JP5666929B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall system that accepts a plurality of recording media possessed by one player and provides various member services.

  At game arcades, so-called member cards (hereinafter referred to as cards) are used for authentication, and so-called savings and replay member services (hereinafter referred to as services) are provided. In recent years, mobile phones have become increasingly popular. In consideration of the fact that there is a player who has forgotten the card, or a player who does not like to carry the card, the member ID (hereinafter referred to as ID) is associated with the mobile phone, and the card and the mobile phone Any of a plurality of recording media (authentication media) enables reception (member authentication) at a service terminal (hereinafter referred to as a terminal) and provides a service (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-89381 A

  By the way, considering the convenience of the player, when accepting with a card as a reception when receiving the service, the card is inserted into the terminal, and the ID is readable (card insertion) while using the service On the other hand, in the case of accepting with a mobile phone, if the ID is temporarily authenticated as a readable state using a function such as Felica, for example, then an end condition such as pressing an end button is set. It is desirable to be able to use the service even if the ID cannot be read until it is established.

  Now, as described above, even when a player possesses a plurality of recording media, even when a plurality of IDs are selectively authenticated, data update of the number of stored balls, which is one of services, and the player's whereabouts In consideration of management, etc., it is not desirable to provide services redundantly for different IDs at the same time for one ID. In this case, it may be sufficient to determine whether or not the recording medium is valid in the order of acceptance of the recording media. However, if priority is given first, after accepting with the mobile phone, forgetting establishment of the end condition at the next terminal When accepting, it is necessary to return to the previous terminal in order to establish the termination condition, and in the case of post-priority, after accepting with the card, accepting with the next terminal with the card inserted in the terminal When trying to do so, it is difficult to improve the player's convenience for now, as it becomes necessary to cancel the later reception and return to the previous terminal to pick up the discharged card.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and the object thereof is preferable without impairing the convenience of the player even when one player has a plurality of recording media. It is to provide a system for a game arcade that enables member services to be used.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, as identification information for specifying a player who is a member of a game hall, the first identification that can be specified by the first recording medium distributed when the player becomes a member of the game hall By receiving the first recording medium so as to be able to specify the first identification information and the member management means for managing the information, the first identification information is set to the reception state, and the state can be specified, or the state can be specified And holding the first recording medium in a holding state, which is a recoverable state, while continuing the acceptance state of the first identification information until a first end condition for releasing the holding state is satisfied. A first receiving means and a second receiving information provided in correspondence with the first receiving means and specifying the second identifying information associated with the first identifying information to make the second identifying information into a receiving state, and the receiving state the first is to release the A second reception unit that continues the reception state of the second identification information until an end condition is satisfied; the first reception unit; and the second reception unit, the first identification information, Service providing means for performing a service providing process for providing a member service to a player who is a member when any one of the second identification information is in an accepting state, and the first accepting means by the first accepting means. First identification means for performing first determination processing for determining whether or not the second identification information associated with the first identification information is in a reception state when the identification information is specified; and When the determination processing obtains a determination result that the second identification information is in the reception state, the reception state of the second identification information is ended while the second end condition is satisfied, while the first identification information is The first to accept When the second identification information is specified by the first reception related processing means for performing the attachment related processing and the second reception means, the first identification information associated with the second identification information is in the reception state. A second determination unit that performs a second determination process for determining whether or not the second identification information is obtained when the second determination process obtains a determination result that the first identification information is in an acceptance state; And a second reception-related processing means for performing a second reception-related process that does not permit the reception.

  In the invention described in claim 2, the member management means is a game value acquired by a player who is a member by a game, and a stored game value deposited in a game hall is associated with the first identification information. And when the second identification information is specified by the second reception means, the second determination means determines whether or not the second identification information is in the reception state by the second reception means. If it is determined and the reception state is set, a third determination process is performed to determine whether or not the second identification information in the reception state matches the specified second identification information. On the other hand, a fourth determination process is performed to determine whether or not the specified second identification information is in a reception state by the second reception unit different from the second reception unit, A value collection service for collecting the value of the saving game as consideration The service providing means performs a service providing process for providing the value collection service, and if the first identification information is in an accepted state, the new first determination process is used as a condition. If the second identification information is in the accepting state, the service providing process is performed on the condition that the determination result that the second identification information matches is obtained by the third determining process. The saving game value corresponding to the first identification information corresponding to the second identification information is collected as a consideration, and the second reception related processing means is transferred to the different second reception means by the fourth determination process. If the second end condition in the second receiving means in the receiving state is satisfied, the second knowledge is obtained. While terminating the acceptance status of the information, and performing a third reception related process that allows the reception of the second identification information in the second accepting means for reading the second identification information.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the second identification information is specified by the second reception means, the second determination means determines that the second identification information is received by the second reception means. On the other hand, if it is determined that the second identification information in the reception state matches the specified second identification information, it is determined whether or not the second identification information is in the reception state. And when the second reception related processing means obtains a determination result indicating that they do not match in the third determination process, the second reception related processing means performs the third determination process in the second reception means in the reception state. (2) The reception state of the second identification information is ended because the end condition is satisfied, and a fourth reception-related process that allows reception of the specified second identification information is performed.

  In the invention described in claim 4, the second reception related processing means is in the reception state when the second determination processing obtains a determination result that the first identification information is in the reception state. A suppression process for suppressing at least one of the service providing process corresponding to the first reception unit and the release of the holding state by the first reception unit in the reception state is performed.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when the second determination unit obtains a determination result that the first identification information is in the reception state by the second determination process, the first identification information is in the reception state. The first reception means is performing a fifth determination process for determining whether or not the second reception means corresponds to the second reception means, and the second reception related processing means is performing the suppression process, When the determination result that it corresponds to the second accepting means is obtained by the fifth determination process, the suppression process is canceled.

