JP2015013181A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of variously utilizing image data acquired by photographing screen display, by allowing the screen display to be individually identified.SOLUTION: Because a character string as screen identification information is displayed in jackpot performance screen display by a display device 5, performance screen display can be individually identified. Accordingly, when the jackpot performance screen display is photographed by a photographing function of a mobile phone 200, the photographed image data can be individually identified. This reliably prevents fraudulent use of image data. Consequently, image data can be utilized by various methods.

Description

  The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, when a change occurs in the state of the gaming machine, the player is notified that the state of the gaming machine has changed. For example, in a pachinko machine, when a player enters a jackpot gaming state in which a large number of prize balls can be obtained, the player is notified of that fact. Changes in the gaming state are generally notified by turning on a lamp arranged on the front of the gaming machine, changing the display on the LCD display, or outputting a predetermined notification sound from a speaker. is there. However, since the notification that the state of the gaming machine has changed has been performed in many conventional gaming machines, the current situation is that players are getting bored with the general notification method as described above. It is.

  In view of such a situation, conventionally, a technique has been proposed in which a change in gaming state is notified by calling a mobile communication terminal (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The outline of the operation in this prior art system is as follows. That is, when the player operates the start lever of the gaming machine, an internal lottery is performed in response to the operation of the start lever. When a special prize is won in this internal lottery, “1” is set in a special prize flag provided in the gaming machine. Further, in this internal lottery, it is determined whether or not to notify that the special prize is won before the symbol arrangement for the special prize is arranged on the active line. When it is determined to perform notification, a notification request signal is transmitted from the gaming machine to the hall management computer. When the hall management computer receives the notification request signal, the hall management computer reads the call telephone number of the mobile phone stored in association with the machine number of the gaming machine that transmitted the notification request signal, and the read call telephone number Call the mobile phone specified by. Such a notification mode is a novel one that is different from the conventional notification mode in which a lamp disposed on the front surface of a gaming machine is turned on or a predetermined notification sound is output from a speaker. There is an effect that a player who is bored with the notification mode can be satisfied.

  On the other hand, the inter-device provided adjacent to the gaming machine is provided with a mobile phone holder having a connection terminal that can be engaged with the connection terminal of the mobile phone, and is acquired according to the amount of money spent for the purchase of valuable value. A conventional technique has been proposed in which point number data is written to a memory of a mobile phone set in a mobile phone holder every time the number of points changes via a connection terminal (see, for example, Patent Document 2). ). In this prior art, since the animation displayed on the display device of the gaming machine is changed according to the number of points, it is possible to keep the player interested in the game in the gaming machine, and the player's game There is an effect that the store can be urged to visit.

JP 2002-119642 A JP 2002-200823 A

  However, the prior art described in Patent Document 1 merely provides a new notification method of notifying the change of the gaming state via the mobile communication terminal instead of lighting the lamp, etc. The information regarding the gaming state received by the mobile communication terminal could not be actively used. That is, for example, the information regarding the gaming state received by the mobile communication terminal is assumed to be used for participation in rankings where a large number of players compete for gaming results, or for obtaining service points according to gaming results, etc. As a result, the information received by the mobile communication terminal cannot be fully utilized. Therefore, the player's willingness to play is improved and differentiated from other game halls or other game machine manufacturers. However, there is a problem that it cannot be connected to the expansion of the time for attracting customers or playing games.

  Further, in the prior art described in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to provide a mobile phone holder separately from the gaming machine, and furthermore, the standard of the connection terminal on the mobile phone side is not unified, and it is applicable to a plurality of types of mobile phones. In order to cope with this, it is necessary to provide a plurality of types of mobile phone holders, which requires a space for installation and increases costs. Furthermore, while the player is playing the game, it is necessary to set the mobile phone in the mobile phone holder, so that there is a problem that the mobile phone cannot be used during the game, and the mobile phone is misplaced. There is a problem that it is easy. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to ensure security, for example, information may be illegally read from the mobile phone via the connection terminal, or so-called computer viruses may enter the mobile phone.

  On the other hand, using a mobile phone with a shooting function that has become widespread in recent years, a big hit screen, a screen display including a special character, etc. in a symbol variation display device of a gaming machine is shot, and the shot image data is electronically stored. By attaching it to an e-mail and sending it to a gaming machine manufacturer, etc., it is possible to participate in rankings such as the number of big hits or receive service points, but the same image data is sent many times, There is a problem that fraud such as transmission of image data of a player cannot be prevented. Furthermore, it is desirable to avoid as much as possible the increase in the cost of gaming machines in order to prevent such fraud.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that enables various utilization of image data obtained by photographing a screen display by making the screen display individually identifiable. That is.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is a gaming machine provided with display means capable of screen display, identification information creating means for creating screen identification information for individually identifying the screen display, The screen identification information created for the predetermined screen display by the identification information creation means is displayed in the predetermined screen display by the display means.

  According to the present invention, the identification information creating means creates screen identification information for a predetermined screen display, and the screen identification information is displayed in the predetermined screen display by the display means. Individually identifiable by information. Therefore, when a predetermined screen display on the display means of the gaming machine is shot with a shooting function of a mobile communication terminal or the like, the shot image data can be individually identified. Unauthorized use of data can be reliably prevented, and image data can be used in a variety of ways. For example, image data obtained by shooting an effect screen display in a big hit gaming state can be obtained via the Internet or the like. By transmitting to the gaming machine manufacturer, services such as participation in the jackpot number ranking and provision of service points can be realized.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine in an embodiment of the invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the game board of a pachinko machine. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of a communication control board and a symbol display control board. It is a front view of a mobile phone. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of a mobile telephone. It is a flowchart explaining a special electric accessory control routine. It is a flowchart explaining the continuation part of FIG. 6 of a special electric accessory control routine. It is a flowchart explaining a design variation start processing routine. It is a flowchart explaining a reach effect display processing routine. It is a flowchart explaining a screen identification information creation / display processing routine. (A) is a format (screen identification information data structure) of a screen identification information buffer, (b) is a figure which shows the example of a storage of a screen identification information buffer. (A) is an example of reach effect display when a player is not specified, and (b) is a diagram showing an example of reach effect display when a player is specified. It is a flowchart explaining a big hit effect display processing routine. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the jackpot effect display in the case where the player is unspecified, (b) is a figure which shows an example of the jackpot effect display in the case where the player is specified. It is a flowchart explaining a probability variation processing routine. It is a flowchart explaining a player specific process routine. It is a flowchart explaining a game end process routine. It is a figure which shows the example of a message display in the display apparatus of a game board, (a) is when a player is specified, (b) is when confirming deletion of a password, (c) is a password being deleted. A message display example in the case of informing the effect is shown. (A) is a figure which shows the format (data structure of screen identification information) of the screen identification information buffer in the modification using time data, (b) is a figure which respectively shows the example of a storage of a screen identification information buffer. It is a figure showing a mode that a story develops with the frequency | count of change or the number of jackpots in a modification. It is a figure which shows an example by which screen identification information was displayed in the reach production screen containing the specific character in a modification. It is a front view which shows one Embodiment which applied this invention to the slot machine. It is a front view which shows one Embodiment which applied this invention to the game machine which united the pachinko machine and the slot machine.

  First, a group of inventions that can be extracted from the present embodiment are classified and shown as means, and they will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary.

1. A gaming machine having display means capable of displaying a screen,
Identification information creating means for creating screen identification information for individually identifying screen displays;
With
A gaming machine configured to display screen identification information created for the predetermined screen display by the identification information creation means in a predetermined screen display by the display means.
According to the means 1, the identification information creating means creates the screen identification information for the predetermined screen display, and the screen identification information is displayed in the predetermined screen display by the display means. Individually identifiable by information. Therefore, when a predetermined screen display on the display means of the gaming machine is shot with a shooting function of a mobile communication terminal or the like, the shot image data can be individually identified. Unauthorized use of data and the like can be reliably prevented, so that image data can be used in various ways. For example, by transmitting image data obtained by shooting the effect screen display in the big hit gaming state to the gaming machine manufacturer via the Internet or the like, services such as participation in the big hit number ranking and provision of service points can be realized.

2. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the identification information creating means creates the screen identification information as a sequence of characters or the like.
According to the means 2, since the screen identification information is displayed as a sequence of characters or the like, the person in charge such as the player himself or a gaming machine maker can visually recognize the contents of the displayed screen identification information. Note that letters, etc. include English letters, katakana, hiragana, kanji, symbols, numbers, and the like.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the identification information creating means creates the screen identification information as a machine-readable symbol.
According to the means 3, since the screen identification information is displayed as a machine-readable symbol, the screen identification information is simpler and more reliable than image data obtained by photographing a predetermined screen display using a reader corresponding to the type of the symbol. Can be read. Accordingly, it is possible to mechanically determine whether or not the image data is genuine and to prevent unauthorized use with certainty.

4). The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3, wherein the screen identification information includes unique information given according to a predetermined rule.
According to the means 4, since the screen identification information includes unique information given in accordance with a predetermined rule, the predetermined screen display can be reliably identified individually.

5. Comprising player specifying information input means for inputting player specifying information from outside;
The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4, wherein the screen identification information includes the player specifying information input by the player specifying information input means.
According to the means 5, since the screen identification information includes the player specifying information input from the outside by the player specifying information input means, it is determined which player has displayed the predetermined screen display. It can be reliably identified and high security can be ensured.

6). The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the screen identification information includes the player specifying information and unique information given in accordance with a predetermined rule.
According to the means 6, since the screen identification information includes player specific information and unique information given in accordance with a predetermined rule, it is identified which player has displayed the predetermined screen display. In addition to being possible, each screen display displayed in the game by the same player can be individually identified.

7). The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6, wherein the screen identification information includes gaming machine identification information for identifying a gaming machine.
According to the means 7, since the screen identification information includes the gaming machine identification information for identifying the gaming machine, it is possible to reliably identify the gaming machine in which gaming machine the predetermined screen display is displayed. be able to.

8). 8. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the screen identification information includes the gaming machine identification information and unique information given in accordance with a predetermined rule.
According to the means 8, since the screen identification information includes the gaming machine identification information and unique information given in accordance with a predetermined rule, it is possible to identify which gaming machine the predetermined screen display is displayed in. In addition to being possible, each screen display displayed in the same gaming machine can be individually identified.

9. Comprising player specifying information input means for inputting player specifying information from outside;
The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the screen identification information includes the player identification information, the gaming machine identification information, and the unique information input by the player identification information input means.
According to the means 9, since the screen identification information includes the player identification information, the gaming machine identification information, and the unique information input by the player identification information input means, the predetermined screen display is in which gaming machine. In addition to being able to identify whether it is displayed in a game by a player, it is also possible to individually identify each screen display displayed in a game by the same player in the same gaming machine.

10. 10. The gaming machine according to any one of means 4, 6, 8 or 9, wherein the unique information is a counter value counted up under a predetermined condition.
According to the means 10, since the unique information is a counter value that is counted up under a predetermined condition (for example, every predetermined screen display), the unique information can be created easily and reliably without duplication.

11. 10. The gaming machine according to any one of means 4, 6, 8, or 9, wherein the unique information is time information based on the predetermined screen display time.
According to the means 11, since the unique information is time information based on a predetermined screen display time, the unique information can be created easily and reliably without any duplication.

12 The gaming machine according to any one of means 7 to 9, wherein the gaming machine identification information includes management information of a main board for performing main control of the gaming machine.
According to the means 12, since the gaming machine identification information includes management information (for example, board management number) of the main board for performing main control of the gaming machine, the CPU etc. of the main board is illegally exchanged. In other words, in other words, it can be surely recognized that the genuine main board is mounted on the gaming machine.

13. The player specifying information input means is configured to input the player specifying information by wireless communication from a portable communication terminal possessed by the player. The gaming machine described.
According to the means 13, since the player identification information is input by wireless communication from the portable communication terminal possessed by the player, the player identification information is accurately and non-contacted using the portable communication terminal possessed by the player. It is possible to input to the gaming machine without fail.

14 14. The gaming machine according to claim 13, wherein the player specifying information input means is configured to input the player specifying information through infrared rays.
According to the means 14, the player identification information is input from the portable communication terminal possessed by the player through infrared rays, so that the player identification information is accurately and non-contacted using the portable communication terminal possessed by the player. And it can input into a gaming machine reliably. Further, since an infrared signal is used, there is an advantage that the communication cost in the portable communication terminal is not incurred.

15. 10. The gaming machine according to any one of means 5, 6 or 9, wherein the player specifying information input means comprises input operation means for inputting the player specifying information by operation of a player. .
According to the means 15, the player specifying information is reliably input via the input operation means. The input operation means can be configured by an input device such as a keyboard or a touch panel provided on a frame of the gaming machine, for example.

16. The player specifying information input means has an interface means for inputting information output from an inter-stand device having a function related to ball lending, and inputs the player specifying information via the interface means. 10. A gaming machine according to any one of means 5, 6, or 9, characterized by being configured.
According to the means 16, the player specifying information is surely input via the interface means for inputting the information output from the platform device having a function related to ball lending. For example, an input device such as a touch panel or an infrared receiving device may be provided in the inter-device, and player specifying information input by these devices may be input via the interface unit. Or it is good also as a structure which reads a player specific information from a magnetic card or an IC card with an inter-device, and inputs it via an interface means.

17. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 16, wherein the predetermined screen display is an effect screen display in a specific gaming state.
According to the means 17, since the screen identification information is displayed in the effect screen display in the specific gaming state, the effect screen display can be individually identified.

18. The gaming machine according to means 17, wherein the effect screen display has a story characteristic.
According to the means 18, since the effect screen display has a story characteristic, the player can more surely grasp the progress of the game, and the player's willingness to play can be improved. Further, since the screen identification information is displayed in the effect screen display of each scene of the story, the effect screen display in each scene of the story can be individually identified.

19. The gaming machine according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the specific gaming state is a jackpot gaming state.
According to the means 19, since the screen identification information is displayed in the effect screen display in the jackpot gaming state which is a gaming state advantageous for the player, the effect screen display in the jackpot gaming state can be individually identified. Therefore, when the effect screen display in the big hit gaming state is shot using the shooting function of the mobile communication terminal or the like, the shot image data can be individually identified, so that illegal use of the image data is surely prevented. Image data can be used in various ways. For example, by transmitting image data obtained by shooting the effect screen display in the big hit gaming state to the gaming machine manufacturer via the Internet or the like, services such as participation in the big hit number ranking and provision of service points can be realized.

20. The gaming machine according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the specific gaming state is a reach gaming state that occurs prior to the jackpot gaming state.
According to the means 20, since the screen identification information is displayed in the effect screen display in the reach game state that occurs prior to the big hit game state, the effect screen display in the reach game state can be individually identified. Therefore, when shooting the effect screen display in the reach gaming state using the shooting function of the mobile communication terminal or the like, the shot image data can be individually identified, so that illegal use of the image data is surely prevented. Image data can be used in various ways. For example, services such as providing service points for the appearance of a reach gaming state with a low appearance probability by transmitting image data obtained by capturing the effect screen display in the reach gaming state to a gaming machine manufacturer via the Internet or the like. Can be realized.

21. The gaming machine according to any one of means 17 to 20, wherein the effect screen display is a screen display including a specific character.
According to the means 21, since the screen identification information is displayed in the screen display including the specific character, the screen display including the specific character can be individually identified. Therefore, when a screen display including a specific character is photographed using a photographing function of a mobile communication terminal or the like, the photographed image data can be individually identified, so that illegal use of the image data is surely prevented. Image data can be used in various ways. For example, services such as providing service points for the appearance of a specific character with a low appearance probability by transmitting image data obtained by capturing a screen display including the specific character to a gaming machine manufacturer via the Internet or the like. Can be realized.

  22. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 21, further comprising message display means for displaying a message for prompting the player to take a picture in the predetermined screen display. According to the means 22, since the message display means displays a message for prompting the player to take a picture in a predetermined screen display, the player can benefit from the image data taken by the portable communication terminal or the like with a shooting function. It is possible to reliably recognize that a predetermined screen capable of obtaining the above is displayed.

