JP2021074083A - Game hall system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game hall system capable of managing a degree of sloping of a game machine.SOLUTION: A game hall system is provided to be used in game halls where game devices 2 are disposed on the corresponding next side of game machines 3. The system comprises: inclination information specifying means for specifying sloping that is inclination information showing a relative inclination degree of a game machine 3 based on the posture of a game device 2; and management means for managing game data of each game machine 3 for each range of the sloping. The inclination information specifying means specifies the sloping of the corresponding game machine 3 based on a detection situation of a proximity detection portion 25 provided in the game device 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a playground system.

In the game hall, the game table may be installed in a so-called sneaking state in which the lower part of the game table is tilted so as to project toward the player side from the upper part of the game table, for example, about 4 minutes and 5 square meters (about 13.6 mm). .. There is also a proposal for a mechanism for adjusting the degree of swaying of the game table fixed to the underframe on the game island side by adjusting the screws (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-153951

However, how to adjust the degree of slackening of the game table depends on the experience and intuition of the expert, and there is a problem that the number of employees who can be entrusted with the adjustment work is limited.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system for a game hall capable of controlling the degree of squeezing of a game table.

The game field system of the present invention is intended for a game field in which game devices are installed side by side on the side of the game machine. This game field system includes tilt information specifying means for specifying tilt information indicating the relative tilt of the gaming machine with reference to the posture of the gaming device. The tilt information identifying means identifies tilt information based on the detection status of the detection means provided in the game device.

The system for a game hall of the present invention is a system useful for managing a game machine because it is possible to specify inclination information indicating a relative inclination degree of the game machine with reference to the posture of the game device.

The system diagram which shows the structure of the system for a playground. A perspective view showing the gaming machine from the front side. The block diagram which shows the electric composition of a gaming machine. A perspective view showing a slingshot adjustment mechanism of a gaming machine. A cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional structure of a slingshot adjusting mechanism of a gaming machine (cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4). A perspective view of the gaming device viewed from the front side. Explanatory view of the proximity detection unit ((a) is a front view of the proximity detection unit, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of the proximity detection unit). The block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a game apparatus. A block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the management device. Side view of the game device. An explanatory diagram of a procedure for identifying a pachinko / pachislot machine. The figure which exemplifies the list of raw data. The figure which exemplifies the game data aggregation. An explanatory diagram of a method of aggregating game data by dividing it into each range of Nekase.

Embodiments 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 for managing a game machine 3 in a game field in which a plurality of game machines 3 are installed. In particular, the game hall system 1 of this example has a function of specifying an inclination degree (inclination information, skein) which is an inclination when each gaming machine 3 is installed. Hereinafter, the amusement park system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 14.

In the amusement park, as shown in FIG. 1, a gaming device 2, a display device 51, and the like are individually installed with respect to the pachinko gaming machine 3 (hereinafter, simply referred to as the gaming machine 3). The gaming device 2 having a function of adding game value such as balls and points and a counting function is installed in a space of a gap between the corresponding gaming machine 3 and another adjacent gaming machine 3. The gaming device 2 is arranged on the left side of the corresponding gaming machine 3, and the display device 51 including the call lamp 511 is installed above the gaming machine 3. In addition to pachinko machines, slot machines are also installed in the amusement park. In the case of slot machines, the gaming device is installed on the right side of the corresponding gaming machine.

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 a management space (not shown) provided in the game hall, a management device 10 for centrally managing the operating status of various devices in the game hall is installed. A POS terminal 55 for exchanging prizes is installed at a prize counter for exchanging possession value, which is a game value acquired by a player, for a prize. Further, a balance settlement machine 57 that accepts settlement of the balance (prepaid balance) associated with the game card 53 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 10 is communicably connected is constructed. The display device 51 and the game device 2 individually installed corresponding to the game machine 3 are connected to the on-site network 500 via the relay device 54. In the game hall system 1 of this example using the field network 500, various communications between the peripheral device of the game machine 3 such as the game device 2 and the management device 10 are realized via the relay device 54.

The management device 10 manages the operating state of various devices installed in the game hall, collects game information of each game machine 3 via the game device 2, and manages game data in units of the game machines 3. .. Further, the management device 10 stores the value such as the balance and the ball possessed by the game card 53 possessed by the player, and manages the card ID which is the identification information of the game card 53 in association with the card ID.

Next, the game machine 3, the game device 2, and the management device 10 that constitute the game hall system 1 of this example will be described. Following the description of the gaming machine 3, a skein adjusting mechanism 17 for adjusting the skein (inclination) when the gaming machine 3 is installed will be described.
(Game machine)
The gaming machine 3 (FIG. 2) is a gaming machine in which a game is played by firing a ball on a board surface 330 forming a gaming area. In the gaming machine 3, the main body frame including the board surface 330 forming the game area where the balls flow down and the opening / closing door 33 including the glass window covering the board surface 330 rotate with respect to the rectangular metal outer frame 3F. It is installed as possible. By rotating the opening / closing door 33, access to the board surface 330 becomes possible. By rotating the main body frame, it becomes possible to access the inside where the electronic board and the like are housed. The gaming machine 3 is installed on the gaming island by fixing the outer frame 3F to the wooden island frames 171 and 172 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) on the gaming island side. The outer frame 3F is screwed and fixed using, for example, wood screws.

The gaming machine 3 of this example is a so-called enclosed gaming machine that stores information (exemplifying game ball points in this example) representing the first acquired value, which is the gaming value (points) acquired through the game. In the enclosed gaming 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 gaming machine 3 by repeating firing on the board 330, which is a gaming area, and discharging from the board 330. In the game machine 3, points can be consumed by 1P to shoot a ball, and points can be obtained if a ball wins in any of the winning openings. The acquired points are added to the points (game ball points) stored in the game machine 3.

