JP2013039254A - Game parlor management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a game parlor staff or the like to quickly and easily recognize information.SOLUTION: A game parlor management system comprises: a management device 500 that can receive signals output from game machines 100 and sandwiched ball dispensers 200 and that can manage game information concerning the game machines 100 and the sandwiched ball dispensers 200; and mobile terminals 600 for the staff that are connected to the management device 500 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The mobile terminal 600 for staff has a display means and an input means capable of accepting input from a user. The management device 500 has: a calculation means that receives signals output from the game machines 100 and the sandwiched ball dispensers 200, and based on the received signals, calculates the number of balls on hand acquired by players; and a storage means that stores the number of balls on hand acquired by the players and calculated by the calculation means. The mobile terminal 600 for the staff is configured to display the number of balls on hand acquired by the players and received from the management device 500 according to the user's operation.

Description

The present invention relates to a game hall management system.

Conventionally, game media such as pachinko balls and medals obtained as a result of a player playing a game in a game hall such as a pachinko store corresponds to a counter or a game machine provided at the end of a so-called gaming machine island. It is counted by each counter.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a game medium tray for receiving game media acquired by a player is provided. A configuration of a gaming apparatus with a counting function for each vehicle, in which the counted values are added and stored, is shown.
JP 2004-141524 A

However, if the number of game media counted by the counter provided at the edge of the so-called gaming machine island or each counter is the number of game media that the player has properly acquired, Cannot judge immediately.

That is, for example, there is a possibility that the wrong number of game media is indicated as a counting result due to an abnormality of the counter or the like. In addition, for example, there is a possibility that a fraudulent act is carried out in which a game medium is brought from outside the game arcade, the game medium is counted by a counter, and the acquired game medium is inflated.

On the other hand, in order to determine that the number of game media is the number of game media that is normally acquired by the player, operating information of the gaming machine that the player was playing, etc. It is necessary to judge from. However, since the operating information of the gaming machine is stored in the hall computer (management device) installed in the office of the amusement hall, it is bothersome for the employees of the amusement hall to browse the information. It is necessary to go to the place. Thus, even when it is necessary to immediately confirm the desired information, it is necessary to return to the office once, which is inconvenient.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to allow a game hall employee or the like to grasp information quickly and easily in order to deal with the above-described problems.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 receives a signal output from a plurality of gaming machines installed in a game hall and a pedestrian machine installed corresponding to the gaming machine, and the gaming machine And a management device capable of managing gaming information related to the inter-machine, and a game hall management system comprising a portable terminal for employees connected to the management device so as to communicate with each other,
The employee mobile terminal is:
Display means;
Input means capable of receiving input from the user,
The management device
Calculating means for receiving signals output from the gaming machine and the inter-table machine and calculating the number of possessed balls acquired by the player based on the received signals;
Storage means for storing the number of possessions acquired by the player calculated by the calculation means,
The employee portable terminal is a game hall management system that displays the number of possessions acquired by the player received from the management device in response to an operation from a user.

The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that the management device is
Update means for updating the number of possessed balls acquired by the player stored in the storage means;
2. The game hall management system according to claim 1, wherein when the number of possessed balls is received from the portable terminal for employees, the number of possessed balls is rewritten and stored with the number of retained balls already stored.

The inventions of claims 1 and 2 theoretically calculate the number of possessed balls acquired by a player based on signals received from gaming machines and inter-machines, and the calculated number of possessed balls is stored in the employee mobile terminal. The display is configured to be displayed. For this reason, it is useful that employees of the game hall can quickly and easily obtain judgment materials without having to return to the office.

In particular, the invention of claim 2 is configured to update the number of possessed balls calculated by the calculating means to the number of retained balls received from the employee portable terminal. Therefore, the number of balls that are theoretically calculated by the calculating means can be updated (changed) using the employee portable terminal. Therefore, for example, it is possible to rewrite the actual number of possessed balls and store it in the management device, or to erase the number of retained balls stored in the management device. Therefore, a more accurate number of balls can be held in the management device, which is convenient.

