symbol variation signal is input (B1: NO), the process returns. Further, in the signal input standby process shown in FIG. 6, it is determined whether the cumulative time is being counted (C1) or whether the gaming machine 2 is in operation (C13). : NO, C13: NO), return. As will be described in detail later, the counting of the cumulative period is a process performed in the operating state. That is, the management device 5 does not perform substantial processing in a non-operating state in which a game is not started on the gaming machine 2.

  Now, when a game is started by the player, an out signal is output from the gaming machine 2 side with the pachinko ball being driven. When the out signal is input, the management apparatus 5 determines that the gaming machine 2 is in operation in the signal input standby process shown in FIG. 6 (C13: YES), and holds-1 in the hold management storage area of FIG. Addition of the number of times of promotion and addition time counting for the cumulative period are started (C14). In other words, the management device 5 determines whether the gaming machine 2 is in an operating state or a non-operating state by inputting a game signal (identified as game information) and determines that the non-operating state has changed to an operating state. If (specified), it is determined that the game has been started in the gaming machine 2 (the start of the game is specified), and the counting of the cumulative period in the number of the pending is started. Hereinafter, the hold number managed by the management apparatus 5 is referred to as a management hold number. The number of pending management is indicated by −1 for a no-change state, and is added each time a start winning signal is specified by inputting a starting winning signal with the upper limit value in FIG. 2 as an upper limit. Is subtracted every time a symbol variation is specified. In the following description, the management pending number is also referred to as the current pending number in order to make it easy to grasp the flow of processing.

  Subsequently, the management device 5 initializes the arrival timer and starts operation (C15), sets the reference determination flag to 1 (C16), sets the determination hold number to -1 (C17), initializes the stop timer. (C18), return. Here, the arrival timer is a timer for specifying the period of arrival in FIG. 3, and is initialized at the start of the game and starts operating. Further, the reference determination flag is a flag indicating whether or not the reference arrival shown in FIG. 3 has been updated. When the game is started, the stoppage is determined to be 1 (non-operating state) due to the symbol variation that does not become reach. This flag is 0. In addition, it becomes 0 also when there is no stop and it becomes OF. Further, the determination pending number is a reference value for the management pending number, and is a reference value for updating the arrival at launch in FIG. The determination hold number becomes -1 at the start of the game, and is added every time the arrival at launch is updated. In addition, the stop timer is a timer for specifying a stop period during symbol variation, and is a timer that starts operation when a stop hit (non-operational state) start determination is made and stops operation when a stop hit end determination is made. is there.

  If the game is continued in this state, that is, the number of holdings is -1 and the gaming machine 2 is in operation and no start prize is generated, the cumulative time is counted (C1: YES), It is not in operation determination (C2: NO), and since the gaming machine 2 is currently operating (C5: NO), the process returns as it is. Note that “Non-operating determination” in step C2 means a state in which a player who stops during reach to be described later is anticipated and non-operation is determined by the stopping. This state, that is, the period in which the operating state of the gaming machine 2 is specified and the execution of the symbol variation is not specified corresponds to the non-execution period.

  On the other hand, when the game is further continued and the first start prize is generated, the gaming machine 2 outputs a start prize signal. At this time, since the start winning signal is input in the start winning signal input process shown in FIG. 4 (A1: YES), the management device 5 determines whether the management pending number is the upper limit (A2). Since the first start winning signal is input this time, the number of management suspension is not the upper limit (A2: NO), and after the addition of the cumulative period for the suspension -1 is finished (A3), The number of holds is added (A4). That is, the management pending number is changed from −1 to 0. In this case, it is the first start prize (symbol fluctuation) from the start of the game, the addition time starts as a promotion at step C14, and the cumulative time period when the addition time ends at step A3 is the non-execution period of the game start. Corresponds to a general non-execution period, which is a period from when the symbol is identified to the fact that the symbol variation execution state is identified.

  Subsequently, the management device 5 starts adding the number of times of promotion of the current pending number (holding 0) and counting the cumulative period (A5), and then the management pending number is 0 (A6: YES), The variable timer is initialized and the operation is started (A7). Here, the variation timer is a timer for specifying the occurrence of reach during symbol variation, and will be described later in detail, but is a timer for measuring a period from the symbol variation start time to the stop time. If the operation period of the variation timer is longer than the reach setting period of FIG. 2, it is determined that a reach has occurred. If the number of management suspension is not 0 (A6: NO), step A7 is omitted. This is because the symbol variation starts by starting winning is only in a non-variable state, that is, when the number of pending management becomes 0 by starting winning, and if it is in a varying state, it will be suspended even if starting winning. This is because the symbol variation that has been suspended after the variation is sequentially executed.

