JP2020199219A - Game parlor system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game parlor system for reporting a fact that a card ID of a managed game card is changed during a game.SOLUTION: A game device 1 in a game parlor system 1S corresponding to a game machine 3 of a so-called enclosed type includes: identification information storage means of storing a card ID of a received game card; ID change determination means of determining that there is a change in the card ID when the card ID stored by the identification information storage means is changed from a time of the reception of the game card to the return; and ID change notification means of reporting a change in the card ID.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a playground system.

Various game machines are installed in the amusement park. Recently, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, it is expected that a so-called enclosed type gaming machine using a circulating pachinko ball that is pre-encapsulated and fired on the board surface will be put on the market. In the enclosed game machine, the card ID, which is the identification information of the game card received at the start of the game, is managed, and when the game is finished, the possession balls and the balance acquired by the player are associated with the card ID.

Japanese Patent No. 4163271

However, the identification information managed during the game of the so-called enclosed game machine may be changed due to equipment trouble or fraud, and in such a case, the possession ball and balance are appropriate for the owner. May not be able to be associated with.

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game hall system for notifying a so-called enclosed game machine when the identification information managed during the game is changed.

The game field system of the present invention is a game field system corresponding to a game machine that stores a game value that is subtracted with a game and added when a prize is won in the game. In this game hall system, when a recording medium owned by a player and capable of associating the monetary value and the game value is received, the identification information of the recording medium is stored in a state in which the corresponding game machine can be identified. .. If the identification information is changed between the time when the recording medium is received and the time when the state in which the recording medium is received is resolved, the amusement park system determines that the identification information has been changed and notifies the fact. ..

As described above, the system for the amusement park of the present invention is a system having excellent characteristics that can notify with high certainty when some trouble occurs with a change in the identification information used for managing the value owned by the player. Is.

The system diagram which shows the structure of the system for a playground. A front view showing a combination of a game machine and a game device. The block diagram which shows the electric composition of a game machine. The block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a game apparatus. The flow chart which shows the flow of the basic operation of a game apparatus. A front view illustrating a normal screen displayed by a game device when receiving money or a game card. Explanatory drawing of counting processing by a game apparatus. The flow chart which shows the flow of ID change determination processing.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
(Example 1)
This example is an example relating to the amusement park system 1S provided corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine (gaming machine) 3. Hereinafter, the contents of this example will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

In the game hall, as shown in FIG. 1, a game device 1, an information display device 51, and the like are individually installed with respect to the pachinko game machine 3 (hereinafter, simply referred to as the game machine 3). The game device 1 having a function of giving points and the like, which is a game value, and a counting function is installed in a space between a corresponding game machine 3 and another adjacent game machine 3. The game device 1 is arranged on the left side of the corresponding game machine 3 (on the right side in the case of a slot machine), and the information display device 51 including the call lamp is installed above the game machine 3. In addition to pachinko machines, slot machines and the like are installed in the amusement park.

On the game island where the game machines 3 are arranged facing the passage in the game hall, one relay device 54 is installed for every two game machines 3. Further, in the management space provided in the game hall, a management device 50 for centrally managing the operating status of various devices in the game hall is installed. A POS terminal 55 for exchanging prizes is installed in the prize counter for exchanging the game value acquired by the player for the prize. In addition, a balance settlement machine (not shown) that accepts the settlement of the balance (prepaid balance) recorded on the game card 53 (FIG. 2) is installed on the island edge of the game island where the game machines 3 are arranged. ..

In the amusement park, an on-site network 500 such as a wired LAN to which the management device 50 is communicably connected is constructed. The game machine 3 is connected to the venue network 500 via the relay device 54 together with the corresponding information display device 51 and the game device 1. In the game hall system 1S using the field network 500, various communications between the game machine 3 side including peripheral devices such as the game device 1 and the management device 50 are realized via the relay device 54.

The management device 50 manages the operating state of various devices installed in the game hall, collects game information of each game machine 3, and manages the game machines 3 units. Further, the management device 50 stores the value such as the balance and the possessed ball (second acquired value) recorded on the game card 53 possessed by the player, and associates the card ID which is the identification information of the game card 53 with the card ID. I manage it.

Hereinafter, the configurations and operations of the game machine 3 and the game device 1 will be described in detail.
(Game machine)
The game machine 3 is a game machine in which a game is played using a (pachinko) ball as a game medium. The game machine 3 of this example is a so-called enclosed game machine that stores information indicating the first acquired value (in this example, the game ball points are exemplified), which is the game value (points) acquired through the game. In the enclosed game machine 3, a ball, which is a game medium, is enclosed, and the ball is not paid out to the player side. The ball circulates inside the game machine 3 by repeating firing on the board 330 (FIG. 2), which is a game area, and discharging from the board 330. The game machine 3 has a function of storing points that make up the game value. In the game machine 3, this point can be consumed by 1P to shoot a ball, and if a ball wins in any of the winning openings, points can be obtained. The acquired points are added to the points (game ball points) stored in the game machine 3.

The game machine 3 (FIG. 2) is a so-called seven machine that executes a big hit lottery according to a prize in the starting port 31. The game machine 3 starts a game in which the symbol is changed according to the jackpot lottery, and notifies the jackpot winning by the stop display of the jackpot symbol. If a big hit is won, it is possible to shift to an advantageous big hit state in which the round in which the big winning device 36 is opened is repeated a plurality of times. In the round, the opening of the large prize device 36 causes balls to win the large prize opening 360 with high frequency, and points are given each time a prize is won. The points given according to the winning of the large winning opening 360 are 15 points.

