JP2013223546A - Game information management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game information management system which promotes use of a data storage function to prevent missing of game data relating to a special state, and indicates winning of the special state through a novel means to increase the fun of a game.SOLUTION: A game information management system 1 includes: an operation means for executing a game start operation and a game end operation; a game data storing means for storing the game data during a period from the start of the game to the end of the game, as the game data of a specific player; a latent state determining means for determining whether a special assist replay time (ART) is in a latent state; and a message output means for outputting a message for the game start operation when the latent state is determined while the game start operation has not been executed yet.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information management system for accumulating personal game data relating to a game and providing it to a player.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 described below, a service is provided in which a player's personal game information is accumulated and provided to the player. In order for the player to receive the service, it is necessary to perform a predetermined operation when starting the game.

  On the other hand, a player who visits a game store often turns the game machine in order to find a good game machine immediately after entering the store. Thus, when moving from one game machine to another while searching for a game machine, it is very troublesome to perform a game start operation each time the game machine is moved. Therefore, many players start the game without performing the game start operation. Such a player then performs a game start operation for the first time when winning a special state such as a big bonus or ART, and accumulates his game data from that time.

  However, when a game start operation is performed at the timing as described above, there is a problem that game data at the time of occurrence of the first special state is not accumulated and is lost.

Japanese Patent No. 4583322

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and prevents the loss of game data relating to a special state by promoting the use of a data storage function and suggests winning of a special state by a novel means. It is an invention that provides a game information management system that improves the interest of the game.

The present invention is a lottery means for executing a lottery for determining whether or not to generate a special state advantageous to the player when a predetermined starting condition is established in a normal state disadvantageous to the player;
A game information management system for managing game data of a gaming machine comprising: special state generating means for generating a special state when a predetermined generation condition is satisfied after the lottery result by the lottery means is won There,
An operation means for a player to perform a game start operation for specifying his game start time and a game end operation for specifying his game end time;
Game data storage means for storing game data in a period from a game start time of a specific player to a game end time as game data of the specific player;
Display means for displaying game data of a specific player stored in the game data storage means to the player;
A latent state determination unit that determines whether or not the current gaming state is a latent state in which the lottery result by the lottery unit has been won but the generation condition has not yet been established;
In the state where the current gaming state is determined to be a latent state by the latent state determining means and the game starting operation is not performed by the operating means, a message to the effect that a game starting operation should be performed by the operating means is sent to the player And a message output means for outputting to the game information management system.

  In the game information management system of the present invention, when a special state lottery is won, but the special state has not yet occurred and the game machine is hiding, the corresponding player is prompted to start the game. A message is output. The player who is presented with the message is raised the expectation for the special state. If the player actually performs the game start operation and continues the game as it is, even if a special state occurs immediately after that, game data at the time when the special state occurs can be stored without being missed.

  Furthermore, for example, a case where the above message is output even when the special state is not hidden in the gaming machine may be set. If such a case is set, it can be avoided that the special state is determined according to the output of the message, and the game expects that the special state may be hidden depending on the output. Can be held by a person.

  As described above, in the game information management system of the present invention, by outputting a message prompting the game start operation, the player's expectation for the special state is encouraged, and at the same time, the game start operation is promoted and the important state related to the special state is important. Missing game data can be prevented beforehand.

As the gaming machine in the present invention, there are a pachinko gaming machine that uses a pachinko ball as a gaming value (game medium), a slot machine that generates a prize according to a combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed, and the like.
The pachinko gaming machine may be a so-called encapsulated type in which the player possesses a pachinko ball using a score possessed by the player, while the score obtained by the player is recorded on a recording medium and given to the player. .
The slot machine may be a slot machine that uses medals or coins as game value (game medium), but it is a so-called complete credit in which the number of credits (scores) is handled as game value without using medals or coins. It may be a slot machine of the type. Further, in the case of a slot machine, a parrot (R) that uses a pachinko ball as a game medium may be used.

