JP6742198B2 - Game information display system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game information display system.

In a conventional general game arcade, it is natural to install a game information display device above or to the side of each game machine to display various game information to the player (for example, See Patent Document 1.). In addition, there is also provided a service for browsing game information on the Internet by using a mobile terminal such as a smartphone even outside the game arcade (for example, see Patent Document 2 below).

JP, 2013-212239, A JP, 2013-208200, A

However, when browsing the game information on the game information display device attached to the gaming machine, there is a problem that it is necessary to perform a predetermined operation on an operation unit such as a button or a touch panel provided on the game information display device. In addition, it is very convenient for the player to browse the game information using the portable terminal outside the game hall, but there is a concern that the motivation for the visitor may decrease from the game hall side.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a game information display system in which a player who visits can easily view game information.

The game information display system of the present invention can create capture data of a display screen in the game information display device and transmit the capture data to the mobile terminal to which the wireless communication connection is established. The player who owns the mobile terminal can display the capture data of the display screen in the game information display device attached to the desired gaming machine on the mobile terminal by establishing a wireless communication connection in the game hall. Therefore, without directly operating the buttons of the game information display device, it is possible to easily browse the game information by using the own mobile terminal, which is very convenient.

As described above, the game information display system of the present invention is a system having excellent characteristics that allows the visiting player to easily browse the game information.

The system diagram which shows the structure of the system for game halls. The front view which shows the game information display device attached to the gaming machine. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a game information display device. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the game data of each gaming machine which a business management apparatus manages. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the member master data which a business management apparatus manages. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the member individual game data which a business management apparatus manages. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the memory|storage data of a server apparatus. The front view which shows the display example of the (a) login screen and the (b) menu screen after login by a portable terminal. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the screen transition of the portable terminal at the time of WiFi connection. Explanatory drawing which illustrates the screen transition of a portable terminal at the time of a "smartphone data display" menu selection. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the installation model screen by a portable terminal. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of each unit data screen by a portable terminal. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the capture display screen by a portable terminal.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
(Example 1)
This example is an example of the game information display system 1 in which a capture screen, which is a copy screen of a data screen (display screen) of the game information display device 3 attached to the game machine 2, can be displayed on the mobile terminal 15. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.
The game information display system 1 is a system built in each game hall in which the game machine 2 is installed, and is operated in parallel with an on-site system 11 for managing various devices in the game hall. The on-site system 11 and the game information display system 1 of each game hall are connected to an external server device 100 via the Internet, which is a public communication line, and a game hall system 10 that spans a plurality of game halls is constructed.

In the amusement hall system 10 corresponding to a plurality of amusement halls, an application program for the mobile terminal 15 (hereinafter, simply referred to as an application) can be downloaded from the server device 100. By using this application, various membership services can be used through the mobile terminal 15 in the hall where the hall members have been registered. Examples of membership services that can be used on the mobile terminal 15 include, in addition to the services provided by the above-mentioned game information display system 1 for displaying the data screen (capture screen) of the game information display device 3 on the mobile terminal 15, coins or coins. And a replay service that uses these balls and medals for replay. In the following description, the hall member and hall member registration of the game hall are simply referred to as a member or member registration, and the member who uses the application is referred to as an application member.

In each amusement hall, in addition to a management network 200 such as a wired LAN to which various devices in the amusement hall are communicatively connected, a service network 201 to which a WiFi router 202 that enables wireless connection of the mobile terminal 15 is connected is provided. Has been built. The on-site system 11 of each amusement arcade is constructed using the management network 200, and the game information display system 1 for displaying the data screen of the game information display device 3 on the mobile terminal 15 uses the service network 201. The system has been built.

At each game hall, a lending device 4 for lending a game value such as balls and medals, a game information display device 3 and the like are individually installed to the gaming machines 2 such as the pachinko gaming machine 21 and the slot machine 22. Further, one relay device 29 is installed for each of the two gaming machines 2.
In the prize exchange counter (not shown), several portable terminal registration devices 26 are installed in addition to a counter (not shown) for counting the acquired balls and a POS terminal (not shown) for exchanging the acquired balls for prizes. There is. In addition, in the management space in the game hall, capture data of the data screen of the sales management device 20 and the game information display device 3 for centrally managing the operating conditions of various devices in the game hall are transmitted to the mobile terminal 15. An information management device 23 is installed.

The gaming machine 2, together with the corresponding gaming information display device 3 and lending device 4, is connected to the management network 200 constituting the on-site system 11 via the relay device 29. In the management network 200, various kinds of communication between the game machine 2 side including peripheral devices such as the game information display device 3 and the business management device 20 or the information management device 23 are realized via the relay device 29. ing.

In addition to the WiFi router 202, the information management device 23 and the game information display device 3 are connected to the service network 201 that constitutes the game information display system 1. The mobile terminal 15 that has performed the predetermined connection operation can wirelessly connect to the service network 201 via the WiFi network, and can receive the above-described capture data transmitted by the information management device 23. In the game information display system 1, the WiFi router 202 serves as a communication connection unit that establishes a wireless communication connection between the WiFi network, which is a wireless communication line in the game arcade, and the mobile terminal 15 owned by the player. I carry it.

The information management device 23 is connected to the management network 200 and the service network 201, and is also connected to the Internet, which is a public communication line. The game information display system 1 and the on-site system 11 of each amusement hall are connected to the server apparatus 100 outside the hall via the information management apparatus 23 connected to the Internet in a communicable state. The game data and the like of each gaming machine 2 in the game hall is transmitted to the server device 100 via the information management device 23.

