JP2015160068A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine where game property is improved by utilizing a function for noticing incoming call to a mobile phone, in the game machine provided with the noticing function.SOLUTION: A slot machine 1 comprises: game result determination means for determining a game result; special game state generation means which generates a bonus state when the game result is the generation of the bonus state advantageous to a player; special notice means which executes bonus notice of noticing the generation of the bonus state; mobile terminal identification means for identifying the mobile phone of the player; and incoming call detection means for detecting the generation of the incoming call to the mobile phone of the player. When detecting the incoming call to the mobile phone, the special notice means executes the same notice as the bonus notice without regard to whether the game result determined by the game result determination means is the generation of the bonus state.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko gaming machine installed in a game arcade.

  In the game hall, incoming calls to your mobile phone (mobile terminal), e-mail, etc. due to music being played at a high volume or because the player is enthusiastic about the game. The player may not be aware of receiving the message. Therefore, various techniques for notifying incoming calls to mobile phones have been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 listed below discloses a pachinko that vibrates an operation handle for firing a ball when incoming calls to a mobile phone are detected. A gaming machine is described.

JP 2001-300024 A

  However, the pachinko gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 merely notifies that there is an incoming call to the mobile phone, and the effect obtained for the cost for realizing the notification function is not sufficient. There's a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and provides a gaming machine that has improved playability by utilizing a notification function for a gaming machine having a function of notifying an incoming call to a mobile phone. It is an invention for doing this.

The present invention provides a game result determining means for determining a game result when a predetermined condition is satisfied,
Special game state generating means for generating the special game state when the game result determining means determines that the game result is occurrence of a special game state advantageous to the player;
Special notification means for performing special notification for notifying the player of the occurrence of the special gaming state;
A portable terminal identification means for identifying a portable terminal possessed by a player who is playing a game;
An incoming call detecting means for detecting that an incoming call from a terminal different from the mobile terminal has occurred to the mobile terminal identified by the mobile terminal identifying means,
The special notification means, when the incoming call detection means detects an incoming call to the mobile terminal, regardless of whether or not the game result determination means determines that the game result is the occurrence of the special game state. The gaming machine is characterized by executing the same notification as the notification (claim 1).

  The gaming machine of the present invention executes the same notification as the special notification when the special gaming state occurs when an incoming call to the mobile terminal occurs. By executing the same notification as the special notification in this way, it is possible to make the player think as if a special gaming state occurs in response to an incoming call to the mobile terminal. According to this gaming machine, it is possible to give a new game property of associating the incoming call to the mobile terminal with the notification of the game result.

  As described above, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, a new game can be given by utilizing the function of notifying the incoming call to the mobile phone.

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

The game result determining means in the gaming machine according to a preferred aspect of the present invention determines the game result as the occurrence of the special gaming state based on the fact that the incoming call detecting means detects an incoming call to the mobile terminal. Yes,
The special game state generated based on an incoming call to the mobile terminal is a game state having a lower degree of advantage on the player side than the special game state generated regardless of the incoming call to the mobile terminal (claims). 2).

  In this case, the special gaming state actually occurs when an incoming call occurs in the mobile terminal. A player plays a game in anticipation of an incoming call to the mobile terminal. As a result, it is possible to give a completely new game property of associating the incoming call to the mobile terminal with determination of the game result. In addition, the special gaming state based on the incoming call to the mobile phone has a lower degree of advantage on the player side than the original special gaming state that occurs regardless of the incoming call. The possibility that the player side will be excessively advantageous can be suppressed.

  In the game machine according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the special notification means notifies the player of an incoming call to the mobile terminal after the special gaming state generated based on the detection of the incoming call to the mobile terminal ends. (Claim 3).

  In this case, since the incoming call is notified after the special gaming state is completed, the player can specify the occurrence of the incoming call at an appropriate timing. In particular, when the notification is executed at the timing when the special game state ends, the player can notice the occurrence of an incoming call at a good break. Some players consider that an incoming call during a game is troublesome, but if the special game state is generated by the incoming call as described above, the troublesomeness that the player can feel for the incoming call can be reduced.

The game result determining means in the gaming machine according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, based on the incoming call to the mobile terminal, receives the game result until a predetermined special number of incoming calls occur for the same mobile terminal. While the occurrence of the special gaming state is determined, when the incoming call exceeding the special number occurs for the same mobile terminal, the game result is determined regardless of the incoming call to the mobile terminal (claim). 4).
When limiting the number of special game states based on an incoming call, it is possible to suppress the possibility that the player will be excessively advantageous due to the special game state based on the incoming call.

