JP3897828B2 - Game information central management device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a game information centralized management apparatus that displays game information of each gaming machine individually only to members in a plurality of gaming machines.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as this type of gaming information display device, a game information storage means for storing in association with gaming information of the gaming machine to the change of time, based on the game information stored in the game information storage means, the game information The game state display means for displaying, for example, by displaying the occurrence state of the batting and the occurrence state of the special game, by predicting the future state of the gaming machine of the game machine, a large number of installed in the hall Information required for selecting which of the gaming machines to play is given (for example, JP-A-5-212155).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the above-described conventional game information display device always displays game information , there is a first problem that during the game, this display is cumbersome and cannot be concentrated on the game.
In addition, there is a player who does not need to display game information when selecting a gaming machine, and displaying the state of the game may confuse the player and cause the selection of the gaming machine to be lost. There were two problems.
[0004]
Furthermore, for a hall where a large number of gaming machines are installed, providing gaming information on all gaming machines to all players may hinder management, such as concentration of players only on specific gaming machines. There was also a third problem. On the other hand, it is conceivable to limit the players who provide game information to members, but there is a fourth problem that the amount of member information data is large and management is complicated.
[0005]
Accordingly, the game information centralized management device according to claims 1 and 2 has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and its purpose is a game that truly requires game information. The game information provided only to the player is simply and easily provided, and the game information is provided to the player easily only when the game information is required.
[0006]
In addition, the game information central management apparatus according to claim 2 is intended to provide a specific configuration of the central management means.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is for achieving the above object, and the contents thereof will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. The game information central management device according to claim 1 is provided separately for each game machine, and a game information storage means (142) for storing game information in each game machine in association with a change in time. A game status display means (for example, the image display device 100) for displaying game information corresponding to the gaming machine stored in the means (142), and a separate membership number of the player provided for each gaming machine. Card information reading means (for example, card reader 105) for reading the membership number from the recorded membership card, and a member number unique to each player, and presence / absence of the membership number read by each card information reading means (105) And a centralized management means (120) for displaying the game information of each gaming machine on the gaming state display means (100) corresponding to the player when the player has a membership number , and The game information central management device Who rent game balls platform between ball lending machine (30) Holiday sphere counting device for counting game balls number lent to the player from (112) is connected to, the gaming state display means (10), the As a result of collation of the membership number by the card information reading means (105) , it is counted by the lending ball counting device (112) as game information displayed on the condition that it is determined that the player has the membership number . Among the number of game balls, the number of unique game balls that have been rented since it was determined that the player has a membership number is displayed.
It is characterized by that.
[0008]
The game information centralized management apparatus according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the feature points of claim 1, the centralized management means (120) stores each player's own membership number, and each card information reading means. (105) Only when the member information management means (132) for verifying the presence / absence of the member number read and the verification result by the member information management means (132) is determined to have the player's membership number The game information display means (100) of the gaming machine includes game information management means (150) for displaying game information.
[0009]
[Operation]
Therefore, according to the game information centralized management apparatus of the first aspect, the game information storage means (142) stores the game information in each of the plurality of gaming machines in association with the change of time. On the other hand, card information reading means (105) provided in each gaming machine reads a membership number from a membership card unique to the player.
[0010]
The central management means (120) stores in advance a membership number that is unique to each player, and collates the presence / absence of the membership number read by each card information reading means (105). Then, the central management means (120), if the player's membership number is present in the membership number stored in advance, the game status display means (100) corresponding to the player, Display game information .
[0011]
The game state display means (100) displays game information corresponding to the gaming machine stored in the game information storage means (142). According to the game information centralized management apparatus according to claim 2, the member information managing means (132) stores in advance the member number unique to each player, and the member number read by each card information reading means (105). Check for the presence of.
[0012]
The gaming information management means (150) is based on the result of the verification by the member information management means (132), and only when the player's membership number is present in the membership number stored in advance, the gaming status display means of the gaming machine Display game information at (100).
Further, the lending ball counting device (112) connected to the gaming machine counts the number of gaming balls lent to the player from the inter-table lending machine (30) that lends the gaming ball to the player.
