JP3563919B2 - Distributed game center management method and system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a distributed game center management method and system for collecting data from a game machine, a rental machine, a premium machine, and the like installed in a hall to a host computer via a network, and particularly to the reliability and validity of transmitted data. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a distributed game hall management method and system with improved performance.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Pachinko halls are equipped with a pachinko machine, a small ball game machine called sand provided between pachinko machines and pachinko machines, a ball game machine provided separately from pachinko machines, a prize exchange machine, and money collected by sand machines It is composed of a safe that collects and stores information.
[0003]
Recently, a distributed game hall management configuration in which a pachinko hall configured as described above is managed by a management system having a computer configuration is employed. The distributed game hall management configuration includes a computer corresponding to each stand or each device (or some of them), accumulates and accumulates data such as payouts, payouts, sales-related data, and the like, This data is collected by a host computer via a network such as a LAN and used for management.
[0004]
Conventionally, such a distributed game hall management configuration is used to collect various data via a network, even if a network error occurs, or if data is garbled due to static electricity or the like, the data in the host computer remains unchanged. Registered in the information database. For this reason, the validity of data at the time of occurrence of an abnormality cannot be guaranteed.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, in the conventional distributed game arcade management configuration, it has been desired to restore data when an abnormality occurs.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and in a distributed game hall management method and system, when a network error occurs, or when data is garbled due to static electricity or the like, distributed game hall management is performed. An object of the present invention is to restore data with a simple configuration by utilizing the features of the configuration and to ensure the validity of system data.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In FIG. 1 illustrating the principle configuration of the present invention, the number of items lent and the number used for the game are output from the gaming table 11 as pulses, and are accumulated and accumulated in the data accumulation means 13. The lending machines 12a and 12b output the type and amount of the inserted money by outputting a pulse to a denomination line provided for the denomination, and the safe 10 provides the denomination provided for the denomination. By outputting a pulse to the line, the type and amount of the collected money are output, and are accumulated and accumulated in the data accumulation means 13, respectively.
[0008]
The data stored in the data storage unit 13 is transmitted to the host computer 1 at predetermined time intervals via the network 8 and received by the data reception unit 2. The normal / abnormal judgment means 3 judges whether the received data is normal or abnormal, based on the unique characteristics of the distributed game hall management system. That is, it is determined that there is an abnormality when the data decreases or when the data increases beyond a specified value. At the time of the determination, a comparison database including the previous reception data received at short time intervals is used. By comparing with the previously received data, it is determined whether the data is decreasing or how much the data is increasing. Further, in order to determine whether the degree of the increase exceeds the normal range or not. , A difference value table defined for each type of data is provided. It is also determined that an abnormality has occurred when the value has increased beyond the value specified in the difference value table. Otherwise, it is determined to be normal.
[0009]
In the data restoration / registration unit 4, when the data is determined to be normal, the received data is registered in the information database as it is. Further, the comparison database is updated with the new received data.
[0010]
Data recovery when the received data is determined to be abnormal is performed by replacing the received data with the previous data. Further, the data can be restored not for each individual data but for each group based on the nature of the data. For example, when one data in each group is abnormal, all the data belonging to the group are replaced with the previous data.
[0011]
When it is determined that the data is abnormal, the data is restored and registered in the information database. The comparison database can be updated by the repair data performed for each group, but if the data is normal by judging each data belonging to the group, the data can be updated by the received data. .
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail according to embodiments.
First, a distributed game center management system as a premise of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 showing a system configuration for executing management of a pachinko hall.
[0013]
This game arcade management system includes a pachinko machine 20 having a sandwich (sandwich type rental machine) 21, a prize exchange machine 22, a safe 23, and the like. The hall is divided into a plurality of islands, and each island has a plurality of islands. It manages a pachinko hall that is operated by arranging the pachinko machine 20, the premium exchange machine 22, the safe 23, and the like, and is provided in association with each of the pachinko machine 20, the premium exchange machine 22, the safe 23, and the like. A table computer 30, an island computer 40 provided in association with each island and connected to the table computer 30 under the island, and a hall computer 50 connected to the plurality of island computers 40.
