JP2616369B2 - Game information management and provision system for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for managing and providing game information relating to a game machine installed in a game arcade.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game information relating to a gaming machine installed in a game arcade, such as information on a game for each model, the number of jackpots, the number of start winnings, the number of scheduled finishes, the payout rate, etc., is installed in the game arcade. The information is displayed on a display device provided as a reference for the player to play the game.

[0003]

The above game information is
This information is information that can be obtained only when a player visits a game hall and cannot be obtained in advance, and there is a disadvantage that the game hall is full and cannot be played even if the player comes to the game hall. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide game information management of a game machine capable of obtaining game information in advance and making a reservation for a game machine to be played. It is to provide a system.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a system for managing and providing game information relating to a game machine installed in a game arcade, the system comprising: 且possessed game members became members and game information management device and manages various game information regarding the gaming machine is provided, the member contracts with game arcade in
And a transmission device for transmitting information between the game information management device and the terminal device, comprising: Based on the claim, the game information managed by the game information management device is transmitted to the terminal device via the transmission means, and a reservation for the vacant game machine is transmitted and registered in the game information management device. Deactivate the operation of the registered gaming machine until a predetermined time elapses or until a predetermined operation is performed by a reservation customer before the predetermined time elapses , and at least set the reservation end time to
The information is displayed on a terminal device .

[0005]

When a game member operates his / her own terminal device to request game information, various game information managed by a game information management device installed in a game arcade is transmitted to the terminal device via a transmission means. You. For this reason, it is possible to obtain game information in advance without visiting the game hall. Further, when the gaming member operates his / her own terminal device to request a reservation for a vacant game machine, the reservation is registered in the game information management device, and the operation of the gaming machine is inactive while the registration is valid. Therefore, if the player goes to the game hall, the player can immediately play the game with the reserved gaming machine without causing trouble with other players.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the pachinko island stand 1 installed in the game arcade will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the pachinko island stand 1. In the drawing, as is well known, a plurality of pachinko machines 2 are provided on the pachinko island stand 1 so as to be arranged in a row in the horizontal direction. In the illustrated pachinko machine 2, a card insertion slot 3 for inserting a membership card 4 is provided below the pachinko machine 2, and a ball number display 5 is provided. This is because the remaining card information is recorded in the member card 4, and when the member card 4 is inserted into the card insertion slot 3, the recorded remaining ball information is displayed on the ball number display 5. It is. In addition, the membership card 4
For example, it is constituted by an IC card issued when a member contract (paid or free) is concluded with the game arcade, and at least a member number and remaining ball information are recorded. Also, without signing a special membership contract, all the players who have purchased the prepaid card with the remaining game information recorded at the game hall are regarded as members of the game hall, and the card number recorded on the prepaid card is The member number may be registered in a game information management device 7 of the own store, which will be described later.
In this case, the prepaid card becomes a member card, but the membership number may be deleted from the game information management device 7 when the remaining ball information becomes “0”.

[0007] At the top of the pachinko machine 2, there is provided a reservation indicator light 6 for notifying whether the pachinko machine 2 is in a reserved state or in a used state. When the pachinko machine 2 is in a reservation state, for example, the reservation indicator light 6 is blinked, and even if a player other than the reservation customer operates the operation handle, a hit ball cannot be fired,
Alternatively, liquid crystal glass may be used as the glass on the front of the game board, and a voltage may be applied when a reservation is registered so that the inside cannot be seen through. Further, when in use, the reservation indicator 6 may be turned on. In the illustrated embodiment, the pachinko machine 2 is exemplified as the gaming machine installed on the pachinko island stand 1, but another gaming machine, for example, a coin-type gaming machine may be used.

The game information generated by the pachinko machines 2 arranged in the pachinko island stand 1 configured as described above, for example, information such as the number of big hits, the number of start winnings, the number of scheduled finishes, and the payout rate are shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the game information is processed and stored by the game information management device 7 installed in the game arcade. The game information management device 7 may be a device that also serves as a normal management device that manages data based on signals transmitted from the pachinko machine 2, or may be a dedicated information management device. Further, the game information management device 7 includes an input unit for inputting game information other than the game data of the pachinko machine 2, for example, model description information, vacant seat information, new stand information, newly opened shop information, business information, event information, and the like. The information input by the input unit is also stored.

[0009] On the other hand, the terminal device 10 of the gaming member who has concluded a membership contract with the game arcade is a so-called personal computer,
Display 11, keyboard 12, and personal computer 13
It is composed of Then, as shown in FIG. 2, by loading the communication software 14 into the terminal device 10, it is possible to communicate with the outside via the modem 15.

[0010] Thus, the game information management device 7 and the terminal device 10 configured as described above, as shown in FIG.
Connected by BBS network 20. The BBS network 20 refers to a personal computer communication network operated by a arbitrarily established specific group. In the present embodiment, for example, a game center and a game member are newly added to the BBS centering on the game center. Network 20 may be established, or already established BBS
A network in which a game arcade and game members join the network 20 may be used. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the connection between the game information management device 7 and the terminal device 10, and as described below, the BBS which is the core of the BBS network 20.
A code number “20” is also assigned to the host computer for use.

