JP2016049192A - System for game parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for a game parlor in which a player calling-out function works effectively, and a good player does not feel frustrated.SOLUTION: A system 1 for a game parlor includes calling-out operation means operated when a player calls out an employee: player calling-out display means for displaying a player calling-out screen indicating that the player is being called out when player calling-out operation means is operated; player calling-out deletion means for deleting the player calling-out screen when the calling-out operation means is operated while the player calling-out screen is displayed; re-calling-out display means for displaying the player calling-out screen again when start of a game is not detected during a pre-determined determination period from a point of time when the player calling-out screen is deleted; and notification means for notifying that a state of a game machine should be checked when the display of the player calling-out screen continues for a predetermined time or more.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall system applied to a game hall where a plurality of gaming machines are installed.

  In a conventional game hall, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 below, a game information display device having a calling function is installed adjacent to the upper side of each gaming machine, for example, trouble solving of gaming machines When a player requests some work from the employee, such as carrying a ball box, the call button is operated to call the employee. In addition, when a player's away time is unnaturally long, there is a suspicion of a hanging game in which one player hangs two or more players, so the employee calls the player by performing an operation to call the player. An internal screen is displayed, and when a predetermined time such as 5 minutes elapses in that state, an alarm is issued.

JP 2004-105699 A

  However, the game information display device as described above is designed to erase the screen and return to the normal screen when the call button is operated while the player calling screen is displayed. There has been a problem that if a player who has been operating the call button maliciously before the lapse of a predetermined time, the player can return to the normal screen before an alarm is issued.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and includes a game information display device having both an employee calling function and a player calling function, and the player calling function is effective. At the same time, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game system that does not cause troublesome feelings by good players.

The present invention, in a game hall system comprising a plurality of gaming machines, and a gaming information display device having a calling function provided individually for each gaming machine,
Call operation means operated when a player calls an employee;
An employee call display means for displaying an employee call screen indicating that an employee is being called when the call operation means is operated;
Employee call clearing means for clearing the employee call screen when the call operation means is operated again while the employee call display means is displaying the employee call screen;
A player calling operation means operated when an employee calls a player;
A player call display means for displaying a player call screen indicating that the player is being called when the player call operation means is operated;
A player call clearing means for clearing the player call screen when the call operation means is operated in a state in which the player call display means is displaying the player call screen;
If the start of the game is not detected in the gaming machine within a predetermined determination period from the time when the player call erasure means erases the player call screen, the player call operation means is not operated. Re-call display means for displaying the player call screen again,
An informing means for informing that the state of the gaming machine should be confirmed when a display elapsed period during which the display of the player call screen has continued is a predetermined time or more;
The game system is characterized by comprising: (Claim 1).

  In the game hall system according to the present invention, the player call screen can be erased by operating the call operation means while the player call screen is displayed. On the other hand, after the player call screen is erased, the determination period If the game is not started, the player call screen is displayed again even if the player call operation means is not operated.

  In a game arcade where this game system is introduced, even if a player who is performing an illegal gaming act such as a hanging game erases the player call screen maliciously, the game is performed within the determination period. If the game is not resumed, the player call screen is displayed again to enter the player call state. As described above, according to the game field system of the present invention, the player call screen display is displayed when a player who is performing an illegal gaming action, such as hanging, erases the player calling display maliciously. It can be resumed, thereby eliminating the meaning of erasing the player calling display.

  On the other hand, for a bona fide player who happens to be away from the seat, the player call screen can be erased and the game can be resumed simply by operating the call operation means when returning to the seat. Therefore, a good player who is not cheating does not feel particularly troublesome.

  As described above, the system for a game hall according to the present invention is a system having excellent characteristics in which a player calling function is effective and a good player does not feel bothersome.

  Examples of the gaming machine of the present invention include a pachinko gaming machine that uses a ball as a gaming medium and a slot machine that 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 a ball according to a prize, is a so-called enclosed pachinko gaming machine that consumes points and fires a ball and is awarded points according to the prize. Also good. The slot machine may be of a type that is played using game media such as medals and coins, but points are awarded when a player can play by using points without using the game media, A so-called complete credit type slot machine may be used. Further, it may be a parrot (R) that uses a pachinko ball as a game medium.

A game field system according to a preferred aspect of the present invention is a measuring means for measuring the length of a game continuation period in which the game has continued since the start of the game was detected within the determination period;
Alarm means for generating an alarm when the length of the game duration measured by the measuring means is less than a predetermined reference (Claim 2).