A game hall management system comprising an employee portable terminal and a management device that are communicably connected to each other, wherein the employee portable terminal includes display means for displaying the number of possessed balls acquired by the player; And an input means for receiving an input from the user, wherein the management device stores a storage means for storing the number of possessions acquired by the player, and a calculation for calculating the number of possessions acquired by the player based on the received signal. And the employee mobile terminal displays the number of possessions acquired by the player received from the management device in response to an operation from the user, so that an employee of the game hall or the like Without having to go back to the office, you can quickly and easily obtain judgment materials.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the components described in this embodiment are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to them.

<Configuration of management system>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram exemplarily showing the system configuration of the management system according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the management system includes a gaming machine 100, a pedestrian machine 200, a pedestal management device 300, an island management device 400, a management device 500, an employee portable terminal 600, and a network 701 that connects these devices. , 702. Each device will be described in detail below.

The configuration of the management system illustrated in FIG. 1 is a basic configuration for explaining the configuration according to the present embodiment. When operating the management system in an actual game arcade, if the management device 500 can acquire an operation signal related to the operation status of the gaming machine 100, based on constraints such as usage and purpose, or device arrangement, It can take a variety of configurations. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 100 and the inter-vehicle machine 200 may be connected to the management device 500, and the management device 500 may be configured to acquire an operation signal regarding the operating status directly from the gaming machine 100.
<Configuration of gaming machine 100>

The gaming machine 100 will be described by taking as an example a pachinko machine that pays out pachinko balls that are gaming media in response to the occurrence of a predetermined winning event.

A configuration of the gaming machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating the outline of the external configuration of the gaming machine 100. As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine 100 includes a gaming machine main body 110 and a display 130.

In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, a configuration in which the gaming machine 100 is realized by the gaming machine main body 110 and the display unit 130 as described above will be described, but the configuration is not limited thereto. For example, the gaming machine 100 may be configured as a single device.

The gaming machine main body 110 is provided with a board surface 111, and an outer rail 112 is provided on the board surface 111 to define a gaming area A in which a pachinko ball can roll. In the game area A, there are a number of game nails such as the symbol display device 113, the start winning port 114, the jackpot winning port 115, the out port 116, the normal winning port (not shown), and the valley nails 117 that change the flow of the game medium. (Not shown) and the like are provided. Further, an inner rail 118 is disposed inside the outer rail 112, and a game medium launch area B is defined. In addition, at the lower part of the gaming machine main body 110, an upper plate 121 for storing a pachinko ball to be driven into the board surface 111 or a paid-out pachinko ball, a lower plate 122 for storing a pachinko ball overflowing from the upper plate 121, and a pachinko ball A handle 123 for adjusting the strength of driving is provided. When the player operates the handle 123, a launching device (not shown) having a launching motor and a hitting ball operates. That is, the firing motor is driven, the hitting ball is moved, and the game medium stored in the upper plate 121 is bullet-laminated. The launched game medium passes through the game medium launch area B in the gaming machine 100 and is released to the game area A. Then, the pachinko ball that has reached the upper part of the game area A falls downward while changing the direction of travel by a game nail or the like, and wins a winning opening such as the start winning opening 114 or the jackpot winning opening 115. Without winning the prize, it reaches the outlet 116 and is collected. The display unit 130 performs a predetermined display in response to an event such as winning.

The symbol display device 113 is, for example, a CRT or a liquid crystal that displays a lottery result or an effect display by a symbol combination or a demo display. The symbol display device 113 scrolls and displays a plurality of types of symbols variably from the top to the bottom on the condition that the pachinko ball has passed through the start winning opening 114 and the start winning has occurred. In addition, when the lottery is completed, the symbol display device 113 displays any one of a plurality of specific symbols determined in advance according to the lottery result. For example, if the winner of the lottery is selected, a jackpot symbol such as “777” or “333” is displayed.

The start winning port 114 detects the winning of the pachinko ball when the pachinko ball launched into the gaming machine 100 by operating the handle 123 or the like wins. As a result, a start prize is generated and a lottery is performed on a game control board (not shown) provided inside the gaming machine 100.