[0014]
In this way, a plurality of platform computers 30 are connected to one island computer 40 by LAN. The plurality of island computers 40 are connected to one hall computer via a LAN. The stand computer 30 takes in signals output from various devices such as the pachinko stand 20, the sand 21, the prize exchange 22, and the safe 23 installed in the pachinko hall, and transmits the signals to the island computer 40. The island computer 40 is a device having a relay function between the hall computer 50 and the base computer 30. The island computer 40 collects data taken into the base computer 30 from various devices and transmits the data to the hall computer 50. The hall computer 50 receives the data transmitted from the island computer 40 and outputs various data for management and management. To this end, output devices such as a display, a printer, and an audio device are provided.
[0015]
The storage device of the island computer 40 stores the platform information database 41 in the island. In addition to the above, the platform database 42 for comparison, which will be described in detail later, A difference value table 43 for value detection is also stored. The hall computer 50 also includes a storage device and, like the above-mentioned island computer 40, except that the hall computer 50 relates to all the islands, a table information database 51, a table database 52 for comparison, and a difference value table for detecting abnormal values. 53 are stored.
[0016]
The stand computer 30 detects stand data of a paired stand, and the stand computer 30 provided in association with the prize exchange 22 detects stand data such as the number of balls requested for prize exchange. The base computer 30 provided in association with the safe 23 detects the base data of the money entering the safe 23 (carried from the sand 21 on the island where the safe 23 is installed using a transport line), The stand computer 30 provided in association with the pachinko stand 20 having the sand 21 detects the stand data of money to be inserted into the sand 21 and detects sensors such as the number of payouts, the number of payouts, and the number of special prizes. The base data composed of raw data directly detected by the above and various kinds of processed data such as the number of hits, the operation time, and the number of operations calculated from the raw data is detected.
[0017]
The sand 21 has three denomination lines of a signal line of 100 yen, a signal line of 500 yen, and a signal line of 1000 yen, and is supplied by outputting a pulse to these denomination lines. It is configured to output the type and amount of money. Similarly, the safe 23 has three denomination lines, a signal line of 100 yen, a signal line of 500 yen, and a signal line of 1000 yen, and outputs a pulse to these denomination lines. And the type and amount of money that has entered are output. In response to the output signal form of the sand 21 / safe 23, the base computer 30 provided in association with the sand 21 and the base computer 30 provided in association with the safe 23, Is obtained for each denomination line, and the platform data of the sand 21 / safe 23 is detected.
[0018]
This game arcade management system adopts a configuration including an island computer 40 and a stand computer 30 in addition to the hall computer 50, and the island computer 40 collects stand data detected by the stand computer 30, which will be described in detail later. After repairing the abnormal data, the data is stored in the information database 41 in the storage device, and the table data is transmitted to the hall computer 50. The hall computer 50 also stores the table data transmitted from the island computer 40. The information is stored in the information database 51 in the apparatus, and the pachinko hall is managed using the table data.
[0019]
The island computer 40 configures the information database 41 by storing the collected data. The information database 41 manages the money input to each sand 21 of the island by denomination, using the island as a management unit, and manages the total amount of money input to all the sands 21 of the island by denomination. I do. Then, the money that has entered the safe 23 on the island (carried from the sand 21 on the island using the transport line) is managed by denomination. In addition, together with stand data such as the number of balls having a prize exchange request in the prize exchange machine 22, elementary data directly detected by a sensor such as the number of payouts, the number of payouts, the number of special prizes, and the like, It manages all table data including various machining data such as the calculated number of hits, operating time, and number of operations. In the transmission of data between these computers and the storage in the information database, etc., it is possible to manage the number of pulses as detected, or to manage the number of outgoing balls, incoming balls, or money in units of yen. It is also possible. For example, when one pulse of a 100 yen denomination line is equivalent to 100 yen, when 10 pulses are detected in a 100 yen denomination line, it may be managed as 10 pulses or as 1000 yen. Is also possible.
[0020]
The hall computer 50 constitutes the information database 51 by storing data collected in the same manner, but differs from the above-mentioned island information database 41 only in that it includes data on all islands. is there.
[0021]
The reception of the data to the island computer 40 is performed by activating the data reception program at a prescribed collection cycle (depending on the number of the table computers 30 and the number of the island computers 40, for example, every 10 seconds). In this reception, devices such as the pachinko machine 20, the sand 21, the prize exchange 22 or the safe 23 are sequentially selected individually, and further, data items such as payouts, payouts, or inserted money are individually sequentially taken. This is done by making a selection. The reception of data to the hall computer 50 can be similarly performed by activating the data reception program of the hall computer 50.