  In the invention described in claim 6, the service providing means responds to the suppression process when the suppression process is performed by specifying the second identification information by the corresponding second receiving means. When a display screen is displayed for displaying information capable of specifying the location of at least one of the service providing unit and the first receiving unit, the second reception-related processing unit is configured to display the service when the suppression process is performed. The suppression process is canceled on the condition that the display screen displayed by the providing unit is operated.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, even if the player selectively uses a plurality of identification information (ID), only one identification information can be validated, and so-called membership card During the reception, the first identification information of the first recording medium premised on the holding state is preferentially set to the receiving state, the forgetting to release the holding state of the first recording medium is forgotten by the other second receiving means. When the identification information is accepted, the acceptance of the second identification information is rejected. Therefore, the use by other players such as member services accompanying the acceptance of the second identification information or a plurality of gaming machines for one game In order to prevent the player from recognizing that he / she is playing, it is possible to go to release the reception state of the first recording medium in the holding state without newly releasing the reception state of the second identification information. While the identification information remains in the reception state, the other first reception means first When accepting a different information, so acceptance status of the second identification information is canceled, can be utilized as service first identification information as the reception state, it is possible to improve the convenience for the player.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, the second identification information is a recording medium that does not assume a holding state during reception, or identification information specified by a player's biometric authentication, etc. Since the holding state of the recording medium is not assumed during reception, it is desirable to allow reception corresponding to other service providing means without performing a separate termination operation when service use is terminated. Convenience can be improved. However, if the service providing means is left without performing the ending operation, there is a risk that the service will be used by other players and the saved game value may be collected without using the user when using the value collection service. . However, since the use of the service is allowed even during reception based on the determination result of the third determination process, the use by the player who cannot present the second identification information can be excluded, and the convenience of the player is generally improved. Can be increased.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the player leaves the service providing means without performing the ending operation during the reception of the second identification information, the next player is the second player of the previous player. Since the identification information is being received, it is necessary to perform an end operation in order to receive the second identification information of itself. Is allowed, so that the convenience of the player can be enhanced.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, when the acceptance of the second identification information is rejected, the player goes to release the first recording medium in the holding state. In this case, the player asks Until then, the provision of the member service using the first recording medium and the holding state of the first recording medium are released, and there is a risk of suffering damage such as theft. However, such damage can be eliminated or reduced by the suppression process.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the suppression process as in the invention described in claim 4 makes it difficult for the player who is the owner of the first recording medium to release the holding state of the first recording medium, and the game Although there is a possibility that the convenience of the user may be reduced, in order to cancel the suppression state based on the determination result of the fifth determination process, the second identification information whose acceptance is rejected may be used as it is to cancel the suppression state. And there is no risk of impairing the convenience of the player.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, it is difficult for the player who is the owner of the first recording medium to release the holding state of the first recording medium in the suppression process as in the invention described in claim 4. For example, there is a service providing means in the immediate vicinity, and there is a case where a restrained state is not particularly required. That is, as a result of confirming the location by canceling the suppressed state by operating the display screen for displaying the location of the service providing means or the like displayed when the acceptance of the second identification information is rejected, as long as there is no need to suppress it as it is By performing the release operation, the first recording medium can be released immediately, and the convenience of the player can be enhanced.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Front view of each replay machine Figure showing setting information The figure which shows the storage area of each stand re-playing machine The figure which shows the storage area of the management device Flow chart showing the processing of each replay machine Flow chart showing processing of management device Figure showing the rejection screen Figure showing the suspension screen

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game hall system. The game system 1 includes a gaming machine 2, a lending machine 3, a replay machine 4 (corresponding to service providing means, second determining means, and second reception related processing means), a relay device 5, a management device 6 (members). Management means, first determination means, first reception related processing means, second determination means, and second reception related processing means). These devices 2 to 6 are connected via a LAN 7 so as to be able to transmit and receive signals to each other. Further, an island edge counter 8 and a POS terminal 9 are connected to the LAN 7. Although omitted in FIG. 1, several hundred gaming machines 2 are actually managed by the management device 6. In the present embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine is assumed as the gaming machine 2, and a pachinko ball is assumed as a gaming medium (corresponding to a gaming value).

  The gaming machine 2 has an operation handle 10 that constitutes a launching device, and a board surface 11 that includes a general winning port 12, a first starting port 13, a second starting port 14, a display unit 15, a grand winning port 16, and the like. . The gaming machine 2 performs a jackpot lottery in response to the ball fired on the board 11 by operating the operation handle 10 winning a prize (start prize) at the first start opening 13 or the second start opening 14, The lottery result is notified by symbol variation performed on the display unit 15, and a jackpot is generated according to the variation result. When a big hit occurs, for example, the big winning opening 16 is opened for 15 rounds (15R). The balls paid out by winning are received by the upper tray 17, and the balls that overflow when the upper tray 17 is full are received by the lower tray 18. The maximum number of winnings for 1R is 10, the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R is terminated when either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied.

The following gaming signals are output from the gaming machine 2 side.
“Out signal”: a signal that can specify the number of used balls (out) output from the out BOX for collecting used balls. 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 2 may be used.
“Safe signal”: a signal that can specify the number of payout balls (safe) output from the gaming machine 2. Since one pulse is output for 10 payouts corresponding to a game (winning) in the gaming machine 2, “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 actuated items, start) output from the gaming machine 2. Since one pulse is output per symbol change (actual action, start process) in the display unit 15 that changes (actuates) by winning at the first start port 13 or the second start port 14, “the number of start signals × 1 ”is specified as the start. In addition, it is good also considering the start winning signal output according to the winning to the 1st starting port 13 or the 2nd starting port 14 as a start signal.
“Big jackpot signal”: a signal that can be output from the gaming machine 2 to identify the big jackpot. Since it is a status signal that is output at a level during the jackpot, it is determined that the jackpot signal is being received as a jackpot.

“Special state signal”: a signal that can specify a special state output from the gaming machine 2. 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 where the jackpot probability is improved than in the normal state, the special state signal being received is identified 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 13 or the second start port 14 is improved. Further, a period in which a status signal such as a jackpot signal or a special status signal is not received is specified as a normal status.
“Sales signal”: a signal that can specify sales information (number of sales balls, sales amount) output from the lending machine 3. 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 the number of sales balls × the rental unit price is specified as the sales amount. .