  Thereafter, the management device 5 determines whether the determination pending number is smaller than the current pending number (A8). Since the determination pending number is set to -1 in Step C17 described above and is smaller than the current pending number (holding 0) (A8: YES), the number of times of the current pending number of launch arrivals in FIG. 3 is added (A9), The operation period of the arrival timer started in step C15 is added to the cumulative period of the current number of pending arrivals (A10), the determination pending number is added (A11), and the process returns. This determination hold number is a value added every time the start winning signal input and the symbol variation signal input are repeated and the arrival at the game is updated, and is the maximum value of the hold number in the period from the start of the game to the present time. Equivalent to. Therefore, when the current pending number is larger than the judgment pending number (A8: YES), the current pending number (management pending number) becomes larger than the highest pending number reached in the past game, and the highest value is updated. As a result, the processes of steps A9 to A11 are executed. Note that if the current pending number is equal to or less than the determined pending number (A8: NO), the processing of steps A9 to A11 is not performed.

In this way, the management device 5 compares the management hold count with the determination hold count, and the first time that the hold count (special hold count) is reached after the game starts, that is, the management hold count exceeds the special hold count. At this time, it is determined (provisionally) that the reaching condition is satisfied. In this embodiment, since the number of special reservations is expected to be different for each player, all the numbers of reservations other than -1 are set as special reservation numbers, and the same processing is performed for each number of reservations. ing.
The gaming machine 2 executes a symbol variation (unit game) when a start winning occurs, and outputs a symbol variation signal when the symbol variation is confirmed (finished). Here, for the sake of simplification of explanation, it is assumed that the symbol variation is confirmed without a new start winning after the first start winning. Since the symbol variation signal is input in the symbol variation signal input process shown in FIG. 5 (B1: YES), the management device 5 finishes the time counting for the cumulative period with respect to the current pending number (B2).

  Subsequently, the management device 5 determines whether or not the temporary arrival flag is 1 (B3). Here, the temporary arrival flag is a flag for updating the reference arrival in FIG. 3 and becomes 1 when the stoppage (non-operating state) is determined, and becomes 0 when the subsequent symbol fluctuation is stopped. is there. Since the game is continuing this time, that is, since the stoppage is not made, the temporary arrival flag is 0 (B3: NO), and the management pending number is subtracted (B9). At this point, the number of management holds changes from 0 to -1. Since the management device 5 has a management suspension number of -1 (B10: YES) and the gaming machine 2 is not in operation (B13: NO), the number of times of demotion of the current suspension number (-1) After the addition and counting of the cumulative period are started (B12), the process returns. That is, when the number of management holds is changed from 0 to −1 by the execution specification of the symbol variation, the number of non-holding setting (0) corresponding to the status in which the symbol variation is being executed and there is no pending number ), The non-execution state of the unit game is specified on the assumption that the execution of the unit game (design variation) is specified. In addition, in the state (B10: YES) indicating that the number of management suspensions is -1 indicating that it is a non-execution period, the cumulative period that started addition counting as demotion in step B12 is the above-described general execution period. This corresponds to the special non-execution period excluding the non-execution period, and the number of times similarly corresponds to the special non-execution number. If it is not in operation (B13: YES), the game is finished and the reference determination flag is set to 0 (B14) and the process returns. In addition, as described above, if there is a start prize during the symbol variation and the symbol variation is held, the next symbol variation is executed after the symbol variation is confirmed, so the result of subtracting the management pending number (B9), − If it is not 1 (B10: NO), the change timer is initialized assuming that the next symbol change has started, the operation is started (B11), and the number of demotions of the current pending number is added. Processing (B12) is performed.

Further, in the state where the start winning is repeatedly generated during the execution of the symbol variation, the management device 5 has caused the start winning during the symbol variation in the start winning signal input process shown in FIG. 4 (A1: YES). If the number of pending management is not the upper limit (A2: NO), the same processing as above is performed, such as adding up the accumulated number of pending management (A4), ending the counting of the cumulative period with respect to the current pending number (A3) Do.
In this manner, the management device 5 manages the number of holds according to the operating state of the gaming machine 2, the input of the start winning signal and the input of the symbol variation signal, and updates the hold management storage area shown in FIG.
By the way, in actual games, start winnings often occur during symbol fluctuation. In that case, although the symbol variation corresponding to the start winning that occurred during the symbol variation is suspended, an upper limit is set as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the number of holdings increases to some extent, that is, when the number of holdings reaches the special holding number, the player makes a stop to stop the firing of the pachinko ball, and the symbol variation in the holding state is executed at any time. While enjoying the game, there is no need to reduce the number of pachinko balls, so you play with a sense of security. The player considers that the adjustment of the gaming machine 2 is better as the period until the stop is shorter is shorter. Here, the number of holds on which the player makes a stop corresponds to the number of special holds, but the number of holds (special hold number) that gives a sense of security is different for each player.

