JP5368267B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for a game parlor which identifies a display screen being interesting for a player in consideration of player's condition browsing the display screen, and presents an index useful for a manufacturer developing a display device to identify the priority in development of the display screen. <P>SOLUTION: Operation display periods of the display screens are added and output, wherein display periods during a non-operation state in which the player does not play a game are not added, and only display periods during an operation state in which the player plays the game are added. Display information can be appropriately controlled corresponding to the player's interest, and the index useful for the manufacturer developing the display device 2 to identify the priority in development of the display screen can be presented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall system in which a display device provided for each gaming machine is configured to display various game data.

  In the game hall, a display device is provided for each gaming machine, and various game data are provided by the display device. In this case, if the number of selections for each display screen is counted for each member number, it is possible to preferentially display a display screen having a high selection frequency by specifying the member number (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-255056 A

  A manufacturer that develops such a display device needs to develop a display device that can increase the satisfaction (customer satisfaction) of a player who visits a game hall as a customer while keeping development costs low. If all the display screens are developed with the same priority, not only will the development cost increase, but the customer satisfaction will not increase. Therefore, if the number of selections for each display screen described above is managed, it is possible to grasp what display screen the player is interested in selecting a display screen, and specify the development priority for each display screen. It becomes possible to develop a display device with high customer satisfaction.

  By the way, when the player browses the game data on the display device, the game data to be browsed is different when the gaming machine is selected (during selection) and when the player is playing with the gaming machine (during the game). . That is, in the former case, a display screen to be browsed is selected by operating a display device corresponding to an empty gaming machine. In this case, after the display screen is displayed, the display screen is displayed. If the player does not follow the player's intention, the game data of the display device corresponding to the other gaming machine is browsed as it is. That is, a display screen with a large number of selections as in Patent Document 1 can be a display screen that is highly interested for the player. On the other hand, in the latter case, once the display screen is selected, game data that changes according to the game can be confirmed on the display screen as it is, so the display screen remains displayed. To do. That is, a display screen with a long display period, not a display screen with a large number of selections, can be a display screen that is highly interested for the player.

  However, in the conventional game hall system, only the number of times (the number of times of display) selected as the management of the usage state of the display screen selected by the player is counted, so the player is interested in the situation according to the player's situation. It was difficult to identify a high display screen.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to identify a display screen that is highly interested for the player in consideration of the situation of the player browsing the display screen, and to provide a display device. An object of the present invention is to provide a game room system that allows a manufacturer to develop to present a useful index for specifying the development priority of a display screen.

  The invention described in claim 1 is provided corresponding to a gaming machine, and displays at least one of a plurality of types of display screens in accordance with a player's selection operation in order to display gaming data of the corresponding gaming machine. At least one of display means capable of selectively displaying a display screen, an operation signal output from the gaming machine side that can specify the operating state of the gaming machine, and acceptance of a start operation on the display means, the display means It is possible to specify which one of the plurality of types of display screens the operation determination means for determining whether or not the corresponding gaming machine is in operation and the display screen selected and displayed by the display means In addition, the period specifying means for specifying the display period of the display screen and the display period specified by the period specifying means in a state where the operation determining means determines that the display is in the operating state. Operating display period totaling means for totaling the operating display period information for each display screen, and output means for outputting the operation display period information totaled for each display screen by the operating display period totaling means Have

  The invention described in claim 2 comprises setting means for setting a set display period which is a threshold of a continuous display period of the display screen in the display means, and the operation display period aggregation means is operated by the operation determination means. The number of times that the continuous display period specified by the period specifying means has become the set display period, or the number of times that the display period has ended after exceeding the set display period in a state in which it is determined that the display period is in effect This is characterized in that the number of times of over-operation display is counted as the operation display period information.

  In the invention described in claim 3, when the display means displays the same display screen continuously for the set display period, the display of the display screen can be terminated without the player's operation, The setting means is a threshold for a period from when the display means continuously displays the same display screen by displaying the same display screen for the set display period until the display screen is displayed again. A certain call-back period is set, and the operation display period totaling means continues to display the same display screen for the set display period in a state where the operation determination means determines that the operation is in operation. The number of call-backs, which is the number of times that the period until the display screen is displayed again after the display of the display screen is displayed is not reached the call-back period, or the call-back for the over-run display count Number of times Having the features in place to summarize the case as the operation display period information.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the non-operating switching is the number of times that the display means switches and displays the display screen in accordance with the player's selection operation in a state in which it is determined that the operating state is not in the operating state. A non-operation totaling unit that totals the number of times for each display screen; and an evaluation value calculation unit that calculates an evaluation value for each display screen. The operation display period totaling unit is in an operating state by the operation determination unit. In this state, the operation display period, which is the display period specified by the period specifying means, is totaled for each display screen, and the evaluation value calculation means is the operation display totalized by the operation display period totaling means. While the operation share indicating the proportion of the operation period in the operation period, which is the period in which the operation determination unit determines that the operation state is in operation, is specified for each display screen, the non-operation aggregation unit For each display screen, the non-operating share that represents the ratio of the non-operating switching count for each display screen to the total value of the non-operating switching counts of all display screens is specified for each display screen. The evaluation value for each display screen is calculated by combining, and the output means outputs the evaluation value for each display screen calculated by the evaluation value calculation means so as to be comparable with the operation display period information. Have