23. The gaming machine according to claim 22, wherein the message display means further displays information related to a transmission destination of image data obtained by photographing the predetermined screen.
According to the means 23, since the message display means further displays information on the transmission destination of the image data obtained by photographing the predetermined screen (for example, the mail address of the transmission destination of the gaming machine manufacturer or the like), the player has a photographing function. Image data of a predetermined screen shot by a mobile communication terminal or the like can be immediately transmitted to a gaming machine manufacturer or the like.

24. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 23, wherein the display means is provided on a game board.
According to the means 24, since the display means is provided on the game board, the screen can be easily displayed for the player, and the screen display can be easily captured by the photographing function of the portable communication terminal. .

25. 25. A gaming machine according to claim 24, wherein the display means is a symbol variation display device provided on the game board.
According to the means 25, since the screen identification information is displayed in the screen display in the symbol variation display device provided on the game board, various effect screen displays in the symbol variation display device can be individually identified.

26. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 23, wherein the display means is provided in a frame outside the game board.
According to the means 26, since the screen identification information is displayed in the screen display in the display means provided in the frame outside the game board, the screen display in the display means can be individually identified.

27. The identification information creating means is provided separately from a main board for performing main control of the gaming machine and provided on a sub board connected by a communication line dedicated for output from the main board. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 26.
According to the means 27, the identification information creating means is provided on the sub board which is provided separately from the main board for performing the main control of the gaming machine and connected by the communication line exclusively for output from the main board. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent fraud with respect to the main control of the gaming machine, and it is possible to reuse the identification information creation means provided on the sub-board when the gaming board is replaced. Convenient in some respects.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which a gaming machine of the present invention is embodied in a pachinko machine will be described with reference to the drawings. A plurality of pachinko machines 1 according to the present embodiment are arranged side by side in the upper part of the counter base of the pachinko islands installed in the game hall. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a front frame 2 at the front, and a glass door frame 3 is attached to the front frame 2. The glass door frame 3 is supported by the front frame 2 so that it can be opened and closed by a shaft, and a metal frame in which glass is fitted, and a synthetic resin frame (hereinafter referred to as “resin frame”) fitted in the frame. I have. A game board 7 shown in FIG. 2 is arranged behind the glass door frame 3. The game board 7 has a substantially circular game area, and the game area is provided with a first type start port 4, a special symbol display device (hereinafter simply referred to as “display device”) 5, and a grand prize winning port 6. . The first type starting port 4 includes a passage for the game ball B, and a blade 4a is supported at the passage entrance so as to be opened and closed.

Below the display device 5, as shown in FIG. 2, on the left side across the center in the left-right direction, an infrared light receiving unit 34 for receiving an infrared signal output from the mobile phone 200 possessed by the player, and a game A first infrared sensor 32a for detecting that the hand of the person is held is provided, and a second infrared sensor 32b similar to the first infrared sensor 32a is provided on the right side. The first infrared sensor 32a, the second infrared sensor 32b, and the infrared light receiving unit 34 are connected to and controlled by a communication control board 30 described later.
At the bottom of the glass door frame 3, an upper tray 3a from which prize balls are paid out is mounted. A lower tray 2a is mounted below the window hole of the front frame 2. The lower receiving tray 2a discharges and stores extra balls such as a winning ball that cannot fit into the upper receiving tray 3a, a ball extracted from the upper receiving tray 3a, or a foul ball from the outlet of the extra ball. On the right side of the lower tray 2a in the front frame 2, a launching handle 17 for launching the game ball B is mounted so as to be rotatable. A motor (not shown) as a driving means is mounted on the back side of the front frame 2 corresponding to the firing handle 17, and the motor is turned by the turning operation of the firing handle 17. (Not shown) is intermittently operated and adjusted to a resilience according to the rotation angle of the firing handle 17. Therefore, a ball launcher is constituted by the motor and the hitting ball.

The display device 5 is provided above the first type start port 4 and includes a screen 5a formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD). Various kinds of images are displayed on the screen 5a. As one of them, a left symbol row 8, a middle symbol row 9, and a right symbol row 10 are displayed.
The number of design rows is not limited to the above (3 rows), and may be 1 row, 2 rows, 4 rows or more. Each of the symbol rows 8 to 10 is composed of a plurality of symbols made up of numbers, symbols and the like. The display device 5 is driven and controlled by a symbol display control board 22 which is one of the sub-boards. In the display device 5, the symbol variation in the symbol rows 8 to 10 is started by winning the game ball B at the first type starting port 4. The symbol variation is stopped in the order of the left symbol row 8, the right symbol row 10, and the middle symbol row 9, but this is only an example and may be stopped in another order. When symbol variations in all symbol sequences 8 to 10 are stopped, a combination of symbols (hereinafter referred to as “stop symbols”) displayed is a predetermined combination (specific display result, hereinafter referred to as “hit combination”). ), That is, a combination of the same type of symbols (for example, 777) when the symbols of the same type are arranged along the jackpot line. This combination of stop symbols is hereinafter referred to as “big hit symbol”. In this embodiment, there are a total of five types of jackpot lines: one that extends in the horizontal direction (upper, middle, and lower three types) and one that extends in the diagonal direction (two types, lower right and lower left). Not limited to. For example, the number of jackpot lines is one, and it may be what is usually called “one line”. When the jackpot combination is established, the special electric combination is activated, and a jackpot gaming state as a special gaming state advantageous to the player arrives, and it becomes possible to acquire more prize balls.

  Further, the pachinko machine 1 enters the reach gaming state prior to the occurrence of the big hit gaming state. Here, the reach game state means a state immediately before the big hit game state. For example, the symbol variation in the right symbol row 10 stops on the big hit line with the same kind of symbols as the stop symbol in the left symbol row 8. And after that, if the symbol variation in the middle symbol row 9 is stopped with the same kind of symbols as the stop symbols in the left and right symbol rows 8 and 10, a combination of jackpots is finally included. In addition, when the symbol variation stops, the game changes in a combination that results in a big hit gaming state, and when it stops at that symbol, when it finally becomes a big hit gaming state, the state in the variation is also included in the reach gaming state. This is usually called full rotation (all symbols) reach. The special winning opening 6 is provided below the first type starting opening 4 and includes one V zone 11, two passages 12 and 13, and a shutter 14. The shutter 14 is operated by a prize winning solenoid (hereinafter simply referred to as “solenoid”) 15 to open and close the V zone 11 and the entrances of the passages 12 and 13.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 3 is provided with a start port switch 18, a V zone switch 19 and a count switch 20. The start port switch 18 detects winning of the game ball B to the first type start port 4. The V zone switch 19 detects the winning of the game ball B into the V zone 11, and the count switch 20 detects the winning of the game ball B into the big winning opening 6. Further, a control device 21, a symbol display control board 22, and a communication control board 30 are provided in order to drive and control the solenoid 15 and the display device 5 based on the detection results of the switches 18 to 20, respectively. The control device 21 includes a main board that performs main control of the pachinko machine 1 and various sub-boards such as a volume control board, an LED board, and a payout control board.

  The symbol display control board 22 is one of the sub-boards, and includes a CPU 23, a ROM 24, a RAM 26, and a nonvolatile memory 29 as main components (see FIG. 3), and is input from the main board or the communication control board 30. The display device 5 is driven and controlled based on the signal. The ROM 24 stores a message table including data for symbol display, moving image data for presentation, and various message data. The CPU 23 displays the screen identification information (character string data) developed in the screen identification information buffer 26 a at a predetermined position on the screen 5 a of the display device 5. The non-volatile memory 29 is a writable non-volatile storage medium for storing a screen identification information counter 29a described later in a non-volatile manner, and the value of the screen identification information counter 29a is stored and retained even after the pachinko machine 1 is turned off. Is done.

