JP2022081968A - Game system, game device and device adjustment method - Google Patents

Abstract

To efficiently adjust a device after setting change of a management game machine.SOLUTION: A management slot machine 20 performs reporting (S1) of a fact that, setting change is performed with respect to a management medal unit 10 when setting of a lottery probability of a winning role is changed. The management medal unit 10 which received the reporting shifts to a setting change mode, and generates a regulated number of game medals (S2). Then, the management slot machine performs one round game (S3) using the regulated number of generated game medals, and if the game medals are left by winning or the like, the number of game medals is counted and the game medals are shifted to game balls at hand, then the shifted game balls at hand are cleared (S4). Then, the management slot machine releases (S5) the setting change mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming system, a gaming device, and a device adjusting method capable of efficiently adjusting a device after changing the setting of a managed gaming machine.

Conventionally, a spinning machine called a slot machine is often installed in a game store. In such a rotating drum type gaming machine, for example, a player inserts three medals and operates a start lever to rotate three drums. If the player presses the three stop buttons to stop each drum, medals will be paid out according to the combination of symbols on the predetermined line of the drum. In this way, in the slot machine, one game is played from the time when the player inserts the medal to the time when the medal is paid out. Here, the slot machine is usually provided with settings 1 to 6, and setting 1 which is a low setting has a low probability of winning a big hit, and the higher the setting as in setting 6, the more a big hit is won. The probability is high.

As such a slot machine, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, a machine in which a multi-step setting having a different ball ejection rate is provided is known. For example, the setting of the slot machine is changed by the manager of a game store or the like. (See, for example, Patent Document 1). This setting change is made after the opening of the amusement store and before the opening of the next day.

Further, in a specific model of the slot machine, a delay in the start of rotation of the drum, which is so-called "Gakkun", occurs in the first game after the setting change is made. Based on the characteristics of the slot machine, the player tries to find out whether the setting of the slot machine has been changed or the setting has been deferred. In a game store, as a countermeasure against the above-mentioned gakkun, for example, by inserting three medals and operating the start lever before the opening of the amusement store, the player often prevents the player from seeing the "gakkun".

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-43498

However, in the case of an enclosed management slot machine that does not pay out medals to the outside of the machine, the store manager who changes the settings cannot, for example, insert three medals into the management slot machine. It is necessary to generate a game medal. If you do not do this, you will not be able to play one game after changing the settings and take measures against Gakkun.

Here, for example, in order to generate three game medals, the management device and the inter-table device in the store are started up, a card associated with the possessed medal is inserted into each device, and the card is stored in each device. It is necessary to transfer the held medals to the game medals of the management slot machine. In other words, the entire game system must be started up even though the store is closed, in order to prevent gucking when changing settings (hereinafter referred to as "device adjustment"). Such a series of operations is not efficient, and it is not desirable because other employees may be aware of the fact that the settings have been changed. Therefore, in the management slot machine, how to generate a game medal used for device adjustment at the time of setting change has become an important issue.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and provides a gaming system, a gaming device, and a device adjusting method capable of efficiently adjusting a device after changing the setting of a managed gaming machine. The purpose is to do.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a gaming system including an enclosed gaming machine capable of setting set values according to a plurality of ball ejection rates and a gaming device communicably connected to the gaming machine. The gaming device is a setting change information acquisition means for acquiring information to the effect that the setting has been changed from the gaming machine when the setting value of the gaming machine is changed, and the setting change. It is characterized by including a generating means for generating a predetermined number of gaming media used for adjusting the device of the gaming machine when the information to the effect that the setting has been changed is acquired by the information acquiring means.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, when the generating means receives an instruction to generate a predetermined number of gaming media, the present invention shifts to a restricted state in which the notification from the gaming device to the predetermined management device is restricted. The present invention is characterized in that it is possible to generate the predetermined number of gaming media on condition of the above.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the generating means generates a predetermined number of gaming media used for playing in the gaming machine.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the generating means can be transferred to a predetermined number of gaming media used for the game in the gaming machine, and the number of holding gaming media stored in the gaming device. Is characterized by generating.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the generating means can be transferred to a predetermined number of gaming media used for the game in the gaming machine, and the number of holding gaming media stored in the gaming device. Is generated, and the number of generated gaming media is automatically transferred to a predetermined number of gaming media used for games on the gaming machine.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, when the gaming device acquires information to the effect that the setting has been changed by the setting change information acquisition means, the number of gaming media of the gaming machine is used as the number of gaming media. It is characterized by further provided with an erasing means for erasing the number of transferred gaming media.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, when the game device acquires information to the effect that the setting has been changed by the setting change information acquisition means, the setting change time is within the business hours of the game store. Is further provided with a notification means for determining that the setting change is illegal and notifying the occurrence of the illegal setting change.