  The invention according to claim 5 is provided corresponding to the display means, and when the display means switches the display screen, the operation is a determination that the operation determining means is changed from the non-operating state to the operating state. When the start determination is performed and when the operation determination unit performs an operation end determination that is a determination that the operation determination unit has changed from an operation state to a non-operation state, the display target is associated with time information that can specify the time. Log information creating means for creating log information capable of specifying a display screen to be used, and the period specifying means switches the display screen by a screen switching log which is log information indicating that the display means has switched the display screen. The display period of the display screen corresponding to the screen switching log is specified by the time information corresponding to the screen switching log and the time information of the next screen switching log of the screen switching log, and the operation display Based on the log information created by the log information creation means, the interval totaling means is operated based on the log information indicating that the operation start determination has been made and the time information corresponding to the log information indicating that the operation end determination has been made. The operation period, which is the period during which the determination is made, is specified, and the operation display period information is aggregated by aggregating the display period specified by the period specifying means for each display screen in the operation period. Has characteristics.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the display period in the non-operating state in which the player is not playing is not counted, and only the display period in the working state in which the player is playing is counted. Since the operation display period information related to the period is aggregated and output for each display screen, the display screen corresponding to the player's interest can be properly managed, which is a display screen for manufacturers who develop display devices. It is possible to present useful indicators for identifying development priorities. In other words, when the player's interest level is specified by the display period of the display screen, it is necessary to consider the player's state. When the player selects a gaming machine, the display screen is switched and the game data is stored in the game. If it is a case where the operation shifts to the selection operation of the display device corresponding to the next gaming machine without following the intention of the player, since it is common that many players do not perform the screen display end operation, If only the display period is specified, there is a possibility that the display period in which only the display screen is continuously displayed in a state where the player is absent (the player is not interested) may be counted. The display period for each display screen can be totaled after excluding the situation where only the display screen is continuously displayed in the absence.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to specify a display screen that the player has displayed for a relatively long period of time, and to easily specify a display screen that is highly interested by the player.
According to the invention described in claim 3, the player grasps the progress information of the game while viewing the display screen sideways without operating the display device during the game, but does not specify the operating state by the display device. In some cases, the display of the display screen may be terminated and the screen may be shifted to the menu screen even though the player is browsing, and in this case, if the player is interested in the display screen, the same The display screen is displayed again, and such a display screen that the player is interested in can be specified.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, when the player's degree of interest regarding the display screen of the display device corresponding to the gaming machine is specified as described above, the display period becomes important if the player is in an operating state. The number of displays is important in the non-operating state, but the operating share that is the ratio of the operating display period to the operating period and the non-operating share that is the ratio of the total number of non-operating switching times for each display screen are specified. Then, by specifying the evaluation value by combining the operating share and the non-operating share, it is possible to grasp the evaluation value that clearly reflects the degree of interest of the player.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, as described above, the operation display period information is information mainly desired by the manufacturer who develops the display device, and the interest of the game hall is low, and the operation display period information is in operation. If created in real time, there is a risk of affecting the processing load required to create the operation information of high interest on the game hall side, but the operation display period information can be specified by the log information. In other words, it is not necessary to create the operation display period information in real time during the business, and the processing burden for creating the operation information with high interest on the amusement hall side by taking out only the log information after the end of the business or outside the amusement hall The operation display period information can be created without affecting the operation.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows a game data display screen (the 1) The figure which shows a game data display screen (the 2) Figure showing setting information Figure showing the operation log Figure showing log aggregation Diagram showing usage screen aggregation The flowchart which shows the log information creation processing which a display apparatus performs (the 1) The flowchart which shows the log information creation processing which a display apparatus performs (the 2) Flowchart showing log information aggregation processing performed by the management device

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows an entire configuration of a game system. A display device (rental device) 2 corresponding to a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a gaming machine) 1 is installed in the game hall, and two gaming machines 1 and two display devices 2 are connected to a relay device 3. It is connected to the. The relay device 3 is connected via a LAN 4 to a management device 5 installed in a management room, for example. The management device 5 receives various game signals output from the gaming machine 1 side (such as the gaming machine 1 and the display device 2) via the relay device 3. Although omitted in FIG. 1, several hundred gaming machines 1 are managed by the management device 5.

  The gaming machine 1 has a well-known configuration as a so-called digipachi, and is guided from the upper ball receiving tray 6 by an upper ball receiving tray 6 that receives the game balls that have been paid out, a ball overflowing from the upper ball receiving tray 6 or a lever operation (not shown). A lower ball receiving tray 7 for receiving balls, a handle 8 for firing the balls of the upper ball receiving tray 6 on the board surface, and the like are provided. In addition, on the board surface of the gaming machine 1, display is made according to the winnings to the ordinary (ordinary symbol) winning port 9, the first starting port 10, the second starting port 11, the first starting port 10 or the second starting port 11. There are provided a liquid crystal display unit 12 whose symbols change, a big winning opening 13 which is opened when a big hit occurs when the symbol displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 12 is a big hit symbol, and the like.