  The lending machine 3 is configured as a so-called CR sand equipped with a control unit composed of a CPU, a storage unit composed of CF (Compact Flash (registered trademark)), RAM, ROM, a transmission / reception unit composed of an interface for transmitting and receiving signals, and the like. It has the following functions. A so-called member card or visitor card in which a unique ID is recorded can be received at the card insertion slot 19. When money is inserted into the money insertion slot 20 with the card received, the card is associated with the ID. Record the value (value). If a predetermined number of visitor cards (about 5) can be stocked and money is inserted into the money insertion slot 20 without receiving a membership card or visitor card, the valuable value of money in the stocked visitor card Is recorded and the visitor card is set to the acceptance state. When a rental button (not shown) provided on the gaming machine 2 is pressed in a state where the valuable value can be specified, the ball is paid out from the payout opening of the gaming machine 2 based on the valuable value and a sales signal is transmitted. When the return button 21 is pressed with the card received, the accepted card is ejected.

  FIG. 2 shows a front view of each stand replay machine 4. Each of the player replay machines 4 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including a CF, a RAM, and a ROM, a transmission / reception unit including an interface for transmitting and receiving signals, and the like. Each of the replay machines 4 includes a status display LED 23, a touch panel type information display unit 24, a ball dispensing nozzle 25, a mobile phone reception unit 26 (corresponding to a second reception unit), a dispensing button 27, a remote control light receiving device. A section 28, an issue button 29, a card insertion slot 30 (corresponding to the first receiving means), and the like.

  Each of the player re-playing machines 4 can accept (insert) a member card 31 (corresponding to the first recording medium) at the card insertion slot 30, and on the other hand, a mobile phone 32 having a FeliCa (registered trademark) function. Can be received by the mobile phone reception unit 26 (contactless communication is possible). The member card 31 and the mobile phone 32 can be received not only by the individual player replay machine 4 but also by an island edge counter 8 and a POS terminal 9 described later. The island edge counter 8 can store the counted balls in the member card 31 and the mobile phone 32, and the POS terminal 9 reads a receipt that can specify the number of balls counted by the island edge counter 8. It is possible to store the balls in the membership card 31 and the mobile phone 32. In addition, the POS terminal 9 can exchange prizes for the value of the stored balls.

  In this embodiment, for simplification of explanation, the membership card that can be accepted by the lending machine 3 and the membership card 31 that can be accepted by each of the re-playing machines 4 are separated. If it is received at, signal transmission or the like may be performed to the other side and both may be in a reception state. Of course, the same applies to the mobile phone reception unit 26. That is, each of the player replaying machines 4 serving as the service providing means, the first receiving means, and the second receiving means may be provided separately as long as they are provided correspondingly. Further, it is not necessary to provide a plurality of first receiving means for one gaming machine 2 such that a plurality of first receiving means are provided so as to correspond to each of the plurality of replay machines 4 on a one-to-one basis. .

Each unit replay machine 4 sets the setting information shown in FIG. The meaning of each item of the setting information is as follows.
“1 unit for replay”: an upper limit value of the number of replay balls to be paid out by one operation of the payout button 27 when replaying.
“Fee ball”: This is the number of fee balls to be collected when a replay ball of 1 unit of replay is paid out.
“Payout setting value”: an upper limit value of replay balls that can be used in one authentication process when the mobile phone 32 is used.

  When performing the replay process, each replay machine 4 identifies a corresponding fee ball in addition to the replay ball as a consumption storage ball, and subtracts the consumption storage ball from the storage ball to collect a consideration. For example, when “125 balls” are paid out as replay balls, the fee ball is “40 balls” and the consumption saving ball is “165 balls”. If you want to use replay, authentication processing is performed, but according to this authentication processing, all consumed balls, which are the number of replayed balls when all of the stored balls are used as stored balls, are stored balls x 1 replay unit ÷ (replay It is specified by the calculation formula of 1 unit + commission ball.

  When each unit replay machine 4 accepts the membership card 31, the replay process of paying out (returning or returning) the replay balls with all the consumption balls as the payout allowance and the payout allowance as the upper limit is performed. Then, the replay balls paid out for each replay process are subtracted from the payout allowance value, and the spent storage balls are specified from the replay balls as described above, and the stored balls are subtracted. On the other hand, when each unit replay machine 4 accepts the mobile phone 32, if all the consumption balls are equal to or greater than the payout setting value, the payout setting value is set as the payout allowance value, while all the consumption balls are less than the payout setting value. If so, all consumption balls are set as the allowance for withdrawal. Note that the replay process is performed in the same manner in any case, but when the payout allowable value becomes “0”, the authentication process is executed again.

  Each of the replay machines 4 has a storage area shown in FIG. 4, and the management device 6 has a storage area shown in FIG. The meaning of each item in the storage area of each player replay machine 4 and the storage area of the management device 6 is as follows.

“Reception ID”: ID of the member card 31 being accepted (member card ID) or ID of the mobile phone 32 (mobile phone ID).
“Member ID”: ID of the member card 31 (corresponding to first identification information). A member ID may be provided separately from the ID of the member card 31, and the member ID and the ID of the member card 31 may be associated with each other. However, in this embodiment, the ID of the member card 31 is used as the member ID.

“Corresponding ID”: ID (Felica ID) of the mobile phone 32 associated with the member ID in advance by a player's operation or the like (corresponding to second identification information). If there is no mobile phone 32 associated with the member ID, “-” is stored.
“Receiving medium”: a recording medium currently being received. It is possible to specify whether the reception ID of the reception information corresponds to the member ID or the corresponding ID. If the reception ID corresponds to the member ID, the reception card stores the member card 31. If it corresponds, the mobile phone 32 is stored.

“Stored balls”: The number of balls that have been deposited in the game hall out of the balls that the player has earned (corresponding to saving game media).
“Payout allowance”: The number of replay balls currently allowed.
“Used terminal”: a terminal ID that is currently in the member service, and in the case of each of the replaying machines 4, is a gaming machine ID (number) of the corresponding gaming machine 2.
“PIN”: A number to be verified during the authentication process. If the password of the authentication information matches this password, it is specified as a regular password.