The jackpot winning opening 115 is normally closed so that the pachinko ball does not win, but is opened when the jackpot is won. When a pachinko ball wins the jackpot winning opening 115, a considerable number of pachinko balls (for example, 15 for each winning pachinko ball) are paid out. The opening of the jackpot winning hole 115 is continued until a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses after the jackpot is generated or until a predetermined number of pachinko balls win the jackpot winning hole 115. This single opening is called a round. Generally, since the jackpot winning opening 115 is provided at a position where the pachinko balls easily pass, a large amount of pachinko balls are paid out during the jackpot occurrence period (during the round).

The out port 116 is a collection port that collects the game medium when the game medium launched into the gaming machine 100 does not win any of the winning winning ports such as the start winning port 114 and the jackpot winning port 115. .

The gaming machine 100 includes an interface (not shown) for sending an operating signal indicating the operating status of the gaming machine 100 to an external device.

The operation signal sent to the outside from the gaming machine 100 includes at least a batting signal relating to the number of gaming media (= hitting balls) discharged from the gaming machine 100 and a gaming medium (= outing) issued from the gaming machine 100. Ball) and the ball signal related to the number. As will be described later, the hitting signal is not strictly a signal transmitted from the gaming machine 100 to the outside, but in this specification, it is treated as an operation signal output from the gaming machine 100. For example, the hitting signal can be configured to output a pulse in accordance with the discharge of the game medium from the gaming machine 100. Hereinafter, a specific example will be described.

A gaming medium that has passed through any prize opening, such as a start prize opening 114 provided in the gaming machine 100, and a gaming medium that has not passed through any prize opening through the out port 116 of the gaming machine 100 are a gaming machine. The game medium is discharged to the outside of the gaming machine 100 from a game medium discharge port (not shown) provided at the lower back of the 100 or the like. A so-called out box (not shown) is provided in the vicinity of the game medium outlet. The outbox is provided with a receiving tray for receiving game media and counting means for counting the game media. The outbox receives the game media discharged from the gaming machine 100 by a receiving tray, counts these game media as game media (= ball hitting) launched into the gaming machine 100, and counts them with a counting means. (Not shown) and collected. Then, the counting means outputs one pulse of the hitting signal for 10 counted game media.

Further, the payout signal can be configured to output a pulse in accordance with the payout of the game medium from the gaming machine 100 accompanying the winning. In other words, the game machine main body 110 is provided with a payout detection means for detecting the payout of game media (not shown), and when the payout detection means detects the payout of game media, it outputs a 1-ball signal for every 10 payouts. .

Further, in this embodiment, one pulse output signal is output for every 10 discharges and one output signal is output for every 10 payouts. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A single ball signal may be output for each one, and a single ball signal may be output for each payout number, or the number of game media units that output one pulse may be other than that.

Further, in the case where the management system in the present embodiment has the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1, for example, these signals are transmitted from the gaming machine 100 to the management device 500 via the table management device 300 and the island management device 400. Transferred. Alternatively, for example, in the case of the configuration illustrated in FIG. 2, the data is transferred directly from the gaming machine 100 to the management device 500. In the case of the configuration as shown in FIG. 1, processing for converting an analog signal into a digital signal, processing for converting a signal into a packet of a predetermined format, and the like are performed in a relay device such as the base management device 300 or the island management device 400. There is a case. Since these processes are obvious to those skilled in the art, description thereof is omitted in the present embodiment.

Further, the operation signal related to the operation information received by the management apparatus 500 is not limited to the ball signal and the ball signal. For example, a signal indicating that the symbol has been determined or a jackpot signal indicating that the gaming machine 100 is in a jackpot state may be included.
<Configuration of inter-machine 200>

The inter-machine 200 is a ball lending machine or a medal lending machine, and is provided corresponding to the gaming machine 100. This inter-machine 200 receives a player's recording medium in which cash information by the player and the balance information as a value usable for the game are recorded, and pays out a predetermined amount of gaming media such as pachinko balls and medals, A player can play a game on the gaming machine 100.