A gaming machine according to a preferred aspect of the present invention is an operating means operated by a game hall manager;
A first state in which the game result determining means determines the occurrence of the special gaming state as the game result based on an incoming call to the mobile terminal in response to an operation of the operation means by an administrator; A state setting means for setting one of the second state in which the game result determination means determines the game result regardless of whether an incoming call to the mobile terminal has occurred,
Regardless of whether the first state or the second state is set, the special notification unit performs the same notification as the special notification when the incoming detection unit detects an incoming call to the mobile terminal. (Claim 5).

  In this gaming machine, there is a case where the same notification is executed (in the second state) as the special notification when the special gaming state occurs although the special gaming state does not occur. Some players may feel bothered by the fact that a special gaming state does not occur even though the same notification as the special notification is executed, and the willingness to continue the game may be impaired. According to this gaming machine, it is possible to direct the player to notice the incoming call to the mobile terminal by daringly reducing the willingness to continue the game and restrain the concentration on the game, and to promote an appropriate response to the incoming call.

The special notification means in the gaming machine according to a preferred aspect of the present invention executes symbol variation for notifying the game result determined by the game result determination means as the special notification or separately from the special notification,
Start operation means operated by a player to start the symbol variation by causing the game result determination means to determine a game result in a state where a game value is bet;
A stop operation means operated by a player to stop the symbol variation;
Stop control means for executing stop control so as to stop the symbol corresponding to the game result when the stop operation means is operated (Claim 6).
In this case, the effects of the present invention can be realized for the gaming machine that is a slot machine.

The system diagram which shows the equipment configuration of the game hall in the first embodiment. 1 is a front view showing a slot machine in Embodiment 1. FIG. The front view of the symbol display window in which the winning line was set in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a development view showing a developed arrangement of symbols arranged on the outer periphery of the reel in the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the role of a slot machine, a winning symbol, and profit in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine in the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the number of winning random numbers of each combination in Example 1. The front view which shows the bonus confirmation screen in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view showing a bonus medium screen in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of incoming call response processing in the first embodiment. The front view which shows the incoming call alert | report screen 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 relating to a gaming machine installed in a game arcade. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the amusement hall, a plurality of gaming machines such as a slot machine 1 are installed. Each gaming machine is managed by a management device 5 installed in a management space or the like in the game hall. In the amusement hall, an on-site network 555 for realizing data communication and the like between the gaming machine and the management apparatus 5 is constructed, and management of each gaming machine by the management apparatus 5 is realized using the on-site network 555. ing.

  In addition to the management device 5, a relay device 50 installed for every two gaming machines, a counting device and a payment device (not shown) are connected to the on-site network 555. In addition to the gaming machine such as the slot machine 1, a display device 51 and a lending machine 52 that are individually attached to each gaming machine are connected to the relay device 50 in a communicable state. A gaming machine such as the slot machine 1 is connected to the on-site network 555 via the relay device 50.

  The slot machine 1 shown in FIG. 2 is a gaming machine including three reels 12 for displaying symbols in a variable manner. When a winning symbol is displayed in response to the stop of the symbol variation, a winning occurs and a privilege such as paying out a medal as a game medium can be obtained. In this slot machine 1, an AT state that can receive a push order notification (AT notification) for winning a predetermined AT combination (in this example, nine combinations) is set as a bonus state (special game state). In particular, in this slot machine 1, a case is set in which an incoming call to a mobile phone possessed by a player is involved in the occurrence of a bonus state.

  The front surface portion of the slot machine 1 is formed by a front frame body 10 in which a symbol display window 11 is disposed substantially at the center. The front frame 10 is fixed to a frame (not shown) in a rotatable state via a hinge (not shown) provided on the left side. The front frame 10 can be locked using a key that is managed by a manager of the game hall.

  In the front frame 10, a liquid crystal display unit 238, a pair of left and right speakers 239 </ b> S, and a decorative lamp unit 236 are disposed above the symbol display window 11. A base 100 that forms the base of the slot machine 1 is formed below the symbol display window 11. On the right side of the symbol display window 11, an award number display unit 151 for displaying the award number of medals and a credit display unit 152 for displaying the credit amount are arranged.

  The base portion 100 is formed so as to protrude relative to the symbol display window 11 located behind the player. The base 100 has a shelf-like operation surface 14 at the upper end adjacent to the symbol display window 11, a medal tray 15 at the lower end, and an operation panel 13 adjacent to the lower side of the operation surface 14. have.

  The operation surface 14 includes a bet button 24 for inserting a credited (stored) medal, a settlement button 25 for paying out the credited medal, and a medal insertion slot 230 for directly inserting a medal. , Is arranged. On the operation panel 13, a start lever (start operation means) 22 for starting the symbol fluctuation of the reel 12 and a stop button (stop operation means) 21 for stopping the symbol fluctuation are arranged.