The gaming machine 3 is a so-called seven machine that executes a big hit lottery according to a prize in the starting port 31. The gaming 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. In addition, 15 points are given according to the winning of the large winning opening 360.

A board surface 330 is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 3 so as to face the player seated in the gaming 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, on the lower side of the counter portion 35 and on the right side when viewed from the player side, an operation handle 335 operated by the player is erected in order to adjust the firing strength of the ball to be driven into the board surface 330. Decorative lamp portions 336 are arranged on both upper sides of the board surface 330, and speakers 331 are arranged on both lower sides.

Unlike the upper plate of a pay-out type gaming machine provided with a recess for storing balls, the upper surface of the counter portion 35 is flat. 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 of shifting to the possessed ball (second acquired value) which is the possession value. The counting button 357 is a predetermined counting operation performed by the player in order to transfer all or a part of the game ball points (game value) stored by the game machine 3 to the holding balls stored in the game device 2. It is a counting operation receiving means for accepting.

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 2.
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 (FIG. 1) when the game is finished or the like. When the game is terminated with the game device 2 having a ball or balance, the game card 53 on which the ball or balance is recorded can be returned or issued by pressing the return button 353.

The board surface 330 is an area where balls flow 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 symbol on the display screen 391 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 gaming 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 interfaces 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 launch 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 or a game device 2. The gaming machine 3 outputs a gaming signal to the relay device 54 via the I / F unit 48, and can directly send and receive signals and information to and from the gaming device 2. The configuration of signals and information transmitted and received between the gaming machine 3 and the gaming device 2 will be described after the configuration of the gaming device 2 is described.

The main circuit 40 includes a CPU 401, ROM 402 / RAM 403 that are 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 the lottery random numbers against the winning random numbers defined in the lottery table (not shown). And at the time of a big hit, a big hit state is generated.

The main circuit 40 realizes the functions as the following means by causing the CPU 401 to execute the program read from the ROM 402.
(1) Game execution means: A means for memorizing game ball points representing 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.

(Nekase adjustment mechanism)
The skein adjusting mechanism 17 (FIGS. 4 and 5) is a mechanism for adjusting the skein indicating the inclination of the gaming machine 3. According to the slingshot adjusting mechanism 17, the slingshot (inclination degree, tilt information) can be individually adjusted for the gaming machine 3 installed by screwing the outer frame 3F to the island frames 171 and 172 of the gaming island. The skein adjustment mechanism 17 is a mechanism including an island frame 172 held by the base frame 173 via a movable mechanism, an adjustment bolt 177 for advancing and retreating the island frame 172 in the front-rear direction, and the like. The adjusting bolt 177 in the skein adjusting mechanism 17 is arranged through the plate 175 fixed to the base frame 173 and screwed into the side surface of the island frame 172.

The island frames 171 and 172, which are features on the game island side, are a pair of upper and lower wooden frames for attaching the outer frame 3F of the game machine 3. In FIG. 4, the upper island frame 171 is not shown. In the configuration of this example, the upper island frame 171 does not have a movable mechanism and is fixed to the game island side, while the lower island frame 172 can be displaced in the front-rear direction (depth direction) via the movable mechanism. It is held on the game island side in the state. The lower island frame 172 is supported by a base frame 173 fixed to the game island side in a state where it can advance and retreat via a pair of left and right rails 170 along the front-rear direction.

Strip-shaped flat metal plates 175 are attached to the left and right sides of the front surface of the base frame 173. The plate 175 is fixed to the front surface of the base frame 173 so that the longitudinal direction is along the vertical direction, and the upper protruding portion faces the side surface of the island frame 172. The plate 175 is provided with a hole for arranging the adjusting bolt 177 through.

Adjustment bolts 177 for adjusting the slingshot of the gaming machine 3 are pierced through the left and right plates 175, respectively. The tip end side of the adjusting bolt 177 is screwed into a screw hole formed in the side surface of the island frame 172. An E-ring 178 is fixed to the rear end of the shaft portion of the adjusting bolt 177 so as to sandwich the plate 175 with the bolt head. The adjusting bolt 177 is prevented from falling off from the plate 175 by the E-ring 178.

The adjusting bolt 177 is in a state of sandwiching the plate 175 between the bolt head and the E-ring 178. By changing the screwing amount of the adjusting bolt 177 with respect to the island frame 172, the gap between the plate 175 and the island frame 172 can be changed, whereby the island frame 172 can be displaced in the front-rear direction. If the position of the lower island frame 172 in the front-rear direction is changed while the outer frame 3F is screwed to the upper and lower island frames 171 and 172 and the game machine 3 is installed, the lower part of the game machine 3 is displaced in the front-rear direction. This allows the skein, which is the degree of inclination of the gaming machine 3, to be adjusted. At this time, it is preferable to evenly adjust the screwing amount of the left and right adjusting bolts 177 so that the twisting of the lower island frame 172 with respect to the upper island frame 171 can be suppressed.

In this example, it is illustrated that the skein is adjusted by the adjustment bolt 177 or the like, but even if another adjustment method such as providing a handle or the like on the island frame 172 to adjust the skein is adopted without using the adjustment bolt. Of course, this proposal may be adopted without separately providing a special mechanism for adjusting the skein by adjusting the screwing of the outer frame 3F of the gaming machine 3.