The gaming status display means (10) is provided as the gaming information displayed on the condition that the membership number of the player is determined as a result of collation of the membership number by the card information reading means (105). Of the number of game balls counted by the ball counting device (112) , the number of unique game balls lent out after it is determined that the player has a membership number is displayed.
[0013]
【Example】
1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an outline of control of a game information central management device, FIG. 2 is a front view of a management display device, and FIG. 3 is a card. A schematic perspective view of each leader is shown. In FIG. 1, 10 indicates a pachinko machine, and a management display device 20 for managing and displaying game information and the like is provided above the pachinko machine 10, and on the left side of the pachinko machine 10. Is provided in correspondence with the pachinko machine 10 and is provided with a box-shaped inter-table ball lending machine 30 for lending game balls used for games of the 10 pachinko machines.
[0014]
A plurality of pachinko machines 10 are installed in the hall, and the management display device 20 and the inter-base ball lending machine 30 are also installed corresponding to the pachinko machines installed in the hall. The pachinko machine 10, the management display device 20, and the interpolated ball lending machine 30 are connected to centralized management means 120 for centrally managing each. In the present embodiment, one pachinko machine 10 among a plurality of pachinko machines 10 installed in the hall will be described as an example.
[0015]
The pachinko machine 10 has a game board 40 in the center of the front surface thereof, on the surface of the game board 40, a guide rail 41 arranged in a circular shape, and a game part 42 surrounded by the guide rail 41, Have In addition, a plurality of nails (not shown) are provided on the surface of the game board 40, and the game balls flowing down in the game unit 42 hit these nails and change in the flow down direction.
[0016]
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, there is provided a symbol variation display device 50 for performing a lottery on whether or not a special game is won, as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, three cup-type upper start ports 51 are provided above the symbol variation display device 50, and one cup is disposed below the symbol variation display device 50. A lower start opening 52 of the mold is provided, and in each of the start openings 51... 52, a start opening sensor that starts displaying the symbol variation by the symbol variation display device 50 when a game ball that has entered the ball is detected. 53 are provided.
[0017]
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an attacker type variable winning device 60 is provided below the lower start opening 52. This variable winning device 60 has an attacker door 61 that can be opened and closed at its front opening. The attacker door 61 of the variable winning device 60 normally closes its front opening to prevent the game ball from entering the variable winning device 60 and results of the lottery by the symbol variation display device 50. However, for example, when the stop symbol that stops the symbol variation on the symbol variation display device 50 becomes “777” or “333” side by side and a special game is won, the front opening is opened and the game ball is opened. Is configured to make it easy to enter a ball into the variable winning device 60.
[0018]
Although not shown in the drawing, the game unit 42 is provided with a plurality of winning holes for paying out a prize ball to the player when a game ball enters. Also, below the variable winning device 60, as shown in FIG. 1, the start opening 51..., 52 or any winning opening was not won at the position facing the lower inner edge of the guide rail 41. A substantially oval collection port 70 for collecting game balls is provided.
[0019]
Below the game board 40, as shown in FIG. 1, there is provided an upper storage tray 71 for storing game balls for launching on the game board 40. A lower storage tray 72 for storing game balls that cannot be stored in the storage tray 71 is provided. On the right side of the lower storage tray 72, a handle-shaped hitting ball for launching game balls into the game section 42 is provided. A device 73 is provided.
[0020]
Further, inside the pachinko machine 10, a storage tank 74 for storing a game ball supplied from a game ball supply device (not shown) is provided at an upper position thereof. This storage tank 74 is a tank for temporarily storing game balls to be paid out as prize balls from a prize ball payout device (not shown), and through a prize ball flow path 75 for flowing down the prize balls to be paid out. And communicates with the upper storage tray 71. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a prize ball counting device 76 for counting the number of prize balls to be paid out is provided in the middle of the ball flow of the prize ball flow path 75.