  A terminal authentication unit (mobile terminal identification means) 103 for identifying a mobile phone possessed by the player is provided at a position on the right side of the base unit 100 and below the operation surface 14. The terminal authentication unit 103 reads an authentication number from a mobile phone held close to the terminal and authenticates it to set a login state. The terminal authentication unit 103 corresponds to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone provided with a non-contact type wireless communication IC such as a Felica (registered trademark) chip. That is, the received mobile phone is identified from other mobile phones by the identification number of the mobile phone.

  The terminal authentication unit 103 receives incoming call occurrence information (incoming call information) that is wirelessly output when a mobile phone arrives, and transfers the information to the control unit 18 described later. Note that mobile phone logoff (login state cancellation) is executed in response to a predetermined logoff operation by the player or another new mobile phone authentication (login).

  A switching operation unit (operation means) 101 for switching the operation state of the slot machine 1 is provided inside the gaming machine that hits the inside of the front frame 10. The switching operation unit 101 can be operated when the front frame 10 is rotated to the front side and opened. Since the front frame 10 is locked as described above, a player or the like cannot operate the switching operation unit 101 without permission. Only an administrator or the like who has the key can operate the switching operation unit 101. The operation states that can be switched by the switching operation unit 101 include a first state in which an incoming call to a mobile phone may be involved in the occurrence of a bonus state, and an incoming call to a mobile phone is not involved in the occurrence of a bonus state. There is a second state.

  The symbol display window 11 is a display window including symbol display regions 110L, C, and R as shown in FIGS. Each of the symbol display areas 110L, C, and R is a symbol display area for three symbols. In the entire symbol display window 11, symbol display regions for nine symbols arranged in a two-dimensional matrix composed of three rows and three columns are formed. In the symbol display area in which nine symbols 125 are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, only one winning line 111 in the middle horizontal direction, which is the direction in which the winning symbols to be awarded are arranged, is set.

  On the back side of each symbol display area 110L, C, R, reels 12L, C, R for performing symbol variation are respectively arranged. As shown in FIG. 4, the reels 12 </ b> L, C, and R are rotary reels in which 21 symbols 125 are arranged at a substantially constant interval on a cylindrical outer peripheral surface. As stop buttons 21 (FIG. 2) individually corresponding to the reels 12L, C, and R, a left stop button 21L, a middle stop button 21C, and a right stop button 21R are provided.

The liquid crystal display unit 238 includes a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display unit 238 can display various effect screens for effecting a game. The liquid crystal display unit 238 has functions as the following means.
(1) AT notification means: means for performing AT notification for notifying the pressing order for winning the nine winning combination that is an AT combination. The liquid crystal display unit 238 as AT notification means displays the pressing order of the stop buttons 21L, C, and R in numbers when nine winning combinations are internally won in the AT state (described later with reference to FIG. 9).
(2) Special notification means: means for executing bonus notification (special notification) for notifying the occurrence of a bonus state. As will be described later, the bonus notification includes a bonus notification effect at the time of AT notification in the bonus state, a bonus confirmation effect for notifying that the occurrence of the bonus state is confirmed, and the like.

  In the slot machine 1, as shown in FIG. 5, a replay combination is set in addition to three kinds of small combinations (one combination, nine combinations, and five combinations). In the figure, the names of the winning combinations are shown in the left column, the winning symbols that are combinations of symbols corresponding to the winning combinations are shown in the middle row, and the profits such as payout according to winnings are shown in the right column. As for the replay combination, a replay game is awarded according to a winning prize instead of paying out medals. In the slot machine 1 of this example, a single winning combination is set as a trigger for the bonus state. Further, as described above, nine winning combinations are set as AT notification targets in the bonus state.

  The electrical configuration of the slot machine 1 is as shown in FIG. For the control unit 18 that controls the overall operation of the slot machine 1, in addition to the above-described configuration, the inserted medal detection unit 23 that detects a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 230 (FIG. 2) and the reel 12 change the design. A display for controlling the reel driving unit 121 constituting the display means, the reference position detecting unit 232 for detecting the rotational position of the reel 12, the medal paying unit 233 for paying out medals to the tray 15, the liquid crystal display unit 238, the audio output unit 239, and the like. The control unit 19 and a set value operation unit 28 for setting a set value representing the player's degree of advantage are electrically connected.

The reel driving unit 121 includes a stepping motor (not shown) that can be controlled in units of steps, and is a driving unit that rotationally drives the reel 12 by the rotational driving force of the stepping motor.
The reference position detection unit 232 is a detection unit that outputs a detection signal each time the passage of the reference position piece is detected for each of the reels 12L, 12C, and 12R.
The set value operation unit 28 is an operation unit for changing set values of six stages having different internal winning probabilities such as a single combination that is a trigger for a bonus state, using a setting key (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 18 includes a CPU 181, ROM 183 and RAM 184 as memory means, an I / O unit 182 as an input / output interface, a random number extraction unit 185 that extracts a random number for internal winning combination lottery, A random number generator 186 for generating random numbers.
The ROM 183 stores a software program, an internal winning combination lottery table (not shown) used for the internal winning combination lottery, and a reel control table (not shown) used for stop control of the reel 12.