When the balance information exists in the inserted player's recording medium (not shown), the intermediary machine 200 lends the game medium from a user such as a player through an input means (not shown) such as a button. Is received, it is deducted from the balance information, and a predetermined amount of game media such as pachinko balls and medals are paid out and lent out to the player. When a bill insertion and gaming medium lending operation is accepted, a predetermined amount of gaming media such as pachinko balls and medals are paid out and lent out to the player. If there is balance information that has not been used for renting out game media, it is stored in storage means (not shown) provided in the inter-machine 200, and a game end operation (for example, the game machine 100 or the machine by the player). When a return button (not shown) provided on the intercom 200 is received, the balance information is written to the player recording medium, and the identification information and balance information of the player recording medium are sent to the management device 500. To send.

In addition, the number of stored balls related to the game media deposited by the player at the game hall is received from the management device 500, and based on the received number of stored balls, a predetermined amount of game media such as pachinko balls and medals is paid out and paid back to the player.

In addition, the inter-machine 200 is connected to the management device 500 as described above, and a sales signal indicating the number of game media lent out to the player and a replay indicating the number of game media paid back to the player from the stored ball. A play signal is output to the management apparatus 500. For example, a 1-pulse sales signal is output every time 25 game media are lent out, and a 1-pulse replay signal is output every time 25 game media are paid out.

Note that display means (not shown) may be further provided to display various game-related information generated in connection with the game on the gaming machine 100. Of course, the inter-machine 200 may be a so-called CR unit that can instruct the gaming machine 100 to pay out gaming media when lending balls.
<Configuration of stand management device 300>

The stand management device 300 is an information processing device that acquires an operation signal related to the operation status from the connected gaming machine 100 and sends it to the island management device 400, the management device 500, etc. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. In addition, two gaming machines 100 are connected to one unit management apparatus 300. However, in another embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which more gaming machines 100 are connected to one unit management apparatus 300 is possible, and the unit management apparatus 300 and the gaming machines 100 are in a one-to-one relationship. It is good also as a structure connected. In this embodiment, when the stand management device 300 acquires an operation signal from the connected gaming machine 100, the port number set in advance corresponding to the connection port with each gaming machine 100 and the stand management device 300 itself. Is added to the base management device specifying information set by a rotary switch or the like provided in the above, and the operation signal is sent to the island management device 400. Similarly, the port number set in advance corresponding to the connection port with each inter-vehicle device 200 and the device management device specifying information are added, and the sales signal received from the inter-device 200 is used as the island management device. 400 is sent to 400.
<Configuration of Island Management Device 400>

The island management device 400 is an information processing device that mediates the connection between the platform management device 300 and the management device 500. In the management system of the present embodiment, the plurality of table management devices 300 are classified into one or more groups, and the island management device 400 manages the table management device 300 for each group. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the island management device 400 is connected to a plurality of table management devices 300. However, it is a matter of course that other embodiments are not limited to this. In this embodiment, when the island management device 400 acquires an operation signal or a sales signal sent from the connected base management device 300, the island set by a rotary switch or the like provided in the island management device 400 itself. The management apparatus specifying information is added and the operation signal is transmitted to the management apparatus 500.
<Configuration of Management Device 500>

The management device 500 is an information processing device that manages the entire management system and counts and manages operation information such as the number of games, the number of jackpots, the number of balls played, the number of hits, etc. of each gaming machine 100. The management device 500 is realized by, for example, a personal computer (PC) or a workstation (WS).

Next, the hardware configuration of the management apparatus 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the hardware configuration of the management apparatus 500.

The external recording medium connection unit 503 is for realizing access to the recording medium, and can load a program or the like stored in the medium (recording medium) 504 into the management apparatus 500. The medium 504 includes, for example, a flexible disk (FD), CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, PC card, DVD, IC memory card, MO, memory stick, and the like.

The storage unit 505 has an HDD (= hard disk drive) that functions as a large-capacity memory, and the storage unit 505 stores application programs, OS, control programs, related programs, and the like.

Further, the storage means 505 is provided with a ball number storage area 551 and a device information storage area 552. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, the number of possessed balls storage area 551 and the device information storage area 552 may be provided in the medium 504.

