JP6510614B2 - Game information analysis system, analysis server, and game information analysis method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming information analysis system that analyzes gaming information obtained from a gaming machine.

  Introduce a gaming machine with customer attraction power that is popular in hall stores where players can play games by arranging gaming machines such as slot machines, etc., and players can obtain advantageous gaming results Therefore, it is important to improve the player visit rate or to increase the investment amount.

  However, in order to continue sound management at hall stores, it is necessary to secure not only customer satisfaction but also profits as hall stores and to increase hall satisfaction. That is, it is more important to maintain such customer satisfaction and hall store satisfaction in an appropriate balance.

  In addition, the degree of customer satisfaction is not determined simply by the money balance, but is affected by various factors such as the balance of each game and the transition of the game. Therefore, it is desirable to evaluate such customer satisfaction in consideration of the customer's mental state.

  However, the customer's mental state is an internal issue of the customer, and it is difficult to effectively evaluate the data that can be managed by the computer system.

  On the other hand, game information systems have been proposed which manage operation data of gaming machines in hall stores. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming information integration system that aggregates and analyzes consumption number data, payout number data, winning number data and the like transmitted from a gaming machine.

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a game arcade management device that tabulates and manages operation data of a pachinko gaming machine.

JP 2012-080936 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-207001

  As described above, it is desirable to evaluate customer satisfaction in consideration of the customer's mental state, but the gaming information integrated system as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is based on operation data etc. of the gaming machine. The idea is to analyze the degree of satisfaction of the store and not to analyze the degree of satisfaction of the customer from the player's mental state.

  Therefore, in the gaming information integration system such as Patent Document 1, there is no disclosure at all about a technique for effectively expressing the player's mental state by data that can be managed by the computer system.

  In addition, the management device for a game arcade as disclosed in Patent Document 2 aggregates operation data of pachinko gaming devices, and determines whether a set value or the like in service time is appropriate by such aggregation processing. However, there is no idea that this device also analyzes customer satisfaction from the player's mental state. Therefore, what is the technology for effectively expressing the player's mental state with data that can be managed by the computer system? Nor is it disclosed.

  In addition, in a computer system that manages hall stores, there may be cases where only limited operation data (gaming information) such as the player's investment amount and the payout amount of gaming machines can be obtained, but even in such a case, There is a need for a gaming information analysis system that can analyze satisfaction and the like. However, no such system has been proposed so far.

  Furthermore, in order to analyze customer satisfaction, etc., the same player grasps how IN / OUT has occurred, including wins and losses, in a series of multiple games, that is, in a unit of one game. It is desirable to determine such a break in the game because it is important to do so, but it has not been understood in the previous systems, and it is possible to use this limited game with the above-mentioned limited operation data. The system for estimating the delimitation of has not been realized, although there is a need to date.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming information analysis system capable of evaluating a player's mental state by using a simple and effective expression based on operation data of a gaming machine.

  Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game information analysis system capable of determining a break in one game in each game played in a gaming machine in order to evaluate a player's mental state.

  The present invention provides a gaming information analysis system, an analysis server, and a gaming information analysis method as follows.

A game information analysis system according to a first embodiment of the present invention has the following configuration.
It is a game information analysis system (for example, game information analysis system 2001) provided with an analysis server (for example, analysis server 2012),
The analysis server
A gaming information receiving unit (for example, a gaming information receiving unit 2254 shown in FIG. 44) which receives gaming information including information on an investment amount and a payout amount from a gaming machine (for example, a plurality of slot machines 2014);
Including a game information analysis unit (for example, a game information analysis unit 2255 shown in FIG. 44) that performs analysis processing based on the game information;
The gaming information analysis unit
The start timing and the end timing of each game are acquired from the game information,
From the gaming information, the operation timing (for example, insertion of a membership card, ejection, nonmember card (IC card or IC ticket) insertion, ejection, bill insertion, cashout, etc. Get the timing of the operation)
Based on the start timing, the end timing, and the operation timing, a section of a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the same player in the gaming machine is determined.
The gaming information analysis unit
Furthermore, statistical information related to one session performed by the gaming machine obtained from past game information (for example, average play time of one session, average number of play games of one session, average play interval of games in one session, etc.) Determine the section of the session based on
Game information analysis system.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, it is possible to determine the break of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine, so that the player's mental state can be effectively evaluated. In addition, since it is possible to determine with high accuracy the division of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine based on the statistical information, it is possible to effectively evaluate the player's mental state with higher accuracy.

The analysis server according to the second embodiment of the present invention has the following configuration.
A game information receiving unit that receives game information including information on an investment amount and a payout amount from the gaming machine;
It is an analysis server including a game information analysis unit which performs analysis processing based on the game information,
The gaming information analysis unit
The start timing and the end timing of each game are acquired from the game information,
From the gaming information, obtain the operation timing regarding investment and settlement of the player in the gaming machine,
Based on the start timing, the end timing, and the operation timing, a section of a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the same player in the gaming machine is determined.
The gaming information analysis unit
Further, the section of the session is determined based on statistical information on one session performed by the gaming machine, which is obtained from past gaming information.
Analysis server.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, it is possible to determine the break of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine, so that the player's mental state can be effectively evaluated. In addition, since it is possible to determine with high accuracy the division of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine based on the statistical information, it is possible to effectively evaluate the player's mental state with higher accuracy.

A game information analysis method according to a third embodiment of the present invention has the following configuration.
A game information analysis method executed in a game information analysis system including an analysis server, comprising:
A game information receiving step of receiving game information including information on an investment amount and a payout amount from the gaming machine in the analysis server;
And a game information analysis step of performing analysis processing on the basis of the game information in the analysis server,
In the game information analysis step,
The start timing and the end timing of each game are acquired from the game information,
From the gaming information, obtain the operation timing regarding investment and settlement of the player in the gaming machine,
Based on the start timing, the end timing, and the operation timing, a section of a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the same player in the gaming machine is determined.
In the game information analysis step,
Further, the section of the session is determined based on statistical information on one session performed by the gaming machine, which is obtained from past gaming information.
Game information analysis method.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, it is possible to determine the break of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine, so that the player's mental state can be effectively evaluated. In addition, since it is possible to determine with high accuracy the division of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine based on the statistical information, it is possible to effectively evaluate the player's mental state with higher accuracy.

A game information analysis method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention has the following configuration.
A game information analysis method executed on an analysis server, comprising:
A game information receiving step of receiving game information including information on an investment amount and a payout amount from the gaming machine;
Including a game information analysis step of performing analysis processing based on the game information;
In the game information analysis step,
The start timing and the end timing of each game are acquired from the game information,
From the gaming information, obtain the operation timing regarding investment and settlement of the player in the gaming machine,
Based on the start timing, the end timing, and the operation timing, a section of a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the same player in the gaming machine is determined.
In the game information analysis step,
Further, the section of the session is determined based on statistical information on one session performed by the gaming machine, which is obtained from past gaming information.
Game information analysis method.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, it is possible to determine the break of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine, so that the player's mental state can be effectively evaluated. In addition, since it is possible to determine with high accuracy the division of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine based on the statistical information, it is possible to effectively evaluate the player's mental state with higher accuracy.

  Furthermore, the present invention provides a game information analysis system, an analysis server, and a game information analysis method as follows.

A game information analysis system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention has the following configuration.
It is a game information analysis system (for example, game information analysis system 2001) provided with an analysis server (for example, analysis server 2012),
The analysis server
A gaming information receiving unit (for example, a gaming information receiving unit 2254 shown in FIG. 44) which receives gaming information including information on an investment amount and a payout amount from a gaming machine (for example, a plurality of slot machines 2014);
Including a game information analysis unit (for example, a game information analysis unit 2255 shown in FIG. 44) that performs analysis processing based on the game information;
The gaming information analysis unit
The start timing and the end timing of each game are acquired from the game information,
From the gaming information, the operation timing (for example, insertion of a membership card, ejection, nonmember card (IC card or IC ticket) insertion, ejection, bill insertion, cashout, etc. Get the timing of the operation)
Based on the start timing, the end timing, and the operation timing, a section of a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the same player in a gaming machine is determined.
Game information analysis system.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, it is possible to determine the break of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine, so that the player's mental state can be effectively evaluated.

A gaming information analysis system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention has the following configuration in the fifth embodiment.
The gaming information analysis unit
Furthermore, statistical information related to the time of a game played on a gaming machine obtained from past game information (eg, average play time of one session, average number of play games of one session, average play interval of games within one session, etc. The section of the session is determined based on.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, it is possible to determine the division of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine with higher accuracy, and thus it is possible to effectively evaluate the player's mental state with higher accuracy. .

The analysis server according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention has the following configuration.
A game information receiving unit that receives game information including information on an investment amount and a payout amount from the gaming machine;
It is an analysis server including a game information analysis unit which performs analysis processing based on the game information,
The gaming information analysis unit
The start timing and the end timing of each game are acquired from the game information,
From the gaming information, obtain the operation timing regarding investment and settlement of the player in the gaming machine,
Based on the start timing, the end timing, and the operation timing, a section of a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the same player in a gaming machine is determined.
Analysis server.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, it is possible to determine the break of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine, so that the player's mental state can be effectively evaluated.

The game information analysis method according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention has the following configuration.
A game information analysis method executed in a game information analysis system including an analysis server, comprising:
A game information receiving step of receiving game information including information on an investment amount and a payout amount from the gaming machine in the analysis server;
And a game information analysis step of performing analysis processing on the basis of the game information in the analysis server,
In the game information analysis step,
The start timing and the end timing of each game are acquired from the game information,
From the gaming information, obtain the operation timing regarding investment and settlement of the player in the gaming machine,
Based on the start timing, the end timing, and the operation timing, a section of a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the same player in a gaming machine is determined.
Game information analysis method.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, it is possible to determine the break of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine, so that the player's mental state can be effectively evaluated.

A game information analysis method according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention has the following configuration.
A game information analysis method executed on an analysis server, comprising:
A game information receiving step of receiving game information including information on an investment amount and a payout amount from the gaming machine;
Including a game information analysis step of performing analysis processing based on the game information;
In the game information analysis step,
The start timing and the end timing of each game are acquired from the game information,
From the gaming information, obtain the operation timing regarding investment and settlement of the player in the gaming machine,
Based on the start timing, the end timing, and the operation timing, a section of a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the same player in a gaming machine is determined.
Game information analysis method.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, it is possible to determine the break of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine, so that the player's mental state can be effectively evaluated.

  The gaming information analysis system according to the present invention can obtain customer satisfaction based on the player's mental state.

  By the gaming information analysis system according to the present invention, it is possible to determine the division of one game in each game performed in the gaming machine based on operation data etc. of the gaming machine, and the player's mental state can be simplified and effectively. It can be evaluated.

It is a figure showing roughly a game system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 schematically shows a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view showing basic functions of the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the upper door and the lower door in the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention in an open state. FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a PTS front unit of the PTS terminal incorporated in the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the circuit structure of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the circuit structure of the PTS terminal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 16 shows an example of a symbol combination table provided in the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the procedure of main control processing of the slot machine related to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the start check process of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a procedure of symbol lottery processing of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a procedure of reel control processing of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the number-of-payouts determination processing of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the procedure of jackpot-related processing in the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the bonus game process which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the background in which the game information analysis system of this invention is required. It is a figure for demonstrating the characteristic of the game information analysis system of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of the analysis process in the game information analysis system of this invention. It is a figure showing the variation of the operation | use form of the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the game information analysis system realized by the operation form of small-sized hall store online according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing the game information analysis system realized by the operation form of large-scale hall store online according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing the game information analysis system realized by the offline operation form concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing a game information analysis system by which analysis processing is performed about a plurality of hall stores. It is a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing a game information analysis system by which a client terminal is connected to an analysis server by a plurality of connection methods. It is a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing a game information analysis system which can use a plurality of kinds of client terminals. It is a figure which shows the software structural example of the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for explaining an outline about main functions and features of a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary about balance diagnosis of sales and customer psychology about the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing a simple example of classification of a machine characteristic in a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing a simple example of classification of a player characteristic in a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the matching diagnosis based on the machine characteristic and the customer characteristic in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing an outline about analysis of the operating rate and profitability of a machine about a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of analysis of a suspected machine, a player, and a session in connection with Goto analysis in the game information analysis system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the game information analysis system which relates to one execution form of this invention, it is the figure which shows the example which analyzes the breakdown frequency of the machine. In a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention, it is a figure showing an example of popularity analysis by machine classification and a customer classification. It is a figure which shows the example of risk management by a sales target and prediction in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the simulation result of the promotion effect in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the simulation result of the promotion effect in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the client terminal of the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the analysis server of the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the hole management server relevant to the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of a client terminal of a game information analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of the analysis server of the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the hall | hole management server relevant to the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the general report of the menu screen displayed with the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the general report of the menu screen displayed with the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the general report of the menu screen displayed with the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the general report of the menu screen displayed with the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the general report of the menu screen displayed with the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the general report of the menu screen displayed with the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the machine report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the machine report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the machine report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the machine report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the machine report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the player report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the player report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the player report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the player report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the player report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the member report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the member report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the member report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the member report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the member report of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the real time of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the real time of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the real time of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the special analysis of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the special analysis of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the special analysis of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the special analysis of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the tool of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the tool of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the tool of the menu screen displayed by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the typical use case of the user assumed in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which illustrated the relevance of the use case regarding an owner in the game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which illustrated the relevance of the use case regarding a menu screen and an owner in the game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which showed the report displayed by the outline report in detail. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which showed the report displayed by the outline report in detail. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which showed the report displayed by the outline report in detail. It is the figure which illustrated the relevance of the use case regarding a machine keeper in the game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which illustrated the relevance of the use case regarding a menu screen and a machine keeper in the game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. In a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention, it is a figure showing a report displayed by a machine report in detail. In a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention, it is a figure showing a report displayed by a machine report in detail. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which showed in detail the report displayed by expert analysis. It is the figure which illustrated the relevance of the use case regarding a marketer in the game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which illustrated the relevance of the use case regarding a menu screen and a marketer in the game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. In a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention, it is a figure showing a report displayed by member report in detail. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing in detail a report displayed by a tool in the gaming information analysis system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing in detail a report displayed by a tool in the gaming information analysis system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing in detail a report displayed by a tool in the gaming information analysis system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing in detail a report displayed by a tool in the gaming information analysis system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing in detail a report displayed by a tool in the gaming information analysis system according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which illustrated the relevance of the use case regarding an operator in the game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which illustrated the relevance of the use case regarding a menu screen and an operator in the game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which showed the report displayed in real time in detail. In the game information analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is a diagram in which the report related to the basic function is summarized as a list. In the game information analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a diagram relating to the accompanying function is summarized as a list. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which put together the basic index as a list. In the gaming information analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is a diagram in which the machine basic index is summarized as a list. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which put together the player basic index as a list. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which put together the balance determination index (1) as a list. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which put together the balance determination index (2) as a list. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which put together the balance determination index (2) as a list. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which put together the psychological index as a list. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which put together the psychological index as a list. In a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention, it is a figure which summarized wave characteristic index (1) as a list. In a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention, it is a figure which summarized wave characteristic index (1) as a list. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which put together the wave characteristic index (2) as a list. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which put together the wave characteristic index (2) as a list. In the gaming information analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is a diagram in which the session characteristic index is summarized as a list. In the game information analysis system according to one embodiment of the present invention, a calendar index is a diagram that is summarized as a list. In a game information analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is a diagram in which the machine category is summarized as a list. In a game information analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is a diagram in which the machine category is summarized as a list. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which put together the player category as a list. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is the figure which put together the calendar category as a list. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the process sequence of a bonus game state detection process in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 15 is a graph illustrating transition of the game balance of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a view showing data used to display a graph showing transition of the game balance of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which illustrates in detail the process regarding calculation of normal time PO in the game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. 15 is a graph illustrating transition of the game balance of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 126 is a diagram showing data including game information corresponding to the graph of FIG. 125. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence regarding detection of the candidate of a bonus game state in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence regarding re-evaluation of a candidate and detection of a bonus game state in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the several patterns of the start and completion of the game in one slot machine. It is a figure which shows the several patterns of the start and completion of the game in one slot machine. It is a figure showing the data which show transition of a game balance in the game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 132 shows a game balance of the player in a session different from that in FIG. 131. FIG. 132 is a diagram further subdividing the balance of the player shown in FIG. 132 into 50 games and expressing them in a candle chart. In the game information analysis system which relates to one execution form of this invention, it is the figure which illustrated the expression of the candle chart regarding each player. FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a representative pattern of a candle chart (shaded line) and pattern recognition criteria for determining such a pattern in the gaming information analysis system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram for describing a representative pattern of a candle chart (positive line) and a pattern recognition standard for determining such a pattern in the game information analysis system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is a flowchart showing the procedure of a candle chart related psychology score calculation process which scores a player's psychological state based on a candle chart. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the process which calculates | requires a customer satisfaction score (whole). In a game information analysis system concerning one embodiment of the present invention, it is a graph showing customer satisfaction rank. In the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, it is a graph showing customer satisfaction degree balance. It is a figure which shows the typical machine characteristic and player characteristic which are utilized by the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the process of the matching with a machine characteristic and a player characteristic in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the process of the matching with a machine characteristic and a player characteristic in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the process of the matching with a machine characteristic and a player characteristic in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the process of the matching with a machine characteristic and a player characteristic in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a monthly member characteristic report in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the report about failure risk analysis of a machine in the game information analysis system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

[Description of outline of game system]
First, an outline of the game system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic view schematically showing an overview of a game system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The game system 1 includes a hole management server 10, a jackpot server 11, a member management server 12, and a plurality of gaming machines. The gaming machine is, for example, a slot machine.

  The hall management server 10 counts and manages the flow of money in the hall (gaming arcade), creates a rental chart and the like, and manages other servers. Also, accounting information including the timing at which the gaming machine started the unit game, the timing at which the unit game ended, and the lottery result in the unit game is acquired from each gaming machine and accumulated.

  The jackpot server 11 manages the accumulation and payout of the jackpot amount in the jackpot. The jackpot accumulates a portion of the coins consumed by the player in each gaming machine as a jackpot amount, and when there is a gaming machine in which the jackpot trigger is established, the jacks accumulated for the gaming machine It pays out the pot amount coin. In this case, the gaming machine calculates an amount (cumulative amount) accumulated in the jackpot amount for each game and transmits the amount to the jackpot server 11 which is an external control device. The jackpot server 11 accumulates the accumulated amount sent from each slot machine in the jackpot amount.

  The member management server 12 is a server for storing and managing member's personal information, member card (IC card) information, past game results for members, and the like. Ticketing of a membership card (IC card) is performed by, for example, a membership card ticketing terminal. At the time of member registration, the input personal information of the member is stored in the member management server 12 together with the identification code of the member card. In addition, the membership card ticketing terminal may be equipped with a camera, and at the time of ticketing of a membership card, the face of the player receiving ticketing of the IC card may be photographed. The photographed image is stored in the member management server 12 in association with the identification code.

  The gaming machine is installed across a plurality of areas (for example, A-1 to A-3 as shown in FIG. 1) as shown in FIG. Here, the area corresponds to, for example, one floor of the hall or an area within the floor. In this example, the areas are shown from A-1 to A-3, but this is only an example.

  The gaming machine is further installed for each zone (for example, Z-1 to Z-4 as shown in FIG. 1) in the area. Here, a zone corresponds to a specific space in the area. In this example, four zones (Z-1 to Z-4) are respectively provided in the area, but this is merely an example. Further, in this example, eight gaming machines are arranged in one zone, but this is only an example, and various numbers can be arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 1, eight gaming machines T-11a to T-11h are arranged in zone Z-1 of area A-1, and similarly, in the zone Z-2 of area A-1, as shown in FIG. 8 units of T-12a to T-12h are arranged (hereinafter not shown), and 8 units of T-13a to T-13h are arranged in zone Z-3 of area A-1 and area A In the zone Z-4 of -1, eight units T-14a to T-14h are arranged.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, eight units T-21a to T-21h are disposed in zone Z-1 of area A-2, and similarly, in zone Z-2 of area A-2, Eight units T-22a to T-22h are disposed (hereinafter not shown), and eight units T-23a to T-23h are disposed in zone Z-3 of area A-2, and area A-2 In the zone Z-4, eight units T-24a to T-24h are arranged. In addition, eight units of T-31a to T-31h are disposed in the zone Z-1 of the area A-3, and similarly, in the zone Z-2 of the area A-3, the units T-32a to T-32h are arranged. 8 units are arranged (hereinafter not shown), and 8 units T-33a to T-33h are arranged in zone Z-3 of area A-3 and in zone Z-4 of area A-3 , T-34a to T-34h are arranged.

  Each of the gaming machines is connected to the hole management server 10, the jackpot server 11, and the member management server 12, for example, via a LAN connection by Ethernet (registered trademark), as shown in FIG.

  Each gaming machine is given a unique identifier, and the hole management server 10 or the like determines the source of data sent from each gaming machine based on the identifier. Also, when transmitting data from the hole management server 10 or the like to the gaming machine, the transmission destination is specified based on the identifier. As such an identifier, for example, a network address such as an IP address may be used, but an identifier other than the network address may be provided to manage each gaming machine.

  The game system 1 may be built in one hole (play field) where various games can be played, or may be built over a plurality of holes. Also, in the case of being built in one hole, the game system 1 may be built for each floor or section of the hole. The communication line connecting the server and the gaming machine may be wired or wireless, and also employs the Internet (for example, used as a secret line using VPN), a dedicated line, a switched line, etc. It is also possible.

[Description of outline of gaming machine]
Next, an outline of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 conceptually shows the configuration of a slot machine 1010 which is a gaming machine including a player tracking device. The player tracking device is a terminal for realizing a player tracking system (Player Tracking System), and this device will be hereinafter referred to as a PTS terminal. In addition, the PTS terminal in the present embodiment is configured to include a PTS front unit and a PTS main body. The PTS front unit is integrally disposed on the front of the gaming machine, and includes an operation unit operated by the player. In addition, the PTS body includes a control unit connected to the PTS front unit by a cable or the like, and is spaced from the PTS front unit. In the following description, a slot machine is used as a gaming machine. However, the present invention is not limited to a slot machine, and can be applied to a gaming machine that performs various games.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 1010 has a PTS terminal 1700 mounted thereon, and further includes an upper image display panel 1131, a lower image display panel 1141, and a settlement machine 1868. The slot machine 1010 is connected to the hall management server 10, the jackpot server 11, and the like via the PTS terminal 1700 via the network. In the present embodiment, one PTS terminal 1700 is provided for one slot machine 1010.

  In the present embodiment, the PTS terminal 1700 is connected to the bill validator 1022 via a communication line (or slot machine 1010).

  In addition, the PTS terminal 1700 transmits and receives data to and from a controller (a controller 1100 of the slot machine 1010 described later) based on a predetermined protocol, and a hole management server 10 and a jackpot server connected via a network. 11, perform data communication with the member management server 12 and the like. For example, the PTS terminal 1700 transmits, to the controller 1100, information on the credits necessary to start the game, a stop command instructing to stop the unit game at the time of a predetermined effect, etc. Information of credits as a game result, a start notification of a unit game, and an end notification are transmitted to the terminal 1700.

  Further, from the PTS terminal 1700 to the hole management server 10, accounting information including notification of start and end of unit game, lottery result, etc. is transmitted. In the present embodiment, game information including accounting information of the slot machine 1010 is transmitted to the hole management server 10 etc via the PTS terminal 1700, but without providing the PTS terminal 1700, the controller 1100 can communicate with the communication interface. The game information can also be transmitted to the hall management server 10 or the like via an apparatus other than the PTS terminal 1700. Furthermore, between the PTS terminal 1700 and the member management server 12, information of credit of members, etc. is exchanged.

  Here, the game flow in the case of a member is as follows. First, membership registration is performed by a membership card ticketing terminal, and a membership card (IC card) is issued at that time. After that, the player inserts a membership card into the PTS terminal 1700 of the slot machine 1010, and deposits cash there. When a bill is inserted, the bill validator 1022 discriminates the denomination and the amount of money, and as a result of the discrimination, the denomination data and the amount of money data are transmitted to the PTS terminal 1700. The PTS terminal 1700 obtains a credit for the game from the denomination data and the money amount data, and transmits this to the controller 1100.

  The controller 1100 executes the game based on the credit transmitted from the PTS terminal 1700. A credit according to the game result is transmitted from the controller 1100 to the PTS terminal 1700, and a payout calculation based on the game result is performed in the PTS terminal 1700 to determine the amount to be paid out to the player. The PTS terminal 1700 writes the determined amount directly to the membership card and discharges the membership card. In addition, predetermined points are given to the membership card in accordance with the execution of the game or the like.

  Further, for each game, the payout amount (credit) as the game result (in real time or at a predetermined timing) is transmitted to the hole management server 10 via the PTS terminal 1700 together with the identification code of the member. The information transmitted in this manner is grasped and accumulated in the hole management server 10 as the game result of the corresponding member.

  When the player who is a member plays a game next, when the PTS terminal 1700 reads the inserted membership card, the PTS terminal 1700 reads the amount of money stored in the membership card. The read amount is converted into a credit and transmitted to the controller 1100. The credit according to the game result is transmitted from the controller 1100 to the PTS terminal 1700 in the same manner as described above, and the PTS terminal 1700 performs payout calculation based on the game result, and the amount (credit) to be paid out to the player is determined. Ru. At this time, this is updated by adding the amount obtained as a result of the game to the amount of the inserted member card.

  At this time, the PTS terminal 1700 further transmits the identification code (or member ID) read from the member card and the updated amount to the member management server 12, and the member management server 12 transmits the amount transmitted from the PTS terminal 1700. , It adds to the amount of money of the member specified with the above-mentioned identification code, and it memorizes. By this process, the amount of money held by the member is always managed.

  The player who is a member can then make a checkout based on the amount of money stored in the member card using a cashier counter or the like, as necessary. Further, in the case where the settlement machine 1868 is provided as in the slot machine 1010 described above, it is possible to perform settlement by the membership card in the slot machine 1010.

  On the other hand, the game flow in the case of non-member is as follows. The player inputs cash into the PTS terminal 1700 of the slot machine 1010. When a bill is inserted, the bill validator 1022 discriminates the denomination and the amount of money, and as a result of the discrimination, the denomination data and the amount of money data are transmitted to the PTS terminal 1700. The PTS terminal 1700 obtains a game credit from the denomination data and the money data, and transmits this to the controller 1100.

  The controller 1100 executes the game based on the credit transmitted from the PTS terminal 1700. A credit according to the game result is transmitted from the controller 1100 to the PTS terminal 1700, and a payout calculation based on the game result is performed in the PTS terminal 1700 to determine the amount to be paid out to the player. The PTS terminal 1700 writes the determined amount to a new IC card stored in the slot machine 1010 and ejects the IC card. Non-members will get an IC card for the first time here. In addition, non-members can also acquire a non-member card (IC card or IC ticket) with a charged amount by inserting cash, etc. In this case, a game is played using this non-member card be able to.

  The player who is not a member can then make a checkout based on the amount of money stored in the IC card using a cashier counter or the like, if necessary. Further, in the case where the settlement machine 1868 is provided as in the slot machine 1010 described above, it is possible to perform settlement by the IC card in the slot machine 1010.

  In addition, the payout amount (credit) as the game result (in real time or at a predetermined timing) is transmitted to the hole management server 10 via the PTS terminal 1700 for each game. The information transmitted in this manner is grasped and accumulated as a non-member game result in the hole management server 10.

[Description of Function Flow Diagram]
The basic functions of the gaming machine (slot machine 1010) according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the slot machine 1010 is communicably connected to an external control device (for example, the jackpot server 11), and the external control device is connected to a plurality of other slot machines 1010 installed in the hall. Data communication is possible.

<Start check>
First, the slot machine 1010 checks whether the BET button has been pressed by the player, and subsequently checks whether the spin button has been pressed by the player.

<Symbol determination>
Next, the slot machine 1010 extracts a symbol determination random number value when the spin button is pressed by the player, and displays symbols displayed on the player when the reel rotation is stopped according to each of the plurality of reels. decide.

<Reel control>
Next, the slot machine 1010 starts the rotation of each reel and stops the rotation so that the determined symbol is displayed to the player.

<Winning determination>
Next, when the rotation of each reel is stopped, the slot machine 1010 determines whether or not the combination of symbols displayed on the player relates to a winning.

<Disbursement>
Next, when the combination of symbols displayed on the player relates to winning, the slot machine 1010 gives the player a privilege according to the type of combination of symbols. For example, when the combination of symbols relating to the payout of coins is displayed, the slot machine 1010 adds the number of coins corresponding to the combination of the symbols to the number of credits.

  The slot machine 1010 also starts a bonus game when a combination of symbols related to the bonus game trigger is displayed. In the present embodiment, as a bonus game, a game (free game) is performed in which the lottery according to the determination of the to-be-stopped symbol is performed a predetermined number of times without consuming coins.

  In addition, when the combination of symbols relating to the jackpot trigger is displayed, the slot machine 1010 pays out the coin of the jackpot amount to the player. The jackpot accumulates a portion of the coins consumed by the player in each gaming machine as the jackpot amount, and when there is a slot machine 1010 in which the jackpot trigger is established, the jackpot is accumulated with respect to the slot machine 1010 Function that pays out the coin of the jackpot amount. The slot machine 1010 calculates an amount (accumulated amount) to be accumulated in the jackpot amount for each game (unit game), and transmits the amount to the external control device. The external control device accumulates the accumulated amount sent from each gaming machine in the jackpot amount.

  Here, a unit game is a series of operations from the start of acceptance of a bet by the player pressing a BET button to a state where a prize can be established.

<Determination of production>
The slot machine 1010 effects by displaying an image by a display, outputting a light by a lamp, and outputting a sound by a speaker. The slot machine 1010 extracts a random number for effect, and determines the content of the effect based on the symbol or the like determined by the lottery.

[Slot machine structure]
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the overall structure of the slot machine 1010 will be described.

  In the slot machine 1010, bills or electronic valuable information corresponding thereto are used as game media. In particular, in the present embodiment, credit related data such as cash data stored in the IC card 1500 is used. Although the slot machine 1010 has a structure in which coins are not used as game media, this is merely an example, and can be configured as a slot machine that can use various game media including coins.

  The slot machine 1010 includes a cabinet including a cabinet 1011 and a top box 1012 installed on the upper side of the cabinet 1011. The cabinet 1011 and the main part of the top box 1012 are formed of metal plate members. Further, an upper door 1142 and a lower door 1144 are provided on the front surface of the cabinet 1011.