  The special state when the gaming machine is a slot machine includes gaming states such as BB (big bonus), RT (replay time), and ART (assist replay time). Further, the special state when the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine includes gaming states such as a big hit, a small hit, and a short-time state.

When a player performs a game start operation using the operation means when the message output means outputs the message in the game information management system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the game information management system is predetermined for the player. A privilege granting means for granting a privilege of content is provided (claim 2).
In the case where a privilege is given to a player who has actually performed a game start operation when the message is output, the effect of promoting the game start operation can be improved.

The operation means, the latent state determination means, and the message output means in the gaming information management system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention are means provided in the gaming machine (Claim 3).
The display means in the game information management system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention is a portable information display terminal having a communication function that can be carried by a player, and receives the game data by communicating with the game data storage means. (Claim 4).
If the game data, which is personal game information, is displayed on the portable information display terminal carried by the player, the usability of the game information management system of the present invention is improved and the effectiveness becomes even more remarkable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The block diagram which shows the whole structure of the game information management system in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the portable terminal (portable information display terminal) in Example 1. FIG. The rear view which shows the portable terminal in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment. The front view which shows the slot machine and rental apparatus in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine in the first embodiment. The front view which shows the code | cord | chord display screen which a slot machine displays in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the portable terminal which displays the game data display screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the portable terminal which displays the data list screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the message screen which a slot machine displays in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the game information display apparatus in Example 2. FIG. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the game information display apparatus in Example 2. FIG. Explanatory drawing explaining the game start operation and game end operation in Example 2. FIG.

The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
Example 1
This example is an example of the game information management system 1 that accumulates and provides personal game data related to a game. This content will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game information management system 1 of this example is configured to include an on-site system 2 of each game arcade, a mobile terminal (portable information display terminal) 4 such as a smartphone possessed by the player, and a data server device 10. System. In this game information management system 1, the data server device 10 and the on-site system 2 are connected to a public communication line 100 such as the Internet in a communicable state. Further, the data server device 10 can be accessed from a portable terminal 4 that can be connected to the public communication line 100.

  The in-ground system 2 is a system of each game arcade for managing a plurality of gaming machines 5 such as slot machines, and the system configuration is centered on the game hall management device 20. In the game hall, the game information display device 3 and the lending device 25 are individually installed for each gaming machine 5. The game information display device 3 is disposed on the upper side of the gaming machine 5, and the lending device 25 is disposed in a space between the adjacent gaming machines 5.

  In the on-site system 2, in addition to the game hall management device 20, a repeater 27 installed for every two adjacent gaming machines 5 is connected to the on-site network 200. In the in-ground system 2, the gaming machine 5, the gaming information display device 3, the lending device 25, and the like are connected to the gaming hall management device 20 in a communicable state via the relay device 27.

  The data server device 10 includes an output unit including a liquid crystal display and a printer (not shown), an apparatus main body that executes various arithmetic processes, and an input unit including a keyboard and a mouse (not shown). The main body of the apparatus has a control function centered on a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes arithmetic processing, a storage function that uses a hard disk drive, ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., and various signals or information The communication function etc. which transmit / receive are received.

  In the data server device 10, game data for each player is managed by using the player ID. When the data server device 10 receives a game data download request from the mobile terminal 4 that has accessed the data server device 10, it returns game data associated with the corresponding player ID.

  The portable terminal 4 of this example is a flat smartphone having a thickness of about 1 cm as shown in FIGS. A display screen 450 of the liquid crystal display unit 451 is disposed on the front surface (FIG. 2), and a power button 461 is disposed on the right side of the display screen 450 in FIG. On the back surface (FIG. 3) of the portable terminal 4, an opening 441 of a lens fixed to the camera substrate 463 (FIG. 4) constituting the image pickup means is provided. A touch sensor sheet 453 (FIG. 4) is laminated on the display screen 450 of the liquid crystal display unit 451, thereby forming a touch panel capable of touch operation.