A board surface 330 is provided on the front surface of the game machine 3 so as to face the player seated in the game chair. Below the board surface 330, a counter portion 35 that projects toward the player in a shelf shape is provided in place of the upper plate of the payout type gaming machine (not shown). Further, an operation handle 335 operated by the player is erected below the counter portion 35 and on the right side when viewed from the player side in order to adjust the firing strength of the ball to be driven into the board surface 330.

The counter portion 35 has a flat upper surface, unlike the upper plate of a payout type gaming machine provided with a recess for storing balls. A game ball P display unit 355 in which six 7-segment displays are arranged in a horizontal row is embedded near the center of the upper surface of the counter unit 35. A counting button 357 is arranged on the left side of the game ball P display unit 355, and a balance display unit 351, a ball lending button 352, a return button 353, and the like are arranged on the right side of the counting button 357.

The game ball P display unit 355 is a display unit of the number of points (game ball points) which is the game value acquired by the player through the game and stored in the game machine 3. One point corresponds to one ball. The points displayed on the game ball P display unit 355 correspond to the number of game balls before counting in the player's hand in the payout type game machine.

The counting button 357 is an operation button for a counting operation that counts the game ball points stored in the game machine 3 and executes a counting process for shifting to the possessed ball (second acquired value). The counting button 357 is used by the player to transfer all or part of the game ball points (game value) stored by the game machine 3 to the possession balls (second acquired value) stored in the game device 1. It is a counting operation receiving means for receiving a predetermined counting operation performed by.

The balance display unit 351 is a display unit that displays the balance (prepaid balance), which is the remaining amount of money (money value) received by the game device 1.
The ball rental button 352 is an operation button for receiving points in consideration of the balance.

The return button 353 is an operation button for a predetermined issuing operation for returning or issuing the game card 53 when the game is finished or the like. The return button 353 serves as an example of a return operation receiving means. When the game is terminated with the game device 1 having a ball or balance, the game card 53 on which the ball or balance is recorded is returned or issued by pressing the return button 353 that serves as a means for receiving the return operation. be able to.

The board surface 330 is an area where the ball flows down. On the board surface 330, a through gate 345, a general winning opening 343, a starting opening 31, a large winning device 36, and the like are arranged around a display device 39 including a liquid crystal display unit 390. At the bottom of the board 330, an out hole 338 for collecting the balls that have flowed down without winning a prize is opened.
The liquid crystal display unit 390 that displays the jackpot lottery result displays the three-digit number symbols in a variable manner, and notifies the success or failure of the special symbol determination by the combination of the stopped three-digit number symbols. The 3-digit doublet is a jackpot symbol that notifies the jackpot.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game machine 3 is electrically configured around the main circuit 40. For the main circuit 40, in addition to the above configuration, a storage unit 43 that stores points that are game values acquired by the player as game ball points, a launch control circuit 44 that controls the ball launcher 441, and a winning ball. The winning sensor 414 that detects the above, the winning opening solenoid 424 that opens the winning device 36, the effect control circuit 45 that controls the game effect, the I / F unit 48 that forms an interface with the external device, etc. are electrically connected. There is. Further, a power supply circuit unit 428 for supplying electric power is connected to the main circuit 40. Further, an amplifier / speaker 331, a decorative lamp unit 336, a liquid crystal display unit 390, and the like are electrically connected to the effect control circuit 45.

The storage unit 43 is configured by using a storage device such as a flash ROM. The storage unit 43 is a storage means for storing game ball points that are subtracted with the game and added when a prize is won in the game. In the game machine 3, 1P of points, which is a game value, can be consumed to shoot a ball, which is a game medium.

The I / F unit 48 is an interface with an external device such as a relay device 54 and a game device 1. The game machine 3 outputs a game signal to the relay device 54 via the I / F unit 48, and can also send and receive signals and information to and from the game device 1. The configuration of signals and information transmitted and received between the gaming device 1 and the gaming machine 3 will be described after the configuration of the gaming device 1 is described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main circuit 40 includes a CPU 401, ROM402 / RAM403 storage elements, a random number generation unit 407 that generates random numbers in a predetermined range, a random number extraction unit 406 that extracts random numbers for lottery, and the like. The main circuit 40 executes a big hit lottery by collating a lottery random number against a winning random number defined in a lottery table (not shown). And at the time of a big hit, a big hit state is generated.

In the main circuit 40, the CPU 401 processes the software program read from the ROM 402, and realizes at least a function as the following means.
(1) Game execution means: A means for memorizing game ball points indicating the first acquired value, which is the game value (points) acquired through the game, and for playing the game in consideration of the points. The game execution means causes the game to be performed by firing one ball on the board 330 in consideration of one point subtracted from the game ball points.
(2) Game value adding means: A means for adding and updating game ball points according to the points given to the player (winning value) according to the progress of the game.

(Game device)
The game device 1 is provided correspondingly in units of three game machines. The game device 1 is a device that executes a granting process for granting points necessary for a game, a counting process for counting points that are game values acquired by a player in a game, and the like. In the amusement park, when the points required for the game are given by using the game device 1, the corresponding game machine 3 can be used for the game. In the game device 1, a game card 53 that can be owned by the player is used when handling the possession ball, which is the game value acquired by the player.