Next, the gaming machine 2 will be outlined, and the server device 100, the gaming information display device 3, the lending device 4, the mobile terminal 15, the sales management device 20, the mobile terminal registration device, which form an example of the device configuration of the system 10 for a game arcade. 26 and the information management device 23 will be described. The on-site system 11 of each game hall is configured to include a relay device 29, a game information display device 3, a business management device 20, a lending device 4, a mobile terminal registration device 26, and an information management device 23. The game information display system 1 for displaying the data screen of the game information display device 3 on the mobile terminal 15 is configured to include at least the game information display device 3, the mobile terminal 15, and the information management device 23 in addition to the above WiFi router 202. Has been done.

(Gaming machine)
The gaming machines 2 illustrated in FIG. 1 are roughly classified into a pachinko gaming machine 21 and a slot machine 22.
The pachinko gaming machine 21 is a gaming machine in which a game, which is a game value, is shot and played. The pachinko gaming machine 21 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a so-called seven machine that executes a jackpot lottery in accordance with a win at a starting winning opening. This pachinko gaming machine 21 starts a game in which a symbol variation is executed according to a jackpot lottery, and notifies the jackpot winning by a stop display of the jackpot symbol. If the big hit is generated, it is possible to shift to an advantageous big hit state in which the round in which the big winning opening is opened is repeated a plurality of times.

Examples of the game signals that the pachinko gaming machine 21 outputs externally while the game is in progress include the following signals. These game signals are output to the game information display device 3, the lending device 4 and the like via the relay device 29, and the business management device is associated with the serial number ID which is the identification information of the game device 2. Sent to 20.

(1) Out signal: A signal output once every 10 balls are fired.
(2) Safe signal: A signal that is output once every 10 balls are paid out according to a winning prize.
(3) Start signal: A signal that is output once when the pattern variation starts.
(4) Big hit signal: A level signal that is continuously output while the big hit state occurs.
(5) Holiday game signal: A level signal output during the holiday game state in which the big hit state occurs continuously.

The slot machine 22 is a gaming machine that can start a symbol variation game with a prescribed number of medals as a consideration, and wins when a combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed is a winning symbol. As a winning symbol, a BB symbol corresponding to BB (big bonus), an RB symbol corresponding to RB (regular bonus), an ART symbol corresponding to ART (assist replay time), and a combination of 5 and 2 A small winning symbol corresponding to a small winning role such as "" is set.

In the slot machine 22, an internal lottery is executed at the start of the game, and when the symbol corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery is stopped and displayed, the winning of the winning combination is generated. If the corresponding symbol cannot be stopped and displayed even if the internal lottery is won, it will be lost due to missing. When the BB symbol and the RB symbol are stopped and displayed, the winning combination of the BB combination or the RB combination, and thus the winning probability of the specific payout combination is increased, which is an advantageous jackpot state such as BB (big bonus) or RB (regular bonus). ) Occurs. In addition, when an ART winning combination is won, the type of the internally won winning combination is notified, and the advantage that the next game can be executed without consuming medals is given. appear.

Examples of the game signals that the slot machine 22 outputs externally while the game is in progress include the following signals.
(1) Out signal: A signal output once each time one medal is consumed.
(2) Safe signal: A signal output once each time one medal is paid out according to winning.
(3) BB signal: a level signal output during the generation of BB.
(4) RB signal: a level signal output during the generation of RB.
(5) ART signal: A level signal output during the generation of ART.

(Server device)
The server device 100 of FIG. 1 is, for example, a computer device managed by an operating company of a game information providing service. The server device 100 is connected to the Internet, which is a public communication line, and is communicatively connected to the on-site system 11 of each game arcade via the Internet. The server device 100 has functions as a game information server, an application server, and an account server.

The function as the game information server is a server function for storing game information regarding a plurality of game halls. The function as the application server is a server function for downloading the game information browsing application to the mobile terminal 15 possessed by the player. The function as the account server is a server function that stores the account ID that is account information, the personal information of the player, and the game hall ID that is the identification information of the game hall where the player has registered as a member, in association with each other. Is. Further, the server device 100 also has an SNS function that enables exchange of mail between application members who have downloaded the application and completed registration.

The server device 100 has functions as the following means.
(1) Distribution means: means for downloading an application for providing the service of the game hall system 1. The distribution means automatically downloads the version-up software at an appropriate timing after the first download. As a result, the mobile terminal 15 side can maintain the latest version of the application.
(2) Player information storage means: means for storing application member information of a player (application member) who has registered as a member of the game information browsing application. The player information storage means includes personal information of a player who is an application member, a mobile ID of the mobile terminal 15 owned by the player, an account ID that is account information when using the application, and a membership card issued at each game hall. The ID of 101 (member ID which is member identification information for each game hall) and the like are stored and managed for each application member. Furthermore, the game data of each player is received and stored from the information management device 23 of each game place for the login game in the game place where the member registration is completed. As the game data of each player, for example, individual game data such as game time, amount of money used, income and expenditure, and number of jackpots are managed.
(3) Hall information storage means: means for storing hall information regarding each game hall. The hall information includes the game data of all the gaming machines 2 received from the information management device 23 of each gaming hall.
(4) Model information storage means: means for storing model information such as playability, specifications, and playing method for each model of the gaming machine 2.
(5) Account authentication means: Authenticates whether the account ID (account information) input when the application is executed on the mobile terminal 15 is valid or invalid. A means of permitting execution.