  A control board on which an electric circuit that forms the control unit 40 is formed is housed inside the portable terminal 4. For the control unit 40, in addition to a camera substrate 463 on which CMOS elements and lenses are mounted, an amplifier substrate 465 for driving the speaker 466, a power button 461, a touch sensor sheet 453, a liquid crystal display unit 451, and an infrared communication unit 467. Etc. are electrically connected. The liquid crystal display unit 451 has a function as display means for displaying game data. The game data display screen 455 by the display means will be described later with reference to FIG.

The control unit 40 includes a CPU 41, a ROM 42, a flash ROM 43, and a RAM 44 that are storage elements, an I / O unit 45 that forms an input / output interface, and the like.
The ROM 42 stores various control programs including the OS.
The flash ROM 43 stores various installed processing programs.
The RAM 44 is a readable / writable storage element that is also used for the work area of the CPU 41 and temporary writing.

  The control unit 40 causes the CPU 41 to execute a program read from the ROM 42 or the flash ROM 43, thereby decoding the two-dimensional code data captured by the camera function, and data for uploading game data to the data server device 10. The transmission unit 403 has functions as data reception unit 405 for downloading game data from the data server device 10. The dedicated application program for realizing these functions can be downloaded by accessing a home page provided by the data server device 10 on the Internet, for example.

  In the gaming machine 5 of this example, as shown in FIG. 5, the symbol is changed by the operation of the start lever 62 and the game is started, and a slot in which a winning is generated according to the combination of symbols stopped and displayed by the operation of the stop button 61. Machine (hereinafter, slot machine 5). In this slot machine 5, a bonus combination (BB combination, RB combination) and a replay combination are set in addition to a plurality of small combinations such as a 15-sheet combination, a 10-sheet combination, and a single-sheet combination. In this example, 10 winning combinations are set as AT notification subject winning combinations during ART.

  The front portion of the slot machine 5 is formed by a front frame body 50 having a substantially rectangular symbol display window 51 provided substantially at the center. The front frame 50 includes a liquid crystal display unit 638, a pair of left and right speakers 57 and a decorative lamp unit 69 arranged above the symbol display window 51. A base portion 500 that forms the base of the slot machine 5 is formed below the symbol display window 51. On the right side of the symbol display window 51, a grant number display unit 551 for displaying the number of awarded medals (game media) and a credit display unit 552 for displaying the number of credits are arranged.

  The base portion 500 is formed so as to protrude relative to the symbol display window 51 located behind the player. The base unit 500 has a shelf-like operation surface 54 at the upper end adjacent to the symbol display window 51, has a tray 56 at the lower end, and has an operation panel 53 adjacent to the lower side of the operation surface 54. doing.

On the operation surface 54, there are a bet button 64 for betting medals on the game, a settlement button 65 for receiving the credited medals to the tray 56, and a medal insertion slot 630 for directly inserting medals. Has been placed.
The operation panel 53 includes a start lever 62 for starting the symbol variation of the reel 52, a stop button 61 for stopping the symbol variation, and a data operation unit (operation for accepting a game start operation and a game end operation). Means) 66 are arranged.

  The data operation unit 66 includes a cross key 661 and a numeric keypad 662 including an ENTER key in addition to numeric buttons 0 to 9. By operating the cross key 661, various operation screens such as a game start operation screen and a game end operation screen (not shown) can be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 638. The game start operation can be executed by operating the numeric key 662 to input the player ID on the game start operation screen and operating the ENTER key. Further, if the ENTER key is operated on the game end operation screen, the game end operation can be executed.

  The symbol display window 51 is a display window including symbol display areas 510L, C, and R. Each of the symbol display areas 510L, C, and R is a symbol display area for three symbols. In the entire symbol display window 51, a symbol display area 510 for nine symbols arranged in a two-dimensional matrix having three rows and three columns is formed. The entire symbol display window 51 is formed of a transparent resin plate so that the symbol 525 can be seen from the player side.