[0021]
Further, at a lower position inside the pachinko machine 10, there is provided a game ball outlet 80 for discharging the game ball that has been launched into the game unit 42 and taken into the pachinko machine 10 to the outside. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the game ball discharge port 80 is provided with an out ball counting device 81 for counting the game balls to be discharged. A game control device 90 is provided on the back surface of the game board 40. This game control device 90 calculates the difference between the number of prize balls counted by the prize ball counting device 76 and the number of out balls counted by the out ball counting device 81, and when the difference value exceeds a predetermined number, A difference number calculating means 91 for outputting a signal, and a stopping control means 92 for stopping the hitting of the hitting ball by the hitting ball launching device 73 based on the limit signal from the difference number calculating means 91 and setting the gaming machine in a hitting state, Special game execution control means 93 is provided for opening a special game by opening the attacker door 61 of the variable winning device 60 when the result of the lottery by the symbol variation display device 50 is a special game winning.
[0022]
The management display device 20 is provided with an image display device 100 as a game state display means for displaying game information at the center thereof. In addition, on the left side of the image display device 100, a call lamp 101 that is turned on by the player so that the player calls an attendant in the event of some failure in the pachinko machine 10 is provided. On the right side is a slit-shaped card insertion slot 102 that opens in the lateral direction for inserting a membership card, and for discharging the membership card inserted in the card insertion slot 102 located on the lower right side of the card insertion slot 102. A button-shaped card discharge switch 103 and a button-shaped lighting switch 104 for lighting the calling lamp 101 located on the lower left side of the card insertion slot 102 are provided.
[0023]
The image display device 100 uses, for example, a CRT color display, and as shown in FIG. 2, various game information, for example, the difference between the number of prize balls and the number of out balls, the occurrence state of hitting, the occurrence of special games The player can display the state, the number of rented balls rented by the inter-table ball lending machine 30, the sum of the number of prize balls and the number of lent balls, and the like for the player. As shown in FIG. 2, the number of differences between the number of prize balls and the number of out balls is displayed in a line graph with the horizontal axis representing the passage of time and the vertical axis representing the number of balls. This line graph has a reference line of “0” indicated by a broken line at the center, and when the line is located above the reference line, the number of winning balls is more than the number of out balls. On the contrary, when the broken line is positioned below the reference line, the number of out balls is greater than the number of winning balls.
[0024]
Therefore, the player looks at the angle of this broken line, confirms the difference between the number of prize balls and the number of out balls, and for example, if it is a right-down broken line, this state may continue a little more, Alternatively, it is possible to predict the tendency of future game information from the viewpoint of the difference between the number of prize balls and the number of out-balls, such as whether a tendency to rise to the right will soon occur.
[0025]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the occurrence state of the above-mentioned stop is based on the passage of time on the horizontal axis, and the stop until the present after the game by the player with the pachinko machine 10 is first started It is shown by expressing the occurrence. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the image display device 100 has a total of three stops after 1 hour, 3 hours, and 7 hours from the start of the game by the gaming machine. It has been shown that it has occurred.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 2, the state of occurrence of the special game is the same as the display of the state of occurrence of hitting, with the passage of time as the horizontal axis, the game by the player is first started by any player It shows the occurrence of special games since it was made. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the image display device 100 has undergone a total of three special games immediately after the game machine is started, after two and a half hours have elapsed and after five and a half hours have elapsed. It has been shown.
[0027]
Therefore, since information on the occurrence of stoppages and the occurrence of special games is displayed in relation to time, by checking these information, future trends can be predicted and the game machine can be selected and played. It can be used as a determination material when determining whether or not. In the card insertion slot 102, as shown in FIG. 3, a card reader 105 is provided as a card information reading means for reading a player's unique membership number magnetically recorded on the membership card. Yes. The membership card inserted into the card insertion slot 102 can be discharged by operating the card discharge switch 103 at the end of the game, for example.
[0028]
On the membership card, a unique membership number assigned is magnetically recorded on condition that personal information such as name, age, address, and occupation is reported to the hall. The member number is recorded in a member registration device (not shown) on the hall side and stored together with the member's personal information. In addition, the image display device 100 displays the number of game balls rented to the player by the interstitial ball lending machine 30 corresponding to the pachinko machine 10 into which the player has inserted the membership card. For this reason, if it is assumed that a player receives a game ball using only the platform ball lending machine 30 corresponding to the pachinko machine where the game is played, the pachinko machine 10 starts the game after the pachinko machine 10 starts the game. It is possible to know the number of game balls required for the machine 10 game.