The front panel 10 of the game device 1 (FIG. 2) is provided with a status display unit 11, a money insertion slot 12, a touch panel 13, a game button 14, a card insertion slot 16, and the like.
The status display unit 11 is a display unit that displays an operating status such as a device error or out of stock of the general card 532 (FIG. 4). In particular, in the configuration of this example, the status display unit 11 is an example of the ID change notification means related to the game card 53.

The money slot 12 is an insertion slot for inserting money as a consideration for points.
The touch panel 13 is a display device capable of a touch operation in which a player touches and operates a display screen with a fingertip or the like. The touch panel 13 displays the balls, the balance (prepaid balance), and the like, and also displays various screens for accepting the player's setting operation.

The game button 14 is an operation button for receiving points necessary for the game based on the possession ball (second acquired value) which is the game value acquired by the player.
The card insertion slot 16 is an insertion slot for inserting or issuing a game card 53 to which a player's own value, such as a possession ball or a balance, is associated with the card insertion slot 16.

A game card 53 (see FIG. 4) such as a membership card 531 or a general card 532 can be inserted into the card insertion slot 16. The membership card 531 is a game card issued to a player who has registered as a member. The general card 532 is a game card issued when a balance or a possession ball remains at the end of the game.

Regardless of whether it is a membership card 531 or a general card 532, the game card 53 includes a card ID which is identification information, a ball which is a game value acquired by the game of the day, and money deposited on the day. Data such as the balance of the value is recorded. In addition, the membership card 531 is compatible with a ball storage service for members that allows the player to deposit the balls (second acquired value) acquired in the game before the previous day as storage balls, etc., and withdraw them at a later date. .. In order to avoid fraud such as falsification, the stored balls and the like are stored and managed exclusively by the management device 50 in association with the card ID, and are not recorded on the game card 53.

Recorded information such as the number of balls and the balance of the game card 53 is also managed by the management device 50 for the purpose of preventing unauthorized use of the game card 53. When the on-site device that handles the game card 53, such as the game device 1, the POS terminal 55, and the balance settlement machine, receives the game card 53, it reads out the card ID and requests the management device 50 to make an inquiry to confirm the correctness of the recorded information. Further, when these on-site devices rewrite and update the record information of the game card 53, the new record information is transmitted to the management device 50. The management device 50 stores and manages the balls, the balance, and the like recorded on the game card 53 in units of card IDs that are identification information of the game card 53.

As shown in FIG. 4, the game device 1 is electrically configured around a control unit 20 including a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a flash ROM 24, and the like. In addition to the above configuration, the control unit 20 includes a money processing unit 121 that executes money reception processing, a card reader / writer (card RW) 180 that reads / writes the recording information of the game card 53 that is a recording medium, and a game device. A card transport unit 180L that transports the game card 53 inside 1, a card stock unit 183 that stocks general cards 532 (game card 53), an I / that forms a communication port between the corresponding game machine 3 and the relay device 54. The F unit 19, the remote control light receiving unit 190, and the like are electrically connected.

The money processing unit 121 is a money receiving means for receiving money as a consideration for the game value required for playing a game. The money processing unit 121 detects the type of money received and specifies the monetary value.
The game card 53 corresponds to a possession ball (second acquired value) which is a game value acquired through the game and is separated from the game ball points, and a balance which is the balance of the monetary value input by the player. This is an example of a recording medium that can be attached.

The card RW180 rewrites and updates the possession balls, the balance, and the like, which are the recorded information of the game card 53. The card RW180 is an example of a medium receiving means for receiving the game card 53.

The card stock unit 183 stocks general cards 532 as game cards 53. The general card 532 of the card stock unit 183 is an operation of pressing down the return button 353 of the game machine 3 when the player who starts the game by inserting money then ends the game with a ball or a balance remaining. Issued according to. When the game device 1 is in the maintenance mode, the general card 532 can be stocked. The general card 532 inserted through the card insertion slot 16 is sequentially stocked in the card stock unit 183 after the card ID (identification information) is read by the card RW180. Each of the general cards 532 stocked in the card stock unit 183 is in a state in which the card ID is stored and managed.

The card transfer unit 180L is a unit that conveys the game card 53 as a recording medium inside the game device 1. The transfer process of the game card 53 includes a process of transporting the game card 53 inserted in the card insertion slot 16 to the card RW180, a process of transporting the general card 532 of the card stock unit 183 to the card RW180, and the like. In the game device 1, the game card 53 can be inserted and removed through the card insertion slot 16.

The flash ROM 24 has a function as an identification information storage means for storing a card ID which is identification information of a game card (recording medium) 53. An ID management area 240 for recording a card ID is provided in the storage area of the flash ROM 24. The flash ROM 24 as the identification information storage means stores the card ID in a state in which the corresponding game machine 3 can be identified. For example, the card ID may be stored in association with a serial number which is game machine information that can identify the game machine 3. The game device 1 as the identification information storage means is individually provided corresponding to the game machine 3, and the corresponding game machine 3 is specified. The storage of the card ID by such a game device 1 corresponds to the storage of the card ID in a state in which the corresponding game machine 3 can be identified.

Further, the storage area of the RAM 23 is provided with a temporary storage area 230 for temporarily recording the card ID read from the flash ROM 24. During the operation of the game device 1, each time the card ID is read from the ID management area 240, the card ID temporarily recorded in the temporary storage area 230 is overwritten and updated. Further, the storage area of the RAM 23 is provided with a possession value storage area 231 for recording the possession value of the player. In the possession value storage area 231 which is the possession value storage means, the balance of the possession ball, which is the game value acquired by the player, and the monetary value deposited by the player is recorded.