  Even when the resumption of the game is detected within the determination period, for example, a player who is performing an illegal gaming act such as a hanging game may play a little and leave the seat again. In other words, after the game is detected to be resumed within the determination period, if the game is immediately interrupted and the length of the game continuation period becomes less than the standard, it is possible to be a player who performs an illegal gaming act There is sex. If an alarm is generated in such a case, it is possible to urge employees of the game hall to visually check the state of the gaming machine, and it becomes easy to find an illegal gaming act.

The system diagram which shows the structure of the system for game centers 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 employee call screen which the game information display apparatus in Example 1 displays. The front view which shows the player call screen which the game information display apparatus in Example 1 displays. The flowchart which shows the flow of the employee call process by the game information display apparatus in Example 1. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the player call process by the game information display apparatus 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 game hall system 1 including a game information display device 10 having a calling function that is individually installed for each gaming machine. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a game hall system 1 is constructed around a management device 41 that manages a large number of gaming machines such as a pachinko machine 5 and a slot machine (not shown). In the game hall, one relay device 42 installed for every two gaming machines is connected to a communication network 40 including a management device 41.

  In addition to the gaming machines such as the pachinko machine 5, the gaming information device 10 and the lending device 43 for each gaming machine are connected to the relay device 42 so that they can communicate with each other. The relay device 42 realizes data communication between the gaming machine side and the management device 41 and relays data communication between the gaming information display device 10 and the gaming machine.

(Management device)
The management device 41 is a device for managing the operating status of all devices installed in the game hall, such as gaming machines such as the pachinko machine 5, the lending device 43, and the game information display device 10. The management device 41 includes a control unit including a CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, and the like, an output unit including a main body 413 including a storage unit including an HDD (hard disk drive), a monitor 411, a printer (not shown), and a keyboard 412 and an operation unit including a mouse (not shown) and the like. The management device 41 has a function of identifying and identifying the game information of each pachinko machine 5 to which a machine number (game machine ID) is assigned.

(Lending device)
The lending device 43 is a device that lends balls used for games as game values to the player, and is installed one for each pachinko machine 5. At the amusement hall, it is possible to enjoy a game on the pachinko machine 5 using balls borrowed from the lending device 43. The lending device 43 lends balls for the money that has been inserted, etc., and outputs sales information to the relay device 42.

(Game machine)
The pachinko machine 5 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a so-called seven-machine pachinko gaming machine that is played using balls as game media. In the game of the pachinko machine 5, a lottery random number for jackpot determination is extracted according to the winning of a ball at a predetermined starting port, 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 the jackpot winning is generated, a jackpot state is started in which a round game called a so-called attacker that opens a jackpot is repeated a plurality of times. During the big hit, the winning rate will be greatly increased by opening the big winning opening.

The pachinko machine 5 has a game signal external output function, and outputs the following game signals to the relay device 42 as the game progresses.
(1) Payout signal (safe signal): Output once for every 10 payout balls. The number of payout balls (safe) is the number of payout signals × 10 balls.
(2) Driving signal (out signal): Output once for every 10 hitting balls. The number of shots (out) is the number of shot signals × 10 balls. Strictly speaking, the driving signal is output not from the pachinko machine 5 but from a ball collecting device (not shown) 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.

(Game information display device)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the game information display device 10 is a device having a calling function in addition to a function of displaying various game information related to gaming machines such as the pachinko machine 5. The calling function includes a function for calling an employee by an operation of the player and a function for calling a player by an operation on the employee side. A player can call an employee by operating the game information display device 10. The employee can call a player by remote control with the remote controller 150 carried.

  The game information display device 10 includes a large liquid crystal display unit 13 as shown in FIG. Below the display area 130 of the liquid crystal display unit 13, in addition to operation buttons such as a call button 141 and a data switching button 143, which are examples of call operation means, an infrared light receiving unit 15 is disposed. On the upper part of the game information display device 10, there is provided a lamp portion 12 that is lit in a predetermined pattern during calling.

  The light receiving unit 15 is configured to receive infrared rays emitted from the remote controller 150. The remote controller 150 is a remote control terminal carried by an employee. The remote controller 150 is an example of a player call operation means that is operated when an employee calls a player, and includes a customer call button 151. When the customer call button 151 is operated, the remote controller 150 outputs a player call signal that is an infrared signal of a predetermined pattern.

  The liquid crystal display unit 13 is a display unit on which a touch operation can be performed on which a touch panel 131 is stacked. Various information such as jackpot history and past game data is displayed in the display area 130 of the liquid crystal display unit 13. For example, during a normal game, the normal screen illustrated in FIG. 2 is displayed in the display area 130. In the initial setting, a normal screen for displaying the game data of the corresponding pachinko machine 5 is displayed. On the other hand, when the data switching button 143 is operated, it can be switched to a normal screen for displaying the player's personal data.