Therefore, the management device 5 measures the period until the player makes a stop as follows, can grasp the player's tendency to feel secure, and can effectively use the game information for adjusting the gaming machine 2 Is managing. In the following description, the operation of the gaming machine 2 from the non-operating state (that is, each flag is in the initial state) will be described, but detailed description of portions overlapping with the above description will be omitted.
When the player starts the game, the management device 5 executes processing according to the input of the start winning signal and the symbol variation signal as described above. At this time, in accordance with the input of the start winning signal, addition / subtraction of the management suspension number and the determination suspension number is performed, and addition time counting of the cumulative period is performed. Then, when the number of holds reaches a certain level, the player makes a stop. Then, when the player stops the game, the output of the out signal from the gaming machine 2 side stops.

  At this time, in the signal input standby process shown in FIG. 6, the management device 5 is counting the cumulative period (C1: YES) and is not in the non-operation determination (C2: NO), but the out signal is input. Since it has disappeared, it is determined that it is in a non-operating state (C5: YES). Subsequently, since the temporary arrival flag is 0 (initial state) (C6: YES), it is determined whether the current pending number is -1 (C7). Since the stoppage is often performed in a state where there is a certain number of suspensions, generally, the number of management suspensions when the suspension is performed is not −1 (C7: NO), and the reference determination flag is 1 ( Since this is the initial state (C8: YES), the temporary arrival flag is set to 1 (C9). In other words, the management device 5 has determined that the stoppage has been made, since the management device 5 has specified that the management suspension number has become one of the special suspension numbers and has further entered a non-operational state, and sets the provisional arrival flag. Set to 1. That is, it is determined that the reaching condition is satisfied. As will be described later, if the reference arrival has been updated and the reference determination flag is 0 (C8: NO), the process returns without performing the processes after step C9.

  Subsequently, the management device 5 adds the operation timer setting period to the stop timer and starts operation of the stop timer (C10). The stop period specified by the stop timer is excluded from the reference arrival period in FIG. 3, but is not excluded from the launch arrival period. Therefore, the stop timer is activated only when the reference determination flag = 1. In addition, the management suspension number is −1, that is, the stoppage state (non-operating state) in the non-change state is considered to be a case where the player ends the game. Therefore, when the management pending number is −1 (C7: YES), the management device 5 finishes counting and adding the cumulative period (C11), initializes the reference determination flag to 0 (C12), and returns. . That is, the management device 5 identifies the non-variable state during the game by the number of management suspensions that are increased or decreased (specified) by the start winning signal and the symbol variation signal.

  Now, the gaming machine 2 outputs a symbol variation signal when the symbol variation that has been executed at the time when the stop-off is performed is determined. At this time, since the symbol variation signal is input in the symbol variation signal input process shown in FIG. 5 (B1: YES), the management device 5 finishes the counting of the cumulative period (B2), and temporarily performs a temporary operation in Step C9. Since the arrival flag has become 1 (B3: YES), it is determined whether the operation period of the variation timer indicating the symbol variation period in the confirmed symbol variation is shorter than the reach setting period in FIG. 2 (B4). If the operation period of the variable timer is smaller than the reach setting period (B4: YES), the number of times of the current pending number of reference arrivals is added (B5), and the stop timer is added to the accumulated period of the current number of pending reference arrivals. The arrival timer operation period excluding the operation period is added (B6). Thereafter, the reference determination flag is set to 0 (B7), the provisional arrival flag is set to 0 (B8), and the processes after step B9 are executed. That is, the management device 5 determines that the arrival condition has been established because it has become inactive during the symbol variation execution period in which it is not specified that the reach has occurred, and stores the pending management storage area shown in FIG. Update.

  On the other hand, when the operation period of the variation timer is equal to or longer than the reach setting period (B4: NO), the management device 5 proceeds to step B8 without performing the processes of steps B5 to B7, and the reach is It is assumed that the arrival condition described above is not provisionally determined because it has been determined that it has occurred. In this way, the management device 5 identifies the stoppage period according to the occurrence of the reach, and performs a step according to the determination that the stoppage not due to the occurrence of the reach has occurred (because the number of specific holdings has been reached). The period of stopping during reach as in B6 is excluded from the cumulative period. The reason for this is that when a reach occurs, the stoppage is presumed to have been made because of the desire to concentrate on the reach, not because the number of holdings has increased and it has become safe. This is due to the fact that there is no starting prize for the period during which the period is held but the period itself is not stressed. In other words, the management device 5 excludes the stoppage period at the time of reach from the subject of addition timing, thereby setting the arrival period, which is a period until the player obtains a sense of security and a period of distrust, according to the purpose. It is managed accurately. Thereafter, the management device 5 executes the processes after Step B9. The period during which pachinko balls have been stopped during a game such as a reach is excluded from the reference arrival period, but is in the state of symbol variation execution and in game, and is identified as an operating state. Other periods are subject to timekeeping additions.