On the back side of each symbol display area 510L, C, R, rotary reels 52L, C, R constituting the symbol variation display means 520 are respectively arranged.
The stop button 61 is provided corresponding to each reel 52. The left stop button 61L corresponding to the left reel 52L, the middle stop button 61C corresponding to the middle reel 52C, and the right stop button corresponding to the right reel 52R. There is 61R.

  The liquid crystal display unit 638 is a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display unit 638 can display various effect screens for effecting a game, a display screen for displaying game data, and the like. In particular, the liquid crystal display unit 638 of this example functions as a message output unit that outputs a message prompting a game start operation, a data code display unit that displays a two-dimensional code representing game data, and an AT notification unit that executes AT notification. It has. The code display screen 501 by the data code display means and the message screen 502 by the message output means will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  The slot machine 5 of this example is electrically configured as shown in FIG. For the control unit 58 that controls the overall operation of the slot machine 5, in addition to the above-described configuration, the inserted medal detection unit 63 that detects medals inserted through the medal insertion slot 630 and the reel 52 together with the symbol variation display means. Various display units including a reel drive unit 521 that constitutes 520, a reference position detection unit 632 that detects the rotational position of the reel 52, a medal payout unit 633 that pays out medals to the tray 56, a grant number display unit 551, and a credit display unit 552. 55, a set value operation unit 68 for setting a set value representing the player's degree of advantage, an audio output unit 639 for controlling the speaker 57, and the like are electrically connected.

The inserted medal detection unit 63 is a detection unit that outputs an insert signal every time a medal inserted through the medal insertion port 630 is detected.
When a medal is awarded with the number of credits reaching 50 (upper limit number), the medal payout unit 633 pays out to the tray 56 the surplus medals exceeding the number of 50 credits. When the settlement button 65 is operated, the medals for the number of credits are settled, and the corresponding medals are paid out to the tray 56. Further, in the state where the number of credits has reached 50 and the state where the game has already been started (the state where the reel 52 is rotating), the medal inserted through the medal slot 630 is not received and the tray 56 is directly received. Return to

The reel drive unit 521 includes a stepping motor (not shown) that can be controlled in units of steps, and is a means for rotationally driving the reel 52 by the rotational driving force of the stepping motor.
The reference position detection unit 632 is a detection unit that detects the passage of the reference position piece for each of the reels 52L, 52C, 52R and outputs a detection signal.
The set value operation unit 68 is an operation unit for changing set values of 6 stages having different internal winning probabilities such as bonus combinations using the setting key 680.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 58 includes a CPU 581, ROM 583 and RAM 584 as memory means, an I / O unit 582 as an input / output interface, and a random number extraction unit 585 that extracts random numbers for internal winning combination lottery. And a random number generator 586 for generating random numbers. The control unit 58 causes the CPU 581 to execute the software program read from the ROM 583, thereby drawing the internal lottery means 71 for lottering the internal winning combination, the flag control means 710 for controlling the internal winning flag corresponding to the internal winning combination, and the reel 52. Display control means 72 for controlling, winning determination means 73 for determining a winning symbol, gaming medium giving means 74 for giving medals according to winning, bonus state generating means 751 for generating a bonus state, and ART (special state) are generated. Special state generating means 752, game data totaling means 761 for totaling game data, game data storage means 762 for storing game data after game start operation, ART starting lottery means (lottery means) 77 for executing ART starting lottery, ART A latent state determination means 78 for determining whether or not the latent state is Realizing the functions of Te.

  In the ROM 583, although not shown in the figure, an internal winning combination lottery table in which winning random numbers for each combination are defined, a reel control table that is applied to stop control of the reel 52, and an ART in which the winning random numbers in the ART activation lottery are defined. An activation lottery table is stored. In this example, a part of the winning random numbers for the 5 winning combinations is set as the winning random number for the ART activation lottery.