The gaming information display device 10 inputs (acquires) gaming signals such as (1) payout signal, (2) driving signal, (3) start signal, and (4) jackpot signal from the pachinko machine 5 side via the relay device 42. And the following game data can be aggregated.
(1) Number of jackpots: Number of occurrences of a bonus state that is a jackpot state.
(2) Number of start of jackpot: Number of start of jackpot lottery after the end of the last bonus state.
(3) Cumulative start count today: Cumulative start count after opening on that day.
(4) Number of difference balls: The balance of balls as seen from the player side. The number of balls is calculated by subtracting the number of balls to be added by 10 balls each time a driving signal is input from the number of balls to be added by 10 balls each time a payout signal is input.

  During a normal game, as illustrated in FIG. 2, a normal screen is displayed in the display area 130, and various game data are displayed in the normal screen. In the case of the normal screen illustrated in FIG. 2, the graph areas 19 and 18 are arranged in the center, and the data display areas are provided on the left and right. The upper graph area 19 is a graph area that displays a change in the number of balls obtained by subtracting the number of shot balls from the number of paid-out balls by a line graph. The lower graph area 18 is a graph area that displays, in a bar graph, the number of jackpot start times for the past 10 jackpots.

In the data display area on the left, the number of jackpots for today, the previous day, and the day before is displayed in the upper display field 161, the middle display field 163, and the lower display field 165, respectively.
In the data display area on the right side, the past maximum jackpot count, jackpot start count, and today's cumulative start count are displayed in the upper display column 171, the middle display column 173, and the lower display column 175, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game information display device 10 is electrically configured around a control unit 21. The control unit 21 includes a CPU 211 that executes various operations by executing software, a ROM 212 as a memory unit, a RAM 214, an RTC (real time clock not shown), and an I / O unit 215 that inputs and outputs signals. . The control unit 21 is electrically connected to a transmission / reception unit 28 that performs signal transmission / reception with the outside, a liquid crystal display unit 13, a lamp unit 12, a touch panel 131, a call button 141, a data switching button 143, a light receiving unit 15, and the like. Has been.

The liquid crystal display unit 13 whose display contents and the like are controlled by the control unit 21 realizes functions as the following means.
(1) Employee call display means: when the call button 141 is operated during display of the normal screen in the display area 130, the display is switched to the display of the employee call screen (FIG. 4) indicating that the employee is being called. means. On the employee call screen, a message indicating that the employee is being called is displayed.
(2) Employee call deletion means: means for deleting the employee call screen and switching to the normal screen when the call button 141 is operated again while the employee call screen is displayed.
(3) Player call display means: means for displaying a player call screen (FIG. 5) indicating that the player is being called. The player call display means switches the display of the display area 130 from the normal screen to the player call screen when the control unit 21 detects the input of the player call signal from the remote controller 150 carried by the employee. On the player call screen, a message indicating that the player is being called and the display elapsed period and the call canceling method are displayed in text.
(4) Player call erasure means: means for erasing the player call screen and switching to the normal screen when the call button 141 is operated while the player call screen is displayed.
(5) Recall display means: When the start of the game is not detected within a predetermined determination period (3 minutes in this example) from the time when the player call erase means erases the player call screen, Means for displaying the player call screen again in the display area 130 regardless of the operation of the remote controller 150. The control unit 21 detects the start of the game when a driving signal is input from the pachinko machine 5 side.

In addition, the control unit 21 implements the functions as the following units by processing the software read from the ROM 212 by the CPU 211.
(6) Notifying means: means for notifying the management device 41 that the player will not return when the display elapsed time during which the display of the player call screen has continued exceeds a predetermined time. In this example, 10 minutes is set as the predetermined time to be compared with the display elapsed period timed by the player call timer.
(7) Operation monitoring means: means for internally setting an operation monitoring state for monitoring the operation of the pachinko machine 5 during the determination period. The operation monitoring unit waits for input of a driving signal from the pachinko machine 5 in the operation monitoring state. In this example, a determination period of 3 minutes is counted by the operation monitoring timer.

  The above-described management device 41 has a function as a notification unit that displays on the monitor 411 and notifies that the player does not return. When the management device 41 receives a notification from the game information display device 10, the management device 41 identifies the machine number (game machine ID) of the pachinko machine 5 that is the notification source, and performs notification that the player will not return. The manager or the like of the game hall that has received such notification can instruct wirelessly, for example, to arrange an employee with an income cam with an earphone and a microphone as an empty board.