A more specific connection by the BBS network 20 is as shown in FIG. FIG.
3 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of connection between the game information management device 7 and the terminal device 10. FIG. In the figure, game information is input / output to / from a hall host computer 7 (game information management device 7) through a hall data input / output 8, and the hall data input / output 8 is automatically transmitted from each pachinko machine 2. And manually input from the input unit described above, and also includes output from the host computer 7 to the pachinko machine 2 of the pachinko island stand 1. And the host computer 7 for the hall and the BBS
The host computer 20 is connected to a BBS network (either a public telephone line or a dedicated communication line may be used), while the terminal device 10 (user computer) owned by the gaming member is connected to the RS232C
It is connected to the modem 15 by a cord, and the modem 15 and the BBS host computer 20 are connected via a module cable and a public telephone line 21. Thereby, the game information management device 7 and the terminal device 10 are connected by the BBS network 20. The host computer 2 used in the BBS network 20
In the case where “0” is an existing one or when the line to be used is public, the cost for them can be kept low.

An example of the game information that can be obtained by the game member by the above system will be described below. First, the game member operates the keyboard 12 of the terminal device 10 owned by the game member, connects to the game information management device 7 via the BBS host computer 20, and receives required information. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the reservation status and patronage status of the pachinko machine 2 installed in the game arcade are displayed on the display 11, and based on that, as shown in FIG. Reserve pachinko machine 2. In this case, as a reservation operation, first, the vehicle number
2 and then inputting the membership number (or a password attached to the membership number as necessary in consideration of security) using the keyboard 12, and the reservation signal becomes BB.
It is registered in the game information management device 7 via the S host computer 20. When the reservation is registered by the game information management device 7, the reservation display lamp 6 provided on the corresponding pachinko machine 2 blinks and notifies the user. The effect of registering a reservation may be canceled in about 20 minutes, for example. In this case, it is desirable to display the registration effect time on the display 11 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when trying to play a game with the pachinko machine 2 that has come to the store and made a reservation, the member card 4 is inserted into the card slot 3.
, It is determined whether or not the member number recorded on the member card 4 matches the member number registered at the time of reservation, and if they match, the pachinko machine 2 is in a playable state. It should be noted that a keyboard may be attached to the pachinko machine 2 instead of the member card 4, and a member number, a password, or the like may be entered using the keyboard.

Further, other game information, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, big hit information relating to the game of the pachinko machine 2, start winning information, payout rate and the like are displayed on the display 11 by operating the keyboard 12. You can also. The above-mentioned reservation can also be made based on such game information. As described above, game information can be obtained in advance without visiting the game hall.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 2, the BBS host computer 20 can receive information from the third information center 30 and provide this information to the terminal device 10. As the third information center 30, for example, a pachinko machine maker is considered, and game information created by this pachinko machine maker, for example, as shown in FIG. Can be provided as information. Thus, the third information center 30 and the BBS network 20
Incorporation into the game can provide more substantial services to gaming members.

Although the embodiment has been described above, according to the embodiment, the game member operates his / her own terminal device 10 to request the game information, so that the game information management device 7 installed in the game hall is provided. Is transmitted to the terminal device 10 via the BBS network 20, so that the game information can be obtained in advance without visiting the game hall. In addition, the gaming member can use his / her own terminal device 1
By operating “0” to request a reservation for a vacant game machine, the reservation is registered in the game information management device 7, so that if the user goes to the game arcade, the game can be played immediately with the reserved pachinko machine 2.

When the gaming member receives the game information using the terminal device 10, it may be free of charge,
Alternatively, it may be charged. At the time of reservation,
A certain charge may be taken, and thereafter, when the game member comes to the store and starts playing the game, the charge may not be collected to prevent useless reservations as much as possible.

[0017]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a game member operates his / her own terminal device to request game information, and the game member manages the game information by a game information management device installed in a game hall. Since the various types of game information transmitted to the terminal device via the transmission means, it is possible to obtain the game information in advance without visiting the game arcade, and the gaming member operates his / her own terminal device. By requesting an idle game machine reservation, the reservation is registered in the game information management device, and while the registration is valid, the operation of the gaming machine is deactivated. The player can immediately play the game with the reserved gaming machine without causing trouble with the player.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a connection between a game information management device and a terminal device.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of a connection between a game information management device and a terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of a pachinko island stand installed in a game arcade.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the terminal device on which reservation status information is displayed.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the terminal device on which a reservation operation is displayed.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the terminal device on which game data of the gaming machine is displayed.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a terminal device on which game information sent from a third information center is displayed.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko island stand 2 Pachinko machine 3 Card slot 4 Membership card 6 Reservation indicator light 7 Game information management device 10 Terminal device 11 Display 12 Keyboard 13 Personal computer body 20 BBS network (BBS host computer) 21 Telephone line 30 Third information center

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A system for managing and providing game information relating to a gaming machine installed in a game arcade, wherein the system is provided in the game arcade and manages various game information relating to the game arcade. Equipment and
Possessed by the gaming member became a member by the membership agreement of the gaming field
And a terminal device installed at a position distant from the game hall ;
A transmission means for transmitting information between the game information management device and the terminal device, wherein the game member manages the game device via the transmission means by a request based on the operation of the terminal device by the game member. The game information being managed is transmitted to the terminal device and a reservation for the vacant game machine is transmitted and registered in the game information management device, and the operation of the registered game machine is performed until a predetermined time elapses or Before the predetermined time elapses, the reservation customer is deactivated until a predetermined operation is performed , and
A game information management providing system for a gaming machine, wherein at least a reservation end time is displayed on the terminal device .