  Now, if the player stops during the reach, the player will stop hitting the pachinko ball when he / she no longer needs to concentrate on the reach, such as ending the reach (design fluctuation) or not reaching a big hit from the reach. To do. In this case, during the non-operation determination (C2: YES), it is determined that the operation state has been reached (C3: YES), so the operation of the stop timer is stopped (C4). In addition, there are some players who alternately perform stopping and pachinko ball driving during reach. When this player is in reach and stops once again after the pachinko ball driving is restarted without confirming the symbol variation, the player is inactive (C2: NO) and is inactive (C5: YES). On the other hand, since the temporary arrival flag is 1 (C6: NO), the operation of the stop timer is restarted (C10). In addition, the management apparatus 5 returns as it is, when it does not become operation (C3: NO) during non-operation determination (C2: YES).

  Also, when the number of pending management reaches the upper limit due to the start winning (A1: YES, A2: YES), after adding the number of times of promotion of the reference reaching OF and the number of demotions of the hold 4 in FIG. 3 (A12) Then, it is determined whether the reference determination flag is 1, that is, whether the reference arrival in FIG. 3 has been updated (A13). If it has been updated as described above (A13: NO), it is determined whether the determination pending number is larger than the upper limit value, that is, the first overflow after the start of the game (A19). If it is not larger than the upper limit (A19: NO), the number of times of launch reaching OF in FIG. 3 is added (A17), and the operation period of the arrival timer is added to the cumulative period of launch reaching OF (A18), The number of determination pending is added (A11), and the number of determination pending that has already reached the upper limit (4) is set to a value (5) larger than the upper limit. In this state, if an overflow occurs again (A2: YES, A13: NO), the number of determination suspensions becomes larger than the upper limit (A19: YES) in step A19, and the process returns.

On the other hand, if the reference arrival has not been updated (A13: YES), the number of OFs corresponding to the current number of pending reference arrivals and the operation period of the arrival timer are updated in the same manner as the processing after step B5 ( A14, A15), the reference determination flag is set to 0 (A16), and of course, since the first overflow from the start of the game, the process proceeds to step A17.
As described above, the management device 5 updates the number of the reserved management storage areas shown in FIG. 3, the cumulative period, the arrival arrival, etc., according to the operating state of the gaming machine 2 and the input of the start winning signal or the symbol variation signal. And calculating data such as elevating / decreasing rate, average period, and stay rate. Then, the management device 5 displays and outputs these data on, for example, a monitor 7 or a printer. The hold information setting shown in FIG. 2 can also be displayed and output.

The data in the pending management storage area shown in FIG. 3 indicates the following, for example.
By managing the ratio of the number of times of promotion (starting prize) for each number of holds like the promotion S rate, it becomes possible to distribute the starting prize according to the degree of satisfaction of the player. That is, when the promotion S rate is biased toward the upper limit (hold 4) (the promotion S rate is high on the hold 4 side and low on the hold -1 side), there are few start prizes that the player is pleased with, and no change If it is biased toward the (hold-1) side, it can be understood that there are many start prizes that the player is pleased with. In the case of FIG. 3, since the promotion S rate of the hold 2 is the highest, it can be estimated that many players who make a stop at the hold 2 have played. In this case, it is natural that the promotion S rates of the upper and lower holdings 1 and 3 are higher, but in FIG. 3, the promotion S rate of the holding 3 is lower and the holding 4 is higher. Further, the promotion S rate of the hold 4 is about the same as that of the hold 1, and it can be said that the promotion rate of the hold 4 is high, that is, biased toward the upper limit side. In addition, since the promotion S rate also indicates the rate of symbol variation that has shifted to the downgrade state, it can be understood that in FIG. 3, there are few start prizes and symbol variations that feel joy and regret. In addition, even if the cumulative period is used instead of the number of times as the promotion S rate, the period of the hold state in the state where joy or regret is felt similarly can be grasped.