The number of possession balls storage area 551 stores the number of possession balls for each gaming machine 100. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the number of balls 554 is stored for each machine number 553 that is identification information of the gaming machine 100. In addition, a machine number 555 that is identification information of the machine 200 is stored in correspondence with each machine number 553. Accordingly, not only can the number of balls in the gaming machine 100 be searched based on the machine number 553, but also based on the machine number 555 of the machine 200 provided corresponding to the gaming machine 100. Thus, the number of balls in the gaming machine 100 can be searched. Note that the information stored in the storage unit 505 is not limited to the number of possessed balls. For example, if the number of retained balls is stored, the number of hit balls and the number of played balls for each gaming machine 100 are combined. May be stored.

Further, the storage means 505 is provided with a device information storage area 552 for storing the island management device specifying information, the table management device specifying information and the port number, and the gaming machine number and the machine number corresponding to each other. Yes. Thus, for example, the gaming machine 100 and the inter-vehicle machine 200 are identified such that the gaming machine 100 of the machine number 1 is connected to the port 1 of the first machine management apparatus of the first island management apparatus. It becomes possible.

The storage unit 505 may include a ROM that stores programs such as basic I / O programs and various data used in basic processing. The storage unit 505 is for temporarily storing various data, and may include a RAM that functions as a main memory, a work area, or the like of the control unit 510.

The input unit 506 is, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device (such as a mouse), or a touch panel. Using the input means 506, an employee of the game hall etc. instructs the management apparatus 500 to input a command or the like for controlling the management apparatus 500.

The display unit 507 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or a CRT, and displays a command input from the input unit 506, a response output of the management apparatus 500 for the command, and the like.

A bus 509 controls the flow of data in the management apparatus 500, and is a signal line that connects devices such as the control unit 510 and the storage unit 505 in the management apparatus 500. Reference numeral 508 denotes a communication unit, which exchanges data with an external device via the communication unit 508.

The control unit 510 executes an application program, an operating system (OS), a control program, and the like stored in the storage unit 505, and temporarily stores information, files, and the like necessary for executing the program in the RAM of the storage unit 505. Control to memorize.

Further, the control unit 510 classifies the number of balls in each gaming machine 100 and stores the number in the ball number storage area 551 such as an HDD of the storage unit 505. In addition, when an operation signal output from the gaming machine 100, a sales signal or a replay signal output from the inter-table machine 200 is received, the possession balls of the corresponding gaming machine 100 stored in the possession number storage area 551. Call the number. Then, according to the received signal, a predetermined amount of game media is added to the number of balls, or subtracted from the number of balls, and serves as a calculation means for calculating the theoretical number of balls after receiving the signal. . Further, when the control means 510 receives the identification information such as the machine number 553 or the machine number 555 from the employee portable terminal 600, the control means 510 calls the number of possessions related to the identification information from the possession number storage area 551, and To the portable terminal 600 for personnel. Further, when the number 553 and the number of possessed balls are received from the employee portable terminal 600, the number of possessed balls according to the identification information is called from the possessed ball number storage area 551, and the update is performed by rewriting and storing the received number of retained balls. Acts as a means.

In addition, it can also be comprised as an alternative of a hardware apparatus with the software which implement | achieves a function equivalent to the above each apparatus.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the program and related data according to the present embodiment are directly loaded from the medium 504 into the RAM or the like of the storage unit 505 is executed, but the program according to the present embodiment is not limited thereto. Each time the operation is performed, the program may be loaded from the HDD or the like of the storage unit 505 in which the program is already installed into the RAM or the like of the storage unit 505. It is also possible to record the program according to the present embodiment in the ROM or the like of the storage unit 505, configure the program so as to be a part of the memory map, and execute it directly by the control unit 510.

In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, a configuration in which the management device 500 is realized by one device will be described. However, the management device 500 may be realized by a configuration in which resources are distributed to a plurality of devices. For example, storage and calculation resources may be distributed in a plurality of devices. Alternatively, resources may be distributed for each component virtually realized on the management apparatus 500, and parallel processing may be performed.
<Configuration of employee portable terminal 600>

The employee portable terminal 600 is an information processing apparatus carried by an employee of a game hall, and specifically includes, for example, a remote controller, a handy terminal, a PDA (= Personal Digital Assistant), and a smartphone.

