JP6386316B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game field system provided in a game field that includes a peripheral terminal of a gaming machine capable of issuing a recording medium and connecting a portable terminal owned by a player.

  In the game arcade, peripheral terminals such as so-called call lamps and lending devices are provided around the gaming machine. In recent years, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, charging of a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone is performed as a service to the player. Therefore, a gaming machine and a peripheral terminal that can be connected to a portable terminal can be seen.

JP 2006-116111 A

  Now, in Patent Document 1, if a portable terminal is being connected when an issuance process of a recording medium such as a card is performed, leaving the portable terminal connected by informing that effect, that is, It has been proposed to prevent forgetting to take a portable terminal.

  However, the game end of the player can be assumed not only when the recording medium issuance process is performed, but also when the connection of the mobile terminal is released. In the configuration of Patent Document 1, forgetting to remove the mobile terminal is prevented. However, it is impossible to prevent the forgetting process of recording media from being forgotten, and there is a player who forgets to issue the recording medium by drawing attention to the disconnection of the mobile terminal, and the player takes the mobile terminal home without forgetting it. However, forgetting the recording medium issuance process may cause trouble later.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to perform recording at a peripheral terminal of a gaming machine capable of issuing a recording medium and connecting a portable terminal owned by a player. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game system that can reduce the risk of forgetting to issue a medium.

The invention described in claim 1 is a value receiving means for performing a receiving process for receiving at least one valuable value among a monetary value owned by a player and an acquired value which is a game value acquired by the player through a game; , A value giving means for performing a granting process for giving a player a game value in consideration of the accepted valuable value, and a valuable value accepted by the accepting process when an issue operation is performed by the player And issuing means for issuing the remaining value, which is a valuable value excluding the collected portion of the consideration, in a state that can be specified by a recording medium portable by the player, and a portable terminal owned by the player can be connected to the service providing means for providing a predetermined service in a state in which the mobile terminal is connected, it said mobile terminal was connected before SL service providing means non-close When it became, notification auxiliary for causing the issuance notification processing at the mobile terminal in issuing notification process, and the performing the mobile terminal and the wireless communication in a disconnection of notifying to suggest the issue operation And a notification means for executing a notification process which is at least one of the processes.

If the invention described in claim 2, wherein the service providing means, the providing the service in a state of being connected in a mobile terminal and a wired connection, the notification means, that before Symbol wired connection is a disconnection and executes the notification processing by performing a pre-Symbol notification auxiliary processing.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the mobile terminal can enter a notification reservation state in which execution of the issue notification processing is reserved, and the wired connection is disconnected in the notification reservation state. The issuance notification process is performed, and the notification unit sets the portable terminal to the notification reservation state by communication via the wired connection during the wired connection between the service providing unit and the portable terminal. The notification process is performed.

  The invention described in claim 4 includes a determination unit that determines whether or not the issuance process is possible, and the notification unit indicates that the issuance process is impossible by the determination unit during the wired connection. When a determination result is obtained, the notification reservation state is canceled by communication via the wired connection.

  In the invention described in claim 5, the portable terminal can execute the issue notification process by installing a predetermined notification program, and the notification means includes the service providing means and the portable terminal connected to each other. In this case, it is confirmed whether or not the notification program is installed in the portable terminal. If the notification program is not installed, the notification program is downloaded to the portable terminal.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a player connects a mobile terminal to receive provision of a predetermined service, and then the player disconnects the mobile terminal, the player plays a game. In this case, the notification process for notifying that the issuing operation is suggested is performed, so that it is possible to reduce the possibility of forgetting to issue the recording medium.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, when the portable terminal owned by the player is disconnected, the issuing notification process is performed on the portable terminal, so that the issuing process is performed more effectively. Can be recognized by the player.