(Game device)
As shown in FIG. 6, the game device 2 includes a granting process for granting balls and points necessary for the game, a counting process for counting game ball points, which is the game value acquired by the player in the game, and converting the points into possession balls. Is a device that executes. The gaming device 2 is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each gaming machine 3. In the game hall, when the balls and points required for the game are given by using the game device 2, the corresponding game machine 3 can be used for the game.

The front panel 27 of the game device 2 is provided with a status display unit 21, a money insertion slot 22, a touch panel 23, a game button 24, a card insertion slot 26, and the like.
The status display unit 21 is a display unit that displays an operating status such as a device error or out of stock of the general card 532.

The money slot 22 is an insertion slot for inserting money as a consideration for points.
The touch panel 23 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 23 displays the ball possession, the balance (prepaid balance), and the like, and also displays various screens for accepting the player's setting operation.

The game button 24 is an operation button for receiving points necessary for the game based on the possession ball (ownership value) which is the game value acquired by the player.
The card insertion slot 26 is an insertion slot for inserting or issuing a game card 53 to which a possession value such as a possession ball or a balance is associated.

A game card 53 such as a membership card 531 or a general card 532 (FIG. 8) can be inserted into the card insertion slot 26. 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.

The game card 53 is a storage medium capable of associating a possession ball (ownership value), which is a game value acquired by the player by 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 associated.

The membership card 531 is compatible with a ball storage service for members that allows the player to deposit the possession value (balls, etc.) acquired in the game before the previous day as a ball storage, etc., and withdraw it 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 10 in association with the card ID, and are not recorded on the game card 53.

Recorded information such as balls and balances associated with the game card 53 is also managed on the management device 10 side 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 2, the POS terminal 55 (FIG. 1), and the balance settlement machine 57 (FIG. 1), receives the game card 53, it reads out the card ID and requests the management device 10 to make an inquiry. , Check 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 10. The management device 10 stores and manages the balls, the balance, and the like associated with the game card 53 in units of card IDs that are identification information of the game card 53.

As shown in FIG. 6, a proximity detection unit 25 is provided on the side surface of the gaming device 2 (the corresponding side surface on the gaming machine side) as an example of a detecting means for detecting the outer frame 3F of the gaming machine 3. Proximity detection units 25 are provided at two locations above and below the gaming device 2 with the same specifications, and are arranged vertically apart from each other. Here, the broken line in the figure shows the outer shape of the outer frame 3F of the gaming machine 3. In particular, the region FP surrounded by the broken line on the side surface of the gaming device 2 indicates the region facing the outer frame 3F of the gaming machine 3.

The two upper and lower proximity detection units 25 (FIG. 7A) are configured by using a photoelectric sensor 250 which is an example of a detection sensor. As shown in FIG. 7B, the photoelectric sensor 250 is an optical proximity sensor including a combination of a light emitting unit 250P and a light receiving unit 250R arranged on the bottom surface of the recess. The photoelectric sensor 250 detects an object by determining the presence or absence of a nearby object (outer frame 3F) depending on whether or not the emitted light is reflected and returned.

In the proximity detection unit 25 (FIG. 7A), rows of five photoelectric sensors 250 arranged at equal intervals along the depth direction are provided in two upper and lower stages. The proximity detection unit 25 has a rectangular shape that is long in the depth direction as a whole. The arrangement interval of the photoelectric sensors 250 in each stage is one minute (3.03 mm) of the shakkanho method. The upper row and the lower row have the same arrangement pitch P of the photoelectric sensor 250, but are out of phase with each other. The photoelectric sensor 250 in the lower row is located in the middle of the adjacent photoelectric sensors 250 in the upper row.

The proximity detection unit 25 is formed long in the depth direction as described above, and is arranged so as to cross the vertical boundary BD (FIG. 6) forming the outer edge of the region FP. That is, the proximity detection unit 25 is positioned so that a part of the proximity detection unit 25 faces the outer frame 3F of the gaming machine 3 while a part of the proximity detection unit 25 does not face the outer frame 3F. According to the proximity detection unit 25 located in this way, it is possible to specify the position in the depth direction of the boundary BD of the region FP in addition to the presence / absence of the outer frame 3F.

According to the combination of the upper and lower two-stage photoelectric sensors 250, the position of the gaming machine 3 in the depth direction can be grasped with twice the accuracy of the arrangement pitch P. In the following description, as shown in FIG. 7, the numbers of the photoelectric sensor 250 in the upper row are set to Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 from the front side in the depth direction (left side in the figure), and the photoelectric sensors 250 in the lower row are numbered. The numbers are 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, and 5.5 from the front side in the depth direction. In this example, the order of the photoelectric sensors 250 such as No. 1 and No. 2 is treated as an index of the position in the depth direction. The difference in position corresponding to the first unit, which is the minimum unit of the position in the depth direction, is one minute (3.03 mm) as described above. It should be noted that the accuracy is twice as high as the placement pitch P if the upper and lower two steps are used, but the accuracy is expected to be three times and four times as high as the upper and lower three steps and four steps, while the placement pitch is simply equivalent. Of course, it may be one step in order to expect accuracy.

As shown in FIG. 8, the game device 2 is electrically configured around a control unit 20 including a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, and the like. For the control unit 20, in addition to the above configuration including the proximity detection unit 25, the money processing unit 221 that executes the money reception process and the card that reads and writes the recorded information associated with the game card 53 that is the storage medium. Reader / writer (card RW) 280, card stock unit 283 for stocking general cards 532, I / F unit 29 for communication port between corresponding gaming machine 3 and relay device 54, remote control light receiving unit for remote control operation 290 and the like are electrically connected.

