JP2015037511A - Game information presenting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game information presenting system capable of establishing a business model in which a service charge is charged on a player while motivating visiting of a player who does not pay service charge.SOLUTION: In a game information presenting system 1, the game information about respective game machines 5 installed in a plurality of game halls is accumulated in a data management server 10 by sorting it for each game hall, and based on payment of service charge, accessing to the data management server 10 from a mobile terminal 15 which a player is permitted to view game information. Access right granting means is provided which is set in a game hall so as to grant an access right to the mobile terminal 15 to allow viewing of game information regardless of payment of service charge. The data management server 10, when access is made from the mobile terminal 15 that is granted with the access right, allows viewing of game information with limitation, regardless of payment of service charge.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information providing system for providing game information related to a gaming machine installed in a game arcade.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a service that provides a player with game information related to each gaming machine installed in a game hall is known (see Patent Document 1). In general, such a service is such that an information provider receives various game information from a game arcade and accumulates it in a data management server, while a player uses a data management server from a terminal such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, or a smartphone. The game information is viewed by accessing the game information.

  In this game information browsing service, a business model is established in which an information provider operating a data management server charges a player for a usage fee of, for example, 300 yen per month. On the game hall side, providing the game information can motivate the player to visit, and as a result, the effect of improving the operating rate of the game machine can be expected.

JP 2002-336529 A

  However, the conventional game information providing system has the following problems. That is, the game information providing system can provide game information to a player who has paid the service usage fee and motivate the visit, while a player who has not paid the usage fee cannot motivate the visit. There is a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has established a business model of charging a player for a service usage fee, while also motivating a player who has not paid the usage fee to visit. It intends to provide a possible game information providing system.

The present invention classifies game information relating to each gaming machine installed in a plurality of game halls for each game hall, accumulates them in a management server, and manages the management from a portable terminal possessed by a player on the condition of payment of a usage fee. In a game information providing system that allows access to a server and allows browsing of the game information,
Provided in a game hall, comprising an access right granting means for granting an access right to access the management server and browse game information regardless of payment of a usage fee, provided to the portable terminal,
The management server allows the game information to be viewed with a predetermined condition regardless of payment of a usage fee when accessed from a mobile terminal to which the access right is granted. In the providing system (Claim 1).

  The game information providing system of the present invention comprises the access right granting means provided in the game arcade for granting an access right for accessing the management server and browsing the game information. This access right granting unit grants the access right to the portable terminal regardless of payment of the usage fee.

  In this game information providing system, a game information browsing service that allows viewing of game information for a fee can be used free of charge by visiting the game hall and receiving the access right. As described above, according to the game information providing system of the present invention, it is possible to improve the service for the player who has visited, and to increase the player's willingness to visit. Further, by actually using the game information browsing service, it is possible to enlighten the convenience and benefit of the service to the player, and to increase the number of players who pay the usage fee.

  As described above, the game information providing system of the present invention is a useful system that can motivate a player who has not paid a usage fee while establishing a business model of charging a player for a usage fee of a service. is there.

  Since the game information browsing service is originally a paid service, it is preferable to provide some restrictions for the free browsing of game information based on access rights by setting the predetermined condition. If such a restriction is provided, unfairness between a player who pays a usage fee and a player who browses game information for free using an access right can be suppressed. Examples of the predetermined condition that restricts the use of the service include a condition that imposes a periodical restriction, a condition that restricts contents such as the type of game information that can be browsed, and an operation for viewing game information There are various conditions such as conditions that impose restrictions such as a lot of labor.

  As the gaming machine in the present invention, there are a pachinko gaming machine which is played by using (launching) a ball as a gaming medium, a slot machine which generates a winning when a predetermined winning symbol is stopped and displayed. As a pachinko gaming machine, it may be a type that pays out balls according to winnings, and is a so-called enclosed pachinko gaming machine in which balls are fired using points and points are awarded according to winnings. Also good. The slot machine may be of a type that is played using game media such as medals and coins, but it is possible to play using points (betting) without using game media, and points when winning a prize. May be a so-called complete credit type slot machine. Further, it may be a parrot (R) that uses balls as game media.