Next, the hardware configuration of the employee portable terminal 600 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the hardware configuration of the employee portable terminal 600.

As shown in FIG. 6, the employee portable terminal 600 includes at least an input unit 610, a display unit 620, a control unit 630, and a communication unit 640. The input means 610 is, for example, a numeric keypad, a keyboard, and a touch panel, and accepts an input operation by a user such as a game hall employee. In particular, the input means 610 accepts an input operation of the stand number 553 and the number of balls from a user such as a game hall employee. The display unit 620 is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display, and displays a command input from the input unit 610, a response output of the employee portable terminal 600 for the command, and the like. In particular, the display means 620 displays the number of balls in the gaming machine 100.

The control means 630 is, for example, a microprocessor, and recognizes the input operation of the machine number 553 from the user through the input means 610 and performs control to send the entered machine number 553 and the number of possessed balls to the outside. In addition, when the control unit 630 receives the number of balls of the gaming machine 100 from the management device 500 via the communication unit 640, the control unit 630 performs control to display the number of balls on the display unit 620. The communication unit 640 manages communication with an external device. The communication unit 640 converts the machine number 553 and the number of balls to the outside after being converted into radio waves or the like according to a command from the control unit 630, and from the management device 500. Receive radio waves etc. related to the number of balls sent.

The network 701 is typically a LAN (Local Area Network), but may have any configuration as long as it can transmit and receive data regardless of wired / wireless. For example, a public line (analog line, ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network, etc.)), WAN (Wide Area Network), wireless LAN, etc. may be used. The network 702 is, for example, a line such as a wireless LAN capable of transmitting and receiving data. As a communication protocol on the networks 701 and 702, for example, TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) can be adopted.

<Processing flow of the game hall management system>
Next, the flow of processing executed by the game hall management system in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The following processing is executed independently for each gaming machine 100 installed in the game hall.

First, the number-of-balls calculating process in which the management device 500 calculates the theoretical number of balls in the gaming machine 100 based on the operation signal received from the gaming machine 100 or the like will be described with reference to FIG.

Upon receiving a game medium lending operation from a user such as a player through an input means (not shown) such as a button (step S701), the pedestal machine 200 pays out a predetermined amount of game medium such as a pachinko ball and sells it. A signal is sent to the management apparatus 500 (step S702). The management device 500 that has received the sales signal from the inter-machine 200 identifies the inter-machine number of the inter-machine 200 that has transmitted the sales signal, and stores the number of balls that are stored in association with the inter-machine number. Is called from the number of holding balls storage area 551. Then, the number of game media corresponding to the sales signal is added to the number of possessed balls (step S703), and the number of possessed balls after the addition is overwritten and stored in the possession number storage area 551. In addition, the management device 500 that has received the batting signal from the gaming machine 100 (step S704) specifies the machine number of the gaming machine 100 that has transmitted the batting signal, and stores it in association with the machine number. The number of balls is called from the number of balls storage area 551. Then, the number of game media corresponding to the hitting ball signal is subtracted from the number of balls that have been called (step S705), and the number of balls after subtraction is overwritten and stored in the number-of-balls storage area 551. In addition, the management device 500 that has received the ball signal from the gaming machine 100 (step S706) specifies the machine number of the gaming machine 100 that has transmitted the ball signal, and stores it in association with the machine number. The number of balls is called from the number of balls storage area 551. Then, the number of game media corresponding to the outgoing ball signal is added from the number of possessed balls (step S707), and the number of possessed balls after the addition is overwritten and stored in the retained ball number storage area 551. In addition, when the intermediary machine 200 receives a game medium payout operation (replay operation to withdraw from the stored ball) from a user such as a player through an input means (not shown) such as a button (step S708), a predetermined amount of pachinko balls And the like, and a replay signal is sent to the management device 500 (step S709). The management device 500 that has received the replay signal from the intermediary machine 200 specifies the intermediary machine number of the intermediary machine 200 that has transmitted the replay signal, and stores the associated intermediary machine number in association with the intermediary machine number. The number of balls is called from the number of balls storage area 551. Then, the number of game media corresponding to the replay signal is added to the number of possessed balls (step S710), and the number of possessed balls after the addition is overwritten and stored in the possession number storage area 551.