[0029]
In addition, by displaying the sum of the above-mentioned prize balls and the number of balls lent, the game balls obtained by subtracting the number of game balls lent out from the inter-table ball lending machine 30 to start the game from the number of prize balls are: The number of game balls actually stored in the upper storage tray 71 and the lower storage tray 72 can be displayed. For example, when the player operates the call switch 104 when the pachinko machine 10 is out of order, for example, when a ball is jammed or a prize ball is not paid out, the call lamp 101 lights up or blinks in red to call a staff member. Used for.
[0030]
Further, the calling lamp 101 is lit or blinking in a color different from that when the call switch 104 is operated during a special game, for example, green, so as to increase the atmosphere of the player during the special game. Used. The pedestal ball lending machine 30 includes a cash inlet 110 located at the upper center of the front surface thereof, and a guide ball 111 for a game ball extending from below the cash inlet 110 to the upper storage tray 71 of the pachinko machine 10. And. The inter-ball ball lending machine 30 is arranged for each pachinko machine 10 installed in the hall, and on the condition that a predetermined amount of cash has been thrown into the cash slot 110 (not shown) Lending a certain number of game balls stored in The rented game balls flow down directly to the upper storage tray 71 of the corresponding pachinko machine 10 via the guide nozzle 111, and can be launched from the hitting ball launching device 73. In addition, the inter-ball rental machine 30 includes a rental ball counting device 112 that counts the game balls lent to the player.
[0031]
Next, a control circuit of the game information central management device will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the control circuit of the game information central management apparatus is configured around a central management means 120 composed of a CPU. Then, on the input side of the central management means 120, as shown in FIG. 1, the number of game balls lent to the game control device 90 provided in the pachinko machine 10 and the player provided in the inter-table ball lending machine 30 And a card reader 105 serving as card information reading means for reading the member number from the member card in which the player's own member number is recorded.
[0032]
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a management display device 20 for displaying game information corresponding to the pachinko machine 10 and a hit ball launching device 73 are connected to the output side of the central management means 120. The central management means 120 includes a membership number storage means 130 for storing a unique membership number of a player registered by a predetermined registration procedure, a membership number stored in the membership number storage means 130, and a member read by the card reader 105. The member information management means 132 having the member number collating means 131 for collating the numbers and the hitting control means 92 stop the hitting by the hitting ball launching device 73 and put the game in the hitting state. Game information storage means having special game time storage means 141 for storing the occurrence time of a special game when a special game is played by the stop time storage means 140 for storing the occurrence time of the game and the special game execution control means 93 142 and the member information management means 132, the image display device 100 of the pachinko machine 10 only when the member number read by the card reader 105 is in the member number storage means 130 as a result of the collation. And a game information management unit 150 with the game data display control means 143 for displaying the game information.
[0033]
Next, the operation of the game information central management apparatus having the above configuration will be described.
In order to confirm the past game information of the pachinko machine to be played from now on by the image display device 100, the player first gives personal information such as name, age, address, occupation, etc. to the hall. It is necessary to register and register the individual member number in the member registration device on the hall side and to give a member card in which the individual member number is recorded from the hall.
[0034]
Then, when the player inserts the given membership card into the card insertion slot 102 of the management display device 20 individually installed in each gaming machine, the card reader 105 records the membership recorded in the inserted membership card. The number is read, and the read member number is output to the member information management means 132. The member number collating unit 131 of the member information managing unit 132 collates whether the member number read by the card reader 105 is registered as a member number in the member registration apparatus on the hall side.
[0035]
If the member number collating means 131 determines that the member number described on the member card is registered as a member number in the member registration apparatus on the hall side as a result of the collation, it outputs a signal indicating registration.
When the member number verification unit 131 outputs a signal indicating that the member number is registered, the game data display control unit 143 displays the past game information before the insertion of the member card on the image display device 100 as shown in FIG. Display. The display of the game information is continued until the player operates the card discharge switch 103 to discharge the member card.
[0036]
As described above, since the image display device 100 displays the game information only after inserting the membership card, the game information can be provided only to the player who really needs the game information. Further, when game information is not required, the display of game information on the image display device 100 can be stopped by operating the card discharge switch 103 to discharge the membership card. Only when doing so, it becomes possible to provide game information to the player.