The control unit 20 realizes the functions as the following means (1) to (7) by arithmetically processing the control program stored in the ROM 22 by the CPU 21.
(1) Game information acquisition means: A means for acquiring game information indicating the status of a game.
(2) Game information transmitting means: A means for transmitting the game information acquired by the game information acquiring means to the outside.
(3) Granting means: A means for executing a granting process for granting points required for a game in response to a granting operation by a player. When a predetermined granting operation is performed by the player, the granting means grants points in consideration of the possessed balls or the balance, and adds the points to the game ball points stored by the game machine 3 (storage unit 43).
(4) Counting means: A means for executing a counting process for counting points that are game values acquired by a player by a game.
(5) Media receiving means: A means for receiving the game card 53, which is provided corresponding to the game machine 3. The medium reception means cancels the card reception state when the game card 53 is returned or issued in the state where the game card 53 is received (card reception state), or when the balance and the balls are no longer left. To do.
(6) ID change determination means: A means for determining whether or not the card ID has been changed. The ID change determination means is a card ID stored in the identification information storage means between the time when the game card 53 is received by the medium receiving means and the time when the state in which the game card 53 is received (card reception state) is canceled. When (identification information) is changed, it is determined that the card ID has been changed.

The game device 1 executes a counting process of points, which is the game value acquired by the player, when the game card 53 is received, money is inserted, and points required for the game are given. When, etc., it operates in cooperation while transmitting and receiving information and signals to and from the game machine 3. In such a coordinated operation, the signals or information exchanged between the game machine 3 and the game device 1 are as follows.

(1) Status confirmation request signal: A request signal for the status confirmation response (unit data). The game device 1 transmits to the game machine 3 every 200 ms.
(2) Unit data: A status confirmation response in which the gaming machine 3 returns to the gaming device 1 in response to the status confirmation request signal. The breakdown of the table data will be described later.
(3) Card insertion notification: Notification by the game device 1 that the game card 53 has been accepted.
(4) Card insertion response: The response of the game machine 3 to the card insertion notification.
(5) Grant request signal: A signal transmitted by the game machine 3 asking for the grant of points. The game machine 3 transmits in response to the operation of the ball rental button 352.
(6) Point information to be given: Information indicating the number of points to be given as consideration for possession balls or balance. The game device 1 outputs.
(7) Return request signal: A signal transmitted by the game machine 3 asking for the return of the game card 53. The game machine 3 transmits in response to the operation of the return button 353.
(8) Count request signal: A signal transmitted by the game machine 3 when the count button 357 included in the game machine 3 is operated. The counting request signal is a signal requesting counting for 1P of the game ball points stored in the game machine 3.
(9) Counting permission signal: A reply signal of the game device 1 to the counting request signal, which indicates that conversion of 1P points to counting balls is permitted.
(10) Balance information: Information on the balance (prepaid balance) transmitted by the game device 1. With this balance information, the frequency of the balance can be displayed on the game machine 3 side.

The above-mentioned stand data, which is a state confirmation response that the game machine 3 returns to the game device 1, includes the following data, information, and the like.
(1) Out (number of balls): This is an example of the consumption value, which is the game value consumed while the game is in progress. Out, which is the consumption (use, input) value since the last data transmission, is shown in 1-point units.
(2) Safe (number of balls): This is an example of the prize-giving value given to the player according to the progress of the game. The safe, which is the prize-giving value given according to the prize from the previous data transmission, is shown in 1-point units.
(3) S prize (number of times): The start prize (S prize) from the time of the previous data transmission is shown in units of one time.
(4) Start (number of times): Indicates the start (number of symbol fluctuations, number of accessory operations, number of unit games) of the accessory (liquid crystal display unit 390) that operates (varies) due to the S prize from the previous data transmission. It is counted when it is confirmed, but it may be counted when it is started.
(5) Operating (state): When the data is transmitted, ON is displayed if the accessory is operating, and OFF is indicated if it is not operating. Therefore, the period from ON to OFF is the accessory. Can be identified as operating.
(6) Big hit (number of times): The number of big hits that have occurred since the last data transmission is shown in units of one. It is counted when it occurs, but it may be counted when it ends.
(7) Big hit (state): ON is shown if a big hit state is occurring at the time of data transmission, and OFF is shown if a big hit state is not occurring. Therefore, the period from ON to OFF is set as a big hit. Can be identified.
(8) Sweet middle (state): At the time of data transmission, ON is shown if a special state (sweet middle) or a big hit state is occurring, and OFF is shown otherwise, so it turns OFF after turning ON. The period up to can be specified as during the sweetening or the occurrence of a big hit. For example, when the sweet middle (state) is ON, it can be specified that the big hit state is occurring if the big hit (state) is ON, and that it is sweet if it is OFF. In addition, special states such as time saving state and probability change state correspond to sweet middle. It should be noted that the sweet middle (state) does not necessarily have to be turned ON while the big hit state is occurring. If both the jackpot (state) and the sweet middle (state) are OFF, it can be specified as a normal state. The state of being a big hit or sweet is a special prize.
(9) Number of game balls: The number of game ball points, which is an example of the game value stored in the game machine 3, is shown in 1-point units.
(10) Unit ID: Information that can identify the game machine ID unique to the game machine output from the game machine 3. The stand ID may be included in the stand data output when the power is turned on, for example.