In this manner, the theoretical number of balls is calculated for each gaming machine 100 according to the types of signals received from the gaming machine 100 and the inter-table machine 200. In the above description, for the sake of convenience of explanation, the theoretical method for calculating the number of holding balls based on each signal received as a series of flows has been described with reference to FIG. However, it goes without saying that the order of reception of each signal is irrelevant, and only the calculation method of whether to add to or subtract from the number of possessed balls according to the signal is important.

Next, FIG. 8 is used for the number-of-balls inquiry process in which a user such as a game hall employee uses the employee portable terminal 600 to inquire the number of balls of the gaming machine 100 stored in the management device 500. I will explain.

When the employee portable terminal 600 receives an input operation (step S801) of the machine number 553 of the gaming machine 100 and an operation to execute the process from a user such as an employee of the game hall through the input unit 610 (step S802). The employee portable terminal 600 sends the input machine number 553 and the inquiry command to the management apparatus 500 (step S803). The management device 500 searches the number-of-balls storage area 551 based on the received number 553 (step S804), and calls the number of balls stored in association with the number 553 from the number-of-balls storage area 551. . Then, the machine number 553 and the number of possessed balls are sent to the employee portable terminal 600 (step S805). Upon receiving these pieces of information, the employee portable terminal 600 displays the received number of balls on the display means 620 as the number of balls in the gaming machine 100 related to the machine number 553 (step S806). If the employee mobile terminal 600 is a device that can have a wide variety of functions by installing an application program, such as a smartphone, the game center management is performed before the input operation of the machine number 553 is performed. An operation to start an application program for the system is necessary.

Next, a description will be given of a number-of-balls update process in which a user such as a game hall employee uses the employee portable terminal 600 to update (change) the number of balls in the gaming machine 100 stored in the management device 500. 9 will be used for explanation.

The employee portable terminal 600 displays the number of balls in the gaming machine 100 in the same flow as the number of balls inquired process (steps S801 to S806) shown in FIG. The employee portable terminal 600 in a state where the number of balls in the gaming machine 100 is displayed is input from the user such as an employee of the game hall through the input means 610 to input the number of balls after updating the gaming machine 100 (step Upon receiving an operation to execute the process (S907) and the process (step S908), the employee mobile terminal 600 sends the input machine number 553 and the updated number of balls to the management apparatus 500 (step S909). . The management device 500 searches the number-of-balls storage area 551 based on the received number 553 (step S910), and calls the number of balls stored in association with the number 553 from the number-of-balls storage area 551. The updated number of possessed balls is rewritten and stored (step S911). When the update of the number of balls is completed, the management device 500 sends a processing completion notification (step S912). The employee's portable terminal 600 that has received the process completion notification displays that the update process has been completed and the number of possessed balls after the update (step S913). Note that the employee portable terminal 600 is not limited to inputting the updated number of balls, but is provided with a clear button (not shown) for clearing the number of balls and accepting pressing of this clear button. For the gaming machine 100 having the machine number 553, the number of balls held in the number-of-balls storage area 551 of the management device 500 may be updated to “0” and stored.

By configuring the game hall management system in this way, employees of the game hall can obtain judgment materials quickly and easily. That is, for example, an employee of a game hall can quickly compare the number of balls actually counted by a counter installed in the game hall with the theoretically calculated number of balls. If it is determined that the number of balls actually counted and the number of balls inquired using the mobile terminal 600 for employees are far from each other, the employee promptly determines that there is a possibility of any abnormality or fraud. Judgment can be made. In addition, the number of balls calculated by the management device 500 can be calculated theoretically by adopting a configuration in which a user such as an amusement hall employee can update the number of balls input using the employee mobile terminal 600. The number of holding balls can be updated (changed) using the employee portable terminal. Therefore, for example, it can be rewritten to the actually counted number of balls and stored in the management device 500, or the number of held balls stored in the management device 500 can be deleted. Therefore, for example, if it is determined that the difference between the actually counted number of balls and the number of balls inquired using the employee mobile terminal 600 is within an appropriate range, the player who performed the counting is playing a game. It is possible to use the number of balls calculated theoretically for the gaming machine 100 having the same number as “0” to end the game.