  From the promotion rate and the demotion rate, it can be understood that the demotion rate of hold 0 and hold 1 is high, that is, the rate of feeling regret is higher than the rate of feeling pleasure when it becomes hold 0 or hold 1. . On the other hand, since hold 3 and hold 4 have the same promotion rate and demotion rate, it can be understood that joy and regret are the same. Also, in the case of hold-1, the stay rate is 6.1%, so there is a possibility that the time period of 6.1% is unchanged during the game and the player is playing with dissatisfaction Is high. Furthermore, since the stay rate of the hold 1 is the highest and the hold average is 1.18, there are many cases in which the symbols fluctuate in the state of the hold 1, while the stay rate of the hold 4 is low, and the hold 4 (upper limit value) It is possible to grasp the tendency of the number of holds during the game.

  The same can be grasped from the ascending / descending rate, but the ascending / descending rate of the upper limit (holding 4) indicates the ratio of OFs that occurred when the holding state reached the upper limit (OF can occur). The OF is the only start prize that the player feels regretful in the start prize, and it is possible to grasp whether the OF is likely to occur or not by grasping the ascent rate. In this case, it is possible to roughly grasp that there are many games that are stopped at the promotion S rate and do not reach the upper limit, but in FIG. 3, although there are many players who stop at hold 2, there are also many promotions to hold 4 It can be seen that there are some players who do not stop, and the proportion of off-the-shelf operations is high. In this case, if the raising / lowering rate of the hold 4 remains high and the promotion S rate is low, a state in which OF is likely to occur despite the player making a stop, that is, the effect of the stop is low. I can understand that there is.

  Although the same can be grasped from the average period, the meaning of the non-variable state (holding-1) differs greatly between promotion and demotion. The promotion in the non-variable state shows the average of the period (general non-execution period) from the start of operation to the start winning prize. Although it is of course problematic that this period is too long, it is a period that always occurs at the start of the game, so it is presumed that the player does not feel any stress to some extent. On the other hand, the demotion shows the period from the state that the symbol is changing during the game to the start-up prize after becoming invariable (special non-execution period, the corresponding number of times is the special non-execution number) This is a period when the player feels particularly stressed. In other words, the permissible range that the player feels stress varies depending on whether the promotion is promoted or demoted. Moreover, the average period of demotion is also a period that can be set to 0 by nail adjustment. In FIG. 3, it can be understood that it is necessary to make an adjustment for improvement because the non-change state is the longest in the average period of demotion.

As described above, it is possible to grasp the player's satisfaction and dissatisfaction from the data in the pending management storage area compiled by the management device 5, and the game hall manager can use it for nail adjustment.
In addition, by comparing the number of times of arrival of the reference for each state, it is possible to grasp the tendency of the player who has stopped at any number of holdings and has a sense of security. For example, in FIG. 3, since the number of the hold 3 is the largest, when the hold 3 is reached, a sense of security is felt, and if the hold 3 is assumed as the specific hold number, it can be grasped that it can be matched to the player's tendency, Depending on the period, it becomes possible to grasp the period until the player feels a sense of security, that is, the degree of dissatisfaction of the player. Further, according to the hit arrival, it is possible to grasp the period until reaching the specific number of reservations that can be grasped by reference arrival or estimated from the experience of the game hall manager, that is, the degree of dissatisfaction of the player. For example, according to FIG. 3, the average of hold 3 that can be grasped by reference arrival is 89 seconds, whereas the average of hold 2 is 25 seconds, which is far away. That is, although the period until reaching the number of holdings before obtaining a sense of security is short, the period until reaching the number of holdings for obtaining a sense of security is long, so it can be understood that the player feels dissatisfied.

According to the management device described above, the following effects can be obtained.
The management device 5 manages the special non-execution period excluding the general non-execution period shown in the promotion from the non-execution period as shown in the cumulative period corresponding to the hold-1 in FIG. Since it is a target, it is possible to manage game information that clearly shows the stress level of the player.
Further, since the gaming machine 2 outputs a start winning signal that can specify the start winning and a symbol variation signal that can specify the execution of the unit game, the management device 5 specifies the starting winning by the start winning signal. The execution of the symbol variation is specified by the symbol variation signal. As a result, the start winning signal and the symbol variation signal can be output without outputting a signal that directly indicates the number of reserves as the pending number signal or a signal that can directly identify the period during which the symbol variation is being performed as the execution state specifying signal. The non-execution state and the execution state can be specified by.

(Second Embodiment)
The management apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the period to be added to the stop period is determined at the end of the game. Since the configuration of the management apparatus is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and detailed description is omitted.
FIG. 7 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the state of symbol variation and the signal output from the gaming machine 2 side. From the gaming machine 2 side, for example, out signals such as O1, O2, and O3 are output. At this time, the operation timer of the management device 5 starts to operate when each out signal is input, and also expires when the operation timer operation period T1 elapses after the input of the O3 out signal. Therefore, the management device 5 determines that the operation state has been entered when the O1 out signal is input, and determines that the operation timer has started operation in accordance with the O3 out signal, and has entered the non-operation state.