  The internal winning combination lottery table is a data table in which the range of the winning random number of each combination is defined among the random numbers for the internal winning combination lottery in a predetermined range. The internal winning combination lottery table includes a table applied to the normal state, a table applied to the ART in the special state, and a table applied to the bonus state. An internal winning combination lottery table for each gaming state excluding the bonus state is prepared for each set value, and the higher the set value, the larger the winning random number for the bonus combination.

  In the slot machine 5, when the start lever 62 is effectively operated in a state where a prescribed number of medals are bet (three in this example), an internal lottery for determining an internal winning combination is executed, Symbol variation starts. In the internal lottery, first, a random number for internal winning combination lottery is extracted from a predetermined range of random numbers generated by the random number generator 586. The random numbers for the internal winning combination lottery are checked against the winning random numbers of the respective combinations defined in the internal winning combination lottery table, thereby determining the internal winning combination.

  When any winning combination is won internally and an internal winning combination is determined, an internal winning flag corresponding to the internal winning combination is set. The internal winning flags of other combinations other than the bonus combination are reset to the off state (zero) by the time the next game is started regardless of whether or not the game in which the internal winning flag is established is won for the first time. Therefore, if each combination other than the bonus combination is not won in the internal winning game, all will be missed. On the other hand, regarding the bonus combination flag which is an internal winning flag of the bonus combination, the established state of the internal winning flag is sequentially carried over to the next game until winning, and is reset to the off state according to the winning.

  The control unit 58 inputs a control pulse to the stepping motor that constitutes the reel driving unit 521, and rotates the reel 52 by rotating the stepping motor one step per pulse. The control unit 58 counts the number of control pulses input to the reel driving unit 521, that is, the number of steps rotated by the stepping motor. Since the number of steps is reset to zero each time the detection signal of the reference position piece of each reel 52 is fetched, the number of steps is the number of steps generated after the latest detection signal.

  When the stop button 61 is operated, the control unit 58 stops the symbols 525 within a predetermined pull-in range determined by rules (rules for game machine certification, type verification, etc.) on the winning line, so-called pull-in control. Execute. In this example, a range corresponding to 4 symbols is set as the pull-in range. Specifically, the number of steps when the stop button 61 is operated is acquired, and the stop position is determined by checking the number of steps against a reel control table in which a stop position that can be stopped is defined on the winning line. The The control unit 58 pulls the symbol 525 corresponding to the internal winning flag to the determined stop position and stops the reel 52.

  When all the reels 52 are stopped, the winning combination is determined according to the combination of the symbols 525 stopped on the winning line set to cross the three reels 52L, 52C, 52R. Specifically, after each reel 52L, C, R is stopped, the control unit 58 takes in the number of steps of each corresponding stepping motor (reel drive unit 521). Based on the number of steps, the type of the symbol 525 stopped on the winning line is obtained, and it is determined whether or not a winning combination is established for the combination of the symbols 525.

  When any of the winning combinations wins, a privilege corresponding to the type of winning combination is granted. For example, if the 15 winning combination is a winning combination, 15 medals are awarded. If the bonus combination is a winning combination, a bonus state occurs. The bonus state includes a BB state corresponding to a winning combination of BB and an RB state corresponding to winning a winning combination of RB. The end condition for the BB state in this example is that 300 medals have been granted, and the end condition for the RB state is that 100 medals have been given.

  When the 5 winning combination wins, the ART trigger lottery is executed. In this example, the random numbers for the internal winning combination lottery extracted in the game in which five winning combinations are won are compared with the winning random numbers defined in the ART invocation lottery table, and it is determined whether or not the ART invocation lottery is successful. As described above, in this example, the ART call lottery is executed using the random numbers for the internal winning combination lottery. Instead of this example, a dedicated lottery random number may be applied to the ART triggered lottery.

  When the ART launch lottery is won, after the incubation period of 32 games has passed and the generation conditions are satisfied, ART, which is a special state advantageous to the player, is generated. ART is very advantageous because the winning probability of a replay combination is increased and consumption of medals is suppressed, and AT notification is executed to win a 10-piece combination. Note that the AT notification in this example is a notification of the operation order of the stop button 61 for winning 10 winning combinations, and the operation order is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 638. The ART is continued until a predetermined ART end condition (for example, a specified number of games is consumed), and returns to the normal state when the ART ends.