  A lower image display panel 1141 is provided on the lower front side of the upper door 1142. The lower image display panel 1141 is a liquid crystal panel and constitutes a display.

  In addition, a symbol display window 1135 is provided on the front of the upper door 1142 and on the upper part of the lower image display panel 1141 described above. From the symbol display window 1135, a reel device M1 formed of five reels M1a to M1e provided inside the cabinet 1011 can be visually recognized. Twelve symbols are drawn on the circumferential surface of each reel. The twelve symbols are continuously arranged along the rotational direction of each reel of the reel device M1 to form a symbol row. By rotating the reels M1a to M1e, it is possible to perform repositioning in which the symbols drawn on the reels are rotated in the longitudinal direction and then stopped.

  Here, "relocation" means that symbols are again placed after the placement of symbols is released. The “arrangement” means that the symbol is visually recognizable to an external player. The slot machine 1010 executes a so-called slot game in which a payout according to a predetermined combination is given according to the arrangement of symbols by stopping the rotated reels M1a to M1e.

  Although this embodiment is a slot machine 1010 provided with a mechanical reel system reel device M1, the slot machine 1010 may be a video reel system that displays a pseudo reel, and a video reel system. And the mechanical method may be mixed.

  An upper image display panel 1131 is provided on the front of the top box 1012. The upper image display panel 1131 is a liquid crystal panel and constitutes a display. The upper image display panel 1131 displays an image relating to an effect, and an image showing an introduction of the contents of the game and an explanation of a rule.

  On the lower image display panel 1141 described above, a credit number display unit indicating the status of credits (for example, the total number of credits currently owned by the player) and a fractional cash display unit indicating fractional cash are arranged as necessary. Also, various information regarding the game such as the content of Bet is displayed. Here, "credit" is a virtual game medium on the game used when the player makes a bet. Also, "fractional cash" is cash that has not been converted to credits because the amount of money inserted is insufficient.

  When the IC card 1500 is inserted into the PTS terminal 1700 described later, the number of credits stored in the IC card is displayed in the number-of-credits display unit, and the fraction cash stored in the IC card is displayed in the fraction cash display unit Is displayed. These numerical values are stored in the membership management server 12 in association with the identification code of the membership card.

  Here, the IC card is, for example, a non-contact IC card and incorporates an IC (Integrated Circuit) for recording and computing various data such as a credit, for example, an RFID such as NFC (Near Field Communication) Near field communication using the (Radio Frequency Identification) technology is possible. The player can possess credit related data by using the IC card 1500, and can freely carry it among different slot machines. Then, the player inserts the IC card 1500 into the PTS terminal 1700 of the slot machine 1010, thereby using the credit related data (price data) stored in the IC card 1500, to execute a unit game or the like in the slot machine 1010. I can play a game.

  The player may be able to store cash such as coins and bills from the machine installed in the hall in the IC card 1500 as cash data.

  Speakers 1112 are provided on the left and right of the top front of the lower door 1144 respectively. In the slot machine 1010, an effect of a unit game is executed by the display of an image by the upper image display panel 1131, the output of sound by the speaker 1112 and the output of light by a lamp (not shown).

  In addition, a PTS front unit 1700a which is a front portion of the PTS terminal 1700 is incorporated on the front side of the lower door 1144 below the speaker 1112 and a printed matter outlet is provided on the right side of the PTS front unit 1700a. 1136 and a bill input 1137 are arranged.

  Furthermore, a control panel 1030 is disposed on the lower side of the PTS front unit 1700 a on the front of the lower door 1144. The control panel 1030 has a flat base plate, and on the base plate, a plurality of operation buttons (ie, a spin button 1031, a maximum BET button 1032, a 5 BET button 1033, a 3 BET button 1034, a 2 BET button 1035, a 1 BET button 1036, a help button 1037, and a CASHOUT button 1038) are arranged.

  The spin button 1031 is formed in a circular shape larger in size than the other buttons in order to make it easy for the player to perform pressing operation and identification. The spin button 1031 is disposed at the right end of the base plate, and has a function of starting a game by pressing operation.

  The maximum BET buttons 1032 to 1 BET buttons 1036 are arranged on the left side of the spin button 1031 in a line at equal intervals. These operation buttons are formed in a square shape. The maximum BET button 1032 disposed at the right end has a function to play a game with the maximum bet number (number of bets) such as 10 times by pressing operation. The 5 BET button 1033 has a function to play a game with a Bet number of 5 times by pressing operation. The 3 BET button 1034 has a function to play a game with a triple bet number by pressing operation. The 2 BET button 1035 has a function to play a game with twice the number of Bet by pressing operation. The 1 BET button 1036 has a function to play a game with a Bet number of 1 × by pressing operation.

  The help button 1037 and the CASHOUT button 1038 are disposed in the front-rear direction at the left end of the base plate. The help button 1037 has a function of displaying help information indicating a game method or the like on the lower image display panel 1141 or the like by a pressing operation. Further, the CASHOUT button 1038 has a function of storing a credit or the like in the IC card 1500 or outputting it in a print mode by pressing operation.

  Furthermore, in the slot machine 1010, a vent 1133 and an air inlet 1134 are disposed on the side of the cabinet 1011 and a vent 1132 is disposed on the side of the top box 1012. In addition, a fan (not shown) is disposed inside the cabinet 1011 corresponding to the position of the vent 1133, and a fan (not shown) is similarly provided inside the top box 1012 corresponding to the position of the vent 1132. ) Are arranged. These fans discharge the air inside the slot machine 1010 to the outside and take in the outside air from the air intake holes 1134, and the circulation of such air adjusts the temperature inside the slot machine 1010.

  In addition, on the side of the cabinet 1011 of the slot machine 1010, there is a key cylinder 1138 into which keys for opening the upper door 1142 and the lower door 1144 are inserted, and a door lock bar 1139 for locking the upper door 1142 and the lower door 1144. It is provided.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the internal structure of the slot machine 1010 with the upper door 1142 and the lower door 1144 opened and the cabinet 1011 will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the slot machine 1010 with the upper door 1142 and the lower door 1144 opened. As shown in FIG. 5, the upper image display panel 1131 is disposed on the front of the top box 1012 of the slot machine 1010 as described above, and the vent holes 1132 are disposed on the side of the top box 1012 ing. The cabinet 1011 of the slot machine 1010 is formed in a box shape having an open front, and the upper door 1142 is disposed at the upper front and the lower door 1144 is disposed at the lower lower front.

  Further, the vent hole 1133 is disposed on the upper side of the cabinet 1011, and the intake hole 1134 is disposed on the middle side of the cabinet 1011. Further, the above-mentioned key cylinder 1138 and door lock bar 1139 are disposed in the vicinity of the air inlet 1134.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the cabinet 1011 rotatably supports the upper door 1142 and the lower door 1144 at the left end. The upper door 1142 and the cabinet 1011 are rotatably supported at the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the upper door 1142 and connected by an upper door opening mechanism 1143. The upper door opening mechanism 1143 is disposed below the upper door 1142, and has a rod 1143a rotatably supported at one end on the back wall of the upper door 1142, and a slide horizontally disposed on the front side of the cabinet 1011 And a member 1143b. The slide member 1143b engages the other end of the rod-like member 1143a horizontally movably, temporarily stops the upper door 1142 at a predetermined opening angle, and is biased from the outside in a direction to close with a predetermined force or more. It is designed to be pivoted in the closing direction.

  The lower door 1144 and the cabinet 1011 are rotatably supported at the upper end and the lower end of the lower door 1144 and connected by the lower door opening mechanism 1145. The lower door opening mechanism 1145 is disposed below the lower door 1144, and has a rod member 1145a rotatably supported at one end on the back wall of the lower door 1144 and a slide horizontally disposed on the front side of the cabinet 1011 And a member 1145b. The slide member 1145b engages the other end of the rod-like member 1145a movably in the horizontal direction, temporarily stops the lower door 1144 at a predetermined opening angle, and is biased from the outside in a direction to close with a predetermined force or more. It is designed to be pivoted in the closing direction.

  As described above, the symbol display window 1135 is disposed on the upper door 1142, and the symbol display window 1135 is covered with the reel cover 1135a. The reel cover 1135a includes, for example, a base panel such as a transparent liquid crystal panel or a transparent panel, and a touch panel provided on the front surface of the base panel. The symbol display window 1135 covered by the reel cover 1135a makes it possible to visually recognize, from the outside, fifteen symbols in five columns and three rows among the symbols drawn on the peripheral surface of each reel of the reel device M1.

  Further, FIG. 5 shows a PTS front unit 1700 a disposed in the middle of the lower door 1144. The PTS front unit 1700 a is housed inside the cabinet 1011 with the lower door 1144 closed. The configuration of the PTS terminal 1700 including the PTS front unit 1700a will be described in detail later.

  A bill stocker 1147 is accommodated at the lower right portion of the cabinet 1011. The building insertion slot 1137 shown in FIG. 4 is in communication with the insertion slot of the bill stocker 1147 (the insertion slot of the bill validator 1022). The bill stocker 1147 draws the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 1137 into the inside and then determines the authenticity of the bill, and discharges it from the bill insertion slot 1137 if it is an incorrect bill, and the bill if it is a legitimate bill. It has a function to store and store by sorting according to the type of Further, at the middle stage of the cabinet 1011, a shelf board member 1149 is disposed which divides the space in the cabinet 1011. The shelf plate member 1149 is formed of a thin plate made of metal.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the PTS main body 1700 b is disposed inside the cabinet 1011 and above the shelf board member 1149. The PTS body 1700 b has a magnet and is attracted to the inner side surface of the cabinet 1011 by the magnet. At this time, in the inner side surface of the cabinet 1011, the portion in contact with or in proximity to the magnet is made of at least a metal member. Although the PTS front unit 1700a and the PTS main body 1700b are connected by a predetermined network (for example, a predetermined cable), illustration thereof is omitted here.

  Although the slot machine 1010 has been described above as an apparatus configured as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, it may be configured as an apparatus of various other configurations.

[Configuration of PTS terminal]
Next, the configuration of the PTS front unit 1700a will be described with reference to FIG. The PTS terminal 1700 includes a PTS front unit 1700a incorporated in the lower door 1144 of the slot machine 1010, and a PTS main body 1700b stored inside the cabinet 1011 of the slot machine 1010, and the PTS front unit 1700a and the PTS main body 1700b are , A predetermined network (for example, a predetermined cable). Note that the PTS terminal 1700 can be incorporated into various types of gaming machines of various manufacturers by exchanging data using a data interface shared with gaming machines.

  FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of only the PTS front unit 1700 a shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. As shown in FIG. 6, the PTS front unit 1700a has a panel 1710, each part disposed on the front of the panel 1710 is visually recognized by the player, and members disposed on the back of the panel 1710 correspond to those of the slot machine 1010. It is housed inside the cabinet 1011 and can not be viewed by the player.

  On the front right side of the panel 1710, an LCD 1719 having a touch panel function is provided. The LCD 1719 displays, for example, member information and information for the member, and the size of the screen is 6.2 inches (about 15.7 cm). In addition, an LCD cover 1719a is provided around the LCD 1719. In this example, the LCD 1719 is configured to have a touch panel function, but the player's instruction may be input by another input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a button.

  Further, above the LCD 1719 and the LCD cover 1719a, a light emitting plate 1720a connected to the LED and emitting light is provided. The light emitting plate 1720a is made of, for example, polycarbonate, is connected to a plurality of (for example, seven) full color LEDs 1721a disposed on the back side of the panel 1710, and emits light in response to the light emission of the full color LED 1721a.

  Below the LCD 1719 and the LCD cover 1719a, similarly, a light emitting plate 1720b connected to the LED and emitting light is provided. The light emitting plate 1720b is made of, for example, polycarbonate, is connected to a plurality of (for example, seven) full color LEDs 1721b (not shown) disposed on the back side of the panel 1710, and emits light in response to the light emission of these full color LEDs 1721b.

  An imaging window 1712 is provided on the right side of the LCD 1719, and a human body detection camera 1713 (not shown) disposed inside the LCD cover 1719a or on the back of the panel 1710 passes the player through the imaging window 1712. Take an image. The imaging window 1712 may be, for example, a half mirror material subjected to shield processing such as smoke.

  Further, a home button 1722 is provided on the LCD cover 1719a at the lower right of the LCD 1719. The home button 1722 is a button for causing the screen displayed on the LCD 1719 to transition to a predetermined upper screen.

  Furthermore, a speaker duct 1706 is provided on the LCD cover 1719a on the right side of the LCD 1719, and a bass reflex (bus reflex) speaker 1707 is provided at the corresponding position on the back side of the panel 1710. ing. Similarly, a speaker duct 1708 is provided on the left side of the LCD 1719, and a bass reflex type (bus reflex type) speaker 1709 (not shown) is provided at the corresponding position on the back side of the panel 1710. It is done. These speakers are dedicated speakers of the PTS terminal 1700, and are provided separately from the slot machine game speakers 1112 provided in the slot machine 1010. These speakers can realize effects, a voice call, and output a notification sound due to forgetting to remove the IC card 1500 or the like. In addition, since the sound from the speaker is configured to be heard in stereo in the front (player side) through the above-described speaker ducts 1706 and 1708, the speaker can be installed on the back side of the panel 1710, and the result is In addition, space saving (of the panel surface) of the PTS front unit 1700a is realized.

  In the lower left LCD cover 1719a of the LCD 1719, a microphone opening 1714 and a microphone opening 1716 are provided, and the microphones 1715 and 1717 (not shown) are provided in the corresponding LCD cover 1719a. ) Is provided.

  At the lower left of the front of the panel 1710, a card insertion slot 1730 is provided to which the IC card 1500 can be inserted or removed. The card insertion portion of the card insertion slot 1730 is provided with a full color LED 1731 (not shown), and can notify the remaining number of IC cards 1500 accumulated in the card stacker 1742 described later by lighting in multiple colors. it can. An eject button 1732 is provided in the card insertion slot 1730, and a red LED 1733 (not shown) provided in the vicinity of the eject button 1732 lights up so that the position of the eject button 1732 and the process of the eject operation can be understood. It is supposed to

  A card unit 1741 and a card stacker 1742 are provided at a position on the back side of the panel 1710 corresponding to the card insertion slot 1730. The card insertion slot 1730 is configured as a part of the card unit 1741. The card stacker 1742 can store about 30 sheets of the IC card 1500, and the IC card 1500 stored in the card stacker 1742 can be used when a player who has newly played a unit game pays credits. It is taken out and discharged to the card insertion slot 1730.

  The IC card 1500 taken in from the card insertion slot 1730 and held in the card unit 1741 updates credit information by NFC or the like at the time of settlement of credits, and then ejects the IC card 1500 from the card insertion slot 1730. The IC card 1500 is completely stored inside the card unit 1741 while the player is playing a unit game.

  Further, at the time of settlement of credits, when the absence of the player is detected by the human body detection camera or the like despite the IC card 1500 remaining, the IC card 1500 can be configured to be stored in the card stacker 1742 . As a result, for example, even if the player leaves the IC card 1500 and then leaves the seat after knowing that the remaining credit is low, or even if he forgot to take the IC card 1500, the IC card 1500 It does not stay held in the card unit 1741 for a long time.

  A USB terminal 1737 and an audio terminal 1738 are provided on the front upper left of the panel 1710. The USB terminal 1737 is configured such that a USB device can be connected here to perform charging and the like. Also, the audio terminal 1738 is, for example, a 4-pole terminal, and a headset can be inserted here to make a call with the other party with a headphone and a microphone. In addition, the audio terminal 1738 can be used as a two-pole or three-pole terminal so that audio can be heard with headphones.

  A touch unit 1745 is provided on the front of the panel 1710 and on the left side of the LCD 1719. The touch unit 1745 is a writer that writes data by data communication to an IC device (for example, a contactless IC card, a mobile phone having a communication function by NFC, etc.) including an IC chip, or data from the IC device An RFID module that can function as a reader that reads data by communication is included. In addition, LEDs 1746 (not shown) are disposed at the front four corners of the touch unit 1745, respectively. In addition to the touch unit 1745, or in place of the touch unit 1745, an information recording medium reader for reading information stored in an information recording medium such as a magnetic card may be provided. In this case, instead of the IC card 1500, a magnetic card can be used as a membership card.

  As described above, the PTS front unit 1700a according to the present embodiment can be omitted because various devices having a microphone function, a camera function, a speaker function, a display function, etc. are integrally formed into one unit. Realization of space. Also, so far, the PTS front unit 1700a has been described as an apparatus configured as shown in FIG. 6, but may be an apparatus of various other configurations.

[Circuit configuration of slot machine]
Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the configuration of the circuit provided in the slot machine 1010 will be described.

  The gaming board 1050 is provided with a CPU 1051, a ROM 1052 and a boot ROM 1053 mutually connected by an internal bus, a card slot 1055 corresponding to a memory card 1054, and an IC socket 1057 corresponding to a GAL (Generic Array Logic) 1056. .

  The memory card 1054 is composed of a non-volatile memory, and stores a game program and a game system program. The game program includes a program related to game progression and a program for performing effects by images and sounds. Also, the game program includes a symbol determination program. The symbol determination program is a program for determining symbols to be rearranged.

  The card slot 1055 is configured to be able to insert and remove the memory card 1054 and is connected to the motherboard 1070 by an IDE bus. Therefore, the memory card 1054 is removed from the card slot 1055, another game program is written in the memory card 1054, and the memory card 1054 is inserted into the card slot 1055, thereby changing the type and contents of the game played in the slot machine 1010. be able to.

  The GAL 1056 is a type of PLD (Programmable Logic Device) having a fixed OR array structure. The GAL 1056 is provided with a plurality of input ports and output ports, and when the input port has a predetermined input, the corresponding data is output from the output port.

  Also, the IC socket 1057 is configured to be able to attach and detach the GAL 1056, and is connected to the motherboard 1070 by the PCI bus. The contents of the game played in the slot machine 1010 can be changed by replacing the memory card 1054 with one in which another program is written or rewriting the program written in the memory card 1054 into another. .

  The CPU 1051, the ROM 1052 and the boot ROM 1053 mutually connected by the internal bus are connected to the motherboard 1070 by a PCI bus. The PCI bus transmits signals between the mother board 1070 and the gaming board 1050, and supplies power from the mother board 1070 to the gaming board 1050.

  The ROM 1052 stores an authentication program. The boot ROM 1053 stores a preliminary authentication program and a program (boot code) for the CPU 1051 to start the preliminary authentication program.

  The authentication program is a program (falsification check program) for authenticating the game program and the game system program. The preliminary authentication program is a program for authenticating the authentication program. The authentication program and the preliminary authentication program are described in accordance with a procedure (authentication procedure) for authenticating that the target program is not falsified.

  The motherboard 1070 is configured using a commercially available general-purpose motherboard (a printed wiring board on which the basic components of a personal computer are mounted), and communicates with the main CPU 1071, ROM (Read Only Memory) 1072, RAM (Random Access Memory) 1073 And an interface 1082. Here, the main CPU 1071 corresponds to the controller 1100 of the slot machine 1010.

  The ROM 1072 is a memory device such as a flash memory, and stores programs such as a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) executed by the main CPU 1071 and permanent data. When the BIOS is executed by the main CPU 1071, predetermined peripheral device initialization processing is performed. Also, processing for loading the game program and the game system program stored in the memory card 1054 is started via the gaming board 1050. In the present invention, the ROM 1072 may or may not be rewritable.

  The RAM 1073 stores data used when the main CPU 1071 operates, and programs such as a symbol determination program. For example, when the above-described game program, game system program, and authentication program are loaded, these can be stored. In addition, the RAM 1073 is provided with a work area when executing the program. For example, an area for storing counters for managing the number of games, the number of bets, the number of payouts, the number of credits, etc., an area for storing symbols (code numbers) determined by lottery, etc. are provided.

  The communication interface 1082 is for controlling transmission and reception of data between the PTS terminal 1700 and the main CPU 1071. Further, a door PCB (Printed Circuit Board) 1090 and a main body PCB 1110, which will be described later, are connected to the motherboard 1070 by USB, respectively. Also, a power supply unit 1081 is connected to the motherboard 1070.

  When the power is supplied from the power supply unit 1081 to the mother board 1070, the main CPU 1071 of the mother board 1070 is activated, and the electric power is supplied to the gaming board 1050 via the PCI bus to activate the CPU 1051.

  Connected to the door PCB 1090 and the main body PCB 1110 are input devices such as switches and sensors, and peripheral devices whose operations are controlled by the main CPU 1071.

  A control panel 1030 and a cold cathode tube 1093 are connected to the door PCB 1090.

  The control panel 1030 is provided with spin switches 1031 S, maximum BET switches 1032 S, 5 BET switches 1033 S, 3 BET switches 1034 S, 2 BET switches 1035 S, 1 BET switches 1036 S, help switches 1037 S, and CASHOUT switches 1038 S corresponding to the above-described buttons. It is done. Each switch detects that the corresponding button has been pressed by the player, and outputs a signal to the main CPU 1071.

  The cold cathode tube 1093 functions as a backlight installed on the back side of the upper image display panel 1131 and the lower image display panel 1141, and lights up based on a control signal output from the main CPU 1071.

  A lamp 1111, a speaker 1112, a printer 1171, and a graphic board 1130 are connected to the main body PCB 1110. Although the bill validator 1022 is connected to the PTS terminal 1700 in this example, it may be connected to the slot machine 1010.

  The lamp 1111 lights up based on the control signal output from the main CPU 1071. The speaker 1112 outputs a sound such as BGM based on the control signal output from the main CPU 1071. The printer 1171 prints, on a ticket, a barcode in which data such as the number of credits, date and time and identification number of the slot machine 1010 stored in the RAM 1073 are encoded, based on a control signal output from the main CPU 1071, for example. Output as a ticket with barcode.

  The upper image display panel 1131 and the lower image display panel 1141 can also be configured as a touch panel. The touch panel detects a position touched by a player's finger or the like, and outputs a signal corresponding to the detected position to the main CPU 1071.

  The bill validator 1022 is for validating the propriety of the bill and for receiving a legitimate bill into the cabinet 1011. Then, the bill inserted into the cabinet 1011 is converted into the number of coins, and a credit corresponding to the converted number of coins is added as a credit owned by the player.

  The graphic board 1130 controls display of an image performed by each of the upper image display panel 1131 and the lower image display panel 1141 based on a control signal output from the main CPU 1071. The graphic board 1130 includes a video display processor (VDP) that generates image data, a video RAM that stores image data generated by the VDP, and the like. Note that image data used when generating image data by VDP is included in the game program read from the memory card 1054 and stored in the RAM 1073.

  The motor drive circuit 1153 includes an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) 1155 and a driver 1154. The motor drive circuit 1153 is connected to stepping motors 1159a to 1159e which rotate the respective reels M1a to M1e. The FPGA 1155 is a programmable electronic circuit such as an LSI, and functions as a control circuit of the stepping motors 1159a to 1159e. The driver 1154 functions as an amplification circuit of pulses input to the stepping motors 1159a to 1159e.

  The index detection circuit 1151 detects the position of each of the rotating reels M1a to M1e, and can detect a step out of each of the reels M1a to M1e. The position change detection circuit 1152 detects a change in stop position of the reels after the rotation of each of the reels M1a to M1e is stopped. For example, although the position change detection circuit 1152 is not actually a combination of symbols relating to winning, the stop position is changed to be a combination of symbols relating to winning due to an external action such as fraud. In the case, the change of the stop position of each of the reels M1a to M1e is detected. The position change detection circuit 1152 is configured to be able to detect a change in stop position of each of the reels M1a to M1e, for example, by detecting fins (not shown) attached to the inner part of each of the reels M1a to M1e at predetermined intervals. It is done.

  The excitation method of the stepping motors 1159a to 1159e is not particularly limited, and it is possible to adopt a 1-2 phase excitation method or a two phase excitation method. Also, instead of the stepping motor, a DC motor may be employed. When a DC motor is employed, a deviation counter, a D / A converter, and a servo amplifier are sequentially connected to the main body PCB 110, and the DC motor is connected to the servo amplifier. Further, the rotational position of the DC motor is detected by a rotary encoder, and the current rotational position of the DC motor is supplied as data from the rotary encoder to the deviation counter.

  Although the circuit configuration of the slot machine 1010 has been described above as the configuration shown in FIG. 7, various other configurations can be adopted.

[Circuit configuration of PTS terminal]
Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the configuration of circuits and the like included in the PTS terminal 1700 will be described. As described above, the PTS terminal 1700 includes the PTS front unit 1700a and the PTS main body 1700b. However, in FIG. 8, the circuits and the like included in the PTS terminal 1700 are included in the PTS main unit 1700b and the circuits included in the PTS front unit 1700a. It shall be shown divided into included circuits etc.

  The PTS controller 1750 that controls the PTS terminal 1700 includes a CPU 1751, a ROM 1752, and a RAM 1753.

  The CPU 1751 controls execution of each component of the PTS terminal 1700, and executes or calculates various programs stored in the ROM 1752. For example, the CPU 1751 executes a credit update program to update credit related data stored in the IC card 1500.

  The ROM 1752 comprises a memory device such as a flash memory, and stores permanent data to be executed by the CPU 1751. For example, the ROM 1752 can store a credit update program or the like that rewrites credit related data stored in the IC card 1500.

  The RAM 1753 temporarily stores data necessary for executing various programs stored in the ROM 1752.

  The external storage device 1754 is, for example, a storage device such as a hard disk drive, and stores programs executed by the CPU 1751 and data used by programs executed by the CPU 1751.

  A server I / F (interface) 1755 implements data communication between a server such as the hall management server 10 or the jackpot server 11 and the PTS terminal 1700. A gaming machine I / F (interface) 1756 implements data communication between the slot machine 1010 and the PTS terminal 1700, and a prescribed protocol may be used for the data communication.

  In addition, the PTS terminal 1700 is connected to the bill validator 1022 via the bill validator I / F (interface) 1757 and to the settlement machine 1868 via the settlement machine I / F (interface) 1758, and data is output as necessary. Can be sent and received.

  The USB control unit 1759 determines whether to supply power from the power supply unit 1760 at the USB terminal 1737, and enables charging of the USB terminal 1737 when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The player can connect the electronic device to the USB terminal 1737 and charge the electronic device when the predetermined condition is satisfied.

  The light emitting unit LED drive unit 1761 controls the full color LED 1721a to light up at a predetermined timing in order to cause the light emitting plate 1720a on the upper side of the LCD 1719 to emit light, and causes the light emitting plate 1720b on the lower side of the LCD 1719 to emit light Control is performed to turn on the LED 1721b at a predetermined timing.

  The LCD control unit 1762 controls the LCD 1719 to display member information, information for the member, etc., and to display data read from the IC card 1500 or data input by the player. The LCD 1719 has a touch panel function, and a predetermined signal is transmitted to the CPU 1751 when the player operates the touch panel.

  The home button 1722 is provided in the vicinity of the LCD 1719 and is a button for causing the screen displayed on the LCD 1719 to transition to a predetermined upper screen. When the player presses the home button 1722, the operation of the player is transmitted to the CPU 1751, and the CPU 1751 transmits an instruction to the LCD control unit 1762 to update the display of the LCD 1719 according to the operation.

  The IC card control unit 1763 controls insertion, ejection, writing of credit data, and the like of the IC card 1500. The IC card control unit 1763 includes an IC card R / W (reader / writer) control unit 1763a, an IC card suction and discharge control unit 1763b, and an LED control unit 1763c.

  The IC card R / W control unit 1763 a controls the card unit 1741 to update the credit related data stored in the IC card 1500. When the IC card 1500 is newly issued, credit related data corresponding to the settled amount is stored. The card unit 1741 has an antenna unit for reading or writing data in the IC card 1500 by NFC or the like.

  The card unit 1741 has functions of an IC card reader for reading information stored in the IC card 1500 and an IC card writer for writing information in the IC card 1500, but as one having either function as required. It is also good.

  The IC card suction and discharge control unit 1763 b controls suction and discharge of the IC card 1500. When the IC card 1500 is inserted into the card insertion slot 1730 by the player, control is performed to hold the IC card in the card unit 1741 while the player is playing a game. Further, after the credit related data is written to the IC card 1500 at the time of settlement, control is performed to eject the IC card 1500. Furthermore, when the eject button 1732 is pressed, the IC card 1500 is ejected.

  When the IC card 1500 is newly issued, the IC card 1500 is newly taken out from the card stacker 1742 and the IC card 1500 is supplied to the card unit 1741 to store the credit related data.

  The LED control unit 1763c controls to turn on an LED (full color LED 1731) provided in the vicinity of the card insertion slot 1730 of the card unit 1741 and turns on an LED (red LED 1733) provided in the vicinity of the eject button 1732. Control to

  The touch unit control unit 1764 controls data transmission and reception accompanying touch operations of the IC card 1500, a mobile phone, a smartphone, and the like. The touch unit control unit 1764 includes a non-contact R / W (reader / writer) control unit 1764 a and an LED control unit 1764 b.

  The noncontact R / W control unit 1764a determines whether the IC card 1500 or the mobile phone is close to a predetermined distance (for example, there is a touch operation) in the touch unit 1745, and the proximity is close to the predetermined distance. The reading result and the like are acquired from the touch unit 1745. The touch unit 1745 includes an antenna unit for performing data transmission and reception with the IC card 1500 or a mobile phone by NFC or the like.

  The touch unit 1745 has functions of an IC card reader for reading information stored in the IC card 1500 and a mobile phone, and an IC card writer for writing information in the IC card 1500 and a mobile phone, but either one of them is used as needed. It may have the function of

  The LED control unit 1764 b controls the LEDs 1746 disposed at the front four corners of the touch unit 1745 and lights the LEDs 1746 at a predetermined timing.

  The DSP 1765 receives audio data acquired from the microphones 1715 and 1717, performs predetermined audio processing, and then transmits the data to the CPU 1751. Also, the DSP 1765 transmits the received audio data to the speakers 1707 and 1709. Further, the DSP 1765 outputs the received voice to the headphone to the audio terminal connected to the headset, processes the voice received from the microphone, and transmits the processed voice to the CPU 1751. Here, a schematic configuration is shown, and an A / D converter, a D / A converter, an amplifier and the like are omitted.

  The camera control unit 1766 acquires an image of the player or the like captured by the human body detection camera 1713, performs predetermined image processing as necessary, and transmits the processed data to the CPU 1751. The data is transmitted to, for example, the hole management server 10 or the member management server 12 via the server I / F 1755.

  Although the circuit configuration of the PTS terminal 1700 has been described above as the configuration shown in FIG. 8, various other configurations can be adopted.