The reel control table is a data table in which stop positions that can be stopped on the winning line 111 are defined.
The internal winning combination lottery table is a data table in which the range of the winning random number of each combination is defined among the random numbers for the internal winning combination lottery of 0 to 65535. The internal winning combination lottery table is prepared for each set value of 1 to 6. In the internal winning combination lottery table corresponding to the high setting of the setting values 5 and 6, the number of winning random numbers of one winning combination that is a trigger for the bonus state is set large, which is advantageous to the player side. In the internal winning combination lottery table corresponding to a certain set value, the number of winning random numbers of each combination is defined as illustrated in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, for the nine role combinations that are AT roles, in addition to the common nine role combinations that can be won regardless of the pressing order when the internal winning is selected, nine role combinations A to F that are determined in order of winning are set. A winning random number is set for each of the nine winning combinations. For example, in the case of nine winning combinations A, the winning condition is that the stop button 21 is operated in the order of left → middle → right. When the 9 winning combination A is won internally, a win will be generated if operated in this push order, while in any other push order, the game will be lost.

  In the example of FIG. 7, the total number of winning random numbers of 9 winning combinations A to F is 30000, and the probability that any of the winning random numbers is internally won is a high probability approaching 1/2. However, with respect to these nine-piece combinations A to F, there is only one of the combinations of the six operation orders of the stop buttons 21L, C, and R for winning. Therefore, in the non-bonus state where there is no notification of the pressing order, when any of the nine winning combinations A to F wins the internal winning combination, the probability of winning the internal winning combination is 1/6. For example, the probability that nine winning combinations A will be internally won in a non-bonus state and can win further is 5000/65536 × 1 / 6≈1 / 79.

In the control unit 18, the CPU 181 executes the software program read from the ROM 183, thereby realizing the following functions as each means.
(3) Game result determination means: When the start lever 22 is effectively operated in a state where a prescribed number of medals are bet (predetermined conditions), an internal lottery is executed and an internal winning combination, etc. Means for determining game results. In particular, when a single combination that is an opportunity combination in the bonus state is determined as an internal winning combination, occurrence of a bonus state is also determined as a game result.
(4) Stop control means: means for controlling the reel drive unit 121 to control the rotation of each reel 12. The stop control means executes control to stop the rotation of the reel 12 when the stop button 21 corresponding to the reel 12 that is changing the symbol is operated.
(5) Special gaming state generating means: means for generating a bonus state (AT state). The special game state generating means generates a bonus state over 100 games after the next game when the single winning combination is determined as the internal winning combination and the generation of the bonus state is determined. In addition, when a mobile phone receives an incoming call, an AT state for only one game may be generated as a bonus state.
(6) Winning symbol determination means: means for determining the type of the symbol 125 that is stopped and displayed along the winning line 111.
(7) Profit granting means: means for granting a profit corresponding to a winning combination when a winning symbol of any winning combination is stopped on the winning line 111 and a winning occurs. For example, if the winning combination is nine, nine medals are paid out. If it is a replay winning prize, a prescribed number of medals are automatically inserted without consuming the player's medals, and a state in which a new game (replay game) can be started is set.
(8) Incoming call detection means: means for detecting an incoming call to the mobile phone in response to reception of the incoming call information by the terminal authentication unit 103.
(9) State setting means: means for switching the operating state of the slot machine 1 in accordance with the operation of the switching operation unit 101. As the operating state, in addition to the normal internal lottery for extracting the random number described with reference to FIG. 7 and determining the occurrence of the bonus state, the game result determining means determines the occurrence of the bonus state in response to the incoming call to the mobile terminal. There are a first state that can be performed, and a second state in which the game result determining means determines the game result regardless of whether or not there is an incoming call to the mobile terminal. The state setting means sets one of the first state and the second state according to the operation setting in the switching operation unit 101. In the second state, only the bonus confirmation effect is executed in response to the incoming call of the mobile phone, and no bonus state is subsequently generated unless the occurrence of the bonus state is determined by the game result determining means. In other words, in the second state, even if there is an incoming call to the mobile phone, the bonus state does not occur due to the incoming call of the mobile phone.
(10) Incoming AT number counting means: means for counting and storing the incoming AT number, which is the number of times the bonus state is generated in response to an incoming call. The incoming AT number counting means stores the identification number of the authenticated mobile phone and counts the incoming AT number on the current day in association with the identification number. For a mobile phone that has once been authenticated and logged in, the stored state of the number of incoming ATs is maintained as it is even after the log-off state. The identification number of the authenticated mobile phone and the number of incoming ATs are reset by the start of business on the next day after the business day ends.