According to the invention described in claim 3, by issuing the mobile terminal to the notification reservation state, the mobile terminal can perform the issue notification process regardless of whether or not new communication is performed after the connection is released.
According to the invention described in claim 4, when the issuing process is impossible, the notification reservation state is canceled, so that it is notified again to the portable terminal whether the issuing process is possible after the connection is released. The issue notification process on the portable terminal can be used properly depending on whether the issue process is possible.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, since the notification program is downloaded to the portable terminal if the notification program is not installed in order to execute the issue notification process in the connected portable terminal, Even if the notification program is installed before the notification program is installed, the notification program can be performed by installing the notification program. In addition, the player can receive a predetermined service without worrying whether or not the notification program is installed in the portable terminal.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Front view of gaming machine Diagram showing card acceptance settings The figure which shows the storage area of gaming machine Flow chart showing gaming device processing Flow chart showing mobile terminal processing The figure which shows the example of alerting | reporting of an information display apparatus (the 1) The figure which shows the example of alerting | reporting of an information display apparatus (the 2) The figure which shows the example of alerting | reporting of a portable terminal

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a game hall system. A large number of gaming machines 1 are installed in the amusement hall, and a gaming device 2 corresponding to each gaming machine 1 (equivalent to value receiving means, value giving means, issuing means, service providing means, notification means, and judging means) And the information display apparatus 3 is installed. The gaming machine 1, the gaming device 2, and the information display device 3 are connected to the relay device 4. The relay device 4 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5.

  A POS 7 and a balance adjusting machine (not shown) are also installed in the game hall. The POS 7 and the balance settlement machine are also connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5. The POS 7 is attached with a card reader (not shown). When a general card 8 (hereinafter simply referred to as a card, corresponding to a recording medium) is received by the card reader, the POS 7 is recorded on the received card 8. Judge whether or not prizes can be exchanged with Mochitama (a player's value acquired as a game value, one of valuable value and residual value), and store information related to prize exchange The prize exchange process is performed. When the POS 7 handles the magnitude of the acquired value recorded on the card 8, the management device 6 checks the acquired value stored in advance corresponding to the card 8 and effectively handles the acquired value. The prize exchange within the range of the effective acquired value is allowed.

  The balance adjusting machine is attached with a card reader (not shown), and when the card 8 is received by the card reader, the balance recorded on the received card 8 (the monetary value owned by the player, A settlement process is performed such as determining whether or not settlement is possible for one of the valuable value and the remaining value, and storing information related to settlement. When the balance settlement machine handles the magnitude of the monetary value recorded on the card 8, the management device 6 checks the monetary value stored in advance corresponding to the card 8, and handles the monetary value. Is valid and settlement within the range of the valid monetary value is allowed.

  The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office room in the game hall, and is connected to a keyboard 9, a monitor 10, a printer (not shown), etc. operated by the game hall manager. The management device 6 receives the game signal transmitted from the gaming machine side (the gaming machine 1, the gaming device 2, etc.), thereby managing the operating status of the gaming machine 1, the gaming device 2, etc., and for each player. Stores and manages the magnitude of the acquired value (money ball, in the case of a member, accumulated ball). Note that “mochidama” refers to balls that are stored on the day, not balls or medals deposited before the previous day, but balls or medals acquired on that day. Because the management of the storage ball and the same day storage ball is different, they are managed in a distinguishable manner. Although not shown in FIG. 1, for example, several hundred gaming machines 1 are actually managed by the management device 6. In addition, in the amusement hall, as a plurality of gaming machine islands having different rates such as a unit price and a replacement unit price, for example, a pachinko with a unit price of 4 yen (4 pachis), a pachinko with a unit price of 1 yen (1 pachi), a rental Pachislot (slot machines) with a unit price of 20 yen (20 slots) and pachislot machines with a unit price of 5 yen (5 slots) are installed.

The gaming machine 1 is a CR pachinko machine and has an operation handle 12, an upper saucer 13, and a lower saucer 14 that constitute a launching device that launches a ball on the board surface 11, and a liquid crystal display unit 15 and a common prize winning on the board surface 11. It has a port 16, a first start port 17, a second start port 18, a big prize port 19, and the like.
The gaming machine 1 operates as shown below.
(1) The first starting port 17 is a winning port where the winning rate does not change (so-called “hemo winning port”), and the second starting port 18 is a winning port (so-called electric Chu) where the winning rate changes. A big hit lottery is performed in accordance with a winning (start winning) at each of the start ports 17 and 18, and a lottery result is notified by symbol variation performed on the liquid crystal display unit 15, and a big hit is made according to the variation result.
(2) When starting winning a prize during symbol variation, the symbol variation is cumulatively held up to a predetermined holding upper limit value (for example, four each), and the symbol variation held after the symbol variation ends is started. In addition, when a start winning is made in a state where the number of symbols fluctuation (holding number) being held is the upper limit, the symbol fluctuation is not suspended.