  Now, when the player finishes the game, a small amount (about 10 to 30 balls) of pachinko balls is considered in consideration of winning the big winning opening 2f when a big win is caused by the last possible symbol variation. On the saucer 2g. Then, overseeing the whereabouts of the symbol change that is being executed, if it is determined that no jackpot will occur due to the symbol variation, all the remaining balls are shot. At this time, the out signal and the symbol variation signal are input to the management device 5 at the timing shown in FIG. That is, although the out signal O1 is input before the symbol variation signal is input (before the symbol variation is determined) and subsequently the O2 and O3 out signals are input, a new out signal and symbol variation signal are input. It is determined that the operation timer operation period T1 has passed without any operation and the vehicle has become non-operational.

  In this case, the period from the input of HS1 corresponding to about 30 balls out (pachinko ball driving) to the end of the operation timer operation period T1 (corresponding to the exclusion period T2 in FIG. 7) is not specially special. This corresponds to an execution period (a period from a state where the design is changing during the game to a state where there is no change until the start winning prize is reached). However, in such a case, in order to finish the game, the player himself accepts the fact that the player is in a non-changeable state, and is placing a pachinko ball, so that there are quite a few players who feel stress during the exclusion period T2. Is expected. In other words, there is a problem in including this exclusion period T2 in another special non-execution period representing the player's stress.

In addition, after the input of the O3 out signal, the management device 5 determines that the non-operating state has occurred after the operating timer operating period T1 has elapsed as described above. However, in this operating timer operating period T1, it is very likely that the player who has exhausted the last ball has left the gaming machine, and the operating timer operating period T1 is included in the non-execution period of the symbol variation as it is. Is still a problem.
Therefore, the management device 5 according to the second embodiment, as described above, has entered a non-variable state or has entered a non-operational state without entering a symbol variation state after determining a game start. The player determines that the game has ended, and excludes the exclusion period T2 as the special exclusion operation period from the special non-execution period.

When the management device 5 is in a non-operating state, the non-operating exclusion period (for example, the operating timer) that does not exceed the operating timer amount or the operating timer amount separately determined so as to exclude the final operating period corresponding to the operating timer operating period T1. The period of 30% is excluded from the non-execution period. This process may be performed for the entire operation period or only for the non-variable state period. Further, in the variation state, the player should watch the symbol variation even if there is no out signal, and since the gaming machine 2 is also determined to be in an operating state, the time when the variation state is reached (the symbol variation signal of HS1). The operation timer may be started from the point of time () is input.
As described above, the management device 5 manages the special non-execution information by excluding the special excluded operation period, which is the period in which the special excluded operation state is specified, from the special non-execution period. As a result, the non-executed state by the player who is about to end the game, i.e., the non-executed state that the player himself has generated and does not feel stress can be excluded from the special non-executed state. The game information that clearly shows the degree of stress can be managed.

  In addition, when the non-execution period is specified in response to the fact that the management device 5 is in a non-operating state, after the final symbol variation is confirmed or the last out signal is input as described above The non-execution period is managed by excluding the period until the operation timer expires from time to time, or replacing it with a preset non-operation exclusion period. This is because when the non-execution period is specified at the end of the game in response to the fact that the non-operating state has been specified, the determination of the non-operating state after the game ends is based on the input of the immediately preceding out signal. This is because the possibility that the operating timer that has been operating (operating timer operating period T1) is actually in a non-operating state is very high and should not be included in a non-executed state that is premised on the operating state. In other words, if the non-operating state is specified after the operating timer expires, the player will leave the gaming machine 2 soon after the end of the symbol change or after the pachinko ball has been placed. This is because the period may be determined to be a game, although it is not actually a game. Therefore, by excluding or replacing such a period and specifying a non-execution period, it is possible to accurately exclude a period that is not actually in operation and make the non-execution period a management target, that is, the last out signal It can be managed as a non-execution period with high accuracy in consideration of the non-operation period after input.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to those exemplified in the above embodiments, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
In the first embodiment, the period from the non-operating state until the fact that it is in the operating state is specified as the stop period, but after the non-operating state is specified until the next symbol change execution is specified The period may be a stop period.
Either one of the launch arrival and the reference arrival may be set as a management target. Further, although the number of pending determinations is adopted to specify the arrival at launch for all states, it is also possible to specify the arrival at launch by providing a determination flag for each state, such as a reference determination flag. Furthermore, by setting all pending numbers that can be taken by gaming machines as management targets, we set all the pending numbers during symbol fluctuation as special pending numbers. Of course, only the number of holdings may be used as a management target such as launch arrival. In this case, for example, it can be assumed that only the hold 3 or the hold 3 and the hold 4 are set as management targets. That is, the number of special reservations may be plural or singular. Further, the number of reservations may be set when the ratio of the number of times of reaching the reference is within the reference range. It is desirable to manage the hold information for multiple days in business days, specify the reference period as appropriate, and extract and output the hold information for that reference period. If the information is divided and output, it becomes possible to more appropriately grasp whether the player is satisfied or dissatisfied by adjusting the nail.