  In FIG. 5, since the correspondence ID is stored for the member with the member ID “12345” and the member with “12346”, the mobile phone 32 is associated with the member ID. On the other hand, since the corresponding ID is not stored for the member whose member ID is “12347”, the mobile phone 32 is not associated with the member ID. In addition, for the member whose member ID is “12345”, the member card 31 is received by each of the player replaying machines 4 corresponding to the gaming machine 2 of the “125” series, so the issue button 29 is pressed. (Corresponding to the first termination condition) If the service termination process is not executed, the reception process on the mobile phone 32 is rejected. On the other hand, for the member whose member ID is “12346”, the mobile phone 32 is received by each re-playing machine 4 corresponding to the gaming machine 2 in the “136” series, so the service end process is not executed. In both cases, reception processing at other terminals is allowed. Incidentally, the association between the member ID and the mobile phone 32 is the same as that of each terminal replay machine 4 or the POS terminal 9, such as a terminal that can accept the member card 31 and the mobile phone 32 at the same time, the management device 6 or the like. What is necessary is just to correspond by accepting both at a time and performing corresponding | compatible operation, such as pressing down a specific button. Of course, both or one of the IDs may be received and associated by operating the input.

  The relay device 5 is connected to the two gaming machines 2, the two rental machines 3, and the two replay machines 4, and is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 7. The relay device 5 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including a CF, a RAM, and a ROM, a transmission / reception unit including an interface for transmitting and receiving signals, and relays signals from the gaming machine 2 side.

  The management device 6 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including an HDD (hard disk device), a RAM, and a ROM, a transmission / reception unit including an interface for transmitting and receiving signals, an output unit including a monitor and a printer, and a user operation input. An input unit such as a keyboard is provided, and various member services can be used by receiving various signals transmitted from the gaming machine 2 side and managing various game information.

  The island edge counting machine 8 is provided on a so-called gaming machine island, and can identify a receiving port for receiving a ball (mochidama) obtained by a player by a game, a touch panel type display unit, and a counting ball (counting ball). An issuance button for accepting a receipt issuing operation, a receipt issuing section for issuing a receipt, and the like for a plurality of gaming machines 2 installed on the gaming machine island or neighboring gaming machine islands. Count the number of players who have played.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process (re each player replay machine process) performed by each unit replay machine 4 in relation to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a process performed by the management device 6 in relation to the present invention. (Management device processing) is shown by a flowchart.

(1) Processing performed by each unit replaying machine 4 When each unit replaying unit 4 starts processing, it determines whether any recording medium of the member card 31 and the mobile phone 32 has been received (A1). . Each of the player re-playing machines 4 determines that the member card 31 is received at the card insertion slot 30 or the mobile phone 32 is received at the mobile phone reception unit 26, and either the member card 31 or the mobile phone 32 is selected. If it is determined that the recording medium has been received (A1: YES), a recording medium receiving process is performed (A2). In the recording medium reception process, each of the player re-playing machines 4 transmits an acceptance signal that can identify the ID of the accepted recording medium to the management device 6, and receives either an acceptance permission signal or an acceptance rejection signal from the management device 6. It is determined whether or not acceptance is permitted (A3).

  When each of the player re-playing machines 4 receives an acceptance permission signal transmitted by the management device 6 by performing processing described in detail later from the management device 6 and determines that the acceptance of the recording medium is permitted (A3: YES), the acceptance is accepted. It is determined whether the recorded medium is the member card 31 or the mobile phone 32 (A4). When each of the player re-playing machines 4 determines that the received recording medium is the membership card 31, it performs an acceptance permission process (A5). Each of the player replay machines 4 stores the ID of the received member card 31 in the reception ID of the storage area shown in FIG. 4 and stores that the medium being received is the member card 31 in the reception permission process. Update the reception ID and the medium being received, and start the member service.

  On the other hand, each of the player re-playing machines 4 receives from the management device 6 an acceptance rejection signal transmitted by the management device 6 performing a process that will be described in detail later, and determines to reject the acceptance of the recording medium (A3: NO). Then, an acceptance rejection process is performed (A6). In the reception rejection process, each of the player re-playing machines 4 displays an acceptance rejection screen as shown in FIG. 8 in response to receiving an acceptance rejection signal from the management device 6. Although the reason for refusing acceptance is displayed on the acceptance refusal screen, FIG. 8 shows a case where the mobile phone 32 is accepted while the membership card 31 is being accepted by another replay machine 4. The case where the reception rejection signal which can specify the terminal ID (equivalent to a location) of another each player re-playing machine 4 which has received the membership card 31 is shown. That is, the player can recognize from the display screen shown in FIG. 8 that he / she forgot to cancel the reception of the member card 31 associated with the mobile phone 32, and forget to cancel the reception of the member card 31. The machine number of the gaming machine 2 can be recognized. In this case, as will be described later, the management device 6 transmits a service stop signal to each of the other player replaying machines 4 (use terminals) that are accepting the membership card 31, and each of the player replaying machines 4 will be described later. The member service is in a stopped state (corresponding to a suppressed state). Also, for example, when the player displayed on the acceptance rejection screen shown in FIG. 8 is a nearby gaming machine 2, if the player wants to cancel the service stop state as it is, it is displayed in FIG. When the release button is selected (corresponding to operating the display screen displayed by the service providing means), each stand replay device 4 sends a stop release signal to each stand replay device 4 that is in the service stop state. Send. For example, when an unauthorized member card 31 is accepted, the fact is displayed on the acceptance rejection screen, and the member card 31 is ejected from the card insertion slot 30 and returned.