[0022]
As described above, the system configuration premised on the present invention has been generally described. However, the data restoration characteristic of the present invention is performed as follows.
As described above, the island computer 40 collects the platform data detected by the platform computer 30 and stores the platform data in the information database 41 in the storage device. Then, the abnormal data is restored. This is performed by using a comparison database 42 stored in the storage device of the island computer 40 other than the information database 41 and a difference value table 43 for detecting an abnormal value. Hereinafter, a configuration for restoring data and validating the system data will be described in more detail. The host computer 1 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to the island computer 40. Similarly, the platform data sent from the island computer 40 is stored in the information database 51 in the storage device of the hall computer 50, but the present invention can be applied to this case. At this time, the hall computer 50 corresponds to the host computer 1 shown in FIG.
[0023]
FIG. 1 illustrates the principle configuration of the present invention.
In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a game console installed in a game arcade, 12a denotes a lending machine provided between the game consoles 11, and lends out equipment necessary for using the game console 11, and 12b denotes a game console. Is a lending machine separately provided, which lends out necessary items for use of the gaming table 11, 10 is a safe, which collects money input to the lending machines 12a, 12b using a transport line. It is.
[0024]
From the gaming table 11, the number of items lent and the number used for the game are output as pulses, and accumulated and accumulated in the data accumulation means 13. The lending machines 12a and 12b output the type and amount of the inserted money by outputting a pulse to a denomination line provided for the denomination, and the safe 10 provides the money provided for the denomination. By outputting a pulse to the seed line, the type and amount of the collected money are output, and are accumulated and accumulated in the data accumulation means 13, respectively.
[0025]
Reference numeral 1 denotes a host computer. The host computer 1 includes a data receiving unit 2, a normal / abnormal judging unit 3 for received data, and a data restoring / registering unit 4. Further, the host computer 1 An information database 5 composed of normally received data, a comparison database 6, and a difference value table 7 for detecting abnormal values are provided.
[0026]
The data stored in the data storage unit 13 is transmitted to the host computer 1 at predetermined time intervals via the network 8 and received by the data reception unit 2. The normal / abnormal judgment means 3 judges whether the received data is normal or abnormal, based on the unique characteristics of the distributed game hall management system. That is, considering that the data stored in the data storage means cannot decrease and that the stored data is transmitted periodically at short time intervals, the data suddenly exceeds a certain value. Considering that the data cannot increase, it is determined to be abnormal when the data decreases or when the data increases beyond a specified value. At the time of the determination, the comparison database 6 including the previous normal reception data received at short time intervals is used. The database 6 for comparison is replaced with newly received data when the received data is determined to be normal. By comparing with the previously received data, it is determined whether the data is decreasing or how much the data is increasing. Further, in order to determine whether the degree of the increase exceeds the normal range or not. , A difference value table 7 defined for each type of data. An abnormality is also determined when the value has increased beyond the value specified in the difference value table 7. Otherwise, it is determined to be normal.
[0027]
In the data restoration / registration means 4, when the data is determined to be normal, the received data is registered in the information database 5 as it is, and can be used as data for management. Further, the comparison database 6 is updated with the new received data.
[0028]
When it is determined that the received data is abnormal, the data is restored and registered in the information database 5. When it is determined that the data is abnormal, the comparison database 6 is not updated with the data determined to be abnormal. The data can be updated with the restored data. However, if the data is determined to be abnormal for each data, the data can not be updated.
[0029]
Data recovery when the received data is determined to be abnormal is performed by replacing the received data with the previous data. Further, the data can be restored not for each individual data but for each group based on the nature of the data. For example, it is performed for each data group relating to a game used for games such as payouts and payouts, or for each data group relating to sales and collection. If, for example, one data in each group is abnormal, all data belonging to that group Is preferably replaced with the previous data. Thus, for example, when calculating the payout rate / payout rate as the payout rate, it does not occur that one data is the present reception data and the other data is the previous reception data.
[0030]
Next, an example of data restoration which is a feature of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 is a flowchart of the data restoration operation of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a difference value table, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a database for comparison, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of data restoration of the present invention.