The money processing unit 221 is a money receiving means for receiving money as a consideration for the game value required for playing a game. The money processing unit 221 detects the type of money received and specifies the monetary value.

The control unit 20 of the game device 2 realizes the functions as the following means by causing the CPU 201 to execute the program read from the ROM 202.
(1) Game information acquisition means: A means for acquiring game information representing the result of a game on the game machine 3.
(2) Inclination information identifying means: A means for identifying the slingshot (inclination degree, an example of inclination information) of the gaming machine 3. The tilt information identifying means identifies the pachinko / pachislot machine 3 by processing the detection signals (signals indicating the detection status) of the photoelectric sensors 250 (FIG. 7) of the proximity detection units 25 at two locations above and below.
(3) Game information transmitting means: A means for transmitting the game information acquired by the game information acquiring means to the management device 10 in association with the skein of the game machine 3.

The I / F unit 29 of the game device 2 is capable of serial communication with the management device 10 via the relay device 54. The gaming device 2 transmits game information to the management device 10 each time the platform data representing the gaming status is received from the gaming machine 3 via the I / F unit 29. In particular, the game information transmitted by the game device 2 to the management device 10 is associated with a serial number, which is identification information of the corresponding game machine 3, and a shackle of the game machine 3.

(Management device)
As shown in FIG. 9, the management device 10 includes an output unit 11 such as a liquid crystal display and a printer (not shown), a device main body 100 that executes various arithmetic processes, an input unit 12 including a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and a game device 2. It is provided with a communication I / F unit 13 that realizes communication with an external device of the above. The apparatus main body 100 includes a CPU 101 that executes arithmetic processing, an electronic board (not shown) on which storage elements such as ROM 102 and RAM 103, communication control elements that constitute I / O, and the like are mounted, and a hard disk drive and the like. A storage device 15 is provided.

The management device 10 has a function of storing and managing game information in units of three game machines. The management device 10 generates game data for each of the three game machines by aggregating the game information received from the game device 2 of each game machine 3.

The management device 10 realizes the functions as the following means by causing the CPU 101 to execute the program read from the ROM 102 and the storage means 15.
(1) Receiving means: A means for receiving game information from the game device 2 by being connected to the game device 2 as a game information transmitting means via an on-site network 500 which is a line for data communication. As described above, the game information is associated with a skein.
(2) Game data generation means: A means for generating game data related to the game of the game machine 3 by performing arithmetic processing on the received game information.
(3) Management means: A means for managing skein and game data by associating a machine number which is identification information of the game machine 3. In particular, the management means of this example has a function of dividing the skein into a range of a plurality of stages and managing the game data for each division.

Next, the operation of the amusement park system 1 having the above configuration will be described. Hereinafter, the operation of the game device 2 will be described, and then the game data managed by the management device 10 will be described.
(Operation of game device)
The basic operation of the gaming device 2 including the cooperative operation with the gaming machine 3 will be described. At the game hall, by inserting money into the game device 2 or the like, it is possible to start a game with the corresponding game machine 3. When the gaming device 2 accepts money (money acceptance processing), the deposit amount is added to the balance and displayed on both the gaming machine 3 and the gaming device 2. When the ball lending button 352 of the gaming machine 3 is pressed (lending operation, granting operation) while there is a balance, one unit of lending (for example, 125 balls) is converted into points (value added) as lending balls (sales balls) (value given). The amount of consideration according to the lending process, consideration granting process) and game rate (hereinafter referred to as rate) is deducted from the balance. The gaming device 2 can accept money in an amount that can be processed for a plurality of times of consideration (for example, up to 10,000 yen).

As described above, the gaming machine 3 is a so-called enclosed gaming machine, and the balls launched on the board 330 circulate, and even if a prize is won, the balls are not paid out to the outside of the gaming machine 3. In this gaming machine 3, game ball points are managed, points are subtracted according to the launch (use) of balls on the board 330, and points given according to winning are added (winning processing).

The game device 2 manages the balls. Although this possession ball cannot be used directly for the game, there is a conversion process (compensation granting process) in which one unit of the loaned ball is converted into a game ball point as a conversion ball when the game button 24 is pressed. Will be done. In this case, a conversion rate may be provided separately, but in this example, a 1: 1 equivalent conversion is used. The same applies to the following counting process for this equivalent conversion.

When the game ball points of the game machine 3 increase according to the game, the game ball points can be converted into a possession ball by pressing the count button 357 of the game machine 3 (counting process). In this case, one ball is converted according to one pressing of the counting button 357, but if the counting button 357 is continuously pressed, a plurality of balls can be continuously and acceleratedly converted into counting balls. When the game ball points and the possessed balls are updated in this way and an issuing operation such as pressing the return button 353 of the game machine 3 is performed with the balance and the possessed balls remaining, the gaming device 2 is stocked. The balance and the ball are associated with the general card 532 as the ball ticket that was used (issuance process). The game device 2 also supports split issuance in which only a part of the balls or the balance is issued.

Regarding the issuance process, issuance conditions are set according to the game ball points in the game machine 3, and in this example, the issuance conditions are satisfied when the game ball points are equal to or less than a predetermined number (zero), and the issuance process of the game card 53 is performed. It will be possible. Therefore, by communicating with the game machine 3 described above, when the game ball points become zero due to use in the game, counting processing, etc., the game device 2 is notified, and when the issuing condition is satisfied, the issuing process is permitted. The game device 2 may update the quantity of the game ball points and specify that the issuance condition is satisfied by receiving a point signal capable of specifying the game ball points from the game machine 3, for example. Other specific methods may be adopted such that a signal indicating that the value has become zero is separately received.