In the game information management system 1 of this example including the above-described configurations, when the slot machine 5 is played, it is possible to perform a game start operation using the data operation unit 66 as described above. When a game start operation is performed, the following game data aggregation is started.
(1) Number of medals inserted.
(2) Number of medals paid out.
(3) Number of games under normal conditions.
(4) Number of games under ART (state).
(5) The number of games obtained by adding the normal state and ART (state).
(6) Number of wins in the ART trigger lottery.

  Thereafter, when a game end operation is performed using the data operation unit 66, the code display screen 501 of FIG. 7 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 638. On this code display screen 501, a two-dimensional code 501C representing each aggregated game data is displayed. In the two-dimensional code 501C, in addition to each game data, a player ID input at the time of a game start operation is encoded.

  If the camera function of the portable terminal 4 is used to capture an image of the two-dimensional code 501C in the code display screen 501, the encoded game data and player ID can be decoded. The decrypted game data is presented to the player via a game data display screen 455 displayed on the portable terminal 4 as shown in FIG. When the player operates the upload button 455B in the game data display screen 455, the player is connected to the data server device 10 through the public communication line 100, and the displayed game data is uploaded together with the player ID.

  In the data server device 10, game data for each player is managed using the player ID. When the player accesses the data server device 10 using the portable terminal 4 and requests browsing of his / her game data, a data list screen 456 as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 451. If one of the game data items is selected by touching and then the download button 456B is touched, the corresponding game data can be downloaded from the data server device 10 and displayed in the same manner as in FIG. .

  Further, in the slot machine 5, a message screen 502 for prompting a game start operation is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 638 as shown in FIG. 10 in a latent state until the ART is actually generated after winning the ART trigger lottery. When the player performs a game start operation according to the message screen 502, the game data is immediately started to be accumulated, and thereafter, the game data at the time when the ART is generated is accumulated without being overlooked. In the game information management system 1 of this example, the message screen 502 of FIG. 10 is displayed with a certain probability even in a state where the ART activation lottery is not won, that is, in the normal state of the non-latent state. Therefore, even if the message screen 502 is displayed, the ART is not fixed, and the player's tension can be maintained until the ART is actually generated.

  When the ART trigger lottery is executed when a specific combination (in this example, five combinations) is won internally, the message screen 502 can be displayed when the specific combination wins. In this case, there is a possibility of both a latent state and a non-latent state. Further, the message screen 502 is not always displayed in the latent state, but the message screen 502 may not be displayed with a certain probability. As a result, even when the message screen 502 is not displayed, it is possible to maintain a sense of expectation for the latent state. There is a possibility that the game start operation is not performed in the latent state and the game data may be missed, but the possibility of the miss is reduced as compared with the case where the message screen 502 is not displayed at all.

  As described above, in the game information management system 1 of this example, when the ART machine lottery is won by the slot machine 5 and the ART is latent, a message prompting the corresponding player to start the game is output. . The player who is presented with the message is raised with the expectation that ART may be hidden. If the player actually performs the game start operation and continues the game as it is, even if an ART occurs immediately after that, game data at the time of the occurrence of the ART can be accumulated without missing.

  In this way, in the game information management system 1 of this example, by outputting a message prompting the game start operation, the player can feel the expectation of the ART and at the same time promote the game start operation. It is possible to prevent a lack of game data.

In addition, it is good also as providing the privilege provision means which provides a certain privilege when a player performs game start operation according to the message screen 502 of FIG. As a privilege in the case where a privilege granting means is provided in the slot machine 5, for example, a privilege for changing the game conditions to contents advantageous to the player, such as extending the duration of the ART or increasing the winning probability of the ART trigger lottery, etc. Conceivable. Further, when the game start operation is performed, a privilege with different contents may be given depending on whether the ART is in a latent state or a non-latent state. For example, in the case of the former, the gaming conditions during ART are changed to advantageous contents, and in the case of the latter, a privilege such as increasing the winning probability of ART can be considered.
Furthermore, it is also possible to provide privilege provision means in the data server device 10. In this case, it is possible to set a privilege that a special image such as a popular character appearing in a game production, a production music, or the like can be downloaded.