In this example, the game information is acquired on the game device 1 side by adopting the machine data obtained by collecting the batch game information or a plurality of game information by, for example, a telegram, and transmitting the machine data from the game machine 3 to the game device 1. Is possible. Instead of this, it may be a game machine that outputs a pulse signal representing game information such as out.

Next, (1) the basic operation of the game device 1 will be described, and then (2) the ID change determination process will be described. The ID change determination process is a process for security management on the playground side.
(1) Basic operation The contents of the basic operation in which the game device 1 and the game machine 3 operate in cooperation with each other starting from the time when the visiting player finds the vacant game machine 3 and starts the game are shown in FIG. The flow diagram will be described with reference to the appropriate reference.

The operating gaming device 1 determines whether or not it is in the card accepting state of accepting the gaming card 53 (S101). When the card is not in the accepting state (S101: NO), the game device 1 waits for the insertion (payment) of money or the insertion of the game card 53 (S102).

If money is inserted (deposited) at the start of the game (S102: YES), the game device 1 selects one of the general cards 532 stocked in the card stock unit 183 and returns the balance or the possessed ball. It is specified as a game card (general card) 53 to be used when the card is played. The game device 1 accepts the game card 53 by selectively specifying the recording medium (game card) for associating the balance or the possessed ball in this way, and sets the card acceptance state (S103). As described above, each of the general cards 532 stocked in the card stock unit 183 is in a state in which the card ID is stored and managed. Therefore, in the game device 1, the card ID of the game card 53 specified for associating the balance or the possessed ball is grasped.

The game device 1 stores the deposited amount as a balance. Specifically, the game device 1 stores the monetary value received by the monetary processing unit 121 that is not consumed as the consideration for the game value (the deposit amount at the start of the game) in the possession value storage area 231. The balance is stored by recording in (S104).

In addition, instead of the above configuration, when money is inserted at the start of the game, the game card (general card) 53 is drawn out from the card stock unit 183, and the card ID of the game card 53 is read out by the card RW180. It is also good to accept the game card 53.

On the other hand, at the start of the game, when the game card 53 in which the possession ball (second acquired value) and the balance are recorded is inserted (S102: YES), the card RW180 reads the card ID from the game card 53. The game device 1 accepts the game card 53 by designating the inserted game card 53 as a game card for associating a balance or a possession ball (S103). Further, the game device 1 stores the possession value (holding ball / balance) by reading out the possession ball and the balance which are the recording information of the game card 53 and recording them in the possession value storage area 231 (S104).

Further, the game device 1 records the card ID of the game card 53 associated with the balance and the possessed ball in the ID management area 240 of the flash ROM 24 and the temporary storage area 230 of the RAM 23 (S105). The card ID stored in the temporary storage area 230 is used for the ID change determination described later.

The gaming device 1 under the card acceptance state displays a normal screen (for example, FIGS. 6A and 6B) including the display of the possessed ball / balance recorded in the possession value storage area 231 on the touch panel 13. The normal screen of FIG. 6A is an example of a normal screen displayed in response to money insertion. On this normal screen, the amount (for example, ¥ 10,000) of the unused balance (prepaid balance) of the deposited monetary value is displayed. FIG. 3B is an example of a normal screen displayed according to the insertion of the game card 53 in which the balance and the possessed ball are recorded. On this normal screen, in addition to the balance, 1250P of balls are displayed. Further, the game device 1 transmits the balance information representing the balance recorded in the possession value storage area 231 to the game machine 3. In the game machine 3 that has received the balance information, the frequency corresponding to the balance (1 frequency = 500 yen = 125P) is displayed on the balance display unit 351 (FIG. 2).

When the frequency is displayed on the balance display unit 351 of the game machine 3, the game machine 3 transmits the above-mentioned grant request signal to the game device 1 every time the ball rental button 352 is operated. When the game device 1 receives the grant request signal (S106: YES), the game device 1 transmits the grant point information to the effect that points for 125 P of the frequency are granted to the game machine 3, and deducts the consideration of 500 yen. , The balance of the ownership value storage area 231 is subtracted and updated (S107). The game machine 3 that has received the given point information adds the given points to the game ball points (zero at the start of the game) stored in the storage unit 43.

Further, for example, when the game button 14 is operated while the ball is displayed as in the normal screen of FIG. 6B (S106: YES), the game device 1 gives points for 125 balls at a time. Information on the points to be given is transmitted to the game machine 3, and a new possession ball obtained by subtracting 125 balls from the ball is recorded in the possession value storage area 231 (S107). On the other hand, in the game machine 3 that has received the given point information, the given points are added to the game ball points of the storage unit 43.

Here, the possession ball of the possession value storage area 231 cannot be directly used for the game. In response to the pressing of the game button 14, it is possible to convert the possession of 125 balls, which is one unit of grant, into points for 125 P (compensation grant processing), and the game machine 3 can be transferred. In this example, the conversion rate at this time is 1, that is, a configuration in which a conversion fee is not required is illustrated. Instead of this, a fee may be collected by setting a conversion rate of less than 1.

If the game machine 3 stores the points as the game ball points, it is possible to drive the balls into the board surface 330 by operating the operation handle 335. In the so-called enclosed game machine 3, the balls launched on the board surface 330 circulate, and even if a prize is won, the balls are not paid out to the outside. The game ball points are stored and managed by the storage unit 43, 1P is subtracted according to the launch (use) of the ball on the board 330, and the points according to the winning are added to the game ball points (winning). Grant processing).