The balls that can be identified by the issued general card (money ticket) 532 are allowed to be exchanged for prizes at the POS terminal 55 (Fig. 1), and the balance is converted into money at the balance settlement machine 57 (Fig. 1). It is possible to settle. Although cash can be exemplified as the monetary value including the money received by the game device 2, monetary values other than cash such as electronic money and credit settlement may be the reception target and the settlement target. Further, although the issuance process is performed by associating the possession ball and the balance with the general card 532, for example, the issuance process by associating with other storage media such as the membership card 531 and the player's mobile phone may be performed. Of course it is good.

The signals or information exchanged between the gaming machine 3 and the gaming device 2 are as follows.
(1) Status confirmation request signal: A request signal for the status confirmation response (unit data). The gaming device 2 transmits to the gaming machine 3 every 200 ms.
(2) Unit data: A status confirmation response in which the gaming machine 3 returns to the gaming device 2 in response to the status confirmation request signal. The breakdown of the stand data is as described later.
(3) Card insertion notification: Notification by the game device 2 that the game card 53 has been accepted.
(4) Card insertion response: The response of the gaming machine 3 to the card insertion notification.
(5) Return request signal: A signal transmitted by the game machine 3 asking for the return of the game card 53. The gaming machine 3 transmits in response to the operation of the return button 353.
(6) Counting request signal: A signal transmitted by the gaming machine 3 when the counting button 357 included in the gaming 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.

The table data includes the following data and information. In the following description, the machine data transmitted by the game machine 3 to the game device 2 is referred to as game information.
(1) Out (number of points): The consumption value (use value, drive value, out) since the previous data transmission is expressed in 1-point units.
(2) Safe (number of points): The winning value (safe) given according to the winning from the previous data transmission is expressed in 1-point units.
(3) S prize (number of times): The start prize (S prize) from the time of the previous data transmission is expressed 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) triggered by the S prize from the previous data transmission. ..
(5) Big hit (number of times): The number of big hits that have occurred since the last data transmission is expressed in units of one.
(6) 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. Can be identified.
(7) Sweet middle (state): At the time of data transmission, it turns ON if it is in a special state (sweet middle) or a big hit state is occurring, otherwise it turns OFF, so it turns OFF after switching to ON. The period up to can be specified as during the sweetening or the occurrence of a big hit state. For example, when the sweet middle (state) is ON, if the big hit (state) is ON, it can be specified that a big hit state is occurring, and if the big hit (state) is OFF, it can be specified as sweet middle. If both the jackpot (state) and the sweet middle (state) are OFF, it can be identified as a normal state. It should be noted that the sweet middle (state) does not necessarily have to be turned ON while the big hit state is occurring.

In particular, the gaming device 2 of this example can specify a skein representing the inclination of the gaming machine 3. A method of identifying the slingshot of the gaming machine 3 by the gaming device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. The area FP in FIG. 10 which is a side view of the gaming device 2 illustrates an area where the gaming machine 3 (outer frame 3F) faces the side surface of the gaming device 2 as described above. The boundary BD of the region FP crosses a rectangular proximity detection unit 25 that is long in the depth direction on the side surface of the game device 2. In the case of the example shown in FIG. 10, the detection states of the two upper and lower proximity detection units 25 are as shown in FIG. 11, for example.

The proximity detection unit 25 includes a photoelectric sensor 250 (hatched display in FIG. 11) that detects the outer frame 3F of the gaming machine 3 and an undetected photoelectric sensor 250 (white display in FIG. 11). As the boundary between and, the boundary BD of the region FP can be specified. For example, in the case of FIG. 11A, which illustrates the detection state of the upper proximity detection unit 25, the photoelectric sensors 250 of Nos. 1 to 4 in the upper row are in the detection state, and Nos. 1.5 to 3.5 in the lower row. The photoelectric sensor 250 is in the detection state. The boundary BD of the region FP is located between the No. 4 and No. 4.5 photoelectric sensors 250. The position in the depth direction of the boundary BD of the region FP is an index that can be handled as the position in the depth direction of the gaming machine 3. In this example, for example, in the case of FIG. 10A in which the position of the boundary BD in the depth direction is located between No. 4 and No. 4.5, the position in the depth direction of the upper part of the gaming machine 3 is specified as No. 4. There is.

On the other hand, in the case of FIG. 11B exemplifying, for example, the proximity detection unit 25 in the lower part, the photoelectric sensors 250 in the upper row 1 and 2 are in the detection state, and the photoelectric sensors 250 in the lower row are in the detection state. The photoelectric sensor 250 is in the detection state. In this example, for example, in the case of the figure in which the boundary BD of the region FP is located between the 2.5th and the 3rd, the position of the lower part of the gaming machine 3 in the depth direction is specified as the 2.5th.

As described above, in the gaming device 2, each photoelectric sensor 250 of the upper proximity detection unit 25 and each photoelectric sensor 250 of the lower proximity detection unit 25 have the same positional specifications in the depth direction. In this example, the difference between the position in the depth direction of the gaming machine 3 specified by the proximity detection unit 25 at the upper part and the position in the depth direction of the gaming machine 3 specified by the proximity detection unit 25 at the lower part is the difference between the gaming machine 3 and the gaming machine 3. It is treated as a slingshot that represents the degree of inclination of. In the case of FIG. 11, the slingshot of the gaming machine 3 is No. 1.5, which is obtained by subtracting No. 2.5, which is the position in the depth direction of the lower part, from No. 4, which is the position in the depth direction of the upper part of the gaming machine 3. As mentioned above, No. 1 is one minute, that is, one minute and five square meters (about 4.6 mm).