(Game information display device)
The game information display device 3 of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a device that is attached above each of the plurality of game machines 2 and can display game information indicating the operating status of the corresponding game machine 2. The game information display device 3 includes a liquid crystal display unit 33 including a large liquid crystal display. A call button 341, a reset button 343, an NFC (Near Field Communication) reader 345, a menu button 347, and a remote control receiver 349 are arranged on the lower side of the screen 330 of the liquid crystal display unit 33, and the lamp unit surrounds the upper half. 32 are provided. The liquid crystal display unit 33 is a touch-operable display unit in which a touch panel 331 (FIG. 3) is stacked. On the screen 330 of the liquid crystal display unit 33, various kinds of information such as a jackpot history and past game information are displayed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game information display device 3 is electrically configured around the control unit 30. The control unit 30 includes a CPU 301 that executes software to perform various calculations, a ROM 302/RAM 304 as a memory unit, and an I/O unit 305 that inputs and outputs signals. With respect to the control unit 30, a transmission/reception unit 308 that transmits/receives signals to/from the outside, a liquid crystal display unit 33, a lamp unit 32 having an employee calling function, a touch panel 331, a call button 341, a reset button 343, an NFC reader 345. , The remote control receiver 349, etc. are electrically connected.

The NFC reader 345 is a data reader that performs data communication with the mobile terminal 15 having an NFC function and reads a mobile ID, which is mobile identification information of the mobile terminal 15.
The remote control receiving unit 349 is a light receiving unit for an infrared signal transmitted by the remote controller 300 (FIG. 1) carried by a floor employee or the like. An empty table button 390 is provided on the remote controller 300 carried by the employee. When the floor staff member or the like finds an empty base, he or she can operate the empty base button 390 to notify the information management device 23 via the game information display device 3 that the base is empty.

For example, as the game signals that the game information display device 3 attached to the pachinko gaming machine 21 fetches from the gaming machine 2 side via the relay device 29, (1) out signal, (2) safe signal, (3) start There are signals, (4) jackpot signals, (5) condominium signals, and the like. The game information display device 3 generates, for example, the following respective game data (game information) by totaling the number of times the game signals are taken in from the pachinko game machine 21 side.

(1) Number of big hits: The number of occurrences of the big hit state under the normal state (number of initial hits).
(2) Number of big hits start: Number of starts since the last big hit state was finished (number of symbol variations).
(3) Today's cumulative number of starts: The number of cumulative variations of symbols after opening on the day.
(4) Difference ball: The balance seen from the player side. A difference ball is calculated by subtracting out, which is incremented by 10 each time an out signal is received, from safe, which is incremented by 10 each time a safe signal is received.

The game information display device 3 outputs to the information management device 23 a signal including a state flag indicating the operating state of the corresponding gaming machine 2. The states represented by the state flags include the following operating states.
・Vacancy: The state where the vacant state has been set by the remote control 300 ・Playing: Operating ・Big hit: Big hit (Renso) ・Preparing: Closed/Unopened

The game information display device 3 can display a data screen including the generated game data on the screen 330. For example, in the data screen illustrated in FIG. 2 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 21, a display field 361 for the number of first hits for today, the day before, and the day before the last, a display field 363 for the breakdown of the jackpots, in order from the left side. A display field 365 for the number of starts for today is arranged. At the center of the screen, a display field 371 for the number of jackpots for today, the day before, and the day before two is arranged, and below that, a display column 372 for the highest difference ball in the past, and a bar graph showing the number of starts between jackpots. A column 373 is arranged.

In particular, the game information display device 3 of this example has a function as a capture creating unit that creates capture data of the data screen displayed on the screen 330. The game information display device 3 having a function as a capture creating unit creates capture data of the data screen displayed on the screen 330 of the liquid crystal display unit 33 in response to the capture request signal transmitted from the information management device 23. .. Since the game information display device 3 returns the capture data in which the serial number, which is the identification number of the corresponding game machine 2, is associated (attached), the information management device 23 manages each game machine 2 individually. Is possible.

(Rental device)
The lending device 4 is a vertically long device installed beside each gaming machine 2. The lending device 4 is a re-playing device that allows the player to use (replay) the accumulated balls again for the game by returning the game value stored and managed by the sales management device 20 to the player. It has the function of.

The lending device 4 for the pachinko gaming machine 21 is installed on the left side of the gaming machine 2 and lends balls having a gaming value in response to the payment of cash or the like. The lending device 4 for the slot machine 22 is installed on the right side of the gaming machine 2 and lends a medal, which is a gaming value, in response to the payment of cash or the like. The lending device 4 has a function of paying out game values such as balls and medals, and a function of authenticating a member ID.

The lending device 4 has a function of reading card data such as a card ID recorded in the membership card 101, an NFC function of reading terminal data such as a terminal ID of the mobile terminal 15, and the like. The lending device 4 attempts to collate with the member data stored in the business management device 20 when reading the card ID, the terminal ID, or the like, and authenticates the member ID when the collation is successful. The game when the member ID is authenticated is specified as the login game by the member, specified as the game data by the member, and the member service such as the ball saving/replay service can be used.

(Mobile device)
The mobile terminal 15 in FIG. 1 is, for example, a communication terminal such as a smartphone (multifunctional mobile phone) including a display screen 150 of a touch panel display. The mobile terminal 15 possessed by the player can communicate with the information management device 23 that constitutes the game information display system 1 via a WiFi network (wireless communication line), and the server device 100 that constitutes the game hall system 10. And can communicate via the Internet. Further, the mobile terminal 15 of this example includes a GPS function for measuring its own position by using GPS (Global Positioning System), an NFC function for realizing data communication with the game information display device 3 and the lending device 4, and the like. ing.

