JP2015037512A - Game information presenting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game information presenting system of high convenience capable of promoting use of game information viewing service, and, at the same time, promoting acquiring of a player who actually views a game information.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 a web site operated by the data management server 10 from a mobile terminal 15 which a player has is permitted to allow viewing of game information. Access information granting means is provided at a game hall which grants site access information including URL information of the web site. The data management server 10 registers a game hall that has granted the site access information as a special game hall for a player who makes access by utilizing the site access information, and makes viewing of the game information about the special game hall easier than other game hall.

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 information services are provided by an information provider that receives various game information from a game arcade and stores them in a management server, while a player accesses the server from a terminal such as a personal computer, mobile phone, or smartphone. This is implemented in the form of browsing game information.

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

JP 2002-336529 A

  However, there are many players who do not recognize that such services are provided for the above-mentioned game information browsing services, and even if they recognize it, they feel that their usage contracts are troublesome. And there was a fact that the number of users did not increase easily. For example, even if a free campaign or the like is carried out and a sales activity for actually using a game information browsing service to promote a contract is carried out, there is a problem that it is difficult to enclose a player.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and can promote the use of the game information browsing service, and at the same time, has the convenience of being able to enclose a player who has actually viewed the game information. It is intended to provide a high 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 and stores them in a management server, and a player ID which is player identification information registered on the management server side In a game information providing system that permits access to a website operated by the management server from a portable terminal possessed by a player on the condition that the player is present, the game information can be browsed.
Access information including at least a game hall ID, which is identification information of the game hall, and URL information of the website, is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each gaming machine installed in the game hall. Provided with access information granting means to be given to the terminal;
When the management server accesses the website using the access information, the management server designates a game hall identified by the game hall ID included in the access information as a special ID corresponding to the player ID presented at the time of access. Register as a playground,
When there is a special game hall registered for the presented player ID when there is an access from the mobile terminal, the trouble of operating the mobile terminal in order to view the game information related to the special game hall The game information providing system is characterized in that it takes less time and labor to browse game information relating to other game venues (claim 1).

  In the game information providing system of the present invention, an access information providing unit that provides the access information to the mobile terminal is provided for each gaming machine. This access information is information including at least the game hall ID of the game hall of the grant source and the URL information of the website.

  When the player accesses the website using the access information, the management server registers the game hall to which the access information is assigned as the special game hall for the player. When a player who has registered a special game hall accesses, the management server reduces the time and effort for browsing game information related to the special game hall compared to other game halls other than the special game hall. .

  In the game information providing system of the present invention, since access information providing means is provided on a one-to-one basis with a gaming machine, a player in the game can easily obtain access information and access the management server, Use of services can be promoted. Further, when the access information is acquired and the website operated by the management server is accessed, the game hall is registered as a special game hall, and thereafter, the game information related to the special game hall can be easily viewed. The convenience on the part of the user is improved.

  According to this game information providing system, the game information of the special game hall can be viewed, and the player can be motivated to play at the special game hall. In this way, on the game site side, there is a merit that the player can be enclosed by introducing the game information browsing service by the game information providing system.

  As described above, the game information providing system of the present invention is a highly convenient system capable of encouraging the use of the game information browsing service and at the same time enclosing the player who has actually browsed the game information.

  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 present invention, less time for browsing game information means that, for example, there are few operation procedures for browsing, short waiting time for browsing, few input items necessary for browsing, browsing This means that there are few display screens (web pages, etc.) that must be routed through, and that there is a small amount of scrolling that changes the display range of the screen for browsing.

In the game information providing system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the website includes a web page for an accessed player to select a specific game hall from the plurality of game halls,
The management server preferentially displays the special game hall on the web page.

  In the web page for selecting a game hall where the game information is to be browsed, the selection operation of the game hall is simplified and convenience is improved. For example, if you access the website using the access information given at the game hall where you play frequently, the game venue will be registered as a special game hall after that, and the selection operation will take less time. improves.