The basic operation of the slot machine 1 configured as described above will be described.
The control unit 18 permits the start of the game when a prescribed number of medals are bet on the game in response to the operation of the bet button 24 or the insertion of medals into the medal insertion slot 230. When the start lever 22 is operated with the game start permitted, the random number extraction unit 185 extracts the random numbers for the internal winning combination lottery from the random numbers (0 to 65535) generated by the random number generation unit 186.

  The control unit 18 executes the internal lottery by comparing the random numbers for the internal winning combination lottery extracted in this way with the internal winning combination lottery table, and determines the internal winning combination. When any winning combination is determined as an internal winning combination, an internal winning flag corresponding to the internal winning combination is established. When the internal winning flag is established, the corresponding combination can be won, while the internal winning flag is valid only in the established game and is reset by the next game. In the slot machine 1, the occurrence of a bonus state is determined when one winning combination is won internally by an internal lottery for each game.

  After executing the internal lottery, the control unit 18 starts symbol variation by the reel 12. The control unit 18 inputs a control pulse to the stepping motor constituting the reel driving unit 121, and rotates the stepping motor by one step for each pulse. The control unit 18 counts the number of control pulses input to the reel driving unit 121, that is, the number of steps rotated by the stepping motor while the stepping motor is rotating. The counter value of the number of steps is reset to zero every time the detection signal of the reference position piece of each reel 12 is captured. Therefore, this counter value indicates the number of steps that have occurred after the most recent detection signal.

  When the stop button 21 is operated, the control unit 18 stops the rotation of the corresponding reel 12 and stops the symbol variation. When the reel 12 is stopped, the control unit 18 performs so-called pull-in control in which a symbol within a predetermined pull-in range determined by rules (rules for game machine certification, type verification, etc.) is stopped on the winning line 111. To do. In this example, a range corresponding to 4 symbols is set as the pull-in range. In the pull-in control, the number of steps when the stop button 21 is operated is collated with respect to the reel control table, and the stop position is determined. If there is a symbol corresponding to the internal winning flag within the pull-in range, that symbol is determined as the stop position.

  After the reel 12 is stopped, the control unit 18 specifies the type of the symbol 125 stopped along the winning line 111 based on the number of steps of the corresponding stepping motor (reel driving unit 121). After all the reels 12 are stopped, the control unit 18 has a predetermined combination of symbols 125 stopped on the pay line 111 (see FIG. 3) set so as to cross the three reels 12L, C, and R. The winning combination is determined according to whether or not the winning symbol is.

  The control unit 18 gives a profit corresponding to the winning combination. For example, when 9 winning combinations are winning combinations, 9 medals are awarded (see FIG. 5). When one winning combination is a winning combination, one medal is awarded and a bonus state over 100 games from the next game occurs. When a single winning combination is determined as an internal winning combination, the occurrence of a bonus state is determined at the same time. Therefore, a bonus state is generated regardless of whether the internal winning single winning combination is won or not. When the occurrence of the bonus state is determined in accordance with the internal winning of the single player, a bonus finalization effect (bonus notification, special notification) indicating that the occurrence of the bonus state has been determined is executed, and the liquid crystal display unit 238 is displayed in FIG. The bonus confirmation screen is displayed. In other words, the bonus confirmation screen notifies the player of the occurrence of the special gaming state by notifying that the occurrence of the bonus state has been confirmed.

  During the occurrence of the bonus state, the bonus mid-screen shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 238 with the character display of “bonus” indicating that the bonus state is occurring at the upper left. The effect of displaying the bonus mid-screen is a bonus notification effect (bonus notification, special notification) for notifying that the bonus state is in effect. That is, the bonus notification effect notifies the player of the occurrence of the special gaming state by notifying that the bonus state is in effect. When any of the nine winning combinations A to F is won internally, an AT notification for notifying the pushing order for winning the nine winning combination is executed on the bonus medium screen. Specifically, the pressing order of the stop buttons 21L, C, and R is notified by the numbers 1 to 3 displayed at three positions on the left, middle, and right in the bonus medium screen.

  In the bonus game under the bonus state in which such AT notification is executed, the net increase in medals is about 2.0 per game. On the other hand, in a state other than the bonus state, even if any of the 9-sheet winning combinations A to F is internally won, the pushing order is not notified or is not easily notified, so the winning difficulty of the 9-sheet winning combination is increased. Since there are six combinations of the pressing order of the three stop buttons 21, when any of the nine winning combinations A to F is won internally, the probability of winning without receiving notification of the pressing order is 1/6.