A mobile terminal 15 such as a smartphone that can be connected to the Internet and has a WiFi function can be used as a terminal corresponding to the game hall system 10 and the game information display system 1. The mobile terminal 15 can download a predetermined application program in advance and execute the application program to establish a wireless communication connection by the WiFi router 202. If the application downloaded from the server device 100 as an application server is executed on the mobile terminal 15, the information management device 23 as a server constituting the game information display system 1 can be wirelessly connected, and the data screen of the game information display device 3 is captured. Various information including data can be acquired. Also, various services provided by the game system 10 can be used outside the game hall.

The mobile terminal 15 can realize at least the following functions as respective means by executing the above application.
(1) Personal information registration means: A means for storing personal information such as name, date of birth, sex, address, personal identification number, etc. registered by the player who is the user. The function as the personal information registration means is realized by the personal information registration program included in the application for registering the personal information of the player.
(2) Selection operation means: means for the player to operate to select a specific gaming machine 2, and is realized by the display screen 150 of the portable terminal 15 that is capable of touch operation.
(3) Capture receiving means: means for receiving the capture data of the game information display device 3 attached to the gaming machine 2 selected by the selection operation means from the information management device 23 having a function as a capture transmitting means.
(4) Display means: In addition to displaying various game data and information, display of capture data received by the capture receiving means, membership card information (code information) indicating the member ID (member identification information) received from the business management device 20 ) Display means, etc. The display unit can further convert the personal information pre-registered together with the account ID of the application into a two-dimensional code and display it on the display screen 150 as pre-registration information.

(Sales management device)
The business management device 20 (FIG. 1) in the on-site system 11 is a device for centrally managing the operating conditions of various devices in the game arcade. The business management device 20 is installed in each of a plurality of amusement halls and has a function as a member information server for storing the personal information of the player input at the time of member registration (hall member registration).

The business management device 20 includes an output unit including a PC monitor such as a liquid crystal display and a printer (not shown), a device body that executes various arithmetic processes, and an input unit including a keyboard and a mouse (not shown). The apparatus main body has a control function centered on a CPU that executes arithmetic processing, a storage function that uses a hard disk drive, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and a communication function that transmits and receives various signals or information.

The business management device 20 realizes the functions as the following means by the CPU executing the software program read from the hard disk drive, for example.
(1) Game data generating means: means for generating game data (game information) about a game executed by each gaming machine 2. The game data generation means generates game data by totaling the number of receptions of game signals such as out signals output by each gaming machine 2. Regarding the pachinko gaming machine 21, game data such as out (number of consumed balls), safe (number of paid-out balls), start (number of games), number of jackpots, etc. is generated for each gaming machine 2. Regarding the slot machine 22, game data such as out (number of consumed medals), safe (number of paid-out medals), start (number of games), number of BBs, number of RBs, number of ARTs, etc. is generated for each gaming machine 2. The game data may be generated by a device attached to the game machine 2 such as the game information display device 3 instead of the sales management device 20.
(2) Game data storage means: means for storing game data for each gaming machine 2 and individual game data for each member. The game data of each gaming machine 2 is stored in a state of being associated with the serial number ID which is the identification information of the gaming machine 2. The game data for each member is stored in a state where a member ID, which is member identification information, is associated with each other.
(3) Member information storage means: a means for storing information about members who have already been registered in the game arcade, and this member information storage means stores and manages at least a member ID which is member identification information. The member ID is associated with the information about the member including the mobile ID (mobile identification information) of the mobile terminal 15 possessed by the player and individual game data for each member.
(4) Registration information transmission means: means for transmitting registration information to the server device 100 when membership registration is performed. The registration information includes the account ID and the member ID in a mutually associated state.
(5) Player ID acquisition means: means for acquiring the member ID or mobile ID of the member card 101 or the mobile terminal 15 carried by the member. The game in which the member ID, which is the member identification information, is authenticated is specified as the login game by the member.
(6) Game value storage means: means for storing the game value, which is the game value acquired by each player, in association with the member ID.

(Mobile terminal registration device)
The mobile terminal registration device 26 of FIG. 1 is a device for performing member registration at each game hall. A plurality of mobile terminal registration devices 26 are installed in a prize counter or the like so that a player who wishes to register as a member can use them.

The mobile terminal registration device 26 has a built-in card reader/writer (not shown) that reads and writes the recorded information of the membership card 101, and has a card insertion port 260 on the front surface. A reading scanner 262 for reading the above-mentioned pre-registration information displayed on the mobile terminal 15 is provided on the upper surface side. The mobile terminal registration device 26 has a function as an information output unit that outputs the information read from the pre-registered information displayed and output by the mobile terminal 15 to the business management device 20.

When the pre-registration information displayed by the mobile terminal 15 is read by the reading scanner 262 in the state where the membership card 101 is inserted in the card insertion slot 260, the mobile terminal registration device 26 stores the membership ID recorded in the membership card 101 The mobile ID of the mobile terminal 15 is associated. Thereby, the mobile terminal registration device 26 registers the mobile terminal 15 so that the member service can be enjoyed.
It is also possible to register the mobile terminal 15 by bringing the mobile terminal 15 close to the NFC reader 345 of the game information display device 3 and reading the mobile ID during the login game using the membership card 101. ..

(Information management device)
The information management device 23 is a device that manages information to be transmitted to and received from the server device 100 as well as information to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 15. The information management device 23 in the game information display system 1 is an example of a server communicatively connected to the game information display device 3.