In the game information providing system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the predetermined condition is a condition that the access is within a predetermined time limit after the access right is granted (Claim 2).
As a predetermined condition, if a time limit is set in a period during which game information can be browsed, it is possible to avoid indefinite browsing by a free player utilizing the access right. Such viewing restrictions on game information may provoke a player's desire to use the game information browsing service without any restrictions, and may motivate regular use with payment of usage fees.

  Furthermore, it may be added to the predetermined condition that the portable terminal is located in a game arcade provided with an access right granting unit that grants an access right. In this case, it is also possible to set a time limit that is within the day of granting the access right. Since the game information browsing service can be used as long as the user stays at the game hall on the day, the user can be encouraged to stay at the game hall for a long time. As a condition that the mobile terminal is located in the amusement hall, for example, a condition that the access is limited to via a WiFi spot installed in the amusement hall may be set. Alternatively, it may be configured such that radio waves receivable by the mobile terminal are transmitted from the game hall side, and a condition that the mobile terminal is limited to access in a state of receiving the radio waves may be set.

In the gaming information providing system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the access right granting means is provided at a position corresponding to each gaming machine on a one-to-one basis,
When the ID information for identifying the portable terminal is read, the access right is granted to the portable terminal (claim 3).
In this way, if the access right granting means is provided for each gaming machine individually, the access right can be acquired without leaving the gaming machine, so the convenience on the player side is improved. As a result, the use of the service utilizing the access right can be promoted, and the operational effect of the present invention can be improved.

In the game information providing system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the access right granted by the access right granting means is valid only for game information relating to the game hall in which the access right granting means is provided. ).
When the game information that can be browsed by utilizing the access right is limited to the game information related to the game hall to which the access right is granted, the player can be motivated to continue the game at the game hall. The advantage of the player who has paid the usage fee can be maintained, and the possibility that the player who has browsed the game information using the access right will flow to another game hall can be suppressed.

  When the management server in the game information providing system according to one preferred aspect of the present invention is accessed from the mobile terminal to which the access right is granted, the player who owns the mobile terminal has already paid the usage fee. Are given a predetermined privilege (claim 5).

  In this case, it is possible to increase the advantage of the player who pays the usage fee and uses the game information browsing service, and to secure the advantage over the free user. Benefits granted when a player who pays a usage fee obtains access rights and gains access may include, for example, discounting the usage fee or making special information inaccessible normally viewable. .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The block diagram which shows the whole structure of the game information provision system in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the game information display apparatus in Example 1. FIG. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the game information display apparatus in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the game information display apparatus which displays the two-dimensional code showing site access information in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the hall | hole selection screen by the game information browsing service in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the data selection screen by the game information browsing service in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the display screen of the game information by the game information browsing service in Example 1. FIG.

The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
Example 1
This example is an example related to the game information providing system 1 that provides a game information browsing service. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game information providing system 1 of this example includes an in-house system 2 of each game arcade and a data management server (management server) 10. In the game information providing system 1, the data management server 10 and the on-site system 2 are connected to a public communication line 100 such as the Internet in a communicable state. The game information browsing service provided by the game information providing system 1 can be used by, for example, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone that can be connected to the public communication line 100, a PC (personal computer), or the like.

  The in-ground system 2 is a system of each game arcade for managing a plurality of gaming machines 5 such as a slot machine 51 and a pachinko gaming machine 52, and the system configuration is centered on the game hall management device 20. In the game hall, the game information display device 3 and the lending device 25 are individually installed for each gaming machine 5. The game information display device 3 is disposed on the upper side of the gaming machine 5, and the lending device 25 is disposed in a space between the adjacent gaming machines 5.

  In the in-ground system 2, in addition to the game hall management device 20, a relay device 27 installed for each game machine 5, a registration terminal 29 installed on the floor in the game hall, and the like are connected to the in-ground network 200. The gaming machine 5, the game information display device 3, and the lending device 25 are connected to the game hall management device 20 in a communicable state via the relay device 27. The game information related to each gaming machine 5 installed in the gaming hall is managed for each gaming machine 5 by the gaming hall management device 20.