  It should be noted that preferential display of the special game arcade means that the special game arcade is displayed at the top of the plurality of game arcades, the special game arcade is displayed large, the special game arcade is selected by a cursor, etc. This means that the state is set as the initial setting of the web page.

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. Explanatory drawing which shows the hall | hole selection screen at the time of the access using site access information 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.

  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 type liquid crystal display, the registration terminal 29 includes a card reader that reads a member ID recorded on a member card, a contactless reader for proximity contactless 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 membership ID of the membership card can be registered in association with the membership ID of the membership card. 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 member ID read from the member card and the portable ID read from the portable 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 as an access information providing unit that provides site access information (access information) for accessing the data management server 10 via the public communication line 100. . In addition to the URL information of the website provided by the data management server 10, the site access information includes a game hall ID for identifying the game hall. 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 a player ID and an authentication password, which are identification information of a player who uses the game information browsing service by paying a usage fee by paying a usage fee for the game information browsing service. The data management server 10 can check the login ID input when accessing from the mobile terminal 15 with any player ID, and when the password authentication is performed, the login to the website is permitted and the game information is browsed. Allow use of the service.

  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 switched as appropriate 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 for accessing the data management server 10 is displayed. It can also be displayed.

  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 the player has a portable terminal 15 in which the portable ID is associated and registered with the member ID of the membership card, the portable terminal 15 is brought close to the reader reading surface 351 and a predetermined game start operation is performed. The totaling of personal 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 information providing unit, and displays the site access screen illustrated in FIG. 4 in the center display frame 331 by appropriately operating the data switching button 343. 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 game hall ID for identifying the game hall, as well as the model, machine number, etc. of the gaming machine 5 corresponding to the game information display device 3 It is. As will be described in detail later, if this site access information is used, the website can be accessed immediately, and the game hall in the game can be registered as an MY hall (special game hall).

  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 normal service use procedure that does not use site access information will be described, and then a service use procedure that uses site access information will be described.

  In the case of normal service use that does not use site access information, first, a website provided by the data management server 10 is accessed via the mobile terminal 15, and login is performed on a login screen (not shown). On this login screen, if a player ID and a password that are his / her login ID are input, the state where the login is completed and the game information browsing service can be used can be set. For unregistered players who have not acquired a player ID as a login ID, a new member registration procedure using the new registration screen displayed on the mobile terminal 15 is used to perform a game information browsing service. The player ID for using can be acquired and login is possible.

  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, a service use procedure based on site access information will be described. In using the site access information, 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.

  On the mobile terminal 15 that has read the site access information, the URL information website included in the site access information is automatically displayed in the browser, and a login screen for prompting the player ID and password is displayed. When the correct player ID and password are input, the login is completed and the game information browsing service can be used as in the case of normal use. Note that the procedure for using the game information browsing service after the login is completed is the same as in the case of the above-described normal use without using the site access information.

  Here, the difference when logging in using the site access information is that the game hall related to the game hall ID included in the site access information is registered as a MY hole. Specifically, the data management server 10 registers the game hall ID included in the site access information in association with the player ID input at the time of login. Thereafter, at the next access or later, the game hall associated with the game hall ID associated with the player ID is handled as an MY hole.

  When the MY hole is registered in this way, the screen specifications of the hole selection screen displayed when accessing the website providing the game information browsing service are different regardless of whether or not the site access information is used. . When the MY hole has been registered, the hole selection screen (web page) of FIG. 8 is displayed on the portable terminal 15 instead of the hole selection screen of FIG.

  In the hole selection screen of FIG. 8, in addition to the prefectural name input field 150A, the game field name input field 150B, and the search button 150C similar to the hole selection screen of FIG. 5A, the MY hole display field 150M Is arranged. In the MY hole display field 150M, a list of game halls related to the game hall ID registered in association with the player ID is displayed as MY holes.

  On the hole selection screen of FIG. 8, any MY hole can be selected with one touch. Compared with the case of searching for the MY hole on the hole selection screen of FIG. 5A, the operational effort required for browsing the game information of the MY hole is remarkably reduced.