Further, the present invention is a gaming device communicably connected to an enclosed gaming machine capable of setting set values according to a plurality of ball ejection rates, and the setting values of the gaming machines are changed. When the setting change information acquisition means for acquiring the information to the effect that the setting has been changed from the gaming machine and the information to the effect that the setting has been changed by the setting change information acquisition means are acquired, the gaming machine It is characterized in that it is provided with a generating means for generating a predetermined number of gaming media used for adjusting the device.

Further, the present invention is a device adjustment method in a gaming system having an enclosed gaming machine capable of setting set values according to a plurality of ball ejection rates and a gaming device communicably connected to the gaming machine. Therefore, when the setting of the setting value of the gaming machine is changed, the setting change information acquisition process of acquiring the information that the setting change has been made from the gaming machine by the gaming device, and the gaming device. The device is characterized by including a generation step of generating a predetermined number of gaming media used for device adjustment of the gaming machine when the device acquires information to the effect that the setting has been changed by the setting change information acquisition step. do.

According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently adjust the device after changing the setting of the managed gaming machine.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an outline of a gaming system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the gaming system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the management slot machine and the management medal unit shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the management medal unit shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of own device state data, valuable value data, open / closed shop state data, and setting change state data shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the management device shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the card management data, the device management data, and the member management data shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the management medal unit according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, the game system, the game device, and the device adjustment method according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the present invention will be shown in a case where the present invention is applied to a gaming system in which a gaming machine composed of an enclosed management slot machine and a gaming device composed of a management medal unit are arranged so as to be communicable.

<Overview of the game system>
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an outline of the gaming system according to the present embodiment. The management slot machine 20 shown in FIG. 1 is an enclosed rotary-type gaming machine that does not pay medals to the outside of the device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the management slot machine 20 according to the gaming system of the present embodiment notifies the management medal unit 10 that the setting has been changed when the setting of the lottery probability of the winning combination has been changed. Do (S1). Upon receiving the notification, the management medal unit 10 shifts to the setting change mode and generates a predetermined number of game medals (S2). In the setting change mode, the processing content of the management medal unit 10 is not notified to the management device that manages the processing of the game system.
The specified number of game medals is the number of games that can be played in one game. (For example, there are three game medals.)

Next, play one game using the specified number of game medals that have been generated (S3), and if there are game medals remaining due to winning, etc., count them and move to the possession medals, and clear this possession medal. (S4). This is to prevent troubles when the business starts after that. Finally, the setting change mode is canceled (S5).

As described above, the gaming system according to the present embodiment can efficiently adjust the device after changing the setting of the managed gaming machine.

<System configuration>
Next, the system configuration of the gaming system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the gaming system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of management slot machines 20 and a management medal unit 10 provided corresponding to each management slot machine 20 are installed in the game store. The management medal unit 10 is connected to a communication line, which is a network in the store, via the island controller 30. The island controller 30, the management device 50, the prize management device 60, and the checkout machine 70 are connected to the communication line.

The management slot machine 20 is an enclosed game machine that provides slot games based on the number of game medals stored in the storage unit, does not accept actual medals from outside the device, and does not pay out actual medals to the outside of the device. The management slot machine 20 is provided with a max BET button, and if the max BET button is pressed, three cards are subtracted from the number of game medals and the number of BETs is set. If the player operates the start lever in this state, the three drums rotate, and if the stop button is pressed, the drums are sequentially stopped. If a predetermined symbol combination is stopped on the rotating cylinder, the number of prize medals corresponding to this symbol combination is added to the number of game medals.

The management slot machine 20 notifies the management medal unit 10 of the number of game medals and the number of BETs. Further, the management slot machine 20 notifies the management medal unit 10 of safe data, out data, special prize data, and the like. Safe data is data that is output when a predetermined number of prize medals are generated. The out data is data that is output each time the number of BETs used in the game reaches a predetermined number. The special prize data is data that is output when a big hit occurs. These safe data, out data, special prize data, and the like are transmitted from the management medal unit 10 to the management device 50.

When the setting of the lottery probability of the winning combination is changed, the management slot machine 20 notifies the management medal unit 10 that the setting is being changed. Further, the management slot machine 20 notifies the management medal unit 10 of the setting changing state OFF when one game is played.

The management medal unit 10 accepts payments, rents out the number of game medals, and communicates with the management device 50. When the management medal unit 10 receives the bill inserted by the player, the management medal unit 10 transmits the payment notification data including the amount of the bill to the management device 50, and the prepaid value managed by the management device 50 is a number corresponding to the amount. To be added. Then, when the predetermined medal lending operation is performed, the medal lending request is transmitted to the management device 50, the prepaid value managed by the management device 50 is subtracted, and the number of game medals corresponding to the subtracted prepaid value is obtained. Instruct the management slot machine 20 to add.

Further, when the management medal unit 10 accepts the insertion of the card, the management medal unit 10 transmits the card insertion notification data to the management device 50. Further, if the management medal unit 10 receives data including the prepaid value and the number of medals held from the management device 50, the management medal unit 10 stores the received prepaid value and the number of balls held. Then, when the number of medals held is stored, the management medal unit 10 clears the number of medals managed by the management device 50 to zero by transmitting the holding medal subtraction request data to the management device 50.