  The game information managed by the game hall management device 20 is transmitted to and stored in the data management server 10 outside the game hall via the public communication line 100, and is managed separately for each game hall. For example, the data management server 10 maintained and managed by an information provider or the like can be accessed from a portable terminal 15 that can be connected to the public communication line 100.

  A player having the portable terminal 15 can use a game information browsing service for browsing game information stored in the data management server 10. This game information browsing service is originally a paid service that requires payment of a usage fee, but can be used free of charge within a limited range based on the access right granted in the game hall.

  Hereinafter, the apparatus which comprises the game information provision system 1 of this example is demonstrated. First, the gaming machine 5, the lending device 25, the registration terminal 29, the gaming information display device 3, the gaming hall management device 20, and the portable terminal 15 installed in the gaming hall are outlined, and then the data installed outside the gaming hall. The management server 10 will be outlined.

First, the apparatus which comprises the in-site system 2 is demonstrated.
(Game machine)
As the gaming machine 5, there are a slot machine 51 and a pachinko gaming machine 52.
The slot machine 51 is a gaming machine in which a game is started by changing a symbol in accordance with an operation of a start lever. In the game of the slot machine 51, a winning is generated by a combination of symbols stopped and displayed in accordance with the operation of the stop button. As a winning combination, in addition to a small combination and a replay combination in which a medal payout is set as a bonus privilege, a bonus combination that triggers the occurrence of a bonus state in which the winning probability of the small combination is set is set. As the bonus combination, a BB combination that is the most advantageous BB (big bonus) state with a large number of payouts and an RB combination corresponding to the RB (regular bonus) state are set.

  In the game of the slot machine 51, the game can be started by inserting a predetermined number of medals, and a predetermined number of medals can be paid out according to the type of the winning combination. The number of medals obtained by subtracting the number of medals inserted by the player from the number of medals paid out according to the winning is the number of medals acquired by the player through the game.

The slot machine 51 has a game signal external output function, and outputs the following game signals to the relay device 27 as the game progresses.
(1) Safe signal (payout signal): Output once each time a medal corresponding to a prize is awarded.
(2) Out signal (insertion signal): Output for the number of medals consumed in the game. Output in response to the start of the game.
(3) Start signal: A signal indicating that the game has started. Output when symbol variation starts in response to an effective operation of the start lever.
(4) Bonus signal: a level signal that is output during the continuation of the bonus game. There are a BB signal corresponding to the BB state and an RB signal corresponding to the RB state.

  The pachinko gaming machine 52 is a pachinko gaming machine called a so-called seven machine, and is a gaming machine that is played using balls as gaming media. In the game of the pachinko gaming machine 52, a lottery random number for jackpot determination is extracted in accordance with the winning of a ball at a predetermined starting port, and the jackpot lottery is executed, and the symbol variation starts. When the big win lottery is won, the big win win is notified by the stop display of the matched symbols such as “777”. When a big win is generated, a big win state is started in which a round game opened by a so-called attacker is opened a plurality of times.

The pachinko gaming machine 52 has a game signal external output function, and outputs the following game signals to the relay device 27 as the game progresses.
(1) Safe signal (payout signal): Output once for every 10 payout balls. The safe (the number of payout balls) is the number of safe signals × 10 balls.
(2) Out signal (input signal): Output once for every 10 balls used. Out (the number of balls used) is the number of out signals × 10 balls. Strictly speaking, the out signal is output not from the pachinko gaming machine 52 but from a ball collecting device provided for collecting used balls.
(3) Start signal: One pulse is output per symbol change (actual action, start processing) triggered by winning at the start opening.
(4) Jackpot signal: A status signal that is level-output while the jackpot state is continuing.