(3) The winning probability (hit probability) of the big hit lottery is 1/360, and the probability change rate that is the ratio of the big hit (probable change big hit) that becomes the probability change state (probability change) thereafter (both normal state and probability change state) 66.6%. When a big hit occurs, the grand prize opening 19 is opened for 15 rounds (R). The upper limit winning number of 1R is 10 balls, 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 the probability change, the big hit probability is improved to 1/36, and the short time state (short time) when the winning rate to the second starting port 18 becomes high. Since the probability change continues until the next big hit, it continues until a big hit (ordinary big hit) that becomes a normal gaming state (normal state) that is neither a big hit nor a probable change after the big hit occurs, and then a predetermined number (for example, 100 times) ) It will be in a time-saving state until the symbol change of () is performed.
(5) The second starting port 18 is in an open state with a high winning rate when a normal symbol (ordinary symbol) that fluctuates in accordance with the winning at the regular winning port 16 is hit. In this case, the fluctuation time of one time in the normal figure is 30 seconds in the normal state and 3 seconds in the short time state. The opening time is 0.3 seconds in the normal state and 5 seconds in the short time state. That is, in the short time state, the normal time fluctuation time becomes shorter than in the normal state, while the open time becomes longer, so that the winning rate of the second start port 18 becomes higher.

The gaming machine 1 and peripheral devices attached to the gaming machine 1 transmit the game signals shown below as the game progresses, such as ball placement by the player and start winnings at the start ports 17 and 18. .
Out signal = a signal (operation signal) that can identify a consumption value (out) transmitted from an out BOX that collects consumed balls. Since one pulse is transmitted for 10 balls of consumption (use, driving, recovery), “the number of out signals × 10” is specified as out. A signal transmitted from the gaming machine 1 may be used.
Safe signal = a signal that can specify the prize-giving value (safe) transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is transmitted for 10 payout (grant) balls, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe. The replenishment signal transmitted from the replenishing device may be a safe signal.
Start signal = a signal that can specify start processing (symbol change, accessory operation, unit game) in the liquid crystal display unit 15 (combination) that changes (acts) by a start winning transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since it is transmitted when the symbol variation is confirmed, the start process is specified in response to the reception of the start signal, and “start signal × 1” is specified as the start (the number of start processes). In addition, it is good also as a signal which shows a start winning prize.

The jackpot signal is a signal that can specify the jackpot period transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since the level signal is transmitted during the big hit, the reception of the big hit signal is specified as the big hit.
Special state signal = a signal that can identify a special state (Gunnaka) transmitted from the gaming machine 1. Since the level signal is transmitted during the special state (during short time) in which the winning rate of the second start port 18 is improved, the reception of the special state signal is specified as the special state. It is also possible to use a status signal (probability change signal) that is level-transmitted during probability change in which the big hit probability is improved. Further, a period in which neither the big hit signal nor the special state signal is received is specified as the normal state.

  The gaming device 2 is a lending machine with a so-called counting function, and as shown in FIG. 2, a state LED 20 indicating the state of the gaming device 2, a bill insertion slot 21 into which bills are inserted, and an operation input from a player A touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 22 for displaying game data such as the number of symbol variations (start count) and jackpot probability as the game progresses, a payout button 23 for paying out (paying) A dispensing nozzle 24 through which the dispensed ball passes, a card insertion slot 25 into which the card 8 is inserted, a remote control light receiving unit 26 that receives a remote control signal transmitted from an operation remote controller (not shown) carried by an employee, Felica A Felica communication unit 27 that performs non-contact communication with a portable terminal having a function, a USB connector 28, a battery charge LED 29, and a lower tray 14 of the gaming machine 1 Having a detachable counting pan 30 such that.