Further, when the management medal unit 10 receives the holding medal replay operation, the management medal unit 10 manages to subtract a predetermined number from the number of holding medals stored in the own device and add the number of game medals corresponding to the subtracted number of holding medals. Instruct the slot machine 20.

Further, when the management medal unit 10 accepts the card return operation, the management medal unit 10 transmits the holding medal addition request data including the number of holding medals managed by the own device to the management device 50, and causes the management device 50 to add the number of holding medals. After that, the card ejection notification data is transmitted to the management device 50 to control the ejection of the card.

When the management medal unit 10 receives the notification of the setting changing state ON from the management slot machine 20 between the start of the store closing process and the end of the store opening process, the management medal unit 10 shifts the state of its own device to the setting change mode. In the setting change mode, the processing content of the management medal unit 10 is not notified to the management device 50.

When the management medal unit 10 receives a store opening instruction from the management device 50 or an employee terminal (not shown), the store opening / closing state is changed from the closed mode to the business mode, and when the store closing instruction is received, the store is closed from the business mode. Move to mode.

When the management medal unit 10 receives the notification of the setting changing state ON from the management slot machine 20 while the open / closed shop state is in the business mode, the management medal unit 10 notifies the management device 50 of the illegal setting. When the management medal unit 10 receives the notification that the setting changing state is ON during the closing mode, the management medal unit 10 shifts the setting changing state from the normal mode to the setting changing mode. In the setting change mode, the processing content of the management medal unit 10 is not notified to the management device 50.

When the management medal unit 10 receives a store opening instruction from the management device 50 when the setting change state is the setting change mode, the management medal unit 10 shifts the setting change state from the setting change mode to the normal mode.

The management medal unit 10 displays a selection screen for issuing or not issuing a predetermined number of game medals used for device adjustment at the time of setting change when the setting change state is changed from the normal mode to the setting change mode. When the management medal unit 10 receives the instruction to issue the specified number of game medals, the management slot machine 20 instructs the management slot machine 20 to add the specified number of game medals used for device adjustment at the time of setting change.

The management medal unit 10 receives game data such as safe data from the management slot machine 20 when the setting change state is the setting change mode, and displays a screen prompting the counting process if the number of game medals is not 0. After that, when the management medal unit 10 detects an increase in the number of medals held by the counting operation, the management medal unit 10 clears the number of medals held.

The island controller 30 is a relay device for bundling a group of management slot machines 20 and a management medal unit 10 provided on the game island.

The management device 50 is a device that manages the prepaid value of the card, the number of medals held, and the like as card data, and the information of the member registered as a member in the game store as member management data. When the management device 50 receives the card insertion notification data from the management medal unit 10, the management device 50 manages the card ID of the inserted card in association with the device ID of the management medal unit 10, and the prepaid card associated with the card ID is managed. The value and the number of medals held are transmitted to the management medal unit 10.

Further, when the management device 50 receives the possessed medal subtraction request data from the managed medal unit 10, the management device 50 clears the number of possessed medals to zero. When the management device 50 receives the holding medal addition request data from the management medal unit 10, the management device 50 adds the number of holding medals included in the holding medal addition request data to the number of holding medals managed by the own device.

Further, when the management device 50 receives the medal lending request data from the management medal unit 10, the management device 50 subtracts a predetermined value from the prepaid value associated with the card ID and transmits the medal lending permission data to the management medal unit 10. When the management device 50 receives the stored medal replay request data from the management medal unit 10, the management device 50 subtracts a predetermined number from the number of stored medals associated with the card ID shown in the stored medal replay request data, and after the subtraction. The saved medal replay data including the number of saved medals of is transmitted to the management medal unit 10.

Further, when the management device 50 receives the card ID from the prize management device 60, the management device 50 notifies the prize management device 60 of the number of medals held and the number of accumulated medals associated with the card ID. Further, when the card ID is received from the payment machine 70, the prepaid value associated with the card ID is notified to the payment machine 70.

Further, the management device 50 accumulates the history of operations such as deposit, card insertion, and card ejection notified from the management medal unit 10, and performs processing such as aggregation at a predetermined timing such as after the store is closed. Further, the management device 50 accumulates a history of operations related to prize exchange by the prize management device 60, settlement by the settlement machine 80, and the like, and performs processing such as aggregation at a predetermined timing such as after the store is closed.

Further, the management device 50 receives an instruction for opening / closing processing and notifies the management medal unit 10 of the received instruction. When the management device 50 receives the unauthorized setting notification from the management medal unit 10, the management device 50 notifies the employee terminal or the like of the unauthorized setting.