(Lending device)
The lending device 25 is installed in a space between the adjacent gaming machines 5 so as to correspond to each gaming machine 5 individually. The lending device 25 has a function of paying out (lending) balls or medals that are game media, and a function of accepting game cards such as membership cards. On the front panel of the lending device 25, there are arranged a money insertion slot for inserting money as a lending price such as balls as game media, a payout button for paying out balls, a card insertion slot for inserting member cards, etc. It is installed.
The lending device 25 is connected to the on-site network 200 via the relay device 27 and outputs various signals such as a sales signal to the game hall management device 20.

(Registered terminal)
The registration terminal 29 is a stand-type device installed on the floor in the game arcade so that it can be used by all players. In addition to a large-screen touch panel liquid crystal display, the registration terminal 29 includes a card reader that reads a player ID recorded on a membership card, a non-contact reader for proximity non-contact communication, and the like. In the registration terminal 29, a card insertion slot for inserting a membership card and a reader reading surface of a non-contact reader are arranged below the display screen of the liquid crystal display.

  If the registration terminal 29 is used, the player ID of the membership card can be registered in association with the portable ID that is the identification code of the portable terminal 15. In order to execute this registration, after inserting the membership card into the card insertion slot according to the instruction on the display screen or the like by the registration terminal 29, the portable terminal 15 compatible with proximity non-contact communication can be brought close to the reader reading surface. It ’s fine. When the registration terminal 29 accepts such a registration operation, the player ID read from the member card and the mobile ID read from the mobile terminal 15 are associated with each other and output to the game hall management device 20.

(Game information display device)
The game information display device 3 is a device that is individually provided in a 1: 1 ratio for each gaming machine 5 and displays various game information related to the gaming machine 5 such as the number of jackpots and the number of games. The game information display device 3 has a function of counting game data received from the gaming machine 5 side via the relay device 27 and counting the game data to generate various game information. The generated game information is displayed on the game information display device 3 and transmitted to the game hall management device 20.

  In particular, the game information display device 3 of this example has a function of displaying site access information for accessing the data management server 10 via the public communication line 100. The site access information includes an access right to the data management server 10 that provides a game information browsing service. If it is the portable terminal 15 which read the site access information, the game information browsing service can be limitedly used free of charge. The detailed configuration and functions of the game information display device 3 will be described later in detail.

(Amusement center management device)
The game hall management device 20 is a device that manages various devices installed in the game hall. The game hall management device 20 includes an output unit that includes a liquid crystal display, a printer (not shown), and the like, a device body that executes various arithmetic processes, and an input unit that includes a keyboard and a mouse (not shown). The main body of the apparatus has a control function centered on a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes arithmetic processing, a storage function that uses a hard disk drive, ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., and various signals or information The communication function etc. which transmit / receive are received.

  The game hall management device 20 has a function of collecting and managing game information related to each game machine 5 installed in the game hall from the game information display device 3 installed for each game machine 5. The game information related to each gaming machine 5 managed by the game hall management device 20 is transferred to the data management server 10 outside the game hall after being associated with a game hall ID that identifies the game hall. The game information managed by the game hall management device 20 can also be referred to by the registration terminal 29 described above.

(Mobile device)
The game information browsing service can be used using a portable terminal 15 having a function of connecting to the public communication line 100, such as a multi-function mobile phone called a so-called smartphone. The portable terminal 15 includes a large touch panel type liquid crystal display 150 and can execute various functions in response to a touch operation on the screen. Furthermore, the portable terminal 15 has a camera function, and can read a two-dimensional code such as a captured QR code (R).

  As the portable terminal 15, there are two types of terminals having different communication function specifications. In addition to the voice communication function, the first portable terminal 15 has a function of accessing the public communication line 100, a wireless LAN function such as WiFi, an infrared communication function, and the like. In addition to these communication functions, the second portable terminal 15 has a proximity non-contact communication function. If the second portable terminal 15 is held over the reader reading surface provided in the registration terminal 29 or the like, the portable ID can be associated and registered with the player ID.