In this embodiment, an operation signal and a sales signal sent from the gaming machine 100 or the inter-machine 200 are described as being transmitted to the management device 500 via the table management device 300 and the island management device 400 each time. However, the configuration is not limited to this, and the configuration is not limited as long as the management apparatus 500 can acquire these signals. Therefore, for example, the island management device 400 may collect the operation information and the like managed by the managed platform management device 300 by performing polling and send it to the management device 500. In this embodiment, the island management device identification information, the platform management device identification information, and the port number are used to identify the machine number that is the identification information of the gaming machine and the machine number that is the identification information of the machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any method may be used as long as the machine number and the machine number of the gaming machine can be specified. Therefore, for example, a configuration may be adopted in which the machine number or the machine number of the gaming machine is specified using an IP address or the like.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention can take an embodiment as a system, apparatus, method, program, storage medium, or the like.

The present invention can also be achieved by supplying a program for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments directly or remotely to a system or apparatus, and reading and executing the program code supplied by the computer of the system or apparatus. Including the case.

Therefore, in order to implement the functional processing of the present invention on a computer, the program itself installed in this computer is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. That is, the present invention includes a computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention. In this case, the program providing method includes a method of providing using a storage medium such as a CD-ROM and a DVD, a method of providing via a telecommunication line, and the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a conceptual diagram which shows illustartively the whole structure of the game hall management system of Example 1 which is one Example of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a conceptual diagram which shows illustartively the whole structure of the game hall management system of Example 1 which is one Example of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram exemplarily illustrating an overall configuration of a gaming machine of a game hall management system according to a first embodiment that is an embodiment of the present invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows illustartively the hardware constitutions of the management apparatus of the game hall management system of Example 1 which is one Example of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the structure of the number-of-balls storage area of Example 1 which is one Example of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a conceptual diagram which shows illustartively the whole structure of the portable terminal for employees of the game hall management system of Example 1 which is one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the game hall management system of Example 1 which is one Example of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the game hall management system of Example 1 which is one Example of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the game hall management system of Example 1 which is one Example of this invention performs.

A: Game area, B: Game medium launch area,
100: gaming machine, 110: gaming machine main body, 111: board surface, 112: outer rail, 113: symbol display device, 114: start winning opening, 115: jackpot winning opening, 116: out opening, 117: valley nail, 118: Inner rail, 121: upper plate, 122: lower plate, 123: handle, 130; indicator,
200: stand machine, 300: stand management device, 400: island management device,
500: management device, 503: external recording medium connection means, 504: medium, 505: storage means, 506: input means, 507: display means, 508: communication means, 509: bus, 510: control means, 551: holding ball Number storage area, 552: device information storage area, 553: machine number, 554: number of balls, 555: machine number between machines,
600: mobile terminal for employees, 610: input means, 620: display means, 630: control means, 640: communication means,
701: Network, 702: Network

Claims (2)

Management that can manage a plurality of gaming machines installed in a game hall and a signal output from a pedestal machine installed corresponding to the gaming machine and manage game information related to the gaming machine and the pedestal machine A game hall management system comprising a device and an employee mobile terminal connected to the management device so as to communicate with each other;
The employee mobile terminal is:
Display means;
Input means capable of receiving input from the user,
The management device
Calculating means for receiving signals output from the gaming machine and the inter-table machine and calculating the number of possessed balls acquired by the player based on the received signals;
Storage means for storing the number of possessions acquired by the player calculated by the calculation means,
The gaming machine management system, wherein the employee mobile terminal displays the number of possessions acquired by the player received from the management device in response to an operation from a user. The management device
Update means for updating the number of possessed balls acquired by the player stored in the storage means;
2. The game hall management system according to claim 1, wherein when the number of balls is received from the portable terminal for employees, the number of balls is rewritten and stored with the number of balls already stored.