[Composition of symbol combination table]
Next, the symbol combination table will be described with reference to FIG.
The symbol combination table defines the combination of symbols of the symbols related to winning and the number of payouts. In the slot machine 1010, the rotation of the symbol rows of the five reels M1a to M1e (first to fifth reels) of the reel device M1 is stopped, and the combination of symbols displayed on the pay lines is the symbol combination table. If the symbol combination matches a prescribed symbol combination, a winning is achieved. Then, in accordance with the winning combination, the player is given benefits such as the provision of credits. If the combination of symbols displayed on the pay line does not match any of the combinations of symbols defined by the symbol combination table, the winning will not be established (a so-called loss).

  Basically, each of the symbols "RED", "APPLE", "BLUE 7", "BELL", "CHERRY", "STRAWBERRY", "PLUM" and "ORANGE" wins on reels M1a to M1e in all five lines. If all the lines are displayed on the line, winning will be established. However, for each of the symbols "CHERRY" and "ORANGE", winning is achieved even when displayed on the pay line on one or three reels.

  For example, when the symbols "BLUE 7" are displayed on the pay line on all five reels M1a to M1e of the reel device M1, the winning combination is "BLUE" and "10" is determined as the number of payouts. . Then, a credit is provided based on the determined number of payouts. Such credit granting is performed, for example, by discharging the added credit from the card insertion slot 1730 after being stored in the IC card 1500.

[Contents of program executed on slot machine]
Next, an example of a program executed by the slot machine 1010 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 16.

<Main control processing>
First, main control processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a view showing a flowchart of main control processing of the slot machine 1010 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, when the slot machine 1010 is powered on, the main CPU 1071 reads the authenticated game program and game system program from the memory card 1054 via the gaming board 1050 and writes the read game program and game system program in the RAM 1073 (step S11).

  Next, the main CPU 1071 performs at-one-game-end initialization processing (step S18). For example, data that becomes unnecessary for each game in the work area of the RAM 1073, such as the number of bets and symbols determined by lottery, is cleared.

  Next, the main CPU 1071 performs start check processing to be described later (step S19). In this process, the input of the BET switch or the spin switch is checked.

  Next, the main CPU 1071 performs symbol lottery processing which will be described later (step S20). In this process, the scheduled stop symbol is determined based on the symbol determination random value.

  Next, the main CPU 1071 performs effect content determination processing (step S21). The main CPU 1071 extracts a random number for effect, and determines one of a plurality of predetermined effect contents by lottery. The contents of the effect can be determined according to the winning combination and the situation of the game in the slot machine 1010. For example, in accordance with the winning combination and the situation of the game in the slot machine 1010, the lottery probability regarding each effect can be changed.

  Next, the main CPU 1071 performs a reel control process described later (step S22). In this process, the rotation of the five rows of reels M1a to M1e (first to fifth reels) of the reel device M1 is started, and the planned stop symbols determined in the symbol lottery process in step S20 are at predetermined positions (for example, It is stopped at the symbol display window 1135). That is, for each reel, three symbols including the scheduled stop symbol are displayed in the symbol display window 1135.

  Next, the main CPU 1071 performs payout amount determination processing which will be described later (step S23). In this process, the number of payouts is determined based on the combination of symbols displayed on the pay line L, and is stored in the number-of-payouts storage area provided in the RAM 1073.

  Next, the main CPU 1071 performs game result notification processing (step S25). This process is a PTS terminal that includes data including an end time when a unit game is over (for example, a time when the number-of-payouts determination processing has been performed), a game content (for example, the number of It is processing to send to 1700. When the IC card 1500 or the like is inserted and the player can be identified, the identification code of the member relating to the IC card 1500 is also transmitted to the PTS terminal 1700. The PTS terminal 1700 transmits this data to the hole management server 10, and the hole management server 10 stores this data as information (game information) on the progress of the game for each player who is playing a game and for each machine. .

  Next, the main CPU 1071 determines whether a bonus game trigger has been established (step S26). When the main CPU 1071 determines that the bonus game trigger has been established, the main CPU 1071 performs a bonus game process described later (step S27).

  After the processing of step S27 or when determining that the bonus game trigger is not established in step S26, the main CPU 1071 performs payout processing (step S28). The main CPU 1071 adds the value stored in the number-of-payouts storage area to the number-of-credits storage area provided in the RAM 1073. Here, for example, when the player presses the CASHOUT button, the CASHOUT switch 1038S that detects this outputs a signal to the main CPU 1071, and the credit number stored in the IC card 1500 stored in the card unit 1741 The value of the storage area is added. The barcoded ticket may be issued by the printer 1171. When the payout process is completed, the process returns to the process of S18, and the unit game is repeated.

<Start check process>
Next, the start check process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a view showing a flowchart of start check processing of the slot machine 1010 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The main CPU 1071 determines whether the IC card 1500 inserted from the card insertion slot 1730 is held by the card unit 1741 or whether a bill has been inserted into the bill validator 1022 (step S41). When the main CPU 1071 determines that the insertion of the IC card 1500 or the insertion of a bill has been detected, the main CPU 1071 confirms the legitimacy of the IC card 1500 and the bill, and adds the credit number storage area (step S42).

  After step S42 or when determining in step S41 that the insertion of the IC card 1500 or the like has not been detected, the main CPU 1071 determines whether the credit number storage area is 0 (step S43). When the main CPU 1071 determines that the credit number storage area is not 0, the operation acceptance of the BET button (for example, any of the maximum BET button 1032, 5 BET button 1033, 3 BET button 1034, 2 BET button 1035, and 1 BET button 1036) Permit (step S44).

  Next, the main CPU 1071 determines whether or not the operation of the bet button has been detected (step S45). When the main CPU 1071 detects that the BET button has been pressed by the player using a BET switch (for example, any of the maximum BET switch 1032S, 5 BET switch 1033S, 3 BET switch 1034 S, 2 BET switch 1035 S, and 1 BET switch 1036 S), the BET is detected. The bet number storage area provided in the RAM 1073 is added based on the type of the button, and the credit number storage area is subtracted (step S46).

  Next, the main CPU 1071 determines whether or not the bet number storage area is maximum (step S47). When the main CPU 1071 determines that the bet number storage area is maximum, the main CPU 1071 prohibits updating of the bet number storage area (step S48). After step S48 or when determining that the bet number storage area is not the maximum in step S47, the main CPU 1071 permits operation acceptance of the spin button (step S49).

  If the main CPU 1071 determines that the operation of the BET button is not detected in step S45 after step S49, or if it is determined in step S43 that the credit number storage area is 0, has the operation of the spin button been detected? It is determined whether or not it is (S50). When the main CPU 1071 determines that the operation of the spin button has not been detected, the process proceeds to step S41.

  When the main CPU 1071 determines that the operation of the spin button has been detected, the main CPU 1071 performs jackpot-related processing described later. In this process, a part of the credited Bet is paid out to the jackpot server 11 via the PTS terminal 1700, for example, as a jackpot amount accumulated for the jackpot (step S51).

  Next, the main CPU 1071 performs game start notification processing (step S52). This process is a process of transmitting to the PTS terminal 1700 data including a game start time at which a unit game is started, game contents (for example, the number of bets), and an identification code for identifying the slot machine 1010. When the IC card 1500 or the like is inserted and the player can be identified, the identification code of the member relating to the IC card 1500 is also transmitted to the PTS terminal 1700. The PTS terminal 1700 transmits this data to the hole management server 10, and the hole management server 10 stores this data as information (game information) on the progress of the game for each player who is playing a game and for each machine. . When the process of step S52 is completed, the start check process is ended.

<Symbol lottery process>
Next, symbol lottery processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a view showing a flowchart of symbol lottery processing of the slot machine 1010 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the main CPU 1071 extracts random numbers for symbol determination (step S111). Next, the main CPU 1071 randomly determines to-be-stopped symbols of the five rows of reels M1a to M1e (first to fifth reels) of the reel device M1 (step S112). The main CPU 1071 performs lottery in accordance with each reel, and determines any one of 12 symbols as a scheduled stop symbol.

  Next, the main CPU 1071 stores the determined symbols to be stopped for the respective reels in the symbol storage area provided in the RAM 1073 (step S113). Next, the main CPU 1071 refers to the symbol combination table (FIG. 9) and determines a winning combination based on the symbol storage area (step S114). The main CPU 1071 determines whether or not the combination of symbols displayed on the pay line by each reel matches the combination of symbols specified in the symbol combination table, and determines a winning combination. When this process is performed, the symbol lottery process is ended.

<Reel control processing>
Next, reel control processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a view showing a flowchart of a reel control process of the slot machine 1010 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the main CPU 1071 controls the stepping motors 1159a to 1159e to start rotation of the five rows of reels M1a to M1e of the reel device M1 (step S131). Next, the main CPU 1071 controls the stepping motors 1159a to 1159e to stop the rotation of the five rows of reels M1a to M1e based on the above-described symbol storage area (step S132). When this process is performed, the reel control process is ended.

  The effect determined in the effect content determination process (FIG. 10) is executed in accordance with the timing of start / stop of the rotation of the reels M1a to M1e by the reel control process or other timing. For example, by displaying a moving image or a still image on the upper image display panel 1131 of the slot machine 1010 and outputting a sound from the speaker 1112 in synchronization with this, the effect can be performed by lighting the lamp 1111. .

<Number-of-payouts determination processing>
Next, the number-of-payouts determination processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the number-of-payouts determination processing of the slot machine 1010 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the main CPU 1071 determines whether the winning combination is a jackpot (step S151). When the main CPU 1071 determines that the winning combination is not a jackpot, the main CPU 1071 determines the number of payouts corresponding to the winning combination (step S152). For example, when the winning combination is "BELL", "8" is determined as the number of payouts (see FIG. 9). In the case of a loss, "0" is determined as the number of payouts. Next, the main CPU 1071 stores the determined number of payouts in the number-of-payouts storage area (step S153). When this process is performed, the number-of-payouts determination process ends.

  When the main CPU 1071 determines that the winning combination is a jackpot, the main CPU 1071 notifies the external control device (that is, the jackpot server 11) that there is a jackpot winning (step S154). When the jackpot server 11 receives the notification, the jackpot server 11 transmits the amount of jackpot updated so far to the slot machine 1010. At this time, a portion (for example, 80 percent) of the jackpot amount may be the target of payout, and the remaining amount (for example, 20 percent) may be carried forward in preparation for the next establishment of the jackpot trigger.

  Next, the main CPU 1071 receives the jackpot amount from the jackpot server 11 (step S155). Next, the main CPU 1071 stores the received jackpot amount in the number-of-payouts storage area (step S156). When this process is performed, the number-of-payouts determination process ends.

<Jackpot related processing>
Next, jackpot-related processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a flowchart of jackpot related processing of the slot machine 1010 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the main CPU 1071 calculates a cumulative amount (step S171). The main CPU 1071 obtains the product of the value stored in the bet amount storage area and the preset cumulative percentage, and calculates the cumulative amount to the jackpot amount.

  Next, the main CPU 1071 transmits the calculated accumulated amount to the jackpot server 11 (step S172). When the jackpot server 11 receives the accumulated amount, the jackpot server 11 updates the jackpot amount. When this process is performed, the jackpot related process is ended.

<Bonus game processing>
Next, the bonus game process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a view showing a flowchart of bonus game processing of the slot machine 1010 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the main CPU 1071 determines the number of bonus games (step S191). The main CPU 1071 extracts a bonus game number determination random number value, and randomly selects one of a plurality of types of bonus game numbers such as “10”, “20” and “30”.

  Next, the main CPU 1071 stores the determined number of bonus games in the number-of-bonus game storage area provided in the RAM 1073 (step S192).

  Next, the main CPU 1071 performs at-one-game-end initialization processing as in the processing of step S18 described with reference to FIG. 10 (step S193).

  Next, the main CPU 1071 performs game start notification processing (step S194). This process is similar to the game start notification process shown in step S 52 of FIG. 11 and includes the game start time at which the unit game (of the bonus game) is started, the game content (eg, the number of bets), and the slot machine 1010. This is processing of transmitting data including an identification code to be identified to the PTS terminal 1700. When the IC card 1500 or the like is inserted and the player can be identified, the identification code of the member relating to the IC card 1500 is also transmitted to the PTS terminal 1700. The PTS terminal 1700 transmits this data to the hole management server 10, and the hole management server 10 stores this data as information (game information) on the progress of the game for each player who is playing a game and for each machine. .

  Next, the main CPU 1071 performs symbol lottery processing described with reference to FIG. 12 (step S195). Next, the main CPU 1071 performs an effect content determination process as in the process of step S21 described with reference to FIG. 10 (step S196). Next, the main CPU 1071 performs the reel control process described with reference to FIG. 13 (step S197). Next, the main CPU 1071 performs the number-of-payouts determination processing described with reference to FIG. 14 (step S198).

  Next, the main CPU 1071 performs game result notification processing (step S199). This process is the same as the game result notification shown in step S25 of FIG. 10, and the end time (for example, the time when the number-of-payouts determination process was performed) when the unit game (of the bonus game) ended, It is a process of transmitting data including (for example, the number of payouts) and an identification code for identifying the slot machine 1010 to the PTS terminal 1700. When the IC card 1500 or the like is inserted and the player can be identified, the identification code of the member relating to the IC card 1500 is also transmitted to the PTS terminal 1700. The PTS terminal 1700 transmits this data to the hole management server 10, and the hole management server 10 stores this data as information (game information) on the progress of the game for each player who is playing a game and for each machine. .

  Next, the main CPU 1071 determines whether or not a bonus game trigger has been established (step S200). When determining that the bonus game trigger has been established, the main CPU 1071 determines the number of bonus games to be added (step S201). Similar to the process of step S191 described above, the number of bonus games is determined. Next, the main CPU 1071 adds the determined number of bonus games to the value stored in the number-of-bonus games storage area (step S202).

  After the processing of step S202, or when determining that the bonus game trigger has not been established in step S200, the main CPU 1071 performs payout processing (step S203). In this payout process, the main CPU 1071 adds the value stored in the number-of-payouts storage area in the number-of-payouts determination process of step S198 described above to the value stored in the number-of-payouts storage area for bonus. The bonus payout number storage area is an area for storing the total number of payouts determined in the bonus game.

  Then, when the bonus game process is completed, the main CPU 1071 determines the value stored in the bonus payout number storage area in the payout number storage area for bonus in the payout process of step S28 described with reference to FIG. Add to the value stored in the storage area. That is, the sum of the number of payouts determined in the bonus game is collectively dispensed.

  Next, the main CPU 1071 subtracts 1 from the value stored in the number-of-bonus-games storage area (step S204). Next, the main CPU 1071 determines whether or not the value stored in the number-of-bonus-games storage area is 0 (step S205). When the main CPU 1071 determines that the value stored in the number-of-bonus-games storage area is not 0, it proceeds to the process of step S193. On the other hand, when it is determined that the value stored in the number-of-bonus-games storage area is 0, the bonus game process is ended. When the bonus game process is completed, the process proceeds to the payout process of step S28 described with reference to FIG.

  In the slot machine 1010 according to the present embodiment, a game to be executed as a bonus game is a free game in which lottery for determining the scheduled stop symbol is repeated for the number of bonus games determined by the lottery without consuming coins. Shall be Further, it is assumed that the number of bets at this time is the number of bets when the 1 BET button 1036 is pressed by the player.

[Necessity and Characteristics of Game Information Analysis System]
Next, the necessity and features of the gaming information analysis system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the background in which the gaming information analysis system is required.

  As shown in the task in Fig. 17, in order to continue the operation of a healthy hall store, it is not enough to merely pursue the profit of the hall store side, and it is necessary to consider the profit of the customer. (Here, "hall store" includes casinos and other facilities where gaming machines are arranged).

  In other words, it is important to maintain the appropriate level of satisfaction for each of the hall store and the customer. However, in the conventional system, it has been difficult to grasp the degree of satisfaction of the customer, the characteristics of the customer, and the characteristics of the gaming machine.

  Therefore, in the gaming information analysis system of the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, gaming information is analyzed from the viewpoints of both a hall store and a customer to provide optimal management.

  FIG. 18 is a view for explaining the feature of the game information analysis system of the present invention. The gaming information analysis system according to the present invention is an expert system that performs advice and prediction so as to optimize the operation of a hall store, and its main features are: (1) operation data provided from a slot machine etc. Determining the operation balance by linking, (2) classifying (categorizing) machine characteristics, customer (player) characteristics, satisfaction etc. based on past operation data, (3) potential by comparison with the past data These include detecting changes in risks and trends, and (4) simulating future forecasts and profitability. In the present specification, a gaming machine including the slot machine 1010 and a slot machine 2014 described later will be referred to as a “machine” as necessary.

  The gaming information analysis system of the present invention having such features can further develop a game system constructed as an existing system, and provide valuable advice and prediction for hall store operations to hall store owners etc. .

  FIG. 19 is a view for explaining an outline of analysis processing in the gaming information analysis system of the present invention. The gaming information analysis system of the present invention can perform comprehensive gaming information analysis by effectively utilizing operation data of the existing system. From the existing system to the gaming information analysis system, for example, per-machine, per-customer registration data, and per-machine, per-customer operation data (data regarding slot machine IN / OUT, ie, player investment amount (IN) and slot A machine payout amount (OUT) is provided, and the operation information is aggregated and analyzed in the gaming information analysis system.

  The game information analysis system performs various analysis, for example, (1) determination of operation soundness (balance), (2) classification according to machine / customer characteristics, (3) detection of change in potential risk or trend, And (4) analyze future forecasts and potential risks and trends.

  Such analysis of the gaming information analysis system provides speedy and optimal management decisions and useful information for sound hall store operations.

[Overview of game information analysis system]
Next, an overview of the game information analysis system will be described with reference to FIGS. A gaming information analysis system according to the present invention acquires and analyzes gaming information on gaming machines such as slot machines disposed in hall stores (or stores).

  FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a variation of a typical operation mode of the gaming information analysis system. As shown in FIG. 20, as a typical operation form of the game information analysis system, there are an operation form for small halls online, an online for large halls, and an offline operation, and further, some optional items Operation mode is prepared.

  In the online mode of operation for small-scale hall stores, the gaming information analysis system includes an analysis server (described later) that performs analysis processing, and this analysis server performs real time or game information etc. necessary for analysis from the hall management server. Acquire at other timings. In addition, the hole management server receives and accumulates information and the like related to the gaming status from a plurality of gaming machines (slot machines in the present embodiment). Here, the number of gaming machines connected to the hall store management server is, for example, the number of gaming machines in a small hall store, such as 1000 or less.

  In the online mode of operation for large-scale hall stores, the game information analysis system includes an analysis server (described later) that performs analysis processing as in the mode of online operation for small-scale hall stores. Game information and the like necessary for analysis are acquired from the server in real time or at other timings. In addition, the hole management server receives and accumulates information and the like related to the gaming status from a plurality of gaming machines (slot machines in the present embodiment). Here, the number of gaming machines connected to the hall store management server is, for example, the number of gaming machines in a large-scale hall shop, which is more than 1000. Since the analysis server in the operation mode receives data from many gaming machines (through the hole management server) and performs analysis processing in this manner, a large load may be applied to computer resources. Therefore, these analysis processes can be dispersed by a plurality of analysis servers so that each analysis server is not overloaded.

  In the off-line operation mode, the game information analysis system is configured to include an analysis server that performs analysis processing as in the online operation mode for small-scale hall stores, but the analysis transmitted from the analysis server to the client terminal Result data etc. are not received in real time, and are not received via the network. The analysis result data and the like are provided to the client terminal via a portable recording medium such as, for example, a CD-ROM or a portable memory.

  The game information analysis system can be configured to perform analysis processing using game information and the like of a plurality of sites (for example, a plurality of independent hall stores, a plurality of hall stores belonging to the same group, etc.) as an option . In addition, it is possible to indicate the display of the analysis result and the like (by the client terminal described later connected to the analysis server) by the simple operation including the simple authentication. Furthermore, mobile terminals such as smart phones, mobile phones, PDAs and the like can be used as the above client terminals, and cooperation between the systems can be realized by acquiring game information and the like from the hole management server of the existing system and the like. You can also.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the game information analysis system 2001a realized in the online mode for small-scale hall stores.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the game information analysis system 2001a includes a client terminal 2011a and an analysis server 2012a, and is connected to a game system such as the game system 1 shown in FIG. Here, the game system includes, for example, a hole management server 2013a and a plurality of slot machines 2014a-1, 2014a-2, 2014a-3 to 2014a-1000 connected to the hole management server 2013a.

  The game information analysis system 2001a is a system implemented in the above-described online small-scale store operation mode, and includes 1000 or less (1000) slot machines as described above. Each slot machine is connected to the hole management server 2013a via the network, and the amount of money and the number of coins (so-called "IN" information) to be inserted into each slot machine, and thereafter, the number of bets, the amount of bets, the amount of bets, etc. ), And the amount of money to be paid out from each slot machine, the number of coins (so-called "OUT" information, hereinafter referred to as the number of payouts, the amount paid out, the amount paid out, etc.) The information is transmitted from the machine to the hall management server 2013a in real time, and further transmitted from the hall management server 2013a to the analysis server 2012a.

  Further, machine information on each slot machine stored in the hole management server 2013a is transmitted to the analysis server 2012a. The machine information includes fixed information registered to manage the gaming machine and fluctuation information that changes according to the game played by the player, and the fluctuation information is transmitted from each slot machine in real time via the hole management server 2013a. Can be sent to the analysis server 2012a.

  Analysis result data obtained as a result of analysis processing in the analysis server 2012a is provided to the client terminal 2011a, and the client terminal 2011a receives various analysis reports etc. based on the received analysis result data according to the user's operation. Control to display on the display etc. of 2011a.

  The analysis server 2012a can connect to an existing game system. In this case, it is necessary for the analysis server 2012a to grasp the protocol and format of the data transmitted from the hole management server 2013a of the game system, and to perform reception correspondingly.

  Further, in the present specification, when the gaming information analysis system is collectively referred to regardless of the individual operation mode, it is referred to as the gaming information analysis system 2001, and the client terminals are collectively referred to regardless of the individual operation mode. In this case, the client terminal 2011 shall be referred to, and if the analysis server is collectively referred to regardless of the individual operation mode, it shall be referred to as the analysis server 2012, and the hole management server shall be collectively referred to regardless of the individual operation mode When referring to the slot management server 2013, the slot machines are referred to collectively as the slot machine 2014 when referring collectively to the slot machines regardless of the individual operation mode. The slot machine 2014 corresponds to the slot machine 1010 shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.

  FIG. 22 is a view showing a configuration example of a game information analysis system 2001b realized in an online operation form for large scale hall stores.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the gaming information analysis system 2001b includes a client terminal 2011b and an analysis server 2012b-1 to an analysis server 2012b-4, and is introduced to each hall store like the game system 1 shown in FIG. Connected to the game system. Here, the game system includes, for example, a hole management server 2013b to a hole management server 2013b-3, and a plurality of slot machines 2014b-1 and 2014b-2 connected to the hole management server 2013b to the hole management server 2013b-3. , 2014b-2014b-1000, 2014b-1001, 2014b-1002, 2014b-1003 to 2014b-2000, 2014b-2001, 2014b-2002, 2014b-2003 to 2014b-3000.

  The game information analysis system 2001b is a system implemented in the above-described large-scale hall store online operation mode, and includes more than 1000 (3000) slot machines as described above. Each slot machine is connected to the corresponding one hole management server among the hole management server 2013b-1 to the hole management server 2013b-3 via the network, and the number of bets put into each slot machine and the payout to be paid out The gaming information indicating the gaming status such as the number is transmitted from the slot machine to the corresponding hole management server 2013b in real time, and further, from each of the hole management server 2013b-1 to the hole management server 2013b-3, the analysis server 2012b-1 to -4 It is transmitted to one of the analysis servers 2012b-4.

  In this example, the analysis server 2012b includes four analysis servers 2012b-1 to 2012b-4, and distributes and executes analysis processing. Each analysis server 2012b may be configured to be in charge of different analysis processing, or may be configured to perform the same analysis processing for a range of different slot machines. The hole management server 2013b-1 to the hole management server 2013b-3 transmit necessary data to each analysis server 2012b in accordance with the processing content of the analysis server 2012b-1 to the analysis server 2012b-4.

  In addition, machine information regarding each slot machine stored in the hole management server 2013b-1 to the hole management server b-3 may be included in all or any of the analysis servers 2012b-1 to the analysis server 2012b-4, as necessary. Will be sent. The machine information includes fixed information registered to manage the gaming machine and fluctuation information that changes according to the game played by the player, and the fluctuation information is transmitted from each slot machine via the hole management server 2013b in real time. Can be sent to the analysis server 2012b.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the gaming information analysis system 2001c realized in the offline operation mode.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the game information analysis system 2001c includes a client terminal 2011c and an analysis server 2012c, and is connected to a game system introduced to each hall store, such as the game system 1 shown in FIG. Here, the game system includes, for example, a hole management server 2013c and a plurality of slot machines 2014c-1, 2014c-2, 2014c-3, and machines 2014c-1000 connected to the hole management server 2013c. In this case, since the client terminal 2011c is not connected to the analysis server 2012c via the network, it can be referred to as a "stand-alone terminal".

  The game information analysis system 2001c is a system implemented in the above-described online small-scale store operation mode, and includes 1000 or less (1000) slot machines as described above. The connection between the slot machine 2014c-1 to the slot machine 2014c-1000 and the hole management server 2013c, and the transmission data are the same as in the gaming information analysis system 2001a of FIG. 21, and the analysis server 2012c and the hole management server 2013c Connection and transmission data are also the same as in the gaming information analysis system 2001a of FIG.

  Analysis result data obtained as a result of analysis processing in the analysis server 2012c is stored in a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a portable memory, for example, and provided to the client terminal 2011c. The client terminal 2011 c controls to display various analysis reports and the like on the display and the like of the client terminal 2011 c based on the received analysis result data.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a game information analysis system 2001d in which analysis processing is performed for a plurality of hall stores. The gaming information analysis system 2001d is provided as an option related to, for example, the three configuration examples (the gaming information analysis system 2001a, the gaming information analysis system 2001b, and the gaming information analysis system 2001c) of the gaming information analysis system described above.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the game information analysis system 2001d includes a client terminal 2011d and an analysis server 2012d, and a plurality of game systems installed in each hall store such as the game system 1 shown in FIG. 1 are connected. . Here, the game system is a game system related to three hall stores (hall store A to hall store C). The game system related to the hall store A includes, for example, a hall management server 2013d-A and a plurality of slot machines 2014d-A1 and 2014d-A2 to 2014d-A1000 connected to the hole management server 2013d-A. The game system relating to the hall store B includes, for example, a hall management server 2013d-B, and a plurality of slot machines 2014d-B1 and 2014d-B2 to slot machine 2014d-B800 connected to the hole management server 2013d-B. . In addition, the game system for the hall store C includes, for example, a hall management server 2013d-C, and a plurality of slot machines 2014d-C1 and 2014d-C2 to 2014d-C500 connected to the hole management server 2013d-C. .

  The hall stores A to C correspond to the above-mentioned small-scale hall stores (that is, the number of small lot machines is less than 1000). The connection between the slot machines 2014d-A1 to the slot machines 2014d-A1000 and the hole management server 2013d-A in the hall store A, and the transmission data are the same as in the gaming information analysis system 2001a of FIG. Also in the hall store C, connection of corresponding devices and transmission data are the same as in the gaming information analysis system 2001a of FIG.

  Game information and the like of the slot machines 2014d-A1 to 2014d-A1000 are transmitted in real time or at other timings from the hole management server 2013d-A to the analysis server 2012d. Game information and the like of the slot machines 2014d-B1 to slot machines 2014d-B800 are transmitted in real time or at other timings from the hole management server 2013d-B to the analysis server 2012d. Game information and the like of the slot machines 2014d-C1 to slot machines 2014d-C500 are transmitted in real time or at other timings from the hole management server 2013d-C to the analysis server 2012d.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the game information analysis system 2001e in which the client terminal is connected to the analysis server by a plurality of connection methods. The game information analysis system 2001e is provided as an option related to, for example, the three configuration examples (the game information analysis system 2001a, the game information analysis system 2001b, and the game information analysis system 2001c) of the game information analysis system described above.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the game information analysis system 2001e includes a client terminal 2011e and an analysis server 2012e, and is connected to a game system introduced to each hall store, such as the game system 1 shown in FIG. Here, the game system includes a hole management server 2013e and a plurality of slot machines 2014e-1, 2014e-2, 2014e-3 to 2014e-1000 connected to the hole management server 2013e.

  Also, the client terminal 2011e of the gaming information analysis system 2001e can be configured to include two types of client terminals (for example, the client terminal 2011e-1 and the client terminal 2011e-2). Here, when the user operates the client terminal to display the analysis result, the client terminal 2011e-1 is connected to the analysis server 2012e by inputting the user ID and the password, and the game information analysis is performed. It is possible to log on to the system 2001e (normal authentication).

  On the other hand, the client terminal 2011e-2 is connected to the analysis server 2012e without inputting either the user ID and the password, or only by inputting the user ID and other character strings, and the game information analysis system 2001e You can log on to (simple authentication).

  Thus, although the login method (authentication method) to the gaming information analysis system 2001e differs between the client terminal 2011e-1 and the client terminal 2011e-2, data that can be referred to by the gaming information analysis system 2001e according to such a difference There may be differences in the range of data, the data that can be handled, the functions that can be used, etc.

  FIG. 26 is a view showing a configuration example of a game information analysis system 2001f that can be used by a plurality of types of client terminals. The gaming information analysis system 2001f is provided as an option related to, for example, the three configuration examples (the gaming information analysis system 2001a, the gaming information analysis system 2001b, and the gaming information analysis system 2001c) of the gaming information analysis system described above.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the game information analysis system 2001f includes a client terminal 2011f and an analysis server 2012f, and is connected to a game system introduced to each hall store, such as the game system 1 shown in FIG. Here, the game system includes a hole management server 2013f and a plurality of slot machines 2014f-1, 2014f-2, and 2014f-3 to 2014f-1000 connected to the hole management server 2013f.

  Further, the client terminal 2011f of the gaming information analysis system 2001f can be configured to include two types of client terminals (for example, the client terminal 2011f-1 and the client terminal 2011f-2). Here, the client terminal 2011f-1 is a desktop personal computer, and the client terminal 2011f-2 is a tablet portable computer. Here, while the client terminal 2011f-1 is connected to the analysis server 2012f via a LAN cable, a router, the Internet, etc., the client terminal 2011f-2 is connected via a wireless LAN, a wireless router, the Internet etc. Alternatively, it is connected to the analysis server 2012 f via a public wireless communication network, a wireless base station, the Internet, or the like.