  The slot machine 1 of this example has a gaming characteristic in that terminal devices such as mobile phones possessed by the player are related to the game result. In order to associate the mobile phone with the game of the slot machine 1, the player first needs to be authenticated by bringing his / her mobile phone close to the terminal authentication unit 103. The control unit 18 reads and authenticates an identification number or the like from a mobile phone adjacent to the terminal authentication unit 103, and sets a login state for the mobile phone. When there is an incoming call to such a logged-in mobile phone, the control unit 18 detects the incoming call based on the incoming call occurrence information wirelessly output by the mobile phone.

An incoming call response process performed by the control unit 18 when an incoming call occurs in a logged-in mobile phone will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
This incoming call handling process is a process that is executed when the gaming state is in the normal state (non-bonus state) in a situation where the mobile phone possessed by the player is in the login state (S101: YES). On the other hand, when the bonus state is occurring (S101: NO), the notification of the incoming call is waited until the normal state is reached. In this case, the incoming history of the mobile phone is managed on the slot machine 1 side, and it is possible to determine whether or not the notification has been executed for each incoming call. Even when another incoming call occurs while waiting for an incoming call notification, the incoming call notification is executed only once.

  When an incoming call occurs in the mobile phone under the normal state (S101: YES → S102: YES), even if the first state for generating a bonus state in response to the incoming call is set or an incoming call occurs. It is determined whether the second state that does not cause a bonus state is set (S103).

  If the first state for generating the bonus state in response to the incoming call is set (S103: YES), the number of incoming ATs corresponding to the identification number of the mobile phone in the login state is added once (S104). . If the number of incoming ATs is three times (special number) or less (S105: YES), the start of the game in which the nine winning combinations A to F, which are AT roles, are internally won is waited (S106: NO).

  When a game in which any of the nine-player roles A to F is won internally is started (S106: YES), a bonus medium screen (AT notification) for notifying the order of winning the nine-player combination by AT notification (AT notification) 9) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 238 (S107). As described above, the character display (bonus display) of “bonus” for bonus notification is arranged at the upper left of the bonus medium screen.

  After that, the end of the game in which any of the nine winning combinations A to F is internally won is waited (S108: NO), and in response to the end of the game (S108: YES), the mobile phone receives an incoming call. 11 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 238 (S109). According to this incoming call notification screen, it is possible to notify the player that it is not in a bonus state over 100 games, along with an incoming call notification. Note that when the number of incoming ATs corresponding to the cellular phone in the login state exceeds 3 (S105: NO), it is set so that AT notification or the like is not executed.

  On the other hand, when the second state in which the bonus state is not generated in response to the incoming call is set (S103: NO), the start of a new game is waited (S116: NO). When a new game is started (S116: YES), a bonus confirmation screen (FIG. 8) by a bonus confirmation effect informing the bonus confirmation is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 238 (S117). Thereafter, when the game is over (S108: YES), the incoming call notification screen of FIG. 11 informing that the mobile phone has received an incoming call is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 238 (S109). When this incoming call notification screen is displayed, the player can understand that there has been an incoming call and that a bonus state over 100 games has not occurred.

  As described above, the slot machine 1 of this example displays the bonus mid-screen (FIG. 9) and confirms the bonus when the incoming call to the mobile phone held by the player occurs, as in the case of the bonus state. Bonus notification (special notification) is executed by displaying the screen (FIG. 8). By executing bonus notification in this way, it is possible to make a player think as if a bonus state occurs in response to an incoming call to a mobile phone. In this slot machine 1, an incoming call to a mobile phone is associated with a notification regarding a game result, and a new game is given by utilizing a function for notifying an incoming call to a mobile phone.

  In particular, in the game of the slot machine 1, the bonus confirmation screen (FIG. 8) may be displayed as the same bonus notification (special notification) as when the bonus state occurs, regardless of whether the bonus state occurs. . Some players may feel bothered by the fact that the bonus state does not occur even though the bonus confirmation screen is displayed, and the willingness to continue the game may be impaired. In this case, by reducing the willingness to continue the game and deliberately losing the concentration on the game, the player can be directed to notice the incoming call to the mobile phone, and an appropriate response can be promoted.

  When the first state is set in the slot machine 1, if the login state of the mobile phone is set in advance, a bonus state actually occurs when an incoming call occurs in the mobile phone. The player of the slot machine 1 plays a game with the expectation that an incoming call to the mobile phone will occur. As a result, it is possible to realize a completely new gameability in which the incoming call to the mobile phone is associated with the occurrence of the bonus state. Further, the bonus state corresponding to the incoming call to the mobile phone is that the AT notification is executed only once, and is more advantageous than the original bonus state over 100 games (AT state) that occurs regardless of the incoming call. It is low. By adopting such a setting, it is possible to avoid the possibility that the player side becomes excessively advantageous due to the occurrence of a bonus state corresponding to the incoming call.