The information management device 23 is provided with a device main body having a control function centering on a CPU for executing arithmetic processing, a storage function using a hard disk drive, a ROM, a RAM, etc., and a communication function for transmitting and receiving various signals or information. There is.

The information management device 23 has the following functions by the CPU executing a software program read from the hard disk drive, for example.
(1) Information transmitting/receiving means: means for transmitting/receiving various information such as game information to/from the server device 100. The information management device 23 as an information transmitting/receiving unit serves as a window for the on-site system 11 and the game information display system 1 to exchange information with the server device 100.
(2) Capture information acquisition means: means for acquiring the capture data of the data screen being displayed on the screen 330 by the game information display device 3. The capture information acquisition means individually transmits a capture data request signal toward the game information display device 3 of each gaming machine 2 and receives a reply of the capture data.
(3) Capture sending means: means for sending the capture data created by the game information display device (capture creating means) 3 to the portable terminal 15 to which the wireless communication connection has been established by the WiFi router 202.

The game hall system 10 that manages a plurality of game halls stores and manages various data in order to provide various services. Among the following data, (1) to (3) are data managed by the business management device 20, and (4) to (6) are data managed by the server device 100.

(1) Game Data for Each Gaming Machine This is game data for each gaming machine 2 installed in the venue, and FIG. 4 is an example of the gaming data for the slot machine 22. The sales management device 20 stores game data such as the number of inserted medals, the number of paid-out coins, the number of games, the number of BBs, and the number of RBs in association with the serial number ID which is the identification information of the gaming machine 2. The game data managed by the business management device 20 is transmitted to the server device 100 each time a predetermined time such as 10 minutes elapses.

(2) Member master data This is the data exemplified in FIG. 5 for managing the members registered in the amusement hall, and the sales management device 20 associates the member ID of the amusement hall with the account for using the application. It manages the ID, the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 15 that downloaded the application, and personal information such as name, age, and gender. The member master data covers all members regardless of whether or not they are registered as members by using the application. The account ID is registered only for the player who downloaded the application and registered as a member.

(3) Member Individual Game Data This is individual game data of each member registered in the game hall, and FIG. 6 exemplifies the game data of the member with the member ID “12345678”. In the member individual game data in the same figure, a game record which is a history of the above-mentioned login game by the member is managed for each gaming machine 2, and in each gaming record, the serial number of the gaming machine 2, the game start time, the game end time, The number of games, the number of BBs, etc. are managed. The login game by the member is in accordance with the game login by accepting the membership card 101 by the lending device 4, authenticating the member ID using the mobile terminal 15, or authenticating the member ID using the mobile terminal 15 by the game information display device 3. Specified. The time at the time of member ID authentication is recorded in the item "game start". In the "game end" item, the time when the membership card 101 is ejected, when the logout button (not shown) of the lending device 4 is touched, when the mobile ID is reread, etc. are recorded.

(4) Application Member Data This is the data of the application member who has downloaded the application and completed registration. The server device 100 associates the account ID, which is the identification information of the application member, with the email address, as illustrated in FIG. In addition to the password, the mobile ID of the mobile terminal 15, personal information such as name and age, and the member ID for each amusement hall are stored and managed. The member ID for each game hall can correspond to up to 100 stores by associating the game hall ID, which is the identification information of the game hall. In the server device 100, a storage area for the game hall ID and the member ID is prepared for 100 data (Data1 to Data100).
(5) Application member individual game data This is the individual game data of application members registered in the application. As the individual game data for each application member, a game time, a usage amount, a balance, a number of jackpots, etc. are managed for each day and each game hall. For example, when playing in two or more game halls on the same day, the individual game data of the day is managed separately for each game hall.
(6) Hall information for each game hall The hall information includes game data of each gaming machine 2 installed in the game hall, facility information of the game hall, and business information of the game hall. The hall information is managed by associating a game hall ID, which is identification information for identifying each hall, with the use of the hall ID, it is possible to refer to the hall information of a particular hall. The facility information includes information such as an amusement hall address, a telephone number, traffic access information, business hours, and an internet site address provided by the amusement hall. The business information includes a breakdown of the game machine 2 installed in the game hall, business guidance information such as business hours and event business, facility information such as parking lot and wireless LAN environment, amenities, etc. Information is included.

Next, a procedure for using the service provided by the game arcade system 10 will be described. Hereinafter, (1) application download/application member registration, (2) prior personal information registration, and (3) service provided by the application will be described in order.

(1) Application Download/App Member Registration To use the service provided by the amusement arcade system 10, it is necessary to access the site of the operating company in advance and download and install the application on the mobile terminal 15.

The login screen illustrated in FIG. 8A is displayed on the display screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 that has started the application. A new member registration button 151, a login button 153, and a skip button 155 for using the application are arranged on the login screen. The new member registration button 151 is a button for starting application member registration necessary for using the application. The login button 153 is a button for a user who has already registered as an application member to log in by inputting a registered account ID and password. The skip button 155 is a button for skipping application member registration. A user who is not registered as an application member can use a part of the service provided by the application by operating the skip button 155.

The following items are set as input items when registering as an application member.
(A) Required items Account ID and password for starting the application.
(B) Optional items Personal information such as name, date of birth, gender, address, and personal identification number.

(B) Of the personal information of the optional items, the name, date of birth, sex, address, etc. are items necessary for member registration at each amusement park, and if these items have been entered, the mobile terminal 15 You can easily register as a member by using.