When the number of game ball points stored in the game machine 3 increases according to the game, the game ball points can be converted into a counting ball according to the pressing operation of the counting button 357 of the game machine 3 (S108: YES), and the game is owned. It is possible to shift to the possession ball of the value storage area 231 (counting process, S109). In this counting process, the game device 1 returns a counting permission signal to the game machine 3 in response to the counting request signal transmitted by the game machine 3 to the game device 1, so that the counting process of points for 1P is completed. Then, the points of the game machine 3 are subtracted and updated by 1P according to the completion of counting the points for 1P, while the counting balls are added by 1 ball, and the possessed balls in the possession value storage area 231 are added and updated by 1 ball. That is, the control unit 20 (game device 1) as the counting means determines the game ball points (game value) stored by the game machine 3 (storage unit 43) when a predetermined counting operation is performed by the player. The counting process of subtracting and adding the counting ball (counting value), which is the point of the subtraction, to the possessed ball of the possession value storage area 231 is executed.

In the game device 1, points for 1P are converted according to one pressing operation (counting operation) of the counting button 357, but according to a long pressing operation (special counting operation) for continuing the pressed state. It enables continuous and accelerated conversion to counting balls. For example, even if the game machine 3 has 1000P of game ball points, it is not necessary to press the counting button 357 1000 times. When the count button 357 is pressed and held, the game ball points are subtracted as 1000 → 999 → 998 → ... → 1 → 0 as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) → (b), and the subtraction amount is subtracted. Is transferred to the possession ball of the possession value storage area 231.

Each time the game device 1 executes the processing routine of the basic operation, the game device 1 executes the ID change determination process P1 for determining whether or not the card ID, which is the identification information of the game card 53 related to the card acceptance state, has been changed. The details of the ID change determination process P1 will be described later with reference to FIG.

When the game device 1 detects that the game ball points stored in the game machine 3 have become zero, the game device 1 permits the issuance process of the game card 53. When an issuing operation such as pressing the return button 353 (FIG. 2) of the game machine 3 is performed with the game card 53 inserted (S110: YES), the balance, the ball possession, etc. are recorded on the game card 53. And return it (return processing, S111). When the issuing operation such as pressing the return button 353 (FIG. 2) of the game machine 3 is performed with the game card 53 not inserted and the balance and the possessed balls remaining (S110: YES). The game device 1 pays out a preselected general card 532 from the card stock unit 183, records the balance, the number of balls, and the like, and issues the card (issuing process, S111). The game device 1 cancels the card acceptance state when the game card 53 is returned or issued under the card acceptance state (S112).

In addition, the game device 1 cancels the card acceptance state even when the balance and the possessed balls are no longer left. For example, in the case of a game started by inserting money, the game device 1 cancels the card acceptance state by canceling the selection state of the game card (general card) 53 selected for returning the balance or the possessed ball. .. On the other hand, for example, in the case of a game started by inserting the game card 53, the game device 1 cancels the card acceptance state by collecting and stocking the game card 53. The gaming device 1 erases the card ID recorded in the ID management area 240 of the flash ROM 24 and the temporary storage area 230 of the RAM 23 when the card acceptance state is canceled.

In the normal issuance process of issuing the game card 53 in which the possessed balls are recorded, issuance conditions regarding the points stored in the game machine 3 are provided. In this example, when the number of game ball points is equal to or less than a predetermined number (for example, zero), the issuance condition is satisfied, and the game card 53 can be issued. The game device 1 of this example can detect that the game ball points stored in the game machine 3 have become zero due to the number of game balls in the above-mentioned table data output by the game machine 3.

At the game hall, the balls recorded on the game card 53 issued from the game device 1 can be exchanged for prizes at the POS terminal 55. Further, the balance recorded on the game card 53 can be settled by a balance settlement machine (not shown) installed in the game hall. Although cash can be exemplified as the monetary value including the money accepted by the game device 1, monetary values other than cash such as electronic money and credit settlement may be the acceptance target and the settlement target. Further, although the configuration in which the possession ball and the balance are associated with the game card 53 and the issuance process is performed is illustrated, for example, even in the issuance process in which the possession ball and the balance are associated with other recording media such as a player's mobile phone. Of course good.

By executing serial communication with the relay device 54, the game device 1 makes it possible for the management device 50 to specify various information related to the corresponding game machine 3. The information that can be specified by the management device 50 includes information that the money reception process, the consideration grant process, the game card 53 reception process / issuance process, etc. have been executed, the balance, the ball, the grant point, the counting ball, and the like. There are the deposit amount and the sales amount that is the consideration for the points granted.

The game device 1 may have a split issuing function for issuing a game card 53 in which a part of a ball is recorded. Although detailed description of the split issuing function is omitted, at the time of split issuing, the number of balls to be divided can be specified within the range of the balls stored in the game device 1. In the case of this split issuance, the points stored in the game machine 3 do not have to be zero, and the game card 53 can be issued with the points remaining on the game machine 3 side.