The gaming device 2 has the following functions.
(1) When a banknote (a money value owned by a player) is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 21 and a banknote is received (when a reception process for receiving a monetary value is performed), the gaming machine 1 and the gaming apparatus 2 In both cases, the deposit amount is added to the balance and displayed. When a lending button (not shown) of the gaming machine 1 is pressed in a state where there is a balance (when a lending operation or a grant operation is performed), a lending ball (a gaming machine) for one lending unit (for example, 500 yen) (Granting unit) is paid out from the payout mechanism of the gaming machine 1 and the payout mechanism of the gaming device 2, and the consideration is subtracted from the balance, and a lending signal (sales signal) is transmitted (lending processing is performed). In addition, the money can accept the correspondence of the giving process for a plurality of times (for example, up to 10,000 yen).

  (2) When the lower tray 14 of the gaming machine 1 is operated (opened), the ball that has fallen from the lower tray 14 (the acquired value that is the game value acquired by the player) is received by the counting tray 30 (When the acceptance process for receiving the acquired value is performed), the received balls are counted and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 22 as holding balls (counting balls). When the payout button 23 of the gaming device 2 is pressed in a state where there is a holding ball (when a payout operation or a grant operation is performed), a payout ball (a game machine grant unit) for one payout unit is stored in the gaming machine 1. The payout mechanism and the payout mechanism of the gaming apparatus 2 are paid out, and the consideration (the same number as the payout amount) is subtracted from the holding ball, and a payout signal is transmitted (permission processing is performed).

  (3) When a return button (not shown) of the gaming machine 1 is pressed in a state where there is a balance or a possession ball (when an issuance operation is accepted), a card 8 that can specify a remaining ball or a possession ball is issued ( Issue process). When the return button is operated in a state where the card 8 is inserted in the card insertion slot 25, the balance 8 and the ball information are recorded and issued on the card 8 inserted in the card insertion slot 25, and the card 8 When the return button is operated without being inserted into the card insertion slot 25, the card 8 stocked in the card stock section (not shown) is fed out to the card insertion slot 25 to record the balance and the holding ball. Issue. When the card 8 is issued, information that can identify the own device (game device ID, device identification information), information that can identify the issued card 8 (card ID, recording medium information), balances and possessions recorded on the card 8 Issuance information including the above information is transmitted to the management device 6. It should be noted that it is possible to perform split issuance in which a part of the balance or the holding ball is issued.

  (4) By performing data communication (serial communication) with the relay device 4, each process such as the above reception process, lending process, refund process, issue process, balance, holding balls, number of borrowed balls, refund balls Specify numbers and other values. These may be specified by a pulse signal (for example, one pulse for every 1000 yen deposited, one pulse for every 100 yen sales, etc.). In addition, data communication when paying out a lending ball or payout ball or issuing a card 8 may be performed directly with the gaming machine 1 without using the relay device 4.

  (5) A USB device can be connected to the USB connector 28 via a USB cable. As shown in FIG. 1, in a state where a portable terminal (for example, a multi-function mobile phone called a smartphone) 31 owned by a player as a USB device is connected via a USB cable 32, the portable terminal 31 is a predetermined service. However, other services such as transmission of various game data to the portable terminal 31 may be provided. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 31 is connected via the USB cable 32, but the mobile terminal 31 may be directly connected without using the USB cable 32.

  Now, in the game hall that can provide a predetermined service by connecting the mobile terminal 31 to the gaming device 2 as described above, as described in the above-mentioned [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] There has been a need to reduce the risk of forgetting the card 8 issuance process because the card 8 issuance process may be forgotten by paying attention to the disconnection of the mobile terminal 31. In the present invention, the gaming device 2 and the management device 6 have the following functions to meet such needs.

  In relation to the present invention, the management device 6 enables the operation setting of the card reception setting shown in FIG. 3 and transmits the setting information that can specify the card reception setting to the gaming device 2 to set it. Further, the gaming apparatus 2 stores the information shown in FIG. 4 in its storage area. The meanings of the items shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are as follows.