The personal identification number is an input item required to use a replay service that allows the player to deposit balls (medals) acquired by the player as a savings ball on the game hall side and to withdraw the token later for replaying. The above-mentioned input items can be input at the time of application member registration, and can be input or changed at any time after downloading the application.

(2) Prior personal information registration Prior personal information registration is registration for easily completing member registration (hall member registration) using the mobile terminal 15. Of the input items at the time of application member registration, the information of each item of the optional item (B) excluding the personal identification number becomes personal information necessary for member registration. The mobile terminal 15 stores the personal information input by the player by executing the above-mentioned personal information registration program included in the application, and pre-registers it.

If the personal information is registered in advance, it is registered in response to the personal information output operation of operating the “QR code (R)” menu 156F on the top menu screen (FIG. 8B) displayed by the mobile terminal 15. It is possible to display and output the pre-registration information, which is a two-dimensional code representing the personal information of, on the display screen 150.

A user who wishes to register as a member at any of the amusement halls may simply hold the display screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 displaying the pre-registration information representing the personal information over the reading scanner 262 of the mobile terminal registration device 26. When the mobile terminal registration device 26 reads the personal information from the pre-registration information displayed by the mobile terminal 15, the mobile terminal registration device 26 writes the member ID in the unregistered member card 101 and associates the member ID with the read personal information. It is transmitted to the management device 20.

The business management device 20 as the member information server stores the account ID and the personal information included in the received personal information in association with the member ID, and executes the member registration. The business management device 20 notifies the server device 100 that the member registration is completed together with the member ID and the account ID, and returns a signal indicating the registration completion to the mobile terminal registration device 26. Upon receiving the notification, the server device 100 stores at least three of the account ID, the personal information, and the member ID in association with each other, and manages the player. The mobile terminal registration device 26 issues the membership card 101 recording the membership ID in response to the reception of the signal indicating the completion of registration.

The membership registration as described above can be carried out individually in each of the plurality of gaming halls. In the server device 100, as illustrated in the application member data of FIG. 7, a combination of a game hall ID and a member ID is added up to 100 as the number of registered game halls increases. If this prior personal information registration is not used, the membership registration can be performed by filling in the required items on a predetermined membership application form at each amusement hall and submitting it to the amusement hall, as in the past. In this case, the amusement hall employee manually inputs the items into the business management device 20 while reading the items filled in the application form to execute the membership registration, and manually issues the membership card 101.

(3) Service provided by application When the application is logged in, the display screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 switches to the top menu screen of FIG. 8B. On the top menu screen, menu buttons corresponding to the following services provided are arranged.

The “model information” menu 156A is a menu that displays various information (specs, how to play, etc.) regarding the model of the gaming machine 2. If the "model information" menu 156A is selected, a game information browsing service that allows the player to browse by displaying information such as game characteristics, specifications, how to play etc. of the arbitrarily selected model on the display screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 can be used. ..

The "hall information" menu 156B is a menu for displaying information (address, business hours, installed model, etc.) regarding each game hall. If the "hall information" menu 156B is selected, a game information browsing service that allows the player to browse the business information of the arbitrarily selected game hall and the game data of the installed gaming machine 2 can be used. If membership registration (hall membership registration) to the selected amusement hall is not registered yet, solicitation information for promoting membership registration is displayed prior to displaying the hall information. Further, when the "hall information" menu 156B is selected, it is possible to switch the display to a map screen or the like for guiding the nearby game hall on the display screen 150 in conjunction with the GPS function of the mobile terminal 15. Has become.

The “everyone's game open space” menu 156C is a menu for displaying word-of-mouth information posted by the application user. By selecting the “Minna no Gaijyo Hiroba” menu 156C, the SNS service that enables communication between players who are application members can be used. Examples of SNS services include a mail exchange service and a message sending service.

The “moving image” menu 156D is a menu for viewing free moving image content.
The "balance sheet" menu 156E is a menu for the player himself to input and manage the balance of the game.
The “QR code (R)” menu 156F is a menu for displaying the pre-registered information in which the pre-registered personal information is two-dimensionally coded. The operation of the “QR code (R)” menu 156F corresponds to the personal information output operation, which is necessary when performing member registration at a specific game hall.
The "other" menu 156G is a menu for performing operations related to various settings such as registration of personal information.

The “WiFi connection” menu 156H is a menu for using a WiFi connection service for communicatively connecting the mobile terminal 15 to a WiFi network which is a wireless communication line in the game arcade. Although the details will be described later as (3-1) WiFi connection service below, after the initial setting, the application is automatically started to automatically connect to the WiFi network.

The “smartphone data display” menu 156K is a menu for using a smartphone data display service, which will be described later, for displaying game data on the display screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 while the WiFi connection is established. If the smartphone data display service is used, it is possible to browse the game data of each gaming machine 2 in the game arcade using the mobile terminal 15 possessed by the player. In particular, if a specific game machine 2 is selected, a capture screen, which is a copy screen of the data screen of the game information display device 3 attached to the game machine 2, can be displayed on the mobile terminal 15.

Next, among the services provided by the game information display system 1 as (3) applications, the above (3-1) WiFi connection service and (3-2) smartphone data display service will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(3-1) WiFi connection service When using the WiFi connection service at each game hall for the first time, select the “WiFi connection” menu 156H on the top menu screen of FIG. 8(b) to connect the mobile terminal 15 to the WiFi network. You need to perform an action to do so.