The gaming machine 1 operates as follows.
(1) A jackpot lottery is performed in accordance with the winning at the first start port 10 or the second start port 11, and a symbol variation based on a so-called special symbol (special symbol) is executed on the liquid crystal display unit 12 based on the lottery result. The jackpot is generated according to the result. Note that the upper limit of so-called holding balls is four each, and when starting and winning a prize during holding, the upper limit is held, and after the symbol change ends, the held symbol variation is executed sequentially.
(2) The winning probability (probability of jackpot) of the jackpot lottery is 1/300, and the percentage of jackpots that will be in a probabilistic state (probability) after the jackpot is 66.6% (2/3). 1 ÷ (1− (2/3)) = 3 times.
(3) When a big win occurs, the big winning opening 13 is opened by the amount corresponding to the corresponding round (R) (for 15R). In addition, the upper limit winning number of 1R is 10, the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R is ended when either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied.
(4) During probability change, the jackpot probability is improved to 1/30 and the winning rate to the second starting port 11 is improved. Since the probability change continues until the next jackpot, it continues until a jackpot (ordinary jackpot) that becomes a normal gaming state (normal) after the jackpot occurs. In addition, a state in which the player is more likely to generate a big hit than usual for a player such as a probability change and a short time is referred to as “sweet”.

  The display device 2 includes a money insertion slot 14 for a player to insert money, a display function for displaying various information such as various game data, balance, and acquired balls, and an input reception function for receiving input from the player. Type liquid crystal display unit 15 (display means in the present invention), a card insertion slot 16 for a player to insert a membership card, and a player operation to eject the membership card inserted in the card insertion slot 16 A return button (discharge button) 17 or the like is provided. In addition, a ball outlet 18 is provided at a position slightly above the upper ball tray 7 of the gaming machine 1, and a discharge nozzle 19 is provided so as to cover the ball outlet 18. The played game balls are supplied to the upper ball tray 7 via the dispensing nozzle 19. The display device 2 includes a control unit (operation determination unit and log information creation unit in the present invention) composed of a CPU, a storage unit composed of CF (Compact Flash (registered trademark)), a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and a transmission / reception composed of an I / F. And transmits and receives various signals and various information via the relay device 3.

The gaming signal shown below is output from the gaming machine 1 side.
“Out signal”: a signal (operation signal) that can specify the number of used balls (out, the number of used media) output from an out BOX that collects used balls (used media). Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered (used and driven) balls, “the number of out signals × 10” is specified as out. A signal output from the gaming machine 1 may be used.
“Safe signal”: a signal that can specify the number of payout balls (safe, the number of payout media) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output for 10 payouts corresponding to a game (winning) in the gaming machine 1, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe. The supply signal output from the supply device may be a safe signal.
“Start signal”: a signal that can specify the number of symbol fluctuations (number of acting items, start) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output per symbol variation (actual operation, start processing) in the liquid crystal display unit 12 (combined item) that fluctuates (actuates) due to winning in the first starting port 10 or the second starting port 11, “Start signal number × 1” is specified as a start. It should be noted that the start winning signal output in response to winning at the first start port 10 or the second start port 11 may be regarded as a symbol variation and used as a start signal.

“Big jackpot signal”: a signal that can be output from the gaming machine 1 and that can identify the jackpot. Since the status signal is level-output during the jackpot, receiving the jackpot signal is identified as being jackpot.
“Special state signal”: a signal that can specify a special state output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is a state signal (probability change signal) that is output in a special state, which is a state where it is easier to generate a big hit such as during a probability change in which the jackpot probability is improved than in the normal state, the special state signal being received is specified as being in the special state. . It is also possible to use a status signal (time reduction signal) that is level-output during a time when the winning rate to the first start port 10 or the second start port 11 is improved.
“Sales signal”: a signal that can specify sales information (number of sales balls, sales amount) output from the display device 2. Since one pulse is output for every 25 balls that are valued as valuable to the player, “sales signal number × 25” is specified as the number of sales balls, and “sales number × lending unit price (eg 4 yen)” "Is specified as the sales amount.

When the display device 2 receives an input (touch operation) from the player on the liquid crystal display unit 15, the display device 2 displays a display screen for displaying various game data as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in accordance with the touch operation. It can be displayed. In the present embodiment, there are the following seven types of display screens displayed by the display device 2.
"Menu screen": "Menu data" button 20a, "Table data + jackpot history" button 20b, and "Dead graph" button 20c are formed and displayed as three buttons 20a to 20c as touch buttons. Switch between “Screen 1” and “Menu Screen 2” (not shown) that forms and displays three buttons, “30-day history” button, “comparison data” button, and “data list” button, as touch buttons This is a display screen to be displayed. By pressing the “next” button 20d or the “return” button 20e, “menu screen 1” and “menu screen 2” are switched and displayed.
“Deca character stand data screen”: a display screen that is displayed when the “Deca character stand data” button 20a is pressed in the “menu screen 1”, and displays well-known game items (such as the number of jackpots) together with the outgoing ball graph. Display in large characters. By pressing the “one day ago” button 21a, the “two days ago” button 21b or the “return” button 21c, the data one day before and the data two days ago are switched and displayed.