Number of cards issued = number of balls for accepting the stock card 8 in a state where the card 8 has not been received, and the number of balls has reached this set value (or exceeded the set value) ) In this case, a new card 8 is drawn out from the card stock part and is set in the accepting state.
Number of balls at the end of the card = the number of balls to be used to cancel the acceptance state by storing the accepted card 8 in the card stock section, etc., and the number of possession balls becomes this set value (or less than the set value) In this case, the reception state is canceled by storing the card 8 in the reception state.

Issuing lower limit ball number = the number of holding balls necessary to perform the issuing process of the card 8, and when the number of holding balls is equal to or less than the set value, the issuing process is not performed even if the issuing operation is performed. Note that only the holding ball is set, but if there is a balance, that is, if the balance is not “0”, the card 8 becomes accepting and issuable, and the balance becomes “0”. You may cancel the acceptance status if If the accepted card is a membership card, the card is accepted until it is ejected regardless of the set value.
Confirmation timer = actuation time of a confirmation timer that operates in response to transmission of a notification reservation signal. When a confirmation signal from the portable terminal 31 cannot be received during the operation of this confirmation timer, it is determined that no confirmation signal has been received.
Balance = the monetary value excluding the monetary value collected as consideration for the lending process among the accepted monetary values.
Mochitama = game value acquired by the player, that is, a game value obtained by excluding a game value collected as a consideration of the game value paid back by the payout process from the counted game value.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. In relation to the present invention, the gaming device 2 performs the gaming device processing shown in FIG. 5, and the portable terminal 31 performs the portable terminal processing shown in FIG. Hereinafter, each process will be described sequentially.

(1) Game device processing When the game device 2 starts game device processing, the card acceptance condition is satisfied (A1), the connection start of the mobile terminal 31 (A2), the card release condition is satisfied (A3), and the mobile terminal 31 The connection end (A4) is determined (standby flow). When the gaming device 2 accepts the card 8 in the standby flow, or the number of possessed balls reaches the set value of the number of issued cards shown in FIG. 3, it determines that the card acceptance condition is satisfied (A1: YES), Well-known card acceptance processing such as placing the stock card 8 in the acceptance state or adding the balance or possession of the accepted card to the balance or possession of the storage area of the gaming apparatus 2 shown in FIG. (A5), it is determined whether or not the mobile terminal 31 is connected (A6). When it is determined that the mobile terminal 31 is not connected (A6: NO), the gaming device 2 ends the gaming device process and returns.

  On the other hand, when the gaming apparatus 2 determines that the mobile terminal 31 is connected (A6: YES), the gaming apparatus 2 transmits a notification reservation signal to the mobile terminal 31 via the USB connector 28 or the like (A7) (notification assisting process, Perform a notification process), activate the confirmation timer, and wait for reception of a confirmation signal from the portable terminal 31 (A8, A9). If the gaming device 2 determines that the confirmation signal from the portable terminal 31 has been received during the operation of the confirmation timer (A8: YES), the gaming device 2 ends the game device processing and returns, while the gaming device 2 operates the confirmation timer. If it is determined that the confirmation signal from the portable terminal 31 has not been received (the confirmation timer has expired without receiving the confirmation signal) (A9: YES), the notification program (forgetting the issuing process in the portable terminal 31) The software for executing the notification application) is downloaded to the portable terminal 31 (A10), the gaming device process is terminated, and the process returns. Note that the notification program is managed in advance by the gaming device 2 by being downloaded from the management device 6 to the gaming device 2, and the gaming device 2 needs to download the notification program to the mobile terminal 31. Then, without downloading the notification program from the management device 6 again, the notification program can be immediately downloaded to the portable terminal 31 so that it can be installed. Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the notification program is automatically downloaded is exemplified, but a display for inquiring the player whether or not to download is performed, and the notification program is downloaded according to the player's operation. good.