Next, the flow of employee call processing by the game information display device 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6, and the flow of player call processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In the employee call process of FIG. 6, the control unit 21 waits for an ON operation of the call button 141 (S101). When detecting the ON operation of the call button 141 (S101: YES), the control unit 21 determines whether or not the normal screen is being displayed in the display area 130 (S102). For example, if the normal screen illustrated in FIG. 2 is being displayed (S102: YES), the display is switched to the employee call screen display of FIG. 4 (S103). Further, it is determined whether or not the operation monitoring state for monitoring the input of the driving signal from the pachinko machine 5 is set internally (S104). If the operation monitoring state is set (S104: YES), the operation monitoring state is canceled and the process returns (S105). If it is not in the operation monitoring state (S104: NO), it returns as it is.

  On the other hand, if the employee call screen of FIG. 4 or the player call screen of FIG. 5 is being displayed (S113: YES) instead of the normal screen (S102: NO), the control unit 21 uses the call button 141. In response to the ON operation, the display in the display area 130 is switched to the normal screen (S114). In particular, when the player call screen before switching is the player call screen of FIG. 5 (S115: YES), the time monitoring by the operation monitoring timer is started (S116).

  Next, in the player call process of FIG. 7, the control unit 21 waits for an input of a player call signal from the remote controller 150 carried by the employee (S201). When the player calling signal is input (S201: YES), it is determined whether or not the normal screen is being displayed in the display area 130 (S202). If it is a normal screen (S202: YES), the control unit 21 switches to the display of the player call screen of FIG. 5 (S203) and starts counting the display elapsed period by the player call timer (S204). On the other hand, if it is not a normal screen (S202: NO), it returns as it is.

  When no player calling signal is input (S201: NO), the control unit 21 determines whether the time measured by the operation monitoring timer has reached 3 minutes and time is up (S212). If the operation monitoring timer started in step S116 in FIG. 6 is timed up (S212: YES), the operation monitoring timer is reset (S213) and the player call screen is displayed again (S203). Then, the counting of the display elapsed period by the player calling timer is started (S204).

  On the other hand, if the time measured by the operation monitoring timer has not reached 3 minutes in step S212 and the time has not expired (S212: NO), the display elapsed period by the player call timer has reached 10 minutes and the time has expired. It is determined whether or not (S223). When the player call timer is up (S223: YES), a signal indicating that the state of the gaming machine that may be illegally occupied etc. should be confirmed is transmitted to the management device 41, This is notified (S224), and the display elapsed period of the player call timer is reset (S225).

  As described above, when the call button 141 is operated in the state where the player call screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, the game information display device 10 constituting the game hall system 1 of the present example displays the player. While clearing the calling screen, the operation monitoring state is set internally. Then, for example, when the game is not resumed within a determination period such as 3 minutes, the display of the player call screen is resumed even if there is no player call operation by the employee.

  For example, if a player who is playing a fraudulent game such as a hanging game erases the player call screen maliciously, the operation monitoring state can be set internally, and if the game does not actually resume, the player call The screen can be displayed. In the game hall system 1, by adopting such a configuration, it is difficult to carry a game held by two or more gaming machines, and the effect of suppressing illegal games is enhanced.

  On the other hand, in the case of a player who has not played a fraudulent game such as hanging, it is only necessary to delete the player call screen and restart the game simply by operating the call button 141. In the case of such a bona fide player, the possibility of noticing the internally set operation monitoring state is extremely low, and there is no annoying thought.

  As described above, the game hall system 1 according to the present example is a system having excellent characteristics in which the player calling function is effective and the good player does not feel bothersome.

Note that the following configuration may be employed instead of the configuration of this example.
In the operation monitoring state of this example, the start of the game is determined based on the driving signal, but may be determined based on the start signal.
The type of game information displayed by the game information display device 10 is not limited to this example, and various types of game information can be employed.

In this example, 3 minutes is exemplified as the determination period for detecting the start of the game from the time when the player call screen of FIG. 5 is erased. The determination period may be shorter than 3 minutes or longer.
Further, after the start of the display of the player call screen, 10 minutes is exemplified as the display elapsed period when notifying that the state of the gaming machine should be confirmed. Notification may be performed in a display elapsed period shorter than 10 minutes, or notification may be performed when a display elapsed period longer than 10 minutes elapses.