  As described above, the client terminal 2011f-1 and the client terminal 2011f-2 have different hardware configurations and, in some cases, different connection methods to the analysis server 2012f, but according to such a difference, the game information analysis system A difference may be made in the range of data that can be referred to in 2001 f, data that can be handled, available functions, and the like.

  In addition, although a desktop personal computer and a tablet portable computer are exemplified here, various other computers connectable to the analysis server 2012 f, such as a smartphone and a mobile phone, can be used as a client terminal.

  So far, the configuration of the gaming information analysis system has been described with reference to FIGS. 21 to 26, but these configurations are merely an example, and the gaming information analysis system according to the present invention is realized with other various configurations. can do. For example, in the above-mentioned example, the gaming information and the like of each slot machine is transmitted to the analysis server through the hole management computer, but may be transmitted to the analysis server through another computer, and various other communication The game information and the like of each slot machine can be grasped by the analysis server in a form.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 27, a software configuration example of the game information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention will be described. In the example shown in FIG. 27, game information and the like accumulated from the past to the present are transmitted from the hole management server 2013 or the like included in the existing game system (existing system) to the analysis engine of the analysis server 2012. Analysis processing is performed, and the analysis results are stored and accumulated in the analysis database. The analysis processing using the analysis engine is batch processing here, and for example, at night, game information and the like are collected from the hall management server via the network including the Internet, and the analysis processing is performed.

  Even if the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention is introduced to the existing game system halfway through such analysis processing of accumulated data in the past, for a while, gaming information is The player information and the machine characteristic of the present time can be grasped immediately (by the past accumulated data) without acquiring and analyzing (for acquiring statistical data), the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention From the moment of using it, it becomes possible to output an effective analysis report, etc.

  Of course, analysis processing by the analysis engine may be performed in real time, and analysis results may be stored in the analysis database. In this case, it is necessary to transmit game information and the like necessary for analysis processing from the hole management server in real time.

  The analysis results stored in the analysis database are provided to the user by a user interface such as a web application. For example, the analysis result stored in the analysis database is acquired and interpreted by the Web browser (Web GUI) executed by the client terminal connected to the analysis server, and the analysis result report etc. is displayed to the user (on the display of the client terminal) Is displayed.

  Further, the analysis result stored in the analysis database is acquired and interpreted by an application executed by the client terminal connected to the analysis server, and an analysis result report etc. is printed out on a printer etc. connected to the client terminal. In addition, the analysis result report or the like can be confirmed by outputting data as a predetermined file format such as PDF and displaying the data by another computer.

  Furthermore, the application executed on the client terminal connected to the analysis server acquires and interprets the analysis result stored in the analysis database, and outputs it as data in a predetermined file format such as CSV or XML, and the user can The analysis result report etc. can also be confirmed by displaying the data on the computer of.

  Furthermore, from another system, the analysis server may be accessed via the WEB-API, necessary data may be acquired from the analysis database, and an analysis result report etc. may be edited and output. The WEB-API can be prepared in advance so that a predetermined user can use the analysis result and the like in the gaming information analysis system.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 28 to 39, an outline of main functions and features of the game information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention will be described. The first function is a function to diagnose the balance between customer psychology and management. In the present invention, it is possible to conduct a psychometric analysis of the customer according to the transition of the game. The customer's psychological analysis classifies and scores the psychological state by, for example, expressing the history (history) of the customer's (player's) game by a candle chart, and the details will be described later.

  Further, in the present invention, a diagnosis can be made on the balance between the customer's psychology and sales. In the case of a hall store, if the emphasis is placed on sales and the payout amount is suppressed, the psychology of the customer will be adversely affected. In the present invention, it is possible to effectively diagnose such balance between the customer psychology and the operation.

  An outline of balance diagnosis of sales and customer psychology is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 29, the balance is diagnosed based on various factors such as sales, customer psychology (in the shape of candle), hall store satisfaction score, and customer satisfaction score. As a typical operation balance, as shown in FIG. 29, customer-oriented operation (hall store dissatisfaction and customer satisfaction), sound operation (hall store satisfaction and customer satisfaction), operation crisis (hall store dissatisfaction, customer dissatisfaction) And sales-oriented management (hall store satisfaction and customer dissatisfaction).

  In the case of hall stores, customers are dissatisfied with the pursuit of profit alone, and the operation of hall stores will not be stable. In the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention, it is possible to diagnose whether or not the operation of the hall store is in a well-balanced state from the scatter diagram of the customer psychology and the sales that have been scored.

  The second function of the game information analysis system 2001 shown in FIG. 28 is a function of analyzing the characteristics of the machine and the customer. In the present invention, it is possible to analyze the characteristics of machines (i.e. gaming machines such as slot machines) and the characteristics of customers (i.e. game players, players), which further allow the characteristics of machines and customers. Matching diagnosis becomes possible.

  A simple example of classification of machine characteristics is shown in FIG. In FIG. 30, attention is given to the volatility of the machine characteristic index, and classification of machine characteristics from wave roughness and winning probability etc., that is, in this example, whether each machine is a rough wave machine or a small wave machine Do. The upper graph shown in FIG. 30 shows an example of “a machine with rough waves” in which Winloss / Bet changes significantly with the passage of the number of games. On the other hand, the lower graph shown in FIG. 30 shows an example of “a machine with a small amount of waves” in which Winloss / Bet does not change much with the progress of the number of games.

  A simple example of the classification of player characteristics is shown in FIG. In FIG. 31, focusing on the investment amount of the player characteristic index, each player has a player with a large Bet amount per game (Bet / game) and a player with a large Bet amount per game (Bet / game). are categorized. The upper graph shown in FIG. 31 shows an example of “a player with a large amount of bet per game,” in which the player investment amount greatly changes for each game (session) consisting of a series of games. . On the other hand, the lower graph shown in FIG. 31 shows an example of “a player with a small amount of bet per game,” in which the player investment amount does not change much for each session. In the graph of FIG. 31, the fluctuation of the player investment amount within the session is expressed by the above-described candlestick chart, but the details of the candle chart will be described later.

  FIG. 32 shows an example of matching diagnosis based on machine characteristics and customer characteristics. As shown in FIG. 30 and FIG. 31, classification by machine characteristics (rough machine / small machine with waves) and classification by player characteristics (large Bet amount per game / Bet per game) Matching diagnosis is performed based on the machine number ratio and the play time ratio based on the player with a small amount of money.

  As shown in the graph of the characteristic matching of FIG. 32, with regard to the combination of machine characteristic = “machine with small wave” and player characteristic = “player with large amount of Bet per game”, the machine number ratio is large and the play time ratio Is getting smaller. Therefore, a matching diagnosis is made that the number of machines is large relative to the operation of the player. On the other hand, with regard to the combination of the machine characteristic = “rough wave machine” and the player characteristic = “player with a small amount of bet per game”, the machine number ratio is small and the play time ratio is large. Therefore, in this case, a matching diagnosis is made that the number of machines is small relative to the operation of the player. Thus, for example, from the matching of the machine characteristic and the player characteristic, it is diagnosed whether or not the customer's desired machine is deployed.

  The third function of the gaming information analysis system 2001 shown in FIG. 28 is a function of detecting a change in potential risk or trend. In the present invention, it is possible to detect potential risks by machine operation and profitability analysis, Goto analysis, failure analysis etc., and trend changes by machine classification and popularity analysis based on customer classification etc. It is possible to detect. In addition, "Goto" is an act of receiving payment from a machine by an unfair act.

  FIG. 33 shows an overview of the analysis of machine availability and profitability. As shown in FIG. 33, the diagnosis of the balance between the operating rate and the profitability is performed based on various factors such as the operating rate, Bet / hour, the operating score, and the profit score. As a typical operation balance, as shown in FIG. 33, good income (low operation and high income), good balance (high operation and high income), unbalanced (low operation and low income), and operation There is a pattern of good (high operation and low profit). Based on such a viewpoint, judging from both operation and profit, machines with poor operation efficiency are extracted.

  FIG. 34 shows an example of analysis of suspicious machines, players, and sessions in relation to Goto analysis. The upper part of FIG. 34 shows the determination result of the player A. For the player A, four goto determination methods (that is, determination of a large amount of money Bet in one game, determination of machine failure, determination of insertion and removal of bills, and determination of winning percentage) are performed, and all determination results are “OK”.

  The lower part of FIG. 34 shows the determination result of the player B. For the player B, four goto determination methods (that is, determination of a lot of bets in one game, determination of machine failure, determination of insertion and removal of bills, and determination of winning percentage) are performed, and the determination result is “NG” except for winning percentage determination. ing. The player B for which such a determination result is obtained is extracted as a caution player who is a player who may be performing a goto action.

  FIG. 35 shows an example of analyzing the frequency of failure of a machine. In the upper graph of FIG. 35, the number of failures of the card dispenser of Machine A is shown along with the threshold value (240 times) from January 2014 to June 2014. Further, in the lower graph of FIG. 35, the number of failures of the cabinet of the machine A is shown along with the threshold value (44 times) from January 2014 to June 2014. A signal about such a failure occurrence of each machine is transmitted from each slot machine and grasped by the gaming information analysis system of the present invention. Such analysis results in the extraction of machines at high risk of failure.

  An example of popularity analysis by machine classification and customer classification is shown in FIG. The upper graph in FIG. 36 shows the play times as viewed from the individual machines, and in this example, it can be seen that player A has the longest play time and then continues with player B, player C, and player D. . Also, in the lower graph of FIG. 36, it is indicated by which play time the player A is playing a game by the play time. In this example, the player A has the longest play time of the slot A and then the slot C. , Roulette, slot B and so on. Such analysis allows us to understand the preferences of machines and customers (players).

  The fourth function of the game information analysis system 2001 shown in FIG. 28 is a function of performing prediction of future and simulation of profitability. In the present invention, it is possible to perform simulation by setting and forecasting sales targets, and it is also possible to simulate a promotion effect.

  FIG. 37 shows an example of risk management by sales target and forecast. In the graph of FIG. 37, the vertical axis is the sales value, and the horizontal axis is the time (year and month), and shows the sales target value and the sales forecast value in each year. For example, although it is possible to generally achieve the sales target from January 2014 to May 2014, it is understood that the sales target may not be achieved in June 2014. By displaying such a graph, it is possible to quickly find out the risk that the sales target has not been achieved.

  Further, simulation results of the promotion effect are displayed in FIG. 38 and FIG. In the graph of FIG. 38, the vertical axis is the sales value, and the horizontal axis is the time (date), and the simulation value and the sales forecast value on each day are shown. The simulation carries out a promotion for a player classified as having frequent visits, and the simulation result A shows that the sales value is +100000 as an effect of the promotion, and the effect is relatively low. I understand that.

  In the graph of FIG. 39, the vertical axis is the sales value, and the horizontal axis is the time (date), and the simulation value and the sales forecast value on each day are shown. The simulation is for promoting a player who is classified as having a medium visit frequency and a player who is classified as having a low frequency of visiting a store, and the simulation result B shows that the sales value is a total of +1000000 as a promotion effect. It can be seen that the effect is relatively high. As described above, in the game information analysis system 2001 of the present invention, it is possible to predict the effect of promotion by performing simulation using past data.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the client terminal 2011 and analysis server 2012 used by the game information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention and the hardware configuration of the hole management server 2013 will be described with reference to FIGS. .

  FIG. 40 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the client terminal 2011 according to the present invention. The client terminal 2011 includes a CPU 2101, a ROM 2102, a RAM 2103, an external storage device 2104, a display 2105, a keyboard 2106, a mouse 2107, a network I / F (interface) 2108, and a speaker 2109.

  The CPU 2101 reads and executes control programs stored in the ROM 2102 and the RAM 2103. For example, the CPU 2101 executes the WEB browser according to the instruction of the user, and displays various analysis reports and the like on the display 2105 based on the analysis result data and the like received from the analysis server 2012. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 2102 is a non-volatile memory, and stores programs and the like that are executed when the client terminal 2011 starts up. A random access memory (RAM) 2103 is a volatile memory, and temporarily stores programs such as the above-described WEB browser executed by the CPU 2101 and data used by the programs during execution.

  The external storage device 2104 is, for example, a storage device such as a hard disk drive, and stores program data of a WEB browser, analysis result data received from the analysis server 2012, and the like.

  The display 2105 is configured as a touch panel display provided with a touch panel that allows a user to perform a touch operation. The display 2105 is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and an analysis report or the like is displayed by a WEB browser, for example. Here, when the user's operation is input to the touch panel, the content of the operation is transmitted to the CPU 2101, and processing according to the operation is performed.

  A keyboard 2106 and a mouse 2107 are input devices for the user to input instructions and data.

  A network I / F 2108 is connected to the analysis server 2012 via a network such as the Internet, and controls data transmission / reception between the client terminal 2011 and the analysis server 2012. For example, the content of the user's instruction is transmitted from the client terminal 2011 to the analysis server 2012 via the network I / F 2108, and conversely, the analysis server 2012 to the client terminal 2011 receives analysis result data (WEB Page) is sent. The speaker 2109 outputs various audio data.

  Although FIG. 40 illustrates an example in which the client terminal 2011 is a desktop computer, as described above, the client terminal 2011 may be a tablet computer, a smartphone, or various other forms. You can use a computer.

  When the client terminal 2011 is configured as a stand-alone terminal as in the client terminal 2011c as shown in FIG. 23, the analysis result data etc. from the analysis server 2012 is a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a portable memory. Data stored in the portable storage medium is read via the external storage medium interface (not shown) of the client terminal 2011 and stored in the external storage device 2104, and the analysis result is then made by the web browser Data and the like are interpreted, and finally, various analysis reports and the like are displayed on the display 2105.

  When the client terminal 2011 is configured as a terminal (for example, a tablet type terminal) that receives analysis result data and the like by wireless communication as in the client terminal 2011f-2 as illustrated in FIG. , A wireless communication control unit, and an antenna (not shown), and the contents of the user instruction from the client terminal 2011 to the analysis server 2012 via the network including the wireless network via these components While being transmitted, analysis result data and the like are transmitted from the analysis server 2012 to the client terminal 2011.

  FIG. 41 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the analysis server 2012 according to the present invention. The analysis server 2012 includes a CPU 2201, a ROM 2202, a RAM 2203, an external storage device 2204, a display 2205, a keyboard 2206, a mouse 2207, and a network I / F (interface) 2208.

  The CPU 2201 reads and executes control programs stored in the ROM 2202 and the RAM 2203. For example, the CPU 2201 executes corresponding analysis processing in response to a user's instruction from the client terminal 2011, and generates analysis result data. The ROM 2202 is a non-volatile memory, and stores programs and the like that are executed when the analysis server 2012 starts up. A RAM 2203 is a volatile memory, and temporarily stores a program for performing the above-described analysis processing executed by the CPU 2201, data used by the programs during execution, and the like.

  The external storage device 2204 is, for example, a storage device such as a hard disk device, and stores program data for performing analysis processing, analysis result data to be transmitted to the client terminal 2011, game information received from the hole management server 2013, etc. Ru.

  The display 2205 is configured as a touch panel display provided with a touch panel that allows a manager of the game information analysis system to perform a touch operation. The display 2205 is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display device. When the analysis server 2012 receives an input or instruction from a remotely connected terminal, the analysis server 2012 does not have to include the display 2205.

  A keyboard 2206 and a mouse 2207 are input devices for the administrator of the game information analysis system to input instructions and data. Similarly to the above, the keyboard 2206 and the mouse 2207 do not have to be provided if the analysis server 2012 receives an input or an instruction from a remotely connected terminal.

  The network I / F 2208 connects the client terminal 2011 and the hall management server 2013 via a network such as the Internet, and transmits / receives data between the client terminal 2011 and the analysis server 2012 and between the hall management server 2013 and the analysis server 2012 Control. For example, the content of the user's instruction is transmitted from the client terminal 2011 to the analysis server 2012 via the network I / F 2208, and conversely, the analysis server 2012 to the client terminal 2011 receives analysis result data (WEB Page) is sent. Further, game information and the like are transmitted from the hole management server 2013 to the analysis server 2012 via the network I / F 2208.

  The analysis server 2012 shown in FIG. 41 is only an example, and various other configurations are possible.

  FIG. 42 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the hole management server 2013. The hole management server 2013 may be a hole management server included in an existing game system, or may be newly introduced in accordance with the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention. The hole management server 2013 includes a CPU 2301, a ROM 2302, a RAM 2303, an external storage device 2304, a display 2305, a keyboard 2306, a mouse 2307, and a network I / F (interface) 2308.

  The CPU 2301 reads and executes the control program stored in the ROM 2302 and the RAM 2303. For example, when game information is transmitted from the slot machine 2014, the CPU 2301 appropriately edits and aggregates those information as needed, and stores the information in the external storage device 2304. The ROM 2302 is a non-volatile memory, and stores a program to be executed when the hole management server 2013 starts up. A RAM 2303 is a volatile memory, and temporarily stores a program for controlling accumulation of the game information described above, which is executed by the CPU 2301, and data used by the program during execution.

  The external storage device 2304 is, for example, a storage device such as a hard disk drive, and stores program data, game information, and the like for controlling accumulation of game information.

  The display 2305 is configured as a touch panel display provided with a touch panel capable of a touch operation by a manager of a hall store. The display 2305 is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display device. When the hall management server 2013 receives an input or instruction from a remotely connected terminal, the hall management server 2013 does not have to include the display 2305.

  A keyboard 2306 and a mouse 2307 are input devices for a manager of a hall store to perform instructions, data input, and the like. Similarly to the above, the keyboard 2306 and the mouse 2307 do not have to be provided when the hole management server 2013 receives an input or an instruction from a remotely connected terminal.

  The network I / F 2308 is connected to the analysis server 2012 via a network such as the Internet, and is connected to the slot machine 2014 via a network in a hall store etc. The hole management server 2013 and the analysis server 2012, and the slot machine 2014 It controls data transmission and reception with the hall management server 2013. For example, game information and the like are transmitted from the hole management server 2013 to the analysis server 2012 via the network I / F 2308, and game information and the like are transmitted from the slot machine 2014 to the hole management server 2013.

  In addition, the hole management server 2013 shown in FIG. 42 is only an example, and other various configurations are possible.

  Next, each function of the client terminal 2011 and analysis server 2012 used in the game information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention and each function of the hole management server 2013 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 43 is a functional block diagram of the client terminal 2011 according to the present invention. The client terminal 2011 includes an input control unit 2151, a display control unit 2152, an access control unit 2153, a web browser 2154, and a network I / F (interface) unit 2155. In addition, the client terminal 2011 stores (if necessary) the analysis result data 2181 received from the analysis server 2012 in the storage device 2180 (corresponding to the external storage device 2104 in FIG. 40).

  The input control unit 2151 detects an operation of the display 2105, the keyboard 2106, the mouse 2107, etc. shown in FIG. 40, and transmits the content of the operation to the CPU 2101. Thus, for example, the user or the like can display a desired analysis report on the WEB browser.

  The display control unit 2152 controls the display 2105 to display a screen or the like. For example, control is performed to display a WEB page generated by the WEB browser 2154 on which an analysis report or the like is displayed in response to an instruction from the WEB browser 2154.

  The access control unit 2153 transmits the user ID and password input from the user to the analysis server 2012, and when the access is permitted from the analysis server 2012 (authentication OK), reception of analysis result data from the analysis server 2012 Etc. becomes possible. Further, when simple authentication as shown in FIG. 25 is performed, the access control unit 2153 does not perform authentication processing with the analysis server 2012, or transmits only the user ID to the analysis server 2012, thereby making the analysis server Enables data exchange with 2012.

  The WEB browser 2154 makes a request to the analysis server 2012 to display the designated analysis report according to the user's operation, and the analysis result data in HTML format transmitted from the analysis server 2012 as a response to the request And receives associated image data, interprets the received analysis result data and the like, and generates an analysis report (WEB page) for displaying on the display 2105. In this example, the analysis report is displayed on the display 2105 using the WEB browser 2154. However, similar processing can be performed using another application.

  The network I / F unit 2155 controls the network I / F 2108 in FIG. 40 to control data transmission and reception between the client terminal 2011 and the analysis server 2012.

  FIG. 44 is a functional block diagram of the analysis server 2012 according to the present invention. The analysis server 2012 includes an access control unit 2251, a WEB page control unit 2252, a system management unit 2253, a game information reception unit 2254, a game information analysis unit 2255, and a network I / F (interface) unit 2256. Further, the analysis server 2012 stores the system management data 2281 and the analysis database 2282 in the storage device 2280 (corresponding to the external storage device 2204 in FIG. 41). Here, the analysis database 2282 includes game information data 2282a, index data 2282b, and analysis result data 2282c.

  When there is a login from the client terminal 2011, the access control unit 2251 performs an authentication check on the user ID and password based on the user registration information of the system management data 2281. If the authentication is OK, the access of the client terminal 2011 is made Allow

  The WEB page control unit 2252 generates a requested WEB page and sends it to the client terminal 2011 when there is a request for a WEB page from the WEB browser executed on the client terminal 2011. For example, when there is a request to display an analysis report from the client terminal 2011, the WEB page control unit 2252 generates the analysis result data by the analysis result data 2282c of the analysis database 2282 or the game information analysis unit 2255 as a WEB page. And transmit it to the client terminal 2011 as analysis result data. The WEB page control unit 2252 is a functional unit that functions as a WEB server.

  When the user operates the client terminal 2011, and the system management unit 2253 performs a system management operation (an operation related to system management performed by selecting system management on the menu screen of the gaming information analysis system described later). The operation / input result is stored in the system management data 2281 of the storage device 2280.

  For example, when a data management operation for maintaining predetermined data or algorithm is performed by the user as a system management operation, the processing result of the operation is stored in data information of the system management data 2281. When a user performs a group management operation that defines the authority of the user group using this system, the processing result of the operation is stored in the group information of the system management data 2281. Also, when a user management operation for registering a user who uses the present system is performed by the user, the processing result by the operation is stored in the user registration information of the system management data 2281. The user registration information includes a user ID, a password, and the like. Also, the access history of the user who has used this system is stored in the access information of the system management data 2281.

  The game information receiving unit 2254 receives game information from the hole management server 2013. The game information includes game information transmitted from the plurality of slot machines 2014, and game information accumulated, edited or processed by the hole management server 2013. In addition, game information of the slot machine 2014 in the hall store can be received in real time or near real time. The received game information is stored as game information data 2282 a of the analysis database 2282 of the storage device 2280.

  In addition, when the gaming information analysis system 2001 is introduced into an existing game system, the accumulated past gaming information can be received collectively.

  Also, in the gaming information analysis system of the present invention, the analysis database 2282 holds index data 2282b used for analysis of gaming information, but it is necessary to update and generate each time gaming information is received. In the game information analysis unit 2255 described later, index data is calculated and stored as index data 2282 b.

  The game information analysis unit 2255 performs analysis processing based on the game information data 2282a and the index data 2282b of the analysis database 2282 at a predetermined timing, and stores the analysis result as analysis result data 2282c of the analysis database 2282. Note that the timing at which the gaming information analysis unit 2255 performs analysis processing is various, such as the timing at which the user requests the display of an analysis report via the client terminal 2011, the timing at which the gaming information reception unit 2254 receives gaming information, etc. Timing can be set.

  Also, as described above, when the gaming information receiving unit 2254 receives the accumulated past gaming information collectively, it performs analysis processing from predetermined gaming information by nighttime batch, or the index data It can also be configured to generate.

  A network I / F (interface) unit 2256 controls the network I / F 2208 of FIG. 41 to control data transmission and reception between the analysis server 2012 and the client terminal 2011, and also transmits a game transmitted from the hole management server 2013. Control the reception of information.

  Each function of the analysis server 2012 shown in FIG. 44 is executed by the control of the CPU 2201 of the analysis server 2012 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 45 is a functional block diagram of the hole management server 2013. The hall management server 2013 includes a member management unit 2351, a game related data management unit 2352, a game information transmission unit 2353, and a network I / F (interface) unit 2354. Further, the hole management server 2013 stores member management data 2381 and game related data 2382 in the storage device 2380 (corresponding to the external storage device 2304 in FIG. 42).

  Here, the member management data 2381 includes information on a member who has registered as a member in a hall store. Further, the game related data 2382 includes game information transmitted from the hole management server 2013 to the analysis server 2012, and the game history in each slot machine 2014 is stored (for a member's game history, an identifier such as a member ID) In addition to being managed in association with each other, various information including machine information of the slot machine 2014 and information on a failure is also stored.

  The member management unit 2351 controls the member registration operation in the hall store, and stores the information of the registered member in the member management data 2381 of the storage device 2380.

  The game related data management unit 2352 collects data related to the game from each slot machine 2014 and stores the data in the game related data 2382. The data relating to the game includes the start time, the end time, the bet amount, the payout amount, the machine ID, the player ID (in the case of a member) of each game in the slot machine 2014, and various data related to the game.

  The game information transmission unit 2353 transmits the data collected from each slot machine 2014 by the game related data management unit 2352 to the analysis server 2012 of the address set in advance, as necessary. Although information for each game, such as a game start time, an end time, and a Bet amount, is basically transmitted in real time, the timing of transmission is determined variously according to the type of data.

  Each function of the hole management server 2013 shown in FIG. 45 is executed by the control of the CPU 2301 of the hole management server 2013 shown in FIG. In addition, when the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention is designed and developed independently of the game system including the hole management server 2013 (for example, from the hole management server 2013 of an existing game system manufactured by another company), In the case where game information is transmitted to the game information analysis system 2001), in such a case, the transmission protocol and transmission format in the hall management server 2013 of the game system and the analysis server 2012 in the game information analysis system 2001 It is necessary to ensure consistency between the receiving protocol and the receiving format.

[Overview of Menu Configuration in Game Information Analysis System]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 46 to 76, a menu screen having a hierarchical structure, which is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 by the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, will be described.

  FIG. 46 is a view showing a menu screen 2500 displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011. The menu screen 2500 is shown in association with the basic functions of the gaming information analysis system 2001. The menu screen 2500 is a screen initially displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011, for example, when the user logs in to the game information analysis system 2001 by the client terminal 2011.

  As shown in FIG. 46, the menu screen 2500 roughly includes a summary report display unit 2510, a machine report display unit 2520, a player report display unit 2530, a member report display unit 2540, a real time display unit 2550, a specialized analysis display unit 2560, A tool display unit 2570 and display units of a system management display unit 2580 are included.

  As shown at the top of FIG. 46, the basic functions of the gaming information analysis system 2001 include a summary report, a machine report, a player report, and a membership report. Among these functions, the basic function “outline report” is associated with the outline report display unit 2510, that is, the basic function is realized by each report provided by the outline report display unit 2510. Likewise, the basic function "machine report" is associated with the machine report display unit 2520, the basic function "player report" is associated with the player report display unit 2530, and the basic function "member report" is a member report. It is associated with the display unit 2540.

  Although the same menu screen 2500 as that shown in FIG. 46 is shown in FIG. 47, the menu screen 2500 is shown here in association with the incidental function of the game information analysis system 2001.

  As shown at the top of FIG. 47, incidental functions of the gaming information analysis system 2001 include real time, specialized analysis, tools, and system management. Among these functions, the incidental function “real time” is associated with the real time display unit 2550, that is, the basic function is realized by the monitor display and the report provided by the real time display unit 2550. Similarly, the incidental function "expert analysis" is associated with the specialized analysis display unit 2560, the incidental function "tool" is associated with the tool display unit 2570, and the incidental function "system management" is a system management display portion It corresponds to 2580.

  FIG. 48 is a diagram for describing the function / purpose of each report selectable on the summary report display unit 2510 in the menu screen 2500.

  The reports that can be selected by the summary report display unit 2510 include, as shown in FIG. 48, a daily operation report, a daily financial report, a monthly operation report, a monthly financial report, and a monthly diagnostic report.

  Here, the daily operation report aims to report the daily operation status of the whole hall store, and displays various data that can detect changes in operational risks and trends. It is also possible to make sales forecast. The purpose of the daily financial report is to report the daily financial situation of the whole store, and display various data that can detect changes in financial risks and trends.

  The monthly operation report aims to report the monthly operation status of the whole hall store, and displays various data that can detect changes in operational risks and trends. It is also possible to make sales forecast. The purpose of the monthly financial report is to report the monthly financial status of the whole store, and display various data that can detect changes in financial risks and trends.

  Further, the monthly diagnostic report aims to report the monthly operation state of the whole hall store, and displays various data for determining the balance between the hall store and the customer satisfaction. Also, various data for determining matching between the characteristics of the slot machine and the characteristics of the customer are displayed.

  FIG. 49 shows the contents of a report displayed when a selectable daily operation report is selected in the summary report display unit 2510. In the daily operation report, as shown in Figure 49, the operation summary, Winloss accumulation, Winloss comparison, Bet transition, active session transition, active member transition, active unit transition, operation rate transition, outage rate transition, caution session transition, And the transition details are displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one Web page, for example, by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011.

  Here, for example, the operation summary displays a summary of operation related indicators (for example, Winloss, operation rate, number of sessions, number of members, etc.). Winloss Cumulative displays Winloss's target achievement rate and forecast analysis results. Winloss Comparison displays the results of index comparison analysis of Winloss and Hold and Utilization. The Bet transition displays data for detecting the fluctuation risk of Bet. Effective session transition displays data for detecting fluctuation risk of effective session. The transition of effective members displays data for detecting the fluctuation risk of effective members. The operating unit transition displays the transition of the number of operating machines (in this example, slot machines). The operating rate transition displays data for detecting the fluctuation risk of the operating rate of the machine. The outage rate transition displays data for detecting the fluctuation risk of the machine downtime. The caution session transition displays (for risk management) a session determined as a caution session. The transition details display a time-series list of operation related indicators.

  FIG. 50 shows the contents of a report displayed when the selectable daily financial report is selected in the summary report display unit 2510. In the daily financial report, as shown in FIG. 50, the Winloss transition, the transition of money, the transition of each currency, the transition of cashless, the cashless category, and the transition of points are executed on, for example, the client terminal 2011 It is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one web page by the browser.

  Here, for example, the Winloss transition displays a time-series transition of funds by Winloss. The transition of money displays the time-series transition of money in the cash box. The change for each money displays the time-series change for each money of the cash box. The cashless transition displays a cashless chronological transition. The cashless category displays the balance of cashless by composition ratio of cashless categories (eg, wat, coupon, ticket, etc.). The point transition displays data indicating the balance of the points.