  When the gaming device 2 determines that the mobile terminal 31 is connected (receives the mobile terminal 31) in the standby flow (A2: YES), it determines whether the card is being received (A11). When it is determined that the gaming device 2 is not accepting a card (A11: NO), the gaming device process is terminated and the process returns. On the other hand, when the gaming device 2 is determined to be accepting a card (A11: YES), the process proceeds to step A7 described above. Then, the same processing as the above-described processing such as transmitting the notification reservation signal to the portable terminal 31 via the USB connector 28 or the like is performed. That is, the gaming device 2 performs processing such as transmitting a notification reservation signal when both the card 8 and the mobile terminal 31 are in the accepting state.

  The gaming device 2 determines that the card release condition is satisfied when the issuing process is performed or the number of possessed balls reaches the set value of the card end number shown in FIG. 3 (A3: YES), and according to the issuing process. Then, a known card releasing process such as initializing the storage area or storing the card 8 is performed (A12), and it is determined whether or not the portable terminal 31 is connected (A13). When it is determined that the mobile terminal 31 is not connected (A13: NO), the gaming device 2 ends the gaming device processing and returns.

  On the other hand, when the gaming device 2 determines that the mobile terminal 31 is connected (A13: YES), it notifies that the mobile terminal 31 is connected (A14). That is, the gaming device 2 communicates with the information display device 3 and transmits a display instruction signal to the information display device 3 when the mobile terminal 31 is connected in a state where the card release condition is satisfied. As shown in FIG. 7, for example, a pop-up screen M1 including a notification message that “the mobile terminal is being charged! Please do not forget to remove it” is displayed on the information display device 3 to the player. The user is alerted to forgetting to remove the mobile terminal 31. At this time, the gaming apparatus 2 may display a similar notification message on the liquid crystal display unit 22 or may notify by voice (voice guidance, warning sound, etc.). Then, the gaming device 2 transmits a notification reservation cancellation signal to the portable terminal 31 via the USB connector 28 or the like (A15), ends the gaming device processing, and returns.

  When it is determined that the connection of the mobile terminal 31 is released in the standby flow (A4: YES), the gaming device 2 determines whether the card is being received (A16). When it is determined that the gaming device 2 is not accepting the card (A16: NO), the gaming device processing is terminated and the process returns, while when it is determined that the card is being accepted (A16: YES), the card 8 is being accepted. A message to that effect is notified (A17), the gaming device process is terminated, and the process returns. That is, the gaming device 2 communicates with the information display device 3 and transmits a display instruction signal to the information display device 3 when the card is being accepted with the mobile terminal 31 disconnected. As shown in FIG. 8, for example, a pop-up screen M2 including a notification message “Card is being accepted! Please do not forget to issue the card” is displayed on the information display device 3 to the player. Attention is given to forgetting to issue the card 8 (the issue notification process and the notification process are performed to notify that the issuing operation is suggested). Also at this time, the gaming apparatus 2 may display the same notification message on the liquid crystal display unit 22 or may notify by voice (voice guidance, warning sound, etc.). If the card is being accepted in the state where the connection of the portable terminal 31 is released in this way, the player is warned to forget to issue the card 8 in the information display device 3 or the gaming device 2. Forgetting to issue the card 8 can be suppressed.

(2) Mobile terminal processing When the mobile terminal 31 starts the mobile terminal processing, the mobile terminal 31 receives a notification reservation signal from the gaming device 2 (B1), disconnects from the gaming device 2 (B2), and makes a notification reservation from the gaming device 2. The reception (B3) of the release signal is determined (standby flow). When it is determined that the notification reservation signal is received from the gaming device 2 in the standby flow (B1: YES), the portable terminal 31 determines whether the notification program has been installed (B4) and installs the notification program. If it is determined that it has been completed (B4: YES), a confirmation signal is transmitted to the gaming device 2 (B5), the notification reservation flag is set to “1” to be in the notification reservation state (B7), while the notification program is updated. If it is determined that it has not been installed (B4: NO), the notification program downloaded from the gaming device 2 is installed (B6), the notification reservation flag is set to “1”, and the notification reservation state is set (B7). Exit and return.