In this example, regarding a gaming machine that may be illegally occupied, such as a player not returning, the management device 41 that has received a notification from the gaming information display device 10 should confirm the state of the gaming machine. The notification is executed. Instead, the same notification may be performed by lighting the lamp unit 12 included in the game information display device 10 in a predetermined pattern. In this case, it is possible to realize the game hall system 1 in which the management device 41 is not an essential component.
In this example, the remote controller 150 is illustrated as an example of the player call operation means. However, the player call operation means can be configured using the operation buttons of the game information display device 10.

Although game information (game signal etc.) from the gaming machine side is received via the relay device 42, it may be received directly from the gaming machine side.
Although the pachinko machine 5 is exemplified as the gaming machine, the present invention can be similarly applied to the slot machine. In the case of a slot machine, a jackpot lottery is performed when a start operation is performed with game media (medals, balls, etc.) inserted, and symbol variation by the reel is started, and a reel is operated when a stop operation is performed. A game is executed to stop the game and determine whether or not there is a prize.

  In this example, the game information display device 10 is installed above the gaming machine. The installation location of the game information display device 10 is not limited to this example. It is also possible to change the installation location of the game information display device 10 such as the side of the gaming machine.

(Example 2)
This example is an example in which the function of the game information display device is changed based on the game hall system 1 of the first embodiment.
The game information display device of this example has functions as the following means.
(1) Measuring means: means for measuring the length of a game continuation period, which is a period during which a game is continued, based on the time point when the start of the game is detected in the operation monitoring state.
(2) Notifying means: means for notifying the management device when the length of the game duration measured by the measuring means is less than a predetermined standard.

  Further, the management device of this example has a function as an alarm means for executing an alarm for prompting the player to visually check the state of the game machine. When the management device 41 inputs a signal indicating that the length of the game duration is less than the standard from the game information display device, the management device 41 directs instruction information indicating that visual confirmation is required to an electronic terminal or the like carried by the employee. Send wirelessly. If the remote controller of Embodiment 1 has a wireless communication function and a display function, the remote controller may be used.

  As a reference for the game duration, a time such as 10 minutes may be set. The control unit of the game information display device monitors whether or not the game continuation period reaches this set time, and notifies the management device 41 when the game is interrupted within the set time.

  For example, a player who holds a plurality of gaming machines and has a game tends to move to another gaming machine immediately after the game is resumed. Therefore, if the game continuation period after the game is resumed is monitored, it is possible to improve the accuracy of determining whether or not the game is a carry game. In addition, since there is a possibility that the game on the gaming machine is completely ended when the game is interrupted, visual confirmation by the employee is necessary.

In addition, as a warning means of the management apparatus, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which information indicating that visual confirmation is required by specifying a game machine number is displayed on a monitor or the like. In this case, an administrator who sees the warning can instruct the employee to perform visual confirmation using an income or the like.
Other configurations and operational effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described in detail, these Examples are only disclosing the example of the technique included by a claim. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the embodiments. The scope of the claims includes techniques that variously modify, change, or appropriately combine the embodiments using known techniques and knowledge of those skilled in the art.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game hall system 10 Game information display apparatus (Employee call display means, Employee call deletion means, Player call display means, Player call deletion means, Recall display means, Notification means, Operation monitoring means)
13 Liquid crystal display unit 130 Display area 141 Call button (call operation means)
143 Data switching button 15 Light receiver 150 Remote control (player call operation means)
18, 19 Graph area 21 Control unit 28 Transmission / reception unit 41 Management device (notification means)
42 Relay device 43 Lending device 5 Pachinko machine (game machine)

Claims (2)

In a game hall system comprising a plurality of gaming machines, and a gaming information display device having a calling function provided individually for each gaming machine,
Call operation means operated when a player calls an employee;
An employee call display means for displaying an employee call screen indicating that an employee is being called when the call operation means is operated;
Employee call clearing means for clearing the employee call screen when the call operation means is operated again while the employee call display means is displaying the employee call screen;
A player calling operation means operated when an employee calls a player;
A player call display means for displaying a player call screen indicating that the player is being called when the player call operation means is operated;
A player call clearing means for clearing the player call screen when the call operation means is operated in a state in which the player call display means is displaying the player call screen;
If the start of the game is not detected in the gaming machine within a predetermined determination period from the time when the player call erasure means erases the player call screen, the player call operation means is not operated. Re-call display means for displaying the player call screen again,
An informing means for informing that the state of the gaming machine should be confirmed when a display elapsed period during which the display of the player call screen has continued is a predetermined time or more;
A game system characterized by comprising: Measuring means for measuring the length of the game continuation period in which the game has continued since the start of the game was detected within the determination period;
The game room according to claim 1, further comprising alarm means for generating an alarm when the length of the game duration measured by the measurement means is less than a predetermined reference. system.

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