  FIG. 51 shows the contents of a report displayed when a selectable monthly operation report is selected in the summary report display unit 2510. In the monthly operation report, as shown in Fig. 51, operation summary, Winloss accumulation, Winloss comparison, Bet transition, active session transition, active member transition, active unit transition, operation rate transition, outage rate transition, caution session transition, And the transition details are displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one Web page, for example, by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011.

  These reports are a monthly summary of each of the daily operation reports described with reference to FIG. 49, and thus detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 52 shows the contents of the report displayed when the selectable monthly financial report is selected in the overview report display unit 2510. In the monthly financial report, as shown in FIG. 52, the Winloss transition, the transition of money, the transition of each currency, the transition of cashless, the cashless category, and the transition of points are executed on, for example, the client terminal 2011 It is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one web page by the browser.

  These reports are a monthly summary of the daily financial reports described with reference to FIG. 50, and thus detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 53 shows the contents of a report displayed when the selectable monthly diagnostic report is selected in the summary report display unit 2510. In the monthly diagnostic report, as shown in FIG. 53, satisfaction balance, satisfaction balance transition, popularity matching, characteristic matching, and feature characteristic matching are performed, for example, by the web browser executed on the client terminal 2011. It is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as a web page.

  Here, for example, the degree of satisfaction balance displays data representing a diagnosis of operation balance in consideration of the degree of customer satisfaction. The satisfaction balance transition displays time series details of the operation balance in consideration of the customer satisfaction. Popularity matching displays analysis results of machine popularity matching viewed from the machine (in this example, slot machine) composition ratio and play time ratio. Characteristic matching displays the analysis result of machine characteristic matching viewed from the machine composition ratio and the play time ratio. Feature characteristic matching displays analysis results of machine-feature characteristic matching viewed from the machine composition ratio and the play time ratio.

  FIG. 54 is a diagram for describing the function / purpose of each report selectable on the machine report display unit 2520 in the menu screen 2500.

  The reports that can be selected by the machine report display unit 2520 include, as shown in FIG. 54, a daily machine resource operation port, a monthly machine operation report, a monthly machine popularity report, and a monthly machine diagnostic report.

  Here, the daily machine operation report is intended to report the daily operation status of machines (in this example, slot machines), and displays various data that can detect changes in operational risks and trends. . In addition, it displays data for detecting machines with high failure frequency and data for detecting machines with suspected goth. The monthly machine operation report aims to report the monthly operation status of machines, and displays various data that can detect changes in operational risks and trends. In addition, it displays data for detecting machines with high failure frequency and data for detecting machines with suspected goth.

  In addition, the monthly machine popularity report aims to report the monthly popularity status of machines, and displays data for detecting changes in trends of popular models and unpopular models. The monthly machine diagnostic report aims to report the monthly operation status of the machine, and displays various data to determine the balance between the satisfaction of hall stores and the satisfaction of customers. It also displays data to determine the balance between revenue and operation.

  FIG. 55 shows the contents of a report displayed when a selectable daily machine operation report is selected in the machine report display unit 2520. In the daily machine operation report, as shown in FIG. 55, the operation summary, Winloss comparison, Bet transition, stop time ranking, and caution session ranking are one, for example, by the web browser executed on the client terminal 2011. It is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as a web page.

  Here, for example, the operation summary displays a summary (for example, Winloss / unit, play time / unit, etc.) of operation related indicators. Winloss comparison displays the result of indicator comparison analysis of Winloss / unit and Bet / unit. The Bet transition displays data for detecting the risk of fluctuation of Bet / unit. The stop time ranking displays the stop time ranking of the machine. The caution session ranking displays the machine ranking of the caution session.

  FIG. 56 shows the contents of a report displayed when the selectable monthly machine operation report is selected in the machine report display unit 2520. In the monthly machine operation report, as shown in FIG. 56, the operation summary, Winloss comparison, Bet transition, down time ranking, and caution session ranking are one, for example, by the web browser executed on the client terminal 2011. It is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as a web page.

  These reports are a monthly summary of each of the daily machine operation reports described with reference to FIG. 55, and thus detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 57 shows the contents of a report displayed when the selectable monthly machine popularity report is selected in the machine report display unit 2520. Monthly machine popularity report, as shown in Figure 57, Bet theme ranking, game type characteristics, denomination characteristics, theme characteristics, vendor characteristics, base P / O characteristics, matching class characteristics, game type The popularity of denominations, the popularity of denominations, the popularity of themes, the popularity of vendors, the popularity of base P / Os, and the popularity of matching classes, for example by the web browser running on client terminal 2011 Is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as a web page of

  Here, for example, the theme ranking of Bet displays a ranking for the theme of Bet. The game type characteristic displays the game type Bet ratio. The property of denomination displays the Bet ratio of denomination. The characteristic of the theme displays the Bet ratio of the theme. Vendor characteristics indicate the manufacturer's Bet ratio. The property of the base P / O indicates the Bet ratio of the base P / O. The property of the matching class indicates the Bet ratio of the machine property class. The popularity of the game type indicates the membership ratio of the game type. The popularity of denominations indicates the membership ratio of denominations. The degree of popularity of the theme indicates the membership ratio of the theme. Vendor popularity indicates the membership ratio of manufacturers. The popularity of the base P / O indicates the membership ratio of the base P / O. The popularity of the matching class indicates the membership rate of the machine characteristic class.

  FIG. 58 shows the contents of a report displayed when the selectable monthly machine diagnostic report is selected in the machine report display unit 2520. In the monthly machine diagnostic report, as shown in FIG. 58, the operation balance summary, operation balance transition, satisfaction balance summary, satisfaction balance transition, and machine satisfaction are, for example, Web browsers being executed on the client terminal 2011 Is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one web page.

  Here, for example, the operation balance summary displays the operation balance summary of operation rate and profitability (Bet / H). The operating balance transition displays the time series details of the operating balance and operating balance (Bet / H) operating balance. The satisfaction balance summary displays the balance between the satisfaction of hall stores and the satisfaction of customers in a machine number distribution. The satisfaction balance transition displays the balance between the satisfaction of hall stores and the satisfaction of customers in time series detail of the machine number distribution. Machine satisfaction displays the machine distribution of the balance of hall stores and customer satisfaction.

  FIG. 59 is a diagram for explaining the function / purpose of each report selectable on the player report display unit 2530 in the menu screen 2500.

  As the reports selectable in the player report display unit 2530, as shown in FIG. 59, there are a daily player operation report, a monthly player operation report, a monthly player characteristic report, and a monthly player diagnosis report.

  Here, the daily player operation report is intended to report the daily operation status of the entire player, and displays various data that can detect changes in operational risks and trends. In addition, it displays data that can detect a session that is suspicious of Goto. The monthly player operation report is intended to report the monthly operation status of the entire player, and displays various data that can detect changes in operational risks and trends. In addition, it displays data that can detect a session that is suspicious of Goto. The monthly player characteristics report aims to report monthly behavior characteristics of the entire player, and displays various data that can detect a change in the trend of the customer's behavior characteristics. The monthly player diagnostic report is intended to report the monthly mental state of the entire player, and displays various data for determining customer mentality.

  FIG. 60 shows the contents of a report displayed when a selectable daily player operation report is selected in the player report display unit 2530. In the daily player operation report, as shown in FIG. 60, the operation summary, the Winloss comparison, the Bet transition, and the caution session ranking, for example, the client as one web page by the web browser executed on the client terminal 2011 It is displayed on the display of the terminal 2011.

  Here, for example, the operation summary displays a summary of operation-related indicators (for example, Winloss / session, play time (minutes) / session, etc.). Winloss Comparison displays the result of Winloss / Session and play time (minutes) / session index comparison analysis. The Bet transition displays data for detecting Bet / session fluctuation risk. The caution session ranking displays the machine ranking of the caution session.

  FIG. 61 shows the contents of a report displayed when the selectable monthly player operation report is selected in the player report display unit 2530. In the monthly player operation report, as shown in FIG. 61, the operation summary, Winloss comparison, Bet transition, and caution session ranking, for example, the client as one web page by the web browser executed on the client terminal 2011 It is displayed on the display of the terminal 2011.

  These reports are a monthly representation of each of the daily player operation reports described with reference to FIG. 60, so detailed description will be omitted.

  FIG. 62 shows the contents of a report displayed when the selectable monthly player characteristic report is selected in the player report display unit 2530. In the monthly player characteristic report, as shown in FIG. 62, the player type Bet ranking, player type characteristics, matching class characteristics, player type popularity, and matching class popularity are, for example, at the client terminal 2011. The web browser being executed is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as a single web page.

  Here, for example, the player type Bet ranking displays the player type Bet ranking. The player type characteristic indicates the player type Bet ratio. The property of the matching class indicates the Bet ratio of the player property. The player type popularity indicates the player type slot and table ratio. The popularity of the matching class indicates the slot of the player characteristic and the table ratio.

  FIG. 63 shows the contents of a report displayed when the selectable monthly player diagnosis report is selected in the player report display unit 2530. In the monthly player diagnostic report, as shown in FIG. 63, the transition of the Winloss session ratio and the transition of the candlestick ratio are performed, for example, as one Web page by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011. Displayed on the display.

  Here, for example, the transition of the Winloss session ratio displays time-series details of the session win / loss ratio. The candlestick ratio transition shows the time series details of the candle shape of the session.

  FIG. 64 is a diagram for explaining the function / purpose of each report selectable on the membership report display unit 2540 in the menu screen 2500.

  As reports which can be selected by the membership report display unit 2540, as shown in FIG. 64, there are a daily membership operation report, a monthly membership operation report, a monthly membership characteristic report, and a monthly membership diagnosis report.

  Here, the daily member operation report is intended to report the daily operation status of members, and displays various data that can detect changes in operational risks and trends. In addition, it displays data that can detect a member who is suspected of Goto. The monthly membership operation report aims to report the monthly activity status of members, and displays various data that can detect changes in operational risks and trends. In addition, it displays data that can detect a member who is suspected of Goto. The monthly membership characteristics report aims to report members' monthly behavior characteristics, and displays various data that can detect changes in trends in customer behavior characteristics. The monthly member diagnosis report is intended to report a member's monthly mental state, and displays various data for determining a customer's mental state.

  FIG. 65 shows the contents of a report displayed when a selectable daily membership operation report is selected in the membership report display unit 2540. In the daily member operation report, as shown in FIG. 65, the operation summary, the Winloss comparison, the Bet transition, and the caution session ranking, for example, the client as one web page by the web browser executed on the client terminal 2011 It is displayed on the display of the terminal 2011.

  Here, for example, the operation summary displays a summary of operation related indicators (for example, Winloss / person, play time (minutes) / person, etc.). Winloss Comparison displays the results of Winloss / person and play time (minutes) / person indicator comparison analysis. The Bet transition displays data for detecting Bet / person's fluctuation risk. Warning session ranking shows the Winloss ranking of the warning session.

  FIG. 66 shows the contents of a report displayed when a selectable monthly membership operation report is selected in the membership report display unit 2540. In the monthly member operation report, as shown in FIG. 66, the operation summary, the Winloss comparison, the Bet transition, and the caution session ranking, for example, the client as one web page by the web browser executed on the client terminal 2011 It is displayed on the display of the terminal 2011.

  These reports are each a summary of the daily membership operation reports described with reference to FIG. 65 on a monthly basis, so a detailed description will be omitted.

  FIG. 67 shows the contents of a report displayed when the selectable monthly membership characteristic report is selected in the membership report display unit 2540. In the monthly member characteristic report, as shown in FIG. 67, the Bet ranking by nationality, the characteristic by nationality, the characteristic by gender, the characteristic by age, the characteristic by visit interval, the characteristic by visit frequency and the Bet amount, Popularity by nationality, popularity by gender, popularity by age, popularity by visit interval, and popularity by visit frequency and Bet amount, for example, by a web browser running on the client terminal 2011 , And is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one web page.

  Here, for example, the Bet ranking by nationality displays the Bet ranking by nationality. The characteristic by nationality displays the Bet ratio by nationality. The characteristic for each gender displays the Bet ratio for each gender. The characteristics by age show the Bet ratio by age. The property by visit interval displays the Bet ratio by visit interval. The visit frequency and Bet amount characteristics display the visit frequency and the Bet ratio according to the used Bet amount. The popularity by country shows the slot and table ratio by country. The degree of popularity for each gender displays the slot and table ratio for each gender. The degree of popularity by age displays the slot and table ratio by age. The degree of popularity according to the visit interval displays the slot and table ratio according to the visit interval. Visit frequency and popularity by Bet amount display slot and table ratio according to visit frequency and used Bet amount.

  FIG. 68 shows the contents of a report displayed when the selectable monthly membership diagnosis report is selected in the membership report display unit 2540. In the monthly member diagnosis report, as shown in FIG. 68, the player satisfaction score rankings are displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one Web page, for example, by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011.

  Here, for example, the player satisfaction score ranking displays a ranking of customer satisfaction.

  FIG. 69 is a diagram for describing the function / purpose of the report selectable on the real time display unit 2550 in the menu screen 2500.

  The reports selectable by the real time display unit 2550 include a real time monitor and a real time report as shown in FIG.

  Here, the real-time monitor aims to monitor the operating status of machines and customers on the floor map in real time, displays the monitoring screen of the status of machines and customers, and can detect faults and detect gotos. Display the relevant data. The real-time report aims to report the operating status of the entire hall store in real time, and displays data that can detect operating risks and trends, and displays data that can detect faults and detect gots. Do.

  FIG. 70 shows the contents of the report displayed when the selectable real-time monitor is selected by the real-time display unit 2550. In the real-time monitor, as shown in FIG. 70, the session, event, meter, temperature, humidity, voltage, and call are transmitted as one web page by the web browser executed on the client terminal 2011, for example. Displayed on the display. In addition, camera angle, temperature rating, and call line are optionally displayed.

  Here, for example, a session generates and displays an alert of a player's visit situation and a sensitive session. The event displays the machine status (eg, status of stacker, jackpot, hand bay, maintenance etc.). The meter detects a machine requiring attention by, for example, meter data transmitted from the slot machine 2014, and displays the situation. Temperature displays the distribution of machine temperature. Humidity displays the distribution of machine humidity. Voltage displays the distribution of machine voltage. The call displays the call status. Also, the camera angle displays the surveillance camera and the view range in the hall store. The temperature rating displays a temperature map of the entire floor. The call line displays an image of the call line.

  FIG. 71 shows the contents of a report displayed when the selectable real-time report is selected in the real-time display unit 2550. In the real-time report, as shown in FIG. 71, the summary and the chart are displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one Web page, for example, by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011.

  Here, for example, the summary displays a summary of performance indicators (for the day). In addition, the chart displays a time chart (Winloss, Bet, session, membership, operation rate, etc.). The time chart is, for example, a chart representing a candlestick or the like divided at predetermined time intervals.

  FIG. 72 is a diagram for explaining the function / purpose of the report selectable on the specialized analysis display unit 2560 in the menu screen 2500.

  Reports selectable in the professional analysis display unit 2560 include player psychometric analysis, machine wave analysis, failure analysis, goto analysis, and correlation analysis, as shown in FIG.

  Here, the player psychometric analysis is intended to analyze the outcome pattern of the customer (session) from the operation data of the machine, to classify the client's mental state, and display data capable of analyzing the gaming state for each session. Do. Machine wave analysis is intended to aggregate indexes indicating game characteristics from machine operation data, and to classify patterns of game characteristics, and display data capable of analyzing feature winning probability and volatility characteristics. The purpose of the failure analysis is to count the number of failures for each cause from the event log of the machine, to calculate the stop time, and to display data that can be analyzed for the cause of the failure. Goto analysis is intended to extract customers (sessions) who are suspected of goto behavior from machine operation data, and displays data that can be analyzed for caution sessions. The purpose of correlation analysis is to extract combinations that are highly correlated with changes in time series between indicators and categories, and displays data that can be analyzed for causality that can not be usually found.

  FIG. 73 shows the contents of a report displayed when a player psychometric analysis selectable by the expert analysis display unit 2560 is selected. In the player psychometric analysis, as shown in FIG. 73, the psychology summary, the psychology time-series list, and the candle chart are displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one Web page, for example, by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011. Is displayed.

  Here, for example, the psychology summary displays a monthly psychology characteristic machine list. The psychology time series list displays a monthly foot psychology characteristic list by machine. The candlestick chart displays psychometric candlestick charts by month and by machine.

  FIG. 74A shows the contents of the report displayed when the selectable machine wave analysis is selected on the professional analysis display unit 2560. In the machine wave analysis, as shown in FIG. 74 (A), the wave summary and the wave chart are displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one Web page, for example, by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011. Ru.

  Here, for example, the wave summary displays the game characteristic machine list. Wave charts show Winloss / Bet wave charts for different machines.

  FIG. 74B shows the contents of the report displayed when the selectable failure analysis is selected in the specialized analysis display unit 2560. In failure analysis, as shown in FIG. 74 (B), the failure summary and the details of the number of failures are displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one Web page, for example, by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011. Be done.

  Here, for example, the failure summary displays a machine list of the number of failures by month. For details of the number of failures, a detailed list of the number of failures by month and by machine is displayed.

  FIG. 75 (A) shows the contents of the report displayed when the selectable Goto analysis is selected on the professional analysis display unit 2560. In Goto analysis, as shown in FIG. 75A, a Goto summary is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one Web page, for example, by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011.

  Here, for example, the Goto summary displays a monthly caution session list, a caution machine list, and a caution member list.

  FIG. 75 (B) shows the contents of the report displayed when the correlation analysis selectable in the specialized analysis display unit 2560 is selected. In the correlation analysis, as shown in FIG. 75B, the correlation summary and the details are displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one Web page, for example, by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011.

  Here, for example, the correlation summary and the details display the correlation coefficient summary and details between the index and the category.

  FIG. 76 is a diagram for describing the function / purpose of a report selectable on the tool display unit 2570 in the menu screen 2500.

  Reports selectable in the tool display unit 2570 include an ad hoc report tool, a machine analysis, a membership analysis, and a simulation tool as shown in FIG.

  Here, the purpose of the ad hoc report tool is to make it possible for the user to output an arbitrary report using a database, and the tool utilizes various database functions. Machine analysis is intended to display a list of all machines, and can also search for machines. Member analysis can also search for members with the purpose of displaying a list of all members. The simulation tool aims to estimate sales / number of members etc. when changing parameters with reference to past performance data, and displays data that can be used to confirm in advance the effects of investment such as promotion.

  FIG. 77A shows items displayed when an ad hoc report tool selectable in the tool display unit 2570 is selected. In the ad hoc report tool, as shown in FIG. 77 (A), each item related to report selection, report reference, and ad hoc report tool is, for example, a client as one web page by the web browser executed on the client terminal 2011 It is displayed on the display of the terminal 2011.

  Here, for example, as an item related to report selection, a display for instructing a user to select a report is performed. As an item related to report reference, display for instructing a user to refer to the report is performed. As an item related to the ad hoc report tool, a display for instructing the user of various designations of the customized report creation tool is performed.

  FIG. 77B shows a report displayed when a selectable machine analysis is selected in the tool display unit 2570. In the machine analysis, as shown in FIG. 77B, the machine list is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one Web page, for example, by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011.

  Here, for example, the machine list displays a machine list (including, for example, items such as base, operation status, characteristics, and failure).

  FIG. 78A shows a report displayed when a selectable member analysis is selected on the tool display unit 2570. In the member analysis, as shown in FIG. 78A, the member list is displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one Web page, for example, by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011.

  Here, for example, the membership list displays a membership list (for example, including items such as an individual, a base, and a category).

  FIG. 78B shows the items displayed when the selectable simulation tool is selected in the tool display unit 2570. In the simulation tool, as shown in FIG. 78 (B), items related to the simulation tool are displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 as one Web page, for example, by the Web browser executed on the client terminal 2011.

  Here, for example, as an item related to the simulation tool, simulation results for promotion and simulation results for operation are displayed.

  In addition, the menu screen 2500 includes a system management display unit 2580 which is selected to make settings and the like for the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention. As functions selectable by the system management display unit 2580, there are data management, group management, user management, and access management, as shown in FIG.

  Data management is selected, for example, for setting game information received from the hole management server 2013, and group management is set for grouping of the client terminal 2011, analysis server 2012, and hole management server 2013, for example. To be selected.

  Also, user management is selected, for example, to register and manage the user of the client terminal 2011 that receives the analysis result provided from the analysis server 2012. For example, when the registered user refers to the analysis result using the client terminal 2011, access management is selected to set the range or the like of the analysis result that can be referred to according to the user or the client terminal 2011. Ru.

[Use case for gaming information analysis system]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 79 to 100, it is assumed in what manner a user of game information analysis system 2001 according to an embodiment of the present invention can use game information analysis system 2001. Described as a use case for each user.

  FIG. 79 is a view showing a user assumed in the game information analysis system 2001 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a typical use case of the user. Users assumed to use the game information analysis system 2001 are roughly classified into four. The first user is the owner of the hall store. The owner is a person who operates and manages the hall store. As a use case of the owner, there are, for example, management of the operation index of the whole hall store, sales risk management, diagnosis of operation balance and the like.

  The second user is a machine keeper. The machine keeper is a person in charge of operation management of a machine (in this example, a slot machine). Examples of use cases for machine keepers include grasping the popular trend of machines, maintenance and management of machines, and anti-goto measures.

  The third user is a marketer. A marketer is a person who secures customers of hall stores and promotes sales. Examples of marketer use cases include understanding of customer trends, development of promotion plans, and marketing research.

  The fourth user is an operator. An operator is a person who carries out operation operations of machines and other devices in a hall store. The use cases of the operator include, for example, monitoring of operation indicators, monitoring of visitor status, and monitoring of operation of machines.

  FIG. 80 is a diagram illustrating the relevance of the use case regarding the owner. At the core of the owner's work is the management of hall stores, which includes the individual tasks of management of operation indicators, sales risk management, and diagnosis of operation balance, each of which is a separate task. , The functions of the game information analysis system 2001 of the present invention can be effectively utilized.

  81 shows a menu screen 2500 displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 and which function of the menu screen 2500 is effectively utilized in the use case of the owner in the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention. FIG. In the use case regarding the owner, as shown in FIG. 81, various reports included in the summary report displayed by the summary report display unit 2510 can be used.

  Further, as described with reference to FIG. 80, the individual business related to the owner is management of operation index, sales risk management, and diagnosis of operation balance, but management of operation index includes, for example, sales, operation, The sales risk management includes the confirmation of the index concerning the visitor etc., the risk management etc. by the confirmation of the actual value and the forecast value against the target value, and the diagnosis of the operation balance includes the balance diagnosis of the operation situation from the customer point of view Is included.

  FIG. 82 shows an operation summary (daily) which is a part of a report displayed when an instruction to display a daily operation report displayed by the summary report display unit 2510 is given (see FIG. 49). ). In the operation summary (daily), regarding the operation related indicators such as Winloss, occupancy rate, number of sessions, and the number of members, the numerical value of the indicator in actual daily and the average value of the indicators in a predetermined period (comparison period) Is displayed, and further, a change rate (%) indicating how much the actual numerical value changes with respect to the average value is shown. In addition, for Winloss, the budget for that day and the budget usage rate (%) indicating how much the budget was used are displayed.

  Here, focusing on the fact that the Winloss number is lower than before (the change rate is relatively large -34.95), and holding this as a problem, hold (% It is considered that the cause is that the change rate of -30.87 and the change rate of the number of members show -24.53 and so on. Therefore, the owner can consider, for example, reviewing the setting P / O and increasing the number of members by promotion. As described above, by the report of the game information analysis system 2001 of the present invention, it is possible to accurately determine and implement the problem understanding and the improvement measures.

  FIG. 83 shows the Winloss accumulation (daily) which is a part of the report displayed when the display of the daily operation report displayed by the overview report display unit 2510 is instructed (see FIG. 49). ). In the Winloss cumulative (daily), the vertical axis is the cumulative value of Winloss, and the horizontal axis is the date (one month date) graph, and the actual value and budget of the Winloss cumulative are displayed. Also, the Winloss accumulation from today's date is displayed as an expectation within the expected range (an area represented by a dotted rectangle in FIG. 83).

  Here, according to the graph in FIG. 83, the Winloss accumulation does not reach the budget from the beginning of this month to the present, and also it is expected that the Winloss accumulation will not reach the budget in the future (during this month) Be grasped. Thus, the owner can consider, for example, an improvement measure for increasing the number of visitors and an improvement measure for increasing the operation rate of the machine. As described above, with the report of the game information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, it is possible to perform goal achievement management, and to grasp problems early and take prior measures to avoid risks.

  FIG. 84 shows satisfaction balance transition (monthly) which is a part of a report displayed when the display of the monthly diagnostic report displayed by the summary report display unit 2510 is instructed (figure). See 53). In the satisfaction balance transition (monthly), the vertical axis is the customer satisfaction score, and the horizontal axis is the hall store satisfaction score. In this example, the data from September 2013 to October 2014 is monthly. It is plotted. If there are many points in the upper right area for each month plotted, it can be said that there is a good satisfaction balance. Conversely, if there are many points in the lower left area for each month plotted, it can be said that the satisfaction balance is not good.

  In addition, when there are many points plotted near the line 2511 extending in the direction closest to the horizontal axis from the origin of the graph shown in FIG. 84, satisfaction with the hall store is high and satisfaction with the customer is low. It is a state, and it can not be said that it is good as satisfaction balance. On the other hand, when there are many points plotted near the line 2512 extending in the direction closest to the vertical axis from the origin of the graph shown in FIG. 84, satisfaction with the hall store is low and satisfaction with the customer is high. It is a state, and it can not be said that it is good as satisfaction balance.

  Here, according to the graph in FIG. 84, although the balance between customer satisfaction and sales is generally good, if the analysis result in FIG. 83 is also obtained at this time, the Winloss value does not achieve the target. Is grasped. Therefore, the owner can consider, for example, an improvement measure for increasing sales while maintaining customer satisfaction, or an improvement measure for improving sales with the customer while performing return promotion. Thus, the report of the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention makes it possible to continuously maintain sales in consideration of customer satisfaction, and not only profit but also customer satisfaction (return to customer The management can be made conscious of).

  FIG. 85 illustrates the relevance of the use case for a machine keeper. At the heart of the work of the machine keeper is the operation management of machines, which includes individual tasks such as understanding of machine popularity trend, maintenance management, and anti-goto, and for each of these individual tasks, The functions of the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention can be effectively utilized.

  86 shows which function of the menu screen 2500 displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 and the menu screen 2500 in the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention is effectively used in the use case for the machine keeper FIG. In the use case for the machine keeper, as shown in FIG. 86, various reports included in the machine report displayed by the machine report display unit 2520 and Goto analysis displayed by the specialized analysis display unit 2560 can be used.

  Also, as described with reference to FIG. 85, the individual tasks related to the machine keeper are grasping of the machine popularity trend, maintenance and management, and anti-goto measures, but for grasping the machine popularity trend, for example, popularity (unpopularity ) Including trend confirmation of machines (the above-mentioned machine report is used), maintenance management includes, for example, confirmation of machines with high failure frequency (the above-mentioned machine report is used) The measures include a cautionary machine with doubts on the investment amount and the balance amount, confirmation of the cautionary player, and the like (the above-mentioned Goto analysis is used).

  FIG. 87 shows vendor characteristics (monthly) which are a part of a report displayed when the display of the monthly machine popularity report displayed by the machine report display unit 2520 is instructed (figure). See 57). The vendor characteristic (Monthly) is a bar graph in which the Bet ratio by manufacturer is represented monthly, and the vertical axis is the Bet ratio, and the horizontal axis is each month from December 2013 to October 2014. And the Bet ratio by manufacturer for each month is shown.

  Here, from the graph of FIG. 87, it is possible to grasp the manufacturer's share as viewed from the Bet ratio in each month. For example, as indicated by the dotted rectangular area, it can be understood that there is a large change in the Bet composition ratio of machines of company D or company E (in this example, slot machines) during the period. In such a case, the machine keeper can review the configuration of the machine to be introduced to the hall store or plan an event for a machine with a low operating rate. As described above, according to the report of the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention, it is possible to examine the optimum machine configuration which grasps the trend of the popularity of the machine, and for the machine whose utilization rate is low due to its popularity It is also possible to follow up.

  FIG. 88 shows the stop time ranking (monthly) which is a part of the report displayed when the display of the monthly machine operation report displayed by the machine report display unit 2520 is instructed (figure). 56). The stop time ranking (monthly) represents machines with long stop times individually in a ranking format.

  Here, in the graph of FIG. 88, the machine with the machine ID = “0085” (in this example, the slot machine) has the longest stop time, and the machine with the machine ID = “0043” has the longest stop time, Next, it is displayed that the stop time of the machine with the machine ID = “0053” is long, and it is possible to grasp which machine is the long stop time by failure. In such a case, the machine keeper may consider strengthening regular maintenance to reduce downtime, or consider overhaul of each machine. As described above, by the report of the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the operation loss due to the machine trouble, and it is possible to realize the machine operation with few troubles.

  FIG. 89 shows a goto summary which is a part of the report displayed when the display of the goto analysis displayed by the specialized analysis display unit 2560 is instructed (see FIG. 75A). In the Goto summary shown in FIG. 89, statistics of the caution session and a list of abnormal sessions (the caution session list) are displayed.

  Here, in the statistics of the caution session, among the players who have won the session (a game made up of a series of games played by the player), those having an abnormal ratio to the sales of the hall store are a caution session And, the number of sessions of the critical session, total Bet, and Winloss are displayed. Also, in the abnormal session list, those which are determined to be suspicious sessions are listed. The list of sessions includes the start date and time, end date and time, identification ID (session ID), player ID, machine ID, maker, theme, play time (h), total Bet, Winloss, and Bet / game. In this example, the abnormal session list is displayed in descending order of winning amount (in order of small Winloss value).

  Such reports allow machine keepers to efficiently find sessions where the amount of investment or balance is abnormal, for example, take improvement measures to strengthen the monitoring of the machines and players that have become of high caution. be able to. As described above, according to the report of the game information analysis system 2001 of the present invention, it is possible to manage anti-goto measures and minimize the loss due to fraud.

  FIG. 90 is a diagram illustrating the relevance of the use case related to the marketer. At the core of the marketer's business is customer retention (sales promotion), which includes individual tasks such as understanding of customer trends, development of promotion plans, and marketing research, each of which is an individual task. , The functions of the game information analysis system 2001 of the present invention can be effectively utilized.

  FIG. 91 shows a menu screen 2500 displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 and which function of the menu screen 2500 is effectively used in a use case related to a marketer in the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention. FIG. In the use case relating to the marketer, as shown in FIG. 91, various reports included in the player report displayed by the player report display unit 2530, various reports included in the membership report displayed by the membership report display unit 2540, and The ad hoc report tool and simulation tool displayed by the tool display unit 2570 can be used.