  If the player performs a game start operation in accordance with the message screen 502 in the non-latent state, and then the operation of the gaming machine 5 is stopped for a certain time without performing the game end operation, the game end operation is performed. The game data should be counted and accumulated as if it were a game. In such a case, the player feels resentment on the message screen 502 of the gaze, and it can be determined that there is a high possibility that the game is finished without performing the game end operation.

In this example, ART (assist replay time) is exemplified as the special state, but the present invention is not limited to this. BB (Big Bonus), RT (Replay Time), AT (Assist Time), etc. may be set to a special state.
Moreover, although the slot machine 5 was illustrated as a gaming machine, a pachinko gaming machine may be used. Special states in pachinko machines include jackpots, jackpots, and short-time states.

  In this example, a mobile terminal (multifunctional mobile phone) 4 such as a smartphone is illustrated as the mobile terminal 4. The mobile terminal 4 may be any terminal that can access the public communication line 100, and instead of or in addition to the smartphone of this example, a mobile phone, a portable game machine, a personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital) different from the smartphone. Terminals such as Assistant) can also be used.

  In this example, uploading and downloading of game data is realized by accessing the data server device 10 from the portable terminal 4 via the public communication line 100. Instead of this, the in-game network 200 may be accessed by wireless LAN, Wi-Fi, etc., and game data may be uploaded or downloaded via the game hall management device 20.

  When the public communication line 100 such as the Internet is employed, a high security level can be secured by using, for example, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) technology. Further, as the public communication line 100, another public communication line such as an ISDN line or a telephone line can be adopted.

(Example 2)
In this example, instead of the first embodiment, the game information display device 3 aggregates and stores game data, and displays a two-dimensional code in accordance with the end of the game. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 11 to 13.

The game signals output from the slot machine 5 of this example to the game information display device 3 via the repeater 27 include the following game signals.
(1) Safe signal (payout signal): Output once each time a medal corresponding to a prize is awarded.
(2) Out signal (insertion signal): Output for the number of medals consumed in the game. Output in response to the start of the game.
(3) Bonus signal: a level signal that is output during the continuation of the bonus game. There are a BB signal corresponding to the BB state and an RB signal corresponding to the RB state.
(4) ART latency signal: A level signal that is output after an ART activation lottery has been won and before ART is generated.
(5) ART signal: a level signal that is output during the continuation of ART.

  The game information display device 3 is a horizontally long device disposed in a space above the slot machine 5 as shown in FIGS. 1, 11, and 12. On the front side of the game information display device 3, lamp portions 365 are arranged on both the left and right sides with the information display portion 35 formed of a liquid crystal display as the center. A data switching button 361 for switching display contents of the information display unit 35 is arranged at the lower right side of the information display unit 35, and a call button 362 for calling up the staff of the game hall is arranged at the lower left side. Further, on the front surface of the game information display device 3, a light emitting / receiving surface (not shown) constituting the infrared communication unit 330 (FIG. 12) is provided.

The game information display device 3 accommodates a control unit 300 including a CPU 31 that executes various arithmetic processes, a ROM 321 and a RAM 322, and an I / O unit 33 that inputs and outputs various signals or information. The control unit 300 has functions as a game data totaling unit 301 that totals game data, a game data storage unit 302, and a latent state determination unit 303 that determines whether or not a latent state is won in the ART activation lottery. .
Further, the information display unit 35 has a function as a message output means for outputting a message for prompting a game start operation and a data code display means for displaying a two-dimensional code representing game data.