  In this embodiment, a communication control board 30 is further provided as one of the sub-boards, and communication processing performed with the mobile phone 200 via the infrared light receiving unit 34 and the symbol display control board 22 are performed. A player specific password is output. A specific configuration of the communication control board 30 will be described later. Each control board includes a read-only memory (ROM), a central processing unit (CPU), a random access memory (RAM), and the like. The ROM stores a predetermined control program and initial data in advance, and the CPU controls the ROM. Various arithmetic processes are executed according to a program or the like. The RAM temporarily stores the calculation result by the CPU. In order to prevent an illegal signal from being input to the main board, the signal is transmitted in only one direction from the main board to each sub board. As one of the controls by the CPU, there is a so-called probability variation in which the occurrence probability of the big hit gaming state is varied according to the condition. Specifically, a low probability mode that generates a jackpot gaming state with a low probability of about 1/300, and a high probability mode that generates a jackpot gaming state with a high probability of about 1/60, which is about five times as high The probability mode is switched according to the type of jackpot symbol. That is, if the jackpot symbol is a predetermined special symbol (eg, odd symbol), the high probability mode is set, and if it is a predetermined normal symbol (eg, even symbol), the low probability mode is set. Note that the multiple of the occurrence probability in the high probability mode with respect to the occurrence probability in the low probability mode may be a value other than the above-described value (about 5).

  An external connection terminal plate 16 is connected to the output port of the CPU. The external connection terminal board 16 includes output terminals 16A to 16E for the hall management computer connected to the hall management computer and output terminals 16a to 16e for the communication control board connected to the communication control board 30. Yes. Here, the output terminals 16A and 16a output a “probability changing signal” indicating that the high probability mode described above is being performed. Further, the output terminals 16B and 16b output a “big hit signal” indicating that a big hit is being generated. Further, the output terminals 16C and 16c output a “probability change jackpot signal” indicating that a jackpot is being generated by a predetermined special symbol (for example, an odd symbol). Further, the output terminals 16D and 16d output a “firing switch signal” indicating whether or not the game ball B is being fired by the ball launching device. If the “fire switch signal” is on, the game ball B is being fired (in other words, a game is being performed). If it is off, the game ball B is not fired. (In other words, the game is stopped). Further, the output terminals 16E and 16e output a “symbol variation signal” indicating that a symbol variation has occurred in the display device 5 when the game ball B wins the first type starting port 4.

The communication control board 30 receives an infrared signal output from the mobile phone 200 as a mobile communication terminal possessed by the player and displays the screen identification information on the display device 5 to the symbol display control board 22. It is a circuit board equipped with an electronic control circuit for sending a person-specific password. More specifically, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3, the communication control board 30 includes an interface circuit (I / F) 35, a CPU 36, a ROM 37, and a RAM 38, and inputs player specifying information. Infrared light receivers 34 as means are connected to each other.
The 1st infrared sensor 32a and the 2nd infrared sensor 32b are comprised by the well-known infrared sensor for detecting the approach of an object using infrared rays. When a message asking the player to select “Yes” or “No” is displayed on the display device 5 and a hand is held over one of the infrared sensors, the first infrared sensor 32a or the second infrared sensor 32b Detects that the hand is held over and the player makes a selection. The infrared light receiving unit 34 is a light receiving device for receiving an infrared signal as a player specific password transmitted from the mobile phone 200. Since the infrared signal has directivity, the infrared signal is transmitted from the mobile phone 200 to the pachinko machine 1 with the infrared light emitting unit 209 of the mobile phone 200 facing the infrared light receiving unit 34 on the pachinko machine 1 side. Is sent. The interface unit 35 is connected to the output terminals 16a to 16e for the communication control board of the external connection terminal board 16 through the communication line, and the “probability changing signal”, “big hit signal”, “probability changing” output from each terminal, respectively. This is an electronic circuit that inputs a “hit signal”, “launch switch signal”, and “design variation signal” to the CPU 36.

  The CPU 36 is a control device for controlling each part of the communication control board 30 and reads a control program from the ROM 37 and executes it. The ROM 37 is a read-only storage medium that stores a control program for controlling each part of the communication control board 30 and various data. The RAM 38 is a rewritable storage medium having a work area used by the CPU 36 and a player specific password storage area 38a.

  Next, the configuration of the mobile phone 200 possessed by the player will be described with reference to FIGS. The mobile phone 200 is a device for transmitting an infrared signal to the pachinko machine 1 and photographing a predetermined screen displayed on the display device 5, and as shown in the front view of FIG. 204, a liquid crystal panel (display unit) 206, an infrared light receiving unit 208, an infrared light emitting unit 209, and a CCD camera 230. The key operation unit 204 is disposed on the front case unit 203 of the case 202, and includes a cross key, a power key, a function key, an on-hook key (start key), a clear key, and a character / number key (ten key). It is configured. The liquid crystal panel 206 is disposed inside an opening 202 a formed in the case 202. The infrared light receiving unit 208 is disposed on the left side 202b of the case 202 together with the infrared light emitting unit 209. Further, a condensing lens 230 a that is a part of the CCD camera 230 and condenses light from the subject is disposed on the upper portion of the case 202.

  Next, the electric circuit configuration of the mobile phone 200 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. In addition to the liquid crystal panel 206, the infrared light receiving unit 208, and the infrared light emitting unit 209, the mobile phone 200 includes a wireless unit 210, an audio circuit 212, a receiver 214, a microphone 216, a transmission / reception antenna 218, a nonvolatile memory 220, a control unit (micro Computer) 222, secondary battery 224, and CCD camera 230. The radio unit 210 is controlled by the control unit 222 to transmit / receive to / from the base station using radio waves as a medium through the transmission / reception antenna 218. The audio circuit 212 outputs the reception signal output from the radio unit 210 through the control unit 222 to the receiver 214 and outputs the audio signal output from the microphone 216 to the radio unit 210 through the control unit 222 as a transmission signal. The receiver 214 converts the reception signal output from the audio circuit 212 into reception audio and outputs it. The microphone 216 converts the transmission audio emitted from the operator into an audio signal and outputs it to the audio circuit 212. The nonvolatile memory 220 stores various data and various programs in a nonvolatile manner. The secondary battery 224 supplies power to each circuit. The CCD camera 230 condenses light from a subject on a CCD (charge coupled device) via a condenser lens 230a, and stores image data as digital data in the memory 220 through photoelectric conversion and A / D conversion. . The control unit 222 includes a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and performs telephone call processing, e-mail creation / transmission processing, and Internet processing.

  In addition, by registering as a member on the Internet homepage operated by a gaming machine manufacturer or the like, a player specifying password including player name information is given as player specifying information and stored in the non-volatile memory 220. The player specific password is given, for example, “X0012345 Yamada Taro”. Here, “X00” represents a header indicating a player specific password, “12345” represents a member number, and “Yamada Taro” represents a player's name. Here, when the player is specified from the cellular phone 200 to the pachinko machine 1, the player specifying password is transmitted as an infrared signal from the infrared light emitting unit 209.

  Next, the operation and effect of the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above will be described. The flowcharts of FIGS. 6 to 8 show various routines executed by the control device 21. Each processing of these routines is executed based on the counter group and the flag F. The counter group includes a round counter R, a winning counter P, and a probability variation counter C. The round counter R is for counting the number of rounds, and the winning counter P is for counting the number of winning game balls B to the big winning opening 6 based on the detection result of the count switch 20. The probability variation counter C is used to determine the end of the high probability mode, and takes values of “2”, “1”, and “0”. Note that the initial values of the counters R, P, and C are all “0”. In addition, the counter group includes an internal random number counter for determining occurrence of a big hit gaming state, an outreach random number counter for determining outreach, etc., a respective symbol counter for determining stop symbols, and a reach And a reach type counter for determining the type of operation. Here, the outreach by the outreach random number counter refers to a state in which the winning combination is not finally made after the above-described reach gaming state. The flag F is used to determine whether or not the game ball B has won a prize in the V zone 11, and is set to “0” when no prize is detected by the V zone switch 19, and when a prize is detected. Set to “1”. Although it has already been described that there are two types of probability modes, a low probability mode and a high probability mode, a low probability mode is set as an initial value.