“Table data + hit history screen”: a display screen that is displayed when the “table data + hit history” button 20b is pressed on the “menu screen 1”, and is displayed on the “deca character table data screen” described above. In addition to the game items to be played, so-called jackpot history is displayed. When the “1 day ago” button 22a, “2 days ago” button 22b, “3 consecutive days” button 22c or “return” button 22d is pressed, the data of the previous day, the data of the previous day, the data of the third day are switched. indicate.
“Training Graph Screen”: A display screen displayed when the “Training Graph” button 20c is pressed on the “Menu Screen 1”, and displays a list of the trending graphs for today and the past seven days.
“30-day history screen”: a display screen that is displayed when the “30-day history” button is pressed on the “menu screen 2”, and displays a jackpot count graph for the past 30 days.
“Comparison data screen”: This is a display screen that is displayed when the “comparison data” button is pressed in the “menu screen 2”. When any game machine 1 other than the corresponding game machine 1 is registered, it corresponds. The game data between the gaming machine 1 to be registered and the registered gaming machine 1 are compared and displayed.
“Data list screen”: a display screen that is displayed when the “data list” button is pressed on the “menu screen 2”, and displays a game graph and the like of each gaming machine 1.

  The relay device 3 includes a control unit composed of a CPU, a storage unit composed of a CF (compact flash), a RAM and a ROM, a transmission / reception unit composed of an I / F, and the like, and transmits / receives various signals and various information (relays). ).

  The management device 5 includes a control unit (a period specifying unit, an operation display period aggregation unit, an output unit, a setting unit, a non-operation aggregation unit, an evaluation value calculation unit), an HDD, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. A game unit based on receiving a game signal output from the gaming machine 1 side, including a storage unit, an I / F transmission / reception unit, an output unit including a monitor and a printer, an operation unit including a keyboard and a mouse, etc. It has a function of collecting and specifying data for each gaming machine ID (unit number) individually assigned to the gaming machine 1.

In the configuration described above, the management device 5 stores and holds the setting information shown in FIG. 4. For example, when the setting information is updated by a game hall administrator, the updated setting information is transmitted to the relay device 3. To the display device 2. When the display device 2 receives the setting information transmitted from the management device 5 via the relay device 3, the display device 2 updates the setting information held by itself by newly storing the setting information transmitted from the management device 5. . The meaning of each item in the setting information is as follows.
“Holding timer”: a time for continuously displaying a display screen other than the “menu screen”. After the hold timer expires, the “menu screen” is displayed regardless of the player's operation.
“Switching timer”: A timer that operates after the “menu screen” is displayed. When another display screen is selected while this switching timer is activated, switching to the “menu screen” is performed in the operation log. Do not record in later).
“Big jackpot switching period”: This is a set value for the period from the start of the jackpot to switching to the next display screen. If the next display screen is switched within this jackpot switching period, the player can view the display screen. Identify the display screen that you want to check when the jackpot occurs.
“Callback period”: This is the setting value for the period from when the menu screen is displayed due to the time-up of the holding timer until the display screen before the time is displayed. Specifies that the display screen has been timed up but the user wants to continue to check.

  The display device 2 activates an operation timer (60 seconds) by receiving an out signal output from the gaming machine 1 side via the relay device 3, and specifies that the operation timer is operating as operating, The jackpot period is specified by receiving the jackpot signal output from the gaming machine 1 via the relay device 3, and the log information is recorded in the operation log shown in FIG. The log information is information (details will be described later) including “time” and “event”. Then, the display device 2 transmits the recorded log information to the management device 5 every predetermined time (for example, 2 hours).

  When the management device 5 receives the log information transmitted from the display device 2 described above via the relay device 3, the management device 5 aggregates the log information to create aggregate information in the operation log, and totals the created aggregate information. Then, the log total shown in FIG. 6 is created. The aggregate information is information (details will be described later) including “time interval”, “in operation”, “display screen”, “timeout”, “call back”, and “jacket switch”. The log total is a total of usage information on the display screen displayed by the display device 2. The management device 5 can output the created log total by printing or displaying. The management device 5 is connected to a server owned by the manufacturer that develops the display device 2 via a public line such as the Internet line, so that the developed manufacturer of the display device 2 can collect the created log totals via the public line. Data can be transmitted to the server that owns it, and data can also be output to a recording medium such as a DVD (can be taken out). When the public line 7 such as the Internet line is adopted, the security level can be increased by using the VPN technology or the like. The public line may be another line such as an INS line or a telephone line.