The prize management device 60 is a terminal device for exchanging prizes attached to a prize exchange counter in the game store, and performs a prize exchange process for exchanging the number of medals held and the number of accumulated medals for prizes. The prize management device 60 is connected to a card reader that reads a card ID from a card and a prize payout device that pays out prizes. When the prize management device 60 reads the card ID from the general card or the membership card (or when the identification data corresponding to the card ID is read from the mobile terminal or the like), the prize management device 60 transmits the card ID to the management device 50. , Request the number of medals possessed by the card ID. Further, when exchanging prizes for the number of accumulated medals, the management device 50 is requested to have the number of accumulated medals.

When the card with which the prepaid value is associated is inserted, the settlement machine 70 transmits the card ID of this card to the management device 50, acquires the prepaid value associated with the card, and corresponds to the acquired prepaid value. Make a cash withdrawal.

<Exterior configuration of management slot machine 20 and management medal unit 10>
Next, the appearance configuration of the management slot machine 20 and the management medal unit 10 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the management slot machine 20 and the management medal unit 10 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, unlike the conventional slot machine, the management slot machine 20 is not provided with an upper plate and a lower plate. This is because it is an enclosed gaming machine and medals are not paid out to the outside of the device. Further, unlike the conventional slot machines, there is no concept of credits for storing 50 cards, and there is no credit display unit. This is because, instead of the credit, a display unit is provided that stores the number of game medals without limitation of 50 and displays the number of game medals.

On the surface of the management slot machine 20, drums 21a, 21b, 21c (hereinafter collectively referred to as "drums 21"), a game medal number display unit 22, a max BET button 23, a start lever 24, a stop button 25a, etc. 25b and 25c (hereinafter collectively referred to as "stop button 25"), a BET number display unit 26, and a counting button 27 are provided. Although not shown here for convenience of explanation, a liquid crystal display unit and a prize medal number display unit for displaying an effect or the like may be provided.

The drum 21 is a rotating cylinder on which a pattern is printed, and is rotated and controlled on condition that the start lever 24 is operated with the number of BETs bet three. Further, the stop control is performed on condition that the stop button 25 is pressed.

The game medal number display unit 22 is a display unit that displays the number of game medals stored inside the management slot machine 20. The max BET button 23 is a button for betting three game medals. If the max BET button 23 is pressed, the number of BETs is displayed on the BET number display unit 26. If the max BET button 23 is pressed while the number of game medals is three or more, "3" is displayed on the BET number display unit 26. If the max BET button 23 is pressed while the number of game medals is two, "2" is displayed on the BET number display unit 26, and the max BET button 23 is pressed when the number of game medals is two. If the pressing operation is performed, "2" is displayed on the BET number display unit 26. The BET payout button for canceling the BET is not shown.

The start lever 24 is a lever for controlling the rotation of the drum 21 on condition that three of the number of game medals are BET. Here, it is assumed that the management slot machine 20 is a dedicated machine for betting three cards, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the start lever 24 is operated in the state of betting one card and betting two cards. In some cases, the rotation of the drum 21 can be controlled.

The stop button 25 is a button for stopping the drum 21, and if the stop button 25a is pressed, the drum 21a is stopped and controlled, and if the stop button 25b is pressed, the drum 21b is stopped and controlled. If 25c is pressed, the drum 21c is stopped and controlled.

The counting button 27 is a button for shifting the number of game medals stored in the management slot machine 20 to the number of medals held in the management medal unit 10. When the counting button 27 is pressed and held for a long time, the number of game medals is incremented while the counting button 27 is held down, and the number of game medals specified when the counting button 27 is released is transferred to the number of possessed medals.

Next, the management medal unit 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the surface of the management medal unit 10 is provided with a stand lamp 11, a bill insertion slot 12, a display operation unit 13, and a card insertion slot 14.

The stand lamp 11 is a status display lamp that displays the status of the management slot machine 20 and the status of the management medal unit 10. The bill insertion slot 12 is an insertion slot for inserting bills. The bills inserted into the bill insertion slot 12 are conveyed to a bill processing device called a bill burr and stored.

The display operation unit 13 is an input device / display device including a liquid crystal panel or the like for displaying and performing operation input. By operating the display operation unit 13, it is possible to perform a replay operation of the number of medals held to shift from the number of medals held to the number of game medals.

The card insertion slot 14 is an insertion slot that accepts the insertion of a general card or a membership card. When the number of medals held is obtained from the game medals lent by inserting banknotes, the number of medals is associated with the cards stored in the device (not shown) and returned from the card insertion slot 14.

<Structure of management medal unit 10>
Next, the configuration of the management medal unit 10 will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the management medal unit 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the management medal unit 10 includes a display operation unit 13, a reader / writer 14a, a communication unit 15, a communication unit 16, a storage unit 17, and a control unit 18. Since the display operation unit 13 has already been described, the description thereof will be omitted here.

The reader / writer 14a is a processing unit that reads the card ID stored in the card inserted from the card insertion slot 14. The prepaid value and the number of medals held can be written on the card in preparation for offline operation, but the data stored in the management device 50 is positive.

The communication unit 15 is a communication interface unit for communicating with the management device 50 and the like via a communication line. The communication unit 16 is an interface unit for communicating with the management slot machine 20 via a board called an SC board.