  Now, when the game is started by the player, the control device 21 starts with the first type of the game ball B based on the detection result of the start port switch 18 in step S10 of the special electric accessory control routine of FIG. It is determined whether or not there is a winning at the start port 4. If this determination condition is not satisfied, the special electric accessory control routine is terminated, and if it is satisfied, each value of the internal random number counter and the outlier reach random number counter is acquired and the value of each symbol counter is set in step S20. On the basis of the symbol sequences 8 to 10, the symbol is removed and acquired. Acquisition here refers to a process of reading the value of each counter and storing the value in a memory. Next, a symbol variation start process is executed in step S30. Specifically, in step S31 of FIG. 8, the symbols in the symbol rows 8 to 10 are variably displayed on the display device 5, respectively. This display makes it appear to the player that the three reels of left, middle and right are rotating. In step S32, it is determined whether or not the value of the internal random number counter is the same as the jackpot value. As the jackpot value, two types of values (low probability jackpot value and high probability jackpot value) are prepared. The former is a value for generating the jackpot gaming state with the low probability described above, and the latter is a value for generating with a high probability. For example, when the internal random number counter is a value that is updated every predetermined time in the range of “0” to “299”, “7” is set as the low probability jackpot value, and “7”, “17” , “27”, “37”, “47” are the jackpot values for high probability. Then, the probability that the jackpot gaming state will be 1/300 when the low probability jackpot value is used as the jackpot value, and 1/60 when the high probability jackpot value is used as the jackpot value. When the low probability mode is set in the previous control cycle, the low probability jackpot value is selected as the jackpot value. When the high probability mode is set, the high probability jackpot value is selected as the jackpot value.

  If the determination condition of step S32 is satisfied, the big hit symbol corresponding to the big hit value is stored in the memory as a stop symbol in step S33. On the other hand, if the determination condition in step S32 is not satisfied, it is determined in step S34 whether or not the value of the outreach random number counter is the same as the predetermined outreach value. If this determination condition is satisfied, in step S35, a symbol corresponding to the detach reach value (hereinafter referred to as “disconnect reach symbol”) is stored in the memory as a stop symbol. If the determination condition in step S34 is not satisfied, the off symbol in step S20 is stored in the memory as a stop symbol in step S36. Then, after storing the stop symbol in the above steps S33, S35, S36, the symbol variation start processing routine is terminated. After the process of step S30 (symbol variation start process) is performed as described above, the symbols in the left and right symbol rows 8 and 10 are stored in any of the steps S33, S35, and S36 in step S40 of FIG. Replace with the stopped symbol. The symbol fluctuations in the left and right symbol rows 8 and 10 are stopped by the symbol after replacement. In step S43, it is determined whether or not the symbol combination in the left and right symbol rows 8 and 10 is a reach combination (same symbol). If this determination condition is not satisfied, the special electric accessory control routine is terminated, and if it is satisfied, reach effect display processing is performed in step S45.

  Specifically, in the reach effect display processing routine shown in FIG. 9 executed on the symbol display control board 22, a player specific password is first acquired from the communication control board 30 in step S450. Here, the player specific password is stored in the player specific password storage area 38 a of the RAM 38 in the communication control board 30 by receiving the infrared signal transmitted from the mobile phone 200 by the player at the infrared light receiving unit 34. . Next, in step S451, it is determined whether or not a player specific password has been acquired. If this determination is not satisfied (step S451: No), that is, if a player is not specified, step S452 is performed. The reach effect display for the player unspecified state is performed. FIG. 12A shows an example of reach effect display for a player unspecified state. On the other hand, if the player specific password can be acquired (step S451: Yes), name data (character code string) included in the player specific password is acquired in step S453, and the acquired name data is acquired in step S454. Used to display a reach effect display for a player specific state. The symbol display control board 22 is provided with a character generator (not shown), and the name is displayed in the display device 5 via the character generator using a character code string of the player name obtained from the player specific password. Display is performed. Subsequently, in step S455, screen identification information creation / display processing is performed.

  Specifically, in the screen identification information creation / display processing routine shown in FIG. 10, first, in step S4551, the gaming machine ID as gaming machine identification information for identifying the pachinko machine 1 as another is the screen identification on the RAM 26. It is stored in the first storage area of the information buffer 26a. Here, FIG. 11A shows the format of the screen identification information buffer 26a, and FIG. 11B shows a storage example of the screen identification information. Subsequently, in step S4552, the value of the screen identification information counter 29a is read from the nonvolatile memory 29 and stored in the second area of the screen identification information buffer 26a. In step S4553, the player specific password previously acquired in step S450 is stored in the third area of the screen identification information buffer 26a. That is, the screen identification information has a data structure of “gaming machine ID + screen identification information counter value + player specific password”. Therefore, by referring to the screen identification information, the gaming machine ID is identified from which gaming machine is output, the individual screen display in the gaming machine is identified by the screen identification information counter value, and which gaming machine is identified by the player specific password It is identified whether the screen display was made in the game by the player. The screen identification information counter value corresponds to unique information given according to a predetermined rule.

In step S4554, the screen identification information is displayed at the bottom of the screen 5a based on the character string data representing the screen identification information stored in the screen identification information buffer 26a. Subsequently, in step S4555, the value of the screen identification information counter 29a of the nonvolatile memory 29 is counted up. Further, in step S4556, a message prompting the player to shoot the screen display and the destination mail address of the image data are displayed at the bottom of the screen 5a, and this routine is terminated. FIG. 12B shows an example of a state in which the screen identification information and a message for prompting shooting are displayed at the lower part of the screen 5a in the reach display for the player specific state using the name data. Note that the processing in steps S4551 to 4555 functions as identification information creation means of the present invention, and the processing in step S4556 functions as message display means.
Here, in the reach effect display for the player unspecified state in FIG. 12A, the balloon message from the character on the right side of the screen is “Leach!” And a message is displayed indicating that the reach has been reached. We are reporting. On the other hand, in the reach effect display for the player specific state in FIG. 12B, “Yamada Taro, Reach!” (“Yamada Taro” is the name data obtained from the player specific password). Thus, the player's name is incorporated in the message indicating the reach and the player's name is displayed on the display device 5, so that the player's attention is further enhanced. The reach effect screen display including the screen identification information displayed on the screen 5a is photographed using the CCD camera 230 of the mobile phone 200, and the photographed image data is attached to a game machine manufacturer or the like as an attached file of an e-mail. As sent. A gaming machine manufacturer or the like that has received the image data can read the gaming machine ID, the screen identification information counter value, and the player specific password by reading the screen identification information in the captured image.

  When the process of step S455 is completed and the process returns to the special electric accessory control routine, in step S50, the symbol fluctuation in the middle symbol row 9 is stopped. Subsequently, in step S60, it is determined whether or not the symbol combination is a jackpot combination. If this determination condition is not satisfied, the special electric accessory control routine is terminated. If it is satisfied, a big hit signal ON is output to the output terminals 16B and 16b in step S70. Further, in step S80, it is determined whether or not the jackpot symbol is a special symbol (in this case, an odd symbol). If the symbol is a special symbol (step S80: Yes), the probability variation jackpot signal ON is output in step S90. Output to 16C and 16c. Subsequently, in step S95, a big hit effect display process is performed.

  Specifically, in the jackpot effect display processing routine shown in FIG. 13 executed on the symbol display control board 22, first, a player specific password is obtained from the communication control board 30 in step S950. Here, the player specific password is stored in the player specific password storage area 38 a of the RAM 38 in the communication control board 30 by receiving the infrared signal transmitted from the mobile phone 200 by the player at the infrared light receiving unit 34. . Next, in step S951, it is determined whether or not a player specific password has been acquired. If this determination is not satisfied (step S951: No), that is, if no player has been specified, step S952 is performed. In the game, the big hit effect display for the player unspecified state is performed. FIG. 14A shows an example of a jackpot effect display for a player unspecified state. The display of “5 consecutive probability changes” at the bottom left of the screen indicates that the number of consecutive high probability modes (probability variation games) is the fifth, and the probability variation depends on the image data of the screen including screen identification information. You can prove the number of consecutive games.