  When it is determined that the notification reservation cancellation signal from the gaming device 2 has been received in the standby flow (B3: YES), the portable terminal 31 sets the notification reservation flag to “0” and cancels the notification reservation state (B8). , Terminate the mobile terminal processing and return. Further, if it is determined that the connection with the gaming device 2 has been released in the standby flow (B2: YES), the mobile terminal 31 notifies that the card is being accepted on the condition that it is in the notification reservation state (B9: YES). (B10). That is, when the portable terminal 31 is in the notification reservation state with the connection with the gaming device 2 being released, as shown in FIG. 9, for example, “Card is being accepted! Please do not forget the issuing process! A screen M3 including a notification message “Masu” is displayed, and the player is alerted to forgetting to issue the card 8 (notifies that the issuing operation is suggested). At this time, the portable terminal 31 may notify by voice, or may notify by vibration using the vibrator function that the terminal itself originally has (issue notification process). If the card 8 is being accepted in a state where the connection between the portable terminal 31 and the gaming device 2 is released in this way, not only the information display device 3 but also the portable terminal 31 may forget to issue the card 8. By forcing attention to the player, forgetting to issue the card 8 can be suppressed. Further, by reserving whether or not to notify when the connection with the gaming device 2 is released in this way, when the connection is released, the mobile terminal 31 notifies the user without performing communication again. It can be performed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
In the gaming device 2, if the card 8 is being accepted with the mobile terminal 31 disconnected, the information display device 3 is notified with a notice message that alerts the player to forget to issue the card 8. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the card 8 issuance process may be forgotten, and to reduce the possibility of trouble caused by the card 8 issuance process. Further, not only the information display device 3 but also the portable terminal 31 displays a notification message for alerting the player to forgetting to issue the card 8, so that the issuing process is performed more effectively. The player can be made aware of this. In addition, as notifications that suggest the card 8 issuance operation, for example, there are detections by sensors that detect players, and notifications that require a non-operating condition. It is excellent in that it is possible to report forgetting to issue without having to wait for a time-out of the non-operation timer to be in the non-operation state without having to provide a new sensor.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows. In addition, the illustrated configurations including the following modifications may be combined in any way or may not be adopted as appropriate.

  Although the downloading of the notification program from the gaming device 2 has been exemplified, the player may download it in advance via the Internet or the like. Moreover, it may be automatically downloaded to the portable terminal 31 in response to the reception of the notification reservation signal, or a notification for prompting the download may be performed. Moreover, it is good also as a program accompanying other functions, such as a display program of game information, for example, you may make it alert | report using the alarm function previously mounted in the portable terminal 31. FIG. The communication between the gaming device 2 and the portable terminal 31 is not necessarily bidirectional communication, and may be one-way communication from the gaming device 2 to the portable terminal 31.

  Although wired communication was illustrated as communication between the portable terminal 31 and the gaming apparatus 2, other communication methods such as wireless communication may be employed. In the case of wireless communication or the like, the notification process can be performed by transmitting a notification instruction signal after the connection is released without setting the notification reservation state in advance. Moreover, although the smart phone was illustrated as the portable terminal 31, you may employ | adopt the portable terminal 31, such as PDA etc., if it can connect with the game device 2, for example.

  The notification that the card 8 is in the accepting state is exemplified as the issue notifying process. However, if the card 8 is accepted by inserting a general card, the card accepting process is performed, the card is stocked as it is, and the card accepting state is not maintained. It is possible to assume a configuration that employs only a process that determines whether or not an issuance process is possible by comparing the configuration, that is, the lower limit of the number of balls to be issued and the number of balls in possession. What is necessary is just to perform an alerting | reporting process. In addition, although notification is given by both the gaming device 2 and the portable terminal 31, it may be notified by either one. Further, although the notification process is exemplified on the condition that the issuing process is possible, the notification process may be performed regardless of whether the issuing process is possible.

  Although the charging of the portable terminal 31 and the transmission of various game data are exemplified as the provision of the predetermined service, other services such as giving points according to the game may be employed. The service for displaying the game information on the portable terminal 31 may be the display target such as the number of big hits or the number of start of the gaming machine 1 that has played.