  When each of the player replaying machines 4 determines that the received recording medium is the mobile phone 32, it determines whether or not any of the member card 31 and the mobile phone 32 is being accepted (A7, A8). ). When each of the player re-playing machines 4 determines that neither the member card 31 nor the mobile phone 32 is being received, that is, the mobile phone 32 is received in a state where neither the member card 31 nor the mobile phone 32 is received (A7: NO, A8: NO), also in this case, the acceptance permission process is performed. Each unit re-playing machine 4 stores the corresponding ID of the received mobile phone 32 in the reception ID of the storage area shown in FIG. Is stored, the reception ID and the medium being received are updated, and the member service is started.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that each unit replay machine 4 is accepting the membership card 31, that is, the cellular phone 32 is accepted in a state where the membership card 31 is accepted (A7: YES), a stop cancellation process is performed (A7: YES). A10). Each player re-playing machine 4 cancels the suspension state of the member service in the stop cancellation process. The reception of the mobile phone 32 in the state where the member card 31 is received is permitted when the mobile phone 32 is received by each of the replaying machines 4 receiving the member card 31, as will be described later. FIG. 8 shows a case where a player who has recognized that he / she has forgotten to release the membership card 31 returns to the replay machine 4 in which the membership card 31 is being accepted and accepts the mobile phone 32.

  Further, if it is determined that each of the player replaying machines 4 is accepting the mobile phone 32, that is, has received the mobile phone 32 in a state of receiving the mobile phone 32 (A8: YES), the accepted mobile phone 32 is received. It is determined whether the ID of the mobile phone 32 is the same as the ID that was received last time and is in the accepting state, that is, whether the player who has the mobile phone 32 in the accepting state has accepted the mobile phone 32 again. (A11) (perform third determination process).

  Here, each player replay machine 4 has the same ID of the mobile phone 32 received as the previous ID, that is, the player who has the mobile phone 32 in the reception state accepts the mobile phone 32. Is determined again (A11: YES), the storage area shown in FIG. 4 is referred to and it is determined whether or not the payout allowance is “0” (A12), and the payout allowance is “0”. If it is determined that there is (A12: YES), authentication acceptance processing is performed (A14). In the authentication acceptance process, each of the re-playing machines 4 inquires the player for the personal identification number when using the stored ball for replaying and confirms the identity. That is, each player replay machine 4 displays a password input screen, receives the input of the password from the player, and transmits an authentication signal that can specify the received password to the management device 6. Then, each of the player replaying machines 4 determines which one of the authentication permission signal and the authentication rejection signal is received from the management device 6 and determines whether or not the authentication is permitted (A15).

  When each player re-playing machine 4 determines that it has received an authentication permission signal that can specify a storage ball and a payout allowance value from the management device 6 and determines that authentication is permitted (A15: YES), it performs an authentication permission process (A16). ). In the authentication allowance process, each of the replay machines 4 updates the storage balls and the payout allowance values in the storage area shown in FIG. 4 to enable replay, and performs the replay process (A13). In the replay process, each of the replay machines 4 pays out a replay ball, and transmits a replay signal that can specify the number of replay balls repaid according to the process to the management device 6, as shown in FIG. Update the storage area.

  On the other hand, when each player replay machine 4 determines that the authentication rejection signal has been received from the management device 6 and determines that authentication is rejected (A15: NO), it performs authentication rejection processing (A17). Each player re-playing machine 4 performs a display capable of specifying that authentication is rejected in the authentication rejection process. Further, when it is determined that the payout allowable value is not “0” (A12: NO), each of the replay machines 4 performs the replay process as it is (A13). In other words, when replay processing is performed while the mobile phone 32 is being accepted, payout by replay can be performed without entering a new password until the payout allowable value becomes “0” if authentication is performed once. However, it is necessary to accept the mobile phone 32 for each payout (if the second identification information is in the accepting state, on the condition that the determination result that it is matched by the third determination process is obtained) Equivalent).

In addition, each player re-playing machine 4 has the ID of the received mobile phone 32 not the same as the previous ID, that is, the player who has the previous received mobile phone 32 moves without moving the reception state. If it is determined that the player is different from the player who owns the mobile phone 32 received this time (A11: NO), service termination processing is performed for the player who has the mobile phone 32 received last time (A18). ), A reception permission process for the player who has the mobile phone 32 received this time is performed (A9) (a fourth reception related process is performed). In each service replay machine 4, the service completion process cancels the acceptance state and initializes the storage area shown in FIG.

  Each of the player replaying machines 4 determines whether or not the member service is stopped (A19), and if it is determined that the member service is not stopped (A19: NO), whether or not the payout button 27 is pressed. (A20), it is determined whether or not the issue button 29 has been pressed (A21), it is determined whether or not a service stop signal has been received from the management device 6 (A22), and the service is terminated from the management device 6 It is determined whether or not a signal has been received (A23).

  When each player re-playing machine 4 determines that the payout button 27 has been pressed (A20: YES), it determines whether or not the member card 31 is being accepted (A24), and the member card 31 is being accepted. If it determines (A24: YES), it will return to above-mentioned step A12 and will repeat the process after step A12. That is, if the membership card 31 is in the accepting state, it is possible to pay out by replaying only by pressing the payout button 27 after authentication (if the first identification information is in the accepting state, a new first determination process is performed). If the mobile phone 32 is not in the accepting state, such as when the mobile phone 32 is in the accepting state (e.g. performing the service providing process without any condition), even if the payout button 27 is pressed, the payout by the replay is received. I can't.

  When each player re-playing machine 4 determines that the issue button 29 has been pressed (A21: YES), it transmits a game end signal to the management device 6 (A25), and performs service end processing (A26). Each of the player re-playing machines 4 performs the above-described processing also in this case, but if the member card 31 is received, the member card 31 is discharged from the card insertion slot 30 and returned.

  When it is determined that the service stop signal has been received from the management device 6 (A22: YES), each of the player replay machines 4 performs a service stop process (A27). In the service stop process, each of the player replay machines 4 temporarily stops the process related to the member service such as replay and return of the member card 31, and displays a use stop screen as shown in FIG. Further, when each of the player re-playing machines 4 determines that the service end signal has been received from the management device 6 (A23: YES), the service end processing is also performed in this case (A26).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that each service replay machine 4 is in service stop (A19: YES), it is determined whether or not a stop release signal is received from each other car replay machine 4 (A28). If it is determined that the stop release signal has been received from each of the re-playing machines 4 (A28: YES), the stop release process described above is performed (A29).