The storage unit 17 is a storage device including a non-volatile memory or a hard disk device, and stores its own device state data 17a, card ID 17b, valuable value data 17c, open / closed store state data 17d, and setting change state data 17e. The card ID 17b indicates a card ID that uniquely identifies the card.

The own device state data 17a is data indicating the state of the management medal unit 10. The own device state data 17a includes a unit ID, a gaming machine ID, a gaming type, and the like. The unit ID is identification information for uniquely identifying the management medal unit 10 in the game store. The game type is data indicating the rate set in the management medal unit 10. When handling multiple rates of game medals in a game store, "Medal 1" for 20 yen rate game medals, "Medal 2" for 10 yen rate game medals, and "Medal 3" for 5 yen rate game medals. Like, the game type name is set and managed for each rate. The management medal unit 10 selects a rate to be used for the game from these game types and stores it as the game type. As the game type, a game type fixed for each section in which the management medal unit 10 is installed may be used, or may be changed by the operation of the player.

The valuable value data 17c is data including the prepaid value, the number of medals held, the number of game medals, and the number of BETs. The open / closed store state data 17d is data indicating whether the open / closed store state of the management medal unit 10 is in the business mode or the closed mode. The setting change state data 17e is data indicating whether the setting change state of the management medal unit 10 is in the setting change mode or the normal mode.

The control unit 18 is a control unit that controls the entire management medal unit 10, and includes a data management unit 18a, a medal lending processing unit 18b, a medal holding processing unit 18c, an opening / closing store control unit 18d, a setting change state control unit 18e, and an illegality. It has a setting notification unit 18f, a display control unit 18g, an adjustment medal generation unit 18h, and an adjustment medal processing unit 18i. Actually, by loading and executing these programs on the CPU (Central Processing Unit), the data management unit 18a, the medal lending processing unit 18b, the medal holding processing unit 18c, the opening / closing store control unit 18d, and the setting change state control are performed. The process corresponding to each of the unit 18e, the fraudulent setting notification unit 18f, the display control unit 18g, the adjustment medal generation unit 18h, and the adjustment medal processing unit 18i is executed.

The data management unit 18a is a management unit that manages the prepaid value, the number of medals held, the number of game medals, the number of BETs, and the like by using the valuable value data 17c stored in the storage unit 17. Here, the description is omitted for convenience of explanation, but in reality, the number of medals held at other lending rates that the management medal unit 10 does not handle is also managed. The data management unit 18a can also manage the data of the stored balls and the stored medals.

The medal lending processing unit 18b is a processing unit that performs medal lending processing when a medal lending operation is received from the display operation unit 13 when a new bill is inserted or a prepaid value remains. The medal lending processing unit 18b instructs the management slot machine 20 to add the number of medals equivalent to, for example, 1000 yen to the number of game medals, instead of paying out the actual medals as in the conventional medal lending machine. ..

The holding medal processing unit 18c is a processing unit that performs processing related to holding medals. Specifically, when the payout operation of the possessed medals is received from the display operation unit 13, a predetermined number (for example, 50) of the possessed medals is subtracted, and then 50 game medals are added. Instruct the management slot machine 20.

The opening / closing store control unit 18d is a processing unit that shifts the opening / closing store state of the management medal unit 10 from the closed mode to the business mode or from the business mode to the closed mode. When the opening / closing store control unit 18d receives an opening instruction from the management device 50 or an employee terminal (not shown), the opening / closing state of the management medal unit 10 is changed from the closing mode to the business mode, and the opening / closing instruction is received. If so, it shifts from the business mode to the closed mode. The opening / closing store control unit 18d stores the shifted mode in the opening / closing store status data 17d.

The setting change state control unit 18e is a processing unit that controls when a notification of the setting changing state ON is received from the management slot machine 20. When the setting change status control unit 18e receives the notification of the setting changing status ON from the management slot machine 20, it confirms the open / closed store status data 17d, and if the open / close store status data 17d is "business mode", it is illegal. The process is handed over to the setting notification unit 18f.

When the setting change status control unit 18e receives the notification of the setting changing status ON from the management slot machine 20, if the open / closed store status data 17d is the "closed mode", the setting change status data 17e is set to the "setting change mode". Is stored, the mode shifts to the setting change mode, and the process is handed over to the display control unit 18g. In the setting change mode, the processing content of the management medal unit 10 is not notified to the management device 50.

When the setting change state data 17e is in the "setting change mode" and the store opening instruction is received from the management device 50, the setting change state control unit 18e stores the "normal mode" in the setting change state data 17e.

The fraudulent setting notification unit 18f is a processing unit that notifies the management device 50 of the fraudulent setting. If the processing is handed over from the setting change state control unit 18e, the fraudulent setting notification unit 18f notifies the management device 50 of the fact that the fraudulent setting has been made.