  Also, as described with reference to Figure 90, the individual operations related to marketers are grasping of customer trends, planning of promotion plans, and marketing research, but in order to grasp customer trends, trends of customer attributes and behavior Confirmation of the promotion (the above-mentioned player report and membership report are used), and the preparation of the promotion plan includes the prior simulation when the promotion is performed (the above-mentioned simulation tool is used), The marketing research includes detailed research by an ad hoc tool and creation of an arbitrary report (the above-mentioned ad hoc report tool is used).

  FIG. 92 shows the visit frequency and the bet amount characteristic (monthly) which is a part of the report displayed when instructing the display of the monthly member characteristic report displayed by the member report display unit 2540. (See FIG. 67). The characteristics (monthly) by visit frequency and Bet value shown in FIG. 92 represent the Bet ratio monthly for each customer type including the frequency of customer visits, with the vertical axis representing the Bet ratio and the horizontal axis representing the year 2013 12 It is a bar graph which becomes each month from January to October, 2014.

  Here, from the graph of FIG. 92, it is possible to grasp the share for each customer type as viewed from the Bet ratio in each month. For example, as indicated by a dotted rectangular area, it can be understood that there is a large change in the Bet composition ratio of the customers whose visit frequency is distant and the customers of high-priced Bet during the period. In addition, the decrease in Bet ratio of top customers is also considered as a problem. In such a case, the marketer may consider, for example, implementing a point granting service as a measure for making a customer with a high frequency of visits a good customer, or a measure for developing new members. be able to. As described above, according to the report of the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention, it is possible to study and implement an action for a target customer who grasps the customer trend.

  FIG. 93 shows a simulation result (simulation for promotion) of the simulation tool, which is a part of the report displayed when the display of the simulation tool displayed by the tool display unit 2570 is instructed (diagram of FIG. 93). 78 (B)). The simulation for promotion shown in Fig. 93 displays the forecast for Winloss, the simulation, the difference between the forecast and the simulation (%), the budget, and the current budget usage (%), and also two graphs. indicate.

  The first graph shows the Winloss forecast (cumulative) and Winloss simulation (cumulative) against the budget of Winloss, the vertical axis is the amount of Winloss (cumulative), the horizontal axis is February 2014-2014 It is up to December, and it is a graph that represents the transition of the Winloss conjecture (accumulation) and the Winloss simulation (accumulation) over time.

  The second graph shows the time series transition of Winloss forecast (cumulative) and Winloss simulation (cumulative), and the vertical axis is the amount of Winloss, and the horizontal axis is from February 2014 to December 2014. The graph shows the transition of Winloss forecast and Winloss simulation over time.

  In addition, with regard to the first graph and the second graph, it is also possible to set the operation model and the operating rate / stopping rate of the machine (see the setting area in the upper right of FIG. 93).

  Marketers need to know in advance the specific figures and effects when they want to conduct a promotion. Therefore, by using a simulation tool as shown in FIG. 92, it is possible to simulate promotion costs and their effects, and to grasp more specific numerical values and effects in advance. As described above, it is possible to draw up a promotion plan that makes use of the past results, and to optimize the cost and the promotion target by the report of the game information analysis system 2001 of the present invention.

  FIG. 94 shows the ad hoc report tool, which is a report output instruction screen displayed when the display of the ad hoc report tool displayed by the tool display unit 2570 is instructed (see FIG. 77 (A)). In the ad hoc report tool shown in FIG. 94, on the left side, an indicator area displaying an indicator and a dimension area displaying a dimension are displayed. Indicators include Bet, Payout, Jackpot, Winloss, Game Count, etc. The dimensions include daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, etc.

  Further, on the right side of FIG. 94, there is an area for specifying the display mode of the report, a column for specifying a value (VALUE) indicating an object to be displayed / counted, and a group (GROUP) indicating a unit for grouping. A column for designating, a column for designating a series (SERIES) indicating a value for sorting in display order, a field for designating a page (PEGE) indicating a unit for page break, and a filter (FILTER) indicating a unit for filtering The field to specify is displayed. Furthermore, in each of the input fields, an icon can be added that can be used to make detailed settings regarding display.

  In the example of FIG. 94, “number of games” is specified from the index area in the column of value (VALUE), and a summary of the number of games is displayed, and it is set to display the frequency by dividing into 90000 pieces. The specified "setting" icon is specified. In the group (GROUP) column, "theme" is specified from the index area. It is not specified in other fields.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 95, a summary of the number of games is displayed in the upper row, a histogram regarding counts (frequencies) for each number of games is displayed in the middle, and the number of games for each theme is displayed in the lower.

  The summary displayed in the upper part of FIG. 95 includes the total number of games (SUM), average (AVG), minimum number of games (in one session) (MIN), maximum number of games (in one session) (MAX) , And standard deviation (STD) are shown.

  In the middle part of FIG. 95, the count (frequency) for each game number (in one session) is expressed as a histogram. For example, the number of games is the number of 1-90000 games, the number of 90001 to 180000 games, etc. are displayed as histograms according to the count of the vertical axis.

  The lower part of FIG. 95 shows the number of games for each theme. For example, the number of games with theme = “A1” is 13,174, and the number of games with theme = “A2” is 28,746.

  The reports of FIG. 94 and FIG. 95 described above allow for multi-dimensional analysis of machine and customer information and characteristics. Thus, the report of the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention enables creation of a report customized by the marketer. In addition, it is possible to provide an analysis tool including an index unique to the game information analysis system.

  In addition, marketers sometimes want to understand the characteristics of machines and customers according to the amount, operation, and category, but the distribution of aggregated data is reported by the report by the ad-hoc report tool shown in FIG. 94 and FIG. 95 described above. It is possible to confirm and also to understand the amount of money and categories that are effective at the time of promotion.

  FIG. 96 is an ad hoc report tool, showing the popularity (Bet amount) for each theme and each age.

  The upper part of FIG. 96 shows a summary, which shows the sum of Bet (SUM), average (AVG), minimum (MIN), maximum (MAX), and standard deviation (STD). ing.

  The middle part of FIG. 96 shows a bar graph showing the sum of Bet amounts by age in the machine with theme = “B2” (in this example, the slot machine). In the lower part of FIG. 96, there is shown a bar graph representing the total Bet amount according to age in the machine of theme = “A3”.

  The marketer may want to analyze the popularity of machines in detail, but the report by the ad-hoc report tool shown in the above-mentioned Fig. 96 can grasp the detailed popularity of machines, and the customer characteristics of popular machines It will be possible to carry out the analysis. For example, referring to FIG. 96, it can be seen that the machine with theme = “B2” is popular in the 30s, but is also popular in the 20s, 40s and 50s, mainly in the 30s. Also, it can be seen that machines with theme = "A3" are overwhelmingly popular in the 40s and hardly popular in the other generations.

  FIG. 97 shows an ad hoc report tool, which shows the days of operation by member type.

  The upper part of Fig. 97 shows a summary, which shows the sum of Bet (SUM), average (AVG), minimum (MIN), maximum (MAX), and standard deviation (STD). ing.

  The middle part of FIG. 97 shows a bar graph representing the amount of use Bet (working day, visiting day) by day of week for members of member type = “important”. In the lower part of FIG. 97, there is shown a bar graph representing the amount of use Bet (working day, visiting day) by day of week for members of member type = “new”.

  The marketer may want to grasp the operation trend by member type, but the report by the ad-hoc report tool shown in the above-mentioned FIG. 97 can grasp the member's operation trend, and also assumes the member trend. It is possible to make a plan of For example, referring to FIG. 97, it can be seen that, for members of member type = “important”, the operation on Wednesday tends to be sluggish. Also, it can be seen that for members of member type = “new”, the operation on Friday tends to be sluggish.

  FIG. 98 is a diagram illustrating the relevance of the use case regarding the operator. At the heart of the operator's work is the operation work, which includes the individual tasks of monitoring the performance indicator, monitoring the visitor status, monitoring the machine operation, and for each of these individual tasks, The functions of the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the invention can be effectively utilized.

  FIG. 99 shows a menu screen 2500 displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011 and which function of the menu screen 2500 is effectively used in the use case of the operator in the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention. FIG. In the use case for the operator, as shown in FIG. 99, the real time monitor and the real time report displayed by the real time display unit 2550 can be used.

  In addition, as described with reference to Figure 98, the individual tasks related to the operators are monitoring of operation indicators, monitoring of visitor status, and monitoring of machine operations, but for monitoring of operation indicators, sales and visitors of the day The confirmation of the situation is included (the above-mentioned real-time report is used), the monitoring of the visitor situation includes the confirmation etc on the floor map of the player in the game (the above-mentioned real-time monitor is used) The monitoring of the operation of the machine includes confirmation on the floor map of the faulty machine (the above-mentioned real-time monitor is used).

  In FIG. 100, a summary or a graph, which is a part of a report displayed when an instruction to display a real-time report displayed by the real-time display unit 2550 is given (see FIG. 71). In the real-time report shown in FIG. 100, one summary and five graphs are displayed. The summary shown on the upper left side is an item summary, and displays real-time results for each of Winloss, total Bet, operation rate (%), number of units (number of machines), number of sessions, and number of members. For Winloss, you will also see the budget and the current percentage of budget used.

  The graph shown on the upper right side of the upper part of FIG. 100 is to display the transition of the accumulated Winloss results with the lapse of time until the current time. Along with cumulative Winloss results, forecasts are also displayed over time.

  The graph shown on the left side of the middle part of FIG. 100 displays the transition of the Bet meter with the passage of time until the current time. Further, the graph shown on the middle right side of FIG. 100 is to display the transition of the number of operating sessions as time passes until the current time. At the same time, a straight line representing an average is also displayed on these graphs.

  The graph shown on the lower left side of the lower part of FIG. 100 displays the transition of the number of operating members as time passes until the current time. Further, the graph shown on the lower right side of the lower part of FIG. 100 is to display the transition of the operation rate with the lapse of time until the current time. At the same time, a straight line representing an average is also displayed on these graphs.

  By the online report shown in FIG. 100 described above, it is possible to confirm the transition of sales, machine operation, and visitors by time zone. Thus, the report of the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention enables the operator to confirm the daytime operation status and optimize the service operation. In addition, it is possible to control the increase and decrease of the number of employees by time zone and carry out efficient staffing.

[Menu configuration and indicators of gaming information analysis system]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 101 to 120, the configuration, index, and category of a menu screen provided and used by the game information analysis system 2001 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 101 shows a list of reports related to basic functions provided by the menu screen 2500 shown in FIG. Basic functions include summary reports, machine reports, player reports, and membership reports. Overview reports provide analysis reports for the entire hall store and include daily operation reports, daily financial reports, monthly operation reports, monthly financial reports, and monthly diagnostic reports. The machine report provides an analysis report for machines (in this example, slot machines), and includes a daily machine operation report, a monthly machine operation report, a monthly machine popularity report, and a monthly machine diagnostic report.

  The player report provides an analysis report covering the entire player, and includes a daily player operation report, a monthly player operation report, a monthly player characteristic report, and a monthly player diagnostic report. The membership report provides an analysis report for members, and includes a daily membership operation report, a monthly membership activity report, a monthly membership characteristic report, and a monthly membership diagnosis report.

  FIG. 102 shows a list of reports, functions and the like related to the incidental functions provided by the menu screen 2500 shown in FIG. Incidental features include real-time, expert analysis, tools, and system management. The real time is a function for grasping the situation of the hall store on the day in real time, and includes a real time monitor and a real time report. The expert analysis provides a highly specialized analysis according to purpose, and includes player psychometric analysis, machine wave analysis, failure analysis, goto analysis, and correlation analysis.

  The tool is a user's own analysis tool and includes an ad hoc report tool, a machine list, a membership list, and a simulation tool. System management provides functions related to system operation management, and includes data management, group management, user management, and access management.

  FIG. 103 is a view explaining the basic indexes provided by the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, and collecting them as a list together with the acquisition / totaling method. The input amount (IN) represents the amount input by the player. The payout amount (OUT) represents the amount paid out by the slot machine. The jackpot amount (JP) represents the jackpot amount paid out by the slot machine. The play sales amount (Winloss) represents the sales amount by the difference between the input amount and the payout amount. The number of games (Games) represents the number of games played on the slot machine. The play time represents the time from the game start to the game end in the slot machine. The number of sessions is a series of game units played by the player, and is composed of a plurality of games.

  The input amount, the payout amount, the jackpot amount, and the number of games are data acquired from the hole management server (data transmitted from the slot machine), and the play sales amount, play time, and number of sessions are from the hole management server It is information calculated from the acquired data etc. Further, the number of games may be calculated from data or the like acquired from the hole management server.

  FIG. 104 is an explanatory diagram of machine basic indexes provided by the game information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, and a table summarizing with the acquisition / aggregation method. As the machine basic index, for example, operation rate, stop time, failure time, hand bay time, other stop time, number of days / machines, number of machines (number of registrations), measured PO, average Bet per game, number of failure events, There are the number of non-fault events and the hold rate (Hold (%)).

  For example, the operating rate is the operating rate of a machine (in this example, a slot machine) and is calculated by play time / business hours. The stop time is a service stop time other than a failure. The failure time is a service stop time due to a machine failure. The measured PO is a PO rate in a period or a game section, and is obtained by (OUT + IN) / IN × 100. The hold ratio is determined by (1− (OUT + JP) / IN) × 100.

  FIG. 105 is an explanatory diagram of player basic indexes provided by the game information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, and is a diagram collected together with an acquisition / aggregation method. The player basic index includes, for example, the number of members, the number of visits, the interval between visits, the number of days since the latest visit date, the number of visit members, the membership ratio (%), and the customer satisfaction score.

  FIG. 106 is a diagram explaining the balance determination index (1) provided by the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, and listing it together with the evaluation determination, the determination threshold, the counting method and remarks. The balance determination index (1) includes, for example, satisfaction rank, satisfaction balance, hall store satisfaction score, and customer satisfaction score.

  FIGS. 107 and 108 are diagrams explaining the balance determination index (2) provided by the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, as a list together with the evaluation determination, the determination threshold, the counting method and remarks. The balance determination index (2) includes, for example, a shape psychology score, a balance psychology score, a beard psychology score, a volume psychology score, a winning session expectation value score, an operating balance score, an operating balance score, a profit score, and a member score.

  FIGS. 109 and 110 are views explaining the psychological index provided by the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, and listing it together with evaluation judgment, judgment threshold, counting method and remarks. As the psychological index, for example, satisfaction class, win 1 (ratio), win 2 (ratio), win 3 (ratio), win 4 (ratio), lose 1 (ratio), lose 2 (ratio), lose 3 (ratio) Ratio) Loses 4 (ratio), minutes (ratio), cumulative sales amount (Open), cumulative sales amount (High), cumulative sales amount (Low), cumulative sales amount (Close), cumulative sales amount BB + 3, cumulative sales amount There are BB-3, candle shape code (psychological score), membership session rate, and winning rate (session).

  FIGS. 111 and 112 are diagrams explaining the wave characteristic index (1) provided by the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, and listing it together with evaluation judgment, judgment threshold, counting method and remarks. As wave characteristic index (1), for example, Win / Bet, Win / Bet accumulation, Win / Bet accumulation (theoretical value), section judgment, all section Winloss / Bet magnification interval, normal section Winloss / Bet magnification There are an interval, an interval of release interval Winloss / Bet, an interval of all intervals Winloss / Bet, a normal interval Winloss / Bet deviation, an interval of release Winloss / Bet, and an emission time ratio (%).

  FIGS. 113 and 114 are diagrams for explaining the wave characteristic index (2) provided by the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, and showing the evaluation judgment, the judgment threshold, the tabulation method and remarks as a list. As the wave characteristic index (2), for example, the number of occurrences by feature game magnification, feature game PO, average Bet per game, characteristic (interval per × 100 times or more), characteristic (× 100 times or more average magnification) ), Characteristic (low magnification PO), number of progressive occurrences, number of jackpot occurrences, member game number ratio, feature game hit interval, feature game average magnification, and normal PO.

  FIG. 115 is a diagram in which session characteristic indicators provided by the game information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention are described, and are summarized as a list together with evaluation judgments, judgment thresholds, and remarks. As session characteristic indicators, for example, slot investment amount (losing session), table investment amount (losing session), average Bet per slot game, average Bet per table game, average PO excluding big hit, PO (game win There is a PO rate of less than × 100 of / Bet), and usually PO (ordinary PO of the machine played).

  FIG. 116 is a diagram in which calendar indexes provided by the game information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention are described in a list together with evaluation judgments, judgment thresholds, and remarks. As the calendar index, for example, there is user arbitrary data.

  FIGS. 117 and 118 are diagrams in which machine categories provided by the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention are summarized as a list together with classification definitions and remarks. As machine categories, for example, denomination, theme, vendor, location, set payout rate (%), latest operation day, game type class (game type), game type class (link presence / absence), game type class (progressive presence / absence), Game type class (display shape), game type class (reel number), game type class (line number), game type class (1 line Bet number), game type class (bonus characteristics), game type class (table type), Game type class, big hit interval class (× 100 times or more per hit interval), big hit average magnification class (× 100 times or more average magnification), low magnification PO class (× 100 times or more except PO), feature Interval class, average magnification class of features, There is PO class, and the machine user-defined.

  FIG. 119 is a diagram in which player categories provided by the game information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention are summarized as a list together with classification definitions and remarks. The player category includes, for example, player type (member / non-member), player rank, gender, nationality, age, latest operation date, member classification, game type, and member user definition.

  FIG. 120 is a diagram in which calendar categories provided by the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention are summarized as a list together with classification definitions and remarks. As the calendar category, for example, there is a user arbitrary category.

[Detection of bonus game state]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 121 to 128, a bonus game state detection process for detecting whether or not each game of the slot machine 2014 performed by the player is in the bonus game state will be described. Such a bonus state detection process is performed, for example, in batch or in real time by the game information analysis unit 2255 of the analysis server 2012. Here, the bonus state is a state in which the game is implemented as a bonus game in the slot machine 2014, and the bonus game includes a free game, a feature game, and the like.

  If the analysis server 2012 can obtain information that the implemented game is a bonus game from each slot machine 2014 via the hole management server 2013, the above-mentioned bonus state detection process is unnecessary, but the game information As a case where information such as start time, end time, player investment amount, slot machine payout amount, machine ID is transmitted from each slot machine 2014 for each game, and whether each game is a bonus game or not When it is intended to use for game information analysis processing, the processing is necessary. Further, even if information indicating whether or not the game is a bonus game is given for each game, it is desirable to be able to comprehend a state that the game is not a bonus game but is substantially a bonus game state.

FIG. 121 is a flowchart showing an outline of the processing procedure of the bonus game state detection processing. First, in step S111, the normal time PO (payout) is calculated. The payout is determined by the following equation 1.
Payout = (slot machine payout amount / player investment amount) x 100 · · · (formula 1)
This processing is processing for determining, for example, the PO ratio in the normal section as the normal time PO by determining the release section in which the player wins a lot and the normal section other than that in a predetermined period. Details of the process will be described later.

  Here, the predetermined period is, for example, a period of several hours, one day, one week, one month, and the ordinary time PO is information of a property to be obtained in advance as statistical data. Therefore, in the flowchart of FIG. 121, for convenience, it is shown as step S111, but the calculation of the normal state PO can be executed at any timing before the bonus game state detection processing is performed. Also, this normal PO can be obtained in advance for each slot machine.

  Next, in step S112, candidates for the bonus game state are detected. This processing obtains PO for each game from the data of each game transmitted from the slot machine 2014, and a game having a predetermined ratio (or a predetermined value) or more apart from the normal PO is a candidate for a bonus game state. It is processing to detect as. Details of the process will be described later.

  Next, in step S113, the game detected as a candidate of the bonus game state is re-evaluated, and in step S114, a game which finally satisfies the condition as the bonus game is detected as the bonus game state. The details of these processes will also be described later.

  FIG. 122 is a graph illustrating transition of the game balance for the game in the slot machine 2014. The vertical axis in FIG. 122 represents a monetary amount, and the unit is, for example, Hong Kong dollar (HKD), US dollar (USD), Japanese yen (JPY) or the like. The horizontal axis in FIG. 122 represents a game. In this example, when the player plays from the first game to the 30th game, it shows how the accumulation of the player's insertion amount and the accumulation of the slot machine's payout in each game transitioned. , The balance for the player is represented.

  If the line representing the player's balance is above 0, then the balance is negative (for the player), and if below, the balance is positive (for the player).

  In the example of FIG. 122, the player invests a fixed Bet amount (5HKD) each time from the first game to the 30th game, and in each game, the slot machine 2014 determines the payout amount by lottery and makes a payout. The player's balance was negative from the first game to the seventeenth game, but turned to plus from the eighteenth game to the twenty-third game and then returned to minus again, and finally the player's balance was minus 20 (HKD). It is shown that it has become.

  On the contrary, for the hall store, the balance is positive from the first game to the seventeenth game, but turns negative from the eighteenth game to the twenty-third game, and then returns to the positive again, and the final It shows that it became a profit of 20 (HKD).

  FIG. 123 is a diagram showing data used to display the graph showing transition of the game balance of FIG. 122, and this data is transmitted from the slot machine 2014 to the analysis server 2012 via the hole management server 2013 Game information.

  The game information of FIG. 123 includes a game NO, a player investment amount, a slot machine payout amount, a game end date and time, a game start date and time, a member identification code (member ID), and a machine identification code (machine code). The membership ID is set when the membership card is inserted into the slot machine 2014. In this manner, the analysis server 2012 can grasp, for example, in real time, what kind of investment and payout are being made for a particular slot machine 2014 in each game.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 124, the process relating to the calculation of the normal time PO in step S111 of FIG. 121 will be described in detail. FIG. 124 shows the result of having calculated various indexes based on the game information received from the slot machine 2014 by the game information analysis unit 2255 of the analysis server 2012.

  The game No., player's investment amount (IN) and slot machine payout (OUT) shown in FIG. 124 are the same as the game NO, player's investment and slot machine payout shown in FIG. It is game information received from 2014.

PO (payout) shown in FIG. 124 is calculated by the analysis server 2012 according to the following equation 2 for each game.
PO = slot machine payout amount (OUT) / player investment amount (IN) x 100 · · · (Equation 2)

Also, Winloss shown in FIG. 124 is calculated by the analysis server 2012 according to the following Equation 3 for each game.
Winloss = Player investment amount (IN)-Slot machine payout amount (OUT) · · · (Equation 3)
Also, Winloss / Bet is obtained by dividing the above Winloss by the Bet amount, and here, the player investment amount (IN) is taken as the Bet amount.

  Here, when the moving average of Winloss / Bet is taken, values as shown in the rightmost column of FIG. 124 are obtained for each game. This Winloss / Bet moving average is the Winloss / Bet moving average of 5 games (see the indicator "determination of section" in FIG. 111). In this example, the five games targeted for the moving average include the previous two games and the latter two games, but the moving average including the previous four games may be set variously. Can.

  Next, if the threshold for the Winloss / Bet moving average is -0.5, and the value of the Winloss / Bet moving average is greater than -0.5, the set of games is set as the "normal interval", and the Winloss / Bet moving average If the value of is less than or equal to -0.5, then the set of games is taken as the "release interval". By performing such processing, it is possible to determine a release section, which is a section in which the player has many wins, and a normal section, in which the player has few wins.

Thereafter, the average value of PO in the normal section is calculated (PO in the dotted-line rectangular portion in FIG. 124 is to be calculated). As described above, the normal PO can be obtained in a period such as one day or one week, but here, for convenience, it is determined from the first game to the 50th game. As a result, the normal time PO can be obtained by the following equation 4.
Normal time PO = 1900/24 = 79.2 (rounded to the second decimal place) · · · (Equation 4)

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 125 and 126, the process relating to the detection of the candidate for the bonus game state in step S112 in FIG. 121 will be described in detail. FIG. 125 is a graph showing transition of the game balance for the game in the slot machine 2014. The graph of FIG. 125 is a game different from that shown in FIG. 122, but the notation is the same (however, the amount of money on the vertical axis is a larger numerical value).

  In FIG. 125, it is understood that the bonus game is executed from the eighteenth game to the twenty-fifth game (dotted-line oval portion in FIG. 125), and the slot machine payout amount is suddenly changed to a large numerical value.

  FIG. 126 shows gaming information corresponding to the graph of FIG. 125, and further, PO by game and PO moving average are calculated by the analysis server 2012. This PO moving average is a moving average of PO of 3 games. In this example, the three games targeted for the moving average include one game before and one game after, but various settings such as moving average including the two previous games should be set. Can.

  Here, 79.2, which is a numerical value obtained as the ordinary time PO, can be multiplied by 10 to be 792, and this numerical value can be used as a threshold for bonus game state determination. For example, with the PO moving average in FIG. 126, a game exceeding the threshold 792 can be made a candidate for a bonus game state. When such a determination is made, candidates for the bonus game state (1), candidates for the bonus game state (2), and candidates for the bonus game state (3) are determined as shown in FIG. The game corresponds to the tenth game, the seventeenth to twenty-sixth games, and the thirty-first to the thirty-third games.

  Here, the process regarding the re-evaluation of the candidate in step S113 of FIG. 121 and the detection of the bonus game state in step S114 will be described in detail. After a game is detected as a candidate for the bonus game state, it is determined that a game satisfying the predetermined condition is finally the bonus game state for each of the games. The predetermined condition is, for example, the case where the following first condition or second condition is satisfied.

The first condition is that the game is a big hit and is not a single hit (for example, a big hit game is present several games before (or after)).
The second condition is that the game is not a big hit, but there are multiple big hits before and after (for example, there are multiple big hit games before (or after) several games).

  Here, under the first condition and the second condition, it is assumed that the jackpot is 150 or more for the slot machine payout, and the range for confirming the existence of the other jackpot is from 2 games before to 2 games after , 8th game to 10th game is determined not to be in the bonus game state, 17th game to 26th game is determined to be in the bonus game state, and 31st game to 33rd game is not in the bonus game state It is judged.

  Through a series of processes by the analysis server 2012, it is determined whether or not each game captured by the game information is in the bonus game state, even without direct data indicating that the game is a bonus game. be able to. In addition, it is possible to determine whether or not it is a bonus game, on the basis of the situation of the previous and subsequent games, for the one-time big hit.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 127, the processing procedure relating to the detection of candidates for the bonus game state in step S112 of FIG. 121 will be described.

  First, in step S121, game history data in one machine is acquired. Such game history data is included in the game information transmitted from the slot machine 2014. Further, when acquiring game history data, each game unit (session) consisting of a series of games played by the player can be acquired.

  Next, in step S122, PO is calculated for each game. After that, the process is repeated for each game.

  In step S123, the normal time PO obtained in advance is compared with the PO obtained in step S122. If the difference between the normal time PO and the PO is equal to or more than a predetermined ratio (YES in step S124), the game is determined as a candidate for the bonus game state in step S125. For example, as described above, if the PO is ten times or more than the normal PO, the game can be determined as a candidate for the bonus game state, but various other criteria can be provided.

  If the difference between the normal PO and the PO is not equal to or more than a predetermined ratio (NO in step S124) or after step S125, it is determined in step S126 whether comparisons for all the games have been completed. (NO of step S126), the process after step S123 is repeated. If the process has ended (YES in step S126), the process ends.

  At this time, in the game determined to be the candidate of the bonus game state, an area indicating the game history data corresponding to the game is provided with a flag to that effect, and stored in the analysis database 2282 as game information data 2282a. Be done.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 128, a processing procedure regarding re-evaluation of candidates in step S113 in FIG. 121 and detection of a bonus game state in step S114 will be described.

  First, in step S131, game history data of a game determined as a candidate of the bonus game state is acquired. Such game history data is acquired from the game information data 2282a of the analysis database 2282 described above. After that, the process is repeated for each game.

  Next, in step S132, it is determined whether or not the game is a big hit. For example, as described above, if the number of slot machine payouts is equal to or more than a predetermined amount (150), it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit. If the game is determined to be a big hit (YES in step S132), it is determined in step S133 whether the game is a single hit. This determination may be made based on, for example, the number of big hit games in the vicinity (ie, whether or not a big hit exists in several games before and after).

  If the game is not a one-time big hit (NO in step S133), it is determined in step S134 that the game is in the bonus game state.

  In step S132, when the game is not determined to be a big hit (NO in step S132), it is determined in step S135 whether or not a big hit exists before and after the game. This determination may be made based on, for example, the number of big hit games in the vicinity (ie, whether or not a big hit exists in several games before and after).

  If a big hit exists before and after the game (YES in step S135), it is determined in step S134 that the game is in the bonus game state.

  If the game is a one-time big hit (YES in step S133), if there is no big hit before or after the game (NO in step S135), or after step S134, the comparison ends for all games in step S136. If it is not completed (NO in step S136), the processing after step S132 is repeated. If the process has ended (YES in step S136), the process ends.

  At this time, in the game determined to be in the bonus game state, a flag indicating that is added to the area associated with the game of the game history data, and stored in the analysis database 2282 as the game information data 2282a. . By referring to this data, it is possible to determine whether each game is a bonus game. In addition, it is also possible to calculate the appearance rate of the bonus game based on this data.

[Detection of session (1 game)]
The player usually plays a plurality of consecutive games using one slot machine 2014, and basically, the state of mind is influenced by the winning and losing in that unit. In this specification, a group of one game in such successive games will be referred to as a “session”.

  Since the mental state of each player is determined by winning or losing in such session units, it is important to determine where one session is from where with respect to successive games in the slot machine 2014. is there. However, although the gaming information transmitted from the slot machine 2014 to the analysis server 2012 described above includes information such as the player investment amount for each game and the slot machine payout amount, the break of the session or which game is which session There is no information that belongs to

  Therefore, it is very effective if the session break can be determined from other information on the slot machine 2014.

  129 and 130 show several patterns of start and end of the game in one slot machine 2014.

  In FIG. 129 (A), in one slot machine 2014, the first game of the session is started by the member card being inserted into the slot machine 2014 by the member, and then the session is performed by ejecting the member card. Ends, and the previous game is the final game. In such a pattern, since the starting game and the final game can be clearly seen, the session can be clearly detected.

  In such a case, the member's game history is stored in the member management server 12 or the like, and further, the average play time of one session, the average number of play games of one session, the average play interval of games within one session, etc. The statistical information of is calculated by the analysis server 2012 and stored as index data 2282 b of the analysis database 2282. Note that the average play time of one session, the average number of play games per session, the average play interval of games in one session, etc. may tend to differ depending on the difference in the game, day of the week, etc. Average values can be prepared.