When the "WiFi connection" menu 156H is selected, the connection screen shown in FIG. 9A is displayed. When the connection button 157A arranged on this connection screen is operated, the connection to the WiFi network (wireless communication line) is established together with the switching display to the connection completion screen of FIG. 9B. In addition, if such an initial connection is executed in each amusement hall, thereafter, the automatic connection setting in which the WiFi connection is automatically performed together with the activation of the application becomes effective individually for each amusement hall. When the connection to the WiFi network is established, it is possible to browse the game data through the service network 201 and subsequently by the smartphone data display service.

(3-2) Smartphone data display service When the "smartphone data display" menu 156K on the top menu screen of FIG. 8(b) is selected in the game hall in which the automatic connection setting to the WiFi network is enabled, as shown in FIG. 10(a) Switch to the smartphone data screen. FIG. 10A is a smartphone data screen before the WiFi connection is established, and a waiting display 157B indicating that the WiFi connection process is in progress is arranged in the lower half of the screen. After that, when the WiFi connection is established, the standby display 157B is replaced with the menu button such as the data browsing button 157C (FIG. 10B). It should be noted that even while the following game data is being browsed by selecting the “smartphone data display” menu 156K, it is possible to access websites on the Internet, use e-mails, etc.

When the data browsing button 157C in which the text “View real-time platform status” is displayed on the smartphone data screen of FIG. 10B is selected, the mobile terminal 15 displays the model information of the gaming machine 2 installed in the game arcade. The request signal is transmitted to the information management device 23. Upon receiving the information from the information management device 23 in response to the request signal, the mobile terminal 15 switches and displays the installation model screen of FIG. 11 based on the received information.

The installation model screen of FIG. 11 is a screen for displaying information of the gaming machine 2 installed in the game arcade for each model. The item display for each model includes not only the model name display but also the number of installed units and the number of empty units. The item display is a selection button that allows touch operation, and the model can be selected by touching the item display of the target model.

When any one of the models is selected by a touch operation on the item display for each model in FIG. 11, it is switched and displayed on each unit data screen displaying information of each gaming machine 2, as shown in FIG. On each of the machine data screens, a plurality of lateral strip-shaped data display fields for displaying information of each gaming machine 2 are arranged. In the data display column, a check box 158A, a machine number display 158B for displaying the machine number of the gaming machine 2, a status display 158C, and a data display 158D are arranged in order from the left side.

The check box 158A is a check box for registering a target. The gaming machine 2 whose check box 158A is checked can be registered as a target. With respect to the gaming machine 2 registered as the target, when the gaming machine 2 becomes empty, it becomes possible to display an empty space notification on the mobile terminal 15. If the game information display device 3 attached to the gaming machine 2 is of a type in which the output signal does not include a vacant base flag, the vacant base determination cannot be performed, so the check box 158A is hidden.

The status display 158C is a display column of a real-time operating status of the gaming machine 2. The platform status displayed on the status display 158C includes the following statuses.
・Vacancy: It is vacant by the remote control 300 ・Game: Operating ・Big hit: Big hit (Renso) ・Preparing: Closed/Unopened ・(Blank): De-energized

The data display 158D displays jackpot data that is updated at intervals of 3 to 5 minutes. For example, in the case of the slot machine 22, the jackpot data to be displayed includes the total number of games, the number of BBs, the number of RBs, the combination probability, the number of ARTs, the BB probability, the RB probability, the number of current games, and the like. If the game information display device 3 attached to the gaming machine 2 is of a type that does not support the display of the big hit data, "-" is displayed in each column of the data display 158D.

The display areas of the status display 158C and the data display 158D can be changed in display content by a slide operation of laterally moving a fingertip or the like while touching the display screen 150. For example, if the fingertip touched in the display area is slid to the left as shown in the illustration of FIG. 12A, the display content can be changed as shown in FIG. Displayed items that have been output can be moved to the display screen 150.

When the unit number display 158B is touch-operated on each unit data screen of FIG. 12 displayed on the display screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 and an operation of selecting one of the gaming machines 2 is performed, the mobile terminal 15 selects The request signal of the capture data is transmitted to the information management device 23 together with the serial number ID for identifying the gaming machine 2.

The information management device 23 that has received this request signal from the mobile terminal 15 identifies the gaming machine 2 by the serial number ID included in the request signal, and attaches a capture request signal requesting the creation of capture data to the gaming machine 2. The game information is displayed on the game information display device 3. The game information display device 3 having a function as a capture creating unit captures data of the data screen at the time when the serial number ID (identification information) of the specific gaming machine 2 selected on the mobile terminal 15 side is received from the mobile terminal 15. Is created and returned to the information management device 23. The information management device 23 returns this capture data to the portable terminal 15 that is the transmission source of the request signal.

On the side of the mobile terminal 15 that receives the reply of the capture data, the capture data is displayed by drawing a data screen (capture screen) based on the capture data, and the capture display screen illustrated in FIG. 13 is switched and displayed. When the mobile terminal 15 is in the portrait orientation, the data screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 9A, and when the mobile terminal 15 is in the landscape orientation, the data screen is displayed as shown in FIG. The data screen (capture screen) of the game information display device 3 in the capture display screen can be enlarged or laterally moved by a slide operation with a fingertip or a pinch operation. The information management device 23 repeatedly requests the game information display device 3 for capture data every time a predetermined time (10 seconds) elapses, and transmits the capture data received from the game information display device 3 to the mobile terminal 15. To do. As a result, the latest data is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 15 at predetermined time intervals.