The meaning of each item in the operation log is as follows. Note that <1> to <7> shown in the event column of the log information of the operation log and the display screen column of the total information described in FIG. 5 correspond to the above-described seven types of display screens. That is, <1> corresponds to the “menu screen”, <2> corresponds to the “decimal character data screen”, <3> corresponds to the “data + jackpot history screen”, and <4> corresponds to “ “5” corresponds to the “30-day history screen”, <6> corresponds to the “comparison data screen”, and <7> corresponds to the “data list screen”.
“Time”: Log creation time (time information). In other words, a log is a record.
“Event”: A log creation factor.

“Time interval”: subtraction time from the time of the immediately preceding log (previous log).
“In operation”: Information indicating whether or not the gaming machine 1 is in operation, and “Operation end” is recorded in the event column from the log (next log) immediately after the log in which “Operation start” is recorded in the event column. “○” is recorded in the log corresponding to the period up to the completed log. In FIG. 5, the logs from “NO7” to “NO22” correspond.
“Display screen”: This is the display screen that was displayed at the time of log creation, and is specified from the previous screen switch log among the screen switch logs that are logs in which “screen display” is recorded in the event column. That is, in FIG. 5, since the previous screen switching log is “NO9” for the “NO10” log, the “unit data + hit history screen” displayed when the “NO9” log was created is specified. On the other hand, for the “NO13” and “NO14” logs, since the previous screen switching log is both “NO12”, the “deca character base data screen” displayed when the “NO12” log was created is specified. .

“Time-out”: Information indicating whether or not the screen was returned to the “menu screen” by the hold timer during screen display. This is a log in which “screen display” is recorded in the event column, and the time interval from the previous log is the hold timer. It is the same as (10 minutes), and “O” is recorded in the log in which “O” is recorded in the operating column. In FIG. 5, “NO8”, “NO10”, “NO15”, and “NO17” logs correspond.
“Callback”: Information indicating whether or not the same screen has been displayed again after a timeout. The previous log is a log in which “○” is recorded in the timeout column, and the callback period (60 seconds) from the immediately preceding log. Record the same display screen as the previous log in the event field and record “○”. In FIG. 5, “NO9” and “NO16” logs correspond.
“Big jackpot switching”: The time interval from the log that recorded “Big jackpot start” in the event column is within the jackpot switching period (60 seconds), and “○” is recorded in the log that recorded “Screen display” in the event column. . In FIG. 5, “NO12” and “NO19” logs correspond.

  In the above-described operation log, the display period is counted as “in operation”, and therefore, a log in which “O” is recorded in the in-operation column is the recording target. That is, the same display screen is continuously displayed in the “NO6” log and the “NO7” log, but only the “NO7” log in which “O” is recorded in the in-operation column is included in the accounting. Logs of “NO6” that did not record “O” in the in-operation column are not counted. The log information transmitted from the display device 2 to the management device 5 only needs to be able to specify at least “time” and “event”.

And the management apparatus 5 produces the utilization screen total shown in FIG. 7 by specifying the average value of the log total for every game machine 1 created in this way. The meaning of each item in the usage screen aggregation is as follows.
“In operation”: Time displayed during operation. The total is the operating time.
“Non-operating”: The number of times switching is displayed during non-operation.
“Average switching period”: an interval for switching display during non-operation. Note that the total indicates non-operating time (business hours−operating time), and is calculated using an arithmetic expression of “non-operating time ÷ non-operating”.
“Timeout”: The number of times that a timeout (10 minutes) has been reached in the operating state during display.
“Callback”: The number of times the message is displayed again within a predetermined time (60 seconds) after the timeout.
“Callback rate”: the ratio of the callback to the timeout, which is calculated by the formula “callback ÷ timeout”.
“Big jackpot switching”: The number of times the jackpot is switched and displayed within the jackpot switching period (60 seconds) after the jackpot is started.
“Non-operating share”: The ratio of the number of switching display times to the total number of screen switching times during non-operating, and is calculated by an arithmetic expression of “non-operating / total inactive”.
“Operating share”: The ratio of the display period during operation, which is calculated using the expression “in operation ÷ operation time”.
“Total share”: Average value of non-operating share and working share.

  In the usage screen aggregation illustrated in FIG. 7, the “deca character screen data screen” and the “departure graph screen” have a high non-operational share, and the frequency of browsing when the player selects the gaming machine 1 is high. It can be seen that this is a display screen and is a display screen of high interest for the player who is selecting the gaming machine 1. On the other hand, “Deca character stand data screen” and “Table data + jackpot history screen” are display screens that have a high operating share and are frequently viewed when a player is playing on the gaming machine 1, It can be seen that this is a display screen of high interest for the player who is playing on the machine 1. Based on these results, manufacturers that develop display devices have decided that they should increase the development priority for the “Deca character table data screen”, “Table data + jackpot history screen”, and “Outlet graph screen”. can do. In addition, manufacturers that develop display devices often have a “menu screen” in which the player is not interested in the display screen itself if the display period of the “menu screen” is long. Can be determined to need to be developed.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9 show log information creation processing performed by the display device 2 in relation to the present invention, and FIG. 10 shows log information aggregation processing performed by the management device 5 in relation to the present invention. Hereinafter, these processes will be described sequentially.