  FIG. 129 (B) shows a pattern in which session (1) is started by a non-member in one slot machine 2014 and then session (2) is started by the non-member. Non-members start the game using cash or non-member card (IC card or IC ticket), and even when the game is ended, there is no prescribed action such as ejecting the member card like members. It is difficult to detect a session, but when facial recognition is performed by the human body detection camera 1713 of the PTS terminal 1700 disposed in the slot machine 2014, session (1) and session (2) are executed by the same nonmember It is possible to detect non-member sessions with high accuracy because it can be determined whether

  In FIG. 129 (B), in the case where seat detection is performed by the human body detection camera 1713 of the PTS terminal 1700 disposed in the slot machine 2014, session (1) and session (2) are executed by the same nonmember Since it is difficult to determine whether there is one session, the session division is estimated based on statistical information such as the average play time of one session described above and the average number of play games of one session, which are calculated in advance. can do. In addition, the interval between session (1) and session (2), the interval between games in session (1), and the interval between games in session (2) are calculated in advance in one session. It is compared with the average play interval of the game, and it is estimated whether session (1) and session (2) are one session (or whether there is another session break).

  In FIG. 129 (C), in one slot machine 2014, after a non-member card is inserted by a non-member and session (1) is started, the non-member card is ejected, and thereafter, the non-member is non-member After the card is inserted and the session (2) is started, there is an interval for a while, and then the member card is inserted by the member and the session (3) is started.

  In this case, the start of session (3) reveals the end of session (2), and it can be seen that session (3) is a different session from session (1) and session (2). And session (2) may be the same session although the non-membership card has been inserted or removed along the way. In such a case, it is possible to estimate the session break based on statistical information such as the average play time of one session described above and the average number of play games of one session, which are calculated in advance. In addition, the interval between session (1) and session (2), the interval between games in session (1), and the interval between games in session (2) are calculated in advance in one session. It is compared with the average play interval of the game, and it is estimated whether session (1) and session (2) are one session (or whether there is another session break).

  In FIG. 130 (A), after a bill is inserted by a non-member and session (1) is started in one slot machine 2014, an interval is left for a while, and a bill is inserted by a non-member and a session (2 After the initiation of), there is also a short interval after which a bill is inserted by a non-member and a session (3) is started.

  In this case, it can not be determined whether session (1), session (2) and session (3) are one session or separate sessions. Therefore, it is possible to estimate the break of the session based on the statistical information such as the average play time of one session described above and the average number of play games of one session, which are calculated in advance. Also, session (1), session (2), and session (3) intervals, and game interval in session (1), game interval in session (2), session (3) The game interval of some is compared with the pre-calculated average play interval of the game of one session, and whether session (1), session (2) and session (3) are one session (or Whether there is another session break) is estimated.

  In FIG. 130 (B), after a bill is inserted by a non-member and session (1) is started in one slot machine 2014, cash out is performed (for example, CASHOUT of slot machine 1010 shown in FIG. 4). After the button (1038) is pressed and then the bill is inserted by the non-member and session (2) is started, there is an interval for a while, then the bill is inserted by the non-member and session (3) is started Pattern.

  In this case, since the session (1) is cashed out, it is basically judged as the end of one independent session. In addition, since session (2) and session (3) may be one session, the average play time of one session and the average number of play games of one session are calculated in advance. Based on the statistical information, session breaks can be estimated. In addition, the interval between the session (2) and the session (3), the interval between games in the session (2), and the interval between games in the session (3) are calculated in advance in one session. It is compared with the average play interval of the game to estimate whether session (2) and session (3) are one session (or whether there is another session break).

  Thus, although the determination of a session is performed by various methods about each of a member and a nonmember, the above-mentioned method is only an example. Further, in the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention, for a member's session, it is linked with a member ID to identify which member executed which session, but for a non-member's session, a session is executed. Can not identify the non-members who However, by aggregating information about many such "anonymous" individual non-member sessions, it is possible to conform to player characteristics such as play time, number of games, and Bet amount per game in the non-member sessions. Classification can be made based on the index, and the player of such a classified session can grasp the tendency as to what kind of mental state it is. For example, among non-members, it can be analyzed how the customer satisfaction score is distributed for a group having a large number of games in one session.

[Loss chart representation of game characteristics]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 131 to 137, the candle chart representation of the game characteristic in the slot machine 2014 will be described.

  FIG. 131 is data showing the transition of the game balance, and the game No., the player investment amount, and the slot machine payout amount are shown in FIG. 123 used to display a graph showing the transition of the game balance of FIG. The data is similar to the data, and the data is game information transmitted from the slot machine 2014 via the hole management server 2013 to the analysis server 2012.

  In addition to the game NO, the player investment amount, and the slot machine payout amount, the player investment amount and the player balance amount are shown in FIG. 131, and these data are the player investment amount (accumulation) of the graph of FIG. , And is represented as the player's balance.

  Also, the first game to the 33rd game shown in FIG. 131 are determined as one session by the detection of the above-mentioned session, and in this example, the player performs the 33rd game from the first game The balance is -35 (the unit is HKD, for example). As shown in FIG. 131, regarding the player's balance in this session, it is understood that the balance at the start is 0, the balance at the end is -35, the minimum balance is -40, and the maximum balance is 15.

  FIG. 132 shows the game balance of the player for a session different from that of FIG. The session is the first game to the 200th game, and the balance at the beginning of the session is 0, the balance at the end of the session is -1400, the minimum balance is -1900, and the maximum balance is 600 with respect to the player's balance.

  Here, the balance of such a player's session in the session is shown as a candlestick chart on the right side of FIG. The candlestick chart is known as a chart that represents the fluctuation of stock prices (four-footed), the one whose closing price is higher than the opening price is the positive line, and the opening price is associated with the lower end of the entity. The closing price is associated with the upper end of the, the high price is associated with the upper end of the upper beard, and the low price is associated with the lower end of the lower beard. The entity of the sun is represented by an open rectangle. On the other hand, the lower line is the lower line when the final price is lower than the open price, and the lower end of the entity is associated with the final price, the upper end of the entity is associated with the open price, and the upper end of the upper beard is associated with the high price. The lower end of the lower beard is associated with the low price. The shaded lines are represented by black rectangles.

  In addition, candlesticks have different types such as daily, weekly, monthly, and annual depending on what period they capture four feet. The daily price shows the opening price, the high price, the low price, and the closing price on a daily basis on the candlestick chart, and the weekly price shows the opening price, the high price, the low price, and the closing price on a weekly candlestick chart The monthly price shows the open price, high price, low price and close price in January in the candlestick chart, and the annual price is the open price in the year, the high price, the low price and the close price in the candlestick chart Represent.

  Returning to the explanation of the candle chart on the right side of FIG. 132, this candle chart is a positive line, and indicates that the final balance of the player has become negative from the start of the session to the end of the session. The bottom of the entity is associated with the balance at the beginning of the session (0), the top of the entity is associated with the balance at the end of the session (-1400), and the bottom of the lower beard is associated with the maximum balance. 600 is associated, and at the upper end of the upper beard, -1900 of the minimum balance is associated.

  In the candlestick chart shown in FIG. 132, the entity length, the length of the lower beard, and the length of the upper beard correspond to the amount of balance in the above-mentioned session. Also, by representing the candlestick in this manner, the lower beard indicates that the winning amount has been invested, and the length of the lower beard represents the amount of the investment. On the other hand, the upper beard indicates that the lost amount has been recovered, and the length of the upper beard represents the amount recovered.

  FIG. 133 shows the balance of the player shown in FIG. 132 further divided into 50 games and represented on a candle chart. In FIG. 132, the balance of the entire session was represented in one candlestick chart, but in FIG. 133, this session is divided into four game sections, and each section is represented in the candle chart. There is. By doing this, it is possible to represent in more detail the balance of the session (variation in the game).

  The bottom of FIG. 133 shows a candle chart corresponding to the balance of the first game to the 50th game. This candlestick chart is a dark line. The four legs (balance at the beginning of the session, maximum balance, minimum balance, balance at the end of the session) are (0, 600, 0, 450), respectively. In the lower part of FIG. 133, a candle chart corresponding to the balance of the 51st game to the 100th game is shown. This candlestick is a positive line. The four legs (balance at the beginning of the session, maximum balance, minimum balance, balance at the end of the session) are (450, 450, −1900, −1900), respectively.

  Further, in the lower part of FIG. 133, a candle chart corresponding to the balance of the 101st game to the 150th game is shown. This candlestick chart is a dark line. The four legs (balance at the beginning of the session, maximum balance, minimum balance, balance at the end of the session) are (−1900, −500, −1900, −700), respectively. Further, in the lower part of FIG. 133, a candle chart corresponding to the balance of the 151st game to the 200th game is shown. This candlestick is a positive line. The four legs (balance at the beginning of the session, maximum balance, minimum balance, balance at the end of the session) are (−700, −600, −1400, −1400), respectively.

  FIG. 134 is a view exemplifying the representation of the candle chart for each player. In this example, since each candlestick chart is displayed (on a trade basis) in association with the player investment amount, it is possible to easily grasp a premium such as the player investment amount.

  For example, the candlestick chart of player 1 is a dark line, and four legs (volume at the start of the session, maximum volume, minimum volume, volume at the end of the session) are (420, 110, 550, 260) respectively. is there. In this candlestick chart, the player invests 420 at the beginning of the session, and while the investment amount increases to 550 and the investment amount decreases to 110, 260 finally remains at hand. Represents what happened.

  The candlestick of the player 2 is a positive line, and four legs (the volume at the start of the session, the maximum volume, the minimum volume, and the volume at the end of the session) are (260, 110, 550, 370), respectively. In this candlestick chart, after the player invests 260 at the beginning of the session, the investment amount increases to 550 and the investment amount decreases to 110, and 370 finally remains at hand. Represents what happened.

  The candle chart of the player 3 is a positive line, and four legs (the volume at the start of the session, the maximum volume, the minimum volume, and the volume at the end of the session) are (370, 110, 550, 495), respectively. In this candlestick chart, after the player invests 370 at the beginning of the session, the investment amount increases up to 550 and the investment amount decreases down to 110, and 495 finally remains on hand Represents what happened.

  The candle chart of the player 4 is a dark line, and four legs (the volume at the start of the session, the maximum volume, the minimum volume, and the volume at the end of the session) are (495, 110, 550, 330), respectively. In this candlestick chart, the player invests 495 at the beginning of the session, and in the middle, the investment amount increases up to 550 and the investment amount decreases down to 110, and finally 330 remains at hand Represents what happened.

  The candle chart of the player 5 is a dark line, and four legs (the volume at the start of the session, the maximum volume, the minimum volume, the volume at the end of the session) are (330, 60, 370, 160), respectively. In this candlestick chart, after the player invests 330 at the beginning of the session, the investment amount increases up to 370 and the investment amount decreases up to 60, and finally 160 remains on hand Represents what happened.

[Estimation of player's mental state by candle chart]
In the candlestick as described above, the player's mental state can be estimated by the individual shape or the arrangement (combination) of a plurality of shapes. With such a representation of the candlestick chart, the result per game (session) is not simply expressed by the winnings / losings, but the progress of the game balance of the player follows the final outcome It estimates what has been achieved and scores the player's mental state.

  By this, if you win unilaterally, you lose unilaterally, you win, you lose if you finally lose, you lose if you finally win, you win or lose but you are finally even In such a case, it is possible to classify the game result per session and grasp the player's mental state in more detail.

  FIG. 135 is a view for explaining a representative pattern of a candle chart (shaded line) and a standard of pattern recognition for determining such a pattern.

  The “invisible line” shown in FIG. 135 is a pattern that eventually loses in a relatively monotonous manner as the game transition. The candle chart has a shape having an entity of a predetermined length (L) or more. In addition, the case where upper and lower beards of a predetermined ratio or less of a short length (L1) or less with respect to the length of the entity are included in this pattern.

  The “hidden line karakasa” is a losing pattern in which, as a game transition, it is recovered after losing on the way, but it does not return to the initial state. The candle chart has a shape having an entity equal to or less than a predetermined length (L). In addition, there is a lower beard than the length (L2) of a predetermined ratio with respect to the length of the entity.

  The “hidden line Tonachi” is a game pattern in which a player wins on the way and then loses and eventually loses from the first state. The candle chart has a shape having an entity equal to or less than a predetermined length (L). In addition, there is an upper beard that is longer than a predetermined ratio (L2) with respect to the length of the entity.

  The “cross shadow” is a losing pattern in which the game progress is such that, after winning and losing on the way, it eventually loses a little more than the first state. The candle chart has a shape having an entity of a very short predetermined length (L3) or less. In addition, there are upper and lower beards of a predetermined length (L4) or more.

  FIG. 136 is a diagram for describing a representative pattern of a candle chart (positive line) and a standard of pattern recognition for determining such a pattern.

  The “Yoshinbosen” shown in FIG. 136 is a pattern that is ultimately won in a relatively monotonous manner as the game transition. The candle chart has a shape having an entity of a predetermined length (L) or more. In addition, the case where upper and lower beards of a predetermined ratio or less of a short length (L1) or less with respect to the length of the entity are included in this pattern.

  The game line “Konaka Karakasa” is a winning pattern in which a player loses on the way and then recovers, and he wins over the first state. The candle chart has a shape having an entity equal to or less than a predetermined length (L). In addition, there is a lower beard than the length (L2) of a predetermined ratio with respect to the length of the entity.

  The “Yon-line Tonkachi” is a winning pattern in which, after winning in the middle, the player loses and eventually wins over the first state. The candle chart has a shape having an entity equal to or less than a predetermined length (L). In addition, there is an upper beard that is longer than a predetermined ratio (L2) with respect to the length of the entity.

  In the game transition, the “Yoshiku Cross” is a winning pattern in which the player wins and loses on the way and finally wins slightly over the first state. The candle chart has a shape having an entity of a very short predetermined length (L3) or less. In addition, there are upper and lower beards of a predetermined length (L4) or more.

  Further, FIG. 136 describes the “cross pattern” and the criteria for determining the pattern. "Cross" is an even pattern in which it returns to its initial state after winning and losing on the way. In a candle chart, the length of an entity is almost zero, and there are upper and lower beards of a predetermined length (L5) or more.

  Although representative patterns for candle charts and criteria for determining such patterns have been described with reference to FIGS. 135 and 136, these are merely examples, and various other patterns are set. In accordance therewith, various criteria can be set for determining those patterns. In addition, although the example of the candlestick pattern described here gives a shape according to stock price analysis, it is also possible to set a unique shape as a person who analyzes game characteristics.

  As described above, the candlestick chart basically represents the variation of the game progress between the players playing one game (ie, in the session). For example, every player, every machine, every machine It can also be expressed in a candlestick chart in various units such as each island where it is placed, every time zone, etc.

[Calculation of customer satisfaction based on estimation of player's mental state by candle chart]
As described above, it is possible to create a candle chart according to the transition of the game balance in the session, calculate a score according to the pattern, shape, etc. of the candle chart, and score the player's mental state Can.

  FIG. 137 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a candlestick chart related psychological score calculation process for scoring a player's mental state based on the candlestick chart. Such processing is performed by the game information analysis unit 2255 of the analysis server 2012.

  First, in step S141, game history data in one session is acquired for a player to be analyzed in a period to be analyzed. Next, at step S142, the player's balance for each game is calculated in time series from the Bet amount (player's investment amount) and the slot machine payout amount.

  In step S143, based on the transition of the player's balance calculated in step S142, the game history of the session is represented by a candle chart, it is determined which pattern the candle chart corresponds to, and the pattern is assigned. . Here, the candlestick chart can be subdivided into a plurality of game units constituting a session (that is, one session can be represented by a plurality of candle charts). In this case, it is possible to determine whether or not the arrangement or combination of the plurality of candle charts correspond to a predetermined pattern, and to assign the pattern.

  In step S144, based on the assignment status (assignment ratio) of the candlestick chart, a winning / losing pattern psychology score of the session is calculated (see FIG. 109).

  Next, in step S145, the shape psychology score of the session is calculated based on the shape of the assigned candle chart. Further, the shape psychology score can be classified into three stages of low, middle and high based on the standard deviation and the like (see FIG. 107). Further, in step S146, the beard psychology score of the session is calculated based on the length of the beard of the assigned candlestick chart. In addition, the beard psychology score can be classified into three stages of low, middle, and high based on the standard deviation and the like (see FIG. 107).

  Next, in step S147, each psychology score calculated in step S144 to step S146 is added to the candlestick related psychology score.

  In step S148, when there is another session of the player (YES in step S148), the processing from step S141 onward is repeated for the other session. If there is no other session of the player (NO in step S148), the process ends.

  In FIG. 138, the customer satisfaction score for each player is calculated based on the candlestick related psychology score calculated in the flowchart shown in FIG. 137, and further, they are integrated to obtain the customer satisfaction score (whole). It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the process calculated | required.

  The customer satisfaction score for each player is calculated by combining the player's "psychology" and "satisfaction" according to a predetermined method. The player's degree of psychology is calculated based on the candlestick chart related psychology score, balance psychology score, and volume psychology score calculated in the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The balance psychology score is the player's income value summarized for each session, and can be classified into three stages of low, middle and high based on the standard deviation and the like (see FIG. 107). Also, the volume psychology score is a summary of the number of games for each session, and can be classified into three levels of low, middle and high based on the standard deviation and the like (see FIG. 107).

  The player's satisfaction level is calculated based on the winning session expectation value and the like. The expected value of the winning session is the average price of the winning session in one month, and can be classified into three levels of low, medium, and high based on the standard deviation and the like (see FIG. 107).

  The thus-obtained customer satisfaction score for each player is summarized in the range of all players or predetermined players (for example, members), and a customer satisfaction score as a whole customer is generated.

  The customer satisfaction score obtained for each player is managed in association with the member ID for the member's. Such a mechanism of the present invention makes it possible to manage the members including the player's mental state, and instead of categorizing the members with simple winnings / losings, it is possible to know what mental state the player enjoys the game. It can be scored and managed.

  In addition, it is possible to grasp both the visit frequency of members and their mental state (for example, customer satisfaction score), and to estimate the candidates of alien members at an early stage. Furthermore, it is possible to identify the members who enjoyed the least winnings (high customer satisfaction), and to classify those members in more detail from various aspects.

  In addition, by collecting customer satisfaction scores for each machine, it is possible to grasp machine characteristics and types. So far, there was only the information shown in the catalog for the machines, but as a result of the game actually played by the player, individual machines can be evaluated taking into consideration the psychological effects given to the player.

[Goto analysis based on PO deviation in the short term]
In the conventional game information analysis system, it is difficult to detect a goto action in real time. However, in the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, as described above, "detection of a bonus game state" and "detection of a session (one game)" become possible, and "representation of game characteristics by candlestick chart" By using these new functions, it has become possible to perform effective Goto detection with higher accuracy and fewer false detections using these new functions.

  In the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, when the gaming information analysis unit 2255 of the analysis server 2012 performs a goto analysis and detects a goto behavior or a possibility of a goto activity, the client terminal 2011 Alert processing such as displaying an alert on the display of can be performed.

  For example, with regard to “detection of a bonus game state”, the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention calculates a normal time PO for a predetermined period in advance to grasp an average behavior of a normal section, If the deviation from PO is equal to or greater than a predetermined level, it is determined that the game is in the bonus game state. In the example described above, when the normal PO is calculated to be 79.2 (see FIG. 124), a game in which the PO of the game (moving average of 3 games including 1 game before and after) is 792 or more is considered as a bonus game Detected (see FIG. 126).

  Therefore, for Goto analysis, here, assuming that the normal PO is 79.2, for example, the PO of the game (moving average of three games including one before and after) is 792 (79. 2 up to 10 times) to 38,600 (79.2 times 500) is detected as a bonus game, and if it is a value of PO or more, a goto action is being performed (or a goto action is being performed Alert processing can be performed.

  Further, with regard to “detection of session (one game)”, the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention detects a session break based on insertion, ejection, etc. of a member card, and such a session is performed in the past. It is possible to estimate the session break with high accuracy from the average play time of one session obtained by inserting / ejecting a member card, statistical information such as the average number of play games of one session, or the like.

  Therefore, for Goto analysis, here, in one session detected or estimated, the number of games, play time, PO, Winloss, Bet, Winloss / Bet, and other values related to game information are the same as those in the past session. When there is a significant deviation from the obtained average value or the like, the alert process can be performed on the assumption that the goto action is being performed (or there is a possibility that the goto action is being performed).

  For example, in the report (Goto summary) displayed when the display of Goto analysis displayed by the expert analysis display unit 2560 of the menu screen 2500 shown in FIG. 89 described above (Goto summary), there is a possibility of Goto action per session. A "careful session list" is provided that lists certain things. In this cautionary session list, the Winloss values calculated on a session basis show abnormal values, and the Winloss values are listed in ascending order.

  Further, with regard to “representation of game characteristics by candlestick chart”, the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention generates candlestick charts according to the progress of the game in one session, and the shape of the candlestick chart applies to any pattern Can score the player's mental state.

  Therefore, for Goto analysis, here, the candle chart generated according to the game progress in one session does not apply to any pattern prepared in advance, or the entity or the beard is abnormal among the candle charts. When it becomes a shape, an alert process can be performed assuming that a goto action is being performed (or a goto action may be being performed).

  Note that the above-described method and conditions for Goto analysis are merely examples, and “detection of a bonus game state”, “detection of a session (one game)”, and “game characteristics” of the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention. It is possible to perform Goto analysis in various ways by applying each function of “representation by candle chart” of

[Game Information Analysis System Considering Customer's Psychology]
In the operation of the hall store, while receiving the investment amount as income from the player who is the customer, the amount paid out by the slot machine is required as the expenditure, unlike the other industries, the game information only by the profit pursuit of the operation side Not enough as an analysis system.

  Therefore, in the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, the customer satisfaction can be achieved by linking the operation condition (for example, the game operation information including the machine operation status data) obtained from the hall store to the customer's mental condition. Score the degree. Furthermore, the hall store satisfaction score is also calculated, and by comparing the customer satisfaction level with the hall store satisfaction level, the balance between the two is displayed, and the operation balance can be easily diagnosed to the owner of the hall store etc. I did it.

  For example, the satisfaction balance transition (monthly) shown in FIG. 84 is presented as a report for displaying the satisfaction balance by comparing the customer satisfaction level with the hall store satisfaction level. Here, a graph similar to the graph of satisfaction level balance transition (monthly) of FIG. 84 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 139 and 140. These graphs are also subjected to analysis processing by the analysis server 2012 when the user gives an instruction from the menu screen 2500 displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011, and are output to the display of the client terminal 2011 or the like.

  Similar to FIG. 84, FIG. 139 is a graph 2600 showing the hole store satisfaction score on the horizontal axis and the customer satisfaction score on the vertical axis, and a graph showing the satisfaction rank obtained by combining the satisfaction score of the hall store and the customer. It has become. When points are plotted according to the hall store satisfaction score and the customer satisfaction score, the distance from the point to the origin (radius size) becomes the overall satisfaction (satisfaction rank).

  Here, the hall store satisfaction score is, for example, a Winloss / day / machine summarized monthly for all machines. Of course, another index can be added as a hall store satisfaction score. Also, as shown in FIG. 138, for example, the customer satisfaction score integrates the customer satisfaction score obtained from the psychology and satisfaction of each player for all players (or all members), and monthly It is a customer satisfaction score summarized. The above-mentioned hall store satisfaction score and customer satisfaction score are standardized so that the minimum value = 0 and the maximum value 100. Also, the standard deviation can be used to classify into three levels (Low, Normal, High) (see FIG. 106).

For example, the satisfaction rank is evaluated in five stages as follows according to the radius size threshold (see FIG. 106).
・ (1) 0 ≦ very dissatisfaction <30 × (2) ^1/2
· (2) 30 × (2) ^1/2 ≦ dissatisfaction <40 × (2) ^1/2
· (3) 40 × (2) ^1/2 ≦ ordinary <60 × (2) ^1/2
· (4) 60 × (2) ^1/2 ≦ satisfactory <70 × (2) ^1/2
(5) 70 × (2) ^1/2 ≦ very satisfactory ≦ 100 × (2) ^1/2

In FIG. 139, the area corresponding to the satisfaction rank “very dissatisfied” in (1) is a point (30, 30) where the hole shop satisfaction score on the horizontal axis = 30 and the customer satisfaction score = 30 on the vertical axis. And the origin (0, 0) (radius size = 30 × (2) ^1/2 ) as a radius, and is an area (that is, the inside of the arc 2601) formed in a fan shape from the origin.

In addition, the area corresponding to the satisfaction degree rank “dissatisfaction” of (2) is the point (40, 40) of the hall store satisfaction score of the horizontal axis = 40 and the customer satisfaction score = 40 of the vertical axis and the origin (0 , 0) and a radius (radial size = 40 × (2) ^1/2 ) is defined as a radius from the origin to a sector (except the area corresponding to the satisfaction rank "very dissatisfied" of (1)) Area (ie, inside the arc 2602 and outside the arc 2601).

In addition, the area corresponding to the satisfaction rating rank “normal” in (3) is the point (60, 60) of the hall store satisfaction score of the horizontal axis = 60 and the customer satisfaction score = 60 of the vertical axis and the origin (0 , 0) distance from the origin (radius size = 60 × (2) ^1/2 ) as the radius, fan-like from the origin ((1) area corresponding to satisfaction rank "very dissatisfied" and (2) satisfaction This is an area (i.e., the inside of the arc 2603 and the outside of the arc 2602) formed in the rank rank "except for the area corresponding to the dissatisfaction".

Furthermore, the area corresponding to the satisfaction rank "Satisfied" in (4) is the point (70, 70) of the hole shop satisfaction score on the horizontal axis = 70 and the customer satisfaction score on the vertical axis = 70 and the origin (0 , 0) distance from the origin (radius size = 70 × (2) ^1/2 ) as the radius, the area corresponding to the satisfaction rank "very dissatisfied" of the fan-shaped (1) from the origin, the satisfaction of (2) An area corresponding to the degree rank “dissatisfaction” and an area formed in the area except the area corresponding to the satisfaction rank “normal” of (3) (ie, the inside of the arc 2604 and the outside of the arc 2603).

Furthermore, the area corresponding to the satisfaction rank "very satisfied" in (5) is that the hole shop satisfaction score on the horizontal axis = 100, and the customer satisfaction score on the vertical axis = 100 (100, 100) The radius from the origin (0, 0) to the origin (0, 0) (radius size = 100 × (2) ^1/2 ) and a sector from the origin (an area corresponding to the satisfaction rank "very dissatisfied" of (1), (2 It is formed in the area corresponding to the satisfaction rank "dissatisfaction" in), the area corresponding to the satisfaction rank "normal" in (3), and the area corresponding to the satisfaction rank "satisfied" in (4)) The area (ie, the inside of a rectangle 2605 formed by the hole store satisfaction score of the horizontal axis = 100, the customer satisfaction score of the vertical axis = 100, and the outside of the arc 2604).

  In the example of FIG. 139, the areas corresponding to the satisfaction ranks are not configured with uniform radius sizes, and the areas of the corresponding areas are not even. As described above, the satisfaction rank can be evaluated by any determination method.

  Here, when a point 2611 which is a point (70, 30) of the hall store satisfaction score = 70 and the customer satisfaction score = 30 is plotted on the graph 2600 of FIG. 139, the point 2611 is the satisfaction of (3) It is arranged in the area corresponding to the rank "normal", and the satisfaction degree rank = "normal" is evaluated.

  In addition, when the point 2612 which is the point (60, 70) of the hall store satisfaction score = 60 and the customer satisfaction score = 70 is plotted, the point 2612 corresponds to an area corresponding to the satisfaction rank “satisfied” in (4). It is arranged in and it is evaluated that satisfaction rank = "satisfaction".

  Furthermore, when the point 2613 which is the point (10, 30) of the hole store satisfaction score = 10 and the customer satisfaction score = 30 is plotted, this point 2613 corresponds to the satisfaction rank "very dissatisfied" of (1) It is placed in the area where the customer is satisfied, and the degree of satisfaction rank = “very dissatisfied” is evaluated.

  In the example of FIG. 139, as described above, three points (point 2611, point 2612, point 2613) are plotted in the graph 2600 according to the hall store satisfaction score and the customer satisfaction score, but each of such points If the point is simultaneously displayed on the graph as a point corresponding to the monthly hall store satisfaction score and the customer satisfaction score, it is possible to easily grasp the monthly transition regarding the satisfaction rank.

  FIG. 140 is a graph 2620 having the same configuration as that of FIG. 139, but the viewpoint is different from the graph 2600 of FIG. 139, and it is a graph showing the satisfaction balance between the hall store and the customer. When points are plotted according to the hole store satisfaction score and the customer satisfaction score, it is determined at which angle position the point belongs between the vertical axis and the horizontal axis of the graph 2620, between the hall store and the customer. Satisfaction balance is determined.

For example, in the graph 2620, the satisfaction balance is evaluated in five stages as follows according to the threshold value of the angle from the horizontal axis of the graph to the vertical axis (see FIG. 106).
・ (1) 0 ≦ Hall shop satisfaction is stronger (more stronger than the store) <15
・ (2) 15 ≦ Hall stores are stronger (than stores) <45
(3) 45 ≦ normal <55
・ (4) 55 ≦ customer stronger (than customer) <75
(5) 75 ≦ stronger customer satisfaction (stronger than customer) ≦ 90

  In FIG. 140, the area corresponding to the satisfaction balance “more satisfaction of hall stores” in (1) is the horizontal axis of the graph 2620 and the line 2624 disposed at an angle of 15 degrees with respect to the horizontal axis. It is an area between them.

  In addition, the area corresponding to the satisfaction balance “the hall store is stronger” in (2) is an area between the line 2624 described above and a line 2623 disposed at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal axis. .

  The area corresponding to the satisfaction balance “normal” of (3) is an area between the line 2623 described above and a line 2622 arranged at an angle of 55 degrees with respect to the horizontal axis.

  Furthermore, the area corresponding to the satisfaction balance “the customer is stronger” in (4) is an area between the line 2622 described above and a line 2621 disposed at an angle of 75 degrees with respect to the horizontal axis.

  Still further, the area corresponding to the satisfaction balance “stronger customer satisfaction is higher” in (5) is an area between the above-described line 2621 and the vertical axis.

  In the example of FIG. 140, the areas corresponding to the satisfaction balance are not configured as areas of equal angles, and the areas of the corresponding areas are not even. For example, an area corresponding to the customer satisfaction score relatively higher than the hall store satisfaction score is set in the area corresponding to the satisfaction balance “normal” of (3) described above. Thus, the satisfaction balance can be evaluated by any determination method.