Next, the data management server 10 installed outside the game hall will be described.
(Data management server)
The data management server 10 maintained and managed by an information provider outside the game hall is an Internet server that operates a website that provides a gaming information browsing service using the public communication line 100.
The data management server 10 includes a control function centered on a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes arithmetic processing, a storage function using a hard disk drive, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and various signals. Or it is a computer apparatus provided with the communication function etc. which transmit / receive information. The data management server 10 can be connected to peripheral devices (not shown) such as a liquid crystal display and a printer, and input devices (not shown) such as a keyboard and a mouse.

  The data management server 10 collects game information managed by the game hall management device 20 of each game hall for each gaming machine 5, and manages them separately for each game hall. The latest game information is transferred to the data management server 10 from the game hall management device 20 of each game hall at regular intervals, for example, every 5 minutes. In the data management server 10, data is updated at any time according to the game information transferred from each game hall, and the latest game information can always be stored and managed.

  The data management server 10 as an Internet server receives a request from the mobile terminal 15 or the like accessed via the public communication line 100, and transmits corresponding game information as data. In the data management server 10, game information related to each gaming machine 5 is managed separately for each game hall. In response to a request from the mobile terminal 15 or the like, the data management server 10 can transmit data on game information of a specific gaming machine 5 in a specific game hall, game information on a specific model in a specific game hall, and the like. .

The game information stored in the data management server 10 includes the following game information. The data management server 10 manages game information for the past two days in addition to the current day.
The game information related to the slot machine 51 includes (1) the number of games, (2) the number of BBs, (3) the number of RBs, and (4) the number of medals (out of balls) obtained by subtracting the number of throws out. With respect to the number of difference medals, time series data for a certain time is managed for each gaming machine 5 after the game hall is opened.

  The game information related to the pachinko gaming machine 52 includes (1) the number of start times, (2) the number of jackpots, (3) the number of balls (out of balls) obtained by subtracting the number of throws out from the number of payouts. About this difference ball number, the time series data for every fixed time are managed for every gaming machine 5 after the opening of the game hall as in the case of the slot machine 51.

  The data management server 10 further manages the login ID and authentication password of the website that provides the game information browsing service. As the login ID, there is a login ID for each user in addition to a login ID for each user given to a user who uses a game information browsing service by paying a usage fee by using a game information browsing service. The data management server 10 can check the ID received at the time of access from the mobile terminal 15 with one of the login IDs, and when the password authentication is performed, the login to the website is permitted and the game information browsing service is used. Allow.

  Next, the game information display device 3 installed individually for each gaming machine 5 in the game hall will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the game information display device 3 is a device including a liquid crystal display unit 33 formed of a large liquid crystal display. On the lower side of the display screen 330 of the liquid crystal display unit 33, a call button 341 and a data switching button 343 are arranged, and on the upper side, a lamp unit 32 is arranged. A reader reading surface 351 of a non-contact reader / writer 35, which will be described later, is formed in the right end on the lower side of the display screen 330 and on the right side of the data switching button 343.

  The liquid crystal display unit 33 is a display unit that can be touch-operated with a touch panel 33P (FIG. 3) stacked thereon. Various information such as a jackpot history and past game information can be displayed on the display screen 330 of the liquid crystal display unit 33. The display on the display screen 330 can be appropriately switched according to the operation of the data switching button 343, and a two-dimensional code (described later with reference to FIG. 4) representing site access information including the access right can be displayed. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game information display device 3 is electrically configured around a control unit 31. The control unit 31 includes a CPU 311 that executes software to perform various calculations, a ROM 312 as a memory unit, a RAM 314, and an I / O unit 315 that inputs and outputs signals. For the control unit 31, an I / F unit 38 that performs signal transmission / reception with the outside, a liquid crystal display unit 33, a lamp unit 32 that has an employee calling function, a touch panel 33 </ b> P, a call button 341, a data switching button 343, A non-contact reader / writer 35 or the like for proximity non-contact communication is electrically connected.

  The game signals that the game information display device 3 captures from the gaming machine 5 via the relay device 27 include (1) a safe signal, (2) an out signal, (3) a start signal, (4) a bonus signal or a jackpot signal, etc. There is.