[0031]
When the host computer 1 is started in step S1 in FIG. 3, initialization is performed. That is, in the comparison database 6, all the data are reset to 0, and the difference value table 7 is set. The difference value table 7 is configured from the viewpoint that the data cannot suddenly increase beyond a certain value in consideration of the fact that accumulated data is transmitted periodically at short time intervals. is there. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining this, and is defined for each type of signal. For example, an increase in the number of payouts of one gaming table does not exceed 1000 pieces compared to the previous reception data a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds), and if it exceeds this, it is determined that there is an abnormality. It is. Although the figure exemplifies a part of the signal types, the difference value table 7 is defined for all signal types.
[0032]
The comparison database 6 is reset to 0 in the initial setting, but is replaced with new reception data one after another after data is normally received. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining this comparison database. FIG. 5 shows that the data normally received at a certain point in time was, for example, the number of payouts of the game console was 3,000, the number of incoming balls was 5,000, and so on. I have.
[0033]
Under such a premise, next, data (current data) is received in step S2 of FIG. The data received this time is, for example, as shown in the margin of FIG. In step S3, this received data is compared with previously received data.
[0034]
In step S4, it is determined whether the result of the comparison is a decrease. The system of the present invention has been described on the assumption that the integrated value stored in the data storage means 13 is transmitted as described above. Under such a premise, a decrease in the integrated value cannot be a normal state. The number of balls received at the gaming table illustrated in FIG. 5 indicates that the number of data received last time is 5000, which has been reduced to 4800 this time. Therefore, this is determined to be abnormal in the next step S7, and data restoration is performed.
[0035]
Further, in step S5, it is determined whether or not the increase in the current data compared to the previous data is so rapid as to be determined to be abnormal. This is performed by comparing the increase value with the value specified in the difference value table 7. For example, the number of payouts of the gaming table shown in FIG. 5 has increased from 3,000 in the previous time to 3,600 in the present time by 600. On the other hand, according to the difference value table of FIG. 4, the limit allowed for the payout is 1000 pieces, which is within the allowable limit. . Similarly, sand (card) sales have increased from 7000 yen to 8000 yen, but are normal since they are within the 2000 yen range specified in the difference value table. However, the sand (card) sales shown in FIG. Since the (cash) sales increased from 3500 yen at the previous time to 7000 yen at this time, exceeding 2000 yen specified in the difference value table and increasing by 3500 yen, it is determined to be abnormal.
[0036]
As a result of comparison with the previous data, if the data does not decrease and does not increase beyond the specified value, it can be determined in step S6 that the received data is normal data. On the other hand, if the data has decreased or has increased beyond the specified value, it is determined in step S7 that the received data is abnormal.
[0037]
In step S8, data restoration and registration are performed. If the data is determined to be normal, the received data is registered in the information database as it is, and can be used as data for management. Further, the comparison database is updated with the new received data. If it is determined that the received data is abnormal, the data is restored and registered in the information database.
[0038]
Data recovery when the received data is determined to be abnormal is performed by replacing the received data with the previous data. In the game table of FIG. 6, the incoming ball is determined to be abnormal because the data has been reduced, but this abnormal data is replaced with the previous data, and the 4,800 pieces of data received this time become 5000 pieces. Will be repaired. When an abnormality occurs, the occurrence time, the occurrence signal line, and the generated abnormality data are stored as a log file in the storage device.
[0039]
In addition, data restoration can be performed not for each individual data but for each group sharing the same based on the nature of the data. For example, this is performed for each game stand data group related to a game used for games such as payouts and payouts, or for each sales-related group related to sales and collection. If, for example, one piece of data in each group is abnormal, it belongs to that group It is desirable to replace all data with previous data. For example, regarding the payout of the gaming table in FIG. 6, the previously received data is 3000 pieces, which has been increased to 3600 pieces this time. However, the increase has been previously determined to be within the normal range. Since it is determined that an incoming ball belonging to the same group as the outgoing ball is abnormal and is replaced with the previous data, it is desirable to replace the outgoing ball with the previous data. Thus, for example, when calculating the payout rate / payout rate as the payout rate, it does not occur that one data is the present reception data and the other data is the previous reception data. The same applies to the number of special prizes belonging to the same group.