The card 8 may be associated with a configuration in which the balance and the ball are recorded both in the card 8 and in the storage of the management device 6, but only one of the configurations may be used. Moreover, although both the monetary value and the acquired value are illustrated as the valuable value, only one of them may be the target.
The card 8 is exemplified as a recording medium that can be carried by the player. However, other recording media such as coins may be used as long as information capable of specifying a valuable value can be recorded. In addition, a membership card may be targeted. Furthermore, for example, the portable terminal 31 may be used as a recording medium by accepting the portable terminal 31 by the Felica communication unit 27 of the gaming apparatus 2 so that the valuable value can be specified. Note that the card 8 in the gaming apparatus 2 becomes a portable recording medium by issuing process.

As an example of accepting the monetary value and the earned value, it is exemplified that the monetary value and the earned ball are directly accepted and indirectly received by accepting a recording medium that can be specified. However, only one of them may be accepted.
If the set values illustrated are set in advance, they may be set arbitrarily by the game hall administrator, set by the manufacturer of the management device 6, or set from an external (eg, chain store headquarters) management server. Information may be downloaded and set.
All illustrated game information may be specified directly by an input signal or indirectly by using an arithmetic expression. Also, the numerical value, the number of digits, items, etc. are examples, and any numerical value may be adopted. Further, any of the above, over, over, under, or less may be adopted, including a portion not illustrated.

  As the target gaming machine 1, a pachinko machine other than the illustrated pachinko machine, a slot machine, or the like can be adopted, and a so-called encapsulated pachinko machine or slot machine that manages game media only by data may be used. Note that the game medium is expressed as a game value as necessary in consideration of a so-called enclosing type. In addition, in the case of an encapsulated type or the like, setting a state in which a valuable value can be consumed by a game is a value providing process for providing a game value usable for the game.

  Although it is exemplified that the determination as to whether the card 8 or the portable terminal 31 is in the accepting state is performed by the gaming device 2 or the portable terminal 31, it may be performed by the relay device 4 or the management device 6 or the like. It is not always necessary to use only a specific device. Further, although the gaming device 2 and the information display device 3 are distinguished from each other, a gaming device having the functions of the gaming device 2 and the information display device 3 may be used.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a gaming device (value receiving means, value giving means, issuing means, service providing means, notifying means, determining means), 8 is a general card (recording medium), and 31 is a portable terminal. .

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A value receiving means for performing a receiving process for receiving at least one valuable value among the money value owned by the player and the acquired value which is the game value acquired by the player through the game;
Value giving means for performing a granting process for giving a game value to a player using the accepted valuable value as a price;
When an issue operation is performed by the player, the residual value, which is the valuable value excluding the collected portion of the valuable value received by the receiving process, is recorded on a recording medium portable by the player. Issuing means for performing issuance processing to make the state identifiable
Service providing means that is connectable to a portable terminal owned by a player and provides a predetermined service in a state in which the portable terminal is connected ;
When the mobile terminal was connected before SL service providing means it becomes disconnected, issuing notification processing to notify the subject that suggest the issue operation, and performing the mobile terminal and the wireless communication in a disconnection the issue notification process of notifying auxiliary processing to be performed by the mobile terminal, the game-field system, characterized in that it and a notification means for performing notification processing at least one of the process by. The service providing means provides the service in a state where the service providing unit is connected to the portable terminal through a wired connection,
The notification means, before Symbol wired connection game arcade for the system of claim 1, characterized in that to perform the notification process by performing pre-Symbol notification auxiliary processing when a disconnection. The mobile terminal can be in a notification reservation state in which the execution of the issue notification process is reserved, and performs the issue notification process when the wired connection is disconnected in the notification reservation state. ,
The notification unit performs the notification process by setting the portable terminal to the notification reservation state through communication via the wired connection between the service providing unit and the portable terminal. The game system according to claim 2. A determination means for determining whether or not the issuing process is possible;
The notification unit releases the notification reservation state by communication via the wired connection when the determination unit obtains a determination result indicating that the issuing process is impossible during the wired connection. The game system according to claim 3. The mobile terminal can execute the issue notification process by installing a predetermined notification program,
The notification means checks whether the notification program is installed in the portable terminal when the service providing means and the portable terminal are connected, and if the notification program is not installed, The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the system is downloaded to the portable terminal.

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