The game device 2 transmits game information indicating the game status of each game machine 3 to the management device 10. On the management device 10 side, the game information received from the game device 2 is aggregated in units of 3 game machines, and game data is generated. In addition, the game device 2 transmits the game information in a state in which the corresponding game machine 3 is associated with the skein. As a method of associating the skein with the game information, the skein may be directly associated with the game information transmitted by the game device 2. Alternatively, the identification ID of the game machine 3 may be associated with the game information, and the skein associated with the identification ID may be transmitted to the management device 10. In this case, the management device 10 can associate the pachinko machine with the game information by using the identification ID of the game machine 3.

The game device 2 may be configured to transmit the skein at regular time intervals, but for example, the skein may be specified by the initialization process of the game device 2 at the start of business and transmitted to the management device 10. .. It should be noted that if the pachinko machine is transmitted at regular intervals, the player may be able to detect fraudulent acts such as shaking the gaming machine. Of course, changes in the skein may be specified at any time, and if there is a change, it may be detected that an abnormality such as the above-mentioned fraudulent activity has occurred, or the detection results thereof may be transmitted to the management device 10.

(Game data managed by the management device)
The management device 10 generates and manages game data by aggregating game information received from the game machine 3 side. The game data managed by the management device 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14.

FIG. 12 is an example of a list of game data (elementary data list) in which game information (unit data) output by each game machine 3 of model A is aggregated for each game machine 3. The game data of each gaming machine 3 is associated with a skein, which is an example of tilt information of the gaming machine 3. The "average" in the figure indicates the average data of the entire gaming machine 3 of the model A. Each data item in the figure is as follows.

(1) Mode: A set value set in the gaming machine 3. The mode indicating the degree of advantage on the player side is set by the setting operation on the playground side.
(2) Nekase: An example of tilt information indicating the tilt degree of the gaming machine 3. The skein of this example is the amount of protrusion of the lower end portion facing the upper end portion of the gaming machine 3 toward the front side. The unit of skein is, for example, "minute" in the shakkanho method.
(3) Out: The game value consumed by the game machine 3. The out is specified based on the game information (table data) transmitted from the game machine 3 to the game device 2 as in the case of the following data.
(4) Safe: The game value given according to the winning in the game machine 3.
(5) Start, S prize: The start is the number of times the accessory is operated in the gaming machine 3. The S prize is the number of starting prizes. In addition, as described above, "Amanaka" including the following represents game information corresponding to a special state period such as a time saving state or a probability change state. Further, "normal" represents the game information corresponding to the normal time.
(6) Sales ball: The game value (the number of balls lent, the value given in consideration) given by the corresponding game device 2 in consideration of the monetary value.
(7) Number of big hits: The number of big hits. "Normal" is the number of big hits that occur during normal times and represents the so-called "first hit" number. "Specific" represents the number of occurrences of a specific jackpot, which is a jackpot that satisfies a specific condition. The specific condition is, for example, that T1Y (described later) is within the reference range (for example, 1000 to 2000).
(8) T-out / T-safe: Out / safe during T (big hit and sweet).
(9) T1 out / T1 safe: Out / safe during T1 (during big hit).
(10) Special T1 out / special T1 safe: Out / safe in T1 targeting only specific jackpots.

FIG. 13 shows the totalization of game data of three game machines (model A) acquired by performing arithmetic processing on the game data (elementary data) of each game machine 3 illustrated in FIG. 12. The game information of each game machine 3 is associated with the corresponding game machine 3. The "average" indicates the average of the entire gaming machine 3 of the model A. The items of each game data in FIG. 13 are as follows.

(1) Base: Represents the rate of output by state (normal, sweet). "Normal" is calculated by B-safe ÷ BO, and "Amanaka" is calculated by B-safe A ÷ BOA. Including the following, BO representing normal out is out-T out, B safe representing normal safe is safe-T safe, BOA representing sweet out is T out-T1 out, sweet middle. B-safe A, which represents the safe of, is specified by T-safe-T1-safe, but BO, B-safe, BOA, and B-safe A may be obtained as raw data. In the following, the base in normal is simply referred to as the base, and the base in sweet is also referred to as BA.
(2) Average S, average S winning: The average S represents the ratio of the number of symbol fluctuations to the out, and the average S winning represents the ratio of the number of starting winnings to the out. The average S is calculated by the normal (sweet) start ÷ BO (BOA), and the average S prize is calculated by the normal (sweet) S prize ÷ BO (BOA).
(3) Effective rate: Indicates the ratio of the number of symbol fluctuations to the number of normal start prizes, and is calculated by normal start ÷ normal S prize. It should be noted that the effective rate in sweetness may be managed as well as in normal times.
(4) BY, BYmin: BY represents the base excluding the symbol variation, and BYmin represents the base excluding the starting prize. BY is calculated by the normal (sweet) base-normal (sweet) average S x starting prize ball, and BYmin is calculated by the normal (sweet) base-normal (sweet) average S winning x starting prize ball. The average. The starting prize ball indicates a safe for each starting winning, and is 3P in this example.
(5) T1Y, T1O: T1Y indicates the average number of big hits, and is calculated by (T1 safe-T1 out) ÷ total number of big hits. T1O indicates an average jackpot medium out, and is calculated by T1 out ÷ total jackpot number. The total number of big hits is usually calculated by the number of big hits + the number of sweet and medium big hits.
(6) Special T1Y, Special T1O: Represents T1Y and T1O for a specific jackpot. The special T1Y is calculated by (special T1 safe-special T1 out) ÷ specific jackpot number, and the special T1O is calculated by special T1 out ÷ specific jackpot number.
(7) Outgoing rate, B service, customer stagnation rate: The outgoing rate indicates the ratio of safe to out (payout rate, grant rate), and is calculated by safe ÷ out. B-sa indicates the number of difference balls in the normal state, and is calculated by BO-B safe. The customer stagnation rate indicates the ratio of B-sa to sales balls, and is calculated by B-sa ÷ sales balls.
(8) Gross profit: Shows the operating profit on the amusement park side according to the game, and is calculated by the sales amount-earned balls x loan unit price x cost rate. The earned ball (acquired value) is calculated by the sales ball + safe-out, and the sales amount is calculated by the sales ball x the rental unit price. Here, the unit lending price is 4 yen and the cost rate is 75%.
(9) Ball unit price, ball gross profit: The ball unit price indicates the sales amount per out, and is calculated by dividing the sales amount by the out. The ball gross profit indicates the gross profit per out, and is calculated by the gross profit ÷ out.
(10) Operating percentage: Shows the ratio of the profit / loss amount (loss ball) on the amusement park side to the actual sales amount (sales ball), and is calculated by earned ball ÷ sales ball.