[0040]
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining another data restoration of the present invention, and exemplifies a case where it is assumed that only an incoming ball has an abnormality (decrease). In this example, the numbers of payouts, payouts, and special prizes belonging to the game console data group are all replaced with the previously received data and the data is repaired. There is no abnormality in any of the (card) sales, and the data received this time is registered in the information database without performing data restoration.
[0041]
The data restored in this way is registered in the information database. Also, it is registered as the last received data in the comparison database. As described above, when the received data is determined to be normal, but the other data in the group is abnormal, and the data is replaced with the previous data, the replacement database is replaced with the previous data. Can be updated with the restored data, but it is desirable to update with new received data that is normal in itself.
[0042]
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, in the embodiments, the present invention has been described with a specific example of application to a pachinko hall. However, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko hall, but can be applied to other game arcades as it is.
[0043]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the distributed game arcade management method and system of the present invention, the characteristics of the distributed game arcade management configuration are utilized, the configuration is simple, and therefore, at low cost, the data of the data at the time of occurrence of an abnormality is reduced. The data can be repaired. If a network error occurs or data is corrupted due to static electricity or the like, the data can be repaired and the validity of the system data can be improved.
[0044]
In addition, by storing the time of occurrence of the abnormality, the generated signal line, and the generated abnormality data, it becomes a reference when pursuing an abnormality cause.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of a game hall management system.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a data restoration operation of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a difference value table used for a data restoration operation according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a comparison database used for the data restoration operation of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of data restoration according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of another data restoration of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Host computer 2 Data receiving means 3 Normal / abnormal judgment means 4 Data restoration / registration means 5 Information database 6 Comparison database 7 Difference value table 8 Network 10 Safe 11 Gaming table 12a Rental machine 12b Rental machine 13 Data storage means

Claims (4)

The terminal device includes data storage means for counting and storing various data generated in a terminal device including a game machine, a rental machine, a premium machine, and the like installed in the hall, and stores the data in a host computer via a network. In the distributed game hall management method of transmitting to the information database of
Various data transmitted from the terminal device at predetermined time intervals are received by the host computer,
An information database of various data which have been the transmission, a comparative database all the data at the time of initial setting is set to 0, is configured for each type of the various data, the determined time in the A difference value table for detecting an abnormal value, which is a difference value that does not exceed in a normal state, is stored in a storage device of the host computer,
The received data is compared with the comparison database for each data, and when the data decreases, or when the increase of the data exceeds the value specified in the difference value table, it is determined that the data is abnormal, and the other data is determined to be normal. And
When it is determined to be abnormal, after repairing the data by replacing the current received data with the previous received data, and when it is determined to be normal, the data received this time is registered as it is in the information database, Updating the database for comparison with the normally received data ,
The data restoration is performed in common for each group having the same data property, and when even one data in the group is determined to be abnormal, all the received data in the group is replaced with the previous received data. ,
A decentralized playground management method, characterized in that: 2. The distributed game arcade management method according to claim 1 , wherein the updating of the comparison database is performed not only with the normally received data but also with the repaired data. The terminal device includes data storage means for counting and storing various data generated in a terminal device including a game machine, a rental machine, a premium machine, and the like installed in the hall, and stores the data in a host computer via a network. In the distributed game hall management system that transmits to the information database of
In the host computer,
Data receiving means for receiving various data transmitted every time determined from the terminal device,
Said various configured for each of the data types, the difference value table for outlier detection consisting no difference exceeding the normal state in the defined time,
A comparison database in which all data is set to 0 at the time of initial setting;
The received data is compared with the comparison database for each data, and when the data decreases, or when the increase of the data exceeds the value specified in the difference value table, it is determined that the data is abnormal, and the other data is determined to be normal. Means to
When it is determined that the data is abnormal, the data is restored by replacing the current received data with the previous received data , and the data is repaired in common for each group having a common data property. When it is determined that even one data is abnormal, after replacing all the received data in the group with the previous received data , and when it is determined to be normal, the data received this time is registered as it is in the information database. Means for updating the comparison database with normally received data,
A distributed game arcade management system comprising: 4. The distributed game hall management system according to claim 3 , wherein the updating of the comparison database is performed not only with the normally received data but also with the repaired data.

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