(1) Log Information Creation Process The display device 2 starts the log information creation process at a predetermined cycle timing when the main process is being executed. When the log device creation process is started, the display device 2 determines whether or not the out signal output from the gaming machine 1 side has been received via the relay device 3 (A1). Here, if the display device 2 determines that the out signal output from the gaming machine 1 side has been received via the relay device 3 (A1: YES), the display device 2 starts operating (A2) and is in operation. It is determined whether or not the operation flag indicating whether or not is set to “0” (A3).

  Next, the display device 2 determines that the operation flag has been set to “0”, that is, the operation has started in response to receiving the out signal output from the gaming machine 1 side via the relay device 3. Then (A3: YES), the operation flag is set to “1” indicating that it is in operation (A4), and “operation start” is recorded in the event field of log information in association with the time (A5). In FIG. 5, a log of “NO6” is recorded. Then, the display device 2 determines a jackpot flag indicating whether or not the jackpot is being hit (A6). If the display device 2 determines that the operation flag is not set to “0”, that is, the operation flag is set to “1” and is already in operation (A3: NO), the operation timer is set. Just by starting (restarting) the operation, a big hit flag indicating whether or not a big hit is made is determined without newly recording “operation start” in the event field of the log information (A6).

  On the other hand, when the display device 2 determines that the out signal output from the gaming machine 1 side has not been received via the relay device 3 (A1: NO), the display device 2 displays an operation flag indicating whether or not it is in operation. It is determined whether or not “1” is set (A7). If the display device 2 determines that the operation flag is set to “1”, that is, it is already in operation (A7: YES), it determines whether or not the operation timer has expired (A8). ), When it is determined that the operation timer has expired (A8: YES), the operation flag is not in operation (not in operation), that is, set to “0” indicating that the operation has ended (A9), “End of operation” is recorded in the event field of the log information in association with the time (A10). In FIG. 5, a log of “NO22” is recorded. Then, the display device 2 determines a jackpot flag indicating whether or not the jackpot is being hit (A6). When the display device 2 determines that the operation timer has not expired (A8: NO), the display device 2 does not record “operation end” in the event field of the log information, and indicates whether or not the jackpot is a big hit. The flag is determined (A6).

  Next, when the display device 2 has set the jackpot flag to “0”, that is, when it is determined that the jackpot is not being hit (A6: YES), whether or not reception of the jackpot signal output from the gaming machine 1 side has been started is determined. (A11). If the display device 2 determines that reception of the jackpot signal output from the gaming machine 1 side has started (A11: YES), the display device 2 sets the jackpot flag to “1” indicating that the jackpot is being hit (A12 ), "Big jackpot start" is recorded in the event field of the log information in association with the time (A13). In FIG. 5, “NO11” and “NO18” logs are recorded. Then, the display device 2 determines whether or not the display screen has been switched (A14). If the display device 2 determines that the reception of the jackpot signal output from the gaming machine 1 side has not started (A11: NO), it does not newly record “start the jackpot” in the event field of the log information. Then, it is determined whether or not the display screen has been switched (A14).

  On the other hand, when the display device 2 determines that the jackpot flag has not been set to “0”, that is, the jackpot flag has been set to “1” and has already been a jackpot (A6: NO), the gaming machine 1 It is determined whether or not the reception of the jackpot signal output from the side has been completed (A15). Here, when the display device 2 determines that the reception of the jackpot signal output from the gaming machine 1 side has ended (A15: YES), the jackpot flag is not being hit, that is, “0 indicating that the jackpot has ended. ”(A16), and“ Big jackpot end ”is recorded in the event field of the log information in association with the time (A17). In FIG. 5, “NO13” and “NO20” logs are recorded. Then, the display device 2 determines whether or not the display screen has been switched (A14). If the display device 2 determines that the reception of the jackpot signal output from the gaming machine 1 side has not ended (A15: NO), the display unit 2 displays the “jackpot end” without recording it in the event field of the log information. It is determined whether the screen has been switched (A14).

  Next, when determining that the display screen has been switched (A14: YES), the display device 2 determines whether the display screen (switching screen) after switching is a “menu screen” (A18). Here, in the display device 2, the display screen after switching is not the “menu screen”, that is, the display screen after switching is a display screen other than the “menu screen”. If it is determined that it is “+ jackpot history screen” or the like (A18: NO), “screen display” is recorded in the event column of log information for display screens other than “menu screen” (record screen switching log is recorded) ( A19). In FIG. 5, logs such as “NO3” and “NO7” are recorded.

  Next, the display device 2 starts the operation of the holding timer (A20), and determines whether or not the switching timer is operating (A21). When the display device 2 determines that the switching timer is in operation (A21: YES), it stops the operation of the switching timer (A22), sets the switching flag to “0” (A23), and creates log information. End the process and return to the main process. If the display device 2 determines that the switching timer is not in operation (A21: NO), the display device 2 ends the log information creation processing and returns to the main processing.