Here, let us consider the relationship between Nekase, which is an example of inclination information indicating the inclination degree of the gaming machine 3, and game information such as a winning rate. The pachinko ball is not a perfect sphere, but has a major axis and a minor axis. In the game machine 3, by adopting a ball that is an incomplete sphere in this way, the trajectory of the ball splash with the nail is complicated and the interest of the game is improved.

Further, since the ball of the gaming machine 3 not only bounces with a nail but also with the board surface 330, the degree of the ball bouncing on the board surface 330 changes according to the slingshot of the gaming machine 3. As for the slingshot of the gaming machine 3 which has a great influence on the movement of the ball in this way, an adjustable range has been conventionally defined, and each game hall adjusts the slingshot within the defined range.

The stronger the degree of swaying of the gaming machine 3, the higher the degree of the ball bouncing on the board 330, the more complicated the trajectory of the ball, and the longer the residence time of the ball on the board 330 tends to be. However, when the trajectory of the ball becomes complicated according to the slingshot of the gaming machine 3 and the residence time of the ball on the board 330 becomes long, how the winning frequency changes, the gaming machine 3 There is a fact that the influence of sneaking is uncertain, such as whether the tendency of change differs depending on the model of the slingshot. If the game machine 3 can be managed, such as clarifying the relationship between the game machine 3 and the game information such as the winning rate, it is very effective in managing the game hall.

Therefore, based on the game data for each of the game machines 3 shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, if the game data is aggregated by dividing the game data into each range of the slingshot, for example, the game data of each column in FIG. 14 can be generated. Can be completed. As shown in FIG. 14, based on the game data divided for each range of the skein, trends such as the relationship between the skein and the start, the relationship between the skein and the average S prize, and the relationship between the skein and the base can be grasped. If the relationship between the slingshot and the game data is known, the influence of the slingshot, which indicates the degree of inclination of the gaming machine 3, on the game can be grasped with high accuracy. In addition, the game data for each range of the skein in FIG. 14 may be further divided for each mode.

If the relationship between the slingshot and the game data can be grasped, it is possible to accurately determine how to adjust the slingshot of the gaming machine 3, for example, when the average S prize is to be raised or when the base is to be raised. For example, even an inexperienced pachinko / pachislot machine manager can accurately adjust the slingshot of each pachinko / pachislot machine 3, and can make adjustments such as starting to adjust the game data of each pachinko / pachislot machine 3. ..

The game field system 1 of this example described in detail as described above is a system for a game field in which game devices 2 are installed adjacent to each other on the side of the game machine 3. The game hall system 1 is provided with tilt information specifying means for identifying a skein, which is an example of tilt information indicating the relative tilt degree of the game machine 3 with reference to the posture of the game device 2. The inclination information specifying means identifies the slingshot of the gaming machine 3 based on the detection status of the proximity detecting unit 25 (detecting means) provided in the gaming device 2. The game hall system 1 is extremely useful in managing the game machines 3 installed in the game hall, including the management of the slingshots of each game machine 3.

The proximity detection unit 25 provided by the gaming device 2 as an example of the detecting means is a photoelectric sensor 250 (detection sensor) that switches whether or not to detect the side surface of the gaming machine 3 according to the degree of inclination of the gaming machine 3. An example) is included. According to the photoelectric sensor 250, the side surface of the gaming machine 3 can be detected with high certainty without contact due to a relatively simple configuration. In addition to the photoelectric sensor 250 illustrated, various sensors such as a sound wave sensor, a push switch pressed and pushed by the side surface of the gaming machine 3, and a gap sensor that magnetically detects the metal outer frame 3F are used as detection sensors. Can be used.

Proximity detection units 25, which form an example of the detection means, are arranged at two upper and lower positions separated in the vertical direction on the side surface of the game device 2. According to the proximity detection unit 25 at one place, it is possible to obtain information on the position of the gaming machine 3 in the depth direction depending on whether or not the side surface of the gaming machine 3 adjacent to the gaming device 2 is detected. it can. If information on the position of the gaming machine 3 in the depth direction can be obtained at two locations above and below that are separated in the vertical direction, the sling (inclination degree) of the gaming machine 3 can be grasped based on the difference in the position in the depth direction. According to the proximity detection units 25 at two locations above and below that are separated in the vertical direction, it is possible to grasp the relative sway of the game machine 3 with respect to the game device 2 without directly measuring the inclination angle of the game machine 3. The configuration in which the proximity detection units 25 are arranged vertically separated from each other is not limited to the two locations in this example, and the number of proximity detection units 25 such as three or four locations may be increased.