[0037]
If the membership number indicated on the membership card is determined not to be registered in the membership registration device on the hall side as a result of the inquiry, or if a card different from the membership card used in the hall is inserted In the image display device 100, game information is not displayed, and instead, a display indicating that the card cannot be used, for example, a warning such as “This card cannot be used” is displayed.
[0038]
On the other hand, the hall side uses the personal information of the member obtained at the time of granting the membership card as an address book to send direct mail when informing information such as new opening of the hall or replacement of a new stand, Using the age and gender of the member information as a clue, it can be used as an effective data for predicting the orientation tendency of gaming machines in the hall and determining the future sales method of the hall.
[0039]
During the game, a game entered into each cup-type starter detected by each starter sensor 53... As information after the player started a game with the game machine using the game information display device. You may make it display the number of balls, game time, etc. in real time. Further, in the above embodiment, it has been described that the game information of the day is displayed on the image display device 100, but immediately before the opening of the hall or before the predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the first game by the gaming machine, The game information may be displayed. When there is little game information on the day of the gaming machine, the game information on the previous day is displayed, so that the player can obtain effective information when selecting a gaming machine to play a game.
[0040]
The display time of game information has been explained as a general rule from the time of insertion of a member card to the time of discharge, but the display time of game information is not limited to this, for example, a predetermined time determined from the time of insertion of a member card, It may be only 30 seconds. In this way, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the insertion of the membership card, the player is bothered by displaying the game information on the game information display device during the game by terminating the display of the game information on the game information display device. Nothing will happen.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below. According to the game information centralized management apparatus according to claim 1 and 2, the game information provided only to a player who really needs game information is provided simply and easily, and only when game information is required. It is possible to provide game information to a player who performs the game.
[0042]
Furthermore, according to the game information centralized management device according to claim 2, the provision of game information only to members in each pachinko machine is performed by centralized management means having member information management means and game information management means. Therefore, even if the number of members increases and the amount of data increases, it can be easily managed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an outline of control of a game information central management device.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a management display device.
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a card reader.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Pachinko machine
20 Management display device
30 platform lending machine
40 game board
41 Guide rail
42 Game Department
50 Symbol variation display device
51 Upper start port
52 Lower start port
53 Start sensor
60 Variable prize-winning equipment
61 Attacker door
70 Collection port
71 Upper storage pan
72 Lower storage pan
73 Hitting ball launcher
74 Storage tank
75 prize ball flow down
76 Prize ball counter
80 game ball outlet
81 Out ball counter
90 Game control device
91 Difference calculation means
92 Stopping control means
93 Special game execution control means
100 image display device
101 Call lamp
102 Card slot
103 Card eject switch
104 Light switch
105 card reader
110 Cash input
111 induction nozzle
112 Rental ball counter
120 Centralized management means
130 Member number storage means
131 Member number verification method
132 Member information management means
140 Stop time storage means
141 Special game time memory
142 Game information storage means
143 Game data display control means
150 Game information management means

Claims (2)

Game information storage means for storing game information in each gaming machine in association with changes in time;
Provided individually to each gaming machine, a gaming state display means for displaying the game information corresponding to the game machine is stored in the game information storage means,
Card information reading means provided individually for each gaming machine, for reading the membership number from the membership card in which the player's own membership number is recorded;
Each player stores a member number that is unique to each player, collates the presence / absence of the member number read by the card information reading means, and if there is the member number of the player, the game status display means corresponding to the player A game information centralized management device comprising centralized management means for displaying game information of each gaming machine,
The game information central management device is
A lending ball counting device that counts the number of game balls lent to the player from a pedestal ball lending machine that lends game balls to the player is connected,
The gaming state display means includes
Of the number of game balls counted by the lending ball counting device, as game information displayed on the condition that the membership number of the player is determined as a result of collation of the membership number by the card information reading means , The number of unique game balls that have been rented since it was determined that the player has a membership number,
A game information centralized management device characterized by that. Centralized management means memorizes each player's own membership number, member information management means for collating the presence or absence of the membership number read by each reading means,
A game information management means for displaying game information on the game status display means of the gaming machine only when it is determined from the result of the verification by the member information management means that the player has a membership number. The game information central management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the game information is centrally managed.

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