  In the game of the slot machine 1, when a bonus state occurs in response to an incoming call to a mobile phone, an AT notification is executed once, and after the bonus state is finished, an incoming call notification screen for notifying an incoming call to the mobile phone ( FIG. 11) is displayed. As a result, the player can recognize the incoming call to the mobile phone at an appropriate timing when the bonus state is finished and the game is divided into one segment. Some players consider that an incoming call during a game is troublesome, but if it is found that a bonus state has occurred in response to the incoming call, the troublesomeness for the incoming call can be reduced.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 of this example, a limit is set on the number of occurrences of the bonus state according to the incoming call. Specifically, the bonus state that occurs in response to an incoming call to the same mobile phone is limited to a maximum of three times on the same business day. By providing such a restriction, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the player's degree of advantage is excessive due to the bonus state corresponding to the incoming call.

  The slot machine 1 has a first state in which a bonus state may occur in response to an incoming call to the mobile phone as described above, and a second state in which no bonus state may occur in response to an incoming call to the mobile phone. And a switching operation unit 101 for switching between and. A game hall manager or the like can selectively set one of the operation states by operating the switching operation unit 101. On the other hand, in this slot machine 1, regardless of whether the first state or the second state is set, a bonus notification indicating that a bonus state is occurring when an incoming call to the mobile phone occurs. The same notification is executed. If in the first state, a bonus medium screen (FIG. 9) indicating that the bonus state is in effect is displayed during AT notification. In the second state, a bonus state does not occur in response to an incoming call to the mobile phone, but a bonus confirmation screen (FIG. 8) is displayed when an incoming call occurs.

  In the case of the slot machine 1 in which the second state is set, some players feel bothered by the fact that the bonus state does not occur despite the bonus notification being executed, and the willingness to continue the game decreases. Sometimes. As described above, in the second state, the player is encouraged to appropriately respond to the incoming call by reducing the willingness to continue the game and suppressing the concentration on the game so as to notice the incoming call to the mobile phone. it can. Thus, in the slot machine 1, since the administrator can set whether or not to generate a bonus state in response to an incoming call, there is also an effect that it is possible to select whether or not to encourage the response to the incoming call at the game hall.

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, the slot machine 1 in which the AT state, which is a bonus state, occurs as the special gaming state is illustrated, but the contents of the special gaming state advantageous to the player may be changed as appropriate. For example, a state where the probability of winning a winning combination may be set as a special gaming state. In this example, the present invention is applied to a slot machine, but the present invention may be applied to other types of gaming machines. For example, the present invention may be applied to a pachinko gaming machine, and in this case, a notification similar to the notification of occurrence of a jackpot state may be executed in response to an incoming call from a mobile phone. In addition, credit-type slot machines where the game progresses using credits and scores without using medals, and balls are enclosed so that the player can not touch the balls, and the balls are fired using the scores and credits It is also possible to apply the present invention to an enclosed pachinko gaming machine.

  In this example, for the bonus state corresponding to the incoming call, the number of AT notifications is set to only one, and the player's advantage is lower than the bonus state over 100 games that occurs regardless of the incoming call. It is not essential to provide a difference in the player's degree of advantage depending on whether or not the bonus state is in accordance with the incoming call, and a similar degree of advantage can be set.

  In this example, after the end of the bonus state is set as the timing for notifying the incoming call. The timing for notifying an incoming call can be changed as appropriate. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which an incoming call is notified before a bonus state is generated or during the occurrence of a bonus state.

  In this example, a limit is set on the number of occurrences of the bonus state according to the incoming call, and the maximum number of occurrences of the same mobile phone is three times within one business day, and bonus notification is not executed for the fourth and subsequent incoming calls. Instead, when a call exceeding the limit (in this example, the fourth or later call) occurs, a bonus confirmation screen (FIG. 8) is displayed without generating a bonus condition. The same bonus notification as the bonus notification at the time may be executed. The limit number for generating the bonus state in response to the incoming call may be changed as appropriate, or the limit number may be eliminated. When the mobile phone is first authenticated, a lottery for determining the limit number may be executed.

  In this example, the game hall manager or the like can select a setting for generating a bonus state in response to an incoming call (the first state) and a setting for not receiving an incoming call for generating a bonus state (the second state). The configuration is adopted. Instead of this, the present invention can be applied to a gaming machine provided with only one of the first state and the second state. For example, the occurrence of a bonus state is notified in response to an incoming call, but the present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which no bonus state actually occurs.

  In this example, the same bonus notification is executed as in the case where a bonus state occurs based on the incoming call to the mobile phone. Instead of or in addition to the incoming call, for example, a configuration may be adopted in which bonus notification is executed when a mobile phone receives a message such as an email. In addition, when handling the reception of mail or the like as the occurrence of an incoming call, it is possible to use a terminal other than a mobile phone as the mobile terminal, and for example, a small personal computer may be used.