(2) Processing performed by the management device 6 When the management device 6 starts processing, any one of the reception signal, the authentication signal, the replay signal, and the game end signal by the recording medium reception processing described above from each unit replay machine 4 Is determined (B1 to B4). When the management device 6 determines that the reception signal has been received from each of the player replaying machines 4 (B1: YES), the management device 6 determines that each of the player replaying machines 4 has received the ID of the recording medium specified by the received reception signal. Then, it is determined whether the received recording medium is the member card 31 or the mobile phone 32 (B5).

  When the management device 6 determines that the received recording medium is the membership card 31, the management device 6 determines whether or not the received membership card 31 is a regular membership card with reference to the storage area shown in FIG. B6) When it is determined that the received member card 31 is a regular member card (B6: YES), it is further determined whether or not the transmission source terminal ID of the reception signal is stored as a terminal using the member ID. Then, it is determined whether or not the terminal in use is the transmission source terminal of the reception signal (B7).

  If the management device 6 determines that the terminal in use is not the transmission source terminal of the reception signal, that is, the recording medium is being received by another replay machine 4 or that the recording medium is not being received (B7: NO), it is determined whether the medium being received is the mobile phone 32 (B8) (performs the first determination process). If the management device 6 determines that the medium being received is not the mobile phone 32, that is, the mobile phone 32 and the member card 31 are not received (B8: NO), the management device 6 is shown in FIG. The member card 31 is stored in the medium being accepted in the storage area, and the game machine ID of the gaming machine 2 corresponding to each of the player replay machines 4 that has received the member card 31 is stored in the terminal used. It is updated (B10), and an acceptance permission signal is transmitted to each of the re-playing machines 4 (B11).

  On the other hand, when the management apparatus 6 determines that the medium being received is the mobile phone 32, that is, the mobile phone 32 is received by another replay machine 4 (B 8: YES) ), A service end signal is transmitted to each player replaying machine 4 that accepts the mobile phone 32 different from the accepted transmission source (B9), and the member card is stored in the receiving medium in the storage area shown in FIG. In addition, the game machine ID of the game machine 2 corresponding to each player replay machine 4 that becomes the transmission source terminal that received the membership card 31 in the use terminal is stored, the accepted medium and the use terminal are updated (B10), and the acceptance is permitted. A signal is transmitted to each player re-playing machine 4 serving as a transmission source terminal (B11) (first reception related processing is performed).

  When the management device 6 determines that the member card 31 has been received in a state where the terminal used is the transmission source terminal of the reception signal, that is, the mobile phone 32 is being received by the same replay machine 4 (B7: (YES), the membership card 31 is stored in the medium being accepted in the storage area shown in FIG. 5, only the medium being accepted is updated (B10), and an acceptance permission signal is transmitted to each player replay machine 4 (B11). In this case, the use terminal of the storage area shown in FIG. 5 is not updated. If the management device 6 determines that the accepted membership card 31 is not a regular membership card (B6: NO), the management device 6 transmits an acceptance rejection signal to each of the player replay machines 4 (B12).

  On the other hand, when determining that the received recording medium is the mobile phone 32, the management device 6 refers to the storage area shown in FIG. 5 and determines whether there is a corresponding member card 31 (B13). When the management device 6 determines that there is a corresponding member card 31 (B13: YES), the management device 6 refers to the storage area shown in FIG. 5 and determines whether the recording medium being received is the member card 31 ( B14) (performs the second determination process). If the management device 6 determines that the recording medium being received is the member card 31, that is, the mobile phone 32 is received in a state where the member card 31 is received (B14: YES), this case is also shown in FIG. Referring to the storage area, it is determined whether or not the transmission source terminal ID of the reception signal is stored in the use terminal, and it is determined whether or not the use terminal is the transmission source terminal of the reception signal (B15) (No. 5 is performed).

  If the management device 6 determines that the mobile phone 32 has been received when the terminal in use is not the transmission source terminal of the reception signal, that is, the membership card 31 is being received by another replay machine 4 (B15: NO) ), Receiving a membership card 31 and transmitting a service stop signal to each of the replaying machines 4 different from the transmission source terminal (B16), and transmitting an acceptance rejection signal to each of the replaying machines 4 that received the mobile phone 32 (B17) (performs second reception related processing).

  If the management device 6 determines that the mobile phone 32 has been received when the terminal in use is the transmission source terminal of the reception signal, that is, the member card 31 is being received by the same player replay machine 4 (B15). : YES), an acceptance permission signal is transmitted to each replay machine 4 that has accepted the mobile phone 32 (B11).

  If the management device 6 determines that the recording medium being received is not the membership card 31 (B14: NO), the management device 6 determines whether the terminal in use is a terminal different from the transmission source terminal of the reception signal (B18, B8) (Perform the fourth determination process). The management device 6 is a terminal whose use terminal is different from the transmission source terminal of the reception signal, that is, the mobile phone 32 at each of the replaying machines 4 different from each of the replaying machines 4 receiving the mobile phone 32. Is received (B18: NO, B8: YES), a service end signal is transmitted to each player replay machine 4 that is accepting the mobile phone 32 that is different from the transmission source terminal (B9). The using terminal of the indicated storage area is updated to the transmission source terminal (B10), and an acceptance permission signal is transmitted to the transmission source terminal (B11) (third reception related processing is performed). Note that the medium being received is not updated as it is a mobile phone.

  On the other hand, the management device 6 determines that the terminal in use is not a terminal different from the terminal from which the reception signal is transmitted, that is, the mobile phone 32 is received again at each replay machine 4 that receives the mobile phone 32. If this is the case (B18: YES), the acceptance permission signal is transmitted to the transmission source terminal as it is (B11), and the terminal being used is not a terminal different from the transmission source terminal of the reception signal, but the medium being accepted is not stored. If it is determined (B18: NO, B8: NO), the use terminal of the storage area shown in FIG. 5 is set as the transmission source terminal, the medium being received is updated to the mobile phone (B10), and the reception is permitted to the transmission source terminal. A signal is transmitted (B11).