Although the measurement period of the timer is adopted as the cumulative period, out may be adopted as the cumulative period. In addition, it is determined that the game start has been changed from the non-operating state to the operating state with the number of holds = −1. For example, the handle 2a is input after the detection signal for detecting that the player is sitting in front of the gaming machine is input. If the game start is determined by detecting the operation by an operation signal that can specify the operation state output from the gaming machine 2 side, such as determining the game start by inputting a signal of the operation of Thus, the game start may be determined.
Although the stop period is measured and excluded from the reference arrival period, it is not necessary to exclude it as the error range. Further, the stop period may be excluded from the launch arrival period and the cumulative period. The same applies to the exclusion in the second embodiment.
When specifying the reach of reference, the case of reach is excluded, but it may be specified regardless of whether it is reach. Further, although the reach is specified by the variable timer, if the reach signal that can specify that the reach has been reached is output from the gaming machine 2, the reach can be specified by inputting the signal. Furthermore, if it is determined that the state of no change is obtained when the design variation is specified in the state where the management pending number is the non-holding set number, the management pending number may be managed as 0 instead of -1. In this case, it is necessary to separately manage a variation flag indicating whether or not the variation state.

The operation timer setting period is added when the stop timer is activated to accurately specify the stop period by going back when the last operation signal is received, but it is not necessary to add it as the error range. Of course, as in the second embodiment, a non-operation exclusion setting period that does not exceed the separately determined operation timer may be added. Further, for example, if the operating state can be identified directly, for example, by monitoring the operating state of the handle 2a of the gaming machine 2, the operating timer itself is not necessary, so that it is not necessary to add the operating timer when the stop timer is started.
As described above, since the degree of stress felt by the players is different between the invariable state at the start of the game and during the game, different tolerance ranges (non-special tolerance range and special tolerance range) are set for each tolerance range. When deviating from the above, it may be notified. In this case, instead of the non-variable state (general non-variable state) at the start of the game, the permissible range is set for all non-variable states (special non-variable state) during the game, and the notification target Of course it is good. The effect can be expected regardless of whether the target period is cumulative or average.

  In each embodiment, the symbol variation is specified by the symbol variation signal output when the symbol variation is determined. However, the symbol variation may be specified by the symbol variation signal output at the start of the symbol variation. In this case, when the symbol variation signal is received from the non-variable state, the number of holdings is not subtracted, and the timer corresponding to the symbol variation time is activated after the symbol variation signal is received with the number of holdings being zero, What is necessary is just to identify a non-change state as the symbol change is completed according to the time-up. Of course, it may correspond to an output form such as a status signal that is continuously output during symbol variation.

Although the gaming machine 2 that manages the number of holdings by setting the upper limit value of the number of holdings without distinguishing the starting winning to any starting port of the first starting port 2c and the second starting port 2d, the management target is distinguished. A gaming machine that sets and manages an upper limit of the number of holds may be set as a management target. In this case, if the start winning signal is output separately from the first starting port 2c and the second starting port 2d, it is determined which symbol variation is performed based on the winning order and the symbol variation signal. If the three hold management storage areas are respectively provided and updated at the first start port 2c and the second start port 2d, the same processing as in each embodiment can be performed. Of course, other game machines such as a so-called enclosed pachinko machine may be managed.
Moreover, although the symbol fluctuation | variation which a symbol fluctuates by the display part 2e was illustrated as a unit game, for example, the opening operation | movement of an accessory etc. may be sufficient, and if it is operation | movement of the accessory which can be held and can generate a jackpot It may be applied to any unit game.

The hold information setting in FIG. 2 is classified by model, but if the setting information for the gaming machine can be specified, it may be set for each gaming machine, and if there is no need to set in detail, it is common to all gaming machines. It is good also as a setting. Moreover, it is not limited to the model, and may be set in units of groups, for example, in units of installed game islands. In this case, it is of course necessary to make a setting that can specify a group, such as model setting.
For example, all of the exemplified game information may be specified directly or indirectly from the game signal. In addition, all the numerical values, items, and the like shown in the embodiments are examples, and any numerical values, items, and the like may be adopted. In this case, the management hold number, the non-change state, and the like are specified by the start winning signal and the symbol change signal. However, for example, it may be specified by inputting a signal indicating the hold number itself or a change state signal indicating the change state. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which performs a part of information processing which the management apparatus 5 performs by the relay apparatus 4 grade | etc.,.