  On the other hand, if the player specific password is acquired (step S951: Yes), name data (character code string) included in the player specific password is acquired in step S953, and the acquired name data is acquired in step S954. It is used to perform a big hit effect display for a player specific state. Subsequently, in step S955, screen identification information creation / display processing is performed. Since the processing content of the screen identification information creation / display processing routine of FIG. 10 has already been described, the description thereof is omitted here. FIG. 14B shows an example of a state in which screen identification information and a message prompting shooting are displayed at the bottom of the screen 5a in the screen display of the jackpot effect for the player specific state using the name data.

  Here, in the big hit effect display for the player unspecified state in FIG. 12A, the message is “hit”, and the occurrence of the big hit is notified by the message display. On the other hand, in the jackpot effect display for the player specific state in FIG. 12B, “Yamada Taro big hit” (“Yamada Taro” is the name data acquired from the player specific password) The player's name is incorporated in the message indicating the occurrence, and the player's name is displayed on the display device 5, thereby providing an effect that further draws the player's attention. The jackpot effect screen display including the screen identification information displayed on the screen 5a is shot using the CCD camera 230 of the mobile phone 200, and the shot image data is attached to a game machine manufacturer or the like as a file attached to an e-mail. As sent. A gaming machine manufacturer or the like that has received the image data can read the gaming machine ID, the screen identification information counter value, and the player specific password by reading the screen identification information in the captured image.

  Subsequently, in step S100, the round counter R is reset. In step S110, the winning counter P is reset and the flag F is set to “0”. Subsequently, the solenoid 15 is excited in step S120 of FIG. Then, the shutter 14 falls and the passage entrance of the special winning opening 6 is opened. With this opening, the game ball B can be awarded to the V zone 11 and the passages 12 and 13. In step S130, the round counter R is incremented by "1".

  Next, in step S140, it is determined whether or not the value of the winning counter P is equal to or less than a predetermined value Pmax. If this determination condition is satisfied, it is determined in step S150 whether or not the scheduled closing time of the special winning opening 6 is yet. If this determination condition is satisfied (step S150: Yes), the process returns to step S140. As a result, after the start of opening of the big winning opening 6, the winning opening 6 continues to be opened unless more than Pmax game balls B win or the scheduled closing time comes. On the other hand, if any one of the determination conditions in steps S140 and S150 is not satisfied, the solenoid 15 is demagnetized in step S160. Then, the shutter 14 is raised, and the passage entrance of the special winning opening 6 is closed. In step S170, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter R is equal to or less than a predetermined value Rmax. If this determination condition is satisfied, it is determined in step S180 whether or not the flag F is “1”. If the determination condition of step S180 is satisfied (step S180: Yes), the process returns to step S110 of FIG. Therefore, once the big hit gaming state occurs, the big winning opening 6 repeats the open / close cycle until the game ball B wins the V zone 11 at most Rmax times. For example, when the predetermined value Pmax is set to “10”, the opening time of the big prize opening 6 is set to “about 29.5” seconds, and the predetermined value Rmax is set to “16”, the big prize is won. After the opening of the mouth 6, when one of the following conditions is satisfied: (1) 10 game balls B win the big winning opening 6 or (2) about 29.5 seconds have passed. The winning opening 6 is closed. The opening / closing cycle of the big winning opening 6 is repeated up to 16 times on condition that the game ball B wins the V zone 11. If either one of the determination conditions in steps S170 and S180 is not satisfied, “big hit signal OFF” is output to the output terminals 16B and 16b in step S190. Further, in step S200, it is determined whether or not the jackpot symbol is a special symbol (in this case, an odd symbol). If the symbol is a special symbol (step S200: Yes), the probability variation jackpot signal OFF is output in step S210. Output to 16C and 16c. Subsequently, a probability variation process is executed in step S220, and then the special electric accessory control routine is terminated.

  In the probability variation processing routine of FIG. 15, it is determined in step S221 whether or not the big hit symbol is a normal symbol (in this case, an even symbol). If this determination condition is not satisfied (step S221: No), that is, if the jackpot symbol is a special symbol (odd symbol), whether or not the probability variation counter C is “0” in step S227 (high probability mode) When the probability variation counter C is “0” (in the high probability mode) (step S227: Yes), in step S228, the probability variation in-progress signal ON is output to the output terminals 16A and 16A. To 16a. Subsequently, in step S229, the high probability mode is set, and the probability variation counter C is set to “2”. After executing the processing of step S229, the probability variation processing routine is terminated. Thus, when the big hit gaming state is continuously generated with the special symbol (odd symbol) during the high probability, the high probability mode is continued. On the other hand, if the determination condition in step S221 is satisfied, that is, if the big hit symbol is a normal symbol (even symbol), it is determined in step S222 whether the probability variation counter C is not "0". If the determination condition is not satisfied (C = 0), the probability variation processing routine is terminated. If the determination condition is satisfied (C = 2, 1), the probability variation counter C is decremented by “1” in step S223. In step S224, it is determined whether or not the probability variation counter C is “0”. If this determination condition is not satisfied (C = 1), the probability variation processing routine is terminated. If the determination condition is satisfied (C = 0), in step S225, the probability changing signal OFF is output to the output terminals 16A and 16a. In step S226, the low probability mode is set. Once the high probability mode is set in this way, the probability is high until the probability variation counter C becomes “0”, that is, after the high probability mode is set, until the big hit gaming state is continuously generated twice with an even number of symbols. The mode continues. Then, when the big hit gaming state with even symbols continues twice, the high probability mode ends and the mode is switched to the low probability mode. Note that the processing procedure in the present embodiment is an example, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, the symbol variation process (step S31) may be performed after the stop symbol storage process (steps S33, S35, S36).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when it is detected that the game ball B has won the first type starting port 4, the values of the respective counters are acquired and the symbol columns 8 to 10 are variably displayed. A stop symbol is stored based on the value of each counter, and the symbol variation is stopped by the stop symbol. If the combination of symbols displayed when the game is stopped is a big win combination, a big win gaming state that is advantageous to the player will occur, and until the game ball B reaches the V zone 11 at the maximum Rmax times, 6 open / close cycles are repeated. On the other hand, when the jackpot symbol is a special symbol (odd symbol), the high probability mode is set, and the probability of occurrence of the jackpot gaming state is increased two times, the next time and the next time. That is, once the high probability mode is set, the probability of occurrence of two big hit gaming states is increased from the next time, but if the big hit gaming state occurs again with an odd symbol during that period, the high probability mode is set. . On the other hand, if a big hit gaming state occurs in the normal symbol (even symbol) after the period has elapsed, the high probability mode ends (switches to the low probability mode).

  Next, the player specifying process executed in the communication control board 30 will be described with reference to the flowchart of the player specifying process routine shown in FIG. This routine is stored in the ROM 37, and the CPU 36 repeatedly reads out the routine from the ROM 37 at a predetermined cycle and executes it. It is assumed that the player specific password is transmitted from the mobile phone 200 by operating the button 204 on the mobile phone 200. First, in step 400, it is determined whether or not the player specific password has been received by the infrared light receiver 34. When the player specific password is not received (step S400: No), this routine is finished. If the player specific password is received (step S400: Yes), the received password is stored in the password storage area 38a in step S401. Subsequently, in step S402, a message is displayed on the display device 5 to indicate to the player that the player has been specified, the processing of this routine is terminated, and the process returns to the main routine. At this time, a character string representing the player's name included in the received player specific password is read, and the player's name and nickname are displayed, for example, “Yamada Taro has been identified as a player.” A message including a character string representing the above is displayed (see FIG. 18A). Thus, the player can confirm that he / she has been identified as a player by viewing the message displayed on the display device 5.

  Next, the game end process executed in the communication control board 30 will be described with reference to the flowchart of the game end process routine shown in FIG. This routine is stored in the ROM 37, and the CPU 36 repeatedly reads out the routine from the ROM 37 at a predetermined cycle and executes it. First, in step S600, it is determined whether or not the firing switch signal output from the output terminal 16d has changed from ON to OFF. Except when the firing switch signal is switched from ON to OFF (step S600: No), the processing of this routine is terminated. That is, the game starts when the firing switch signal changes from OFF to ON, the game continues when the ON state continues, and the game stop state continues when the OFF state continues. Means each. On the other hand, when the launch switch signal is turned from ON to OFF, the game operation is stopped, and there is a high possibility that the game by the player has ended. If the firing switch signal has changed from ON to OFF, it is determined in step S601 whether a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) has elapsed. If it is within a predetermined time after the firing switch signal is turned from ON to OFF (step S601: No), it is assumed that the player resumes the game, so the processing after step S601 is not executed.