  On the other hand, when the display device 2 determines that the display screen after switching is the “menu screen” (A18: YES), the log information of “screen display” for the “menu screen” is recorded in the event column ( The recording of the screen switching log is suspended (A24). Then, the display device 2 starts the operation of the switching timer (A25), sets the switching flag to “1” (A26), ends the log information creation processing, and returns to the main processing.

  If the display device 2 determines that the display screen is not switched (A14: NO), the display device 2 determines whether the “menu screen” is being displayed (A27). Here, when the display device 2 determines that the “menu screen” is not being displayed (A27: NO), the display device 2 determines whether or not the retention timer has expired (A28), and the retention timer has expired, that is, If it is determined that 10 minutes have passed without switching the display screen after displaying a display screen other than the “menu screen” (A28: YES), the display screen is switched to the “menu screen” (A29), Log information of “screen display” is recorded in the event column (A30). In FIG. 5, logs such as “NO8” and “NO10” are recorded. Then, the display device 2 ends the log information creation process and returns to the main process.

  On the other hand, if the display device 2 determines that the “menu screen” is being displayed (A27: YES), whether or not the switching flag indicating whether or not the switching timer is operating is set to “1”. (A31) and if it is determined that the switching flag is set to “1” (A31: YES), it is determined whether or not the switching timer has expired (A32). When the display device 2 determines that the switching timer has timed out, that is, 10 seconds have elapsed without displaying the “menu screen” after displaying the “menu screen” (A32: YES), the display device 2 is further ahead. Record “screen display” for the “menu screen” held in the log information in the event field of log information (A33), set the switch flag to “0” (A34), and end the log information creation process And return to the main process.

(2) Log information totaling process The management apparatus 5 starts the log information totaling process at the timing of a predetermined cycle when the main process is being executed. When the management device 5 starts the log information aggregation processing, the management device 5 performs the following processing based on the log information received from the display device 2 via the relay device 3 earlier than this. That is, the management device 5 specifies the time interval of the total information based on the time between logs, and records the specified time interval in the time interval column of the total information (B1). Next, the management apparatus 5 specifies the operation period based on the log in which “operation start” is recorded in the event column and the log in which “operation end” is recorded, and each log is displayed in the operation column of the total information. “O” or “X” is recorded in (B2). Next, the management device 5 identifies the display screen based on the log immediately before “screen display” is recorded in the event column for each log, and records the corresponding display screen for each log in the display screen column of the total information. (B3).

  Next, the management device 5 is a log in which “screen display” is recorded in the event column, the time interval from the previous log is the same as the holding timer (10 minutes), and “O” is recorded in the operating column. The identified log is identified as a log corresponding to the timeout, and “O” is recorded in the corresponding log in the timeout column of the total information (B4). Next, the management device 5 is a log in which the immediately preceding log records “O” in the timeout column, and further displays the same display screen as the previous log in the event column within the recall period (60 seconds) from the immediately preceding log. The recorded log is identified as a log corresponding to the call-back, and “O” is recorded in the log corresponding to the call-back column of the total information (B5). Next, the management device 5 corresponds to the jackpot switching when the time interval from the log in which “start of jackpot” is recorded in the event column is within the jackpot switching period (60 seconds) and the log in which “screen display” is recorded in the event column Is recorded, and “◯” is recorded in the corresponding log in the jackpot switching column of the total information (B6).

  Next, the management device 5 totals the operating time interval (operation display period) for each display screen, records the totaled time interval in the operating column of log aggregation (B7), and is inactive for each display screen. The total number of times of switching (the number of times of non-operational switching) is totalized, and the totaled number of times of switching is recorded in the non-operating column of log aggregation (B8). Next, the management device 5 counts the number of times of timeout, call-back, and jackpot switching for each display screen, and records the counted counts in the log-out timeout column, call-back column, and jackpot column (B9). And the management apparatus 5 specifies the average value of the log total for each gaming machine 1, creates a usage screen total (B10), ends the log information total process, and returns to the main process.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the display period in the non-operating state in which the player is not playing is not counted, and only the display period in the operating state in which the player is playing is counted. Since the operation display period is aggregated and output for each display screen, the display screen corresponding to the player's interest can be appropriately managed, and the display screen development for the manufacturer developing the display device 2 It is possible to present a useful index for specifying the priority.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
The usage screen total shown in FIG. 7 may be created every hour by creating the log total shown in FIG. 6 on an hourly basis, for example. That is, the unit period may be a business day or an hour, and any period may be adopted even for a week. The illustrated numerical values may be changed as appropriate, and the display screen of the target display device 2 may be any display screen.

The log information is transmitted every predetermined time during business, but the log information may be transmitted after the business is over. In addition, the usage screen total shown in FIG. 7 is not limited to the creation of the management device 5 in the game hall, and the log information is transmitted to the server of the developer of the display device 2 or output to a recording medium. Thus, the usage screen total may be created by the server of the manufacturer of the display device 2.
The usage display screen shown in FIG. 7 may be created in real time by the display device 2 or the management device 5 without creating log information.
For the holding timer, the “menu screen” is displayed after the timeout, but the same screen may be displayed continuously. Further, the timeout is specified when the time interval is the same as the time interval from the log information, but the timeout may be specified when the time interval is exceeded.