  In the game information management system 1 of this example, the game start operation can be performed using the portable terminal 4 in which the dedicated software is installed. If the game start button 457A on the initial screen 457 of FIG. 13 is touched, the player ID input screen 458 can be switched and displayed. If the player ID is input and the ENTER button is operated, the player ID can be transferred to the game information display device 3 by infrared communication, thereby enabling a game start operation to be executed. That is, in the game information management system of the present example, the portable terminal 4 in which the dedicated software is installed functions as an operation means such as a game start operation.

  The game information display device 3 that has received the game start operation counts the number of times the game signal is received by the slot machine 5, so that (1) the number of medals inserted, (2) the number of medals paid out, and (3) Each game data including the number of games, (4) the number of games under ART (state), (5) the number of games summing up the normal state and ART (state), and (6) the number of winning of the ART trigger lottery, Remember. The execution of the game can be detected in response to the reception of the out signal. At this time, it is possible to determine that the plurality of out signals continuously received within a short time within one second are out signals corresponding to the same game.

  To end the game, the initial screen 457 of FIG. 13 is displayed again on the portable terminal 4 and the game end button 457B is touched. By operating the game end button 457B, it is possible to transmit to the game information display device 3 via infrared communication that the game is to be ended. The game information display device 3 that has received this game end operation displays a code display screen similar to that shown in FIG. If the two-dimensional code on this code display screen is imaged by the portable terminal 4, game data can be displayed on the portable terminal 4 as in the first embodiment (see FIG. 8).

Further, the game information display device 3 determines that the ART is in a latent state when receiving the ART latent signal of the slot machine 5, and displays a message screen similar to that shown in FIG. Further, the game information display device 3 of the present example shows that when the operation of the slot machine 5 is detected in response to the reception of the out signal, but no bonus signal, ART latency signal, or ART signal is received. A message screen similar to 10 is displayed with a certain probability. The display effect of the message screen under the ART non-latent state is the same as that of the first embodiment.
Other configurations and operational effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  Although specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the first and second embodiments, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the scope of claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the specific examples. The scope of the claims includes techniques obtained by variously modifying or changing the specific examples using known techniques, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game information management system 10 Data server apparatus 100 Public communication line 2 In-field system 20 Amusement center management apparatus 200 In-field network 25 Rental apparatus 27 Relay device 3 Game information display apparatus 4 Portable terminal 451 Liquid crystal display part (display means)
5 gaming machines (slot machines)
66 Data operation part (operation means)
752 Special state generation means 761 Game data totaling means 762 Game data storage means 77 ART activation lottery means (lottery means)
78 Latency determination means

Claims (4)

Lottery means for executing a lottery for determining whether or not to generate a special state advantageous to the player when a predetermined starting condition is established in a normal state disadvantageous to the player;
A game information management system for managing game data of a gaming machine comprising: special state generating means for generating a special state when a predetermined generation condition is satisfied after the lottery result by the lottery means is won There,
An operation means for a player to perform a game start operation for specifying his game start time and a game end operation for specifying his game end time;
Game data storage means for storing game data in a period from a game start time of a specific player to a game end time as game data of the specific player;
Display means for displaying game data of a specific player stored in the game data storage means to the player;
A latent state determination unit that determines whether or not the current gaming state is a latent state in which the lottery result by the lottery unit has been won but the generation condition has not yet been established;
In the state where the current gaming state is determined to be a latent state by the latent state determining means and the game starting operation is not performed by the operating means, a message to the effect that a game starting operation should be performed by the operating means is sent to the player A game information management system comprising: message output means for outputting to the game.   When the message output means outputs the message, when a player performs a game start operation with the operation means, a privilege granting means for granting a privilege of a predetermined content to the player is provided. The game information management system according to claim 1.   The game information management system according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit, the latent state determination unit, and the message output unit are units included in the gaming machine.   The display means is a portable information display terminal having a communication function that can be carried by a player, and receives and displays the game data by communicating with the game data storage means. 4. The game information management system according to any one of items 3.

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