  When the predetermined time has elapsed (step S601: Yes), in step S602, the player specific password is erased by a message display on the display device 5 in advance. For example, as shown in FIG. 18 (b), “Delete password. Are you sure? Yes / No” is displayed. In step S603, if it is detected that the hand is held over the first infrared sensor 32a or if no hand is detected by any of the infrared sensors, it is recognized that “yes” has been input. In step S604, the stored contents of the player specific password storage area 38a (that is, the player specific password) are deleted. In step S605, a message indicating that the player specific password has been deleted is displayed on the display device 5. For example, a message such as “Password has been deleted” is displayed (see FIG. 18C), and the processing of this routine is terminated. On the other hand, if it is detected in step S603 that the hand is held over the second infrared sensor 32b, it is recognized that “NO” has been input, and the process proceeds to step S600 without executing the deletion of the player specific password. Return. Therefore, if the game ball is restarted within a predetermined time after selecting “No”, the player specific password is retained, and if not restarted, the deletion confirmation message (see FIG. 18B) again after the predetermined time. ) Is displayed.

  As is clear from the above detailed description, according to the present embodiment, reach effect display or jackpot effect display (predetermined) in the processing (identification information creating means) of steps S4551 to 4555 in the screen identification information creation / display processing routine. Screen identification information is generated and a character string as screen identification information is displayed in each effect screen display by the display device 5, so that each effect screen display can be individually identified by the screen identification information. Therefore, when the reach effect screen display or the big hit effect screen display is shot by the shooting function of the mobile phone 200, the shot image data can be individually identified. Unauthorized use and the like can be surely prevented, so that image data can be used in various ways. For example, by sending image data that captures the effect screen display in the big hit gaming state to the gaming machine maker from the mobile phone 200 via the Internet or the like, participation in the big hit number ranking or the continuous number ranking of probability variation games, service points Can be provided.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, since the screen identification information is displayed as a character string, the player can visually confirm the contents of the screen identification information, and the gaming machine manufacturer to which the image data obtained by photographing the predetermined screen is transmitted. Even the person in charge such as can reliably recognize the contents of the screen identification information visually. Furthermore, it is also possible to mechanically read screen identification information from image data obtained by photographing a predetermined screen display using a character recognition device. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent unauthorized use by determining whether or not the image data is authentic. In addition, although it is conceivable that the screen identification information is displayed with a two-dimensional barcode or the like, it is necessary to install a two-dimensional barcode generation program, which not only increases the cost of the pachinko machine, but also in a portable communication terminal. Depending on the resolution of the built-in CCD camera, it may be difficult to decode the screen identification information. On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the screen identification information is displayed as a character string, the manufacturing cost of the pachinko machine does not increase, and the image is taken with a portable communication terminal equipped with a low-resolution CCD camera. Even in such a case, there is an advantage that the contents of the screen identification information can be surely recognized.
Further, according to the present embodiment, the symbol display control board 22 which is a sub board provided separately from the main board for performing main control of the gaming machine and connected by a communication line dedicated for output from the main board. Since the program that functions as the identification information creating means is provided above, it is possible to surely prevent fraud with respect to the main control of the gaming machine, and it is a sub-board when the game board is replaced. This is highly convenient in that it is possible to reuse a program that functions as identification information creating means provided on the symbol display control board 22.
Further, according to the present embodiment, since the screen identification information includes the screen identification information counter value as unique information given according to a predetermined rule, it is possible to reliably identify a predetermined screen display individually. . Further, since the unique information is a counter value that is counted up under a predetermined condition (for example, every predetermined screen display), the unique information can be created easily and reliably without any duplication.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the screen identification information includes the player specifying password as the player specifying information input from the mobile phone 200 by the infrared light receiving unit 34 as the player specifying information input means. It is possible to reliably identify which player's screen display is displayed in the game by which player, and to ensure high security. Further, since the player specific password is input by wireless communication from the mobile phone 200 possessed by the player, the player specific password can be input to the pachinko machine 1 accurately and surely in a non-contact manner. Further, since an infrared signal is used, there is an advantage that the communication cost of the mobile phone 200 is not incurred.
Further, according to the present embodiment, since the screen identification information includes the gaming machine ID as gaming machine identification information for identifying the gaming machine, the predetermined screen display is displayed in the game in which gaming machine. It can be reliably identified whether it is a thing.
In addition, according to the present embodiment, the processing (message display means) in step S4556 displays a message for prompting the player to take a picture on a predetermined screen display, so that the player can perform mobile communication with a shooting function. It is possible to reliably recognize that a predetermined screen capable of obtaining profits is displayed by image data captured by a terminal or the like. Further, since information about the transmission destination of the image data obtained by photographing the predetermined screen (e-mail address of the transmission destination of the gaming machine manufacturer or the like) is further displayed, the player can use the predetermined screen photographed by a portable communication terminal or the like with a photographing function. This image data can be immediately transmitted to a gaming machine manufacturer or the like.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, since screen identification information is displayed in the effect screen display in a specific gaming state, the effect screen display can be individually identified. Specifically, since the screen identification information is displayed in the effect screen display in the jackpot gaming state, which is a gaming state advantageous for the player, the effect screen display in the jackpot gaming state can be individually identified. Therefore, when the effect screen display in the big hit gaming state is shot using the shooting function of the mobile communication terminal or the like, the shot image data can be individually identified, so that illegal use of the image data is surely prevented. Image data can be used in various ways. For example, by transmitting image data obtained by shooting the effect screen display in the big hit gaming state to the gaming machine manufacturer via the Internet or the like, services such as participation in the big hit number ranking and provision of service points can be realized. Further, since the screen identification information is displayed in the effect screen display in the reach game state that occurs prior to the big hit game state, the effect screen display in the reach game state can be individually identified. Therefore, when shooting the effect screen display in the reach gaming state using the shooting function of the mobile communication terminal or the like, the shot image data can be individually identified, so that illegal use of the image data is surely prevented. Image data can be used in various ways. For example, services such as providing service points for the appearance of a reach gaming state with a low appearance probability by transmitting image data obtained by capturing the effect screen display in the reach gaming state to a gaming machine manufacturer via the Internet or the like. Can be realized.

  Then, the image data captured by the mobile phone 200 is transmitted to a gaming machine manufacturer or the like via the Internet or the like, so that various services can be provided to the player. For example, it is conceivable to perform ranking at the national level for game results such as the number of normal big hits, the number of probable big hits, or the number of consecutive probable changes. That is, a gaming information aggregation computer is installed at a gaming machine manufacturer. The player captures a predetermined screen display of the gaming machine installed in the gaming hall, and then the player transmits the captured image data as an e-mail from the portable communication terminal to the gaming machine manufacturer. The gaming information compiling computer of the gaming machine manufacturer collates the screen identification information in the image data with the reception history, and determines whether or not the same information as the image data received in the past has been transmitted in duplicate. To check. At this time, since the screen identification information is unique as described above, it is possible to reliably perform the check. Then, if the received image data is new, the image data totaling computer totals the received image data, and creates a ranking for each of the normal jackpot count, the probability variation jackpot count, and the probability variation consecutive count. The ranking results are posted on the company's Internet homepage along with the names of up to ten players and information on the amusement store. Thereby, the player can further enjoy the game in the gaming machine by encouraging that his / her grade and name are posted on the homepage. In addition, general people who want to enjoy a game in the game hall can refer to the ranking results posted on the homepage for reference when selecting a game store. In addition, game machine manufacturers are important in developing marketing activities by collecting image data from around the country using mobile communication terminals possessed by players, without constructing new large-scale and expensive network equipment. It becomes possible to be a reliable information source.