In this example, when an incoming call occurs, the same bonus notification is executed as in the case where a bonus state occurs in the liquid crystal display unit 238. Instead of or in addition to this configuration, the symbol “7” may be arranged on the reel 12 based on the occurrence of an incoming call. That is, the reel 12 may be controlled to stop in the same manner as when a bonus state occurs in response to the occurrence of an incoming call. In this case, the reel 12 functions as special notification means.
In the case of a pachinko gaming machine, for example, a reach effect using a telephone pattern or the like may be started in response to the occurrence of an incoming call, or the incoming call may be notified after “777” or the like is prepared.

  When there is an incoming call, an inquiry screen for pausing the gaming machine or continuing the game may be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 238 or the like. When pause is selected, the operation of the gaming machine may be paused. When the player switches the mobile phone to a call state in response to an incoming call, the gaming machine may be configured to receive the switching information and temporarily stop the operation. If the operation of the gaming machine is temporarily stopped by switching the mobile phone to the call state, for example, the incoming call can be handled without worrying about the puncture or the like of the big hit state. It is also possible to configure the gaming machine to receive the outgoing information and pause the operation even when the player makes a call from himself rather than at the time of the incoming call. A configuration screen that can be operated by the player may be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 238 so that the player can select whether or not to temporarily stop the operation in accordance with switching to the call state.

  In this example, communication between the slot machine 1 and the mobile phone is enabled by short-range communication using radio waves or the like. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) displayed on the gaming machine side is imaged by a mobile phone having a camera function and is guided to a website on the Internet and logged in. good. In this case, the incoming information to the mobile phone may be transmitted to the gaming machine side by near field communication as in this example, or may be uploaded on the Internet.

  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 in which the specific examples are variously modified, changed, or appropriately combined using known techniques and knowledge of those skilled in the art.

1 slot machine (game machine)
101 switching operation part (operation means)
103 Terminal authentication unit (portable terminal identification means)
12 reel (design variation display means)
121 reel drive unit 18 control unit (game result determination means, stop control means, special game state generation means, winning symbol determination means, profit granting means, incoming call detection means, state setting means, incoming AT number counting means)
21 Stop button (stop operation means)
22 Start lever (starting operation means)
238 Liquid crystal display (AT notification means, special notification means)
5 management devices

Claims (6)

Game result determining means for determining a game result when a predetermined condition is satisfied;
Special game state generating means for generating the special game state when the game result determining means determines that the game result is occurrence of a special game state advantageous to the player;
Special notification means for performing special notification for notifying the player of the occurrence of the special gaming state;
A portable terminal identification means for identifying a portable terminal possessed by a player who is playing a game;
An incoming call detecting means for detecting that an incoming call from a terminal different from the mobile terminal has occurred to the mobile terminal identified by the mobile terminal identifying means,
The special notification means, when the incoming call detection means detects an incoming call to the mobile terminal, regardless of whether or not the game result determination means determines that the game result is the occurrence of the special game state. A gaming machine that performs the same notification as the notification. The game result determining means determines the game result as the occurrence of the special gaming state based on the fact that the incoming call detecting means has detected an incoming call to the mobile terminal.
The special gaming state generated based on an incoming call to the mobile terminal is a gaming state that is less advantageous on the player side than the special gaming state generated regardless of the incoming call to the mobile terminal. The gaming machine according to claim 1.   3. The special notification means notifies a player of an incoming call to the portable terminal after the special gaming state generated based on detection of an incoming call to the portable terminal ends. The gaming machine described in 1.   The game result determining means determines the game result as the occurrence of the special gaming state based on the incoming call to the mobile terminal until a predetermined special number of incoming calls occurs for the same mobile terminal. The game result is determined regardless of an incoming call to the mobile terminal when an incoming call exceeding the special number occurs for the same mobile terminal. Gaming machine. An operation means operated by an administrator of the game hall;
A first state in which the game result determining means determines the occurrence of the special gaming state as the game result based on an incoming call to the mobile terminal in response to an operation of the operation means by an administrator; A state setting means for setting one of the second state in which the game result determination means determines the game result regardless of whether an incoming call to the mobile terminal has occurred,
Regardless of whether the first state or the second state is set, the special notification unit performs the same notification as the special notification when the incoming detection unit detects an incoming call to the mobile terminal. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The special notification means executes symbol variation for notifying the game result determined by the game result determination means as the special notification or separately from the special notification,
Start operation means operated by a player to start the symbol variation by causing the game result determination means to determine a game result in a state where a game value is bet;
A stop operation means operated by a player to stop the symbol variation;
The stop control means for executing stop control so as to stop the symbol corresponding to the game result when the stop operation means is operated, according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The gaming machine described.

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