(2) ID change determination process The ID change determination process (process P1 in FIG. 5) is a function of determining whether or not the card ID to be managed has been changed. At the start of the game, the game device 1 records the card ID, which is the identification information of the game card 53, in the ID management area 240 of the flash ROM 24 (see step S105 in FIG. 5). As described above, the game device 1 stores the card ID of the game card (general card) 53 scheduled to be used when returning the balance or the like at the start of the game by inserting money. In addition, the game device 1 stores the card ID of the inserted game card 53 when the game is started by inserting the game card 53.

The game device 1 operates when the control unit 20 repeatedly executes the processing routine shown in FIG. The ID change determination process P1 is incorporated in this process routine. Therefore, during the operation of the game device 1, the ID change determination process P1 is repeatedly executed.

The flow of the ID change determination process is as shown in FIG. The game device 1 reads the card ID to be managed from the ID management area 240 of the flash ROM 24 (S201), and compares it with the previous card ID temporarily recorded in the temporary storage area 230 of the RAM 23 (S202). If the card ID newly read from the ID management area 240 and the previous card ID in the temporary storage area 230 match (S203: YES), the card ID newly read from the ID management area 240 is temporarily used. The recorded data in the storage area 230 is overwritten (S204). The new card ID to be overwritten is treated as the "previous card ID" in the next ID change determination process, and is used for the ID change determination.

On the other hand, when the card ID newly read from the ID management area 240 and the card ID recorded in the temporary storage area 230 at the time of the previous processing do not match (S203: NO), the gaming device 1 It is determined that the card ID has been changed (S214). When it is determined that the card ID has been changed, the game device 1 lights the status display unit 11 in a predetermined pattern to notify that the card ID has been changed (S215).

As the predetermined pattern, it is preferable to adopt a pattern in which the red light blinks so that it can be notified that some abnormality has occurred. Employees of the amusement park can grasp that the card ID has been changed according to the lighting pattern of the status display unit 11. If the employees who understand the situation take appropriate measures, the degree of trouble caused by changing the card ID can be minimized.

As described above, the game hall system 1S of this example is a system provided corresponding to a so-called enclosed game machine having a storage means for storing the game value which is subtracted with the game and added when a prize is won in the game. Is. When the game device 1 constituting the game field system 1S receives a game card (recording medium) 53 capable of associating a balance, which is a monetary value, and a ball, which is a game value, owned by the player, the game device 1 is used. The card ID, which is the identification information of the game card 53, is stored and managed. If the card ID is changed between the time when the game card 53 is received and the time when the game card 53 is returned, the game device 1 determines that the card ID has been changed and notifies that fact. In the amusement park where the amusement park system 1S is introduced, it is possible to avoid troubles that may occur with a change in the card ID managed for each game, or to minimize the influence of the troubles.

In this way, the amusement park system 1S of this example notifies with high certainty when any trouble occurs that involves changing the identification information such as the card ID used for managing the value owned by the player. It is a system with excellent characteristics that can be achieved.

The game device 1 as a medium receiving means receives a game card (recording medium) 53 in a state where a monetary value is input to play a game, or a possession ball (second acquired value) is received. In this case, the game card 53 is accepted by specifying the game card 53 for associating the monetary value or the possession ball. In particular, if the game card 53 is specified for the game started by depositing the monetary value, the game card 53 can be managed even for the player who started the game without having the game card 53, and the balance can be managed. Can be returned with high certainty and the ball can be handed over.

In addition, the game device 1 as a medium receiving means receives the game card 53, and when the game card 53 is returned or issued, or when the balance and the balls are no longer left, the game is played. The state in which the card 53 is accepted (card acceptance state) is canceled. If the state in which the game card 53 is accepted is eliminated in this way, when any player finishes the game, the state in which the other player can start the game can be switched with high certainty.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be adopted. In addition, the following configurations may be appropriately combined and adopted.
This example is a configuration example in which the game device 1 provided individually corresponding to the game machine 3 realizes the function as the identification information storage means and stores the card ID of the game card 53 which is an example of the recording medium. Instead of this, the management device 50 provided corresponding to the plurality of gaming machines may be used as the identification information storage means. In this case, the management device 50 as the identification information storage means may store the card ID of the game card in association with the game machine information (for example, a serial number) that can identify any one of the game machines. Alternatively, a server device (not shown) that is communicably connected to the management device 50 of each amusement park via the Internet may be used as the identification information storage means. The server device may store the card ID of the game card by associating the game machine information including the identification information of the game field with the serial number of the game machine in the game field. When the management device 50 or the server device is used as the identification information storage means, the comparison between the original card ID and the new card ID is executed every time the processing routine for operating the management device 50 or the server device is executed. good.

In this example, the ID change determination process is executed once while the process of the operation program of the game device 1 goes through (see FIG. 5). Instead of this, the ID change determination process may be executed by an interrupt at a fixed time interval.

In this example, the game device 1 determines and notifies the change of the card ID. Alternatively or additionally, the management device 50 or the server device communicably connected to the management device 50 via the Internet may notify or record that the card ID has been changed. .. For example, in the case of a configuration in which the management device 50 or the server device executes the determination of whether or not the card ID has been changed, a signal indicating that the card ID has been changed may be transmitted to the game machine side. On the game machine side that has received this signal, for example, the game device 1 can execute the abnormality notification.

In this example, a card such as a game card 53 is illustrated as a recording medium. Instead of the card, any recording medium such as a coin, a portable memory, or paper may be used. Further, as the association of the game value, it may be recorded directly on the recording medium, or the identification information (for example, card ID) of the recording medium may be associated with the game value by the management device 50. As the recording medium, any configuration may be adopted as long as information that can identify the corresponding game value is recorded. In the management device 50, the game value may be associated with the game card 53 by associating the card ID of the game card 53 with the card ID and storing the game value. In this case, the management device 50 functions as a means for updating the data corresponding to the game card 53.