  In addition, it is conceivable to implement a service for providing service points according to game results. When a gaming machine maker assigns service points, for example, a service point management computer for storing and managing service points for each player (member) is installed in the gaming machine maker. The player transmits image data obtained by photographing the screen display of the gaming machine to the gaming machine manufacturer as an e-mail. Based on the received image data, the service point management computer calculates the number of normal big hits, the number of probable big hits, or the number of consecutive probable changes, and the player has accumulated the service points calculated according to the respective results in the past. Add to service points. When the service point reaches a certain score, a prize is given from the gaming machine maker to the player. Therefore, the player can acquire prizes from the gaming machine manufacturer at a different opportunity from the prize exchange according to the number of prize balls in the conventional game hall, and can further improve the motivation for the game. .

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the screen identification information counter value is used to set the screen identification information to a unique value. However, the design display control board 22 has a built-in clock, and each predetermined screen display time point. It is good also as a structure which uses the time point data as time information showing as a component of screen identification information. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a format and storage example of the screen identification information buffer. According to this modification, unique information that does not cause duplication can be easily and reliably created based on the time point data representing the screen display time point. Furthermore, by using the time point data, it is possible to analyze at what timing each predetermined screen is displayed based on image data obtained by photographing the screen.

In the above-described embodiment, an example including all of the gaming machine ID, the counter value, and the player specific password in order to individually identify the output information is shown, but any one of these according to the characteristics and purpose of the output information or Any combination may be used as identification information.
In the above embodiment, the screen identification information is displayed on the screen display on the display device 5 as the symbol variation display device provided on the game board 7, but other positions on the game board 7 or the outside of the game board 7. It is good also as a structure which displays screen identification information in the display apparatus provided on the front frame 2 or the glass door frame 3. Further, when a pachinko machine having a function related to ball lending is connected to the pachinko machine and the inter-car apparatus includes a display device, the inter-car device may be configured to display screen identification information. .

Further, the effect screen display in the big hit gaming state or the reach gaming state may be configured to have a story according to the number of symbol variations, the number of big hits, or the like. For example, FIG. 20 shows how a story develops according to the number of changes (or the number of jackpots). According to this modification, the player can grasp the progress of the game more reliably, and can improve the game motivation of the player. Further, since the screen identification information is displayed in the effect screen display of each scene of the story, the effect screen display in each scene of the story can be individually identified.
Moreover, you may comprise so that screen identification information may be displayed in the screen display containing the specific character in a reach production screen etc. For example, FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example in which screen identification information is displayed on a reach effect screen including a specific character. According to this modification, when a screen display including a specific character is photographed using a photographing function of a mobile communication terminal or the like, the photographed image data can be individually identified. It can be surely prevented and image data can be used in various ways. For example, services such as providing service points when a specific character with a low appearance probability appears by sending image data of a screen display including a specific character to a gaming machine manufacturer via the Internet or the like. Can be realized.

In the above embodiment, the player specific password transmitted as an infrared signal from the mobile phone 200 is input by the player's operation. However, the memory in the mobile phone 200 is connected via a terminal provided on the mobile phone 200. It is good also as a structure which provides the apparatus which can read the memory content of these. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which inputs a player specific password via input means which can input information by operation of a player, for example, input devices, such as a keyboard provided in the frame of the pachinko machine, a touch panel.
Moreover, it is good also as a structure which inputs a player specific password via the interface board | substrate (interface means) for inputting the information output from the stand apparatus which has a function regarding a ball lending. In this case, for example, an input device such as a touch panel or an infrared receiving device may be provided in the inter-device, and a player specifying password input by these devices may be input via the interface board. Alternatively, when a card reading device that reads information from a card-type storage medium is provided in the inter-device, the player-specific password is read from a magnetic card or IC card as a member card or a storage card by the card reading device, It is good also as a structure input through an interface board | substrate.

In the above embodiment, the infrared light receiving unit 34 is always in a standby state for receiving an infrared signal, but sensor means for detecting the approach of the mobile phone 200 to the infrared light receiving unit 34 is provided, and the sensor means is the mobile phone. It may be configured to be in a reception standby state when 200 approaches are detected. In addition, as a sensor means, it is possible to employ | adopt the well-known approaching object detection sensor (for example, infrared sensor etc.) by various systems.
In the above-described embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which selection of whether or not to specify a player and confirmation result of the player specifying status are input by holding the hand over the first infrared sensor 32a or the second infrared sensor 32b. It is not limited to. For example, via a confirmation input means constituted by any one of a push button, a touch panel, a sensor for detecting any movement of the player's body part, a receiving device for information transmitted from the mobile phone 200, or a voice recognition device. The confirmation result of the player specific situation may be input.

In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which a gaming machine ID is used as gaming machine identification information. However, management information (for example, a board management number) of the main board for the gaming machine identification information to perform main control of the gaming machine. In other words, it is possible to reliably recognize that the CPU or the like of the main board has not been illegally replaced, in other words, that the genuine main board is mounted on the gaming machine.
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the mobile phone 200 is used as the mobile communication terminal has been described. However, in addition to the mobile phone, various mobile communications such as PHS (Simple Mobile Phone, Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), etc. It is possible to use a terminal.
In the above-described embodiment, the normal big hit is generated twice consecutively during the high probability mode, and the transition to the low probability mode is made. However, the normal big hit is low because the single big hit occurs once. It is good also as a structure which changes to probability mode.

  The present invention can also be applied to various gaming machines different from the above embodiment. For example, a gaming machine applied to the present invention is a pachinko gaming machine, which has a launching handle as a basic configuration, and launches a ball into a predetermined gaming area according to the operation of the launching handle, and the ball is in the gaming area The identification information that is dynamically displayed on the display device is confirmed and stopped after a predetermined time on the condition that a winning (or passing through the operation gate) is made at the operation port arranged at a predetermined position in the display device. It is done. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, a variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

  Another gaming machine applied to the present invention is a slot machine, and has a basic configuration of “variable display means for confirming and displaying identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information. The dynamic display of the identification information is started due to the operation of the start operation means (for example, the operation lever), and the predetermined time elapses due to the operation of the stop operation means (for example, the stop button). A special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped and the confirmed identification information at the time of the stop is the specific identification information. A gaming machine equipped. In this case, examples of the game media include coins and medals. FIG. 22 is a front view showing an appearance of a slot machine 301 which is an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine. As shown in FIG. 22, the slot machine 301 is provided with an infrared light receiving unit 334 and a first infrared sensor 332a on the left side below the variable display means 305, and a second infrared sensor 332b on the right side.

  Further, another gaming machine applied to the present invention is a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused. As a basic configuration, “an identification information sequence including a plurality of identification information is dynamically displayed. After that, a variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information is provided, and the dynamic display of the identification information is started due to the operation of the start operation means (for example, the operation lever), and the stop operation means (for example, the stop button) is operated. Special game advantageous to the player on the condition that the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the fact that the fixed identification information at the time of the stop is the specific identification information. Special game state generating means for generating a state, and using a ball as a game medium, and a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of dynamic display of the identification information. A gaming machine that is configured to many balls are paid out. " FIG. 23 is a front view showing an appearance of a gaming machine 401 as an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused. As shown in FIG. 23, the gaming machine 401 is provided with an infrared light receiving unit 434 and a first infrared sensor 432a on the left side below the variable display means 405, and a second infrared sensor 432b on the right side.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine (game machine), 301 ... Slot machine (game machine), 401 ... Game machine (game machine) which united pachinko machine and slot machine, 3 ... Front frame (frame outside game board), 5 ... display device (display means, symbol variation display device), 7 ... game board, 22 ... symbol display control board, 23 ... CPU, 24 ... ROM, 26 ... RAM, 29 ... nonvolatile memory, 30 ... communication control board, 32a , 332a, 432a ... first infrared sensor, 32b, 332b, 432b ... second infrared sensor, 34, 334, 434 ... infrared receiver (player specific information input means), 38a ... player specific password storage area (player) Specific information storage means), 200 ... mobile phone (mobile communication terminal), 36 ... CPU.

Claims (1)

A gaming machine having display means capable of displaying a screen,
Identification information creating means for creating screen identification information for individually identifying screen displays;
With
A gaming machine configured to display screen identification information created for the predetermined screen display by the identification information creation means in a predetermined screen display by the display means.

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