  If the management device 6 determines that an authentication signal has been received from each of the player replay machines 4 (B2: YES), it determines whether the password specified by the received authentication signal is a regular password. (B19). When the management device 6 determines that the personal identification number specified by the received authentication signal is a regular personal identification number (B19: YES), the management device 6 refers to the storage area shown in FIG. If it is determined (B20) and it is determined that there is a storage ball (B20: YES), it is determined whether the medium being accepted is the member card 31 or the mobile phone 32 (B21).

  If the management device 6 determines that the medium being received is the mobile phone 32, the management device 6 refers to the storage area shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not it is equal to or greater than the value (B22). When the management device 6 determines that all the consumed balls are equal to or greater than the payout setting value (B22: YES), the payout setting value of the setting information shown in FIG. 3 is set to the payout allowance value of the storage area shown in FIG. (B23). On the other hand, if the management device 6 determines that the total consumed balls are not equal to or greater than the payout set value (B22: NO), the specified all consumed balls are set to the payout allowance value in the storage area shown in FIG. 5 (B25). An authentication permissible signal that can specify the payout permissible value is transmitted to each unit replay machine 4 (B24).

  On the other hand, even when the management device 6 determines that the medium being accepted is the membership card 31, the total consumption ball is calculated and specified, and the specified consumption ball in the storage area shown in FIG. (B25) and an authentication permissible signal capable of specifying the payout permissible value is transmitted to each unit replay machine 4 (B24). On the other hand, if the management device 6 determines that it is not a legitimate password (B19: NO) or determines that there is no storage ball (B20: NO), it sends an authentication rejection signal to each of the player replay machines 4 (B26). .

  When the management device 6 determines that a replay signal has been received from each of the replay machines 4 (B3: YES), the storage device stores and pays out the set value shown in FIG. 5 by the number of replay balls. (B27). In this case, if the member card 31 is in the accepting state, the member ID stored ball is subtracted, but even if the mobile phone 32 is in the accepting state, the member ID stored ball corresponding to the corresponding member card 31 is subtracted. If the management device 6 determines that a game end signal has been received from each of the replaying machines 4 (B4: YES), the storage medium shown in FIG. Is stored (B28).

  As described above, according to this embodiment, even if the player selectively uses the member card 31 and the mobile phone 32 as an authentication medium, either the member card 31 or the mobile phone 32 is used. The membership card 31 is preferentially placed in the accepting state, so that each member replaying machine 4 forgets to cancel the member card 31 accepting state, and another each device replaying machine 4 When the mobile phone 32 is received, the reception of the mobile phone 32 is rejected, so that the member card 31 can be canceled without canceling the reception state of the mobile phone 32. When the member card 31 is received by another stand replay machine 4 while the mobile phone 32 remains in the reception state at the stand replay machine 4, the acceptance state of the mobile phone 32 is canceled, so that Membership card 31 receipt As services can be utilized, it is possible to improve the convenience for the player.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
The member card 31 and the mobile phone 32 are exemplified when specifying the ID. However, if a plurality of IDs are associated with one player, any recording medium such as a member coin and a Felica card is used. May be adopted. Of course, as a method of reading the recording information of the recording medium, any method such as reading of IC data in addition to magnetism may be adopted as a contact type, and Bluetooth, infrared rays, etc. may be adopted as a non-contact type in addition to Felica. Furthermore, biometric authentication such as fingerprints and irises may be employed as the ID.

  The case where the management device 6 manages the association between the member ID that is the first identification information and the corresponding ID that is the second identification information has been illustrated, but the management device 6 associates the association between the member ID and the correspondence ID. Even without management, for example, the member ID of the member card 31 may be stored in the mobile phone 32, and when the corresponding ID is read from the mobile phone, the member ID is also read to identify that the two are associated. .

  The same ID may be adopted when a plurality of recording media are employed. In this case, however, it is necessary to be able to identify which recording medium is used, and the identification can be employed as a different ID. . Of course, three or more IDs may be associated.

  In the reception state of the member card 31 exemplified as the recording medium capable of specifying the first identification information, the member ID is always readable, but the readable state without returning the recording medium to the player If the member card is held so that it can be returned to, the member ID cannot be read by, for example, protruding a part of the card insertion slot 30 or the member card 31 so as not to forget to discharge the member card 31. You may do it. In this case, the member ID may be returned to the readable state as necessary, for example, when using the storage ball, and the acceptance state may be canceled by pulling out the member card 31.

  The card insertion slot 30 exemplified as the first accepting unit and the mobile phone accepting unit 26 exemplified as the second accepting unit have different configurations. For example, both the first ID and the second ID can be specified by the card. The card insertion slot 30 may also be used as both the first receiving unit and the second receiving unit.

  The calculation formulas exemplified when specifying game information such as all consumed balls are merely examples, and any calculation formula may be adopted as long as similar game information can be specified. Of course, it may be specified directly or indirectly.

  As the provision of the member service, storage balls, replays, and information display are exemplified, but any other known member service such as point service, rental unit price, exchange unit price preferential treatment, etc. may be provided at the terminal. In addition, the suspension of the service was illustrated as a member service suppression, but the provision of the service will continue, but some restrictions will be imposed, such as limiting the number of replayable balls, asking for the PIN again. Anyway. Further, the same effect can be obtained by restricting either the discharge of the member card 31 or the member service. Of course, the discharge of the membership card 31 may be restricted, such as obtaining a password when the membership card 31 is discharged. Of course, the restriction may be canceled by operating the employee (for example, a remote control carried by the employee) during the restriction.

  Each unit replay machine 4, counter 8, and POS terminal 9 are illustrated as the member service providing terminals. However, any other terminal capable of providing member services, such as so-called each unit counter or point terminal, may be used. A terminal may be adopted. The corresponding gaming machine 2 may be not only a pachinko gaming machine but also a slot machine, and in this case, a medal is adopted instead of a ball as a gaming medium.