Examples of the game information related to the slot machine 51 that the game information display device 3 counts include the following game data.
(1) BB count: The number of occurrences of the BB state.
(2) Number of RBs: Number of occurrences of RB state.
(3) Number of starts between bonuses: Number of starts (number of games) since the last bonus state ended.
(4) Cumulative number of starts today: The total number of starts (number of games) after opening on the day.
(5) Number of difference medals: The medal balance as seen from the player side. The number of medals is calculated by subtracting the inserted number added one by one every time the insertion signal is received from the number of payouts added one by one every time the payment signal is received.

Examples of game information related to the pachinko gaming machine 52 that the game information display device 3 counts include the following game data.
(1) Number of jackpots: Number of jackpot conditions.
(2) Number of starts between bonuses: The number of starts after the end of the previous jackpot.
(3) Cumulative start count today: Cumulative start count after opening on that day.
(4) Number of difference balls: Balance seen from the player side. The number of difference balls is calculated by subtracting the number of throwing balls added by 10 balls each time a throwing signal is received from the number of payout balls that are incremented by 10 balls every time a payout signal is received.

  The game information display device 3 of this example has a personal game information totaling function. If a player has a portable terminal 15 in which a portable ID is associated and registered with the player ID, the portable terminal 15 is brought close to the reader reading surface 351 and a predetermined game start operation is performed. Aggregation of game information can be started. The totaling of the personal game information is then continued until a predetermined game end operation is performed. Note that the game information totaled as the personal game information is the same as the game information related to the gaming machine 5 described above. The player can switch the game information related to the gaming machine 5 and display the personal game information by operating the data switching button 343 as appropriate.

  A display screen 330 in FIG. 2 is a display example of game information related to the pachinko gaming machine 52. The display screen 330 of the game information display device 3 is configured around a center display frame 331 disposed substantially at the center. On the left side of the center display frame 331, a jackpot display column 332 is arranged, and from the top, the jackpot counts for today, the previous day, and two days before are displayed. On the right side of the center display frame 331, a display box 337 for the maximum number of jackpots, a display box 338 for the number of start of jackpots, and a display field 339 for the cumulative number of starts today are arranged. Further, below the center display frame 331, a graph display field 335 for displaying the latest 10 jackpot start times as a bar graph is arranged. The display screen 330 in FIG. 2 is an example in which a variation graph of the number of balls is displayed in the center display frame 331.

  In particular, the game information display device 3 of this example has a function as an access right granting unit, and displays the site access screen illustrated in FIG. it can. On this site access screen, a two-dimensional code representing the site access information and a message prompting the portable terminal 15 to read the two-dimensional code are arranged.

  The site access information includes the URL information of the website that provides the game information browsing service and the login ID of the game information browsing service, as well as the model and number of the gaming machine 5 corresponding to the game information display device 3. ing. In particular, the login ID, which is an access right necessary for using the game information browsing service, is a login ID assigned to each game hall. This login ID is different for each game hall, and the data management server 10 side can specify the game hall from which the access right is given by the login ID. Note that when using the game information browsing service based on the above access right, authentication using a password at the time of login is not required.

  This access right is a right with a condition that only the game information relating to the game hall in the game can be browsed and a valid time after the issue is only one hour. Therefore, in the case of using the game information browsing service by the access right, it is possible to browse the game information related to the game arcade for which the access right has been acquired, and the access right is invalidated after 1 hour and the service is used. Can not be.

  Next, a method for using the game information browsing service using the mobile terminal 15 in the game information providing system 1 having the above configuration will be described. First, a description will be given of the use procedure of a player who has already registered on the system side and pays a use fee and uses the game information browsing service properly, and then describes a free use procedure based on site access information.

  In the case of a player who is registered on the system side and has his / her own login ID, the mobile terminal 15 is used to access a website provided by the data management server 10 and the login ID and the login ID are displayed on a login screen (not shown). Enter your password. For unregistered players who have not acquired a login ID, the login ID can be acquired by performing the procedure for new member registration using the new registration screen displayed on the mobile terminal 15, and login is possible. Become.