The display control unit 18g is a processing unit that displays a screen for selecting whether or not to issue a predetermined number of game medals used for device adjustment when changing settings and a screen for prompting counting processing. When the display control unit 18g is handed over from the setting change state control unit 18e, the display control unit 18g selects whether or not to issue a specified number of game medals used for device adjustment at the time of setting change to the display operation unit 13. Is displayed.

The display control unit 18g displays a screen prompting the display operation unit 13 for counting processing when the processing is handed over from the adjustment medal processing unit 18i.

The adjustment medal generation unit 18h is a processing unit that issues a predetermined number of game medals used for device adjustment at the time of setting change. When the adjustment medal generation unit 18h receives an instruction to issue a specified number of game medals from the display operation unit 13, the management slot machine 20 so as to add the specified number of game medals used for device adjustment at the time of setting change. To instruct.

The adjustment medal processing unit 18i is a processing unit that clears the game medals remaining after the device adjustment at the time of setting change. The adjustment medal processing unit 18i receives game data such as safe data from the management slot machine 20 when the setting change state data 17e is in the "setting change mode", and the number of game medals in the valuable value data 17c must be 0. For example, the processing is handed over to the display control unit 18g.

The adjustment medal processing unit 18i clears the number of medals held when the setting change state data 17e detects an increase in the number of medals held due to the counting operation when the setting change state data 17e is in the "setting change mode".

Next, a specific example of the data stored in the storage unit 17 of the management medal unit 10 shown in FIG. 4 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the own device state data 17a, the valuable value data 17c, the open / closed shop state data 17d, and the setting change state data 17e shown in FIG.

In the own device state data 17a shown in FIG. 5A, the unit ID of the management medal unit 10 is "A101", the gaming machine ID of the connected management slot machine 20 is "B201", and the management medal unit 10 It shows a state in which "medal 1" is set as a game type.

The valuable value data 17c shown in FIG. 5B shows a situation in which the prepaid value is “0”, the number of medals held is “0”, the number of game medals is “2”, and the number of BETs is “2”. It is shown that.

The opening / closing store status data 17d shown in FIG. 5C indicates that the opening / closing store status is the “closed mode” status. The setting change state data 17e shown in FIG. 5D indicates that the setting change state is the “setting change mode”.

<Configuration of management device 50>
Next, the configuration of the management device 50 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the management device 50 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the management device 50 is connected to the display unit 51 and the input unit 52, and has an external network communication unit 53, a store network communication unit 54, a storage unit 55, and a control unit 56.

The display unit 51 is a liquid crystal panel, a display device, or the like. The input unit 52 is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. The external network communication unit 53 is an interface unit for data communication with the authentication key management center via the external network. The store network communication unit 54 is an interface unit for data communication with the island controller 30, the prize management device 60, and the checkout machine 70 via a communication line in the game store.

The storage unit 55 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a non-volatile memory, and stores card management data 55a, device management data 55b, and member management data 55c.

The card management data 55a is data in which the balance of the prepaid value, the balance of the balls and medals, and the like are associated with the card ID. The device management data 55b is data related to the device installed in the game store. The device management data 55b includes a unit ID, an installation location, a game machine ID, model data of the management slot machine 20, and the like. The member management data 55c is data in which the member's name, balls, and medal information are associated with the card ID of the membership card issued to the member.

The control unit 56 is a control unit that controls the entire management device 50, and includes a card management unit 56a, a device management unit 56b, a member management unit 56c, an open / close shop control unit 56d, an unauthorized notification receiving unit 56e, and a notification unit 56f. .. Actually, by loading these programs into the CPU and executing them, the card management unit 56a, the device management unit 56b, the member management unit 56c, the open / close shop control unit 56d, the fraud notification receiving unit 56e, and the notification unit 56f, respectively. The corresponding process will be executed.

The card management unit 56a is a processing unit that manages the card management data 55a. The card management unit 56a communicates with the management medal unit 10, the prize management device 60, and the checkout machine 70 to update the prepaid value associated with the card ID and the balance of the possessed medals. Further, when the card management unit 56a receives the card insertion notification from the management medal unit 10, the card management unit 56a notifies the valuable value associated with the card and the balance of the possessed medals.

The device management unit 56b is a processing unit that manages the device management data 55b. The device management unit 56b generates and updates the device management data 55b based on the unit ID, the installation location, and the gaming machine ID acquired from the management medal unit 10.

The member management unit 56c is a processing unit that manages the member management data 55c. The member management unit 56c communicates with the prize management device 60 to update the balance of medals associated with the card ID. Further, when the member management unit 56c receives the member registration request, the member management unit 56c updates the member management data 55c by adding a member.

The store opening / closing control unit 56d is a processing unit that notifies the management medal unit 10 of a store opening / closing instruction. When the store opening / closing control unit 56d receives the store opening / closing instruction from the input unit 52, the opening / closing store control unit 56d notifies the management medal unit 10 of the store opening / closing instruction.