  Here, when the point 2631 (the point at the same position as the point 2611 in FIG. 139) which is the point (70, 30) of the hall store satisfaction score = 70 and the customer satisfaction score = 30 is plotted in the graph 2620 in FIG. This point 2631 is placed in the area corresponding to the satisfaction balance “Hall store is stronger” in (2), and the satisfaction balance = “Hall store is stronger” is evaluated.

  Further, when a point 2632 (a point at the same position as the point 2612 in FIG. 139) which is the point (60, 70) of the hall store satisfaction score = 60 and the customer satisfaction score = 70 is plotted, this point 2632 is (3 Is placed in the area corresponding to the satisfaction balance “normal”, and the satisfaction balance is evaluated as “normal”.

  Further, when a point 2633 (point in the same position as the point 2613 in FIG. 139) which is the point (10, 30) of the hole store satisfaction score = 10 and the customer satisfaction score = 30 is plotted, this point 2633 becomes (4 The satisfaction balance of) is placed in the area corresponding to "the customer is stronger", and the satisfaction balance = "the customer is stronger" is evaluated.

  In the example of FIG. 140, as described above, three points (point 2631, point 2632, point 2633) are plotted in the graph 2620 according to the hall store satisfaction score and the customer satisfaction score. If the points are simultaneously displayed on the graph as points corresponding to the monthly hall store satisfaction score and the customer satisfaction score, it is possible to easily grasp the monthly transition regarding the satisfaction degree balance.

  In addition, the graph 2600 of FIG. 139 and the graph 2620 of FIG. 140 can be combined to comprehensively evaluate each point in terms of satisfaction rank and satisfaction balance. For example, point 2631 in FIG. 140 (point 2611 in FIG. 139) is evaluated as satisfaction rank = “normal” and satisfaction balance = “hole shop is stronger”. Point 2632 in FIG. 140 (point 2612 in FIG. 139) is evaluated as satisfaction rank = “satisfaction” and satisfaction balance = “normal”. A point 2633 in FIG. 140 (point 2613 in FIG. 139) is evaluated as satisfaction rank = “very dissatisfaction” and satisfaction balance = “customer is stronger”.

[Game information analysis system that allows connection with existing game systems]
The game information analysis system 2001 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to the game system as described above, and information such as machine operation data from the game system (for example, information of IN / OUT in each game, etc.) The game analysis is performed to determine not only the money balance (simple win / loss) of the player who is the customer but also the mental state of the player's game from the game information.

  The game system connected to the game information analysis system 2001 may be designed and developed independently of the game information analysis system 2001. For example, the game information analysis system 2001 newly receives game information in an existing game system manufactured by another company and analyzes the game information.

  Although the analysis server 2012 of the game information analysis system 2001 receives game information from the hole management server 2013 or slot machine 2014 already operating in such an existing game system, in this case, the analysis server 2012 The protocol and format of data transmitted from the hall management server 2013 of the game system can be grasped, and reception can be performed correspondingly.

  As described above, the game information analysis system 2001 of the present invention detects a game in the bonus game state based on the investment amount of the player and the payout amount of the slot machine 2014 without the information for specifying the bonus game. Furthermore, since it is possible to realize the detection of the session, the expression of the game characteristics in the candlestick chart, etc., from the connected existing game system, the game information is basically effective with the game information related to IN / OUT. Analysis can be performed. Further, similar game information can be analyzed using past game information (for example, machine operation data) accumulated by the existing game system.

  The player information including the player's mental state, machine characteristics, etc. can be analyzed using the past game information accumulated by the existing game system, for example, the game information analysis of the present invention from the middle of the existing game system Even when the system 2001 is introduced, the player information and the machine characteristic of the present time are immediately grasped (by the accumulated data in the past) without acquiring game information from the slot machine and analyzing it for a while From the moment when the game information analysis system 2001 of the present invention starts to be used, it becomes possible to output an effective analysis report and the like.

[Analysis and classification of machines using candle charts]
The game information analysis system 2001 according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected to the game system as described above, and from the game system, information such as machine operation data (for example, information of IN / OUT in each game) Based on the game information, the game analysis is performed to determine not only the money balance (simple win / loss) of the player who is the customer but also the mental state of the player in the game.

  As a result, in the gaming information analysis system 2001, "detection of a bonus game state", "detection of a session (1 game)", and "a game chart of the characteristic of the game" from the IN / OUT information about each game for each machine. Each function of "expression" can be provided. And, by classifying machines (slot machines) using such a function, it is possible to perform machine analysis which is difficult to determine from the current operation rate, sales, catalog specs and the like.

  From the analysis of the session for each machine, a candle chart related psychology score is calculated and a customer satisfaction score is obtained by the “session (one game) detection” and the “expression of game characteristics in a candle chart” described above (FIG. 138) reference). Here, the customer satisfaction score is obtained on a per-machine basis on a monthly basis. On the other hand, the hall store satisfaction score is, for example, a Winloss / day / machine summarized monthly for each machine.

  Here, as in FIG. 140, a graph is displayed representing the hall store satisfaction score on the horizontal axis and the customer satisfaction score on the vertical axis, and how the balance between the hall store and the customer satisfaction is distributed in each machine You can figure out what you are doing. In this graph, points corresponding to one machine are plotted, the state of satisfaction balance for each machine is shown, and machines can be classified (categorized) according to the state of the balance. In addition, as shown in FIG. 139, the degree of satisfaction can be grasped. This graph is also subjected to analysis processing by the analysis server 2012 when the user gives an instruction from the menu screen 2500 displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011, and is output to the display or the like of the client terminal 2011.

  Also, in the gaming information analysis system 2001, the number of big hit game intervals (× 100 or more of Win / Bet or more indicates the number of game intervals at which a game with a payout amount equal to or greater than a predetermined amount corresponding to a big hit occurs. It is possible to calculate the number-of-hits game interval and to calculate the average big hit ratio (average value of Win / Bet's x 100 or more of Win / Bet) in a game having a payout amount equal to or greater than a predetermined amount corresponding to a big hit. (See Figure 113).

  The calculation of the big hit game number interval and the big hit average magnification for each machine includes a step of determining which game is a bonus game by the above-mentioned "detection of a bonus game state". The big hit game number interval and the big hit average ratio for each machine thus calculated can be displayed alone or in association with the satisfaction balance for each machine described above, and the big hit game number interval and the big hit average ratio The corresponding satisfaction balance can be associated and displayed for the machines classified by.

  In addition, in the game information analysis system 2001, since it is possible to acquire the vendor (maker) and the theme of each machine from the machine ID etc., the machine characteristic is associated with the customer satisfaction score for each machine, It is possible to display customer satisfaction by manufacturer and customer satisfaction by theme.

  In addition, it is possible to associate and display the big hit characteristic and the customer satisfaction for the machine by associating the customer satisfaction score for each machine with the big hit game interval and the big hit average magnification. For example, in FIG. 30 described above, a machine with high jackpot average magnification (volatility) is classified as a “rough machine of waves”, and a machine with low jackpot average magnification is classified as a “machine with small waves”. Each customer satisfaction can be shown.

  In addition to the above-mentioned candlestick-related psychology score and customer satisfaction score in terms of the popularity of the machine, the Bet amount (the amount or percentage invested in each machine), Bet amount / game, play time, play game It can be grasped also by the number etc. FIG. 87 shows a report (Manufacturer's Bet ratio (monthly)) in which machines are classified by maker and the degree of popularity can be grasped by the Bet ratio for each classified maker.

  Such analysis of the machine and classification according to the analysis result can provide information of the machine which can not be grasped by the catalog spec or the like, and can also estimate the trend of the machine.

  FIG. 141 shows representative machine characteristics. Among them, candlestick related psychology score, customer satisfaction score, hall store satisfaction score, satisfaction balance, satisfaction rank, big hit game interval, big hit average ratio, Bet amount, Bet amount / Bet amount / game, play time, play game Information such as the number, Winloss / Bet (all sections), Winloss / Bet (normal sections), and Winloss / Bet (release sections) is obtained from gaming information including information on IN / OUT received from each slot machine. Also, information such as machine ID, theme (content of game), vendor (maker), etc. is obtained from the registration data. Besides the above, there are various machine characteristics, which are included in the indexes shown in FIGS.

[Analysis and classification of players using candle charts]
The game information analysis system 2001 according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected to the game system as described above, and from the game system, information such as machine operation data (for example, information of IN / OUT in each game) Based on the game information, the game analysis is performed to determine not only the money balance (simple win / loss) of the player who is the customer but also the mental state of the player in the game.

  As a result, in the gaming information analysis system 2001, "detection of a bonus game state", "detection of a session (one game)" and "a characteristic chart of game characteristics" are made from IN / OUT information on each game for each player. Each function of "expression" can be provided. Then, by using such a function and classifying the players, it is possible to analyze the player's play style and the like. The player who can grasp the game contents of each game is usually a "member" whose player is specified by using a member card at the time of a game, but a player including non-members in session units. It is possible to grasp the tendency of the game as an anonymous player by capturing the contents of the game and classifying and analyzing the characteristics of these sessions.

  From the analysis of the session by each player, a candle chart related psychology score is calculated and a customer satisfaction score is obtained by the “detection of session (one game)” and the “expression of game characteristics in a candle chart” described above (FIG. 138 reference). Here, the customer satisfaction score is obtained for each player on a monthly basis. On the other hand, the hole store satisfaction score is, for example, the monthly sum of Winloss of the player.

  Here, as in FIG. 140, the horizontal axis represents a hall store satisfaction score, and the vertical axis represents a graph representing a customer satisfaction score, and in each player, how the balance between the hall store and the customer satisfaction is distributed You can figure out what you are doing. In this graph, points corresponding to one member are plotted, the state of satisfaction balance for each member is shown, and players can be classified (categorized) according to the state of the balance. In addition, as shown in FIG. 139, the degree of satisfaction can be grasped. This graph is also subjected to analysis processing by the analysis server 2012 when the user gives an instruction from the menu screen 2500 displayed on the display of the client terminal 2011, and is output to the display or the like of the client terminal 2011.

  FIG. 142 shows representative player characteristics. Among them, information such as candlestick related psychology score, customer satisfaction score, hall store satisfaction score, satisfaction balance, satisfaction rank, Bet amount, Bet amount / game, play time, number of play games, etc. is each slot It is obtained from game information including information on IN / OUT received from the machine. Further, information such as member ID, member's nationality, member's age, member gender and the like can be obtained from registration data. In addition, membership classification (active members, dormant members, ghost members, etc.) and game types (excellent members, high Bet members, high-visit members, estranged members, new members, etc.) have their registration data or game information (game history evaluated) Information required by Besides the above, there are various player characteristics, which are included in the indicators shown in FIGS.

[Matching classified machine characteristics with player characteristics]
In the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention, it is possible to match the classified machine characteristics with the classified player characteristics by the above analysis, and it is possible to analyze whether the machine characteristics match the player characteristics or not. It becomes possible.

  Here, referring to FIG. 143, the machine usage history data includes a player investment amount, a slot machine payout amount, a game start date and time, a game end date and time, a member identification code (member ID), and a machine identification code (machine ID). Multiple records are shown. This data is an example of game information transmitted from the slot machine to the game information analysis system 2001 according to the present invention for each game.

  By accumulating the history of such game information and totaling it in a predetermined period (for example, one day, one week, one month, etc.), a member-machine correspondence table as shown in FIG. 144 can be created. With such a table, it is possible to know which machine a member has played for a predetermined period.

  In addition, it is also possible to create a machine-to-be-used management table (not shown) for each member's Bet amount / game from the machine usage history data of FIG. This table stores, for each member ID, the machine ID of the machine used by that member. For example, machine IDs of machines used by members of the member ID are stored in descending order of the amount of invested Bet / the average amount of games.

  In addition, it is possible to create a machine-in-use management table (not shown) in order of frequency of use from the machine use history data of FIG. This table stores, for each member ID, machine IDs of machines used by members of the member ID in descending order of usage frequency.

  For example, by providing such a table, matching between the machine characteristics and player characteristics described above can be performed. In addition, the example of the matching shown here is only an example. Machine characteristics and player characteristics can be linked and matched in various other ways.

  For example, the member ID of the player classified as having a large Bet amount / game is extracted as the player characteristic, and a machine used by a member of the member ID is a member-machine correspondence table shown in FIG. This can be specified using a use machine management table for each game. Here, the machine associated with each player may be all machines used by the player or one or more machines selected according to a predetermined standard.

  A group of machines is extracted by identifying such used machines with respect to all players whose Bet amount / game is classified as large. Therefore, by looking at predetermined machine characteristics for the group of machines, it is possible to grasp the tendency of machines used by a player classified as having a large Bet amount / game. For example, it can be grasped what distribution the customer satisfaction score of those machines is, how the play time is distributed, etc.

  Conversely, the machine having the predetermined classification as the machine characteristic is extracted, and the associated member ID is extracted through the player's machine usage status (for example, with reference to the member-machine correspondence table of FIG. 144), By looking at a predetermined player characteristic for a group consisting of players of that member ID, it is possible to grasp the player's tendency associated with the predetermined machine characteristic machine.

  Furthermore, by matching such player characteristics with machine characteristics, it is possible to display popular machines according to member's age, display popular machines for each age by theme, and perform various analyses.

  In addition, when analysis is performed on all members including non-members and non-members, matching may be performed using a session instead of the player. That is, from the machine use history data shown in FIG. 143, a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the player in a predetermined period is obtained, and a machine corresponding to each of the sessions is specified. The relationship is shown in the session-machine correspondence table shown in FIG. The session is detected using the above-described session detection method or the like.

  Here, various characteristics can be determined for each session. For example, customer satisfaction score for session, total time of session, average Bet / game of session, membership ratio of session, etc. Such session characteristics can be considered to conform to the player characteristics since the session is performed by one player.

  Therefore, session characteristics and machine characteristics can be linked to perform matching.

  For example, as a session characteristic, a session classified as having a high customer satisfaction score can be extracted, and a machine used in the session can be identified using a session-machine correspondence table shown in FIG.

  By identifying such used machines for all of the sessions classified as having a high customer satisfaction score, the group of machines used in the session is extracted. Therefore, by looking at predetermined machine characteristics for the group of machines, it is possible to grasp the tendency of machines used in a session classified as having a high customer satisfaction score. For example, it can be grasped what kind of distribution the maker and the operating rate of those machines are, and what kind of distribution the play time is.

[Popular analysis by time ratio of classified machines and players]
By performing analysis at a time rate based on the above-mentioned machine characteristics and player characteristics, it is possible to analyze a player characteristic ratio of a popular machine, a machine characteristic ratio of a target customer's preference, and the like.

  The report of FIG. 146 is, for example, a part of a report displayed when an instruction to display a monthly membership characteristic report displayed by the membership report display unit 2540 of the menu screen 2500 shown in FIG. 46 is given. The characteristics of the game theme (monthly) are shown. The visit frequency shown in FIG. 146 and the characteristics (monthly) of the game theme of the 40's member represent the play time ratio on a monthly basis by game theme for the game of the 40's member, and the vertical axis represents the play time ratio, The horizontal axis is a bar graph with each month from December 2013 to October 2014.

  Here, from the graph of FIG. 146, it is possible to grasp the share for each game theme viewed in the play time ratio in each month. For example, as indicated by a dotted rectangular area, it can be understood that there is a large change in the play time configuration ratio between the game theme A and the game theme B in the period. This indicates that the trend of popular game themes has changed dramatically for members in their 40s at this timing. In such a case, a marketer or the like can consider and implement an action for a target customer who grasps a customer trend, such as introducing a popular gaming theme machine or a machine of a similar type.

  In order to display the graph of FIG. 146, the gaming information analysis system 2001 uses predetermined tables (not shown, FIG. 142) machines used by members classified as 40's as player characteristics and play times of the machines. It is similar to the machine-in-use management table shown in FIG. 142 and is grasped for each month from the accumulated game information (machine use history data in FIG. 142), and then the game theme (game Content is acquired, the play time is totaled for each game theme and for each month, and this is standardized and displayed as a play time ratio.

  In the example of FIG. 146, the analysis by the time ratio (play time ratio) is performed based on the player characteristic and the machine characteristic, but the analysis by the Bet ratio may be performed. For example, in the report of vendor characteristics (monthly) shown in FIG. 87 or the report of characteristics according to visit frequency and bet amount (monthly) shown in FIG. 92, classification of machine characteristics or player characteristics For each category, standardized Bet percentages are shown in a bar graph.

  Also, the analysis may be performed based on other criteria such as the number of users and the number of machines in addition to the time ratio and the Bet ratio.

[Failure risk analysis based on machine failure analysis, Goto analysis]
In the gaming information analysis system 2001 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a failure occurs, data etc. indicating the occurrence of the failure and the location of the failure are received as gaming information (from each slot machine 2014) for each machine. Is accumulated in time series. A machine failure may cause a sensor or failure detection circuit inside the machine to detect a failure and generate an event (failure notification event), or respond to a predetermined keepalive signal (for example, being normal In some cases, data may be transmitted.

  Some hall stores operate for 24 hours, and when a machine is stopped due to a failure etc., it leads to a decline in the machine operation rate and causes losses. In the gaming information analysis system 2001, by accumulating and managing the failure history of each machine, it is possible to quickly grasp and display or alert the broken part of the machine for each machine and each part (functional part) of the machine. it can. Furthermore, a machine that has a fault or a fault location (for example, a machine of a maker of a machine with many faults, a machine that commonly uses a functional part with many faults, parts, etc.) It can be managed as a machine with high possibility of failure. Therefore, it is possible to promptly respond to a machine failure, or to take appropriate measures such as inspection or replacement before the failure of the machine to prevent the failure in advance. Such failure risk analysis is particularly important in environments where machines run 24 hours a day, as described above.

  Also, normally, when a fault occurs, event signals are transmitted from the slot machine 2014. Among these signals, an event signal (fault occurrence signal) indicating the occurrence of a fault and an event signal not fault (non-fault signal) And the non-fault signal includes what is substantially a notification about a fault. In the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention, all such event signals can be grasped, and the failure risk of each machine can be managed while taking into consideration the generation ratio of these event signals.

  In addition, machines that frequently generate event signals are also suspected of having a goto action. With regard to such goto analysis, the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention determines the possibility of goto action from the relationship between the frequency of event signals (eg, failure occurrence rate) and the IN / OUT of the corresponding machine, It can be displayed and alerted.

  Furthermore, with regard to Goto analysis, it is possible to determine an abrupt change in failure incidence rate, and to notify the possibility of Goto action on several levels according to the change rate.

  The gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention performs the above-mentioned failure risk analysis and goto analysis based on the event signal from each slot machine 2014, but the event signal from the slot machine 2014 (transmission Data) in real time in the analysis server 2012, and notification on failure risk and goto action in real time, or transmission data from the slot machine 2014 is stored in the hole management server 2013 or analysis server 2012, It is also possible to analyze failure risk and goth action on accumulated data for a predetermined period.

  FIG. 147 is a diagram showing a report on machine failure risk analysis in the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention. This report is, for example, a machine failure analysis (real time) which is a part of the report displayed when the display of the failure analysis displayed by the specialized analysis display unit 2560 of the menu screen 2500 shown in FIG. 47 is instructed. It is done. FIG. 147 shows monthly data relating to the failure analysis of a machine, and an item related to the failure (for example, an item analyzed from information obtained by an event signal) is displayed for each machine. .

  In FIG. 147, machine ID, status, vendor, theme, number of sessions, number of games, play time (h), failure occurrence signal, non failure signal, and total stop time (h) are shown for each machine. There is.

  The machine ID is a code for identifying the machine, the status is a signal indication indicating the status of the machine in three stages, the vendor is the maker of the machine, and the theme is the content of the game executed on the machine The number of sessions is the unit of the player's series of games (one game) calculated by the gaming information analysis system 2001 of the present invention, and the number of games is the number of games to be executed on the machine. Time (h) is the time played by the player, the failure occurrence signal is the number of event signals (failure occurrence signals) transmitted from the machine indicating the occurrence of a failure, and the non-failure signal is sent from the machine The number of non-faulty event signals (non-faulty signals), and the total outage time (h) is the time when the machine has been Ya does not include the time of the normal state of not just a game.

  Here, the status is signaled according to the three-stage status ranked according to the state of the machine. For example, as a result of failure analysis, if the state of the machine is good, the round shape of the left end of the signal display in the style of the traffic light is displayed in green (otherwise, this portion is displayed in black) . If there is any risk (small risk) in the machine's condition, the central round shape of the traffic light styled signal display will be displayed in yellow (otherwise this part will be displayed in black). If the condition of the machine is dangerous (high risk), the right-hand round part of the traffic light-styled signal display will be displayed in red (otherwise this part will be displayed in black).

  The state of the above-mentioned machine is, for example, the number of event signals (fault signals or non-fault signals) transmitted from the machine in a predetermined period, the transmission interval, the failure rate, the failure location, and the change rate in these predetermined periods. , And the total stop time, etc., the failure risk is evaluated, and it is determined in three ranks according to the magnitude of the failure risk. Note that the example in FIG. 147 is a display in real time, and when a machine that has become dangerous (a large risk) newly occurs, the client terminal 2011 performs alert display, voice alert notification, etc. However, the state of the machine with respect to the past predetermined period may be displayed using the event signal or the like of the predetermined period accumulated.

  In the machine failure analysis (real time) shown in FIG. 147, when a row of a machine displayed in a list is selected with a mouse or a touch panel, the number of event signals for each failure location (functional part) is shown by a histogram for that machine. (Not shown). In this example, the above-described failure signal and non-failure signal are displayed separately.

  For example, for each functional part of the machine, such as a bill validator, a card dispenser, a cabinet, and a communication controller, the number of event signals is indicated by a histogram. Also, for each functional unit, the number of failure signals and the number of non-failure signals are displayed separately in a histogram.

  Further, regarding machine failure analysis, as described above with reference to FIG. 88, for example, when displaying of the monthly machine operation report displayed by the machine report display unit 2520 of the menu screen 2500 shown in FIG. The outage time ranking (monthly), which is a part of the displayed report, can be displayed to grasp the outage time ranking (monthly) for the machine. In addition, when the display of the daily machine operation report displayed by the machine report display unit 2520 is instructed, the stop time ranking (daily) can be displayed.

  Also, with regard to goto analysis, as described above with reference to FIG. 89, for example, a report displayed when the display of goto analysis displayed by the specialized analysis display unit 2560 on the menu screen 2500 shown in FIG. The suspicious machines that were judged based on the suspicious session by displaying the Goto summary (that is, the statistics of the caution session, the abnormal session list (the caution session list, the caution machine list, etc.) that are part of It can be grasped.

Promotion Analysis
In the hall store, for example, coupons are distributed to players having specific player characteristics in order to promote, for example, an increase in the rate of members coming to the store and an increase in play time and amount of money. There are various forms of providing coupons, such as providing IC card coupons, providing points to membership cards, and providing them as meal coupons and shopping vouchers. Coupons provided by electronic media different from membership cards, such as IC card coupons, are usually managed so that simple refunds (CASHOUT) can not be made. Providing such coupons is a representative example of a promotion. In the hall store, various other promotions can be performed.

  In the game information analysis system 2001 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the amount of spending spent as a promotion and the amount of money used by the player after receiving the benefit of the promotion can be managed thereafter. Analyze the success of the promotion based on the relationship between the amount spent and the amount used.

  Also, as described above, for the player or member who has received the benefit of the promotion, the above-mentioned candlestick related psychology score and customer satisfaction degree are calculated, and how those indices changed, for example, coupons It is possible to analyze the degree of effectiveness of promotion such as distribution. In addition, whether or not the distributed coupon is used can be analyzed for each player characteristic.

  In addition, it is possible to calculate a coupon, etc., for a player with a low degree of satisfaction by calculating the above-described candlestick-related psychology score and the degree of customer satisfaction.

  Furthermore, before and after the promotion, the satisfaction balance between the hall store satisfaction score and the customer satisfaction score is analyzed (see FIGS. 139 and 140), and the effects of the promotion are analyzed and evaluated from the viewpoint of satisfaction balance It can also be done.

  In addition, the game information analysis system 2001 according to an embodiment of the present invention can analyze the effects of the promotion by using a simulation tool. For example, when instructing the display of the simulation tool displayed by the tool display unit 2570 of the menu screen 2500 shown in FIG. 47 and designating the execution of the promotion to the player of the predetermined player characteristic (player category) (promotion content (Previously set for the tool), the effect of the promotion is indicated by the amount of money, and the simulation result is displayed in the graph. Such simulation calculation is performed using, for example, the past data stored in the gaming information including IN / OUT information transmitted from the slot machine 2014.

  The simulation described above with reference to FIG. 38 shows simulation result A in the case where a predetermined promotion is performed for a player with player category = "visit frequency (high)", indicating that the promotion effect is low. It is done. That is, the effect of the promotion was +10000 (the simulation value is slightly higher than the sales forecast value) after six months.

  Further, in the simulation described above with reference to FIG. 39, a predetermined promotion is performed for a player with player category = “visit frequency (middle)” and a player with player category = “visit frequency (low)”. Simulation result B is shown, and it is shown that it was a high promotion effect. That is, the effect of the promotion was +100000 (the simulation value is significantly higher than the sales forecast value) after six months.

  Moreover, in the simulation described above with reference to FIG. 93, the result of the simulation in advance when the promotion is performed is displayed. By this simulation, it is possible to grasp specific numerical values before implementing the promotion. The graph in Fig. 93 shows the Winloss forecast (cumulative and daily) from February 2014 to December 2014 and the corresponding Winloss simulation (cumulative and daily), and the difference between the forecast and the simulation Can be identified.

Ad Hoc Report Tool
The game information analysis system 2001 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an ad hoc report tool that allows the user of the client terminal 2011 to select a display item etc. of a report. When the ad hoc tool instructs to display the ad hoc report tool displayed by the tool display unit 2570 of the menu screen 2500 shown in FIG. 47, a report output instruction screen is displayed (see FIG. 94).

  Here, the user selects one or more indicators to be output data from the indicator area displaying the indicators, and designates them in the “VALUE” column. These indicators include Bet and Payouts, the number of sessions, normal PO, intervals per normal section Winloss / Bet magnification, candlestick related psychology score, customer satisfaction score, satisfaction balance, etc. In, you can specify the item to be calculated independently. Such items are calculated based on game information transmitted from the slot machine 2014, including information of IN / OUT.

  In the dimension area, dimensions such as daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly are displayed.

  By instructing the user with such an ad-hoc report tool, for example, a summary relating to the number of games, a report representing counts (frequency) for each number of games (see FIG. 95), a summary relating to the bet amount, each theme, chronology The report showing the degree of popularity (Bet amount) for each (see Fig. 96), the summary concerning the Bet amount, and the report showing the operation day for each member type (important, new etc) (see FIG. 97) Can be displayed. In this example, data is basically expanded and displayed in two dimensions, but it is also possible to display a three-dimensional graph.

  At least one of the machine characteristic and the player characteristic to be displayed in the graph is classified into a plurality of categories, and the ad hoc report tool, for each category, corresponds to the corresponding count value, time, other characteristic (or count value, time, other Can be displayed.

  Also, the specification of the above-mentioned items (by the user) for the ad hoc report tool can be registered as a template. For example, display items and patterns of display modes can be registered as histogram analysis, machine analysis, and membership analysis, and can be called and executed at any timing to display a report.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, although a game arcade was mentioned as an example and explained, it is not restricted to this, and it is applicable also to other institutions other than recreation facilities, such as a game arcade. For example, commercial facilities such as department stores, department stores, shopping centers including outlet malls, complex commercial facilities that are buildings / areas where several facilities such as eating and drinking facilities and movie theater are gathered in addition to such commercial facilities and game facilities. It can be applied to In addition, for example, it can be applied to facilities such as hotels, airports, and stations.

1 game system 1010, 2014 slot machine 1011 cabinet 1030 control panel 1131 upper image display panel 1135 symbol display window 1141 lower image display panel 1700 PTS terminal 1700a PTS front unit 1700b PTS main body 2001 gaming information analysis system 2011 client terminal 2012 analysis server 2013 Hall management server

Claims (4)

It is a game information analysis system provided with an analysis server,
The analysis server
A game information receiving unit that receives game information including information on an investment amount and a payout amount from the gaming machine;
Including a game information analysis unit that performs analysis processing based on the game information;
The gaming information analysis unit
The start timing and the end timing of each game are acquired from the game information,
From the gaming information, obtain the operation timing regarding investment and settlement of the player in the gaming machine,
Based on the start timing, the end timing, and the operation timing, a section of a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the same player in the gaming machine is determined.
The gaming information analysis unit
Further, the section of the session is determined based on statistical information on one session performed by the gaming machine, which is obtained from past gaming information.
Game information analysis system. A game information receiving unit that receives game information including information on an investment amount and a payout amount from the gaming machine;
It is an analysis server including a game information analysis unit which performs analysis processing based on the game information,
The gaming information analysis unit
The start timing and the end timing of each game are acquired from the game information,
From the gaming information, obtain the operation timing regarding investment and settlement of the player in the gaming machine,
Based on the start timing, the end timing, and the operation timing, a section of a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the same player in the gaming machine is determined.
The gaming information analysis unit
Further, the section of the session is determined based on statistical information on one session performed by the gaming machine, which is obtained from past gaming information.
Analysis server. A game information analysis method executed in a game information analysis system including an analysis server, comprising:
A game information receiving step of receiving game information including information on an investment amount and a payout amount from the gaming machine in the analysis server;
And a game information analysis step of performing analysis processing on the basis of the game information in the analysis server,
In the game information analysis step,
The start timing and the end timing of each game are acquired from the game information,
From the gaming information, obtain the operation timing regarding investment and settlement of the player in the gaming machine,
Based on the start timing, the end timing, and the operation timing, a section of a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the same player in the gaming machine is determined.
In the game information analysis step,
Further, the section of the session is determined based on statistical information on one session performed by the gaming machine, which is obtained from past gaming information.
Game information analysis method. A game information analysis method executed on an analysis server, comprising:
A game information receiving step of receiving game information including information on an investment amount and a payout amount from the gaming machine;
Including a game information analysis step of performing analysis processing based on the game information;
In the game information analysis step,
The start timing and the end timing of each game are acquired from the game information,
From the gaming information, obtain the operation timing regarding investment and settlement of the player in the gaming machine,
Based on the start timing, the end timing, and the operation timing, a section of a session which is a series of a plurality of games played by the same player in the gaming machine is determined.
In the game information analysis step,
Further, the section of the session is determined based on statistical information on one session performed by the gaming machine, which is obtained from past gaming information.
Game information analysis method.

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