  On the portable terminal 15 that has been logged in, the hole selection screen of FIG. 5 is displayed. In the hall selection screen of FIG. 5A, a prefecture name input field 150A, a game field name input field 150B, and a search button 150C are arranged. When the search button 150C is touch-operated in a state where at least one of the input fields 150A and B has been input, a game hall that matches the input search condition is searched, and the search condition is set as shown in FIG. A list of compatible amusement halls is displayed. When a display field of a game hall where game information is to be browsed is touch-operated, the display is switched to a data selection screen (FIG. 6) for selecting the type of game information to be browsed.

  The data selection screen in FIG. 6 includes at least the model selection screen in FIG. 6A and the data type selection screen in FIG. When a game hall is selected, first, the screen is switched to a model selection screen for displaying a list of models of the gaming machines 5 installed in the game hall. On this model selection screen, a model for which game information is to be browsed can be selected. When a model is selected using the model selection screen, the screen switches to a data type selection screen for selecting the type of data to be viewed. On this data type selection screen, the type of data to be viewed can be selected from the jackpot list, the details of the balls, the transition of balls, and the jackpot history.

Here, the types of data that can be browsed by the game information browsing service will be described. When a specific data type is selected on the data type selection screen, a browsing screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the portable terminal 15 so that desired game information can be browsed.
FIG. 6A shows a jackpot list screen displayed when a jackpot list is selected. According to the jackpot list screen, it is possible to check the occurrence status of jackpots for each model at a glance.
FIG. 4B is a detail screen for a ball that is displayed when the ball detail is selected. According to the game detail screen that displays game information such as the number of jackpots and the number of starts, the game information can be viewed as if the user is viewing the game information display device 3 attached to the gaming machine 5.
FIG. 10C is a ball transition screen displayed when the ball transition is selected. If a ball change screen including a variation graph of the number of medals is used, it is possible to grasp the wave of the ball.
FIG. 4D is a jackpot history screen displayed when a jackpot history is selected. By using this jackpot history screen, it is possible to grasp in detail the time of occurrence for each jackpot, the number of starts until the jackpot occurrence, and the number of balls played in the jackpot.

  Next, the use of a free service using the access right based on the site access information will be described. In utilizing the access right to use the game information browsing service, it is necessary to capture the two-dimensional code using the camera function of the portable terminal 15 according to the message in the site access screen of FIG. 4 and read the site access information. is there.

  In the mobile terminal 15 that has read the site access information, the URL information website included in the site access information is displayed in the browser, and the login to the game information browsing service is automatically performed by the login ID included in the site access information. Complete. Further, in the game information browsing service based on the access right, only the game hall related to the game hall to which the access right is granted can be browsed. Therefore, unlike the case of the above-mentioned regular use in which a use fee is paid, display of a login screen (not shown) and a hall selection screen (FIG. 5) is omitted.

  In the game information browsing service based on the access right, the display of the data selection screen in FIG. 6 is started immediately after the login is completed. After selecting the model on the model selection screen of FIG. 6A, if the type of data to be browsed is selected on the data type selection screen of FIG. 6B, one of the browsing screens of FIG. 15 and the game information can be browsed.

  As described above, the access right of the site access information is a conditional right that the valid time after issuance is only one hour, in addition to the condition that only the game information related to the game hall being played can be browsed. Therefore, when using the game information browsing service based on the site access information, the game information related to the game hall where the access right is acquired can be browsed for only one hour, and the access right is invalidated after one hour has elapsed, and the service can be used. Disappear.

  The game information browsing service provided by the game information providing system 1 configured as described above is a pay service that originally requires payment of a monthly usage fee. On the other hand, in this game information providing system 1, the two-dimensional code displayed on the game information display device 3 provided corresponding to the gaming machine 5 being played is photographed with the mobile terminal 15 to read the site access information. The game information browsing service can be used for free under certain conditions.