The fraudulent notification receiving unit 56e is a processing unit that receives fraudulent setting notifications from the management medal unit 10. When the fraudulent notification receiving unit 56e receives the fraudulent setting notification from the management medal unit 10, the fraudulent notification receiving unit 56e passes the setting notification to the notification unit 56f.

The notification unit 56f is a processing unit that notifies an employee terminal or the like of an unauthorized setting notification. When the notification unit 56f receives the fraudulent setting notification from the fraudulent notification receiving unit 56e, the notification unit 56f notifies the employee terminal or the like of the fraudulent setting notification.

Next, a specific example of the data stored in the storage unit 55 of the management device 50 shown in FIG. 6 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the card management data 55a, the device management data 55b, and the member management data 55c shown in FIG.

In the card management data 55a shown in FIG. 7 (a), the card ID "1001" has a prepaid value "0" frequency, the balance of the balls held at each rate is "0", and the balance of medals held at each rate is "0". The usage unit ID "A101" is associated with it. That is, the card with the card ID "1001" is inserted into the management medal unit 10 with the unit ID "A101", and the management of the possessed medals is transferred to the management medal unit 10. Therefore, the balance of medals held at each rate is zero.

Further, in the card management data 55a, the prepaid value "3000" frequency is added to the card ID "2001", the balance of the ball 1 is "1500", the balance of the ball 2 is "2500", and the ball is a ball. The balance of 3 balls is "0", the balance of medals of medal 1 is "2000", the balance of medals of medal 2 is "500", and the balance of medals of medal 3 is "0". The sheets are associated with each other, but the destination unit ID is not associated with them. That is, the card with the card ID "2001" is not inserted into the management medal unit 10, and the management device 50 manages the possessed balls.

In the device management data 55b shown in FIG. 7B, the installation location of the management medal unit 10 of the unit ID "A101" is "island 1-1", the ID of the connected management slot machine 20 is "B201", and the game console. It indicates that the number is "11", the game type is "medal 1", the model of the connected management slot machine 20 is "EV01", and the serial number is "a". It also shows that the management slot machine 20 is in use.

Further, in the device management data 55b, the installation location of the management medal unit 10 of the unit ID "A201" is "island 2-1", the ID of the connected management slot machine 20 is "B506", and the game console number is "21". , The game type is "medal 3", the model of the connected management slot machine 20 is "DX03", and the serial number is "g". It also shows that the management slot machine 20 is in use.

The member management data 55c shown in FIG. 7C shows a name, a ball storage, a storage medal, and the like associated with the card ID. Specifically, the member management data 55c has the name "Patent Taro", the balance of the stored balls of "Tama 1" "1500", and the balance of the stored balls of "Tama 2" "200" for the card ID "2005". Ball, balance of "ball 3", "0" ball, balance of "medal 1", "1000", balance of "medal 2", "500", "medal 3" The balance of "0" is associated with.

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Next, the processing procedure of the management medal unit according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the management medal unit according to the present embodiment.

First, when the notification of the setting changing status ON is received from the management slot machine 20 (step S101; Yes), the open / closed store status data 17d is confirmed (step S102). If the open / closed store status data 17d is in the "business mode" (step S102; No), the management device 50 is notified that the setting is invalid (step S113), and the process ends as it is.

If the opened / closed store status data 17d is the “closed mode” (step S102; Yes), the “setting change mode” is stored in the setting change status data 17e and the mode shifts to the setting change mode (step S103). In the setting change mode, the processing content of the management medal unit 10 is not notified to the management device 50.

When the store opening processing instruction is received from the management device 50 (step S104; Yes), the "business mode" is stored in the open / closed store status data 17d to shift to the business mode (step S114), and the shift to step S112.

If the store opening processing instruction is not received from the management device 50 (step S104; No) and the game medal generation instruction is received from the display operation unit 13 (step S105; Yes), a specified number of game medals are generated (step S106). .. If the game medal generation instruction is not received from the display operation unit 13 (step S105; No), the process proceeds to step S104.

When game data such as safe data is received from the management slot machine 20 (step S107; Yes), if the number of game medals is 0 (step S108; No), the process proceeds to step S112. If there is a game medal (step S108; Yes), a display prompting the display operation unit 13 to count is performed (step S109).

If the number of medals held is increased by the counting operation (step S110; Yes), the number of medals held is cleared (step S111). The "normal mode" is stored in the setting change status data 17e, the setting change mode is canceled (step S112), and the process ends.

As described above, the gaming system according to the present embodiment can efficiently adjust the device after changing the setting of the managed gaming machine.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the management slot machine 20 installed in the amusement store and capable of setting the set value according to a plurality of ball ejection rates, and the management slot machine 20 connected to the management slot machine 20 so as to be communicable. It is a gaming system having a medal unit 10 and a management device 50 communicably connected to the management medal unit 10, and the management medal unit 10 has changed the setting value of the management slot machine 20. Since it is configured to generate a predetermined number of game media in order to adjust the device of the management slot machine 20 when the information is acquired, the device adjustment after the setting change of the management game machine can be efficiently performed.