As described above, in the game information display system 1, the player who has visited can operate the portable terminal 15 to establish a WiFi connection with the information management device 23 in the game hall. The mobile terminal 15 with which the WiFi connection is established can receive the capture data from the information management device 23 and display the data screen (capture screen) of the game information display device 3 of the designated serial number. The visiting player can browse the data screen of the game information display device 3 on the display screen 150 of the mobile terminal 15 owned by the player without directly operating the game information display device 3 installed in each gaming machine 2. Therefore, the game information can be easily confirmed, which is very convenient.

The game information display system 1 is a system having excellent characteristics that makes it easy for a player who visits the game to view the game information. The service for displaying the data screen of the game information display device 3 on the mobile terminal 15 is a service that presupposes that the member who uses the application is registered as an application member and that the member is registered in the game hall. According to this service, it is possible to encourage the player to use the application and to motivate the player to register as a member in the game hall.

In the game information display system 1, the game information display device 3 has a function as a capture creating unit, and the information management device 23 has a function as a capture transmitting unit. If such a configuration is adopted, the information management device 23 does not need to create capture data, so that the processing load on the information management device 23 can be suppressed.

The game information display device 3 having a function as a capture creating unit creates capture data at the time when the identification information of a specific game machine is received from the portable terminal 15 side. Therefore, the player can use the mobile terminal 15 to browse the latest data screen of the game information display device 3.

By downloading a predetermined application in advance and executing the application, the mobile terminal 15 can establish a wireless communication connection by the WiFi router 202 that is a communication connection unit. By incorporating various programs for browsing game data into the application program downloaded to connect to wireless communication, it becomes possible to browse the game data as soon as the connection to wireless communication is established. It is possible to encourage data viewing.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be adopted. Further, it is also possible to employ a combination of the following configurations as appropriate.
In this example, the game information display device 3 exemplifies a configuration for creating capture data. Alternatively, the information management device 23 may create the capture data. In this case, the structure of the data screen of the game information display device 3 is stored in advance on the information management device 23 side, and the game data at the time of creation is received from the relay device 29 and applied to the stored data screen. It is also good to create a capture screen. The data screen (capture screen) displayed on the mobile terminal 15 does not have to be exactly the same as the data screen of the game information display device 3, and may be imitated. When such a configuration is adopted, the information management device 23, which is an example of the server, has a function as a capture creating unit and a capture transmitting unit.

The information management device 23 receives the capture data from the game information display device 3 and transmits it to the mobile terminal 15 by way of example, but instead of this, the game information display device 3 does not directly go through the information management device 23, but directly. Alternatively, the capture data may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 15.
The mobile terminal 15 may receive only the data of the gaming machine instead of the capture data after starting the display of the capture screen, and may update the data being displayed.

In this example, the function as a game information server, the function as an application server, and the function as an account server are realized by the server device 100, but each function may be realized by a separate device. The devices can also be installed in different places.
Although the game information display device 3 is installed above the game machine 2, it may be installed beside the game machine 2. Further, in this example, the game information display device 3 having a function of calling an employee is illustrated, but the call display device may be configured separately. Alternatively, the game information display device 3 and the lending device 4 may be integrally configured.
Further, the business management device 20 and the information management device 23 may be realized by one management device.

Although specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the above examples, these specific examples merely disclose one example of the technology included in the claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be limitedly interpreted based on the configurations and numerical values of the specific examples. The scope of the claims covers technologies in which the specific examples described above are variously modified, changed, or appropriately combined by utilizing known technologies and knowledge of those skilled in the art.

1 Game Information Display System 10 Game Room System 100 Server Device (Game Information Server, Application Server, Account Server, Distribution Means, Player Information Storage Means, Hall Information Storage Means, Model Information Storage Means, Account Authentication Means)
11 On-site system 15 Mobile terminal (personal information registration means, selection operation means, capture reception means, display means)
2 gaming machines 20 business management device (member information server, game data generating means, game data storing means, member information storing means, registration information transmitting means, player ID acquisition means, game value storing means)
201 Service network 202 WiFi router (communication connection means)
21 Pachinko gaming machine 22 Slot machine 23 Information management device (server, information transmission/reception means, capture information acquisition means, capture transmission means)
26 Mobile Terminal Registration Device 262 Scanning Scanner 29 Relay Device 3 Game Information Display Device (Capture Creating Means)
4 rental equipment

Claims (5)

In a game information display system including a game information display device attached to each of the plurality of game machines and capable of displaying game information indicating the operating status of the game machine, and a server communicably connected to the game information display device,
A communication connection means for establishing a wireless communication connection between a wireless communication line in the game arcade and a mobile terminal owned by the player,
Capture creating means for creating capture data of a display screen in the game information display device,
A capture transmission means for transmitting the capture data created by the capture creation means to the mobile terminal to which the wireless connection is established by the communication connection means,
The mobile terminal is
Selection operation means that a player operates to select a specific gaming machine;
Capture receiving means for receiving the capture data of the game information display device attached to the gaming machine selected by the selecting operation means from the capture transmitting means,
A display means for displaying the capture data received by the capture receiving means, and a game information display system. The game information display system according to claim 1, wherein the game information display device includes the capture creating unit, and the server includes the capture transmitting unit. The game information display system according to claim 1, wherein the server includes the capture creating unit and the capture transmitting unit. 4. The capture creation means creates the capture data at the time when the identification information of the specific gaming machine selected by the selection operation means is received from the portable terminal. The game information display system according to item. The mobile terminal downloads the previously predetermined application program by executing the application program, any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connection of the wireless communication by the communication connection means allows establishment The game information display system according to item 1.