  As described above, the game information providing system 1 of the present example can motivate a player who has not paid the usage fee while establishing a business model of charging the player with the usage fee for the game information browsing service. It is a useful system.

  It can be expected that there are not a few players who use the game information browsing service free of charge, who recognize the convenience and usefulness of the game, and pay the usage fee to use the service continuously. . In this way, the gaming information providing system 1 can appeal the convenience by using the gaming information browsing service for free, and can promote the participation of paying users.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be employed. Further, the following configurations may be combined as appropriate.
The game information providing system 1 of this example is a system on the assumption that the data management server 10 outside the game hall is operated by an information providing company. Instead of this, the data management server 10 operated by the game hall itself may be employed.

In this example, when the site access information is read from the game information display device 3 and the data management server 10 is accessed, only the game information of the game hall can be browsed. Instead of this, the game information of other game halls may be set to be viewable.
In this example, the expiration date of the access right of the site access information read from the game information display device 3 is 1 hour. The expiration date is not limited to this, and can be set as appropriate, for example, valid only during the day, or valid for two days.

  In this example, in addition to the URL information and the login ID, the site access information includes the model information and the unit number information. If the model and machine number information included in the site access information is used, the model of the gaming machine 5 can be specified on the data management server 10 side. For example, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which game information of a model being played is automatically selected and displayed on the mobile terminal 15. Note that the URL information and the login ID are indispensable information for the site access information, while the model and unit number information can be omitted.

  The mobile terminal 15 in this example is configured to acquire a right to access by reading a site access information by photographing a two-dimensional code. In the case of the portable terminal 15 having the proximity contactless communication function, the site access information may be received by the proximity contactless communication by the contactless reader / writer 35. In this case, it is not necessary to shoot a two-dimensional code, and the player's trouble is reduced. Furthermore, if the mobile terminal 15 has a wireless LAN function such as WiFi, the site access information may be received wirelessly.

  Note that if a player who has already registered as a member and paid a monthly usage fee reads the site access information and accesses the data management server 10, some privilege may be granted. As a privilege, for example, it is conceivable that a monthly fee is discounted or that specific information that cannot be browsed normally can be browsed.

In this example, the access right can be acquired from the game information display device 3. The device to which the access right is granted is not limited to the game information display device 3, and any device can be used as long as it is a service device (lending device 25, game medium counting device, prize exchange device, etc.) installed in the game hall. Also good.
The game information display device 3 of this example is configured to display a two-dimensional code representing site access information in accordance with the operation of the data switching button 343 regardless of whether or not the mobile ID has been read. Alternatively, when the mobile ID can be read, a two-dimensional code may be displayed.

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

1 Game information providing system 10 Data management server (management server)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Mobile terminal 100 Public communication line 2 In-field system 20 Game hall management apparatus 200 In-field network 25 Lending apparatus 27 Relay apparatus 29 Registration terminal 3 Game information display apparatus (access right provision means)
5 gaming machines 51 slot machines 52 pachinko machines

Claims (5)

Game information relating to each gaming machine installed in a plurality of game halls is classified for each game hall and stored in a management server, and the management server is accessed from a portable terminal possessed by a player on condition of payment of a usage fee. In the game information providing system that permits the above and allows viewing of the game information,
Provided in a game hall, comprising an access right granting means for granting an access right to access the management server and browse game information regardless of payment of a usage fee, provided to the portable terminal,
The management server allows the game information to be viewed with a predetermined condition regardless of payment of a usage fee when accessed from a mobile terminal to which the access right is granted. Offer system.   The game information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is a condition that access is within a predetermined time limit after the access right is granted. The access right granting means is provided at a position corresponding to each gaming machine on a one-to-one basis,
The game information providing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the access right is given to the portable terminal when ID information for identifying the portable terminal is read.   4. The access right granted by the access right granting means is valid only for game information related to the game arcade where the access right granting means is provided. Game information provision system.   The management server, when accessed from a mobile terminal to which the access right is granted, grants a predetermined privilege if the player who owns the mobile terminal has already paid a usage fee. The game information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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