In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the game medal is directly generated in the management slot machine 20 in the device adjustment after the setting change has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the management medal unit 10 is not limited to this. It is also possible to generate a medal once and then automatically or manually transfer it to a game medal.

Further, in the above embodiment, the configuration for adjusting the device after changing the setting while the store is closed has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the setting changeable time zone is set and set during the opening of the store. It can also be configured to apply to the device adjustment after the setting change in the changeable time zone.

Further, in the above embodiment, the configuration for adjusting the device after the setting change in the enclosed management slot machine has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the setting change in the conventional slot machine is performed. It can also be configured to apply for device adjustments.

In addition, each configuration shown in each of the above embodiments is a schematic function, and does not necessarily have to be physically shown. That is, the form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them may be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in any unit according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be configured.

The gaming system, the gaming device, and the device adjusting method according to the present invention are suitable for efficiently performing device adjustment after changing the settings of the managed gaming machine.

10 Management medal unit 11 lamps 12 Bill insertion slot 13 Display operation unit 14 Card insertion slot 14a Reader / writer 15, 16 Communication unit 17 Storage unit 17a Own device status data 17b Card ID
17c Valuable value data 17d Open / close store status data 17e Setting change status data 18 Control unit 18a Data management unit 18b Medal lending processing unit 18c Owned medal processing unit 18d Open / close store control unit 18e Setting change status control unit 18f Illegal setting notification unit 18g Display control 18h Adjustment medal generator 18i Adjustment medal processing unit 20 Management slot machine 21, 21a, 21b, 21c Drum 22 Game medal number display unit 23 Max BET button 24 Start lever 25, 25a, 25b, 25c Stop button 26 BET number Display 27 Count button 30 Island controller 50 Management device 51 Display section 52 Input section 53 External network communication section 54 Store network communication section 55 Storage section 55a Card management data 55b Device management data 55c Member management data 56 Control section 56a Card management section 56b Device management unit 56c Member management unit 56d Open / close shop control unit 56e Fraud notification reception unit 56f Notification unit 60 Prize management device 70 Settlement machine

Claims (9)

A gaming system having an enclosed gaming machine capable of setting a set value according to a plurality of ball ejection rates and a gaming device communicatively connected to the gaming machine.
The gaming device is
When the setting of the setting value of the gaming machine is changed, the setting change information acquisition means for acquiring the information that the setting has been changed from the gaming machine and the setting change information acquisition means.
A gaming system including a generating means for generating a predetermined number of gaming media used for device adjustment of the gaming machine when information indicating that the setting has been changed is acquired by the setting change information acquiring means. .. The generating means is
When an instruction to generate a predetermined number of game media is received, the predetermined number of game media can be generated on condition that the state is changed to a restricted state for restricting notification from the game device to the predetermined management device. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the game system is characterized by the above. The generating means is
The gaming system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a predetermined number of gaming media used for gaming in the gaming machine is generated. The generating means is
The first or second claim is characterized in that the number of gaming media that can be transferred to a predetermined number of gaming media used for gaming in the gaming machine is possible, and the number of holding gaming media stored in the gaming device is generated. Gaming system. The generating means is
It is possible to shift to a predetermined number of gaming media used for the game in the gaming machine, and the number of holding gaming media stored in the gaming device is generated, and the generated number of holding gaming media is used as the gaming machine. The gaming system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the number of gaming media is automatically shifted to a predetermined number used for the gaming in the game. The gaming device is
When the information to the effect that the setting has been changed is acquired by the setting change information acquisition means, the erasing means for shifting the number of gaming media of the gaming machine to the number of gaming media and erasing the transferred number of holding gaming media is provided. The gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising. The gaming device is
When the information to the effect that the setting has been changed is acquired by the setting change information acquisition means, if the setting change time is within the business hours of the amusement store, it is determined that the setting change is invalid and an illegal setting change occurs. The gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a notifying means for notifying the above. It is a gaming device that is communicably connected to an enclosed gaming machine that can set set values according to multiple ball ejection rates.
When the setting of the setting value of the gaming machine is changed, the setting change information acquisition means for acquiring the information that the setting has been changed from the gaming machine and the setting change information acquisition means.
For gaming, the machine is provided with a generating means for generating a predetermined number of gaming media used for adjusting the device of the gaming machine when the information indicating that the setting has been changed is acquired by the setting change information acquiring means. Device. It is a device adjustment method in a gaming system having an enclosed gaming machine capable of setting a set value according to a plurality of ball ejection rates and a gaming device communicably connected to the gaming machine.
When the setting of the setting value of the gaming machine is changed, the setting change information acquisition step of acquiring the information that the setting change has been made from the gaming machine by the gaming device, and the setting change information acquisition process.
The game device includes a generation step of generating a predetermined number of game media used for device adjustment of the game machine when the game device acquires information to the effect that the setting has been changed by the setting change information acquisition step. A device adjustment method characterized by.

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