  In the game information browsing service provided by the game information providing system 1 configured as described above, when the website is accessed using the site access information, the game venue from which the site access information is given can be registered as an MY hole. . The game halls registered as MY holes are displayed in a list in the MY hole display field 150M of the hole selection screen in FIG. 8, and can be selected with one touch. Thus, if it accesses using site access information, a MY hole can be registered, game information can be browsed easily and convenience can be improved.

  When using the game information browsing service, the player is more likely to browse the game information in the MY hall that is easy to browse. Many players who have actually browsed the game information are interested in the game at the game hall related to the game information, and are more likely to go to the game hall. In this way, on the game site side, by introducing the game information browsing service by the game information providing system 1, there is an advantage that the player can be enclosed.

  As described above, the game information providing system 1 of this example is a highly convenient system that can promote the use of the game information browsing service and at the same time can enclose the player who has actually viewed the game information.

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.
In this example, when accessing using the site access information, the amusement arcade to which the site access information is given is registered as the MY hole, and the MY hole display field is displayed on the hall selection screen (FIG. 8) at the next access. A configuration for additionally displaying 150M is adopted. Instead of this configuration, a hole selection screen including the MY hole display column 150M may be displayed immediately at the first login using the site access information.
Furthermore, at the first access, a confirmation screen as to whether or not to register the game hall in the MY hall may be displayed on the mobile terminal 15 and the game hall may be registered as the MY hall in response to the confirmation. In this case, the game hall that is not desired to be registered in the MY hole is not listed in the MY hole display field 150M.

  Instead of this example, it is also possible to configure the game venue ID included in the site access information as an access right so that the game information browsing service can be limitedly used free of charge. When the portable terminal 15 possessed by a player who does not have a player ID reads and accesses the site access information, the log-in to the game information browsing service can be automatically completed with the game hall ID included in the site access information. In this case, it is possible to limit only the game information related to the game hall with the game hall ID to be viewable, and to set a viewable time limit such as one hour or the same day. In such free use, the display of the login screen (not shown) and the hall selection screen (FIG. 5) can be omitted, and the display of the data selection screen of FIG. 6 can be started immediately upon completion of the login. If free limited use is set, a player who pays a monthly usage fee may read the site access information and access the data management server 10 to give some kind of privilege. . 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.

  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, in addition to the URL information and the game hall ID, the site access information is configured including information on the model and machine number. 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. The URL information and the game hall ID are indispensable information for the site access information, but the model and machine number information can be omitted.

  The portable terminal 15 of this example is configured to read the 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.

  The number of playgrounds that can be registered in the MY hall may be one or two or more. If the number of game halls registered as MY holes is one, it is desirable to omit the display of the hole selection screen (FIG. 8) (shortcut) and shift to the data selection screen (FIG. 6) regarding the game hall.

In this example, the site access information can be acquired from the game information display device 3. The device to which the site access information is given 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. May be.
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 center management apparatus 200 In-field network 25 Rental apparatus 27 Relay apparatus 29 Registration terminal 3 Game information display apparatus (access information provision means)
5 gaming machines 51 slot machines 52 pachinko machines

Claims (2)

The game information related to each gaming machine installed in a plurality of game halls is classified for each game hall and accumulated in the management server, and the player ID, which is the player identification information registered on the management server side, must be presented. In a game information providing system that allows access to a website operated by the management server from a mobile terminal possessed by a player and allows the game information to be browsed,
Access information including at least a game hall ID, which is identification information of the game hall, and URL information of the website, is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each gaming machine installed in the game hall. Provided with access information granting means to be given to the terminal;
When the management server accesses the website using the access information, the management server designates a game hall identified by the game hall ID included in the access information as a special ID corresponding to the player ID presented at the time of access. Register as a playground,
When there is a special game hall registered for the presented player ID when there is an access from the mobile terminal, the trouble of operating the mobile terminal in order to view the game information related to the special game hall A game information providing system characterized in that it takes less time and labor to browse game information related to other game venues. The website includes a web page for an accessed player to select a specific game hall from the plurality of game halls,
The game information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the management server preferentially displays the special game hall on the web page.

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