Although the time is directly specified as the time information, the time may be adopted as the time information that can be specified as long as the reference time can be specified by the elapsed time from the reference time such as the business start time.
The total share, which is the average value of the non-working share and the working share, was specified as the evaluation value, but the sum of the two or a value obtained by dividing one by the other (the interest level of the working state or the non-working state can be specified. Or any other combination, such as
A game signal other than the out signal (for example, a start signal) may be adopted as the operation signal, and the operation timer may be activated.
Although the determination of the game start (operation start) is specified by the game signal, it may be specified according to reception of a start operation to the display device 2 such as reception of a member card or operation of a game start button provided separately. Further, the end of the game may be separately determined with an equivalent configuration.
The target gaming machine may be a pachinko gaming machine or a pachislot gaming machine other than those exemplified.
A part or all of the information processing performed by the display device 2 may be performed by the relay device 3, the management device 5, or the like. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which performs a part of information processing which the management apparatus 5 performs by the relay apparatus 3 or the display apparatus 2. FIG.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a display device (display means, operation determination means, log information creation means), 5 is a management device (period specifying means, operation display period aggregation means, output means, setting means, non-operation aggregation) Means, evaluation value calculation means).

Claims (5)

Provided corresponding to the gaming machine, and at least one of the display screens can be selectively displayed according to the selection operation of the player in order to display the game data of the corresponding gaming machine. Display means;
Whether or not the gaming machine corresponding to the display means is in an operating state by at least one of an operation signal output from the gaming machine side that can identify the operating state of the gaming machine and acceptance of a start operation on the display means. Operation determining means for determining;
A period specifying means for specifying a display period of the display screen so that the display screen selected and displayed by the display means can be specified which display screen of the plurality of types of display screens;
An operation display period totaling unit that totals the operation display period information related to the display period specified by the period specifying unit for each display screen in a state where the operation determination unit determines that it is in the operation state;
An output system for outputting operation display period information aggregated for each display screen by the operation display period aggregation means. Setting means for setting a setting display period that is a threshold of a continuous display period of the display screen in the display means;
The operation display period totaling unit is the number of times that the continuous display period specified by the period specifying unit becomes the set display period in a state in which the operation determination unit determines that it is in an operation state, or 2. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the operation over display count, which is the number of times that the display period ends after exceeding the set display period, is totaled as the operation display period information. When the display means displays the same display screen for the set display period, the display means can end the display of the display screen without the player's operation,
The setting means is a threshold for a period from when the display means continuously displays the same display screen by displaying the same display screen for the set display period until the display screen is displayed again. Set a certain recall period,
The operation display period totaling unit displays the same display screen continuously for the set display period in a state where the operation determination unit determines that the operation state is in operation. The period from the end of the display until the display screen is displayed again is the number of times the call is returned, which is the number of times the call return period has not been reached, or the ratio of the number of call returns to the excess operation display count. The game system according to claim 2, wherein the system is tabulated as information. The non-operation switching count, which is the number of times that the display means switches and displays the display screen according to the player's selection operation in a state in which the operation determination means determines that it is not in the operating state, is added for each display screen. Operation counting means;
Evaluation value calculation means for calculating an evaluation value for each display screen,
The operation display period totaling unit totals the operation display period, which is the display period specified by the period specifying unit, for each display screen in a state where the operation determination unit determines that the operation state is in operation.
The evaluation value calculating means represents an operation share representing a ratio of an operation display period aggregated by the operation display period aggregation means to an operation period that is a period in which the operation determination unit determines that the operation display period is in an operation state. Is displayed for each display screen, while the non-operating share indicating the ratio of the non-operating switching count for each display screen aggregated by the non-operating totaling means to the total non-operating switching count of all display screens is displayed. Specify for each screen, calculate the evaluation value for each display screen by combining the operating share and non-operating share,
The game room according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the output means outputs the evaluation value for each display screen calculated by the evaluation value calculation means so as to be comparable with the operation display period information. System. Provided corresponding to the display means, when the display means switches a display screen, when the operation determination means performs an operation start determination which is a determination that the operation state has changed from a non-operation state, and Log that can identify the display screen to be displayed by associating time information that can identify the time when the operation determination means performs an operation end determination that is a determination that the operation state has changed from the operating state to the non-operating state. Log information creation means for creating information,
The period specifying unit specifies switching of a display screen based on a screen switching log that is log information indicating that the display unit has switched the display screen, and includes time information corresponding to the screen switching log and the next of the screen switching log. The display period of the display screen corresponding to the screen switching log is specified by the time information of the screen switching log.
The operation display period totaling unit is based on the log information created by the log information creating unit, log information indicating that the operation start determination has been made, and time information corresponding to the log information indicating that the operation end determination has been made The operation period, which is the period during which it is determined that it is in the operation state, is identified, and the operation display period information is aggregated by aggregating the display period specified by the period identification unit for each display screen in the operation period. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:

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