  In the drawing, 2 indicates a gaming machine, and 5 indicates a management device (game information management device, input means, game information identification means, game start identification means, hold count management means, setting means, determination means, hold information management means).

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If a unit game for generating a jackpot is executed on the condition that the start prize is won, and the start game is won during the execution of the unit game, the unit game corresponding to the start prize can be put on hold and being executed It is possible to specify the execution state in which the unit game is being executed and the non-execution state in which the unit game is not being executed while sequentially executing the unit game held in response to the end of the unit game. A game information management device for managing game information of a gaming machine capable of outputting a specific execution state specifying signal,
An operation signal that can specify whether the gaming machine that is a gaming signal output from the gaming machine side is in an operating state or a non-operating state, and an input unit that inputs the execution state specifying signal;
An operating state specifying means for specifying whether the gaming machine is in an operating state or a non-operating state by inputting the operating signal by the input means;
A game start specifying means for specifying a game start in a gaming machine when it is specified by the operating state specifying means that the operating state is changed from a non-operating state;
Execution state specifying means for specifying whether the unit game is in the execution state or the non-execution state by inputting the execution state specifying signal by the input means;
Of the non-execution period, which is the period in which it is specified that the gaming machine is in the operating state by the operating state specifying means and the non-executing state is specified by the execution state specifying means, Furthermore, the special non-execution period excluding the general non-execution period, which is the period from the start of the game specified by the game start specifying means until the fact that the execution state is specified, and the special non-execution period A hold information management means for managing special non-execution information that is at least one of the number of special non-execution times as the hold information;
A game information management device comprising: Setting means for performing a setting indicating an allowable range for the hold information;
Determining means for determining whether the hold information has deviated from the allowable range;
Notification means for notifying the determination result by the determination means,
The holding information management means uses, as the holding information, a non-special non-execution period that is at least one of the general non-execution period and the non-execution period including the general non-execution period and the special non-execution period. Manage,
The setting means performs a setting indicating a non-special permissible range that is a permissible range for the non-special non-execution period and a special permissible range that is a permissible range for the special non-execution period, and the non-special permissible range and the The special tolerance can be set to indicate different tolerances,
The determination means determines whether or not the non-special non-execution period has deviated from the non-special allowable range, and the special non-execution period determines whether or not the special non-execution period has deviated. The game information management device according to claim 1. Game information specifying means for specifying game information by a game signal by the input means;
Holding number management means for managing a management holding number indicating the holding number in the gaming machine,
The gaming machine can output, as the execution state specifying signal, a start winning signal that can specify a start winning and a unit game signal that can specify execution of the unit game.
The input means inputs the start winning signal and the unit game signal as the execution state specifying signal,
The game information specifying means specifies a start prize by the start prize signal, while specifying execution of the unit game by the unit game signal,
The hold number management means manages the management hold number by adding the start winning prize specified by the game information specifying means while subtracting the execution of the unit game being specified,
In the execution state specifying means, the management hold number managed by the hold number management means is a state in which the preset unit game is being executed, and is a hold number corresponding to a state in which there is no hold number. 3. The non-execution state of the unit game is specified when the execution of the unit game is specified by the game information specifying means in a state where there is a certain non-pending setting number. Game information management device. The operation state specifying unit is configured to execute the execution state by the execution state specifying unit during a period from the time when the execution state specifying unit specifies the non-execution state to the time when the operation state specifying unit specifies the non-operation state. If it is not specified that it has become, the operating state corresponding to the period is specified as a special excluded operating state,
The holding information management means manages the special non-execution information by excluding a special excluded operation period that is a period in which the special excluded operation state is specified in the special non-execution period. The game information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The operation signal is an out signal that is output when a plurality of gaming values are used in the gaming machine,
The operating state specifying means specifies that it is in an operating state when the out signal is input by the input means while specifying that it is in a non-operating state, while being in an operating state. In the state where the execution signal is specified by the execution state specifying means and the input of the out signal in the state where the non-execution state is specified. After that, it is specified that the execution state is determined by the execution state specifying means, or that the non-operation state is specified when the preset operation setting period has passed without the input of the out signal. ,
The hold information management means is specified to be in the non-execution state during the period in which it is specified by the operation state specifying means to be in the active state, and is specified to be in the non-execution state The non-execution exclusion setting period which is excluded from the non-execution period or is preset as the last operation period, which is the period from the later one of the input of the out signal in the period until the operation setting period elapses The game information management device according to claim 1, wherein the non-execution period is managed instead of the game information management device.

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