  A part of information processing performed by a terminal such as each player replay machine 4 may be configured to be performed by the relay device 5 or the management device 6, or a part or all of information processing performed by the management device 6 may be performed by the relay device 5. Alternatively, it may be performed by a terminal such as the replay machine 4 for each unit. For example, for convenience of explanation, the third determination process and the third reception-related process are performed by each of the replay machines 4, that is, the second determination unit is configured by each of the replay machines 4 and the management device 6. The transmission source terminal ID, which is the transmission source terminal ID of the reception signal that received the reception ID such as the member ID specified by the reception signal, and the use terminal in the storage area shown in FIG. The third determination process is performed in the management device 6 by collating and determining whether the transmission source terminal ID is stored in association with a member ID different from the reception ID, and the second determination is performed only by the management device 6 Means may be configured, and other first determination means may be configured not only by the management apparatus 6 but also by each unit replay machine 4 or the like.

  The gaming machine 2 includes not only a pachinko gaming machine that pays out the gaming medium itself to the player, but also includes a pachinko gaming machine that stores a gaming medium that can be used as data, such as credit. That is, it may be a pachinko gaming machine that stores and stores game media that can be used by the player as virtual game media. For example, a predetermined number of pachinko balls (encapsulated balls) are enclosed, and the operation handle 10 is operated. Thus, a so-called encapsulated gaming machine configured to play a game by circulatingly using the encapsulated ball by collecting again the encapsulated ball fired on the board surface 11 and guiding it to the launching device. In consideration of this case, an expression including game media such as balls and medals and data such as credits is used as the game value. In addition, a game value that can be used for a game such as a paid game medium or a credit is set as a first game (game use) value, and a game value stored in association with a member ID such as a stored ball is set as a second (saving). ) Game value. That is, the replay process can be defined as a value collection service that collects the second game value and sets it as the first game value.

  In the drawings, 1 is a game system, 4 is a player replay machine (service providing means, second determination means, second reception-related processing means), 6 is a management device (member management means, first determination means, first 1 reception-related processing means, second determination means, second reception-related processing means) 26 is a mobile phone reception unit (second reception means), 30 is a card insertion slot (first reception means), 31 is a membership card (second 1 recording medium).

Claims (6)

Member management means for managing first identification information that can be specified by a first recording medium distributed when becoming a member of a game hall as identification information for specifying a player who is a member of the game hall;
Receiving the first recording medium so that the first identification information can be specified makes the first identification information a reception state, and is a state that can be specified, or a holding state that can be returned to the state that can be specified A plurality of first accepting means for retaining the first identification information until the first end condition is satisfied while holding the first recording medium at the same time,
The second identification information is provided in correspondence with the first reception means, and the second identification information associated with the first identification information is specified to place the second identification information in a reception state, and to release the reception state. Second accepting means for continuing the accepting state of the second identification information until a second end condition is satisfied;
Provided in correspondence with the first receiving means and the second receiving means, and when one of the first identification information and the second identification information is in a receiving state, a player who is a member A service providing means for performing a service providing process for providing a member service,
When the first identification information is specified by the first reception unit, a first determination process is performed to determine whether or not the second identification information associated with the first identification information is in a reception state. First determination means;
When the determination result that the second identification information is in the reception state is obtained by the first determination process, the reception state of the second identification information is ended as the second end condition is satisfied, First reception-related processing means for performing first reception-related processing that allows reception of one identification information;
When the second identification information is specified by the second reception unit, a second determination process is performed to determine whether or not the first identification information associated with the second identification information is in a reception state. A second determination means;
Second reception related processing means for performing a second reception related process that does not permit the reception of the second identification information when the determination result that the first identification information is in the reception state is obtained by the second determination process; A system for a game hall characterized by comprising: The member management means is a game value acquired by a player who is a member, and manages a stored game value deposited in a game hall in association with the first identification information,
The second determination unit determines whether or not the second identification information is in a reception state by the second reception unit when the second identification information is specified by the second reception unit; When it is in the accepting state, while performing the third determination process for judging whether or not the second identifying information in the accepting state matches the specified second identifying information, A fourth determination process is performed to determine whether the identified second identification information is in a reception state by the second reception unit different from the second reception unit;
The member service includes at least a value collection service for collecting the saving game value as a value,
The service providing means, when performing a service providing process for providing the value collection service, if the first identification information is in an accepted state, the service without performing the new first determination process as a condition On the other hand, if the second identification information is in the accepting state, the service providing process is included in the second identification information on the condition that the determination result that the second identification information matches is obtained by the third determination process. By collecting the saving game value corresponding to the corresponding first identification information as consideration,
When the second reception-related processing unit obtains a determination result indicating that the different second reception unit is in the reception state by the fourth determination process, the second reception-related processing unit in the second reception unit that is in the reception state Third acceptance related to accepting the second identification information in the second acceptance means that has read the second identification information while terminating the acceptance state of the second identification information, assuming that the second termination condition is satisfied The game system according to claim 1, wherein processing is performed. The second determination unit determines whether the second identification information is in a reception state by the second reception unit when the second identification information is specified by the second reception unit. If the second identification information in the reception state matches the specified second identification information, a third determination process is performed to determine whether or not the second identification information is in the reception state.
The second reception-related processing unit determines that the second end condition in the second reception unit in the reception state is satisfied when the determination result that the second reception-related processing unit does not match is obtained by the third determination process. The game system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a fourth reception-related process for permitting reception of the specified second identification information is performed while ending the reception state of the second identification information.   The second reception related processing means, when the second determination process obtains a determination result that the first identification information is in the reception state, the service corresponding to the first reception means in the reception state 4. The game according to claim 1, wherein a suppression process is performed to suppress at least one of the providing process and the release of the held state by the first accepting unit in the accepting state. Field system. When the second determination unit obtains a determination result that the first identification information is in the reception state by the second determination process, the first reception unit that is in the reception state of the first identification information, A fifth determination process is performed to determine whether or not the second reception unit is supported,
The second reception-related processing means cancels the suppression process when it obtains a determination result corresponding to the second reception means by the fifth determination process in the state of performing the suppression process. The game system according to claim 4, wherein: The service providing means, when the suppression process is performed by specifying the second identification information by the corresponding second receiving means, the service providing means corresponding to the suppression process, and the first Display a display screen that displays information that can identify the location of at least one of the receiving means,
The said 2nd reception related process means cancels | releases the said suppression process on condition that the display screen displayed by the said service provision means is operated, when the said suppression process is performed. 5. A game system described in 5.

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