When the split issuance process is performed, the accepted game card is issued as the split destination, and the remaining valuable information such as the possessed balls is associated with the stocked card. In this case, since the card IDs will be replaced, the period for determining whether the card ID has been changed by the split issuance process may be divided, or the period may be continued without division, but it is not abnormal and normal processing. You may judge. Further, when the split issuance process is performed, it is possible to assume a configuration in which the accepted game card is once ejected, the stock card is issued as the split destination, and the ejected game card is accepted again. In this case, it can be considered that the card ID has been changed by the stock card to be divided once, but the same processing as described above may be performed.

In this example, a game card 53, which is a recording medium on which a ball is recorded, is issued to the player, so that the ball is handed over to the player. As a mode of delivering the ball to the player side, a mode of transferring the ball to a terminal device such as a player's mobile phone without discharging the recording medium may be included. As a transfer method, a communication method such as FeliCa (registered trademark) can be used. For example, the issuance process may be performed by displaying the barcode information indicating the possession ball. As described above, various processing modes can be adopted as the issuing process.

All the illustrated game information may be specified directly by the input signal or indirectly by using the calculation formula.
The numerical values, the number of digits, the items, etc. illustrated in the examples are examples, and any numerical value may be adopted. Further, as the change notification of the card ID, the lighting notification by the status display unit 11 of the game device 1 is exemplified, but the notification may be performed by the display of the touch panel 13. As the mode of notification by the management device 50, various notification modes such as display output and print output can be assumed.

As the target gaming machine, it can be adopted for pachinko gaming machines of models other than the illustrated pachinko gaming machines, slot machines, and the like. In consideration of the enclosed type illustrated, the game medium is expressed as a game value as necessary. The pachinko gaming machine may be a so-called payout-type pachinko gaming machine that pays out balls according to a prize.

In this example, a configuration in which the game device 1 stores the possessed balls and the balance, which are the possessed values of the player, is illustrated. Instead of this, a relay card that is not issued to the player may be adopted as a recording medium for recording the possession ball and the balance. For this relay card, it is also possible to selectively set a communication mode in which points can be exchanged with the game machine and an issuing mode in which points can be exchanged with the game card.

It does not matter which device performs the illustrated processing, such that a part of the processing performed by the game device 1 is performed by the relay device 54, the information display device 51, or the management device 50. good. Further, the illustrated configuration may be combined in any way including a modified example, and a configuration not adopted may be provided as appropriate.

Although specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the examples, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the claims. Needless to say, the scope of claims should not be construed in a limited manner depending on the composition and numerical values of specific examples. The scope of claims includes technologies that are variously modified, modified, or appropriately combined with the specific examples by utilizing known technologies, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

1 Game device 1S Game field system 11 Status display unit (ID change notification means)
121 Money Processing Department (Money Reception Means)
180 card RW (media reception means)
20 Control unit (game information acquisition means, game information transmission means, granting means, counting means, medium reception means, ID change determination means)
230 Temporary storage area 231 Ownership value storage area (ownership value storage means)
24 Flash ROM (identification information storage means)
240 ID management area 3 Gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine)
351 Balance display section 352 Ball rental button 353 Return button (return operation reception means)
355 Game ball P display unit 357 Counting button (counting operation receiving means)
40 Main circuit (game execution means, game value adding means)
43 Storage unit (storage means)
50 Management device 51 Information display device 53 Game card (recording medium)
54 Relay device 55 POS terminal 58 Remote control

Claims (4)

Information indicating the first acquired value, which is the game value acquired through the game, can be stored, and the game execution means for performing the game with the first acquired value as consideration and the game being given to the player according to the progress of the game. It is a system for a game hall provided corresponding to a game machine having a game value-giving means for updating the first acquired value according to the prize-giving value.
A recording medium capable of associating the second acquired value, which is the game value acquired through the game and is classified from the first acquired value, and the balance which is the balance of the monetary value input by the player.
A medium receiving means provided corresponding to a game machine and receiving the recording medium,
When the recording medium is received by the medium receiving means, the identification information storage means for storing the identification information of the recording medium in a state in which the corresponding gaming machine can be identified.
A return operation receiving means provided corresponding to the game machine and operated by the player to return or issue the recording medium received by the medium receiving means.
If the identification information stored by the identification information storage means is changed between the time when the recording medium is received by the medium reception means and the time when the state of receiving the recording medium is canceled, the identification information is changed. ID change determination means for determining
A system for a game hall including an ID change notification means for notifying that the identification information has been changed when the ID change determination means determines that the identification information has been changed. The medium receiving means receives the monetary value or the second acquisition when the monetary value is input for playing a game in a state where the recording medium has not been accepted, or when the second acquisition value is accepted. The amusement park system according to claim 1, which accepts the recording medium by specifying the recording medium for associating the values. The medium receiving means receives the recording medium, and when the recording medium is returned or issued, or when the balance and the second acquired value do not remain, the received state is set. The system for amusement park according to claim 1 or 2. The identification information storage means is provided corresponding to a plurality of game machines, and the identification information of the recording medium is stored in association with the game machine information capable of identifying any one of the game machines according to claims 1 to 3. The amusement park system according to any one of the items.

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