If the position accuracy of the upper island frame in the depth direction is sufficiently high and the position of the upper end portion of the gaming machine 3 in the depth direction can be defined according to the attachment to the island frame, the lower portion of the gaming device 2 A configuration in which the proximity detection unit 25 is provided at only one location can be adopted. In this case, the upper end portion of the gaming machine 3 can be handled like a fixed end whose position in the depth direction is known, and the proximity detection unit 25 at the lower portion simply measures the position of the lower end portion of the gaming machine 3 in the depth direction. Then, the slingshot of the gaming machine 3 can be identified.

The proximity detection unit 25, which is an example of the detection means, includes a plurality of photoelectric sensors 250 (detection sensors) arranged in the depth direction. According to the plurality of photoelectric sensors 250 arranged in the depth direction, the position in the depth direction of the gaming machine 3 is determined in addition to whether or not the side surface of the gaming machine 3 is present at the position facing the proximity detection unit 25 which is the detecting means. You can grasp it in more detail.

The game hall system 1 is a system including a management device 10 as a management means for managing the tilt information of each game machine 3 in association with the serial number which is the identification information of the game machine 3. By associating the number of the gaming machine 3 with the skein of the gaming machine 3, the skein of each gaming machine 3 can be efficiently managed. In particular, the management device 10 of this example aggregates and manages the game data of the game machine 3 for each range of the skein. By managing the game data in this way, it is possible to grasp the relationship between the Nekase and the game data. The relationship between the skein and the game data can be an effective index in adjusting the skein.

By associating the serial number of each gaming machine 3 with the skein, it is possible to efficiently associate the skein with the game data representing the game result of each gaming machine 3. In this case, it becomes easy to grasp the tendency of the game data according to the game, and the game can be efficiently used for the management of the game hall.

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.
Although the configuration in which data is transmitted from the game device 2 to the management device 10 via the relay device 54 has been illustrated, a configuration in which data is transmitted directly from the game device 2 to the management device 10 may be adopted.
Although the game machine 3 and the game device 2 have illustrated a configuration in which signals and information are directly transmitted and received, they may be transmitted and received via the relay device 54. The stand data such as the out signal of the gaming machine 3 may be output via the relay device 54.

All the illustrated game information may be directly specified by the input signal, or may be indirectly specified by using an arithmetic expression. Further, although the telegram information by serial communication is exemplified as the game signal, any game signal may be targeted.
The numerical values, the number of digits, items, etc. in the explanation are examples, and any numerical value may be adopted. In addition, at least printing and display output are assumed as the output.
As the target gaming machine 3, it can be adopted for pachinko gaming machines other than the illustrated pachinko gaming machine 3, slot machines, and the like. In consideration of the enclosed type illustrated, the game medium is expressed as a game value as necessary.
Instead of the enclosed type gaming machine 3 illustrated, a payout type gaming machine that pays out a conventional gaming medium may be targeted. Further, in this example, the example of managing the pachinko machines by the classification for each model has been described, but the classification for managing the pachinko machines may be changed, for example, by grouping the gaming machines by rate or floor.

In this example, the configuration in which the detection means is provided on the gaming device arranged on the left side facing the gaming machine is illustrated, but the detecting means is provided on the gaming device arranged on the right side facing the gaming machine, for example, a slot machine. Is also good. Further, if the detection means is provided on the opposite side of the side surface of the gaming device shown in this example to which the detection means is provided, and the detection means provided on the gaming devices on both sides of the gaming machine is used to detect the slingshot of the gaming machine, the detection accuracy is further improved. By managing the difference between the two, it is also possible to specify or manage further inclination information such as whether the pachinko and pachislot machines are even on the left and right.

A part of the processing performed by the game device 2 may be performed by the relay device 54, the display device 51, the management device 10, etc., and may be configured in any manner. 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 of specific examples, numerical values, and the like. The scope of claims includes technologies that are variously modified, modified, or appropriately combined with the above-mentioned specific examples by utilizing known technologies, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

1 Game field system 10 Management device (reception means, game data generation means, management means)
17 Nekase adjustment mechanism 2 Game device 20 Control unit (game information acquisition means, inclination information identification means, game information transmission means)
25 Proximity detection unit (detection means)
250 photoelectric sensor (detection sensor)
3 Pachinko game machine (game machine)
330 Board surface (game area)
40 Main circuit (game execution means, game value adding means)
500 On-site network 51 Display device 54 Relay device

Claims (5)

It is a system for a game hall that includes a game device installed next to each other on the side of the game machine.
A tilt information specifying means for specifying tilt information indicating the relative tilt of a gaming machine adjacent to the gaming device based on the posture of the gaming device based on the detection status of the detecting means provided in the gaming device is provided. Amusement park system. The system for a game hall according to claim 1, wherein the detection means includes a detection sensor that switches whether or not to detect a side surface of the game machine according to the degree of inclination. The system for a game hall according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the detection means is provided on the side surface of the game device and is arranged at a plurality of locations separated in the vertical direction. The amusement park system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the detection means includes a plurality of detection sensors arranged in the depth direction. A management means for managing the inclination information specified by the inclination information specifying means is provided.
The gaming machine enables a game in which a ball, which is a gaming medium, is launched into a gaming area.
The game hall system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the management means manages the inclination information in association with the identification information of the gaming machine.

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